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Week in Photos, Sept. 7, 2013
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6 |. D1 I2 ]1 j% w2 q8 L' o6 J( r( L+ s6 bWWE COO Triple H opens Raw with strong words for Daniel Bryan.
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& h% n0 a$ C9 l8 f( a* }; tWWE Champion Randy Orton weighs in on the Bryan situation.
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The Miz tangles with Fandango in the night's first match.
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Before his scheduled match against an unannounced opponent, Dolph Ziggler gets roughed up by U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose.
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Ryback hits Shell Shocked, and it's lights out for an embattled Ziggler.6 [2 S3 W6 u2 Y2 `
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"The Real Deal" hits Clash of the Titus, and it's curtains for 3MB.- K* A4 [" P9 h3 h9 d6 o$ _/ T8 n# b
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With his career on the line, Cody Rhodes clashes with WWE Champion Randy Orton.
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0 Y9 o& Y7 |0 r% k4 xCody fights for his livelihood with everything he's got ..." ]3 |0 ?" B9 ` Q! e: Z$ G
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' O; w/ v' W! ?1 U) f+ R... but in the end, a thundering RKO downs him .../ }! U. i3 M6 X. q: b9 p7 f) S; j
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' C i" J+ ?5 J6 k( T; q; @... and leaves the second-generation Superstar out of a job.
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CM Punk to Paul Heyman: "I'm going to break your face."5 @$ ^1 |( [+ r# c$ J+ \
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* j6 y, K( T6 U4 B3 YDivas Champion AJ Lee arrives ahead of the Triple Threat Divas Title No. 1 Contender’s Match.( O+ ]( A/ Y3 X, U3 W
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8 |. ^" a6 h1 S i; h( l6 i( YNatalya, Brie Bella and Naomi battle inside the ring for the chance to challenge for AJ's title.
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' Q) z: h+ W |) H' rBut the pint-size powder keg, herself, dives into the fray ...' I, D c @3 {5 x7 j9 K) S
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... resulting in a No Contest ...2 x" d- n8 T& z7 i/ `0 P
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... and a beat-down of the Divas Champion." N( O" O0 Z( w E. U* c. Q& ?
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Not even a distraction by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio can stop RVD ...* q i( A+ ?6 k8 m, e3 L
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! ~$ J* j" g" T: t/ B% t% e8 ~... who scores a big Monday night victory.1 {$ r. O% k5 u6 m2 @
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0 \; v9 _ i# T% s0 S0 u) SDaniel Bryan tries to take the fight to The World's Largest Athlete.+ j! `' }2 E$ O( {$ k: O9 }
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... and The Game orders Big Show to further the punishment.
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' o, F& u w0 O$ e0 IReluctantly, Big Show delivers the KO Punch to Bryan ...
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8 A1 {- s) N7 P: [& _WWE Main Event kicks off with a high-octane bout pitting Justin Gabriel against Fandango.
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. m' R& v* e% g( y5 E: aNext up, R-Truth looks to silence Damien Sandow.- x6 }& x6 d' \8 J+ S5 I2 }2 U* ^& I
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The Prime Time Players lock up against Erick Rowan & Luke Harper on WWE Main Event.
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SmackDown's first match is a blockbuster - RVD battles WWE Champion Randy Orton!
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An RKO by The Viper puts Mr. Monday Night down on the blue brand./ Y! b* T* Q+ X) ?
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Thanks to a timely distraction by U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose ...
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Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel collides with Kofi Kingston on the blue brand!
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The red-hot Daniel Bryan takes on WWE Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins in SmackDown's main event.
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; { v ]* {4 b P& w# W" A' LThe submission specialist picks up the massive Friday night win ...
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