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Week in Photos, May 18, 2013
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The last Raw before Extreme Rules kicks off in interesting fashion ...) m5 F% [5 `3 ]$ X* T. L* N
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A2 C8 X/ K; v' O/ c3 AAs Chris Jericho squares off against Fandango in a Dance-Off!7 k* N" U" G6 v2 n4 B# _
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Zack Ryder runs into a brick wall in the shape of Ryback.
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2 m# d+ ^ L5 ]: A2 P8 aTons of Funk boogies into the arena, ready to take on The Prime Time Players in tag team action on Raw.
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/ J" ^& \$ g8 ZUnited States Champion Kofi Kingston locks up against Damien Sandow.
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& H- C) w" y% P' W/ M( aMark Henry explains the intricacies of a Strap Match to (poor) Josh Mathews.
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The Miz returns to Raw and takes on 3MB's Heath Slater.$ A" d6 v; X& Z" t: a
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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.
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8 I' v' @! x0 @8 `8 }8 ^2 M& ~$ iIn a match voted on by the WWE Universe via the WWE App, Big E Langston battles Jack Swagger.
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With Extreme Rules looming, Triple H calls out Brock Lesnar on Raw.
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% q( F+ a9 i. }( sThe Game and The Anomaly lock up inside the cage, tidings of things to come at Extreme Rules.: [# ~( y3 f5 o
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WWE Tag Team Champion Kane squares off against The Shield's Seth Rollins in singles competition on WWE Main Event.( J3 e1 v4 g K s4 _$ t
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The high-flying Sin Cara battles Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on WWE Main Event.
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Justin Gabriel looks to take the fight to Cody Rhodes on WWE Main Event.
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$ h, U) o; Q/ w$ MSmackDown kicks off with another unpredictable episode of "Miz TV"!/ x9 n& {5 o$ o8 r
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: w( P% Z0 H; tThe Usos battle The Shield's Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins on the blue brand.- o @6 z* M0 |* V: f
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Tons of Funk battles The Prime Time Players in tag team action on SmackDown!
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7 f/ I8 e2 U; C) a0 T& NIt's an international affair as Chris Jericho takes on Antonio Cesaro on the blue brand.
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The Miz locks horns with Damien Sandow on SmackDown.
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Divas Champion Kaitlyn engages in a physical bout against Aksana.
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