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Week of July 23, 2011
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SmackDown Superstars keep their eyes on the prize in the opening contest of Money in the Bank.4 G* I6 G, J9 ?! m0 z* X; |
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Daniel Bryan wins SmackDown's Money in the Bank Match and earns a World Title opportunity.
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Divas Champion Kelly Kelly takes down Brie Bella with authority at Money in the Bank.
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Mark Henry is victorious against Big Show, but continues to humiliate The World's Largest Athlete.
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As a result of Henry's attack after the match, Big Show is assisted back to the locker room.
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Raw Superstars strive to be the first to reach the Money in the Bank briefcase.
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Alberto Del Rio fulfills his self-proclaimed "destiny" and wins a WWE Championship opportunity.
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Randy Orton low-blows Christian in a fit of rage, gets disqualified and thus, loses the World Title.
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h2 j+ M: D, l9 p# O1 i% S. x2 OBy causing The Viper to lose his temper, Christian reclaims the World Heavyweight Championship.
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The new champion's celebration is short-lived as Orton snaps and attacks his opponent.
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Former Women's Champion Alundra Blayze's classic beauty adds heat to an already scorching summer.) p" K6 X7 l, z. D: s2 s
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5 R) X& Z) P2 G- r2 @# r3 gWith Senior VP of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis at his side, Mr. McMahon announces a WWE Title Tournament on Raw.
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" W# V* j3 q o% r1 [& e8 [The first tournament match pits The Miz against his former pupil, Alex Riley.) G$ P3 o* h/ F
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R-Truth advances in the WWE Title Tournament by taking down Jack Swagger.
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Raw's Money in the Bank winner, Alberto Del Rio, prepares for his championship tournament match.% k. O1 O5 e. Z. v# T& f
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Kofi Kingston faces Del Rio in the tournament and manages to defeat the "essence of excellence."
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United States Champion Dolph Ziggler builds momentum through the air against Rey Mysterio on Raw.
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The Master of the 619 defeats Ziggler and advances in the WWE Title Tournament." R3 _( N3 Y# @1 Z
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* R9 t7 ^4 C( lThe 7-on-7 Divas Match ends up in beautiful bedlam on Raw.
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F7 v5 d2 c" _! ]; w6 ^Divas Champion helps her team of Divas to victory.
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/ @) S. j8 }. Q0 ?; n' i3 E5 y s! xKofi Kingston brings the boom to the title tournament ...
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/ ^, K+ h& N1 `5 t... but his journey ends with a Skull-Crushing Finale from The Miz.
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8 b0 i1 Z0 M2 j: J9 PRey Mysterio takes his semi-final match with R-Truth to the outside.
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% K, o; m5 {+ F# U7 BJohn Cena explains to WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon that being fired will not halt his passion for WWE.
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Triple H makes a suprise appearance on Raw to tell Mr. McMahon that he has been relieved of his duties.
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( v7 d& d( F; S4 S- l! EWith the WWE Board of Directors ousting Mr. McMahon, Triple H is now in charge.; {' I: B7 N& {4 d5 e
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The lovely Bella Twins are ready for action.
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; A) O! m( \* Z) K1 C. Q. B) zNXT Rookie Derrick Bateman displays his best moves in the Dummy Demonstration challenge on WWE NXT.
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8 f' L5 F) a+ n7 a5 R& }/ i! qOn WWE NXT, Vladimir Kozlov prepares to battle fellow WWE Pro JTG.# T$ n& m x$ ?
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The Moscow Mauler's power proves to be too much for Brooklyn's Finest.
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+ P1 w8 R: p7 C" [% h+ r# f' pTitus O'Neil takes down fellow NXT Rookie Darren Young, earning a win on WWE NXT.1 p+ c6 x0 ]6 v9 ~" g/ o& ]6 ]5 N6 R
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O+ S) |, r& ?* xO'Neil and his WWE Pro, Hornswoggle, celebrate the NXT Rookie's victory.: Z) t( X$ O, F5 T
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/ ?7 d+ W% f7 Y8 F: tZack Ryder takes down one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, David Otunga, on "WWE Superstars."# k8 X; t4 I& a
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On WWE.com's "WWE Superstars," Primo shows off his technical abilities against Evan Bourne.
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Tyson Kidd wisely keeps the high-flying and agile Justin Gabriel on the ground.( p" h7 p9 J( y2 o6 m
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Gabriel never stays grounded for long and prepares to land his patented 450 Splash.
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Third-generation Diva Natalya stretches on the fierce Alicia Fox on "WWE Superstars."/ Z0 X! a% ? I; U8 |% [
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The gorgeous Glamazon, Beth Phoenix, has style and class in and out of the ring.
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" |4 ^. U, Q- m ^Randy Orton snaps after being taunted by Christian and attacks the World Champion on SmackDown.
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On SmackDown, Daniel Bryan declares that he will cash in Money in the Bank at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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( z* @9 @* q2 n' V9 w1 c$ UWade Barrett feels the full force behind Sheamus' devastating Brogue Kick.
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The Viper's rage is uncontrollable and Kane is the unfortunate target.
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After Orton defeats Kane, Mark Henry takes the opportunity to further humiliate The Big Red Monster.: t( B& e" F( `
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The stunning Gail Kim soaks up the summer sun.& q2 V2 p" M. Y* i, @( |
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# g/ M* i5 F' N v* xMattel and WWE designers created custom over-sized Rey Mysterio Rumblers at San Diego Comic-Con.
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; W2 H+ g) j; b T4 OMattel reveals an upcoming "Macho King" Randy Savage at San Diego Comic-Con.+ c- S' u2 L$ s/ v* S' r5 S
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