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Week in Photos: October 15, 2011
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WWE Superstars stand united, refusing to perform on Raw SuperShow.: \; Y; l- k6 u
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; i6 q3 c. b6 h6 WThe backstage area at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City was empty before the beginning of Raw SuperShow.
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John Cena shows WWE COO Triple H his full support.( i7 s7 t- N3 E" R" o% q$ E2 O& ^
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Sheamus also joins John Cena and stands behind his former rival, The Game.% `* P5 ]. {" X6 Y5 E8 }* P
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CM Punk refused to walkout on Raw, and stands with Triple H.
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8 I4 X+ B$ z4 j+ s. E6 |& J6 wWWE's COO allows CM Punk free reign on commentary on Raw SuperShow.( }! B) U4 u$ ^+ e% c
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Sheamus and John Cena lock up in a match with Triple H as special referee.
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$ S6 U) j1 x h/ O% jIn the middle of the match, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon returns.
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; e% T9 \2 b6 q; x8 k7 kMr. McMahon informs Triple H that the Board of Directors has relieved The Game of control of Raw.
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The Chairman also announces that Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis, is the interim Raw General Manager.1 r4 o% I; p- L
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+ U0 V5 ?* s( ~& ]! ^9 [0 i9 t' DThe other Superstars return and Christian battles John Morrison.
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4 w9 L) m& m/ B+ |- JAfter Christian's victory, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes take turns attacking The Shaman of Sexy.3 X$ U" J% E' @ F' X
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. K1 {/ N7 I: y9 M! `5 ~# Z/ H( rWorld Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry takes down Randy Orton with the World's Strongest Slam on Raw SuperShow.
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Cody Rhodes takes advantage of a venom-less Viper and humiliates Orton.
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, O8 q1 Y; d/ q; I) fKelly Kelly uses the ropes to her advantage against Rosa Mendes.
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' L# _' `( v8 V$ R/ f0 ?( j# AInterim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis fires Jim Ross.
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Evan Bourne takes to the skies in tag team action on Raw SuperShow.
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8 F' X7 X1 T' b. J- iMason Ryan levels United States Champion Dolph Zigger with a massive boot to the face.
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WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on CM Punk in Raw SuperShow's main event.
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# {) b( U; Y' G6 G/ kJohn Laurinaitis interrupts the main event for a special announcement ...+ A5 z8 E4 {1 G1 E% f9 X* \3 |
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... he has reinstated The Miz & R-Truth!
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$ B8 m2 G& x8 Z L ^$ M1 DTriple H comes to the ring to help CM Punk fend off Miz & Truth.
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* }: u2 R9 m8 K$ n0 g- {! eNot long ago they were bitter rivals, but The King of Kings and The Voice of the Voiceless stand together.
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The fierce Alicia Fox is certainly beautiful.
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Maxine uses the ropes to apply pressure to A.J.'s back.
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8 f4 \1 }: y8 D/ IA.J. pulls off an impressive victory against the aggressive Maxine on WWE NXT.& B4 |. U a/ s7 A. s
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On WWE.com's WWE NXT, "Showtime" Percy Watson slams Derrick Bateman.0 R" ^- I- C/ X# [- n% g6 w9 O' C
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# r3 u) r7 {7 H, FTitus O'Neil celebrates "Showtime's" victory over Bateman on WWE NXT.
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Rosa Mendes is simply gorgeous.
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) j3 w' h2 f1 n' E& `4 KJTG and Santino Marella battle on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars."
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JTG takes down Santino with a powerful backbreaker.8 N# ]0 f# N% s5 t0 F8 [, }
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} b5 U: N9 b2 ?0 @7 |Young Superstars Alex Riley and Drew McIntyre square-off on "WWE Superstars."6 T" Y1 w: _& \# s, u
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Heath Slater gets airborne in an attempt to build momentum to keep Ezekiel Jackson cornered.7 [( V& m; T& Q! q4 I: h8 x
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The Bella Twins make Alberto Del Rio's car look even more luxurious.
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2 F4 W: A8 s; [5 G( m+ T I! FSmackDown hosted the largest Battle Royal in WWE history!
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% H, v4 d/ p' O9 kKelly Kelly falls right into Divas Champion Beth Phoenix on SmackDown.9 |/ Y6 Q; w4 ?- C9 ]
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Sin Cara Negro takes to the air against Justin Gabriel.( ~$ e6 B$ G S. j
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WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio tries to derail The Celtic Warrior.' l0 y' o" |6 Y) h& j; T
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* X6 @6 b, L' ^$ BUnited States Champion Dolph Ziggler downs Zack Ryder in tag team action on SmackDown.
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2 |, E. c- j' X6 \8 KBig Show impressively chokeslams World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry.
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