Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakatuhia te Clash of Champions e te WWE i te tau 2016 ka whakakapi i ta raatau utu-i-te-tirohanga o mua, Night of Champions, i rere mai i te 2007 ki te 2015. Ko taua kaupapa he kaupapa i roto i te mea i tiakina nga toa toa katoa i runga i te raarangi matua o WWE i aua tau; I whakatuhia a Clash of Champions i runga i te kaupapa rite. I whakahaerehia te huihuinga whakatuwhera mo te waitohu Raw whai muri i te whakahoutanga o te whakawhitinga waitohu i te Hurae 2016, i wehe ai ano te whakatairanga i tana raarangi ki nga waitohu motuhake e mahi motuhake ana te taranata. I tu tenei huihuinga tuatahi i te Mahuru 25 o taua tau, a koinei te huihuinga tuatahi o te waitohu Raw o te whakawhitinga waitohu tuarua. Ko te
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