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: F: L* Z2 O1 v; aAntonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger join a wheelchair-bound Zeb Colter en route to the ring for SmackDown's opening contest.
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+ f" ]" b" i0 ~ U+ }- eJust two days before he will face Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, The World's Largest Athlete arrives on Friday night's best show.2 ]" K9 }- ]4 X) K# I
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, S0 b9 v; J6 x+ E% DThe giant levels the scary-strong Cesaro.
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7 n% p) e" S* K6 X! c* BThe Real Americans regain some momentum as Rey gets trapped in the dreaded - and impressive - Cesaro Swing.
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A reeling Mysterio makes the tag!
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... en route to a Friday night victory.
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; f2 }; O2 }5 l N' M6 p9 zCM Punk arrives on the final SmackDown before he enters the Royal Rumble Match at No. 1.7 C4 T6 i3 s1 K) H' m3 U$ B) D
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% B$ G4 X4 {7 f- g1 I6 w( dThe Best in the World makes it clear that, while winning the 30-man over-the-top melee has thus far eluded him in his career ...
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... that will change on Sunday.
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' l: T' j3 n% p1 }0 n; \7 ZBut Director of Operations Kane arrives to put a damper on Punk's positive outlook ...
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* t/ A9 o& H9 r- s- a... rattling off the actual - and miniscule - odds of the No. 1 entrant going on to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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For his part, Punk is not deflated over his chances of winning the fan-favorite battle ...7 Q' I& }4 W- H n
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& s$ n; x' J$ dThe Prime Time Players vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan: photos
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1 T8 H6 r5 F1 J! p1 Y+ DKofi Kingston vs. Fandango: photos/ R/ t8 t6 C8 e/ g& E
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10-Man Tag Team Match: photos2 N1 B% x; p4 c* G" x' ^) V/ ?8 z
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0 e+ }% C: V1 x& [9 a4 f ?: p- iAs a prelude of sorts to Sunday's Royal Rumble Match, a 10-Man Tag Team Match rages on SmackDown ...
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! x# M. d3 @: o' ?% {9 E... and Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston!, ]% A! B1 z; K) Q1 Y w; D) Z
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Langston levels Dean Ambrose with a backbreaker. Z$ A! H# @0 d* O
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U& N! H1 W7 W6 F( wIt's power against power as Roman Reigns dukes it out with the Intercontinental Champion.
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He rallies, however ...
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... and connects with a stunning moonsault.
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Get ready for WWE Network, a 24/7 streaming network with every live pay-per-view event, including WrestleMania, and much more — coming 2.24.14!5 g4 e, R) d+ A8 D
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But order in the ring completely breaks down ...
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' j: A5 R0 c% Q6 ~* |8 q... and SmackDown goes off the air in utter chaos as Royal Rumble looms large!
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