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( t) ^. f6 d& {' o3 O2 W! cMonday, July 23, 2012, will go down in history as one of the most momentous nights in WWE history, as the WWE Universe celebrates the 1,000th episode of Raw!
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Mr. McMahon welcomes the WWE Universe to the 1,000th episode ...
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... Then introduces D-Generation X!& D2 N' A& o, z7 {- F( K$ X
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It's a DX reunion on Raw, as Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac make a surprise return, riding on a familiar vehicle.
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... And pays the price!
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In the night's first match, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara take on Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler & Chris Jericho.
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Charlie Sheen appears via Skype to talk about Raw 1,000.
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Ahead of the match between Brodus Clay and Jack Swagger, Dude Love makes a surprise appearance!
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The sound of wedding bells is familiar to the WWE Universe, and now AJ walks the aisle.
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But the ceremony is interrupted by Mr. McMahon, who has some WWE Universe-shaking news.
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# S% O1 M8 [- GThe Chairman announces AJ as the new General Manager of Raw, and the Diva's response is to leave Daniel Bryan at the altar and take up her new role!
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The Great One nails the submission specialist with a Rock Bottom.+ H/ J/ q5 Q5 Y2 @# k4 c6 _6 C
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Bret "Hit Man" Hart, serving as guest ring announcer, introduces Intercontinental Champion Christian and his mystery opponent, The Miz.1 P9 @6 p0 A# p( y5 d2 _
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, T1 B- O; Z# p3 u* e" cThe Awesome One shocks the WWE Universe and beats Christian to claim championship gold!
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The Miz becomes the 21st Triple Crown Champion in WWE history — a distinction given to a Superstar who captures the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship and the World or WWE Tag Team Championship in his career.
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Triple H calls out Brock Lesnar to answer his SummerSlam challenge, but Paul Heyman once again responds to The Game instead.3 k1 ]* z2 u( a8 @
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... Before slapping him across the face!
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The slap triggers Heyman to accept The King of Kings' challenge on Brock's behalf ...
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It's official: Triple H vs. Lesnar at SummerSlam!
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WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel introduces Heath Slater, who challenges any WWE Legend in the back to a No Disqualification, No Count-Out Match.; H( `! z9 u: A ]% O) y
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" U+ ?. O. X- |4 x- `0 T- i6 dWhen The One-Man Band tries to make a run for it, he’s stopped by all of the WWE Legends he faced in the past weeks.
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The Undertaker returns to reunite The Brothers of Destruction!
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Just more than a week after his Money in the Bank victory, John Cena looks to cash in on CM Punk and the WWE Championship.5 L& V4 F* y. j ^. i7 q
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Christian evokes his rematch clause and an intense, high-flying battle unfolds in the ring.# A- @" p! h; u& I# |' e$ J
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From the opening bell, "The Intellectual Savior of the Unwashed Masses" aggressively swarms the Japanese Superstar./ p3 _* a' s+ k5 ~, s8 ^& G) j7 D4 V9 v
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Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, Alberto Del Rio and Kane battle it with a huge opportunity on the line.5 x- v, w3 a, p+ {6 z1 f0 B$ a
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Thanks to a little help from Ricardo Rodriguez, Del Rio pulls off the huge victory, and is now the No. 1 contender to Sheamus' illustrious title!
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The high-flying Sin Cara squares off against Drew McIntyre on "WWE Superstars."
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