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The Undertaker arrives on Raw to pay tribute to the late, great Paul Bearer.
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Big Show goes one-on-one with Shield member Seth Rollins.
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WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan battles Mr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler, on Raw.( h7 U! K( n7 Z5 {
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The Showoff gets the pin ...
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... and Big E Langston adds insult to injury.
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9 R8 r8 i/ j' Y# p8 Z3 TTensai arrives with the typical fanfare, ready to take on Fandango!
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Once again, Fandango denies the WWE Universe the chance to watch him compete.
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Oh, you didn't know? The New Age Outlaws rev up the Indianapolis crowd as they get set to take on Team Rhodes Scholars.
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The high-flying, high-octane Kofi Kingston arrives on Raw.1 {, D; P- r5 x! O0 c( Z
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... but Henry catches him out of thin air, and into the World's Strongest Slam!
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Ryback looks to silence 3MB's front man, Heath Slater.
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Shell Shocked!
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World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on United States Champion Antonio Cesaro.4 b4 O6 B2 J+ A0 {& v" `
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- \+ u ]" k" ]6 y3 f; nRandy Orton teams with Sheamus to take on Team Rhodes Scholars.
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Chris Jericho hosts The Miz and Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on “The Highlight Reel.”
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Jericho and Miz battle it out for a chance to face Wade Barrett with the title on the line.
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Carrying the urn that is synonymous with the late, great Paul Bearer, WWE Tag Team Champion Kane enters, ready to face off against CM Punk in the night's main event.& I3 i) [, D, b8 z
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World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio kicked off a massive episode of WWE Main Event.0 B$ f9 J. W# j& U! b
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The titleholder battled Big Show in a brutal bout.
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, u4 ^" T: n8 T$ E( m( S8 YJustin Gabriel took on Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on WWE Main Event., m. w5 j0 j8 d* w! ]
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/ k. o3 m8 Y: |+ pThe Celtic Warrior storms into SmackDown to take on Team Rhodes Scholars alongside Randy Orton.
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Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett scouts The Miz's contest against Darren Young.
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Aksana and Tamina Snuka unite for Divas tag team action.
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2 q! w9 i! \! v6 P3 D1 t aThe Devil's Favorite Demon gets a rude introduction to the canvas courtesy of Langston.
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With Ryback down, The World's Strongest Man capitalizes.
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