 On September 16 at Night of Champions, Rhodes failed to capture the Intercontinental Championship from The Miz in a fatal-four-way match, also involving Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara.Rhodes then aligned himself with Damien Sandow, attacking Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) on the September 24 "Raw" and vowing to become the next champions.The team, now known as Rhodes Scholars, were entered in a Tag Team Championship tournament and defeated The Usos to advance.