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CM Punk shares a moment with Paul Heyman as Raw kicks off Monday night.( b& R# [6 _* t. ^2 s/ X
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Chris Jericho mixes it up with WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan on Raw.
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/ D0 c* n6 l: [9 ~3 U* [Ryback joins Sheamus & John Cena to take on an overconfident 3MB.
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United States Champion Antonio Cesaro interferes ...1 p$ |$ N5 V# b. j* `
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2 Z& `5 r) @! _6 a0 D% z% ?Sheamus, Ryback & John Cena arrive to dish out a little "justice" of their own!
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World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on Damien Sandow.: B. r# t. b5 {- p
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# }0 I- {* i3 `4 u' _% fIntercontinental Champion Wade Barrett takes on the high-flying Kofi Kingston.
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& W0 U; w( s3 C! j3 |- qKane locks horns with Mr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler.
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7 J( c* @- }( Q" _$ q6 s4 E: v) DThe Big Red Monster hits the Chokeslam, and it's lights out for The Showoff./ A9 } J4 W* s) @7 y# s
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# `2 v$ z. U8 N% N% o! ]$ [WWE Champion The Rock arrives on Raw.2 v! _ u$ V8 [8 _% X: o
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; M& d; s+ Z; L( t4 N/ lWhen CM Punk and Paul Heyman show up, however, business really picks up.# t9 k: D% f- u& V: M
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$ S7 n2 i- N) ?! PWith their title rematch looming at Elimination Chamber, Rock and Punk battle inside the ring.5 H- H, d" Y$ O- Z
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( U* _6 f- A; M- ~... and The Rock finds himself on the wrong end of a Go to Sleep.
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Punk grabs the WWE Title ...
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WWE Main Event has a blockbuster match this week, as World Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on The Showoff, Dolph Ziggler!
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The World's Largest Athlete kicks off Friday night's best show.
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WWE Champion The Rock arrives on SmackDown with plenty on his mind.
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Chris Jericho battles an angry Big Show in SmackDown's main event.
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! R8 {) N7 i3 s3 J! kThe World's Largest Athlete connects with a ring-shaking KO Punch.
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