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Clearly, Matt Striker and Michael Cole are fired up for Extreme Rules!
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In the pre-show bout, Santino Marella defends his United States Championship against The Miz.. Z( f" ~# M0 E0 E
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Using the entirety of the Allstate Arena in Chicago as their battleground, The Viper and The Big Red Monster trade blows amid the WWE Universe.
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The Funksaurus enters with The Funkadactyls and Hornswoggle dancing by his side!
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A concerned Hornswoggle looks on.
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In a stipulation that was determined by a pre-show spin of the wheel, Intercontinental Champion Big Show takes on Cody Rhodes in a Tables Match for the title.
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After stepping through a table at ringside and losing the title to Rhodes, Big Show takes his anger out on the new Intercontinental Champion.
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Daniel Bryan is confident heading into his 2-out-of-3 Falls Match against Sheamus with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.& q2 v5 _4 u: o# K4 R, ^
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Sheamus traps Bryan in the ropes and delivers some crushing blows.
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Ryback has torn through his opponents, so at Extreme Rules, he faces off against two competitors ...
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... With similar results.
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$ V/ e2 Z. v; l8 t7 N SWWE Champion CM Punk settles a score against Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight.
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Punk brandishes a fire extinguisher, using it to great effect and proving that anything and everything goes in this bout!
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Divas Champion Nikki Bella previews Twin Magic as she arrives with her sister, Brie, by her side to face a mystery opponent.
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Layla makes a dramatic return to WWE to challenge for the Divas Title!
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5 \5 J: G/ d4 X5 G% zCena hoists Lesnar up for an AA that sends shockwaves through the WWE Universe!
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After his victory, The Cenation Leader addresses the WWE Universe.
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& | U7 z$ E! TDespite his loss to John Cena just one night earlier, Brock Lesnar appears on "Monday Night Raw Starring Brock Lesnar"!
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8 T! Y# W9 `! B6 zWWE COO Triple H addresses Lesnar's list of demands, saying Brock's days of "holding up WWE" are through!' a2 v' T3 D" Y# y. K6 X/ ]' J& e
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United States Champion Santino Marella takes on The Miz in a Beat the Clock Challenge to determine the No. 1 Contender for CM's Punk's WWE Championship!/ {* S4 x) P6 D7 `$ i1 j2 N% p5 U
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( T5 g; [: N, V2 ?; ?) X... But Miz is able to fight it off, connecting with the Skull-Crushing Finale to get the victory and set the time to beat for the night.
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Divas Champion Layla squares off against Nikki and Brie Bella in a Triple Threat Match.9 }5 H/ u$ k! t. o
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Brodus Clay and The Funkadactyls dance their way to the ring!
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The Funkasaurus is joined by some members of the WWE Universe in his victory celebration!
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4 x( F$ r5 Y8 {' U% f& N' zTag Team Champions Primo and Epico (with Rosa!) put their titles on the line against Kofi Kingston and R-Truth.
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Kofi and Truth prevail, and the WWE Universe has new Tag Team Champions!
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As cool as it would have been to see Lawler challenge for the WWE Title, Bryan proves to be too much for the WWE Legend.
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Alberto Del Rio — No. 1 contender for The Great White’s title — locks Sheamus into the excruciating cross armbreaker.
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Big Show and Randy Orton take on Kane and Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes in SmackDown tag team action!
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A clearly hurting Sheamus fights through the pain to once again take on his Extreme Rules opponent, Daniel Bryan.
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