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4 A$ O( p' A. ~; P j; [- BThe last Raw before Extreme Rules kicks off in interesting fashion ...
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As Chris Jericho squares off against Fandango in a Dance-Off!
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Tons of Funk boogies into the arena, ready to take on The Prime Time Players in tag team action on Raw.
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United States Champion Kofi Kingston locks up against Damien Sandow.9 @! V5 x' X5 u3 _, m. p5 b
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Mark Henry explains the intricacies of a Strap Match to (poor) Josh Mathews.+ ] _% z( _$ h2 X1 `
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The Miz returns to Raw and takes on 3MB's Heath Slater.1 V# B# o4 c% U/ Y7 l# b
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WWE Champion John Cena & WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No face off against The Shield in a Six-Man Tag Match under elimination rules.+ L5 [/ N; x3 F8 a
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In a match voted on by the WWE Universe via the WWE App, Big E Langston battles Jack Swagger.
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AJ Lee gets ready to battle Natalya in Divas action on Raw.9 E9 L3 [2 `7 [$ X( h
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; e+ W* m/ Q- ]# }, l: f0 tWith Extreme Rules looming, Triple H calls out Brock Lesnar on Raw.
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The Game and The Anomaly lock up inside the cage, tidings of things to come at Extreme Rules.& R6 n: J% g- `) I* c
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WWE Tag Team Champion Kane squares off against The Shield's Seth Rollins in singles competition on WWE Main Event.
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The high-flying Sin Cara battles Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on WWE Main Event.8 D5 E. r* W4 t, o& \3 E
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9 N* Z7 }9 ^4 a+ `/ Y* A4 ySmackDown kicks off with another unpredictable episode of "Miz TV"!
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% A) L# f [3 ]1 f+ Q/ zThe Usos battle The Shield's Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins on the blue brand.
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5 h) a( a9 ~ X* W- hTons of Funk battles The Prime Time Players in tag team action on SmackDown!1 r! R6 r; F1 ~$ g9 x. t
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0 V" z8 c, L# eIt's an international affair as Chris Jericho takes on Antonio Cesaro on the blue brand.
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- g0 L8 |) m' [9 S7 rThe Miz locks horns with Damien Sandow on SmackDown.
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$ q. b7 ~; P6 u/ a6 m& X2 F) \7 o( RDivas Champion Kaitlyn engages in a physical bout against Aksana.
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8 h+ }9 @. n* |1 U3 a! cAn epic Six-Man Tag Team Match rages on SmackDown, just days before Extreme Rules!
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