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Please click through to enjoy the Best and Worst of WWE Raw for March 25, 2013.

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Tonight, on the With Leather WWE Raw open discussion thread:

The City of Brotherly Love is about to get its biggest dose of electricity since Benjamin Franklin: WWE Champion The Rock is back in town. With the various WrestleMania matches set, the Superstars are frothing at the mouth to get a piece of their rivals, from The Undertaker’s hunt for CM Punk (still at large with Paul Bearer’s urn) to Team Hell No’s quest to humble Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston. But the faceoff the WWE Universe is most anticipating is that of Rock and John Cena, who will surely have words when The People’s Champion confronts his No. 1 contender. Here are five things to look forward to on this week’s Raw. (via WWE.com)

Our five-point preview:

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UFC Tonight has the scoop on the rumored Dana White vs Vince McMahon superfight. Could this be the real deal? Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian break the two presidents down for a better look.

This is my new favorite Not News story, because everyone involved is handling it properly, and even Chael Sonnen is hitting the right notes.

Vince McMahon suggested to Dana White that they “do something.” In Vince terms that means “Dana White should show up to WrestleMania, and I’ll let him promote his stuff and if I’m in the right mood, I’ll let him bloody me with a trashcan and shave my face and toss me into a garbage truck, which will then carry me out of the arena and explode.” The other idea was to get into the octagon and duke it out for real, because Dana White is the president of an MMA company and Vince McMahon is way too confident and out of his f**king gourd. Dana’s response, from Dana’s mouth, was “you’re crazy.”

Chael Sonnen provided some analysis (after a spectacular “tale of the tape”) and followed-up like any UFC fighter should — by saying that Vince McMahon would literally die in a fight with Dana White, and that even the Undertaker couldn’t save him. Here’s the video:

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The results are in! After a week of tumultuous voting arguments and two lengthy, analytical podcasts, we can safely declare the round one winners in the first annual With Leather Bad Wrestling Theme Lyrics March Madness Tournament. I say “annual” like we can do this more than once. Oh, and uh, I fixed the brackets.

Anyway, the tournament continues this week with round two action. A lot of the heavy hitters remain — American Males and its Devo + didgeridoos attempt at 80s rock, Billy Kidman’s weird, rapey rap song — as well as a few surprises. Who knew Chyna would lose so early?

The voting is open now, and you’ll have until next Tuesday, March 26, to make your voice heard. Here are the round two match-ups:

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Pre-show notes:

- Things you should read from the last week of posts at The Mandible Claw include the thing I wrote about Donald Trump’s “appearance” on the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and an hour of me and Danielle talking to ACW and National Pro Wrestling Day star Jojo Bravo. Also, everything else on the site. You should check it out daily.

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- We’re doing some fun stuff over at The Mandible Claw, so be sure to head over there when you’re done with the report and check some stuff out.

And now, Raw goes REGULAR SCHOOL! The Best and Worst of WWE Raw for March 11, 2013, is after the jump.

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Pre-show notes:

- Things you should read from the last week of posts at The Mandible Claw include the thing I wrote about Donald Trump’s “appearance” on the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and an hour of me and Danielle talking to ACW and National Pro Wrestling Day star Jojo Bravo. Also, everything else on the site. You should check it out daily.

- Don’t forget to vote in our first annual With Leather Bad Wrestling Theme Lyrics March Madness Tournament! Round one matches are happening right now. They need your votes!

- Comments, shares, likes, and what-have-you are appreciated. We’re got a handy “sharing” bar at the bottom of each page of the post, so if you see or read something you like on one of them, share this somewhere.

- Follow us on Twitter @withleather, follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and like us on Facebook.

- GIFS courtesy of Jerusalem at Punchsport Pagoda.

And now, Raw goes REGULAR SCHOOL! The Best and Worst of WWE Raw for March 11, 2013, is after the jump.

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