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Update On John Cena’s Status: Works Physical Match With No Signs Of Injury

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Although it was rumored that John Cena was injured, only later for WWE to issue a statement to the contrary, the rumors were officially squashed when the leader of the “Ce-Nation” returned to action at the WWE live event in Charlottesville on Saturday night.

Originally, it was believed that Cena suffered an injury during a Street Fight match with Kevin Owens at the WWE live event on Friday night in Hampton, Virginia, however Cena returned the next night in Charlottesville, working the same Street Fight against Owens.

Cena worked another physical match on Saturday night and according to our live correspondent, showed no signs of injury.

The following are some photos of Cena in action at the WWE live event on Saturday evening.

WWE Business Breakdown: Live Attendance, DVD Sales Drop; Top Drawing Main Events

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– WWE averaged 4,948 paid fans to live events in the month of July this year, not including the WWE Battleground event. The numbers are in line with the average in July of 2014, as that month averaged 4,948 as well, however in July of 2013 the average was 5,544 and the average in July of 2012 was 5,464.

– Based on main events for the WWE live events, Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE title drew an average of 4,813 paid fans. Kevin Owens vs. John Cena matches drew an average of 6,583 paid fans. By comparison, the Cena vs. Bray Wyatt headline matches in the summer of 2014 drew 6,000 paid fans.

– WWE shipped 137,000 DVD units in the month of July in 2015, which was down 25 percent from 182,000 units shipped in July of 2014, 231,000 in July of 2013 and 357,000 in July of 2012.

– The most-shipped WWE DVD in the past nine months was WrestleMania 31 with 109,000 units sold, followed by WWE Slam City with 101,000 units, WWE Attitude Era Volume 2 with 66,000 units, The Rock vs. John Cena with 65,000 units and The Randy Savage Story with 62,000 units.

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Seth Rollins On Vacation With Zahra Schreiber, Braun Strowman News, Tony Chimel

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– New Wyatt Family member Braun Strowman celebrates his 32nd birthday today. Strowman was born on September 6, 1983. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE Diva Jillian Hall (35), former WWE Superstar Low Ki (36), WWE Hall Of Famer Wendi Richter (54) and former WWE Superstar The Barbarian (57).

– For whatever this is work, longtime WWE employee Tony Chimel returned to his position as ring announcer at the WWE live event in Wildwood, New Jersey on Saturday night. Eden did the ring announcing for the WWE live event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dasha Fuentes handled the NXT ring announcing.

– WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins did not work this weekend’s WWE live events as he was on vacation with his girlfriend Zahra Schreiber. Rollins and Schreiber were in the Dominican Republic, however Rollins is headed back to the U.S. today so that he can be in Baltimore, Maryland for Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.

Jim Ross Q&A: Did WWE Handle Snuka Situation Right?, Rollins/HHH Feud, TV-14 Rating

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WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section of his official website, answering questions from fans on a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.

On if WWE will ever return to a TV-14 rating, and who is the next big thing in WWE: “I don’t think that they ever go back to TV14. Ever. It’s wide open as to who will be the next big thing. I have no idea.”

On if WWE should have supported Jimmy Snuka and not suspended his Legends contract: “I think it was the only call tht they could have made unfortunately. That’s my opinion.”

On the best wrestling city: “Loaded question that I have no answer. There are many and I won’t diss any city.”

On Seth Rollins and Triple H nearing their feud: “Obviously HHH and Rollins are on a collision course and Sting is a conduit.”

On why WWE sometimes doesn’t have their title match in the main event: “WWE isn’t a combat style event, it’s a theatrical event. However, under usual circumstances the WWE Title would normally close the show but it doesn’t have to due to artistic liscence.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Update On King Barrett’s Time Off, Is Rollins As Good As HHH?, Rhodes Family

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– WWE is running a new poll asking fans if Seth Rollins really is as good as Triple H was in his prime. With over 1,000 votes, around 80 percent voted, “No, he still has miles to go before he can be compared to Triple H.” The rest of the votes went to, “Yes, Rollins has proven he is on The Game’s legendary level.”

– As noted, King Barrett will be taking some time off to film the new WWE Studios movie, “Eliminators.” Barrett had the day off on Saturday and wrote the following on Twitter:

– The latest edition of “WWE Canvas 2 Canvas,” which you can view below, features art from Rob Schamberger on the Rhodes family.

Eric Bischoff Calls “B.S.” On Heyman/Russo Comments (Video), Eva Marie Film Project?

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– On Tuesday, WWE will release their “Monday Night War: Vol. 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray set, which as noted, will feature a new interview with Eric Bischoff. Below is a clip from the special that features Bischoff calling “B.S.” on comments made by both Paul Heyman and Vince Russo during the “Monday Night War” series on the WWE Network.

– Fred Oliveira, a video director of Grey Wolf Visuals, is currently filming some kind of project that involves Eva Marie and her husband Jonathan Coyle. Oliveira tweeted the following teaser on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/fredthedirector/status/640303255281471488

Backstage Update On Eva Marie’s Push, Plans For Bayley’s Title Reign

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The current plan right now is for NXT Women’s Champion Bayley to feud with Dana Brooke and then Eva Marie. WWE executives apparently want to validate Eva Marie by putting the NXT Women’s title on her. The idea is that they can tell the story of how Eva Marie proved her critics wrong through hard work. While this is not confirmed at this point, it looks like Bayley vs. Dana Brooke could kick off at the NXT television taping from Full Sail University on September 10th, with a possible match at the NXT Takeover event on October 7th. Following that set of television tapings, Eva Marie could begin her feud with Bayley at the next set of tapings, with a possible title match at NXT Takeover: London in December. A three-way feud to carry them through December is also a possibility.

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE Says John Cena Is Fine, Kevin Owens Reacts

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WWE issued a brief statement to the Washington Post on Saturday regarding the news that he may have suffered an injury at Friday night’s WWE live event from Hampton, VA. A WWE spokesperson told the Washington Post that that “John is fine” after his street fight main event with Kevin Owens which saw Cena land on his head as a result of a botched spot.

The match was stopped for several minutes and Cena was checked out by WWE’s medical staff before continuing (and winning) the bout.

Cena tweeted the following on Saturday, which seems to be a reaction to him getting banged up the night before:

Kevin Owens replied to Cena in typical Kevin Owens fashion:

https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/640281155556741122

Jim Ross On Snuka Murder Charges, Laurinaitis/Bella’s Mom, WWE’s Divas Revolution

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WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official blog with his thoughts and comments on a variety of current topics. Below are some of the highlights.

On Jimmy Snuka murder charges: “The Jimmy Snuka alleged murder of his former lady friend three decades ago is going to continue to garner ample publicity. WWE has separated themselves from the Hall of Famer which is really the only thing that they could do in this instance. Jimmy is 72, has stomach cancer and is allegedly battling dementia which may equate to a very unique trial and legal process before all is said and done. I’d assume he will also have to have a public defender as his attorney as the State attempts to prove that Snuka his lady friend decades ago. I could see Snuka declared unfit to stand trial which would outrage many who have a vested interest in the case and subsequent trial that is if it actually goes to trial.”

On John Laurinaitis getting engaged to The Bella Twins’ mother Kathy Colace: “Congrats to John Laurinaitis on his engagement to the Mom of the Bella Twins. Holiday meals will be fun. I wish them the best as she is a lovely lady and a really nice person. John was my successor in WWE after I hired him when WCW went belly up.”

On WWE messing up the Divas Revolution: “WWE did their ballyhooed Divas, UGH, division no favors Monday night and many within the business agree with me. All talents need ample time to tell a story. No story and no one gets over.”

On Hulk Hogan: “If I was advising Hulk Hogan I’d suggest him to lay low and let things settle down. He does deserve forgiveness, as we all do, if he’s sincere and I want to believe that Hulk is sincere but trying to promote himself to have “one more match” is not advisable. Just my two cents.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Update On WWE Signing Top Independent Wrestler Rich Swann

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It was reported that independent wrestling stars Biff Busick and Rich Swann were going to be signing with WWE, pending the results of their physicals, only for it to be reported later that both Busick and Swann had already signed with WWE. In a bit of an update that further confirms the fact that at least Swann has already signed with WWE, U.K.-based Revolution Pro announced that Swann is off of their upcoming shows due to WWE-related commitments. Revolution Pro stated the following:

“Unfortunately due to commitments with WWE Rich Swann has had to pull out of his advertised appearances in two weeks time at Broxbourne Civic Hall & Southampton Guildhall respectively. We wish Rich Swann all the best and thank him for some of the most memorable moments in RevPro over the past few years.”

Gail Kim Talks WWE’s Divas Revolution, Who Should Be A Part Of It & More

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TNA Knockout Gail Kim recently spoke with Scott Fishman of Channel Guide about a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On WWE’s Divas Revolution: “I made a comment on Twitter that we’ve been doing it all along, but that was not to bash any other company at all. I think it’s great what they’re doing. I’ve been waiting for them to do that for years now. I think it’s great. I think they have a really great group of talent, especially the girls that have come up through NXT. I wish Nattie was a part of it because I don’t see how see she can’t fit into the equation. She should have been in there from day one.”

“They just have a really good core group of girls. I really like Sasha [Banks]. I know she is a fan favorite. I just love what they’ve been doing. It’s so funny I saw a match I thought, ‘That’s so like TNA knockouts style.’ They are bringing it to another level, and I love it. I the saw Sasha and Bayley match. I just loved the psychology and the crowd was into it. It was great.”

On Taryn Terrell’s heel turn: “With Taryn, there were just things that had to change that fans don’t know about in terms of why Taryn turned heel. That’s up to creative to tell you. I can’t say, but when it happened I think everyone was kind of surprised. It was nice because in this business you can sort of see things coming a lot of times. She didn’t even see it coming. They told her she was going to turn heel and this was going to happen.”

“I remember her and I talking about it, and she had never been a heel in her life. I said, ‘Don’t worry. You just have to find that zone and you will get used to it.’ Honestly, we all laughed because wow, she was so good at it. It was really good for her and Marti and Jade because they got to work with one of our top girls and characters. I think Jade is really strong in the ring, but got to explore a different character she would probably not do on the independents on her own. That’s how you learn. It’s been a great progression with all three of them.”

Check out the complete interview at ChannelGuideMagBlog.com.

Update: CM Punk’s UFC Debut Delayed? Find Out Why Here!

WWE Announces 6-Man Match for Night of Champions

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WWE has announced that Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and a mystery partner will face Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman and Luke Harper at the Night of Champions pay-per-view later this month. Here’s the match preview teaser:

“Now, with Night of Champions approaching, how will Ambrose and Reigns fare as this ongoing Hatfield and McCoy’s-like conflict continue? Will the former Shield brethren and their third be able to break the aura of invincibility that currently surrounds Braun Strowman? Or will Sister’s Abigal’s black sheep give The Eater of Worlds a definitive edge in this wicked war?”

Hit up Page 2 below to find out who the mystery partner could be:

SmackDown Draws Lowest Viewership In History, Cesaro Working Through A Rib Injury & More

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– This week’s WWE SmackDown drew 1.981 million viewers, down from last week’s 2.195 million viewers. PWTorch.com notes that this is the lowest number in the show’s history.

– Cesaro has been working with an injury to his ribs this week. His ribs were taped up for his match on this week’s SmackDown (taped tuesday night from Miami) and also at last night’s WWE live event from Hampton, VA. It appears the injury took place on Monday’s RAW when Kevin Owens knocked him from the apron to the announce table.

– Brian Fritz of SportingNews.com revealed the following clip from WWE Studios’ “12 Rounds 3: Lockdown” with Dean Ambrose. The movie will be released in select theaters across the United States and on demand on September 11th.

https://youtu.be/EENj-c6asWc

Hulk Hogan To Bret Hart: “The Words About Roddy Piper’s Death Were Out Of Line”

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As reported earlier this week, WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart took part in a Periscope Q&A with TSN and during the discussion, “The Hitman” had some negative comments to make about a fellow WWE Hall Of Famer.

Hart reportedly stated that he hopes “The Hulkster” never comes back and while he doesn’t remember him as a racist, he is “kind of glad” Hogan got busted for something.

Bret Hart also mentioned that Hogan is probably “glad” that Roddy Piper died because his passing took the edge off of the racism controversy that Hogan had been dealing with at the time.

Hogan, who eventually caught wind of the comments made by Hart, took to social media to offer the following response:

https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/640009577619136512

Original Plans For Mystery Partner In Night Of Champions Six-Man Tag-Team Match

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As reported this weekend, WWE is teasing a six-man tag-team match with a mystery partner at the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view.

Originally, the man expected to fulfill the role as the third “mystery” member of the team of Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to take on The Wyatt Family trio consisting of Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Braun Strowman, was “The Icon” Sting.

Instead, as noted in our original report, the leading candidate at this point as the mystery member of the Reigns-Ambrose team is none other than former Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan.

It should be noted that until further notice, this should be taken strictly as speculation at this point.

WWE Night Of Champions takes place on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Make sure to join SEScoops.com on 9/20 for the best WWE Night Of Champions live results coverage on the web!

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Update On New NXT DVD Project, NXT Tickets Selling Fast, SmackDown Rating

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– The NXT DVD set rumored to be released in early 2016 is now officially set. The first-ever NXT home video will be released in March as a three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray set. The working title for the project is “Best of NXT” and indicates that it could simply be a match compilation DVD, although more details should surface soon to confirm or deny that rumor.

– The Thursday, September 3, 2015 edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 1.42, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.42 final draw marks a decrease compared to last week’s 1.62 rating. This week’s show averaged 1.981 million viewers, down from the 2.195 million viewers who tuned in the previous week.

– Tickets for the October 2nd NXT live event in Nashville, Tennessee at the War Memorial Auditorium went on sale this weekend and well over 2,000 tickets have already been purchased. The ringside tickets for the event, which are priced at $105, sold out immediately.

WWE Teasing A Third Man Will Join Reigns & Ambrose To Deal With The Wyatt Family

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WWE.com is teasing that Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose will be seeking help from a third man in their feud with the Wyatt Family’s Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Braun Strowman. The updated preview for Monday’s RAW reads:

“Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns are two tough fellas. Yet the ever-expanding Wyatt Family seems to have simply overpowered the former Hounds of Justice thanks to the addition of mobile mountain Braun Strowman. The Black Sheep singlehandedly tore both Ambrose and Reigns to pieces, which means they’ve got their work cut out for them if they’re ever going to beat back the Wyatts again. Given that their relationship with their former third man is, erm, strained at the moment, will they be able to find an equalizer to level the playing field against The New Face of Fear?”

Based on that, it seems WWE is teasing the return of former Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan, who has been out of action since June with a torn bicip. Early reports stated that he could be out of action for 4-6 months and the last we heard, he was expected back around November.

Video: John Cena Possibly Injured At Friday Night’s WWE Live Event

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John Cena may have been injured at the WWE live event in Hampton, Virginia on Friday night.

During the main event street fight between Cena and Kevin Owens, it appeared that Cena got dropped on his head after a botched move:

https://twitter.com/c_hawk1994/status/640000490013650944

The referee threw up the “X” signal and the match was stopped for several minutes. WWE trainers came out to check on Cena and were were looking at his nose and neck for around 5 minutes. The match was eventually restarted, with Cena even going through a table before picking up the victory.

After the win, Cena left the ring and headed to the back without doing his usual ringside celebration.

Update On Chris Jericho’s 25th Anniversary Match, NXT Diva Injured?, Top 10 SD! Moments

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– As noted, Chris Jericho’s match with Kevin Owens at the upcoming WWE Network special from Madison Square Garden on October 3rd will be the 25th anniversary of Jericho’s pro wrestling debut. Jericho mentioned on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast that he will be bringing Lance Storm, the man he wrestled in his debut 25 years ago, to the show to celebrate with him.

– NXT Diva Peyton Royce looks to have tweaked her knee during the NXT live event on Thursday night in Orlando, Florida. After she and Carmella lost to Nia Jax and Dana Brooke in a Divas tag-team match on the show, Peyton crashed to the floor, clutched her knee and took her knee pad off. She also had to be helped to the back.

– Below are the “Top 10 SmackDown Moments” for this week’s show.

New Match For WWE Night Of Champions, New “Book Of Austin” Vignette (Video)

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– As seen on this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, The Wyatt Family vs. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose is set for this month’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view. The match will likely be made official on this coming Monday night’s edition of RAW. Below is a clip of the end of Thursday’s SmackDown which shows the match being mentioned.

– The following is the latest “Book of Austin” vignette for WWE 2K16 featuring WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

https://youtu.be/90flapGeR7M

Ryback Doing Boxing Training (Photo), WWE Releases New Sting T-Shirt

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– The WWE Shop website has released a new “Rise of Vigilance” t-shirt for Sting. You can order the shirt at Shop.WWE.com.

– WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback has been taking boxing lessons with Ramon Montano during his off-time. Ryback tweeted the following comments and photo of himself with Montano.

Update On Kane At RAW, Nikki Bella Talks Custom Shoes (Video), Corey Graves

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– It is now confirmed that Kane will be at Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Baltimore, Maryland. Whether or not he returns on television remains to be seen, however there is talk that WWE has something ready for Kane.

– The latest edition of “Culture Shock with Corey Graves” will air on the WWE Network on Wednesday at 4pm. The official description for the show reads: “Corey Graves finds himself having a ball at the one and only ‘Testy Fest’ in Montana!”

– Nikki Bella talks with Complex Magazine in the video below about the custom Nike sneakers she wore at WWE SummerSlam this year, which were made by designer Mache.

https://youtu.be/kM-gJmOkWjg

Bo Dallas Debuts New Finisher, Monday Night War Vol. 2, R-Truth Acting

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– Bo Dallas teased a slight character change following his attack on R-Truth at WWE SmackDown this week. For those who didn’t see the show, Dallas is no longer using the “Bo-Dog” finisher, as he’s now using a variation of the whiplash neckbreaker.

– A 30-minute “sneak peek” of the new WWE “Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray will air on the WWE Network immediately following Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. The description for the show reads:
“A First Look at the latest WWE Home Video release, The Monday Night War: Volume 2, featuring an exclusive new interview with Eric Bischoff!”

– In addition to working on his hip-hop projects, WWE Superstar R-Truth is apparently looking to enter the Hollywood scene as well. Truth posted the following on Twitter:

Sting Now Scheduled For Monday’s RAW, WWE Interested In Tough Enough Finalist

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– For the second week in a row, it appears that WWE is bringing Sting in for RAW after he wasn’t originally scheduled for the show. Creative plans reportedly changed on Thursday and Sting, who was not originally scheduled, will in fact appear on Monday’s RAW in Baltimore, Maryland.

– WWE Tough Enough finalist Amanda was in attendance at the WWE television tapings this week in Florida. Amanda reportedly flew to Orlando after the SmackDown tapings this week, possibly to train at the WWE Performance Center. Amanda is from New York and returned to Orlando as soon as she was eliminated from Tough Enough. According to PWInsider.com, WWE already has interest in Amanda, which was expected.

TNA Announces Updated Lineup For “Road To Bound For Glory” Tour

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TNA announced the following updated lineups for their TNA “Road To Bound For Glory” tour, which takes place throughout September in the Northeast.

September 17 in York, Pennsylvania:

TNA World Title Match
EC3 with personal assistant Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

TNA King of the Mountain Title Match
Bobby Roode vs Drew Galloway vs. Mr. Anderson

York Fairgrounds Brawl
Tommy Dreamer vs. Eli Drake

Knockouts Match
Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong

The Wolves vs. Abyss & Manik

Rockstar Spud vs. Tyrus

Morgantown, West Virginia on September 18:

TNA World Title Match
EC3 with personal assistant Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

TNA King of the Mountain Title Match
Bobby Roode vs. Drew Galloway vs. Mr. Anderson

Mountaineer Mayhem – Falls Count Anywhere
Tommy Dreamer vs. Eli Drake

Knockouts Match
Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong

The Wolves vs. Abyss & Manik

Rockstar Spud vs. Tyrus

September 19 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania:

TNA World Title Match
EC3 with personal assistant Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

TNA King of the Mountain Title Match – Steel City Steel Chain
Bobby Roode vs. Tommy Dreamer

Knockouts Match
Madison Rayne vs. Awesome Kong

The Wolves vs. Abyss & Manik

Drew Galloway vs. Tyrus

Mr. Anderson vs. Eli Drake

Special appearance by Kurt Angle

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