Week in Photos, August 4, 2012 | WWE

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WWE Champion CM Punk opens Raw and addresses his actions on the historic 1,000th episode of Raw one week ago.

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The champion goes on to say that it was The Rock who showed tremendous disrespect last week.

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Big Show arrives to proclaim that he will be the next WWE Champion.

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John Cena takes exception to those comments.

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In her first official act as the new Raw General Manager, AJ Lee emerges from the back ...

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... To announce that Cena will face Big Show in the night's main event, with the winner advancing to face Punk for the WWE Title at SummerSlam!

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United States Champion Santino Marella locks up with the No. 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title, Alberto Del Rio.

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The Mexican Aristocrat takes the fight to The Milan Miracle right away.

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After his impressive victory, Del Rio declares that he will not compete again until his bout against Sheamus at SummerSlam.

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Brodus Clay arrives in style, ready for his dance contest against Vickie Guerrero!

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The dance contest is short-lived, however, as Damien Sandow interrupts ...

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... And viciously attacks The Funkasaurus.

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World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus takes on Daniel Bryan, and the RawActive match type selected by the WWE Universe is a Street Fight.

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It is a brutal, physical bout from the word "go," and the two rivals batter each other.

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Bryan brandishes a Kendo stick as he assaults The Great White.

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In the end, Sheamus prevails over Bryan!

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After the Street Fight, Bryan refuses to leave the ring.

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Kofi Kingston takes on Titus O'Neil in singles action.

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After A.W. distracted Kofi - by, of all things, throwing his shoe into the ring - Titus takes advantage and scores a big victory.

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Heath Slater calls out any current Superstar in the back to answer his challenge for a match.

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In a shocking turn, it's the returning Randy Orton who answers the bell!

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Orton decimates The One-Man Band.

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An RKO signals the end for Slater, and ensures a successful return for WWE's Apex Predator.

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Chris Jericho & Christian square off against Dolph Ziggler & The Miz in tag team action.

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Christian goes off the top rope.

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After Christian strikes with a well-timed thumb to The Awesome One's eye - a little payback for actions on last week's SmackDown - Jericho pins Miz and scores a victory for his team.

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After the bout, Ziggler attacks Y2J from behind with his Money in the Bank briefcase.

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Tyson Kidd battles Tensai in a contentious bout.

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Tensai scores a big win over Kidd, but not satisfied, continues his assault after the bell, forcing the ref to reverse his decision and award the match to Kidd via disqualification.

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After Tensai's victory is reversed, the behemoth of a Superstar takes out his frustrations on Sakamoto.

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With WWE Champion CM Punk sitting in on commentary ...

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... John Cena takes on Big Show with a chance to face Punk for the title at SummerSlam on the line!

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The World's Largest Athlete launches Cena into the announce table ...

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... And directly into Punk!

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With Cena primed to plant Big Show with the Attitude Adjustment, Punk strikes back and the match ends in a No Contest.

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After Punk declares that Cena and Show are "both losers," AJ Lee disagrees and announces that Punk will defend his title against both Cena and Big Show in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam!

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SmackDown kicks off in style, as Mr. McMahon arrives, ready to announce Friday night's new General Manager!

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The new SmackDown GM? It's Booker T!

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In his first bit of business, Booker schedules Alberto Del Rio to take on Randy Orton, and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus to battle Tensai!

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It’s a brutal, knock-down-drag-out battle between the World Heavyweight Champion and the massive Tensai.

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Sheamus takes control of the action ...

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... And scores an impressive victory over the formidable Tensai.

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In a non-title match, United States Champion Santino Marella takes on Antonio Cesaro in a rematch from last week.

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It's a good back-and-forth bout ...

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... But the Swiss-born Superstar is able to turn the tables on The Milan Miracle.

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In the end, Cesaro scores a big victory over the U.S. Champ.

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Chris Jericho, Christian & Kane take on Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Dolph Ziggler & Daniel Bryan in an explosive Six-Man Tag Team Match.

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Kane levels Bryan in the middle of the ring.

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Bryan is able to roll up Jericho for the huge tag team victory.

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In a rematch from last week, Ryback takes on Jinder Mahal.

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WWE Tag Team Champion R-Truth takes on Darren Young in singles action.

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D-Young gets a huge win on Friday night.

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In the night's main event, Randy Orton makes his return to SmackDown to take on Alberto Del Rio.

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It is a fast-paced, back-and-forth battle between two of SmackDown’s finest.

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When Ricardo interferes in the bout, Del Rio attempts to make an escape, but Sheamus is there to toss The Mexican Aristocrat back into the ring ...

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... And right into an angry Viper!

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Tyson Kidd battles Heath Slater on this week's episode of "WWE Superstars."

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Divas Champion Layla takes on Natalya on "WWE Superstars."

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Justin Gabriel battles it out against Cody Rhodes on "WWE Superstars."

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