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The Slammy Awards are presented on WWE Raw SuperShow. Booker T and Hornswoggle present the first honor of the night.1 H$ w7 r% n: J$ j8 B
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Jim Ross wins the "Tell Me I Did NOT Just See That" Award. Michael Cole objects, challenging the Hall of Famer to a rap-off.0 x' _% K! Y4 h
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- G. d M: ~/ m% iThe Million Dollar Man and Mick Foley present Big Show with the "Holy $#!& Moment of the Year" Slammy on WWE Raw SuperShow.# k* g# s7 G: L# x4 ]" t3 u
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The World's Largest Athlete follows up his Slammy win by crushing Wade Barrett under his massive boot.1 c% S) q3 U; }% c' M7 q1 Q, k
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0 V1 V8 M0 j) \' ^4 |8 DFormer World Tag Team Champion Road Dogg returns to WWE to present the "Pipe Bomb of the Year" award.0 l& m& \5 u* n
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Naturally, WWE Champion CM Punk picks up that Slammy, and presents a dynamic tribute video to Interim Raw GM John Laurinaitis.
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7 _; o. e( @; ^/ T2 n( _( xLita makes a surprise appearance, presenting Kelly Kelly with the "Divalicious Moment of the Year" award.
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Santino Marella and the beautiful Bella Twins announce the winner of the "OMG Moment of the Year" Slammy." u* s! I( q; B# p
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Triple H wins the award, but isn't interested in the accolade. He turns his attention to Kevin Nash and their Ladder Match at TLC.
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WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas laughs at David Otunga as he reads the nominees for "Trending Superstar of the Year."9 I& Y( x) t6 w8 r( O6 w2 }% @
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Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Daniel Bryan all compete in a match on Raw SuperShow. The Superstar who trends highest on Twitter before the end takes home the Slammy. J4 v. e+ y) {' o
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Though Ziggler wins the match, Ryder trends highest, earning the Slammy.
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" j- |8 o$ V! dThe United States Champion ruins Ryder's moment on Raw and steals his Slammy.# Z5 @8 I8 C+ z: G/ A5 N
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John Cena accepts the award and takes a few jabs at his WrestleMania opponent, The Rock.
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Punk and Randy Orton teamed up on Raw SuperShow to face Alberto Del Rio and The Miz.
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After their victory, the top contenders to Punk's WWE Championship attack him, trying to soften him up before TLC.8 t3 x8 b; {" P- N
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Vickie Guerrero and Goldust take the podium to present the "A-Lister of the Year" Slammy.7 o! M1 ~; z* X' u
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4 ?% ?3 G2 X$ P0 U C) a0 n3 fGuerrero is not as thrilled as the rest of the WWE Universe when Snooki is announced as the winner.
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( m% j/ X2 P, p, G: a3 T9 VSheamus silences Jinder Mahal with a devastating Brogue Kick on Raw SuperShow.
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The WWE Universe is excited to see Rey Mysterio present the "Superstar of the Year" Slammy while he recovers from injury.
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9 |, @9 J" a+ n) b/ b( dCM Punk wins the fan-voted award, but John Laurinaitis smugly accepts the award on his behalf after the attack by Miz and Del rio.4 [$ l& F' ^5 y7 a
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World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry uses his strength to wear down John Cena.
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6 s* \9 v, T/ S' X c' TThe WWE Universe is shocked when Kane makes his return to Raw SuperShow.
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Lilian Garcia sings an emotional rendition of the National Anthem at Tribute to the Troops.
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WWE's Most Patriotic Show of the Year was held in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.# i5 g" e" F8 G$ e( P: K
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Randy Orton squared off with Wade Barrett in front of America's bravest.) d: C2 x# i8 P
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7 W' T2 l6 R6 `/ }6 ZDavid Otunga attacked The Viper and found himself tabled in the ring.
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Sgt. Slaughter joins forces with Zack Ryder at Tribute to the Troops.
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Long Island Iced-Z takes down Jack Swagger with the Rough Ryder.
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The Bella Twins team up with Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Natalya at Tribute to the Troops./ ?# z* n, i! E' N
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1 N2 q$ u0 M0 m0 m& ^Maria picks up a shocking victory by pinning The Glamazon!
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes shows off his technical abilities against SmackDown Money in the Bank winner Daniel Bryan.3 M. h; |) O0 k Y/ C9 n- R( n
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9 t1 q. Q& H; e. R: @! tBooker T brings smiles to the U.S. Armed Forces with a spin-a-roonie.' _0 V$ t0 ]* F
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WWE Tag Team Champions Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston show great teamwork at Fort Bragg.
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International Superstars collide as Sheamus battles Drew McIntyre at Tribute to the Troops.; |- |, A# G: P3 m% S$ I
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World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry shows off his incredible power and tosses Big Show., v% ]4 n0 ?- |
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$ Q0 y' U& o5 @3 U/ K& L( z ABig Show, WWE Champion CM Punk and John Cena stand victorious at Tribute to the Troops.
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; r/ F( B$ `9 _/ G A* s( ]" BWWE Superstars and Divas show their respect for the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Mary J. Blige performs at Tribute to the Troops.
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Nickelback rocks the house at Fort Bragg.
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! M# k# w$ `5 z0 \" V+ t# xComedian George Wallace brings laughs to the military during Tribute to the Troops.
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The beautiful Eden Styles is WWE's newest ring announcer.1 j4 T! ^/ M% l" z% ^
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( b% \* O% @7 T- G3 l" t1 GCurt Hawkins keeps the agile Yoshi Tatsu down during tag team competition on WWE NXT Redemption.
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0 u7 b0 E# Z5 g$ e' J; CJohnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman confront each other on "Showtime with Percy Watson."
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1 e) G5 I0 ?& iCurtis squares off with Percy Watson on WWE.com's WWE NXT Redemption.
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Bitter rivals Darren Young and Titus O'Neil have a heated discussion on WWE NXT Redemption.) w2 x7 {( r" H" S; x
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WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Natalya and dangerous but beautiful.# ]. L n- D7 d, Z8 b9 ~; V* i
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Drew McIntyre is wise to keep the high-flying Justin Gabriel grounded. P; L5 a( o% A) F2 \" l0 L. S" _
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Hunico takes to the sky against Trent Barreta on "WWE Superstars."& I" ?; }! _8 U) G" ~9 e
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A mysterious friend of Hunico's makes his debut on "WWE Superstars."5 t6 @5 ^$ s4 H/ ]) U
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Alex Riley shows off his strength against Jack Swagger on WWE.com's "WWE Superstars.") G3 [6 A8 D$ C' W& g6 y
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Evan Bourne soars through the air, taking down Primo and Epico on "WWE Superstars."( A: W% c M2 l2 G$ y
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* i, i Q) X1 e/ S# e/ sMichael Cole shows off his collection of Slammy Awards on Friday Night SmackDown.
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Daniel Bryan launches into Rhodes with a missile dropkick.
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- \2 u/ M3 c, Z2 N! {" l3 Y: s% P5 X( I...but Fox pulls out the victory and a clump of Natalya's hair.( y6 I5 l0 b! f4 N5 v) D1 r2 j% R& M
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Epico and Primo celebrate their win with Rosa Mendes.9 T' d# E. _& \# v* N& H" L5 a5 U# I
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Swagger's rough Friday night continues with a chair shot from Mark Henry.
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Not even the camera man is safe from the wrath of The World's Strongest Man.
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The World's Largest Athlete stands amidst the carnage left by his TLC opponent.
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) ]+ l( o7 e+ v6 yTed DiBiase sends Heath Slater flying into the guardrail.
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% n8 g j m6 D( K* d5 zJinder Mahal sneak attacks DiBiase after his match, locking him in the dreaded Camel Clutch.
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The Celtic Warrior's Irish temper is boiling over.
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& o+ n% U+ n4 p* W) c4 pRandy Orton and Zack Ryder team up to face Dolph Ziggler and Wade Barrett in the main event of SmackDown.! P+ ~! \" y- i0 e; Q8 m# F# \
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The lovely AJ is ready for action.
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p; }( E! P _ ~+ q2 yDrew McIntyre gets ready to leap from Fort Bragg's jump tower, simulating a parachute jump.
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes skydives with the Army's Golden Knights before Tribute to the Troops.
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Daniel Bryan and Ted DiBiase gear up with soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg.' Q+ I( t# U8 m( j
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