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what was Vladimir Kozlov's pursuit?
On the April 4, 2008 episode of SmackDown, Kozlov made his official WWE debut as a villain.
did he win?
He defeated Matt Bentley in his first match.
did he win an award for it?
gained his first pay-per-view win by defeating Hardy in a non-title match.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In the following weeks, as Kozlov continued to easily win matches, he began demanding "better competition".
who did he work with?
Kozlov would continue attacking both Hardy and the WWE Champion Triple H.

Question: what happened afterward?
Self-contained rewrite: what happened after Pursuit of the WWE Championship?