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Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The New Age Outlaws: photos
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9 @# X7 Q q, \9 o) D1 p$ ?After deserting CM Punk in a Six-Man Tag Team Match against The Shield on Raw, The New Age Outlaws battle WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust to kick off SmackDown!* j# `" Z8 Q0 h
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The Rhodes brothers prepare to face the five-time WWE Tag Team Champions in non-title action.
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Road Dogg takes it to Goldust as the intensity ratchets up.
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3 w2 ^9 B# h( t2 B# eThe younger Rhodes uses a play from his older brother's book, dropping to the mat to hit Gunn with a tooth-loosening uppercut.: G |+ }" L1 E
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) z( D- h8 _3 I% c6 jCody flattens Gunn with a Disaster Kick, as the WWE Tag Team Champions appear headed for victory.% }. P7 X* c" o+ W! c$ k/ g
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SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero interrupts the match!
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The Queen Diva reminds the WWE Universe — and the Superstars in the ring — that the upcoming Royal Rumble Match is every-man-for-himself and could even come down to brother against brother.4 H0 @( z. f/ Z6 S# g9 H
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With Cody distracted by Vickie, Gunn rolls him up for the three-count as The Outlaws get a huge victory over the WWE Tag Team Champions!
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! r6 Y4 S6 W! q% GPaul Heyman announces Brock Lesnar will appear on Raw: photos/ \6 v' m/ ], K; h# O1 B
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~7 [0 m/ g9 V \. K3 O# [7 ^With the super-sized showdown between Brock Lesnar and Big Show a mere nine days away, Paul Heyman ventures to SmackDown to make an announcement to the WWE Universe.% o3 C" r: j: R- e/ \& r7 Y) G
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* s4 Y' s+ X% |1 `, L7 nHeyman states The World’s Largest Athlete’s recent shows of strength aren’t impressive before making the chilling announcement that Lesnar himself will appear on Raw this Monday.
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The former ECW head honcho declares that he does not fear Big Show as long as he walks at The Beast Incarnate’s side ...
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Heyman runs from the ring with his tail between his legs, as Big Show grabs the mic.; O& e' g4 `, v0 o" t3 ]
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In response to Heyman, The World's Largest Athlete delivers a painful promise ...7 E1 ]$ e/ Q. c8 M$ m1 z
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... "At Royal Rumble, I’m knocking Brock Lesnar out!"( T( B u. t% H% R$ I8 E
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3 k. g( }& D$ I, T2 ^, \5 q( k5 RNaomi vs. Tamina Snuka: photos
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Bray Wyatt addresses Daniel Bryan’s "betrayal": photos6 b9 V; S8 K6 U2 y
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After Daniel Bryan's display of defiance on Monday's Raw, Bray Wyatt journeys to SmackDown.' K* I5 F7 h/ n( L
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% v( Q* }* W0 {Eerie as always, Wyatt addresses the lost member of his family.
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... "Daniel Bryan was given every chance to walk with the reapers, and now he will burn with the saints."; O6 n0 C, Y+ w( Y6 H' b
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Big E Langston vs. Fandango: photos
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The Usos vs. The Real Americans: photos
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CM Punk calls out his multiple enemies: photos( Q3 W; G& Z+ ~7 o1 n
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The Best in the World calls out all of his enemies at once — The Shield, The Outlaws, The Authority and anyone else he can think of!2 D5 r! s* o( O }8 J2 R* ` J; _0 z
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9 [4 e2 K4 G, I# ]+ KJust as The Voice of the Voiceless launches into a diatribe against WWE COO Triple H, The Shield emerges ...
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... followed by The New Age Outlaws!
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Punk’s enemies surround the ring, as he readies himself for a 1-on-5 brawl!6 a1 _" u6 u/ w" ]" s# ]# i$ r5 K) g
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, O, r7 q% S" {/ VWhen Kane attempts to exit the ring, Punk lets loose a vicious verbal salvo ...: C3 ~' o" h2 ?9 i9 \6 u2 U6 @. q
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... and The Big Red Monster responds with a massive chokeslam to The Second City Saint as SmackDown goes off the air.
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