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; S1 t6 i6 |0 v$ cJohnny Nitro and CM Punk collide over the vacant ECW Title at Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007. C k$ `! h; F9 ?1 ^
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Against the WWE Hall of Fame duo of Sgt. Slaughter & Jimmy Snuka, greaser WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino rely on this physical superiority.2 H# Z# C& L8 Y* A, `( z9 W, x8 W) M* S
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Bobby Lashley smashes into Booker T during a Five-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship.
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In a literally huge ECW Title Match, colossi Mark Henry, Kane and Big Show square off at Night of Champions 2008.
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; i5 v7 Z3 L" y4 Z9 n) ZThe pace changes drastically when Kofi Kingston and Chris Jericho go toe-to-toe over the Intercontinental Championship.
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+ }: y" G; [8 W! l( aThen-World Heavyweight Champion Edge works over the beastly Batista.
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John Cena attempts to lock in the STF on champion Triple H during a WWE Title contest.0 t5 o7 s1 e* `7 p; l
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Second-generation Superstars Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase double-team Chris Jericho at Night of Champions 2009, while Big Show, Jericho's partner, looks on." m6 V- W% p; F, }7 B& K1 b
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Unified WWE Tag Team Champions "Jeri-Show" regains momentum against The Legacy tandem.2 O4 k# D; j* q1 r1 R7 `3 C
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+ q/ }& j; H" j: c: \The Miz becomes aggressive in a Six-Pack Challenge for the United States Championship.
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- {# h1 u- L8 } y( [$ FJack Swagger feels the fleet-footed fury of U.S. Champion Kofi Kingston.
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Dolph Ziggler tries to slow down Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio.
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In a Triple Threat Match for Randy Orton's WWE Title, Triple H takes a moment to mock John Cena.
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$ K) v& m/ X$ N7 b4 zThe Cenation leader's all like, "no biggie."
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. _3 E5 N7 p) K5 q1 U, q5 q7 TAt Night of Champions 2010, then-U.S. Champion The Miz punishes Daniel Bryan, who was once The Awesome One's "rookie" on WWE NXT.
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5 F/ s; n. }% F4 h- o* ~Bryan defeats his former mentor to capture his first championship.
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Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre ground Evan Bourne & Mark Henry, prevailing in a Tag Team Turmoil Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles.) `- s9 ]( M. l$ M4 @
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The Brothers of Destruction wage war: World Heavyweight Champion Kane takes flight against The Undertaker.
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Wade Barrett takes punches from all angles in this Six-Pack Challenge featuring Edge, John Cena, WWE Champion Sheamus, Randy Orton and Chris Jericho (not pictured).
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R-Truth & The Miz, collectively known as The Awesome Truth, go to town on "Air Boom's" Evan Bourne at Night of Champions 2011.
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Co-WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston leaps into a forearm smash against The Miz." k, b# B/ W5 s% o v7 J L8 s
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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, while wearing a protective mask, drives a punch into the face of his former Legacy cohort, Ted DiBiase.
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6 N, |+ _# _2 d/ b* ?$ y( Z* VBeth Phoenix's tactics turn ugly as she tries to take away Kelly Kelly's Divas Championship.
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( c* q+ B2 Q* c5 ^0 o. T+ U5 e8 c. }Looking to secure his first World Heavyweight Title, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry presses Randy Orton overhead.. \$ L* ]) L- Q5 E$ V2 a& H0 [: I
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5 x* {5 l% a) c4 V1 l$ j$ ?John Cena tightens his headlock on WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio.' F: q9 f. ]2 X3 W- [. k4 ]
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' ]: Z7 L2 B. g' g g: DThe Second City Saint ratchets up the danger of his elbow drop.
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With his position as WWE's COO on the line, The Game perseveres against Punk. |
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