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Christian makes his return to SmackDown for the first time in 2012 to host "The Peep Show."+ f" c9 o+ f# o9 P
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$ h/ E, M; s7 P; m& f' JHis special guests are SmackDown GM Theodore Long and Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis.; a% c" C1 n6 C' K; q; Y! t
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. _. K3 E* h6 E9 b: i4 z- L& b8 @Outside the ring, Michael Cole shows his support for Team Johnny ...
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% i# R3 K! d: b; Z... in the upcoming WrestleMania 12-Man Tag Team showdown with Team Teddy., H m7 N$ Z+ S$ ~; _3 v3 I( B
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5 j: r2 v8 {' _/ K6 W* L9 uHe takes offense at Long's lack of interest in recruiting him to Team Teddy.7 y" s- ~( O1 r6 M, y
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Laurinaitis says if Christian joins him and they win, he'll get a World Heavyweight Title opportunity.
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Laurinaitis displays the T-shirt of the newest member of Team Johnny.
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3 ~% e* c \- K/ vThough Christian isn't medically cleared to compete, Teddy puts David Otunga in a match against the newest member of Team Teddy, Kofi Kingston!/ t1 [4 J% I3 m) @( [* U; E5 G
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( i0 x3 u: {- K! o8 g7 U# \Randy Orton gets a WrestleMania challenge from Kane: photos
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. R& A; ^9 D' ~& ~8 n) D4 wBig Show vs. Drew McIntyre: photos
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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Mark Henry: photos! `- ~* ~0 D5 Y4 u4 C
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Sheamus vs. Chris Jericho: photos
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4 P8 T# ~5 L/ N2 hChris Jericho comes to SmackDown to face fellow WrestleMania World Title No. 1 contender Sheamus.% Y, {" r+ y" t e6 S2 ~+ r; i
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Jericho makes no apologies for his personal attack on WWE Champion CM Punk on Raw SuperShow.
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Proving his credentials as "The Best in the World" remains Jericho's top priority.
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... and quickly takes the fight to his opponent.
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Jericho puts Sheamus' chances of victory on the ropes.
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In the midst of the action, Daniel Bryan and AJ parade past the competitors in SmackDown's main event.! s9 L3 b# T: n9 n" Z# W
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The Great White withstands Jericho's attempt to wear him down.: V M1 \% D0 X# O K; e" u
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The Celtic Warrior looks to cast an Irish curse on his foe.
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Will Sheamus surrender to The Walls of Jericho?
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- {, q( ?* d/ Y! b, _# i& l2 tA clothesline by The Celtic Warrior clears Jericho from the ring.
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Chris Jericho sends Sheamus tumbling to the announce table and to the ringside floor ...
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... and Bryan makes sure that The Great White stays there.
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