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Week in Photos: December 24, 2011
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There are plenty of fireworks inside the ring and out at WWE TLC.! j* _# @' U! }6 {; E/ Q
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Zack Ryder stuns Dolph Ziggler with a Rough Ryder to win the United States Championship.( P# B8 `: j, ]) s! h' X
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This Broski is really excited to see Long Island Iced-Z with championship gold.
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Kofi Kingston gets major air on this Boom Drop, delivered to Primo.
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7 [% x9 s9 }( }% K" I- [* L8 HKingston and Evan Bourne successfully defend their WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE TLC.5 y. Q3 Z! \ h% U0 o7 G
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. ^. }, {6 j% z8 w2 WRandy Orton surprises Wade Barrett with an RKO through a table.9 y9 g! _0 @ d. O9 Q2 C
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% ]0 B L! J( jThe Viper stands tall after his Tables Match victory.
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) F2 M& X7 D2 P3 L# J1 XBeth Phoenix dominates Kelly Kelly to retain her WWE Divas Title.! }& U& d; m1 j- E7 s3 C6 e5 r
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9 Y9 c: G. Q BTriple H knocks his former friend, Kevin Nash off a ladder and crashing through a table.
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, ~3 q% y& T" BThe Game's brutal sledgehammer attack leads him to victory in their Sledgehammer Ladder Match. Nash is out of action for at least six weeks.
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E' v( K4 k- Y" c: i) o$ QSheamus picks up a win over Jack Swagger with a devastaging Brogue Kick.
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0 ]/ X& S5 S1 d, zThe Big Show wins his first World Championship in nine years after defeating Mark Henry in a Chairs Match at WWE TLC.: F9 o R/ F, r$ s0 o4 Z a. C4 p) V4 e
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His reign is shortlived, as Daniel Bryan cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase and pins Big Show to become World Heavyweight Champion.
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3 |% a8 } b+ q9 p/ zIntercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes attacks Booker T several times before their scheduled match at WWE TLC.
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$ ]/ N8 Z7 \! [) u1 eThe match goes on and the five-time WCW Champion puts up a great fight, but Rhodes lands a Beautiful Disaster kick to retain his title.
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8 a: v5 e, b t# u$ d( _0 V; o* G3 [CM Punk has to fight off Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the WWE Championship.% W1 E) K5 W# W) z! b( Y' A8 e3 t
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; I1 I- d# F1 j! @Though he is handcuffed to the turnbuckle, Punk escapes and climbs to victory.# R Y+ ]9 c0 i: r1 x) Y; l
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, c4 P7 @/ L6 b3 q9 Z7 Z& P5 JNatalya is ready for the holidays.
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8 j) D1 M5 p( ], \9 B: }1 Y) DCM Punk and Daniel Bryan join Zack Ryder in a celebratory fist-pump on Raw SuperShow.
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The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler confront the champions, leading John Laurinaitis to make a six-man tag team main event./ F7 E. `, J7 ~ p; y" e
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# j3 {* |, R/ r4 fWade Barrett gets retribution on Randy Orton, putting him through a table with Wasteland.
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& C# y6 b6 ~* K3 g5 C5 B6 AAlicia Fox wishes the WWE Universe a "foxy" holiday after upsetting WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix.
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* E2 N7 k4 f' `! P. k( MJinder Mahal has some strong words for Sheamus on Raw SuperShow.
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7 T1 R% A7 P6 b. n- SThe Great White prefers to let his actions in the ring do the talking as he lays out Mahal with the High Cross.! p8 k5 o+ a# i
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# |1 l# _' x3 ~+ ^Mark Henry and John Cena come face to face for the second straight week.
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2 r5 N8 q( w0 P, R NOnce again, Kane interrupts the two Superstars.
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The Big Red Monster attacks Cena once again, tearing the shirt off his back.' ]4 T$ |! B$ n6 }* b w7 `& E
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The beautiful Rosa Mendes accompanies Primo and Epico to the ring on Raw Supershow.
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$ a6 x7 \/ j8 }4 l' m8 ]The Puerto Rican pair pick up a win over The Usos.# n# M$ ~* b; S% t$ B' M, b
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Santino Marella takes on Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, gaining an early advantage.
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Rhodes eventually takes out the Italian Superstar for the win.' X4 R4 K! M) K6 J1 M- {8 a
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WWE Champion CM Punk enters through the Philadelphia crowd.
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Bryan and Ryder team up to toss Ziggler around.7 ^. W; j% H3 X0 u6 q- H3 Q
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- z7 A; m8 q! ~" e3 R6 jThe World Heavyweight Champion makes Del Rio tap with the LeBell Lock.
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The lovely Kaitlyn is one of the WWE Universe's favorite jingle belles.- A" t" I$ r6 _5 f8 {
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The Usos bring their Samoan heritage to WWE.com's WWE NXT Redemption.
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NXT season three winner Kaitlyn returns to WWE NXT to battle her former rival, Maxine.
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JTG applies pressure to the head and neck of the powerful Titus O'Neil.2 r# l1 ~% n' v, Q4 z- y' F4 R/ M4 X
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Darren Young reveals that his injury was fake and levels O'Neil.0 ]8 p' p5 x* e' F% V. y' e
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Evan Bourne flies high to take down his sizeable foe, Tyler Reks.3 `5 w4 o( W# V. k/ f r
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Former WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel prove their allegiance is over on "WWE Superstars."
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( @- h5 y F0 D# W+ j* C& fEzekiel Jackson shows off his impressive strength against Hunico.
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! W: W1 D: k; ^2 ~8 DBig Show and Mark Henry confront new World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to kick off SmackDown.' f: g; g; N% G1 z" n( o, S( j
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9 k$ g3 i$ W7 UUnited States Champion Zack Ryder takes on Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes in a Champion vs. Champion Match.+ o- C, g2 {. [9 ]# r8 y
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2 k4 V+ t R* F" M1 r; y$ D( O8 ~The World's Largest Athlete takes out the Harvard graduate with the Weapon of Mass Destruction.
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Sheamus hits the Irish Curse backbreaker on his way to a win over The Miz.; ]+ ]& `7 B/ h
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Wade Barrett brags about his attack on Randy Orton on Raw.
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Kofi Kingston has Evan Bourne in his corner as he gets ready for singles competition on SmackDown.
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Kingston, one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, takes to the air, defeating Primo.+ f7 s; I$ B: k2 [3 y' K
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Bryan stretches Ziggler with a surfboard.
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AJ looks stunning in her holiday outfit.
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