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World Heavyweight Champion John Cena returns to SmackDown: photos
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) k( J( ?4 j, k# u9 q; ?After emerging victorious in two successful World Heavyweight Championship Matches in the past week, the one-and-only John Cena ventures to SmackDown for the first time in 10 months!" H1 L- t% J2 _8 Q: A/ m
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Now that he's fully healed from his injury, The Champ puts the entire WWE locker room on notice, declaring, "You want some, come get some!"& s% j1 Y$ u* S" ]/ x& x$ ~1 R
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# p: G0 R k# q# P: gZeb Colter and The Real Americans, Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger, answer the call!
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The outspoken Colter congratulates Cena before offering the World Heavyweight Champion the "opportunity" to offically become a Real American.
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The Cenation leader declines!
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Cena's cutting words rile up the patriotic Superstars.
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# e, c u/ d1 I: m: f& OFormer Mr. Money in the Bank Damien Sandow crashes the party!% Q" S9 k3 Y' }! Y! x. w: R
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Angry at losing his World Heavyweight Title Match on Raw, the scholarly Sandow promises to end the "Cena Era" by any means necessary.' }" H: n7 z) E4 M
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R) n/ N7 I, a% W& V4 _: N; aWhen The Intellectual Savior of the Masses and The Real Americans surround Cena ...( r$ b3 l- I" s- Z/ n) s
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... WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust come to the rescue!# p$ g4 Q& p( P( d- c) z# e
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4 o( x0 ~% z) v5 v \SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero emerges to announce a Six-Man Tag Team main event between the squabbling Superstars.
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3 Q J Z2 q, _0 N" ~- [+ g( fWill Cena and the WWE Tag Team Champions defeat Sandow and The Real Americans to make The Champ's SmackDown return a successful one?
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The Usos vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins: photos- Z, ?' m. v3 Q' U! _6 Y/ ^3 h. W
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0 W% c/ Z. B f+ p1 V- `- PPrime Time Players vs. Erick Rowan & Luke Harper: photos
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. z- G) ^! [8 [2 W; S: s2 x' a6 N“Miz TV” with uninvited guest Randy Orton
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1 C+ D4 y v4 b9 `7 _$ |) f/ EThe Bella Twins & Natalya vs. AJ Lee, Tamina & Alicia Fox: photos2 B9 A9 C. k) B: U2 X
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John Cena, Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. Damien Sandow & The Real Americans: photos
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8 r/ _4 h% ~- {; ^In SmackDown's blockbuster main event, The Real Americans team up with Damien Sandow to battle ...
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... World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust!
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2 N% R6 K4 T, _$ A% jCody starts off against Cesaro in Cena's first SmackDown in more than 10 months!) O4 p9 d& b) g' c' a$ M4 d
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! c$ \) a- E% D! a* E# \9 v$ sThe World Heavyweight Champion goes head-to-head with the payback-minded Superstar who unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Monday's Raw.
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The Intellectual Savior of the Masses astutely goes after Cena's recently injured left arm.
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Goldust tags in and flattens Swagger.
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3 v. A n& q( {' h+ D! W; gThe intense match spills out to ringside, as Swagger takes it to The Bizarre One.
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Cesaro takes Cody for a ride with his infamous Cesaro Swing!9 o2 J: M7 ~9 j; w* U: Q: ?& i7 C
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After a flurry of action, Swagger traps Cena in his devastating Patriot Lock submission.
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7 K( c: @( \ Z' j+ a/ W. uFinding a way to win once again, The Champ escapes and hits the Real American with a ring-shaking Attitude Adjustment!6 X7 W8 n! d' B0 ~9 j2 [
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