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5 _# W& @1 t9 B) A' B5 K/ aAfter 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!8 ]" g ]' F* \( {! t( c% n
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Road Dogg takes it to Goldust as the intensity ratchets up.
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The younger Rhodes uses a play from his older brother's book, dropping to the mat to hit Gunn with a tooth-loosening uppercut.( q& o" ]1 k. ?
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Cody flattens Gunn with a Disaster Kick, as the WWE Tag Team Champions appear headed for victory.
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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.' z4 M% F. g' _
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Heyman 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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... but the giant emerges to confront Heyman!
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- V5 e0 m4 j/ |. z/ B% R5 ?2 HIn response to Heyman, The World's Largest Athlete delivers a painful promise ...+ _7 t! \0 X( X+ m
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... "At Royal Rumble, I’m knocking Brock Lesnar out!"8 o/ f. K) D' f) G- V
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After Daniel Bryan's display of defiance on Monday's Raw, Bray Wyatt journeys to SmackDown.
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... "Daniel Bryan was given every chance to walk with the reapers, and now he will burn with the saints."
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( E% U' F. V! H) W; zThe Usos vs. The Real Americans: photos
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CM Punk calls out his multiple enemies: photos
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5 L( Z8 x: ?2 g( K+ J6 e; cAfter The New Age Outlaws abandoned him during their Six-Man Tag Team Match against The Shield Monday on Raw, a furious CM Punk comes to SmackDown.
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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!
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+ R3 V# e; g6 \5 @Just as The Voice of the Voiceless launches into a diatribe against WWE COO Triple H, The Shield emerges ...
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C2 x) u, W- [7 w... 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! q9 K5 H+ R# B' T$ u
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WWE Director of Operations Kane, however, crashes the party.
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Kane says Punk's anger is misplaced and assures him The Authority is actually on his side.
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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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