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Sheamus and Randy Orton announce they will participate in the Royal Rumble Match: photos
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+ P5 O3 |' j% x$ Q2 r1 Q3 JOn the first SmackDown of 2013, Randy Orton returns to the blue brand for the first time since suffering an injury at the hands of the The Shield on Dec. 14.( h& n( z( Q0 K( p4 s, v" D
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The Viper wastes no time in making a huge announcement: He will enter the 2013 Royal Rumble Match on his quest to recapture the World Heavyweight Title.
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The 2012 Royal Rumble Match winner, Sheamus, interrupts Orton and makes an announcement of his own: He's entering the Rumble, too!
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; r4 w5 a' [2 E8 |+ Y6 t. S J. s+ hJust when it appears that WWE's Apex Predator and The Celtic Warrior might come to blows ...
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... World Heavyweight Champion Big Show emerges to warn that anyone who challenges him will receive a KO Punch.
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United States Champion Antonio Cesaro crashes the party with insults for all three Superstars, in addition to America at large, no pun intended.
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Orton & Sheamus ...
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Six-Person Tag Team Match: photos/ N& J; \ c; j% O
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Sheamus & Randy Orton vs. Big Show & Antonio Cesaro: photos
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... to battle World Heavyweight Champion Big Show & U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro.
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... and nearly hits the KO Punch on The Celtic Warrior.
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After Sheamus nails Big Show with the Brogue Kick ...
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Just when it looks like The Viper is ready to finish off Cesaro, Sheamus tags himself back in, causing further disharmony between he and his partner.. Y M& I" K+ B* S; m2 m+ k
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But Orton suddenly strikes wtih an RKO ...
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