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4 ^# t) v* v: Y; J4 ZFifteen years later, Bret "Hit Man" Hart returns to Montreal's Bell Centre for Monday Night Raw!- @! r2 u2 J2 V# ]4 a+ F3 b
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Divas Champion Layla, No. 1 contender Kaitlyn & Eve team up against Beth Phoenix, Natalya & Alicia Fox in a Six-Diva Tag Match. o: N2 n( m8 @8 Q7 |; ^
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In the night's RAWactive Match, WWE Champion CM Punk battles Randy Orton.
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WWE's Apex Predator connects with a ring-rocking clothesline to the champion.8 K( M$ Z7 ` X) l# D
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% e9 I/ C8 Q# v/ n" h0 z0 GMr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler, arrives to interject himself into the action. M! c5 S$ c% S) o; B0 D& C
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! _+ ~/ S$ [8 R5 R: E5 i( P" bLooking for a rematch against Zack Ryder, Heath Slater instead gets Ryback!
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The monstrous Ryback makes quick work of Slater.
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In a surprising move, Raw General Manager AJ Lee makes a match between Kane & Daniel Bryan and The Prime Time Players, with Titus O'Neil and Darren Young's status as No. 1 contenders on the line!
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. I4 B; K7 e; l1 XIt may not have been the epitome of "teamwork," but Kane & Bryan defeat O'Neil & Young to become the new No. 1 contenders to the Tag Team Titles!
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Tyson Kidd battles No. 1 contender to Sheamus' World Heavyweight Championship, Alberto Del Rio.
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The Mexican Aristocrat locks in the devastating Cross Armbreaker, and Kidd has no choice but to tap out.) h! y4 q$ l v5 T. f, Z0 T, g& ?( R
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The Celtic Warrior locks in the Cloverleaf, and Otunga taps out!
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8 e1 S% h( p# ESheamus further punishes Otunga with a Brogue Kick regardless of Booker T’s ongoing internal investigation about the maneuver.
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The high-flying Rey Mysterio takes on Cody Rhodes on Raw.
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7 t$ z/ u, d7 U% WRhodes gets the huge win over Rey ...
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... But Intercontinental Champion The Miz makes an unexpected appearance in the ring.
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1 z* R; K. v I; G! m... Where he walks into the Cross Rhodes.4 R2 v- y* o5 M0 O
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Cena stops Punk from lashing out at Hart ...
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Punk retreats, WWE Title in hand, as Raw goes off the air.
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SmackDown kicks off with David Otunga, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez continuing to plead their case against Sheamus' Brogue Kick.
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6 g8 W3 j- F1 Q% P# l9 N1 uIt's a safe assumption that World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus doesn't agree with anything being said in the ring, and he lets Otunga know his feelings on the matter.
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Intercontinental Champion The Miz battles Sin Cara in an exciting bout on SmackDown.0 \! F' a( V1 b3 T
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... And directly into a Chokeslam from The Big Red Monster.
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$ l8 T8 h: {* ~+ a" ]In a WrestleMania rematch, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus takes on Daniel Bryan in the night's main event.
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Santino Marella locks up with Jinder Mahal on "WWE Superstars."
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