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With Extreme Rules looming this Sunday, Monday night's special three-hour Raw SuperShow kicks off with a surprise guest: WWE Hall of Famer Edge!
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Edge has a pointed message for John Cena, who will face Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules this Sunday.
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: j$ K) S# ?* o, o9 x+ n) t- |( GThe Rated-R Superstar tells the Cenation Leader that, while they may not have always seen eye-to-eye, he knows what kind of man Cena is ...
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... And he tells Cena that he HAS to beat Brock Sunday night because he can't let someone who doesn't care about WWE somehow become the "face of WWE."
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The night's first match sees Chris Jericho take on Kofi Kingston.6 W8 u* C6 ^9 l+ @& R) X
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Kofi's high-flying assault is countered by Jericho.
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In the end, though, it's Chris Jericho who walks away with the victory after he locks in the Walls of Jericho.7 p7 [' n' ^" o i3 t2 F8 e! L
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Tensai's green mist proves to be the last thing Truth sees ...
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Kane arrives to announce that he's found Randy Orton's weakness.! E J& i1 u7 Q1 ]" l
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When Big Show rallies inside the ring, Del Rio wants no part of the battle, bailing on his tag team partner.
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Show sends Cody crashing down to the mat with a towering chokeslam.
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After being named Executive Administrator, Eve turns a regular contest between Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Nikki Bella into a Lumberjill Match!. }8 ` x$ ~" r3 b. r8 @: ?
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Beth dominates early on in the bout ...
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Nikki does the unthinkable and comes away with a victory and the Divas Championship!
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' `) W* S( [. k/ MWith Teddy Long and Chris Jericho looking on, CM Punk takes a public field sobriety test administered by two Detroit police officers.
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2 U C2 ]3 q$ K" _- u... But as the WWE Universe knows, the champion is Straight Edge all the way!: f8 `" s0 [: [$ X; J3 `/ ?4 B
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His ruse enacted to perfection, Punk takes it to his Extreme Rules opponent ...3 c* w4 g' e8 X' m5 G. m
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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus cannot believe who the special guest referee is in his non-title match against Mark Henry ...
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... But Daniel Bryan has every intention of calling the match right down the middle. Right? Right?
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United States Champion Santino Marella powerwalks his way to the ring as he and Zack Ryder take on WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico in a non-title match.; T; {$ C4 J, f3 j L% T
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Santino and Ryder get the victory over the tag team champions.
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But Brodus Clay is there to pick up the slack, as he sends Swagger flying with a suplex.
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Brock Lesnar lays down the law before his Extreme Rules Match contract signing.
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0 O1 W, K) |8 lAfter Brock gives General Manager John Laurinaitis a list of changes he wants made to his contract, he finally signs the document.
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Derrick Bateman battles JTG!
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Bateman connects with a monstrous clothesline in the middle of the ring!
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Johnny Curtis and Tyson Kidd lock horns in the ring ...0 S; H: E4 L1 ]- [! V% ^- y3 E2 Q3 g
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The World’s Largest Athlete proves that actions speak louder than words and he delivers a ring-shaking chokeslam to Ricardo!
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. O2 o8 w& S% Q: R0 SThe World’s Largest Athlete prepares for his match at Extreme Rules against Cody Rhodes by taking on Alberto Del Rio in a Raw rematch!
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Titus delivers a bone-crunching shoulder, knocking Tatsu off his feet.
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Cesaro is impressive in his SmackDown debut, demonstrating an incredible array of offensive maneuvers.
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With The Usos looking on backstage, Ryback takes on Jacob Kaye, a local competitor from Michigan.
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An intense Ryback stands over the broken body of another fallen opponent.
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In the SmackDown’s main event, World Champion Sheamus takes on Mark Henry in a Raw rematch!
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Sheamus goes off the top rope, but this time misses Henry.
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The Great White rebounds, though, and connects with a monstrous Brogue Kick from out of nowhere to take out The World’s Strongest Man!
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The momentum heading into Extreme Rules swings in Sheamus’ direction, but his Sunday night opponent, Daniel Bryan, appears on the ramp.
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The answer, according to Sheamus and members of the WWE Universe in Michigan: YES! YES! YES! |
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