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Shawn Michaels returns to Raw SuperShow Monday night to go face to face with his best friend, Triple H.
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The two buddies share a hug before getting down to business.
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* s. j. [3 G1 z: LHBK drops a bomb on his friend: he's going to be the special guest referee for his Hell in a Cell Match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania!
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The All-American American crushes his opponent with a devastating splash.) k( \$ |" A O1 W/ J+ O. j
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Dolph Ziggler, Vickie Guerrero, John Laurinaitis and David Otunga take in the action from ringside.3 L4 c& h/ [9 ^4 p/ ]6 H; N
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Laurinaitis tries to distract the referee, but Raw's GM for the night, Teddy Long, stops him, giving Santino Marella the opening to pin Swagger!$ d+ h) C4 g1 k4 |
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Eve takes on Alicia Fox in Divas action Monday night.
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Fox leapfrogs away from Eve's attack ...
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The WWE Champion drops an elbow from the top rope on Bryan.) |) ^8 D! m7 {" f( F4 w7 R
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The WWE Title challenger hopes he gets to hold onto the gold for much longer after WrestleMania.
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The Miz waits at ringside before his match with Big Show.
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He now turns his focus to Cody Rhodes and WrestleMania.
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Kane has bad intentions for his opponent Monday night.
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- H3 q) v" u* _1 qR-Truth catches a big boot from The Big Red Monster.
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... but runs into a chokeslam.
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Randy Orton attacks Kane, laying him out with an RKO, gaining a measure of retribution for the monster's assault on him last Friday night.
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The Rock is more than happy to trade barbs.
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4 q! [9 U' k# C+ L a& YMaxine tries to get close to WWE NXT's match coordinator, William Regal. Regal has other plans for her, though.
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The devious Diva tries her own splash from the ropes against Tamina Snuka.
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; p4 U. {; Y v+ y% WThe second-generation Diva shows her how it's done, picking up a win with her family's trademark move.
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Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks mouth off to Regal.
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Yoshi Tatsu goes airborne against Johnny Curtis on WWE NXT.
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Kingston picks up the win over his long-time rival.
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"The Cape Town Werewolf" locks horns with "The One Man Southern Rock Band."
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Mahal forces DiBiase to submit to the Punjabi Clutch.
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... But Santino has other plans.
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- C; j3 C8 g7 T. E3 hIn another surprising announcement by John Laurinaitis, Drew McIntyre is given a chance to get his job back with a victory. His opponent? Hornswoggle.
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McIntyre easily gets the win, and gets his job back.
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... Which leads to a very angry Punjabi Giant.
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In a battle of big men, Ezekiel Jackson takes on The World's Strongest Man Mark Henry.
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Mark Henry comes up empty.
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The World's Strongest Slam spells victory for Henry
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Just as the action inside the ring is about to heat up, The Big Red Monster Kane appears.
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9 Y; `5 ` x* Z$ j6 GTeddy Long does his best to keep Kane at a distance ...
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... And proves to be enough of a distraction for Teddy Long to roll Laurinaitis up for the pin.
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% n+ B! z1 \5 H/ _The World's Largest Athlete easily tosses Bryan across the ring.
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