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Still stewing after John Cena's New Year's "gift," Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston kick off Raw.
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# t. h7 M! `6 b: T! P& q: }. vAfter exchanging some not-so-niceties, John Cena battles Dolph Ziggler.
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; R: T e+ T6 e5 G# R% ]4 J% rKaitlyn locks up with Divas Champion Eve on Raw.
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Daniel Bryan enters the arena as WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No prepare to take on Team Rhodes Scholars.
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/ I6 x" P% {2 X. x& |/ U; V4 h0 LRandy Orton locks up with 3MB front man, Heath Slater.+ g+ a2 r8 x$ q& W) N3 p
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Barrett connects with the Bull Hammer elbow, and it's lights out for Santino.
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Ryback and WWE Champion CM Punk do battle in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the WWE Title.
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5 _: t* Q% [5 ^) E6 q2 KThe Shield attacks!
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Kofi Kingston has an uphill battle against World Heavyweight Champion Big Show.( @* I8 O; G3 Y7 g
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\: K1 {$ G) P7 qFinally ...
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The Rock returns to exchange heated words with the WWE Champion.
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/ I/ k) J6 A2 H' n) xRock Bottom!
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+ m- j3 H% y* F2 NGeneral Manager Booker T kicks off SmackDown right, making a massive main event that pits World Heavyweight Champion Big Show against Alberto Del Rio in a Last Man Standing Title Match!8 F& H; y4 W, U ?
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Randy Orton looks ahead to his match against U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro.4 X3 Y* {" U5 |
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The Shield strikes again!
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The Great Khali joins forces with Natalya to take on Dolph Ziggler & AJ Lee in a Couples vs. Couples Mixed Tag Team Match on SmackDown.; E X ?7 j( v) e" Y; z
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AJ Lee bites Natalya!
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WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No take on The Prime Time Players on the blue brand.
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Finally ... The Rock has come back to SmackDown!
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The Great One lays the SmackDown on Team Rhodes Scholars.6 A% Y; P" l; H
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' r2 p/ r8 f* f$ F u0 UIt's a brutal, epic showdown, as The World's Largest Athlete sends Del Rio crashing through the ringside barricade!! U' Q, [4 \- x# s
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Alberto Del Rio is the new World Heavyweight Champion!
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