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Shawn Michaels returns to Raw SuperShow Monday night to go face to face with his best friend, Triple H.
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The two buddies share a hug before getting down to business.
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Raw's GM for the night, Theodore Long, gives his assistant, Santino Marella, an opportunity to challenge Jack Swagger for his United States Championship. Swagger dominates the early goings.9 ?* w- E+ j5 T' W) F# E
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The All-American American crushes his opponent with a devastating splash.0 f- Y! }$ M4 D
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Laurinaitis tries to distract the referee, but Raw's GM for the night, Teddy Long, stops him, giving Santino Marella the opening to pin Swagger!' D# w+ l9 u! u2 |
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7 M9 d! Q6 K1 q6 [. ?Long has Laurinaitis and Otunga removed from the building after their meddling.1 R: @" B/ z# |! h1 O- Y$ C. i
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' G, D5 T; z% O" ZMarella is overcome with emotions as he is crowned United States Champion.
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9 G1 E+ U) C4 ?Eve takes on Alicia Fox in Divas action Monday night.
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Kelly Kelly joins the Raw announcers to watch her former friend.
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Fox leapfrogs away from Eve's attack ...: U6 \0 {( h% l n5 J. X
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... but Eve surprises her with a roll-up for the victory.
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2 L6 j% b) w; }... but Jericho doesn't, helping his team to victory by pinning Punk.
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6 n6 P C; ~8 X2 YThe WWE Title challenger hopes he gets to hold onto the gold for much longer after WrestleMania.' \* q0 t: Y$ e) Y* w5 X, B5 m' f
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The Miz waits at ringside before his match with Big Show.' d# t% X: k2 z% _" s7 \: u
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' F/ H6 Q* C F- I! R5 B2 }Cody Rhodes interrupts the proceedings to show another embarassing moment of Big Show at WrestleMania.
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The Awesome One used the distraction to clip Big Show from behind.
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7 k3 `* n, T+ O% bThe World's Largest Athlete rebounded, flooring Miz with a giant spear.
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R-Truth catches a big boot from The Big Red Monster.
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2 O, L0 Z% u$ Z( O* kThe WWE Universe remains split on John Cena as his WrestleMania showdown with The Rock draws near.5 h5 }! r* _/ C p' `
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Curtis survives the onslaught to take the win.
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# m+ S1 I9 R2 i1 aFormer friends Percy Watson and Titus O'Neil clash.
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O'Neil muscles his opponent around the ring.
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"The Cape Town Werewolf" locks horns with "The One Man Southern Rock Band."# j8 y& M N/ H# G; ]
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0 M+ B6 U# {" Q; E9 wGabriel defeats his former partner.
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High flying action between Jinder Mahal Ted DiBiase.; X* ~# L# H& s( V
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Mahal forces DiBiase to submit to the Punjabi Clutch.
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It's the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim GM of SmackDown! John Laurinaitis makes his presence felt right away, setting up a US Championship rematch between Santino Marella and Jack Swagger inside a steel cage!4 l# M I- q( l
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3 Y8 |/ [- s C8 Z+ [In another surprising announcement by John Laurinaitis, Drew McIntyre is given a chance to get his job back with a victory. His opponent? Hornswoggle.
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, s8 ^; C' J- [9 @- G4 |Flanked by David Otunga, John Laurinaitis heads to the ring for his match against fellow GM Teddy Long.
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... And proves to be enough of a distraction for Teddy Long to roll Laurinaitis up for the pin.
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With the beautiful Rosa by their side, the WWE Tag Team Champions have been impressive.
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( ~7 Q" t/ y4 w4 T% jAJ, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus in the ring as a war of words sets the stage for WrestleMania.
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The World Heavyweight Champion stares down his challenger as Bryan and Sheamus prepare for their battle at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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