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Week in Photos: September 24, 2011
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Evan Bourne gets some serious air time at Night of Champions.
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The Miz becomes irate with the official during the WWE Tag Team Title Match at Night of Champions.; |& h- Y* o6 T, H/ w: q- \& t
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and his bag men prepare to cover the grotesque appearance of the WWE Universe.
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Rhodes manages to defeat his former tag team partner, Ted DiBiase, to retain the Intercontinental Title.
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Sheamus silences Christian at Night of Champions with a powerful Brogue Kick.
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* z1 K3 ^3 r/ {United States Champion Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison and Alex Riley risk their careers in a battle for the U.S. Title.. Y3 p8 I0 n! F9 L
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6 [# ]1 J% `+ N) tMark 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.
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* \1 |6 x5 P: zBeth Phoenix imposes her power on Divas Champion Kelly Kelly in front of her hometown crowd in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Kelly Kelly manages to overcome the odds and defeat The Glamazon to retain the title.6 ]( \( |4 @ @8 w1 P2 C
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John Cena locks Alberto Del Rio in the STF ...
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... and claims his 10th WWE Championship at Night of Champions.9 T: H) h7 Q q* s! M
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CM Punk soars through the air and puts it all on the line against Triple H.
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4 L$ t! I$ R& f& b, t6 ^% ~( QKevin Nash takes out The Second City Savior with a monstrous Jacknife Power Bomb.. B6 a1 L3 V, j! p r3 Z" q6 y
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9 s4 r6 R; ?+ T1 J7 X( x3 G/ |( WThe Game levels Nash with a sledgehammer - clearly upset with his longtime friend's interference.( w; b7 k4 r) h' c+ d' U
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6 g. p/ L: j8 E% {8 }9 XThe Game stands tall following an epic confrontation with CM Punk.4 s, Q% Q, C- Q8 k1 V7 v5 S
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WWE NXT season three winner Kaitlyn is one of SmackDown's lovely Divas.
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WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis attempts to fire CM Punk, but Triple H immediately reverses the decision on Raw SuperShow.2 s8 I1 s, D5 M2 M y2 C
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Sheamus displays his mammoth strength at the expense of David Otunga.8 }1 x( P" h/ H I7 h$ ~* }& |4 p
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# E# l& l: ^$ H3 x2 [1 L' _The Celtic Warrior leads Justin Gabriel and Air Boom to an impressive victory on Raw SuperShow.1 B: {% O: ^, x" I
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Alberto Del Rio lets his frustrations over his WWE Title loss out on John Morrison.+ h" o8 F) ?: r* |; ?4 n1 s1 } M
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The star of "Real Steel," Hugh Jackman makes an appearance on Raw SuperShow.
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Jackman lets U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero know that he's a Zack Ryder fan.
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7 G3 ^% t; {7 y2 @" X) h9 n. a' NThe two Sin Caras use their agility to avoid having a physical confrontation during Raw SuperShow." D) l" x4 p, i( L
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World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry doesn't like Jim Ross' questions during an interview.
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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.8 k$ i3 y# x1 g3 K9 V
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& x$ y- A& t- k( X9 lBeth Phoenix and Natalya level Eve on Raw SuperShow.
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0 {( y. ~# l# gDivas Champion Kelly Kelly and Eve overcome the pin-up Strong Divas.1 u# M# p( e$ z" h
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Hugh Jackman follows his broski, Zack Ryder, to the ring.
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$ B+ x, @4 M" n. w# d' XThe "X-Men" star levels Dolph Ziggler with a powerful punch to the jaw.! f/ c! \; |6 ^& L0 P0 W0 L$ ~
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Triple H fires Miz & Truth after they are defeated by CM Punk and John Cena.
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Alicia Fox is fierce and beautiful.
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Darren Young & JTG interrupt "Showtime with Percy Watson" on WWE NXT.
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4 K7 z4 J0 t2 X5 l- MMaxine shows off her technical prowess against A.J. on WWE.com's WWE NXT.
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# I, r0 Q. t) ~1 A; VA.J.'s speed agility is too much for Maxine to handle, allowing A.J. to come away victorious.
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Yoshi Tatsu displays his Japanese pride on WWE NXT." o0 o/ ~( U7 @5 P3 }$ U
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Darren Young uses his raw power to lift his rival, Titus O'Neil ...- d- H% H" t! n$ B, {) O3 z
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( Z @: t' L0 I& _+ U... allowing the NXT Rookie and JTG to secure a victory on WWE NXT.
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" f V4 Z4 W: _8 |8 A; y* hThe Usos attack JTG & Darren Young for the second straight week on WWE NXT.
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Third-generation Diva Natalya is simply stunning.! p Q/ J( _1 f/ i7 ]* }* N
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Sheamus decimates Heath Slater with his patented Brogue Kick.* C4 y/ U. R+ k, h4 `+ Y
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Justin Gabriel battles his former associate Wade Barrett on Friday Night SmackDown.
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Randy Orton RKOs Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes through the announce table.
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Rhodes is tended to by WWE officials after his brutal match with Randy Orton.
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Daniel Bryan's heated rivalry with Sin Cara continues ...4 R% |, A, D1 D& Z* x! |. v/ o& H
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... but which Sin Cara is Bryan really battling?
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( z& N3 L2 D/ C; G0 V, a* x5 ZOne half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom, Kofi Kingston, takes flight against The Usos on SmackDown.
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Christian faces a daunting challenge in the form of The World's Strongest Man.# h+ w! m2 ]% C" a, L9 _/ \) g: W
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The World Heavyweight Champion's power is enormous as he shoves the lumberjacks away.
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The lovely A.J. is ready for action.
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