After almost a year's
absence, Mysterio returned on the July 16 episode of Raw, saving Zack Ryder from his old rival, Alberto
Del Rio. Four days later on SmackDown, Mysterio returned to
in-ring action when he teamed up with World Heavyweight ChampionSheamus to defeat Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler via disqualification. On August 19 at SummerSlam, Mysterio unsuccessfully
challenged The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. During the match, Mysterio suffered a
legitimate concussion, rendering him inactive for only a week. He returned on the August 31 edition
of Smackdown, defeating
Cody Rhodes. On September 16 at Night
Of Champions,
Mysterio failed again to capture the Intercontinental Championship from The Miz
in a fatal-four way match, also involving Cody Rhodes and Sin Cara. The following night on Raw, Mysterio and Sin Cara
teamed up to defeat Epico and Primoin a tag team match, after
which they were attacked by the Prime Time
Players (Darren
Young and Titus O'Neil). On the October 1 episode
of Raw, Mysterio and Sin
Cara entered a tournament to determine the number one contenders to the WWE
Tag Team Championship, defeating Epico and Primo in their first
round match. A week later,
Mysterio and Sin Cara defeated the Prime Time Players to advance to the finals
of the tournament. Mysterio and
Sin Cara were set to face the team of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow on the October 15 edition of Raw, but the match was
postponed due to Mysterio legitimately suffering from effects of thestomach flu. Mysterio returned on the October 22
episode of Raw, where he
and Sin Cara were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Rhodes and
Sandow. On November 18 at the Survivor
Series pay-per-view, Mysterio and
Sin Cara were victorious in a 10 man elimination tag team match alongside Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, and Tyson Kidd against Epico, Primo, Prime
Time Players, and Tensai.] On December 16 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Mysterio and Sin Cara were
defeated by Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) in a number
one contenders Table match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Two days later on SmackDown, Mysterio was
sidelined with a storyline injury when he, along with Sin Cara, were attacked
by The Shield. This was used to write them
off television, as Mysterio was taking some time off, and Sin Cara underwent a
knee surgery. Mysterio returned
on January 27, 2013, at the Royal
Rumble,
entering the Royal Rumble at number fourteen but was eliminated by Wade
Barrett. On the following episode
of SmackDown, Mysterio and
Sin Cara defeated WWE Tag Team ChampionsTeam Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) in a non-title
match. In March, Mysterio took another leave of absence due to a knee injury
put into storyline by an attack by Mark Henry.
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