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2013 Slammy Award Presentations: photos
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Bad News Barrett introduces the hosts of the 2013 Slammy’s Pre-Show ...4 W/ l7 v8 O' {+ ?" M
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1 a6 c% Q! U0 A. r" ^. V* `- qWWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust announce The Shield's #BelieveintheShield as the winner of the Hashtag of the Year Slammy Award.9 h$ P' U* e0 ?# u9 A. o# R- b
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Christian arrives to present the "This is Awesome" Moment of the Year Slammy.
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1 E3 K* X& H5 K& G& k; e2 hThe victor is Big Show, who won the award for knocking out WWE COO Triple H.
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c& ~5 B/ n& {& x vFormer Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis announces that The Shield won The Breakout Star of the Year Slammy Award.8 R3 o- ]- } b9 B8 O" h
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* N/ n. J' s. k4 \( X) |WWE Hall of Famers Booker T & Jerry "The King" Lawler welcome the WWE Universe to the Slammy Awards on Raw.
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They introduce the presenters of the LOL Moment of the Year Award ...' U' h2 B+ I0 D6 x& n: R
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... The New Age Outlaws!
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2 b- p F+ t$ K& ERoad Dogg and Billy Gunn soak in chants of "One more match."
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... and Road Dogg corrects him, noting they have three words: "And the nominees are ..."7 Y( Z; T5 j; a: o* e4 y2 q& Z
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! w1 t2 v5 t7 M* N9 FVickie Guerrero accepts the Slammy, which went to The Rock's serenade of the SmackDown General Manager earlier this year.+ S7 _5 D, x4 R: Z& a( N+ \( @ y
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The Slammy "represents my beauty, all of this," Vickie tells the WWE fans.0 j g: d* Q; I, w
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7 l& l% D) Y( H BThe Shield presents the Double-Cross of the Year Award.
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According to Dean Ambrose, it's because it's " the one award we know nothing about."7 u# \0 ~% U- h9 ?5 S
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The Slammy goes to Shawn Michaels for his betrayal of Daniel Bryan at WWE Hell in a Cell.) R2 l1 a4 R+ C% h
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" ^1 {( _' Q$ ], ?2 u ]“I’ve been double-crossing people for as long as I can remember and now I win?” Michaels quips.
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0 Q) j$ j: J5 P, S: {Former Divas Champion Eve Torres returns to Raw to present the Diva of the Year Award.
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Nikki & Brie Bella are the winners, as voted by the WWE Universe." W# Y( q9 b; f9 F. H+ q
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The Bellas say they are "honored" and admit shock over winning the trophy.8 G& U( |4 @2 T+ o3 g6 D Z
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& H7 X! K6 k6 }! ~, K7 {Shawn Michaels, the presenter of the Superstar of the Year Slammy, suggests renaming the honor the "H-B-Shizzle" Award.
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The award goes to the competitor who "gives nothing short of an A-plus performance."
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3 @$ ?$ q; R8 o' YIn his home state of Washington, Daniel Bryan claims the Slammy!/ X( J; A) M/ \1 {( Z" K
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Michaels and his former student, Bryan, have a tense exchange before HBK exits quickly. J9 T$ G h. Q$ D( I0 \
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“The Authority, they don’t want Daniel Bryan to be Superstar of the Year," Bryan says.
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5 A! s: o& u( E6 o6 f1 e"It’s the people who voted me Superstar of the Year," he explains. "If you thought 2013 was good, 2014 is going to be even better."
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The Prime Time Players, looking like a million bucks, present the Fan Participation Award, which celebrates the most infectious chant of the year.
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The Prime Time Players' body language says it all.
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B4 E) ~4 L3 K3 a/ `+ {/ }The Miz presents the Insult of the Year Award.7 c& l4 j) ]. U! n' C; M! q
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' \* k/ t6 ]% oStephanie McMahon, a principal owner of WWE, wins the award for comments she made toward Big Show., L" t- w% T0 e6 n; L: Z5 s, \
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“What some people consider an insult I consider a huge compliment because finally all of you have recognized what’s best for business,” she says.
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) t4 [! o( W4 ZThe Hardcore Legend, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, is a suitable presenter for the Extreme Moment of the Year Slammy Award category.
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% A$ F$ C" p/ ~0 _/ G( ^Part of being a WWE Superstar "means giving you an extreme moment you can remember forever,” Foley tells the WWE fans in Seattle.
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, t5 s; e" I+ S% M" YBefore presenting the Match of the Year Award, WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hit Man" Hart explains that "a good match can change a night … but a great night can change WWE history.”
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Competing in the best match on a card is the "hardest achievement" for a Superstar, Hart says.
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The winning bout was the WWE Championship Match between John Cena and The Rock at WrestleMania 29.. F& A7 D% ?5 O3 x y+ v
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Cena accepts the Slammy.% c& I7 ~; @1 o/ c
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0 j. k# |% S5 {8 H" d, e aThe Champ is diplomatic: “I know there are some folks who might disagree with the choice, but I want to thank everybody in the WWE Universe who voted for that match.”
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Daniel Bryan vs. Fandango: photos
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6 k% @" e# |5 e% U% L: gAfter downing WWE"s ballroom brawler, Bryan hears from his tormentors, The Wyatt Family.- |0 o3 X1 S$ F1 l( J. j
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$ K* S! {# j1 x3 Q4 _7 B"I don’t care if it kills me, I’m going to prove to you that you’re a monster, just like me," The Eater of Worlds tells The Beard.
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Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston joins the commentators for a match between Santino Marella and Langston's opponent at WWE TLC, Damien Sandow.
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Sandow pins The Milan Miracle with You're Welcome before getting in the champion's face.
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Kofi Kingston gets ready to continue his competitive series against The Miz.
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The Miz grabs a handful of tights en route to rolling up Kingston for the win.
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Twenty former WWE and World Heavyweight Champions — ranging from Rey Mysterio to Bret Hart to WWE COO Triple H — enter the ring for the Championship Ascension Ceremony.( }# v* g5 O7 d$ i2 H; s0 ?
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