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Wwe consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. Named the best match of the first 10 years of raw in 2003, the fourth tlc match in wwe history saw spike launched out of the ring and through a table by christian, jericho flung from the top rung all the way to the arena floor, and christian unceremoniously dumped tailbone first onto the stiff edge of the steel ladder. Id strongly suggest checking out some of yuji nagatas old matches as well. Are the winners and losers predetermined in the wwe. Yes it was the greatest match of all time shawn michaels is the best wwe legendary superstar of all time.
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