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WWE Live Event at Madison Square Garden: photos
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Primo & Epico arrive at the World's Most Famous Arena with their manager, Rosa Mendes.
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' n$ h* }! l: O4 ]3 bThe reigning WWE Tag Team Champions show off their titles and their manager.
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& z' `( q2 R$ jKofi Kingston and R-Truth come together to capitalize on the tag team title opportunity.
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R-Truth immediately lets Primo know what's up.
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2 v, t0 L- t7 [0 _2 bThe challengers carry the momentum in their chase of the WWE Tag Team Championship.* a& g `& V# B- F
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Kofi connects the Boom Drop to clinch championship gold for his side ...
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... but their win is overturned by John Laurinaitis. Primo & Epico would retain the titles after the match restarts when the Raw Interim General Manager "inadvertently" distracts the Team Teddy cohorts.% r. k2 B z- J W" T+ x+ Q
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0 W( X/ T$ x9 c& ]# h3 MZack Ryder looks ready to woo the capacity crowd at MSG.
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: L( s0 }4 u/ U0 Q( m: ^; @5 JWith exactly two weeks to go before WrestleMania XXVIII, The Miz continues to campaign for a match on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
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The Miz refuses to back down from his latest opponent.& o. z. @* c" d1 d1 W% p
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/ {9 d0 F. k6 gThe Awesome One battles back in hopes of proving he deserves to compete at WrestleMania XXVIII ..., l" h9 a* W3 l* k3 ~) q4 w
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... but his troubles continue when Ryder makes his own "Madison Square Garden moment" with a win.3 {' u1 v# h" c% j
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Vickie Guerrero leads her protégé, Jack Swagger, to ringside.
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Santino Marella puts his United States Championship on the line at MSG against the finely-coiffed challenger.$ W! P& G4 m/ |& c
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8 E T5 \: j% @6 MThe All-American American competes as if he still has some champion in him.
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5 [. Y8 J1 Y5 N3 j( f# K9 C5 V* U' @% ZThe former World Heavyweight Champion soars through the air.. k [% d) H! V/ J7 b' R
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) N# w% ~& h# @% Q4 K9 y' {0 lIt looks like Swagger pins his Italian rival to seize the United States Championship ...
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... but SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long reverses the result due to Swagger's foot being on the ropes during the pinfall.' W K- Q# c' B: h$ w1 F: P
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The Cobra comes out to play on behalf of the United States Champion.
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M) b4 Q! q3 U' I( p \+ _% ZHornswoggle arrives to aid Marella as Swagger administers the ankle lock.
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Santino makes short work of the distracted Swagger and retains the United States Championship.- V0 A) X/ o+ w |
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Tamina quickly sets upon The Glamazon ...
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9 M1 B* V8 r& ? c... and Kelly Kelly continues the momentum in her team's favor.; p8 ~0 J7 j/ \: S* ]' K
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Tamina and Natalya grapple to prove which Diva will reign supreme at MSG.
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# `2 G- @7 ]4 IThe packed MSG crowd welcomes Randy Orton to ringside.) S- a, U7 ]1 ?4 k+ N7 }2 X% _
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8 e! s, E1 E5 xChris Jericho cautiously measures up his competition.
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WWE Champion CM Punk proudly displays his title.
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Triple H, Orton and CM Punk join forces against Jericho, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, and Dolph Ziggler in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.8 x, C; m+ N& Q$ D: r
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The Game gets Cody Rhodes up in the air.2 c" m8 A l& R5 ]( }% ^: p
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( x' Z N) W7 H0 g! fAfter mimicking The Undertaker's signature gestures, Triple H refrains from applying the Pedigree in favor of executing The Deadman's Tombstone piledriver on Ziggler for the win.
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! P4 T* ^! T! PMason Ryan braces for battle at the World's Most Famous Arena.
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2 \# O6 z2 ?6 m% r& C3 R: ^Big Show gets his spirits up ahead of his Triple Threat Match against World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and Mark Henry.. W v8 c* u7 ~) U W4 V
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The World's Largest Athlete and The World's Strongest Man come to blows.
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Bryan holds his own despite the imposing size of his fellow combatants.
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( Q: b u, r6 x( RKane comes to the ring for his Last Man Standing Match against John Cena.
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Cena salutes the capacity crowd at MSG.
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0 s" g& @; o% O9 w$ H; f" QThe rivals brawl to see which Superstar can still embrace the hate.
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5 {, k6 i6 |; s% wThe Cenation leader leaves the MSG crowd with some parting thoughts ahead of Cena's Once in a Lifetime clash with The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII. |
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