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Raw Live Event in Melbourne, Australia, July 2013: photos
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3 \7 [6 b( Q# u+ ]- W7 N. jWWE Champion John Cena inspects his title before going into action in Melbourne, Australia..0 ]! P* M7 E+ {
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0 S% u# D+ G7 v/ lRyback hears it from the fun-loving WWE fans inside the Rod Laver Arena.3 w. ~$ t& e" H; B. b$ O8 {
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% e8 p3 `# I* s, r& FThe WWE Universe in Melbourne, Australia, welcomes Natalya.
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: l% x( x4 x% N( ~0 E- _+ o, xThe Divas division's lone third-generation competitor is set to face Aksana.
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7 V9 o; V& b* Z' F& G; BNatalya does her family proud by locking the Lithuanian beauty in the Sharpshooter. I* O2 E5 G6 |: r4 h; I
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Sporting the colors of the Richmond Football Club, The Miz makes his way to the ring.
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The Awesome One has a following in Melbourne.
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Unfortunately for The Miz, Antonio Cesaro is not among them.
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The Swiss Superstar deadlifts The Miz with a gut-wrench suplex.0 h7 B$ K/ c2 s' ^0 V" G
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No amount of strength can offset the effects of a well-applied Figure-Four Leglock.& s3 c" _. F- `7 R' ]2 f. T: _
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The Great Khali takes down Jinder Mahal.
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. u: V* N0 `9 [% QThat's not a knife-edge chop! Nonetheless, it does the job.
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3MB's Heath Slater takes center stage prior to the start of an Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Match.
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Zack Ryder reps Long Island wherever he goes.' m/ q% g* B5 O b" x
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- a# x+ V) @* R9 Y/ t8 gRyder low-bridges Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel.
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United States Champion Dean Ambrose of The Shield enters through the audience.8 k8 b* ^0 w. `7 [0 D
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9 J1 R4 a% R! z0 W7 VHis opponent, Daniel Bryan, greets him harshly.* m& n& }; P( y. [3 u& K$ V2 Z
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In the words of JBL, "flying goat"!8 @+ ^6 v ]/ ~) b+ I* E
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" [4 I* _6 B3 t) B) sMelbourne most definitely respects the beard.
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