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Week in Photos: December 24, 2011
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There are plenty of fireworks inside the ring and out at WWE TLC.
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! m* y4 L1 ~: UZack Ryder stuns Dolph Ziggler with a Rough Ryder to win the United States Championship.9 W* @; w( H/ P* v5 v8 j8 ^7 S
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This Broski is really excited to see Long Island Iced-Z with championship gold.
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Kofi Kingston gets major air on this Boom Drop, delivered to Primo.
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1 M0 o' {7 L$ U" X9 O. oKingston and Evan Bourne successfully defend their WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE TLC.
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9 n" `& v- S6 SThe Viper stands tall after his Tables Match victory.7 u7 c v+ ~( S0 O- H
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Beth Phoenix dominates Kelly Kelly to retain her WWE Divas Title.4 E5 S7 a; a( ]
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& v* T) L) z1 U7 ETriple H knocks his former friend, Kevin Nash off a ladder and crashing through a table.& q9 t$ k& @ p, o( `( X* [! x
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O2 C/ E5 ]6 W* z" r0 AThe Game's brutal sledgehammer attack leads him to victory in their Sledgehammer Ladder Match. Nash is out of action for at least six weeks.8 [1 t( ?8 I( y1 }3 _: Z8 [
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: `4 [3 z; T+ t9 o+ z6 ~8 b$ ~; C! E3 bSheamus picks up a win over Jack Swagger with a devastaging Brogue Kick.
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( X& @5 t- ]3 D0 d; hThe Big Show wins his first World Championship in nine years after defeating Mark Henry in a Chairs Match at WWE TLC.% v( }- h! O$ j
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; C# V. f! A6 ^" g9 IHis reign is shortlived, as Daniel Bryan cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase and pins Big Show to become World Heavyweight Champion.1 x% v" r. l }) j4 o$ H" e
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The match goes on and the five-time WCW Champion puts up a great fight, but Rhodes lands a Beautiful Disaster kick to retain his title.$ h' {; X3 P5 e5 N! q, b8 u" d2 j& T7 o
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1 _- \5 W, ]4 p5 T1 Z3 q: B3 B1 {CM Punk has to fight off Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the WWE Championship.* \& w8 `* i: r7 p/ E7 e
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7 v5 v# K% E3 D/ yThough he is handcuffed to the turnbuckle, Punk escapes and climbs to victory.( C/ h& L l* w# g1 ^" c
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CM Punk and Daniel Bryan join Zack Ryder in a celebratory fist-pump on Raw SuperShow.
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The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler confront the champions, leading John Laurinaitis to make a six-man tag team main event.
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Wade Barrett gets retribution on Randy Orton, putting him through a table with Wasteland.
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Alicia Fox wishes the WWE Universe a "foxy" holiday after upsetting WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix.& [1 V$ H' S$ E% s
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The Great White prefers to let his actions in the ring do the talking as he lays out Mahal with the High Cross.
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Mark Henry and John Cena come face to face for the second straight week.8 q, Y6 K2 z- b4 m- c# K
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, x9 q, {- v& }- o% }: tOnce again, Kane interrupts the two Superstars.0 B2 h# c) l x: E _$ v# ^& e
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The Big Red Monster attacks Cena once again, tearing the shirt off his back.
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* D; [& ]9 |0 \9 A& E) cThe beautiful Rosa Mendes accompanies Primo and Epico to the ring on Raw Supershow.
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The Puerto Rican pair pick up a win over The Usos.
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WWE Champion CM Punk enters through the Philadelphia crowd.
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3 n$ p, Q' J) q# p( W6 CThe World Heavyweight Champion makes Del Rio tap with the LeBell Lock.; F% p f3 X" q& N0 f) T/ m9 X
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The lovely Kaitlyn is one of the WWE Universe's favorite jingle belles.
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2 F5 i: H9 T, V) L+ ^6 ZThe Usos bring their Samoan heritage to WWE.com's WWE NXT Redemption.
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( D) O9 n- Q3 FNXT season three winner Kaitlyn returns to WWE NXT to battle her former rival, Maxine. a( Z+ u+ e j) R6 _
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# n1 a. ^. R$ V" XMaxine shows her true feelings and walks out on Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman.
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Darren Young joins the commentary team on WWE NXT citing an injury.0 J! s* s9 _4 q9 Z2 T- U9 i
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Darren Young reveals that his injury was fake and levels O'Neil.& X. g# ?! Z8 }1 C, ?, b1 p
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Will Aksana be celebrating the holidays with SmackDown GM Teddy Long?
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Evan Bourne flies high to take down his sizeable foe, Tyler Reks.$ i$ \" \# b) m2 G5 Z# H9 Y
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Former WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel prove their allegiance is over on "WWE Superstars."$ _5 ^1 @: @ V6 N* F$ D
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' g! [. P4 v( @; W$ N, }3 hEzekiel Jackson shows off his impressive strength against Hunico.
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7 j6 L2 o# I% H) ^0 g6 y3 EBig Show and Mark Henry confront new World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to kick off SmackDown.
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The World's Largest Athlete takes out the Harvard graduate with the Weapon of Mass Destruction.
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Kofi Kingston has Evan Bourne in his corner as he gets ready for singles competition on SmackDown.
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7 q5 u6 ?" {1 ^3 k& H. JKingston, one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, takes to the air, defeating Primo.
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Dolph Ziggler, with Vickie Guerrero, approaches the ring to take on Daniel Bryan.
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Jack Swagger interferes and Teddy Long turns it into a tag team match, adding Big Show as Bryan's partner./ X( B( X6 r( {- |
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The World Heavyweight Champion and the man he cashed in on are victorious over Vickie Guerrero's two charges.. d/ a7 C2 K& ^# k4 n/ o
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