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With Extreme Rules looming this Sunday, Monday night's special three-hour Raw SuperShow kicks off with a surprise guest: WWE Hall of Famer Edge!1 ^- ^2 A$ S3 C6 G
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# f( ^) ?1 v' b- q( \Edge has a pointed message for John Cena, who will face Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules this Sunday.
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The Rated-R Superstar tells the Cenation Leader that, while they may not have always seen eye-to-eye, he knows what kind of man Cena is ...
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... And he tells Cena that he HAS to beat Brock Sunday night because he can't let someone who doesn't care about WWE somehow become the "face of WWE."
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Jericho connects, sending Kofi flying off the apron.
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In the end, though, it's Chris Jericho who walks away with the victory after he locks in the Walls of Jericho.' c. Y( X+ T, y" |: b- j
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The WWE Universe gets a close-up view of the action ...
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3 T' C3 B( V) _ c1 oIntercontinental Champion Big Show and The Great Khali take on Cody Rhodes and Alberto Del Rio in tag team action!
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Rhodes and Del Rio are in sync in a concentrated effort to bring down The World's Largest Athlete.. P4 o+ ?8 \! b _4 g( O6 K" L; N, `1 B
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When Big Show rallies inside the ring, Del Rio wants no part of the battle, bailing on his tag team partner.
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After being named Executive Administrator, Eve turns a regular contest between Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Nikki Bella into a Lumberjill Match!% n3 l0 q$ |* e1 p$ d
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... But as the WWE Universe knows, the champion is Straight Edge all the way!9 ]4 L/ z8 ^, O
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His ruse enacted to perfection, Punk takes it to his Extreme Rules opponent ...
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" `7 Z( O2 b& }6 o. x... Chasing Jericho from the arena.
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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus cannot believe who the special guest referee is in his non-title match against Mark Henry ...
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The World's Strongest Man levels The Great White with a massive forearm.6 g% w' \) u4 u8 a* p `6 C
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Bryan strikes a familiar pose as he hopes Extreme Rules turns out in a similar fashion.
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United States Champion Santino Marella powerwalks his way to the ring as he and Zack Ryder take on WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico in a non-title match.
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Long Island Iced-Z sends Epico flying!
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Santino and Ryder get the victory over the tag team champions.
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After Brock gives General Manager John Laurinaitis a list of changes he wants made to his contract, he finally signs the document." ~6 f- t5 u5 r0 ?
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6 j* `8 `1 I: S+ m: J% SBrock sits back and, along with the rest of the WWE Universe, waits for Cena to sign.
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' @% ^' O! d( f2 t* e' XThe beautiful Maxine is ready for WWE NXT action!
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Bateman connects with a monstrous clothesline in the middle of the ring!
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Natalya and Maxine team up against Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka on WWE NXT!2 n8 D6 T2 R% w9 [6 u) |4 F
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Shades of "Superfly"! Tamina soars off the top rope!
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Johnny Curtis and Tyson Kidd lock horns in the ring ...
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The Usos take on Hunico and Camacho.6 Z( _) j9 }1 E) `
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; N6 ^9 z& c$ r7 TIt goes without saying that The Usos work well together in the ring.
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Alex Riley starts off strong in his match against Miz on "WWE Superstars."
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But Miz takes control of the bout and turns the tables on A-Ry.
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With just 48 hours before Extreme Rules, Daniel Bryan kicks off SmackDown with some strong words!
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6 r; Y# o! b, g& H9 U- a4 ]According to Bryan, "That 18-second loss at WrestleMania DOES NOT COUNT!" and the loss was "AJ’s fault."
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The World’s Largest Athlete proves that actions speak louder than words and he delivers a ring-shaking chokeslam to Ricardo!7 m$ @ N3 M, f+ d- Z
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Darren Young displays an intelligent game plan as he connects to take Jackson out.
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During his exclusive interview with Michael Cole, Randy Orton says he plans to unleash hell on The Devil’s Favorite Demon Sunday at Extreme Rules.$ A$ Q& B# d2 s* J$ j9 V" b* n
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Jinder Mahal enters to interrupt Orton and tell The Viper that he’ll be waiting for him "on the other side" after his match against Kane.
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Orton’s response? A thundering RKO!, A. J) U. `6 J- \ @; X1 X: \) F! X
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& ]9 J8 t3 ]- R6 @/ YAksana introduces Antonio Cesaro as he readies to take on Tyson Kidd.
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8 ]/ b7 I$ S H/ HWhen John Laurinaitis instructs Teddy Long to raise Cesaro’s hand in victory, Teddy is left to look on in pain as Aksana kisses Cesaro right in front of him!
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The Great Khali chops Cody Rhodes down to size early on in their bout.; R8 d) \/ L$ b0 R; n
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) s. D( l& C+ kKhali proves too much for Rhodes, and the giant gets back at Cody for taking him out last week. Rhodes will put his faith in the spin of a wheel on the WWE.COM Pre-Show to determine the stipulation for his match against Big Show at Extreme Rules.- [$ G0 R7 s! B4 }5 } y# G
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With The Usos looking on backstage, Ryback takes on Jacob Kaye, a local competitor from Michigan.
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It's safe to say that Ryback is in complete control of the match, demonstrating his incredible power.
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An intense Ryback stands over the broken body of another fallen opponent.9 t: ~8 p( c2 I$ l' T& f* A/ ` @1 s
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In the SmackDown’s main event, World Champion Sheamus takes on Mark Henry in a Raw rematch!$ a7 p6 w1 d) I4 F( J! l
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The Great White rebounds, though, and connects with a monstrous Brogue Kick from out of nowhere to take out The World’s Strongest Man!
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The momentum heading into Extreme Rules swings in Sheamus’ direction, but his Sunday night opponent, Daniel Bryan, appears on the ramp.( ?9 g# ~' }7 V' P
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The Great White reminds Bryan of their 18-second match at WrestleMania, telling him he got off easy. Sheamus adds that the question is, will he beat Bryan at Extreme Rules?$ G% P+ R. u# c% \! x, N
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The answer, according to Sheamus and members of the WWE Universe in Michigan: YES! YES! YES! |
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