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Alberto Del Rio seeks answers from Booker T: photos
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& M1 Q$ Q" p$ V. C. YAlberto Del Rio saunters to ringside at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas." e3 p! V) z3 z: Y: `3 L$ z
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The Mexican Aristocrat demands his World Heavyweight Title opportunity at SummerSlam ...
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5 B3 T4 n5 y$ U- l% U( U9 Q... and promises not to leave the ring until SmackDown General Manager Booker T reinstates his match., D4 o/ U2 u. F! e# u% S
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( b( R4 z+ h. V. p: I0 ]Booker T defends his decision, stating Del Rio overstepped his bounds by attacking World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.3 o; i# d) j) s
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When Del Rio threatens legal action if his No. 1 contender status isn't restored ...
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' Z. N9 a. d% O& i9 FY2J displays his multilingual talents by hurling an insult in Spanish at The Mexican Aristocrat.+ F. t# B$ U5 o8 e( ]
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Jericho also states he can handle beating Dolph Ziggler and being the No. 1 contender at SummerSlam.
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The five-time WCW Champion breaks up the war of words in the ring to set the record straight.
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9 m8 D! j& [6 f... as, for the first time ever on the blue brand, Jericho will face Del Rio in the main event!
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Chris Jericho vs. Alberto Del Rio: photos
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! P |: u/ t: Z; H+ `1 }' w1 D: ZThe Mexican Aristocrat laughs after Dolph Ziggler attacks Chris Jericho before their match ...
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... but Y2J, despite being attacked by The Showoff, quickly takes the fight to Del Rio.
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Momentum swings in Del Rio's favor as he takes to the skies against the injured Jericho.
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3 m, ^3 l6 \- |The first Undisputed WWE Champion flips the script on his opponent with a timely Lionsault ...! E0 y, X5 S5 s9 N3 r$ t5 ~7 j
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w% ^9 b$ Q& m... until The Showoff meddles in the match to hurt his SummerSlam adversary's chances at winning.& v6 p& Y5 V; ?7 I
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# s9 j& q- @% \3 D( }' c, [( ZWorld Heavyweight Champion Sheamus races to the ring and comes out swinging against Del Rio., N. I' L* ^+ X) t& n
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- n# X) k- S3 m+ C" n8 e, wDel Rio and his personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, make a hasty exit through the stands.
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$ b9 e: K$ f0 d! lThe Great White implores the SmackDown General Manager to reinstate his SummerSlam bout.
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" q/ U7 w( H) G$ K! d9 q) KBooker T agrees, thus giving The Celtic Warrior his much-desired match ...
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