 The following week, Rhodes and DiBiase had a verbal confrontation with Orton.The following week, Rhodes attacked DiBiase after the latter lost a singles match to Orton, ending their alliance and resulting in an Intercontinental Championship match between the two at Night of Champions, which Rhodes won.Simultaneously, Rhodes had begun a feud with Orton, with Orton defeating Rhodes on the September 9 "SmackDown", but Rhodes defeated Orton on the September 12 "Raw" when Mark Henry distracted Orton.