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Week in Photos: October 15, 2011
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3 O5 B$ A( i0 A) {9 O8 SWWE Superstars stand united, refusing to perform on Raw SuperShow.
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The backstage area at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City was empty before the beginning of Raw SuperShow./ E& _/ x& `- i; F1 g3 E: }/ d
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/ a" z$ ]) W* b8 y% ~+ |1 EJohn Cena shows WWE COO Triple H his full support.
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Sheamus also joins John Cena and stands behind his former rival, The Game.
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WWE's COO allows CM Punk free reign on commentary on Raw SuperShow.# x% y* U5 u7 w0 M
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, x, I M4 }' i% NSheamus and John Cena lock up in a match with Triple H as special referee.
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In the middle of the match, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon returns.
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Mr. McMahon informs Triple H that the Board of Directors has relieved The Game of control of Raw.) s% ^: g$ h* n
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The Chairman also announces that Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis, is the interim Raw General Manager.
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/ c( d3 u2 L* k6 M- \0 Z* S( N0 JThe other Superstars return and Christian battles John Morrison.
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$ I3 b E2 A6 i* M3 H. z& D" U: EAfter Christian's victory, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes take turns attacking The Shaman of Sexy.
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World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry takes down Randy Orton with the World's Strongest Slam on Raw SuperShow.
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5 z+ b1 [8 V# Q' e0 GCody Rhodes takes advantage of a venom-less Viper and humiliates Orton.$ F* [& j1 k: G' q* z7 J
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, D, O+ l2 i7 O- z( @0 BKelly Kelly uses the ropes to her advantage against Rosa Mendes.1 Y9 V7 r$ h$ E
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Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis fires Jim Ross.9 c, I' r5 E' r. y, f$ m0 t
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Evan Bourne takes to the skies in tag team action on Raw SuperShow.
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$ T' Q: W( K! Z6 e- G: U. W; V! DMason Ryan levels United States Champion Dolph Zigger with a massive boot to the face.
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WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on CM Punk in Raw SuperShow's main event.$ q- m, P- y9 d# f- j
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John Laurinaitis interrupts the main event for a special announcement ...
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# e' f- L; u, M... he has reinstated The Miz & R-Truth!
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. ]7 v- L' ]5 M3 K. Z) J$ q( h8 BTriple H comes to the ring to help CM Punk fend off Miz & Truth.
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! d! d7 F- m9 s: U, j UNot long ago they were bitter rivals, but The King of Kings and The Voice of the Voiceless stand together.
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7 u% `4 I/ v& M. `# dThe fierce Alicia Fox is certainly beautiful.8 |# U, o7 H# x8 c6 _1 `
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Maxine uses the ropes to apply pressure to A.J.'s back.2 l$ U6 M2 W; }6 K) Q
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A.J. pulls off an impressive victory against the aggressive Maxine on WWE NXT.
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9 Z7 x/ ^* N' L- P% A, h+ VOn WWE.com's WWE NXT, "Showtime" Percy Watson slams Derrick Bateman.5 I! |5 V [9 [1 M* h3 q0 }
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# P" ~, L! c2 M7 v: Z& n" Q; |: EBateman uses his raw power to keep the agile Watson reeling.
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Titus O'Neil celebrates "Showtime's" victory over Bateman on WWE NXT.
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Rosa Mendes is simply gorgeous.
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JTG and Santino Marella battle on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars."
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JTG takes down Santino with a powerful backbreaker.
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Young Superstars Alex Riley and Drew McIntyre square-off on "WWE Superstars."
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Heath Slater gets airborne in an attempt to build momentum to keep Ezekiel Jackson cornered.4 U& ]. a# j& ~" {4 ?1 P
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The Bella Twins make Alberto Del Rio's car look even more luxurious.
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SmackDown hosted the largest Battle Royal in WWE history!
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2 L7 s, n+ E; M. B& Q" G# z* h ?Kelly Kelly falls right into Divas Champion Beth Phoenix on SmackDown.
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/ g5 ^" X3 n3 U9 {6 i' w9 }WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio tries to derail The Celtic Warrior.
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: B4 {1 c- l$ w4 \United States Champion Dolph Ziggler downs Zack Ryder in tag team action on SmackDown.
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5 W+ C) T* d: w) G# X9 g& X2 G3 l& YBig Show impressively chokeslams World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry.: s7 @2 a' b) W3 a( K
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WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter (far left) golfed in the NFL Alumni Celebrity Golf Classic with Pro Football Hall of Famers in New Jersey. |
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