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Randy Orton vs. Kane - Road to WrestleMania XXVIII: photos
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( V. j5 V ~4 A' \ sKane collides with The Viper in a Street Fight on SmackDown in July 2011.
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Orton withstands the brute force of his opponent .../ y: m- f& U- P7 A3 L3 n
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n$ f, o3 V5 [... and hits a ferocious RKO on a steel chair to seize victory over The Big Red Monster.
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6 _# O1 n7 X5 D; j$ n( iFollowing the match, Kane shows his humanity by extending a handshake to The Viper.
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* ?6 M* N) B) hEight months later, Randy Orton returns from injury to rumble with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan in a non-title match during the March 5 edition of SmackDown.3 l6 q9 s/ ^6 i* w. I
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Orton loses via count-out when the masked monster makes his way to ringside.
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6 s/ I* K, }; e# }+ E- t0 IThe Devil's Favorite Demon concludes his assault with a simple, yet chilling, message: "Welcome back, Randy."9 E# K j+ o% d! c
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6 t, _& v, o9 d( c1 e. rKane then displays the power of the monster within against R-Truth on Raw SuperShow ...
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... but WWE's Apex Predator arrives moments later to put him in his place.
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3 B+ I2 u$ o) n. [9 OAfter leveling the sadistic Superstar, Orton declares to his floored foe, "It's good to be back."
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Orton resumes competing on the following SmackDown ...9 f) b+ ]- v1 x2 j$ C* }8 }: t0 U. C
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4 ~' l' V+ x1 T) \... until Kane interrupts and takes the fight to The Viper both in and out of the ring.
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. U* V1 s8 ^! ^, w% z) Z PEven an impressive victory over The All-American American Jack Swagger on Raw SuperShow ...
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, }$ X, }4 @8 Q5 \5 n... can not keep Orton safe from the lingering presence of his hellborn rival.: D/ k' |. c, \* ^7 B
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# u7 L- k- N, A v3 L9 d U! YThe third-generation Superstar calls out The Big Red Monster to explain himself on SmackDown.- |8 D: m) o3 M6 T/ N) s
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Kane explains that he continues to be haunted by the memories of his handshake with Orton last July ...
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# {+ x: T' t9 E5 b) Z/ }The monstrous menace then challenges Orton to a epic clash on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
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& ^" J* P4 K0 B" _1 DThe Viper vents on Raw SuperShow that he couldn't care less about Kane's identity crisis.- Z: [! U5 ]: r% [) [
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The Big Red Monster prepares for his WrestleMania match with a bout against Big Show on SmackDown.
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes meddles in the match's outcome ...' V9 h0 @6 s9 H& G
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... but WWE's Apex Predator seizes the chance to show his lack of fear for The Devil's Favorite Demon.
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