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World Heavyweight Champion John Cena returns to SmackDown: photos
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After emerging victorious in two successful World Heavyweight Championship Matches in the past week, the one-and-only John Cena ventures to SmackDown for the first time in 10 months!: X! ?& ^- Z" Q3 _" s* a W! q
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$ b6 W- B9 p' kNow that he's fully healed from his injury, The Champ puts the entire WWE locker room on notice, declaring, "You want some, come get some!". g k' p0 v0 x2 J! v+ z( }: y
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Zeb Colter and The Real Americans, Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger, answer the call!
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+ p5 S" x$ V; F$ O. yThe outspoken Colter congratulates Cena before offering the World Heavyweight Champion the "opportunity" to offically become a Real American.& k% `( h. e* B+ q2 i* M- W! m+ s
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. ~; w$ R8 h+ Y: }; B" QThe Cenation leader declines!
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5 Q, [, j) t6 y, B1 U" KCena's cutting words rile up the patriotic Superstars.6 `- V! j. ?- F* P" p5 J$ l
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$ J- L. ]3 B. V M8 bFormer Mr. Money in the Bank Damien Sandow crashes the party!2 _$ @. V; ]3 Q
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Angry at losing his World Heavyweight Title Match on Raw, the scholarly Sandow promises to end the "Cena Era" by any means necessary.
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When The Intellectual Savior of the Masses and The Real Americans surround Cena ...3 s0 s, w% n( ]
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... WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust come to the rescue!
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; o& z1 n& F% w/ I$ ~- {0 o1 jSmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero emerges to announce a Six-Man Tag Team main event between the squabbling Superstars.. n$ A6 y5 A% N/ v7 G" ]: U
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) a) G8 g9 Y" i( q1 x, u3 LWill Cena and the WWE Tag Team Champions defeat Sandow and The Real Americans to make The Champ's SmackDown return a successful one?% q) V" D! h: v" b/ J
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) q8 |, q5 f- f: O$ ~Prime Time Players vs. Erick Rowan & Luke Harper: photos
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“Miz TV” with uninvited guest Randy Orton6 K8 o/ j N- u2 k
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Y7 Y: v$ d# y6 ]+ Z# x; XThe Bella Twins & Natalya vs. AJ Lee, Tamina & Alicia Fox: photos4 V9 P) ]! S- I+ w
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John Cena, Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. Damien Sandow & The Real Americans: photos; k, _3 s& N; L0 u# |
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) v; @- A! _+ J4 j! H. k6 dIn SmackDown's blockbuster main event, The Real Americans team up with Damien Sandow to battle ...: _* t$ o0 B1 r9 X6 z# A9 s7 O
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! Z5 k$ R p# s: J: j3 K... World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust!
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( i3 r6 ^- _- s' r( M+ WCody starts off against Cesaro in Cena's first SmackDown in more than 10 months!. d7 K$ g) w) U5 ]$ y
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( l: e, {" m. V( `9 BThe World Heavyweight Champion goes head-to-head with the payback-minded Superstar who unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Monday's Raw.
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The Intellectual Savior of the Masses astutely goes after Cena's recently injured left arm., l) C9 u$ S/ d7 z* Y6 ^' I
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Goldust tags in and flattens Swagger.
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The intense match spills out to ringside, as Swagger takes it to The Bizarre One.4 q+ Y3 ?8 ~ e% f4 N
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Cody hits a gravity-defying moonsault on Sandow!: [1 |9 q& n* ? W% b! {6 g ]
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Cesaro takes Cody for a ride with his infamous Cesaro Swing!$ ^5 w- @* P0 r" N { n! u
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Cena nails Cesaro with a high-impact Five Knuckle Shuffle.! m8 |: |: M" J* e2 G
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# T V! U P; o! IAfter a flurry of action, Swagger traps Cena in his devastating Patriot Lock submission.
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Finding a way to win once again, The Champ escapes and hits the Real American with a ring-shaking Attitude Adjustment!/ g0 Z& ?( S7 E* w* {& q
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6 |% ?0 C) h0 l! S; o" g, _4 lCena celebrates the hard-fought victory with Goldust and Cody to end a thrilling episode of SmackDown. |
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