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Please click through to enjoy the Best and Worst of WWE Raw for June 17, 2013. THAT’S WHAT YOU DO.

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If you’d like to know what happened on tonight’s WWE Raw but don’t want to read star ratings and wordy paragraphs to decipher it, With Leather is here for you. Here’s what happened on the June 17, 2013, episode of WWE Raw:

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And here I thought that my dog acted ridiculous when I tell her it’s time for a bath. This Russian dog is not having any of this Boris or Ivan and his jibber jabber about hygiene.

At least I think this is about that dog not wanting a bath. I pray that’s what it’s about.

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

Last night’s three-hour slugfest was colloquially known as WWE Payback, but retribution may yet be waiting for a trio of Superstars who brazenly relieved incumbent champions of their titles in Chicago’s Allstate Arena. Chief among those is, of course, Alberto Del Rio, who took advantage of Dolph Ziggler’s lingering injury to reclaim the World Heavyweight Title, but he’s far from the only offender who’s likely in for a rematch in the near future. With a troika of new champs, The Champ still here, and CM Punk returned from exile, what’s likely to go down on this week’s must-see Raw?

Our five-point preview:

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This week, This Week In Horrible-Looking People leaves the world of embarrassing promo photos behind long enough to focus on the glorious pro wrestling trading cards of the early 90s, specifically WWF trading cards from 1992. The “GOLD Series,” because the Silver Series is just the names of wrestlers scribbled onto index cards.

Inside we’ve got some of the worst looking pro wrestlers ever, some of the laziest card photography you’ve ever seen, multiple instances of Virgil (!!) and more. There are even a few good wrestlers sprinkled in to keep it interesting. But yeah, both Beverly Brothers are present, so don’t expect too much.

Please click through to enjoy 30 of the best and worst WWF trading cards. Let us know your favorites in our comments section below.

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Here are your quick and dirty WWE Payback results for Sunday night’s pay-per-view.

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