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Big Show & Rey Mysterio vs. The Real Americans: photos
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Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger join a wheelchair-bound Zeb Colter en route to the ring for SmackDown's opening contest.
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q+ i2 R% @, \+ q$ G' M. G; zAfter some typically incendiary words from Colter, The Real Americans ready to battle Big Show & Rey Mysterio in tag team action!, y" ~* L1 K$ f: [# e0 b! N
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Just two days before he will face Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, The World's Largest Athlete arrives on Friday night's best show.
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7 y2 m! W. S5 o3 L/ o) yThe Real Americans regain some momentum as Rey gets trapped in the dreaded - and impressive - Cesaro Swing.
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A reeling Mysterio makes the tag!8 ]6 D) k+ d' q- H# o
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Big Show & Rey display some impressive and effective tag team maneuvers .... H2 x( k7 e4 k; I8 Z' r
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... en route to a Friday night victory.
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0 L7 \' G- l, ], g; ]+ ]# w* vAfter the match, Paul Heyman arrives with some words of warning for the giant, as Royal Rumble - and Brock Lesnar - are just around the corner.; E8 T* Y( B8 P( x% s
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The Miz vs. Brodus Clay: photos
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/ ^* a( Y: b3 b! z4 Y8 `* pCameron vs. AJ Lee: photos
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Los Matadores vs. Curtis Axel & Ryback: photos
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( b$ i0 }! t4 f* E% F$ J* ~CM Punk defies Kane: photos
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; I ~$ [- G+ M7 i( |CM Punk arrives on the final SmackDown before he enters the Royal Rumble Match at No. 1.: \6 u/ _, w; E& l" J# N e1 A G
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1 ?8 U/ ^, e+ o" k( {# b6 C. XThe Best in the World makes it clear that, while winning the 30-man over-the-top melee has thus far eluded him in his career ...
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9 ]( Q# r5 O |" w$ M... that will change on Sunday.
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But Director of Operations Kane arrives to put a damper on Punk's positive outlook ...
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& A5 O) B9 E# j. y) ^# M... rattling off the actual - and miniscule - odds of the No. 1 entrant going on to win the Royal Rumble Match.2 N6 A0 D& {% K7 l
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For his part, Punk is not deflated over his chances of winning the fan-favorite battle ...
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1 i0 B: M" r) h- M+ pThe Prime Time Players vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan: photos4 G* J: m$ g* b* `2 R8 w* q1 x' y
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* i5 ^6 o5 h# ]10-Man Tag Team Match: photos
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( m5 p$ ?2 O- K! E/ R, }& ?, _As a prelude of sorts to Sunday's Royal Rumble Match, a 10-Man Tag Team Match rages on SmackDown ...# k/ X% O* q }' N2 |* p M
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... pitting The Shield & The New Age Outlaws ...
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... and Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston!
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* q( V# ?9 I4 s$ A% S2 |! aThe action is fast and furious from the opening bell.4 ~6 u6 v/ i% Z0 P9 \: q) U
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1 I0 d* D# L5 S) y& yLangston levels Dean Ambrose with a backbreaker.) _, l1 T5 W; |8 Q5 W: {
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It's power against power as Roman Reigns dukes it out with the Intercontinental Champion.& R) l N0 A$ Q( i
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Get ready for WWE Network, a 24/7 streaming network with every live pay-per-view event, including WrestleMania, and much more — coming 2.24.14!7 U& i8 X# c: A& ^) V
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/ J' k* G$ ~# s; T- wRoyal Rumble Match entrant No. 1, CM Punk, arrives for some clobberin' time!: L& x* E- y3 D8 _0 W* P) n: @
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w# \- V$ a( ?. u% F! Y1 }- b... and SmackDown goes off the air in utter chaos as Royal Rumble looms large!
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