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! i6 X! z0 L ^' I( vBefore making his huge announcement, The Hulkster reminisces about his legendary WWE Championship clash against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III, witnessed in-person by more than 93,000 fans.6 l h p2 }7 c. u/ L3 m
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( J1 ^; V8 O* Y. w- ]- e/ ? P9 HThen he clues in the WWE Universe: “In celebrating 30 years of WrestleMania, and in honor of one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, we're going to have an over-the-top 30 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, brother!”( m- |8 y2 w) x, K9 ]1 v
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% m6 }; `1 _& S V) q5 RThe top hero of the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Era is greeted by the Cenation leader.8 H% M6 Y$ j# e& Y {
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“It’s good to have you home,” John Cena tells Hogan. “The man who was front and center when WrestleMania was born, three decades later, is right back where he belongs!”
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Enter trouble in the form of The Wyatt Family. "Memphis, we're here," Bray Wyatt informs the crowd.
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$ H- Y o& {8 ^" m0 Z4 A9 z"I’ve always been fascinated by pride. It is my favorite sin," Wyatt says, adding, "It has the power to blind the strongest of men…even those who claim to be immortal."; d" ]! v+ s; N% o( k# }6 `
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* R! s+ O, g/ ]- B2 f"If you look up at me, you will see a friend. If you look down at me, you will see an enemy. But if you look me square in the eye, you will see a god,” Wyatt informs Cena.0 m/ p% m* X/ `$ \( ] [" Y |
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Cena rebukes Wyatt and issues a WrestleMania challenge to "The Eater of Worlds."9 t0 V/ b; `/ u3 t, q' I
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Wyatt doesn't respond ..." s% K+ |# }! c6 M g, S/ m
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... instead sending Luke Harker & Erick Rowan to the ring.
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$ G! \& Z' K; y mJohn Cena vs. Erick Rowan: photos/ l; r! R0 X' ]# ^, ^: u
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8 q6 @8 z, w) E7 l, TAn epic, generation-spanning pose-down takes place afterward.
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" r% G# g: G6 M f$ WThe Authority enters the arena, with Stephanie McMahon describing Daniel Bryan's attack on Triple H a week earlier as "grounds for immediate termination."
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Conceding that Bryan has “a certain niche following,” Stephanie explains that The Authority will not fire Bryan, so long as The Beard apologizes and admits he’s not man enough to be in the ring with Triple H.* @# p* l- i! U' x# O: j7 b" m
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“My husband is above Daniel Bryan professionally, figuratively and literally,” she says.9 O, _1 \' y. t& U4 u
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/ i9 x% D* ~+ P6 g& GWWE COO Triple H greets former DX running mate Billy Gunn. The New Age Outlaws take a seat at the commentators' table.
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* P3 C5 ~/ `5 Q! \/ eThe former tag team champions get first-row seats for a battle between the WWE Tag Team Champion Usos and "Rybaxel."
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"NCIS: Los Angeles" stars LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell enjoy the tag team bout.
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Cesaro and Zeb Colter watch on. Before the match, Swagger tells his Real American partner that he's "got this."
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+ L- d9 j& c; i2 Q8 N$ AThe Intercontinental Champion scores with a schoolboy!
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The Undertaker is 21-0 at WrestleMania, while “Mr. WrestleMania” Shawn Michaels never won two WrestleMania matches in a row. Triple H never got past three wins in a row and Hulk Hogan never passed four.2 r9 q, I$ h, Z( n" y9 p( J. Z. A0 Z
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# U1 e0 A& j u2 f3 D- i, MHeyman asks The Undertaker to reconsider fighting at WrestleMania, "because your Streak will be conquered by Brock Lesnar!"
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$ A/ |5 @0 o9 E“She can’t fight any of her battles on her own," Natalya says of the Divas Champion. "Everything has to be done through Tamina."
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For good measure, Nikki holds the butterfly-emblazoned title high overhead.
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$ ?. u8 G: U, }5 f8 fBella's celebration doesn't sit well with Natalya. All three Divas return to E! when the second season of "Total Divas" premieres this Sunday.
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7 j) O( L3 f! B. z' l% {He welcomes members of the WWE Universe to join his "Occupy Raw" movement.
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The groundswell of support gains momentum.
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"Walking in Memphis"? The Celtic Warrior tries stomping on Christian's face.
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