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Triple H once again schools SmackDown on what is "best for business": photos
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Just nine days before WWE Battleground, WWE COO Triple H welcomes the WWE Universe to SmackDown!+ D: o6 x# O* ^
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: n9 |5 m4 K: \: JTriple H calls accusations of favoritism and abuse of power “utterly ridiculous” and points to Raw’s 11-on-3 Handicap Elimination Match as an example of his "best for business" impartiality.
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The Miz interrupts the COO, still angry about Randy Orton's attack two weeks ago and a KO Punch from Big Show at the order of Stephanie McMahon this week on Raw.
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In the spirit of being “fair and impartial,” Triple H gives Miz a match against the Superstar who brutally beat him in front of family and friends two weeks ago on Raw … Randy Orton.4 P# x h8 R" S7 c
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R-Truth vs. Alberto Del Rio: photos
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Prime Time Players vs. The Real Americans: photos6 Q% Z: s9 ~) c1 N$ T
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Zack Ryder vs. Bray Wyatt: photos
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. ^3 C$ Z2 G& T, c+ zDolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose – United States Title Match: photos
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Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam & Kofi Kingston vs. The Shield: photos7 B% ?7 c# `( c* A! [
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) x( g2 h( L$ v* l) tPaul Heyman thanks the WWE Universe for helping him outdo CM Punk every time:photos
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After pinning CM Punk at Night of Champions and beating him down on Raw - with the assistance of Ryback and Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel - Heyman addresses the WWE Universe.2 p* Q/ q& r! M
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3 s0 H4 {6 b. A! m! ]. ]% U# ^The fast-talking New Yorker replays the Raw beatdown of Punk in his hometown of Chicago and thanks Axel, Ryback and each and every member of the WWE Universe for their "help" in the plot.
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Heyman declares that he - not Punk - is "the best in the world." Will he be so boastful and confident after his former best friend and Ryback face off at WWE Battleground?, }2 s: v2 y6 L3 D& T: v
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: J; |2 D8 j4 y; Q$ DThe Miz vs. Randy Orton: photos
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The vicious Randy Orton emerges to face a retribution-seeking Miz in SmackDown's main event!8 u. i0 H; H6 M0 x/ y! ^
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After suffering a brutal assault at the hands of Orton in front of his friends and family on Raw two weeks ago, The Awesome One goes right after The Viper with sweet revenge on his mind.
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' l% w1 n/ y `+ n: dWhen he's tossed into the ring post, The Awesome One exacerbates a preexisting injury, but Orton continues his attack.
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After Orton ignores the referee’s order to disengage from his downed opponent, Miz is declared the winner by disqualification.! }( G& C3 M4 u, N, x D, W
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Claiming Orton purposefully sought out the disqualification, WWE COO Triple H emerges and orders the bout be restarted, this time as a No Disqualification Match!# M; i- M; M$ _. L& M7 M
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WWE's Apex Predator unleashes his sadistic side and commences with a cold-blooded attack on a clearly injured and weakened Miz.1 B& \& R8 R, W" Q* `+ L2 m
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The Viper hits a vicious DDT off the barricade!
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4 o0 h5 E' G, P6 V. }% aAfter nailing Miz with a devastating RKO, Orton covers his opponent for the victory.
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As WWE medical personnel tend to The Miz, "the face of WWE" strikes his signature pose. Does a similar fate await Daniel Bryan at WWE Battleground in nine days? |
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