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Week of July 9, 2011
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7 ^& N4 X' B8 U% IOn Raw, WWE Champion John Cena defends CM Punk's actions and calls out Mr. McMahon.; r; o& c6 F4 P
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7 R! @0 ?4 R8 |& aDivas Champion Kelly Kelly teams up with Eve to battle the Bella Twins on Raw.9 N( _0 l5 m' }3 O/ u( u
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One half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, David Otunga, runs out of the ring to avoid Santino Marella's Cobra.
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# u% m# c7 c2 X9 b* Q4 Q- f" h2 `( Q: m"Woo Woo Woo, you know it."
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The All-American American Jack Swagger prepares to battle WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter on Raw.
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8 y1 v5 N! l: L. g- D& yEvan Bourne saves Sgt. Slaughter from a post-match attack and takes down Swagger.
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9 z+ s- f. Q$ O& O6 r3 qThe WWE Hall of Famer shows his American pride and recites the Pledge of Allegiance on the Fourth of July.
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: z. ?) n% O: l. E4 _8 D7 gAlberto Del Rio, Rey Mysterio and R-Truth battle to become No. 1 contender to the WWE Title on Raw.
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1 ~- H) l+ q7 b7 q# Y9 d9 Q' RDel Rio takes down R-Truth on his way to becoming the new No. 1 contender.
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Kofi Kingston interrupts U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero's Fourth of July celebration .../ }6 t9 h$ j; a! e* C* w
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... and fireworks between the Superstars ignite, leaving Vickie covered in cake.
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The Miz brutally attacks his former pupil Alex Riley, trying to teach him the meaning of respect.$ a8 {% f% e3 b8 J; b
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The Champ tells The Chairman he quits if CM Punk is not reinstated." }, ~8 B( T" a8 a* d
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Cracking under pressure, Mr. McMahon reinstates Punk, but will fire Cena if he cannot beat The Second City Savior.
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SmackDown's lovely Rosa Mendes strikes a pose.% @" b; i: [, V
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Titus O'Neil and Darren Young are not pleased with fellow NXT Rookie Derrick Bateman's WWE NXT return.
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Tyson Kidd taunts Yoshi Tatsu with a piece of the Japanese Superstar's action figure on WWE NXT.5 _5 k3 Z& R$ p" E
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" X! M) x1 S, f, v1 yTatsu unleashes a powerful kick to Tyson Kidd's mid-section." }) x. v6 D/ W, h, x" a) T
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The last graduate of the Hart Dungeon takes down Tatsu with an impressive display of agility.+ z; E$ t! u9 D$ ~: \: j2 n, O
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" y4 H% `3 g. w* L7 R% b6 yDerrick Bateman levels fellow NXT Rookie Darren Young in WWE NXT's main event.
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Gail Kim is gorgeous and ready for action.2 Q4 A4 W% l- R- ?
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$ d7 R* P% E0 ~" uOn "WWE Superstars," Zack Ryder remains confident before taking on Drew McIntyre.
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Drew McIntyre keeps Ryder grounded on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars."# b. q; ^# E1 s! z; e# p/ @
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Natalya shows off her technical skills at Alicia Fox's expense on "WWE Superstars."
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Barrett sends a message to all challengers at the local competitor's expense.* |+ X" a/ L6 p( D4 ]& v" N
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SmackDown Diva Kaitlyn was the winner of WWE NXT season three.
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On SmackDown, the seven participants in the Money in the Bank match are revealed.3 H: I" t0 b/ |, J8 i+ k# u
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Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson & Daniel Bryan team up to battle Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes. Q' G7 p& Z- _( O/ \7 V4 O
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The Great Khali approvingly watches as Mahal continues to decimate Barreta.2 Q+ K1 A7 |; D3 e& }6 W& i6 @
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+ A/ @/ m( t6 A6 G( R* ^! zMark Henry's recent wave of brutality continues as he forces all of his weight onto Kane.
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Sin Cara's aerial arsenal may be too much for the last graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Tyson Kidd, to handle.4 `& K. A$ ~+ R1 ?
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/ a4 q$ f; K! EThe masked marvel soars into the air to earn a victory over Kidd.
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3 }: {6 b: _3 P% Z, k' jThe Usos prepare for their match with Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel in their own unique way.
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The lovely Natalya is a member of the world famous Hart family.* q2 Q0 g Y# n( {
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$ {+ x& i: Q0 x$ b0 bJustin Gabriel greets the WWE Universe in his hometown of Cape Town, South Africa.9 U, M M) \' m# T! ^
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+ X8 K% w4 p7 }8 l8 F% }6 l9 uIntercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson levels Sheamus & Wade Barrett during a match in Cape Town.
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