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* ^. o" n% G$ v! O: \9 |$ UJust two days before Survivor Series, SmackDown gets off to an explosive start with a Title Match between WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Cody Rhodes and The Real Americans!: a6 f1 T! U* G- p! g$ u( B1 ]
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After picking up a a huge win over The Miz & Kofi Kingston on Raw, Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger take it to the Rhodes brothers. \$ L! N. {" x0 \
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Zeb Colter's patriotic pair works Cody over, as they attempt to claim the illustrious WWE Tag Team Titles.
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The Rhodes brothers fight back and regain momentum ...
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- U4 J+ S+ t: C# V2 [- ]... until Cody takes a ride on the notoriously dizzying and debilitating Cesaro Swing!& l8 R" y$ z1 i& l: y1 a
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Just as it looks to be either team's match to win, Goldust hits The Final Cut and pins Swagger for a successful title defense!
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The Great Khali answers Ryback’s Open Challenge: photos2 @$ \9 u" z4 y& f, ]0 ~
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$ L v. M. [4 q' f% H0 U, TWWE Champion Randy Orton and No. 1 contender Big Show come face-to-face before Survivor Series: photos
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! o# J8 A7 X% f/ E$ ^48 hours before he faces WWE Champion Randy Orton at Survivor Series, Big Show appears on SmackDown to address his looming title opportunity, which could very well be the veteran's last.
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1 b* \4 `8 M( n; EThe giant shows footage on the TitanTron of him getting the best of Orton when they have met one-on-one, without The Authority or The Shield in the champion's corner.4 r% {, b @- y; {& `! q
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Big Show promises to take Orton's title Sunday.
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Will there be a new WWE Champion after WWE's fall classic on Sunday? Or, will Orton indeed solidify himself as the Face of WWE?0 T* H& X6 R2 l
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Big E Langston & Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel & Damien Sandow: photos5 |3 f) J4 o* n1 E2 `4 D' }
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The Prime Time Players vs. "The Fabulous 3Birds" – WWE.com Exclusive Match: photos/ i F8 P6 y8 s8 {8 Z0 l2 o
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Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper: photos
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3 ^+ @2 N: M& K3 \0 X. H ?Two days before he and Erick Rowan take on Daniel Bryan & CM Punk at Survivor Series, Luke Harper goes one-on-one with Bryan in SmackDown’s main event.
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The powerful and brutal Wyatt Family member batters his opponent at ringside.
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The tough-as-nails Bryan turns the tables on Harper and pulverizes him with a series of searing kicks.
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Harper attempts to ground Bryan, but The Beard continues to battle back!. l4 n% i( y' \- `* a, f
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When Wyatt causes a distraction, CM Punk emerges!
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Harper hits Punk with a monstrous clothesline!
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( g; |& q- s# M; I& QWyatt decimates Bryan with Sister Abigail!
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The Wyatt Family stands over their Survivor Series foes to end an action-packed episode of SmackDown. Do they have even more punishment in store for Bryan and Punk Sunday? |
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