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& @6 ]$ S. i7 b7 g1 f) q' uJohn Cena kicks off Monday Night Raw with a message for WWE Champion CM Punk: "Punk, don't be a punk. Be a man. Face me at Hell in a Cell. Agree to define your legacy at Hell in a Cell against John Cena!"
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Ryback battles Primo & Epico in a Handicap Match./ t8 f- K" j* h+ J; N
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I% w5 x# m7 L; E% v0 p1 GThe monstrous Ryback plants both opponents with Shell Shocked!
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5 N p7 I/ j5 R( W4 hMr. McMahon arrives on Raw to deliver the State of WWE Address ...: L, l) h7 ?# [! k; X' |; J
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5 T, R# A7 Y- @3 X2 B... And the champion viciously slaps The Chairman!. V3 U$ L/ o+ ^. D
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Mr. McMahon then challenges Punk to a match later in the night, where he promises to teach The Second City Saint something about respect.
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7 K) n3 P" u7 e; h6 _ l9 SRey Mysterio & Sin Cara battle The Prime Time Players in the next round of the WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders' Tournament.
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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus battles Wade Barrett in a brutal back-and-forth bout.. q3 a3 ?1 H7 |, |: e0 @
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As Sheamus builds momentum against Barrett ...
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! z8 `/ b/ ^3 S& y- \United States Champion Antonio Cesaro battles Tyson Kidd on Raw.
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% o6 w2 C! h7 kThe Big Red Monster sends The Showoff crashing to the canvas.
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Intercontinental Champion The Miz guest stars on "Larry King Now."
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... And removes The Miz from the ramp!
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" z/ O6 }/ g, j# m/ U7 k+ E" L9 \& [Hoping to advance in the Tag Team Tournament, Santino Marella & Zack Ryder get set to take on Team Rhodes Scholars.1 P3 z6 m$ a$ s/ p$ |
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+ Z) t" _( H5 u6 @ g5 E- iIn the end, Team Rhodes Scholars proves too much, and Sandow & Rhodes advance.
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Kaitlyn has an opportunity at the Divas Championship as she battles titleholder Eve in one-on-one combat on Raw.4 T5 H7 g, F, S; O
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Eve escapes Kaitlyn's grasp, and retains her title.
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5 s6 g6 o# W2 z9 S3 ?% S9 jMr. McMahon makes his entrance ...
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; Z. }6 R1 J4 Z- o% n# d, x; [Before the champion leaves, Mr. McMahon gives Punk an ultimatum: At Hell in a Cell, he will either face John Cena or Ryback. And if the champion can't make up his mind in seven days ... well, The Chairman will make it for him.% g) {4 ?9 S m8 \) a2 g5 T
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6 o6 j2 ^" k2 J+ ]7 u" SSmackDown kicks off with an interesting competition - which is more powerful, the Brogue Kick or the KO Punch?* A- _! x; ?2 X% A7 m! Z
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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus is up first .... E" y( `% g7 v$ D8 T& w
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( Q3 S. z S& I- b* u h& l... And records 1,322 pounds per square inch!
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4 e5 w4 y) d4 I( }; ]Next up is Big Show ..., ^4 f& `0 x% H, I8 \; m, X
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! ~: `- ^# A& n. T* q1 I. e$ ?... Who comes in at an incredible 1,809 pounds per square inch!
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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus battles the massive Tensai in a brutal bout.
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Santino Marella & Zack Ryder take on Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal.
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: Q* j: U: y5 x- W* H" P7 A# f% ~0 c... But Kane turns the tables.: P7 d2 ?3 M- Y5 G; m4 p" f2 j
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/ S) t a* ^/ b, s* N' i1 RWhen the other half of Team Hell No, Daniel Bryan, arrives, dysfunction rules the ring.: n6 H5 a9 w) B$ Q5 c: ]+ U$ K
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* V$ _8 D2 d8 S1 d A+ e N0 ]The World's Largest Athlete blocks Trouble in Paradise!
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