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Bad News Barrett introduces the hosts of the 2013 Slammy’s Pre-Show ...! f. M1 d# D `" u) b( }" ?
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8 I7 R7 V& a% S... Josh Mathews and Renee Young. Four award winners were announced on the Pre-Show, which aired on the WWE App.# E( a/ w; K: K% Y3 U1 p
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( h) E: z+ W% U( m+ q1 Z o* yWWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust announce The Shield's #BelieveintheShield as the winner of the Hashtag of the Year Slammy Award.. h n c R3 ~8 n Q3 ?+ }
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Christian arrives to present the "This is Awesome" Moment of the Year Slammy.( f8 A% ~& ?. ?3 g( ]
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/ Q. ^2 w4 e9 k6 y0 [The victor is Big Show, who won the award for knocking out WWE COO Triple H.
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) V2 w- Z5 a5 I3 A9 @0 e# SFormer Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis announces that The Shield won The Breakout Star of the Year Slammy Award.
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In the final Slammy Award to be announced on the Pre-Show, Santino Marella names Daniel Bryan as the winner of The Beard of the Year Award.
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The Milan Miracle gets into the spirit of the ceremonies by donning a fake beard.: d5 T" c" j0 N i' I A
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Y, G4 T1 ?* i- _3 W5 U. Z: VWWE Hall of Famers Booker T & Jerry "The King" Lawler welcome the WWE Universe to the Slammy Awards on Raw.
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/ \# ^7 V) t# l* P% k. T7 pThey introduce the presenters of the LOL Moment of the Year Award ...
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Road Dogg and Billy Gunn soak in chants of "One more match."$ S0 k1 h$ `8 c; [. X& J- z9 I
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... and Road Dogg corrects him, noting they have three words: "And the nominees are ..."
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. O) Z* H+ [+ G6 t$ R# GVickie Guerrero accepts the Slammy, which went to The Rock's serenade of the SmackDown General Manager earlier this year.9 I/ [, C* j! _
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+ j1 b: L3 g) G6 b2 WThe Slammy "represents my beauty, all of this," Vickie tells the WWE fans.
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The Shield presents the Double-Cross of the Year Award.' P. l' e" O; f! x- a i E6 j0 _6 Y
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1 y% @% k" O0 `4 rAccording to Dean Ambrose, it's because it's " the one award we know nothing about."
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The Slammy goes to Shawn Michaels for his betrayal of Daniel Bryan at WWE Hell in a Cell./ N* A3 ]- E3 g
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“I’ve been double-crossing people for as long as I can remember and now I win?” Michaels quips.
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Nikki & Brie Bella are the winners, as voted by the WWE Universe.
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The Bellas say they are "honored" and admit shock over winning the trophy.
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Shawn Michaels, the presenter of the Superstar of the Year Slammy, suggests renaming the honor the "H-B-Shizzle" Award.
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0 |- s a- B5 i8 J/ J( a# EThe award goes to the competitor who "gives nothing short of an A-plus performance."
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) v2 P" H' D& G$ B2 s/ D A3 UIn his home state of Washington, Daniel Bryan claims the Slammy!: b/ g$ p2 f/ \
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Michaels and his former student, Bryan, have a tense exchange before HBK exits quickly.
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“The Authority, they don’t want Daniel Bryan to be Superstar of the Year," Bryan says.
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"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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0 E! M k5 z6 u; R- O+ d, }" [" L; wThe 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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+ @2 [: r5 i9 e7 h6 pDarren Young notes that they shouldn’t be presenting the award, but rather nominated for it, given their “Millions of dollars” chants.
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The Prime Time Players' body language says it all.
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Bryan wins again.
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“I’m a bit at a loss as far as what to say, so I guess there’s only one thing left to say ...", s2 a0 @# ]! U" p1 D) }5 t
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5 S: g3 @4 B# R( z$ p; pThe Miz presents the Insult of the Year Award.- l. ~) M# Q4 h
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T* ~: Q+ W9 y$ rStephanie McMahon, a principal owner of WWE, wins the award for comments she made toward Big Show.( I# t; }9 A" v. q' s
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6 ^. f; `) p2 {* z“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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The 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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The Slammy goes to CM Punk for exacting vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell.
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Punk hints that the extreme lengths he went to against Heyman were nothing compared to how far he'll go against The Shield at WWE TLC.
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Before 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.”7 l/ y& w5 O; K K& s
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3 G* H* a( e" B: }2 ]The winning bout was the WWE Championship Match between John Cena and The Rock at WrestleMania 29.
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: d3 L* n* u' R! k* }The 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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4 [0 m2 l7 R5 J' q" M5 ZAfter downing WWE"s ballroom brawler, Bryan hears from his tormentors, The Wyatt Family.' L% J5 [2 Q! b) O: a: K& w
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0 s$ ^9 {: T m, A$ {"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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; I/ h8 n* K( Y ]Santino Marella vs. Damien Sandow: photos
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) }' D! y" n6 w5 \/ Q' XIntercontinental Champion Big E Langston joins the commentators for a match between Santino Marella and Langston's opponent at WWE TLC, Damien Sandow.2 ]! A7 R& j( l, j# Q. e
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Sandow pins The Milan Miracle with You're Welcome before getting in the champion's face.
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# c8 V& b) F/ ?6 t1 WKofi Kingston gets ready to continue his competitive series against The Miz.
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5 E6 M% i1 f) Z( w& Z# UThe Dreadlocked Dynamo prevents The Awesome One from escaping ringside.
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