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9 t, m8 }3 `, w9 g7 oPrior to his WrestleMania XXVII match against The Undertaker, Triple H takes out Ted DiBiase with a particularly high, leaping Pedigree.
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! J X# A* i& _: W1 x0 x$ }With The World's Largest Athlete hoisting The World's Strongest Man high above it, this table wishes it was the world's most durable broadcast desk.
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Luke Gallows finds himself on the receiving end of a chokeslam from his half-brother, Kane.
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Kane again plants an opponent with an organ-shaking chokeslam. This time, it's Edge.
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Kofi Kingston throws caution to the wind at Money in the Bank 2010, delivering an insane Boom Drop onto Drew McIntyre.5 K! `: P3 D1 F* k: R' ^( P
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7 T" b2 q/ ]$ {6 oJeff Hardy, an artist both inside the ring and out, Swantons a prone CM Punk.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Don't tell that to Mick Foley. Here, The Hardcore Legend - chair in hand - flattens a Mankind impersonator.% O7 W! O$ A- j9 t
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# @& m; E- ^0 Z m$ @- \/ PCM Punk's Macho Man inspired elbow drop finds the mark against Triple H.
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9 z! b: v: w7 B! a6 j& z* ?8 dNot to be outdone in the elbow-drop category, Shawn Michaels pinpoints a tabled Chris Jericho.0 V# y( I; l1 _
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8 k5 e8 _4 h9 ^After launching himself off the top rope, Shane McMahon lands with a thud on Bobby Lashley at One Night Stand 2007.
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$ Y& V9 d' I4 F% E KOn the very first edition of SmackDown, The Rock rocks Triple H by introducing him to the table.
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, {; O. W7 }, }+ c$ p1 v' e5 ePerhaps taking a cue from The Great One, Triple H bounces Sheamus' head off the table during an Extreme Rules 2010 Street Fight.
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4 j! A9 Q D& ^6 w- Q5 kBarrett is reunited with the table, courtesy of The Viper.
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A sign of things to come at Extreme Rules 2012? Chris Jericho proves, at least for the moment, that he's the best at tossing Punk into the broadcast table.# H+ I8 N; T1 y- |4 p+ e5 b$ E
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Against Christian, The Second City Saint displays his table talent., S" S' P* }# X/ J
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0 a" T2 s3 m( c/ Y. n0 H# u+ Y/ i6 XFormer Evolution running mates Randy Orton and Triple H prepare for a miserable landing ...1 \2 U P7 i" s
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Edge again returns to the table, this time Spearing an overmatched Jeff Hardy.
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Somewhere in that table wreckage are Edge and The Undertaker.3 R' N& v g4 @- L9 j; m
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Soon to be without an announce desk, Jerry "The King" Lawler exclaims in shock at John Cena disposes of Orton with an Attitude Adjustment.
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6 v" p+ c7 F) H/ r) C+ ]Over time, Cena has come to master the elevated Attitude Adjustment onto the broadcast table. Alberto Del Rio suffers the consequences ...
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... as does Batista.
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0 j# V; }; C4 ~. R! k"Stone Cold" Steve Austin never turns down an opportunity to smash a McMahon through a table. On this occasion, Shane is The Texas Rattlesnake's victim of choice.
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Dapper though he is, Big Show is no less dangerous in a suit than he is in a singlet. Jack Swagger can attest.
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A damaged Alex Riley is sprawled out at Over the Limit 2011.
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