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  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/5): Eric Bischoff downs Terry Funk for WCW Hardcore title

    1941 

    St. Louis, Missouri
    – Sandor Szabo defeated Bronko Nagurski for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title 

    1947 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat The Swedish Angel in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ralph Garibaldi Jack McDonald by third fall DQ
    – Tug Carlson beat Dan O’Connor 
    – Jack Hader beat Jack Page

    1952 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Duseks (Dick, Ernie and Joe Dusek) beat Steve Gob, Sonny Myers and Bob Orton Sr. in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Tony Galento 2 out of 3 falls 
    – Joe Dusek and Bob  Orton Sr. went to a time limit draw

    1958 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Sonny Myers went to a no contest with Otto Von Krupp
    – Thor Hagen and Joe Scarpa beat Bob Orton and Rip Hawk

    1967 

    Davenport, Iowa:
    – Johnny Powers beat the Crusher in a Texas Death Match
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Rene Goulet & Earl Maynard 
    – Jack Lanza beat Big K (Stan Kowalski)

    1971 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
    – Strong Kobayashi beat Bull Bullinski 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond

    1976 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Larry Hennig & Jos Leduc beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke dq
    – Russ Francis & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum 
    – Buddy Wolff beat Scott Irwin

    1977 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Ray Stevens beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
    – Jim Brunzell & Billy Francis beat Angelo Mosca & Roger Kirby
    – Super Destroyer beat Pedro Morales 
    – Bob Backlund wrestled to a draw with Billy Robinson

    1982 

    Rockford, Illinois:
    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Hulk Hogan & Baron Von Raschke
    – Rick Martel beat Bobby Heenan
    – Ken Patera beat Brad Rheingans 
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Sgt Goulet

    1989

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Yoshinari Ogawa pinned Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
    – Kenta Kobashi pinned Johnny Smith
    – Mighty Inoue pinned Goro Tsurumi
    – Shinichi Nakano, Isao Takagi, & Akira Taue beat Dick Slater, Don Muraco, & Mitch Snow
    – PWF Junior Heavyweight Champ Mitsuo Momota pinned Isamu Teranishi
    – Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura, & The Great Kabuki beat Motoshi Okuma, Haruka Eigen, & Masanobu Fuchi
    – Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas beat Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki to win the All Asian Tag Title
    – Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Shunji Takano
    – Dan Spivey pinned Sting
    – Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy beat Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith
    – Genichiro Tenryu pinned Jumbo Tsuruta to win the All Japan Triple Crown

    1992 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Dixie Dynamite defeated Dutch Mantell
    – Dirty White Boy Tony Anthony defeated Joey Maggs
    – Robert Gibson defeated Killer Kyle
    – Buddy Landel defeated Tim Horner
    – The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) defeated Johnny and Davey Rich
    – Brian Lee defeated Paul Orndorff by disqualification

    Rock Hill, South Carolina:
    – Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
    – Super Invader (Hercules Hernandez) pinned Tom Zenk
    – Larry Zbyszko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
    – WCW Light Heavyweight Champion, Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton
    – WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine
    – Barry Windham pinned Bobby Eaton
    – Sting, Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff beat Rick Rude, Arn Anderson & Steve Austin

    2000 

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Eric Bischoff defeated Terry Funk for the WCW Hardcore Title 

    2001

    Grand Forks, North Dakota:
    – Jeff Hardy defeated Jerry Lynn for the WWF Light Heavyweight Title

  • WWE Tulsa, OK, live results: Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens

    Submtted by Ron Brooks

    – Dudleyz vs Enzo and Cass

    Bubba took a little boy’s sign and threatened to tear it up pre-match. Enzo saved the day and grabbed it, returning it. Fairly basic tag match. Enzo and Cass win with the big splash.

    – Viktor vs Jack Swagger

    Big pop for the hometown hero. Back and forth standard offensive the whole match. Pretty lengthy. Swagger wins with a Swagger Bomb.

    – Darren Young vs Apollo Crews

    Only big move Crews hit was the standing moonsault. Darren attempted a somersault pin which Apollo reversed to get the pin and win.

    – Video of Kevin Owens backstage trash talking Ambrose saying he’s going to beat him. He gets a call from his mother who says Ambrose will beat him. In a fury, KO says Ambrose doesn’t stand a chance.

    – The Wyatt Family vs Kane and Big Show

    Rowan and Braun dominated the whole match until they both tried to get involved. Kane tossed out Braun and Show KO Punched Rowan for the win.

    – Lana and Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch w/Summer Rae as special ref

    Glad to see the ladies getting time. The only thing that didn’t make much sense was Summer Rae as ref. Becky locked in the Disarm-her on Lana for the win while Sasha had Dana in the Bank Statement.

    – WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs The Vaudevillians

    Both sides got in good offense. The Vaudevillians hit the Whirling Dervish but New Day still pulled it off with Big E hitting the big ending with the assist from Xavier.

    – Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens

    Fun match. For a night where not a lot happened outside the ring, both went out a couple of times. KO teased Byron Saxton and even took his chair to use but  Dean hit Dirty Deeds for the win.

  • ROH Indianapolis, IN, live results: Jay Lethal vs. Briscoe, Bullet Club vs. MCMG

    Submitted by Richard Sterling 

    Pre-Show

    – Kelly Klein def. Jessica James

    Decent showcase of Klein’s strength. James had a nice Black Widow on Klein. Klein wins via tapout choke. Post match, BJ Whitmer berates Scarlett to do a proper winner announcement. Issues open challenge for any woman to face Kelly. 

    Show Results

    – Dalton Castle vs Stevie Richards turns into ANX vs. Dalton Castle & Stevie Richards

    ANX (w) come out for a segment called what’s wrong with wrestling. Stevie was blasted for lengthy career and Dalton Castle, Human Trafficker. Castle changes the match to tag match vs the “fatbags”. (Lights keep going out in building during this segment). Kenny King delivers a chairshot to a spinning Richards and capitalized for the pinfall.

    – Caprice Coleman def. Cheeseburger

    Coleman comes out bearing gifts (protein powder, peanuts) to make Cheeseburger bigger. Caprice wins in a solid match by submission. Cheeseburger over with the crowd.

    – Christopher Daniels def. Ray Rowe

    Rowe surprisedly booed. Towards end, Kaz comes out followed by Hanson just enough to cause a distraction. Daniels hits BME for the 3 count. Daniels helps Kaz continue the beatdown on Hanson which turns into…

    – Warbeard Hanson def. Kazarian

    Kaz is over with the crowd and so is Hanson. Very good match. Hanson wins with swinging leg kick. Post match, Kaz comes out followed by Rowe. A brawl ensues and War Machine stands tall with the tag belts. War Machine leaves then Addiction stands up with their belts. 

    – Kamaitachi vs. Jason Kincaid vs Lio Rush vs Will Ferrara vs ACH vs Roderick Strong

    Roddy clears the ring to start and stares at Rush. Match breaks down and Roddy does a sick spot outside the ring where he flings each opponent into the metal barricade. Then begins in the ring with Kamaitachi. ACH and Lio do some cool floppy counter stuff. Kincaid came in with a sick off the ropes bulldog/STO spot. Very fast paced, hard to keep up. Lot of Roddy dominance. Kincaid hits the sunset flip power bomb on Lio Rush to the guys on the floor. Kamaitachi then hits a spinning modification of air raid crash for the 3 on Kincaid in the ring. Great match.

    Intermission

    – BJ Whitmer tries to get on mic and is booed at every opportunity. He graces us with his presence in a practice match against a guy who may have been announced as Mark Sales, dressed in Corino trunks. Whitmer squashed him quickly.

    – Silas Young and Beer City Bruiser vs Shane Taylor and Keith Lee

    Taylor hits 2nd rope splash on Beer City Bruiser for the pin.

    – Jay Briscoe vs. Moose w/ Stokely Hathaway

    Both these guys chants to start. Stiff contest. Nice tope con Hilo by Moose. Briscoe hits a Death Valley Driver on the ring apron to Moose. Jay Driller to Moose for a near fall. Crowd goes nuts thinking it was 3. Moose powerbombs Jay through ringside timekeeper table. Jay gets back in the ring at the count of 19. Jay counters the powerbomb into another Jay Driller for the win. Match of the night!

    – ROH Champion Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) vs. Mark Briscoe

    Back and forth match. Mark kicked out of the second diving forearm from Lethal. Jay hit a top rope elbow drop for a near fall, later locking on a figure four. Lethal blocked a Briscoe Elbow from top, kicks him in the face and dazes him, nailing Lethal Injection for the 3. Solid match.

    – Bullet Club (Adam Page & Adam Cole) (w/Young Bucks) vs. Motor City Machine Guns

    Match started out of the ring with barricade throws on MCMG. Bucks superkick Sabin before heading to the back. A lot of Too Sweet eye pokes by Cole. Page connects on the shooting star to the outside. MCMG hit tag team combination from the top rope to near fall because Todd Sinclair pulled out of ring. Upon getting back in the ring, MCMG superkicks him. 

    Bucks return and Superkick Sabin. Cole holds Shelley and Bucks inadvertently hit Cole with superkicks and get superkicked by MCM. Page gets back in the ring, MCMG hit their finish for the 3 count on Page.

    After the match, the Addiction comes out to attack MCMG. MCMG clears them to the outside where the Bucks hit Addiction w/superkicks. Sabin gets on the mic and asks the crowd if they want to see Addiction as champs. Boos. They ask if the people want to see MCMG vs YB. They says if they win the YB will be first competitors.

    Bucks gets on the mic and say that MCMG is their biggest rivalry. Shelley then puts over the ROH tag division and the fans. Shelley says MCMG + YB equal profits & 5 star classics. They call the Bucks back in the ring for handshakes. Surprisingly, no Superkicks and clean handshakes.

  • NXT Fort Pierce FL, live results: Austin Aries vs. Wesley Blake

    Results c/o Dylan Kaplan who estimates a crowd of 400

    – Patrick Clark beat Dan Matha

    – Nikki Glencross beat Liv Morgan

    – Josh Woods beat Bronson Mathews

    – Mojo Rawley and Hugo Knox beat Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton

    – Noah beat Oney Lorcan (the former Chris Girard/Biff Busick)

    – Alexa Bliss beat Adrienne Reese

    – Austin Aries beat Wesley Blake

    NXT returns to Fort Pierce on July 7th.

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (06/04): Lawler & Dundee win Southern Tag Titles; Billy & Chuck win WWE Tag Team Gold

    1937 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Ali Baba beat Nanjo Singh by dq
    – Bill Lee beat Chris Zaharias
    – Lou Thesz beat Gene Bowman
    – Walter Podolak beat Eddie Newman 
    – Beppo Vitale beat Steve Nenoff

    1964

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Steve Bolus and Richard Moody beat Bob Geigel and Charlie Triggs
    – Pat O’Connor beat Mongolian Stomper via dq
    – Moose Evans beat Tokyo Tom
    – The Lawman beat Harley Race 

    1966 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – In a No Time Limit Match with Special Referee, Joe Blanchard; AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race in 2 out of 3 fall
    – The Alaskan beat Billy Red Cloud
    – Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak
    – Chris Markoff beat Juan Zendajas 
    – Eddie Sharkey won an 8 man battle royal

    1970

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Roger Kirby defeated Frank Hester
    – Pat O’Connor defeated Scandor Akbar
    – Bob Geigel defeated Baron Von Raschke via DQ 
    – Indian Strap Match: Danny Little Bear defeated Harley Race

    1971 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – In a Loser Leaves USA match, Dick the Bruiser beat Strong Kobayashi
    – Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder 
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski by count out

    1977 

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Billy Robinson beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel in a non Title Match
    – Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Ray Stevens & Pedro Morales 
    – Jim Brunzell & Billy Francis & Bob Backlund drew Black Jack Lanza & Mad Dog Vachon & Bobby Duncum 

    1979 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee beat Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka to win the Southern Tag Title 
    – Robert Fuller defeated The Mongolian Stomper in a “loser leaves town vs. title” match to win the Southern Title

    1984 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Phil Hickerson & The Spoiler beat Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert via DQ
    – Jim Neidhart beat Austin Idol via DQ
    – Southern Champ Jerry Lawler beat Kimala via countout

    1992 

    Tazwell, Virginia:
    – Dixie Dynamite pinned Killer Kyle
    – Hector Guerrero defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
    – SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated the Dirty White Boy
    – Brad & Bart Batten defeated Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantell
    – Robert Gibson & Tim Horner defeated The Heavenly Bodies
    – Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard and Robert Gibson won a battle royal

    1993

    Cleveland, Ohio:
    – Erik Watts defeated TJ Arion
    – Maxx Payne defeated Kensuke Sasaki
    – Ron Simmons defeated WCW World TV Champion Paul Orndorff 
    – Arn Anderson (substituting for 2 Cold Scorpio) & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Lord Steven Regal (substituting for injured WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman) & WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champion Steve Austin
    – Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude
    – Davey Boy Smith defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader via disqualification

    2002 

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
    – Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rico & Rikishi for the WWE World Tag Team Titles

  • NXT Crystal River, FL, live results: Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

    Results c/o Wayne Mason who estimated a crowd of 200

    – Josh Woods beat Noah

    Woods was able to score the win via submission.

    – Cezar beat Bronson Matthews

    Cezar wins with an inverted stomp facebreaker.

    – Adrienne Reese beat Mandy Rose

    Good match. Reese hit the off the top rope stunner for the win.

    – Nick Miller beat Alexander Wolfe

    Both men had their tag partners in their corner. Miller picked up the win with a sit out powerbomb.

    – Hugo Knox beat Tucker Knight

    Hugo was back to being a heel tonight and got the win with a spinning neckbreaker.

    – In ring interview with Mada from Tough Enough. He mentioned wanting to be NXT champion and then becoming the first ever Egyptian-born WWE champion.

    – Steve Cutler beat Chris Girard

    Cutler takes this one with a lariat in a hard hitting match.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka beat Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax in a three-way to retain.

    Great match. Bliss would try to pick her spots and not get involved when Jax had control. Asuka was able to submit Bliss with the Asuka Lock.

  • Daily Pro Wrestling History (6/3): Steve Austin wins WCW TV belt; Rey Mysterio wins WWE cruiser gold

    1937 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Lee Wykoff beat Dick Raines via dq 
    – Joe Corbett beat Bull Curley 

    1961 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills in 2 out of 3 falls 

    1964 
    – Dr. Jerry & Crazy Luke Graham defeated Vittorio Apollo & Don McClarty for the WWWF U.S. Tag Championship

    1965 

    Denver, Colorado:
    – The Crusher & Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks beat Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – The Mongolian Stomper beat Dick the Bruiser
    – Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage beat Steve Bolus and Sonny Myers
    – Pat O’Connor drew Ron Reed 
    – The Missouri Mauler beat Don Soto

    1973 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff in 2 out of 3 falls 
    – Dusty Rhodes went to a double count out with Billy Robinson
    – Geoff Portz beat Dick Murdoch
    – Greg Gagne beat Rene Goulet via dq

    1976 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Mike George defeated Ed Wiskoski
    – The Super Intern defeated Pat O’Connor 
    – Harley Race defeated Bob Brown in three falls

    1979 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Mad Dog Vachon went to a draw with AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Super Destroyer Mark II beat The Crusher
    – Greg Gagne beat Pat Patterson 
    – Paul Ellering beat Jesse Ventura

    1991 

    Birmingham, Alabama:
    – Steve Austin defeated Bobby Eaton for the WCW Television Title 

    2003

    Anaheim, California:
    – Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Matt Hardy for the WWE Cruiserweight Title 

    2004 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Kid Kash and Dallas to win the TNA World Tag Team Titles

  • NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Austin Aries vs. Wesley Blake

    Image c/o Maryann Mason and results c/o Wayne Mason who estimated a crowd of 300.

    – Tucker Knight beat Josh Woods

    Knight stole this one with a roll up.

    – Alexa Bliss beat Liv Morgan

    Bliss wins it with the Sparkle Splash. The Tampa crowd was giving Morgan the business for being from Jersey but she rolled with it.

    – Dan Matha beat Steve Cutler

    Crowd is all over Matha lately, calling him “Mr. Clean” due to his white trunks and shaved head. Big Dan won it with a big boot.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Asuka and Adrienne Reese beat Mandy Rose and Nia Jax

    Asuka Lock on Rose for the win.

    – Noah beat Cezar Bononi

    Big sit-out slam by Noah for the win.

    – In ring interview with Brazillian talent Adrian Jaoude, the Ollympic hopeful who is still working at the Performance Center.

    – Sawyer Fulton and Alexander Wolfe beat Mojo Rawley and Hugo Knox

    Hugo is back to being his happy dancing face persona to team up with the hype man Rawley. However they were no match for the power of Fulton and Wolfe.

    – Austin Aries beat Wesley Blake

    Pre match, ring announcer Mike Rome introduced Blake as “Murphy” to set him off and continue the ongoing break-up story. Aries wins it with the Last Chancery to send everyone home happy.

  • NXT Evansville, IN, live results: Finn Balor & Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe & The Drifter

    By Chris Roberts

    – No Way Jose d. Tino Sabbatelli with the full nelson slam

    Crowd loved Jose and was into him. A perfect performer for a good opener.

    – Carmella d Peyton Royce with her triangle choke

    This was okay, a cool down from the previous match. Some “How you doin’” chants early on. 

    – Tye Dillinger d Buddy Murphy with The Perfect 10 neckbreaker

    Before the match, Dillinger talked about Regal finally giving him a match for TakeOver. Crowd was into chanting 10. Murphy mocking Dillinger most of the match. Good, but lots of stalling.

    – NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha d The Revival with Grand Amplitude

    Easily the best match on the show. Started fast, had some very close nearfalls at the end. Not as good as the Dallas match, but very very good. I would say it was better than any of the matches on the main house show they had 3 months ago too.

    Intermission

    – Andrade Almas d Angelo Dawkins with a running knee into the corner

    Almas didn’t have a titantron, not even his hype-up video, so most people had no idea who he was. Dawkins could not keep up and it was pretty ugly. He was the worst possible first impression opponent, but Almas showed signs of brilliance with his flying and got an okay reaction after the match. 

    – Bayley d Daria Berenato with the Bayley to Belly

    Bayley is really popular with the fans. This was disappointing because Daria needs some work, and Asuka was advertised for the show but didn’t show up. Strange that she nor Nia Jax were on the show, but Bayley is but supposedly out with injury in storyline. Also kinda just okay, but Bayley was able to shine through with her offense at the end.

    – Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor d Elias Samson and NXT Champion Samoa Joe

    Nakamura pinned Samson with the Kinshasa. Nakamura had the biggest reaction of the night. Samson with the most heat. Joe with a mixed reaction, and Balor with the 2nd biggest entrance pop. Very good 15 minute match. Balor and Joe story was told well with Joe ducking out and Balor getting into his face even while taking care of Samson. 

    Overall I thought it was just as good if not better than the 2/28 main roster house show. With the smaller arena and the more active crowd, it was a pleasant experience.

  • WON Preview: June 6, 2016 – WWE brand split, Jimmy Snuka

    READ IT HERE: June 6, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: More details on WWE brand split, Jimmy Snuka found incompetent, more

    A huge double issue of the Observer is out this week, including the real catalyst behind the WWE brand split, a breakdown of the roster, justice denied again in the Jimmy Snuka case, Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay and the Super Juniors tournament plus a full rundown, the story behind Bill Goldberg and the WWE video game and the Brock Lesnar tease, famous boxer vs. pro wrestler fights, WWE schedule and injury rates, business rundowns from the past two months for WWE & TNA, updates on cable stations that carry wrestling and MMA, and one of the greatest territorial business runs in history in the life and career of Cowboy Frankie Laine.

    Our lead story looks at the WWE brand split, why it happened, what is known that isn’t a secret, ads out post brand split, plans for the split two months ago and what the ad department was told then, what different arenas have been told this week, thoughts behind decisions having too be made, plus a roster rundown on what positions WWE is strong and weak in, and where NXT talent should fit in and who is ready, or who can fill a slot.

    There is also an update on the Jimmy Snuka situation, with a realistic view if there will be a trial and what the time frame is and what happens next.

    This issue also looks at the Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet match, Vader’s reaction, Super Juniors standings and rundowns of the shows plus looking at where things are going.

    Updates on Money in the Bank, stars returning to television soon, how the NBA & NHL playoffs coincide with wrestling the next two weeks, an update on NXT, lots of WWE performers off TV for the next several weeks, notes from lawsuit depositions that are eye opening, Cena getting a gigantic endorsement deal, Rollins return news, injury updates, lots of Dwayne Johnson news, WrestleMania in the future notes, notes on how little talent gets told in advance about things, who watches what on WWE network, plus we’ve got rundowns of every WWE & NXT events over the past week and business notes on the shows, all included in in this issue.

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