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Mere moments after WWE Champion CM Punk attacked Jerry "The King" Lawler backstage, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus addresses the WWE Universe on Raw.
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- m* Z7 D3 m5 q5 [' _! }; P WIn the middle of Sheamus' in-ring address, The Second City Saint returns home to Chicago and interupts The Great White.
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4 t: I( N/ [ }1 Q5 ^5 k; y+ FAJ 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.
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The Viper levels The Showoff with a clothesline to the ringside floor.
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Ziggler rolls Orton up, grabs his tights and scores a huge victory on Monday night.
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With No. 1 contender Alberto Del Rio joining the Raw announce team ...
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When Alberto Del Rio attacks Sheamus, The Celtic Warrior returns the favor.
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2 Y( O9 U* m1 ~( G5 }+ SSheamus looks to level Del Rio with the Brogue Kick, but Del Rio's personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, takes the hit for his boss.
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No. 1 contender for the Divas Title, Kaitlyn, takes on Eve.0 a, h+ `/ k) y. P; T5 P
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... And shows good sportsmanship by shaking her opponent's hand.
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The seemingly unstoppable Ryback rolls on ...
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... Dismantling Jinder Mahal on Raw.
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% u5 |" M6 g5 P! ?' eKane and Daniel Bryan "lock up" in a RAWactive "Hug it Out" Match.
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Things start off uncomfortably ...
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Cesaro proves to be too much for The Milan Miracle, and the US Champ scores the Monday night win./ w3 j5 w D% }, d# e% y! F
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Vickie Guerrero demands an apology from GM AJ Lee." G* ~7 n; l) y' d& S+ T) h
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When AJ Lee's apology doesn't suffice, Vickie slaps the GM ...
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... Which leads to a meltdown.
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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.
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3 K% h5 Y7 {9 Z4 e5 \7 OEpico & Primo, The Usos and The Prime Time Players vie for the chance to challenge Kofi Kingston & R-Truth for their Tag Team Titles.
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After decimating Tatsu, Barrett declares that he is "open for business."
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Divas Champion Layla faces off against Natalya on "WWE Superstars."
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