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Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The New Age Outlaws – WWE Tag Team Championship Match: photos
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The Road to WrestleMania XXX begins at Royal Rumble., D8 @8 S$ \" ]6 Z/ Q- N+ m
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The New Age Outlaws are ready to battle in Pittsburgh.7 \5 t* k) v- {2 y
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Goldust greets the WWE Universe inside the CONSOL Energy Center.
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& h$ B9 d" y" H, K' Q4 aCody Rhodes is poised to defend the WWE Tag Team Championships.! V3 d( j2 M, V: E' s
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6 S+ @6 Y3 T" h9 n2 C3 Q" r14 years have passed since The New Age Outlaws last held the Tag Team Championships.2 t# g: }% C* V$ H% D4 _
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Like The Outlaws, Goldust also competed at the height if The Attitude Era.0 U0 C; M7 p# P; Q8 B! T9 R& x6 m
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Cody Rhodes is fired up and takes down Road Dogg.$ ^6 s. O' M" o
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- n+ n( `) O4 a0 l0 {Billy Gunn is in shock after winning the WWE Tag Team Titles.
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& I8 \' J4 n; W4 f3 T/ Y: L5 m/ m E* QThe New Age Outlaws are now six-time Tag Team Champions.
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) U2 L" N3 X |. e6 _8 ~1 T: s" JDaniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt: photos
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/ [( P) K! `+ {$ n0 @* ^... Daniel Bryan emerges ...
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4 b# y# D$ J! G3 C6 a/ p1 @... with the capacity crowd completely behind him.
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The Wyatt Family is here./ [7 \' X: k- k) M0 B
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! [6 w/ s4 C) ~0 {9 _: U. ^It is an absolutely intense match from the start.
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Following an altercation with Bryan, the referee sends Luke Harper and Eric Rowan back to the locker room." C! ] f1 {6 S
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6 ]4 H5 M2 B. r, Q, l7 T, _This creates a true one-on-one showdown.5 P# J. Y# i T& P$ g1 ?* Y3 H- |
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With every moment, Wyatt looks to turn his opponent's world upside down.
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+ S$ q, d/ H; B. wThe former World Champion roars back with the heart of a lion.2 A. e# L k. Y; z% `- a
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Bryan cinches in the "Yes!" Lock, but his creepy foe bites his way out., s/ X; k Z5 ^, U6 q- T1 _1 ~
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When Bryan lunges at Wyatt through the ropes ...
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Bray Wyatt covers Daniel Bryan for an incredible Royal Rumble victory.3 l$ L# L' ^' r: f
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" d& n: f X2 z* d! cJohn Cena vs. Randy Orton – WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: photos& X3 Y" q H, `! ^, J8 j
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Randy Orton displays his WWE World Heavyweight Championship before going to battle against John Cena., n# O: ^0 g, ?' D4 f! ^: ~+ J
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The 14-time World Champion drops Orton to the mat with an Electric Chair./ E* d& n! b p- L7 s% Q
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Cena takes flight, pummeling Orton with a top-rope leg drop.
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The Viper manages to break the STF with a Herculean effort.
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3 v2 E/ ]1 W: H3 f# b: J4 {) XWith the referee incapacitated, The Apex Predator strikes his foe with the World Heavyweight Championship belt.
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8 \" [0 W0 G) Q; M w' yOrton channels his challenger, planting Cena with his own Attitude Adjustment.
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The Viper continues to mimic the Cenation leader, in an STF of his own.
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The Wyatt Family appears at the moment of truth, distracting Cena and allowing Orton to claim the win.: [, K3 N6 V# S4 D' x! `) T4 a
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After sending his Family to attack Cena, Bray Wyatt seals the night with Sister Abigail." o0 V( z. _# M
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. g& K2 h9 G" e. ]( R+ i( H2 EBig Show vs. Brock Lesnar: photos
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger takes in the action at the Royal Rumble.
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A determined Big Show walks to the ring with purpose.$ I' m3 |* }" q
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Brock Lesnar pounces on Big Show before the bell rings, pounding him into the canvas.5 [) l! w7 y& M: N$ ^7 T
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Paul Heyman slides a steel chair to his client, who promptly uses it to bash The World's Largest Athlete.
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0 g2 e0 \9 L1 vWhen the match officially begins, Lesnar charges at Big Show, but gets caught with a KO Punch.
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The Beast is down, but incredibly, not out.
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' V: I1 f5 r4 s2 _ |" EThe Beast Incarnate reflects on the brutality he caused.
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Unsatisfied with the destruction he created, Lesnar demolishes Big Show with three steel chairs.
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The official could not control the rabid Lesnar.
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After delivering 19 vicious chair blasts, Lesnar leaves Big Show battered and beaten.
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The 2014 30-Superstar Royal Rumble Match: photos% G$ P9 ^/ }% c5 D3 ]- q0 N* B
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4 U0 m& m0 `3 B! |$ {7 {CM Punk entered the Royal Rumble Match for the second time. He was also the No. 1 entrant in 2011.
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Seth Rollins (sans Shield cohorts) was the No. 2 entrant.
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The Royal Rumble Match marked the first televised in-ring competition for Kane since the Oct. 28 edition of Raw.
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Kingston balanced like a cat on the barrier and managed to jump back in the ring.
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After entering at No. 15, the powerful Roman Reigns went on to make Royal Rumble Match history.
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Look who's back! Sheamus returned to WWE as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble Match.) m+ j' u& ]0 g$ y7 c7 l: |
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The muscle of The Shield made history by eliminating a record 12 Superstars in the Royal Rumble Match.
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Ultimately, however, Reigns was dumped from the ring by Batista.
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