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* x+ b: q& K1 L1 ]! B- T: l YNew Raw General Manager AJ Lee kicks off the show by announcing two big matches: Randy Orton vs. Big Show and John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan.
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WWE Champion CM Punk arrives to apologize for letting the emotions get the better of him when he angrily confronted AJ last week on Raw.+ T8 ^7 ~ G( B$ H h1 O1 X3 k
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Big Show's music hits the speaker system, but The World's Largest Athlete is stopped in his tracks by AJ, who says she isn't going to let things get out of hand on her show., U9 X+ L) P8 H/ a; q# k* Q
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Punk and Mysterio engage in a riveting, back-and-forth battle.
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In the end, the WWE Champion prevails, scoring the pinfall victory over The Ultimate Underdog.
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In the night's second match, Christian takes on No. 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, Alberto Del Rio.( R3 \' R1 _5 M" j f. p' O' I; V9 D
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The Mexican Aristocrat connects with a vicious kick in the middle of the ring.
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As Sheamus heads out for a joyride, Del Rio is furious in the ring.
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Randy Orton battles Big Show in an epic showdown.
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6 a# l% H4 b! F; a: j n8 EWWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels returns to WWE in his hometown of San Antonio.
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0 D9 [5 H1 ]+ `9 @9 ]) [Alone in the ring with Lesnar and Heyman, HBK says he will be in Triple H's corner when The Game takes on Lesnar at SummerSlam!
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Chris Jericho sits in at the Raw announce table ...1 T$ E, ~. W! P+ ^8 V! e6 _
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Kane takes on Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a Non-Title Match.
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"No! No! No!" Daniel Bryan arrives, ready for his match against John Cena.
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) ?( S; Q$ G. h% A; a! R9 G" K5 B7 aThe World's Largest Athlete lays waste to Punk and Cena, and Raw goes off the air with the image of the dominant giant towering over them both.. e$ I, B& ?; G# S2 Z5 r$ R
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Dolph Ziggler is scheduled to be Jericho's guest, but Vickie Guerrero appears instead, stating that her client would not "lower himself" to be on Jericho’s show. She then lays down a challenge: Jericho vs. Ziggler at SummerSlam!
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Jericho's response is twofold: First, he's bringing back Y2J! Second, he accepts the SummerSlam bout!
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... arriving in time to strike at Jericho from behind before planting his SummerSlam opponent with the Zig Zag ...: N3 C/ M0 d/ X% r' b
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With Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth sitting in on commentary, Primo & Epico take on The Prime Time Players in a No. 1 Contenders' Match for the Tag Team Championship.! ~$ |: x( V% G; y2 U% M l
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Christian takes on Antonio Cesaro in a furious back-and-forth battle.' ?) V6 g: b: S, O, y( D5 ? Y6 i4 d
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Sheamus takes on Alberto Del Rio in the first World Heavyweight Championship Match of the Booker T era!& r% E* Y6 P+ h E; Y* X# {& P$ d& J% H
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" i7 M( r& [$ t& {( \5 FDel Rio claims that he never filed the police report, but then smiles and yells, "go!" to the "officers" and they attack The Great White!+ j: N0 O% `* j4 v
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The high-flying Kofi Kingston squares off against Heath Slater on "WWE Superstars."6 ]& l( H6 u8 Q+ p1 c/ i
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