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: r* }$ q- B& c0 [: ^( V6 f; M. N0 PRaw's Interim GM, John Laurinaitis, does his best impression of CM Punk on Monday night.
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) x% w$ `# k& e/ ]4 z$ F# |7 @The WWE Champion, however, is not impressed.
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes faces Booker T in a rematch from WWE TLC.
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! B& _9 @0 `& F0 S2 {The former five-time WCW Champion defeats Rhodes and does a Spinarooni for the Raw SuperShow crowd.
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- H1 y1 x& @8 x U) l/ @8 LUnited States Champion Zack Ryder can't hide his crush on Eve during their mixed tag team match on Monday, @ J, E$ B# X, p5 j _
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Natalya, joined by Tyson Kidd, wants to make Eve cry.
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John Cena finds himself across the ring from The Miz on Raw SuperShow.: w O+ N2 g3 T
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The returning R-Truth puts a premature end to The Awesome One's Monday.
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2 x0 j# G0 F v; N! rR-Truth leaves The Miz laying out cold, vowing to get retribution for the attac that put him on the shelf., M; K* i) O' G. C, ?
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0 N9 L: ]7 V2 E/ B# q9 WDavid Otunga thinks he has an advantage in his match against Big Show. The World's Largest Athlete has to fight with one arm tied behind his back.
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/ f( y: h: Q' f7 }Mark Henry takes advantage of Show's predicament, attacking the one-armed giant.7 x( |$ Q5 h+ X5 N7 D
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Though he won the match by disqualification, the Harvard grad catches a monster chokeslam from Big Show.
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- W) f0 g# X! u5 dAlberto Del Rio, suffering from a torn groin, is wheelchair-bound, while Ricardo Rodriguez wears a neck brace after his big fall at WWE TLC.
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CM Punk had to survive a gauntlet of three Superstars to face John Laurinaitis on Raw SuperShow
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0 f3 I5 m& [+ `0 t: l- QLaurinaitis makes an announcement mid-match, distracting the champion.
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The Big Red Monster believes John Cena should embrace the hate, instead of trying to rise above it.) ]; T8 s! S# a8 ]; v3 [
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Natalya will be dressed to impress on New Year's Eve.
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Former Tag Team Champions and NXT alums Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater battle on WWE.com's WWE NXT.3 ^5 r4 d. T2 i8 g; p4 v: Z1 O
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Gabriel soars through the air and defeats his former partner.
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( ^) O; A" _! C4 Y2 SPercy Watson gets some impressive elevation against Tyson Kidd on WWE NXT.
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: c) i& P. E( ]8 fAfter the match, Darren Young attacks Watson to send a message to Titus O'Neil.
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Bitter rivals Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman battle in and out of the ring on WWE NXT. t' B; {0 a+ h7 F! U5 w' M
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Maxine shows where her heart lies and kisses Johnny Curtis.+ N4 s# |" v9 u: p
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The beautiful Bella Twins look stunning as they vie for the affections of Alberto Del Rio
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Yoshi Tatsu and Tyson Kidd collide on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars."( i* F2 \8 p9 [# D5 z7 }! e
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Trent Barreta takes to the skies against NXT Rookie Darren Young on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars."
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JTG tries to teach WWE NXT alum Alex Riley a lesson on "WWE Superstars."
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The lovely Eve is enjoying the holidays.
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* Y5 u- G8 H" hGoldust, sans makeup, tries to talk some sense into his younger brother Cody on SmackDown. B' w, G1 @5 \5 G
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! |" g0 e1 M5 M" x5 zThe Intercontinental Champion hits his brother with a Beautiful Disaster kick.
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Jinder Mahal takes on Ted DiBiase on Friday night./ e7 C' B" x/ A3 |
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# s. k& Q& z# X2 yThe Indian Superstar claims victory with a vicious Camel Clutch.
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9 |& V0 o' x+ F" v5 B# SAlicia Fox hits Natalya with a devastating kick.
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. A# j1 T* J4 W! ^/ U$ [1 NDrew McIntyre loses to Ezekiel Jackson, leading SmackDown GM Teddy Long to reconsider his signing of The Chosen One.
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Heath Slater isn't amused by Hornswoggle.
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The One Man Rock Band is knocked out by The Great White's Brogue Kick.
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Hunico catches a ride to the ring on Camacho's low rider bicycle.
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9 W& {5 ]: E3 TIt's an international affair as the Mexican Superstar takes on South Africa's Justin Gabriel on SmackDown.
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Hunico soars to victory on Friday night.
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) R3 z& h# \1 ^9 Y9 R3 lRandy Orton faces Wade Barrett in a Falls Count Anywhere Match that resulted in Orton being injured.
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