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Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Real Americans – WWE Tag Team Title Match: photos
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/ S2 N7 J, o7 S; b3 q' eJust two days before Survivor Series, SmackDown gets off to an explosive start with a Title Match between WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust & Cody Rhodes and The Real Americans!
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After picking up a a huge win over The Miz & Kofi Kingston on Raw, Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger take it to the Rhodes brothers.
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With two of WWE's most intense and exciting tag teams involved, it doesn't take long for the highly physical match to spill outside the ring.
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7 B8 e/ w1 s" @/ h) v, V$ i, tZeb Colter's patriotic pair works Cody over, as they attempt to claim the illustrious WWE Tag Team Titles.
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When Swagger snatches Goldust in the excruciating Patriot Lock, it appears The Real Americans are closing in on their first reign with WWE's twin titles.% L, b* H& Q2 N/ V1 r& N& P
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The Rhodes brothers fight back and regain momentum ...% H! q2 R( X) m- w
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1 j6 U/ p( Z9 e, {7 e& Y5 d... until Cody takes a ride on the notoriously dizzying and debilitating Cesaro Swing!
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Just as it looks to be either team's match to win, Goldust hits The Final Cut and pins Swagger for a successful title defense!
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Will The Real Americans get retribution in two days when they team up with The Shield to battle the Rhodes brothers, The Usos & Rey Mysterio in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match?8 M9 A+ x8 a; O" x+ K
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2 ?* S- a! g% X j+ dThe Usos & Rey Mysterio vs. The Shield: photos
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! B# j- ?0 g C+ yWWE Champion Randy Orton and No. 1 contender Big Show come face-to-face before Survivor Series: photos
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' _9 r; R+ |. x1 H48 hours before he faces WWE Champion Randy Orton at Survivor Series, Big Show appears on SmackDown to address his looming title opportunity, which could very well be the veteran's last.: r- J- C5 j- j2 O8 k6 C
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X' w: G( O6 t% B, M" q: uThe Viper emerges and tells The World's Largest Athlete that he is going to punish him at Survivor Series and prove once and for all that he is, indeed, the Face of WWE.2 e. r5 {+ B) D5 ?, h L
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" I9 `1 p7 Z7 [! L& JThe giant shows footage on the TitanTron of him getting the best of Orton when they have met one-on-one, without The Authority or The Shield in the champion's corner.5 h/ v* y( h. g+ }& I# N! e; {
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Q( [$ o5 ~8 UBig Show promises to take Orton's title Sunday.
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, i6 R: w6 ]- r% Y' _$ rWill there be a new WWE Champion after WWE's fall classic on Sunday? Or, will Orton indeed solidify himself as the Face of WWE?' B7 {1 ^. h1 v" c
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Big E Langston & Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel & Damien Sandow: photos4 n6 k! p, X3 V4 k" I9 g8 F
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The Prime Time Players vs. "The Fabulous 3Birds" – WWE.com Exclusive Match: photos8 Q6 _7 g2 B: l3 |! |% V/ O# T6 C8 Q
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* H6 ^& B; }; ^! z8 x* ETwo days before he and Erick Rowan take on Daniel Bryan & CM Punk at Survivor Series, Luke Harper goes one-on-one with Bryan in SmackDown’s main event.+ U4 B8 q R9 ]5 |
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Bray Wyatt and Rowan look on from the ramp, as Harper and Bryan lock horns.& x+ H7 V' h' ?! j
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The powerful and brutal Wyatt Family member batters his opponent at ringside.
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" _: O! y" x* B* v+ V& l6 IThe Best in the World's surprise arrival gives Bryan an opening to hit a quick roll-up on his opponent and pick up a hard-fought victory.
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The Wyatt Family stands over their Survivor Series foes to end an action-packed episode of SmackDown. Do they have even more punishment in store for Bryan and Punk Sunday? |
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