RAW 2011/08/22

The COO then announced that former WWE Champions Punk and Cena must face off in the night Õs main event, with the winner earning a title match against The Mexican Aristocrat at Night of Champions in four weeks.
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WWE ALBERTO DE RIO MAKES ANOTHER STYLISH ENTRANCE TO KICKS OFF RAW...
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HOWEVER, BEFORE THE MEXICAN ARISTOCRAT CAN ADDRESS THE WWE UNIVERSE, JOHN CENA HITS THE STAGE.
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CENA LAYS INTO DEL RIO WITH A FLURRY OF INSULTS.
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CENA REMINDS DEL RIO THAT HE'S GARENTEED A REMATCH AS A FORMER WWE CHAMP.
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THE CENATION COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF STANDS TOE-TO-TOE WITH THE NEWLY MINTED WWE TITLE HOLDER.
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AS DEL RIO AND CENA NEARLY COMES TO BLOWS, CM PUNK HEADS TO THE RING.
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TIRED OF SEEING CENA ONCE AGAIN VIA FOR A WWE TITLE MATCH, PUNK WONDERS IF HE'S WATCHING A RERUN.
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THE STRAIGHT EDGE SUPERSTAR THROWS THE GAUNTLET, EXERCISING A WWE CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH CLAUSE OF HIS OWN.
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PER THE GAME, CENA AND PUNK WILL CLASH TONIGHT TO DETERMINE WHO WILL FACE DEL RIO DOR THE WWE TITLE AT NIGHT OF THE CHAMPIONS.
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JOHN CENA IS READY FOR HIS SUMMERSLAM REMATCH WITH CM PUNK.
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THE WINNER OF THIS JOUST WILL CHALLENGE WWE CHAMPION ALBERTO DEL RIO FOR THE WWE AT THE NIGHTS OF CHAMPIONS.
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As usual, Cena throws his shirt out to the crowd before the match, but Punk's fans throw it back to him twice.
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Punk and Cena roll around on the mat with both wrestlers liberally applying head scissors, headlock...
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FOLLOWING THE CONTROVERSIAL EVENTS A SUMMERSLAM, BOTH OF THESE RING WARRIORS SAY THEY DESERVE A WWE TITLE RE MATCH.
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Punk hits a shoulder block and teases the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Cena rolls out of the way and hits shoulder blocks of his own and goes for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Punk converts it into a cradle, but Cena kicks out.
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PUNK'S ROLL UP FOR ONE COUNT.
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ONE!...
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Punk with his patented running high knee and bulldog. Cena right punch sends Punk on the outside. A recovering Cena connects with a head lock. Punk counters with a back suplex.
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PUNK'S RUNNING KNEE TO CENA'S JAW
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Back from the break, CM Punk attempts a GTS, Cena escapes and then sets up for the AA. Punk grabs onto the ropes and then leaps at Cena with a springboard clothesline. Cover attempt, but Cena kicks out.
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THE STRAIGHT EDGE SUPERSTAR PREPARES TO SEND CENA TO DREAMLAND WITH A GO TO SLEEP.
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THE SECOND CITY SAVIOUR CLUTCHES THE ROPES TO EVADE CENA'S ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT.
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PUNK'S FLYING CLOTHESLINE LEVELS CENA FOR TWO.
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ONE!...TWO!...
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Punk goes for the GTS, but Cena attempts to counter into the STF. Punk initially blocks, but gets caught in the hold. Punk gets his foot on the rope after twenty long seconds.
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THE CENATION LEADER LOCKS INTO HIS DREADED STF SUBMISSION MANEUVER.
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Punk throws Cena into the ring post, and then hits the GTS! Cover, but Cena kicks out!
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PUNK CONNECTS WITH HIS PATENTED GTS.
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ONE!...TWO!...THR...
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CENA POWERS OUT.
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Punk scales to the top rope and is looking for the elbow drop. He takes too much time, and Cena rolls out of the way. Cena heads to the top rope himself to set up for the leg drop. Cover attempt, but Punk kicks out.
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PUNK MISSES A FLYING ELBOW DROP.
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CENA HITS A FLYING LEGDROP FOR A TWO COUNT.
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ONE!...TWO!...
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Escaping from Cena's Attitude Adjustment attempt, Punk starts to pound on the side of Cena's face with series of terrible elbows that stun Cena.
He hits a running knee to the face and goes for the cover. Cena kicks out.
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PUNK CHALLENGES CENA'S UNDYING PERSEVERANCE WITH SERIES OF SINISTER ELBOW DROPS.
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PUNK'S FLYING KNEE STUNS CENA.
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ONE!...TWO!...
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Out of nowhere, Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment, but for some reason (too soon to end the fight?) doesn't hook the legs and Punk kicks out! Punk gets to the top rope and hits a flying crossbody. It hits, but Cena rolls through and tries to get Punk up onto his shoulders. Punk scurries off and hits a kick to the face.
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CENA HITS AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT FROM NOWHERE FOR A TWO AND A HALF COUNT.
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ONE!...TWO!...THR...
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PUNK STUNS CENA WITH HEADBUTTS.
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PUNK'S FLYING BODY PRESS.
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CENA'S STRENGTH
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PUNK NEARLY SEALS A PINFALL VICTORY, BUT CENA GETS THE SHOULDER UP.
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Punk lifts Cena up on his shoulders, but Kevin Nash appears on the entrance ramp. Nash says that this isn't over yet. Cena uses the distraction to hit the AA, hooks Punk's leg and pick up the win.
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PUNK TOWARDS THE GTS.
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KEVIN NASH HITS THE STADE AND DISTRACTS PUNK.
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BIG DADDY COOL'S DISTRACTION, ALLOWS CENA TO CAPITALIZE WITH AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT AND GETS THE WIN.
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ONE!...TWO!...THREE!
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Immediately after the match Alberto Del Rio gets into the ring and attacks John Cena. Del Rio attacks Cena again and again... until Rio hits Cena with the Title and knocks him out of the ring.
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THE CHAMPION LEAPS FROM THE ANNOUNCE TABLE AND BRUTALIZES THE
N*1 CONTENDER.
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NIGHT OF THE CHAMPIONS.
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