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It's a clash of the titans as The Great Khali battles Mark Henry.- ~. x& v0 w3 F4 m( p% n1 y
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Chris Jericho mixes it up with WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan on Raw.
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Ryback joins Sheamus & John Cena to take on an overconfident 3MB.
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Destruction soon follows.
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6 N" b# @% V9 W, TZack Ryder battles Jack Swagger on Raw.
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Swagger snaps in the Patriot Act ankle lock, forcing Ryder to tap out and sending the "Real American" to the World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender’s Elimination Chamber Match.
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... and makes it a miserable night for The Awesome One.
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Brodus Clay & Tensai team up to take on Primo & Epico.0 [# ~! w# f3 [1 Z5 ~1 C+ x
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/ G! Q( X& l( `5 v6 P: q8 ~Sheamus, Ryback & John Cena arrive to dish out a little "justice" of their own!
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Kane locks horns with Mr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler.4 e j& `+ k1 _! E: I# N
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WWE Champion The Rock arrives on Raw.
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When CM Punk and Paul Heyman show up, however, business really picks up.
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With their title rematch looming at Elimination Chamber, Rock and Punk battle inside the ring.* Y, U5 A. @7 ?8 y
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A helping hand from Heyman ...
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8 E7 E" k, `0 Y. wWWE Main Event has a blockbuster match this week, as World Champion Alberto Del Rio takes on The Showoff, Dolph Ziggler!! v. Q: o5 y2 ]
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, Y/ q5 M. F# B7 T% r5 R/ A, hThe Mexican champion connects with a kick to the midsection.3 P- j5 p" Q9 B( A! p4 B+ r
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6 M ~2 ?1 S \4 O- e, ^% oDel Rio snaps in the Cross Armbreaker, and this one is all over.2 Z( ]$ E$ g# K, J* V3 c8 ?0 }
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The World's Largest Athlete kicks off Friday night's best show.
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... and Brodus finds himself in a bad way.
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. r1 d5 \ e/ N5 bBanged up from his encounter with U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro Monday night, The Miz mixes it up with Cody Rhodes on the blue brand.
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Zack Ryder has an uphill battle against Jack Swagger.
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WWE Champion The Rock arrives on SmackDown with plenty on his mind.
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7 u# z# z6 f, sThe World's Largest Athlete connects with a ring-shaking KO Punch.
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