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Cody Rhodes will be among the stars of WWE to square off in Knoxville.

   The white-knuckle intensive bone crushing action of professional wrestling returns to the Knoxville Civic Center and Coliseum when the WWE Supershow takes to the ring on October 14.

    In a summer slam rematch John Cena will square off with Big Show. CM Punk will defend his WWE championship. Kane will take on Daniel Bryan and Cody Rhodes will face Sin Cara. Diva action is on the undercard and the main event features World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus defending his title against Alberto Del Rio.

  Rhodes is the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and the son of a wrestling legend, “the American Dream” Dusty Rhodes.

 “Dad is doing great,” Cody Rhodes said in a telephone interview. “He is working behind the scenes now for WWE helping up and coming wrestlers. He is working on development.”

 Recently, the WWE was recognized as the longest running TV series in television history having aired more than 1,000 weekly events.

  “I think that is a testament of the success of the weekly live TV show,” Rhodes said. “We don’t have an off season and that’s not a burden. It allows us to keep it fresh.”

  Rhodes defeated Ezekiel Jackson to win the Intercontinental Championship August 12. In a September 23 bout with Randy Orton, Rhodes sustained a head injury when Orton attached Rhodes and hit him with the time keeper’s bell.

  “It was an accident,” Rhodes said. “I ended up getting 18 staples in the head. Randy and I are good friends. It was unintentional.”

 While Rhodes’s Intercontinental Title will not be on the line October 14, he speculates there may be a Round Robin style tournament featuring himself, Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara and The Miz in coming months. Rhodes has feuded in the past with Big Show.

  Currently, Rhodes is aligned with Damien Sandow in a quest to get a title shot for the WWE tag team championship. Rhodes and Sandow attacked WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Kane on the September 24 episode of Raw and vowed to become the next champions. The team, known as the Rhodes Scholars, was entered in a Tag Team Championship tournament and defeated the Usos to advance.

  “The Supershow features the stars of Raw and Smackdown,” Rhodes said. “This event will feature the best of the best.”

  The event gets underway at 6 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum Box Office, or through Knoxville Tickets. Tickets can be charged by phone at (865) 656-4444 or toll free (877) 995-9961. For more information visit the web Site www.knoxvillecoliseum.com.