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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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CM Punk arrives on the final SmackDown before he enters the Royal Rumble Match at No. 1.
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6 A \! p$ r( O; M... rattling off the actual - and miniscule - odds of the No. 1 entrant going on to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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Kofi Kingston vs. Fandango: photos
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As a prelude of sorts to Sunday's Royal Rumble Match, a 10-Man Tag Team Match rages on SmackDown ...
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... and Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston!% H& ?) I j) l; l% ` M7 i: e. B7 Y
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The action is fast and furious from the opening bell.
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Langston levels Dean Ambrose with a backbreaker.
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3 Y3 Y5 u s, h9 E1 LGet 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!
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