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for his actions in the battle royal. After the Bowery Death match, one of Raven's riot guards started handcuffing all the members of the flock, including Raven, to the steel cage. After he handcuffed Raven, he took off his helmet to reveal himself as Mortis, and then Mortis took his mask off. This
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1327:Road Wild
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558:Results
546:Results
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