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Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Real Americans – WWE Tag Team Title Match: photos
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: M8 ~/ x3 P+ A0 o& O, O: s! [1 sJust 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!/ s2 Q, K; @; p: A1 o
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8 d* D8 V" p$ J& Q* O$ H, N) J$ Z+ o8 rAfter picking up a a huge win over The Miz & Kofi Kingston on Raw, Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger take it to the Rhodes brothers.% a# i0 ]6 ~2 R
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* E; | j1 N, ^0 J& U# P- ^: dWith two of WWE's most intense and exciting tag teams involved, it doesn't take long for the highly physical match to spill outside the ring.
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* {5 I9 y, W* T; A; JZeb Colter's patriotic pair works Cody over, as they attempt to claim the illustrious WWE Tag Team Titles.
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When Swagger snatches Goldust in the excruciating Patriot Lock, it appears The Real Americans are closing in on their first reign with WWE's twin titles.4 C- V( g1 P. [8 w3 W
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... until Cody takes a ride on the notoriously dizzying and debilitating Cesaro Swing!0 _, L9 d3 _4 A% e( s' V! h4 d
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WWE Champion Randy Orton and No. 1 contender Big Show come face-to-face before Survivor Series: photos8 [; h* P9 Y7 z' _7 V c
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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.; s* y+ R9 K. j9 e3 [% W2 V4 v& \
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The Viper emerges and tells The World's Largest Athlete that he is going to punish him at Survivor Series and prove once and for all that he is, indeed, the Face of WWE.3 s0 P/ ]( T& w& @8 V' W/ _
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! b( Q6 u9 L" E5 iThe 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.
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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?
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The Prime Time Players vs. "The Fabulous 3Birds" – WWE.com Exclusive Match: photos5 S9 d* J7 X' ~
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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.* |- s% D2 z# L( r* ~) v! Q! q: T
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The Best in the World's surprise arrival gives Bryan an opening to hit a quick roll-up on his opponent and pick up a hard-fought victory.
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The Wyatt Family, however, is not deterred and they brutally attack their Survivor Series opponents.
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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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