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3 l! i" R0 } h$ f% }7 e: K9 @, GTriple H arrives to kick off the last Raw before WWE Payback.* V9 y4 I3 a" x. M* x6 l- l Z
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Ahead of their WWE Payback match with the United States Championship on the line, Kane battles titleholder Dean Ambrose on Raw.2 k; p8 {$ w7 R0 g. M% P
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It's the return of The Showoff, World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler.
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Randy Orton battles WWE Tag Team Champion Roman Reigns.* S+ k, x H/ K& Z% N! E
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" D* C% \- E# r1 B, a3 o7 \Then, the red-hot Daniel Bryan takes on WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins.
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Can Orton and Bryan coexist long enough to claim the WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE Payback?; P2 f/ d. Y" P1 C B# }4 I
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To the shock of the Divas Champion - and the rest of the WWE Universe - Big E Langston emerges, flowers in hand.
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* Y( a; _( y& z7 l0 J... Perpetrated by devious No. 1 contender AJ Lee.2 C' C9 }4 y9 d7 Z
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R-Truth battles an aggressive Damien Sandow on Raw.
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* j9 B }$ y0 E' q _... WWE Champion John Cena comes to Raw to address Ryback face to face.
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, s" H# G5 U1 x! r+ s4 [Not surprisingly, things descend into chaos as Ryback and Cena go at it.
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: j7 ~! ?# H3 {, \0 o4 O% bWho will emerge from WWE Payback with the WWE Title in tow?
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7 m4 @7 \4 ]% U' tSin Cara battles the haughty Damien Sandow on WWE Main Event.3 K5 ^ }6 |' C$ m
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: S8 q) q6 y3 O& m! @6 BTons of Funk square off against The Usos in tag team action on WWE Main Event., L- Q+ r* o& n
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8 w( _1 D8 \/ G0 p6 r5 E5 `Daniel Bryan kicks off an explosive episode of SmackDown.
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... And, still distraught over AJ Lee's Monday night ruse, Kaitlyn slaps the WWE referee!
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