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8 J% H9 G: u/ j1 g+ WWith Extreme Rules looming this Sunday, Monday night's special three-hour Raw SuperShow kicks off with a surprise guest: WWE Hall of Famer Edge!
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Edge has a pointed message for John Cena, who will face Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules this Sunday.* I1 C% ?' c5 n, O$ L
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5 E( S, S( D" d$ w0 ]6 nThe 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 ...7 T1 Y6 x0 k- y; u& a
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$ G0 B" T* |9 V8 g! ~... 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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9 `) ]# X/ l0 v; ^- x' {The night's first match sees Chris Jericho take on Kofi Kingston.
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' j! c" n+ H3 A v2 KBoom Drop! Kofi gets back into the bout with an impressive offensive array.
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. [8 G7 q* r' @& z' |+ s" oIn the end, though, it's Chris Jericho who walks away with the victory after he locks in the Walls of Jericho.
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R-Truth faces an uphill battle against Lord Tensai, who displays his strength right from the opening bell., {) o! L; z. X/ T6 H
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Tensai's green mist proves to be the last thing Truth sees ...& V4 B% b& X! \1 g9 d4 E6 b! i
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1 S# Y* L* y3 _1 k! @' b) OKane arrives to announce that he's found Randy Orton's weakness.% P( S0 A% w2 f4 B2 b
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The Viper disagrees with The Big Red Monster, however, and responds by kidnapping Kane's father, Paul Bearer!
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Rhodes and Del Rio are in sync in a concentrated effort to bring down The World's Largest Athlete.
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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!
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8 I/ _8 [1 f. @1 WThe Lumberjills pile on, further immobilizing The Glamazon.
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With Teddy Long and Chris Jericho looking on, CM Punk takes a public field sobriety test administered by two Detroit police officers.' e/ D5 Y, p4 F' E
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Punk doesn't put much stock into the situation, striking a familiar pose from "The Karate Kid."9 E4 \8 }5 p; P5 S5 L) ^
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! D5 Y( F v% \3 r7 G... But Daniel Bryan has every intention of calling the match right down the middle. Right? Right?
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The World's Strongest Man levels The Great White with a massive forearm.* ~, Z- Y+ @& R5 \
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7 i4 w. a; _" Z! u4 Z5 o9 TBryan strikes a familiar pose as he hopes Extreme Rules turns out in a similar fashion.
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7 P S$ M4 ]! G: iUnited 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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9 z9 ]4 w8 c7 q) MLong Island Iced-Z sends Epico flying!
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' B! p! _6 P8 F1 _) AAfter Brock gives General Manager John Laurinaitis a list of changes he wants made to his contract, he finally signs the document.& {! Y) I3 `; |5 s- \: z
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1 J* M8 H/ v( _* r. Z" f6 K... But sometimes a look says volumes, as the two rivals stare each other down at Raw's end.* ^4 A" u% Q$ |! s- O; ?
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Bateman connects with a monstrous clothesline in the middle of the ring!
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# @4 N$ ]% f" K5 X3 B1 aNatalya and Maxine team up against Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka on WWE NXT!
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8 E' } @: b% BShades of "Superfly"! Tamina soars off the top rope!
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# e9 o7 w! u8 K. w7 ?Johnny Curtis and Tyson Kidd lock horns in the ring ...
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9 I5 V+ x1 I& s" g5 S3 W... As Michael McGillicutty looks on.7 p9 h0 Q# T9 v; [0 f
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: K5 ~* Z q; x2 U3 G8 VKelly Kelly and Maxine battle in an intense match on "WWE Superstars"!
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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!
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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.% Z8 B$ B/ b4 Y( R, |# H* e
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- w$ }' \' t3 `4 U* D' ^When 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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% H7 `$ r% }5 G3 a& lRhodes connects with a missile dropkick!
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Khali 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.5 K0 Y! z5 O8 @5 Q! k
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With The Usos looking on backstage, Ryback takes on Jacob Kaye, a local competitor from Michigan.
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Sheamus goes off the top rope, but this time misses Henry.
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