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7 a' r( N U) T: H9 F* L; IMere moments after WWE Champion CM Punk attacked Jerry "The King" Lawler backstage, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus addresses the WWE Universe on Raw.& c; m0 K. J+ U9 S: @5 Q* _
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9 i7 V( M- h7 m& v2 l9 e v7 YIn the middle of Sheamus' in-ring address, The Second City Saint returns home to Chicago and interupts The Great White.
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AJ Lee announces the two main events for Raw: one-on-one matches between the respective No. 1 contenders for the World Title, John Cena and Alberto Del Rio, and a Champion vs. Champion Match between Punk and Sheamus.: _$ s5 H/ @/ D
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In a rematch of last week's closely contested bout on SmackDown, Randy Orton battles Dolph Ziggler.- m0 }& b* w( J; ~* m% W C
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0 B4 L1 \4 ^' [5 bThe Viper levels The Showoff with a clothesline to the ringside floor.7 `1 Z# b, K2 w, l
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Ziggler rolls Orton up, grabs his tights and scores a huge victory on Monday night.
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6 v+ o% f* B2 g0 N* k' O/ V5 [2 j- r6 B... The Voice of the Voiceless decides to take a "personal day" and leaves the ring.
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With No. 1 contender Alberto Del Rio joining the Raw announce team ...
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... Jack Swagger steps up to replace CM Punk against Sheamus.
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When Alberto Del Rio attacks Sheamus, The Celtic Warrior returns the favor.4 j3 K, ]7 B/ ~+ F7 S6 u" ? Z
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No. 1 contender for the Divas Title, Kaitlyn, takes on Eve.
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... And shows good sportsmanship by shaking her opponent's hand.
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4 P/ m3 {$ [4 qThe seemingly unstoppable Ryback rolls on ...2 c+ y4 \. _" l5 [' }. b
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Kane and Daniel Bryan "lock up" in a RAWactive "Hug it Out" Match.
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... But chaos eventually ensues.
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A Twitter war of words pits Zack Ryder against Heath Slater.
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Long Island Iced-Z gets the best of The One Man Band.
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2 M# e2 h! z$ dJohn Cena battles Alberto Del Rio in the night's main event, a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
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The Second City Saint climbs back into the passenger seat of his car as it drives away, but not before the camera gets a good look at the vehicle's driver ... Paul Heyman.' w/ U, C: w; H% [
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' `# M F- _1 V2 b/ VSmackDown kicks off with a neck brace-sporting Ricardo Rodriguez, who is suffering from "undisclosed injuries" that resulted from stepping in front of a Brogue Kick "destined" for Alberto Del Rio Monday night.- i. }* X4 P0 z+ t, I7 ~1 R( k: R ~
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Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara take on Cody Rhodes & Intercontinental Champion The Miz in tag team action.
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Epico & Primo, The Usos and The Prime Time Players vie for the chance to challenge Kofi Kingston & R-Truth for their Tag Team Titles.& Q) R6 ]+ U( T5 v
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5 T8 x. D& w$ y$ d' H4 ^6 h) l5 xDarren Young pins Primo, and The Prime Time Players are the new No. 1 contenders.
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1 }7 T+ f& o, R2 a& h Y, cFor the first time in nearly seven months, The Barrett Barrage returns to SmackDown as Wade Barrett dominates Yoshi Tatsu.
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* m# j% G/ _" a$ S+ hTag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth battles Primo & Epico on "WWE Superstars."
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P; \, g. `. b# g6 ^Justin Gabriel takes on United States Champion Antonio Cesaro on "WWE Superstars."
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Divas Champion Layla faces off against Natalya on "WWE Superstars."
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