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Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger join a wheelchair-bound Zeb Colter en route to the ring for SmackDown's opening contest., ~. ^& r& f6 n$ O
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After some typically incendiary words from Colter, The Real Americans ready to battle Big Show & Rey Mysterio in tag team action!
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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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The giant levels the scary-strong Cesaro.
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After the match, Paul Heyman arrives with some words of warning for the giant, as Royal Rumble - and Brock Lesnar - are just around the corner.; Z& @- M% `( R9 t2 U) O
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Cameron vs. AJ Lee: photos
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CM Punk arrives on the final SmackDown before he enters the Royal Rumble Match at No. 1.
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The 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 ...: O8 |; @& M; o( x' Q- {" }
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... rattling off the actual - and miniscule - odds of the No. 1 entrant going on to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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4 [6 d9 k2 \# l3 j... saying, "It’s been done before and I’ll do it again."
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10-Man Tag Team Match: photos2 c' o# g1 }/ x( r+ |, b1 t
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& Y2 C) W1 \" iAs a prelude of sorts to Sunday's Royal Rumble Match, a 10-Man Tag Team Match rages on SmackDown ...
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It's power against power as Roman Reigns dukes it out with the Intercontinental Champion.
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/ Y* `+ b( p: y( k( O5 kGet 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!# Y/ U5 T8 v) S, k9 g6 ]" P6 n
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