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8 S* ?0 K7 E$ }! n& dRVD kicks it up a notch against U.S, Champion Dean Ambrose in the SummerSlam Kickoff Match!
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3 G7 h% Y7 N; d- X/ MTag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins arrive to intimidate RVD ...
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( E* I6 O. Z9 o: _8 l3 Y... But the ECW Original gets a little help from Mark Henry and Big Show!
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"Mr. Monday Night" gets the Sunday night disqualification win!
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Kane battles Bray Wyatt in a harrowing Ring of Fire Match.
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... And The Devil's Favorite Demon is dragged off into a new kind of hell.
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6 `6 D. l) @7 BIt's a grudge match of epic proportions as former best friends Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow lock up at SummerSlam.
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2 T! c: w, R- o+ i% H8 P( M"Total Divas" stars Natalya and Brie Bella battle it out at The Biggest Party of the Summer.
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In arguably the night's best match, CM Punk takes on "The Beast," Brock Lesnar, in a No Disqualification battle!5 c$ u K" j2 F* x+ P3 M
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SummerSlam's main event showdown pits WWE Champion John Cena against red-hot challenger, Daniel Bryan!
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" S1 w/ Y' i, u... Backed up by special guest referee - and not-so-impartial-observer - Triple H!. ?9 L: T2 j6 y( z# X; j! _
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Former WWE Champion John Cena kicks off Raw with a major announcement - he'll miss 4-6 months due to an injury.5 ~5 ~ ~1 N h1 C+ `+ V) U& d
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... but the match is cut short after the high-flying Superstar injurs his hand.
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8 @; x7 A- U7 ^+ pThe Prime Time Players look to garner momentum against The Real Americans on Raw.
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Big Show at a disadvantage? The World's Largest Athlete battles The Shield in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match.5 O ~9 g. h6 @, D5 V
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... and R-Truth crosses Bray Wyatt's path inside the ring.
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$ `7 J7 n6 T( b/ V u( M9 aBray Wyatt makes his WWE Main Event debut in a match against Justin Gabriel.
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New WWE Champion Randy Orton comes to SmackDown with a message to the WWE Universe.
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The titanic tag team of Big Show & Mark Henry battle 3MB in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match.
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