Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBase Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBase were a tag team in the World Wrestling Entertainment . Split from Orton and dissolution ( 2010 ) . On the January 11 , 2010 episode of " Raw " , guest host Mike Tyson announced that the winner of a triple threat match later that night between Orton , Kingston , and John Cena would challenge Sheamus for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble . Orton ultimately won with the help of The Legacy , who attacked Cena and Kingston . At the Royal Rumble , Orton failed to win the championship when he was disqualified when Rhodes tried to interfere . After the match , Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase , who attempted to aid Rhodes . On the February 15 episode of " Raw " , Orton took on Sheamus in a non - title rematch , but was again disqualified after Rhodes and DiBiase interfered . During the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view , in which both Orton and DiBiase participated , Rhodes passed a pipe to DiBiase . DiBiase hit Orton with it , and eliminated him . The next night on " Raw " , The Legacy participated in a six - man tag team match against Kingston , Yoshi Tatsu , and Evan Bourne , designed to show their unity , but Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase and the following week on " Raw " , Rhodes and DiBiase attacked Orton in retaliation , although Orton was able to fight them off . Orton ' s split from the group was cemented when he lost a handicap match against both Rhodes and DiBiase on " Raw " and showed increasing signs of becoming a fan favorite . This led to a Triple Threat Match between all three members at WrestleMania XXVI , where Rhodes and DiBiase proclaimed neither minded not winning so long as Orton was pinned , but in the match Orton pinned DiBiase . DiBiase and Rhodes attacked each other during the match , ending the duo , and Rhodes was punted by Orton and taken out of action for approximately a month . The split was confirmed when Rhodes moved to SmackDown brand during the 2010 WWE Supplemental Draft . Feuding between members ( 2011 ) . Rhodes and DiBiase reunited on SmackDown in May 2011 . On the August 12 episode of " SmackDown " Cody Rhodes defeated Ezekiel Jackson to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time . On the August 19 episode of " SmackDown " all three members were in the ring for a talking segment and Rhodes acknowledged their Legacy past . A week later , Rhodes attacked DiBiase who had just lost a match to Orton , who was the World Heavyweight Champion at the time . On the September 16 edition of " SmackDown " , DiBiase disguised himself as a member of the audience by wearing a paper bag - part of Rhodes ' gimmick - to allow him to attack Rhodes . This led to DiBiase unsuccessfully challenging Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions . On the September 23 episode of " SmackDown " , the feud between Orton and Rhodes was reignited when Orton cut open Rhodes ' head with the timekeeper ' s bell resulting in nine stitches . This resulted in a match at Vengeance , in which Orton won and a Street Fight on " SmackDown " which saw Orton take Rhodes ' facial mask , ending that part of his character .