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Week in Photos: September 24, 2011
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/ ~. ?- `9 D6 S# u* x; h5 ~Evan Bourne gets some serious air time at Night of Champions.
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$ c9 ]7 [3 |: b3 _+ Z) P" j: q* x( HThe Miz becomes irate with the official during the WWE Tag Team Title Match at Night of Champions.
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: h7 W3 c5 {& T- q0 r: w9 W7 uIntercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and his bag men prepare to cover the grotesque appearance of the WWE Universe.9 S4 Z2 k3 i- y" ~' K$ Q
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2 {1 J8 `; X4 E4 FRhodes manages to defeat his former tag team partner, Ted DiBiase, to retain the Intercontinental Title.- D4 t; v% g: L( [5 w4 e* X
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Sheamus silences Christian at Night of Champions with a powerful Brogue Kick.2 j) |# L% w7 ?% p
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United States Champion Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison and Alex Riley risk their careers in a battle for the U.S. Title.
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% A* ^& |" j5 i3 F: QWith Vickie Guerrero's encouragement, Dolph Ziggler manages to retain the coveted United States Championship.
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3 Y' ]6 m' e0 h; t: q3 u* F- b: v* [5 iMark Henry defends against the RKO by simply tossing Randy Orton away.
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After 15 years, The World Strongest Man has finally captured a World Championship., w @4 B. L+ H+ I
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Beth Phoenix imposes her power on Divas Champion Kelly Kelly in front of her hometown crowd in Buffalo, N.Y.3 {8 h- N! T. ]- S
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$ p+ M6 B# D& Y) tKelly Kelly manages to overcome the odds and defeat The Glamazon to retain the title.
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$ P E' F$ R: }, _- S8 O... and claims his 10th WWE Championship at Night of Champions.
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9 J* Y+ e& D2 K# ]7 lCM Punk soars through the air and puts it all on the line against Triple H.
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' }5 L4 g) C/ I$ K: F0 u: X* x( ]Kevin Nash takes out The Second City Savior with a monstrous Jacknife Power Bomb.
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) W4 o6 a6 W' h Q4 z3 rThe Game levels Nash with a sledgehammer - clearly upset with his longtime friend's interference.' G, P e* H% i& e8 F/ N( {
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The Game stands tall following an epic confrontation with CM Punk.
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WWE NXT season three winner Kaitlyn is one of SmackDown's lovely Divas.6 U/ n0 T" M2 l
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9 Q1 Y7 e8 t4 d% @/ u! @WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis attempts to fire CM Punk, but Triple H immediately reverses the decision on Raw SuperShow.
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Sheamus displays his mammoth strength at the expense of David Otunga.6 v% }# L8 \9 r
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' D9 ~& Y% T5 g% j! ^The Celtic Warrior leads Justin Gabriel and Air Boom to an impressive victory on Raw SuperShow.- w1 y, N. X9 @2 R) O) \7 U" i
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Alberto Del Rio lets his frustrations over his WWE Title loss out on John Morrison.3 a3 A) ]2 Z6 V5 |6 c: L' X( O
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( b3 r5 p0 M( ~( A5 x3 l8 L& nThe star of "Real Steel," Hugh Jackman makes an appearance on Raw SuperShow.$ E! a2 v3 c9 S" e1 Q
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3 x! m w2 L1 d8 p, G& q' CJackman lets U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero know that he's a Zack Ryder fan.
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The two Sin Caras use their agility to avoid having a physical confrontation during Raw SuperShow.
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, J# w# _* q+ {7 y/ WWorld Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry doesn't like Jim Ross' questions during an interview.6 U- q' |5 K' E, k6 {% K% @
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Jerry Lawler comes to J.R.'s aid, but The World Strongest Man doesn't take kindly to "The King's" interference.
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8 Q! U' p) q1 b5 oBeth Phoenix and Natalya level Eve on Raw SuperShow.! h/ u5 t+ ]* s
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Divas Champion Kelly Kelly and Eve overcome the pin-up Strong Divas.- k* Q! y- l5 ?. O- N( ?: C1 V
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8 W- w6 v1 n7 D% c! ~5 @Hugh Jackman follows his broski, Zack Ryder, to the ring.
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) s* f$ j2 M# ?* k: _# \The "X-Men" star levels Dolph Ziggler with a powerful punch to the jaw.1 \) K, E, G3 J' |) R2 P9 I/ z' U
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) U+ _( V4 }$ ?; F0 r( ]8 bCM Punk takes down The Miz during Raw SuperShow's tag team main event.
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! }3 S% n( _3 D3 B/ `Triple H fires Miz & Truth after they are defeated by CM Punk and John Cena.
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$ n1 @- b7 N5 n% _' k1 Y4 YThe Miz & R-Truth attack Triple H and are unceremoniously tossed from the arena.
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Alicia Fox is fierce and beautiful.( c/ }- J6 q! h( E5 w' `
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0 @5 X! } w+ \5 c, j/ e( b) TYoshi Tatsu displays his Japanese pride on WWE NXT.
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Darren Young uses his raw power to lift his rival, Titus O'Neil ...1 b3 ^* o/ z9 k) J
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... allowing the NXT Rookie and JTG to secure a victory on WWE NXT.
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- t$ l8 n# [: CThe Usos attack JTG & Darren Young for the second straight week on WWE NXT.
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Third-generation Diva Natalya is simply stunning.
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% k& L5 m |0 K$ mWWE COO Triple H announces a Lumberjack Match between Christian and World Champion Mark Henry on SmackDown.8 @; f5 x; J {3 m7 r* N
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Sheamus decimates Heath Slater with his patented Brogue Kick.1 R8 u6 N C- K* T# L- @0 T
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Justin Gabriel battles his former associate Wade Barrett on Friday Night SmackDown.2 j7 Y* `3 F! ~7 K c
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Beth Phoenix takes out her anger on A.J. in the form of a devastating Glam Slam.
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Randy Orton RKOs Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes through the announce table.) m) b! ~$ j$ f8 B& R
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Rhodes is tended to by WWE officials after his brutal match with Randy Orton.+ D% Q8 E; M! b- P
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The Great Khali tosses Jinder Mahal across the ring like a rag doll on SmackDown.+ ]( T' H, i; X/ o9 c- q7 `- p
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Daniel Bryan's heated rivalry with Sin Cara continues ...- j; l/ I$ B) x/ q1 R4 h
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' v$ q/ z1 ?# L& K% tOne half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom, Kofi Kingston, takes flight against The Usos on SmackDown.- f( ^+ B: n) E/ O7 B7 I( ?
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Christian faces a daunting challenge in the form of The World's Strongest Man.
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