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WWE 2K14 Gets Bad Review, Mick Foley Comedy Shows, Kane On Political Podcast

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-Friday’s edition of the New York Daily News had a review in the entertainment section of the new WWE 2K14 video game. They gave the game a two-star review, and recommended it only for fans who want to get the same game every year.

-WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley has a full schedule of comedy shows next week. On Wednesday, in Charlotte, Foley appears at The Comedy Zone at 8pm E.T. On Thursday, in Greensboro, Foley appears at The Comedy Zone at 8pm E.T. And finally, next Saturday, Foley will be appearing at the Terrace On The Park in Queens.

-WWE Superstar Glenn “Kane” Jacobs recently appeared on the Tom Woods podcast this week to talk about his libertarian background and other political topics. You can check out the complete interview below:

Latest On Mick Foley’s Next WWE TV Return, Kane’s Future Feud In WWE & WWE 2K14 Cheat Codes ..

TNA Impact Wrestling Final Rating & Viewership For This Week

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The Thursday, October 31st edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV scored a final cable rating of 0.9, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 0.9 final draw marks a decrease from the 1.01 final rating that the show drew the previous week.

Impact Wrestling on Thursday averaged 1.104 million viewers, whcih was also a decrease from the previous week’s average of 1.258 million viewers.

TNA faced stiff competition from a highly viewed NFL game that night, as well as the fact that they had to deal with Thursday being the Halloween holiday.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Huge Backstage Update On The Potential Sale Of TNA

Dixie Carter’s Mom, Janice Carter, Denies Rumors Of A TNA Sale

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Janice Carter, an executive at Panda Energy, the parent company of TNA, and the mother of TNA president Dixie Carter, recently issued a memo to TNA contracted talent and employees informing them that the rumors of Panda Energy attempting to sell their ownership stake in TNA are false.

Despite the memo, we can confirm that at least one group, led by a notable name, has shown a desire in purchasing a majority interest in the company, and that there have been discussions between both sides about the possibility of a sale.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Huge Backstage Update On The Possible Sale Of TNA

[Credit: ProWrestling.net]

John Cena Answers The Question, “Is Vince McMahon As Crazy As He Seems?”

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In a recent “Mac Attack” radio show interview, WWE Superstar John Cena was asked the question, “Is Vince McMahon as crazy as he seems?” The following is Cena’s response to that question:

Crazy smart. That guy is truly a genius. Being able to take small-town promotions that started out in Charlotte, or in Boston, or in Florida, centralize the whole thing, get the whole world to watch it – we’re talking about the World Series here, but WWE is a global company. We’ll be in Charlotte on Tuesday, but we’re taking off to the U.K. and Europe right after that. We tour India, we tour China, we tour South America, Africa – it’s a global company. Yes, he’s crazy, but crazy like a fox.”

You can check out the complete “Mac Attack” interview with John Cena online at CBSLocal.com.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: John Cena Talks About Pooping His Pants In WWE (No Joke) — Read Here!

Jericho Admits To Being Drunk When Tweeting His Response To HHH

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The following are highlights from a recent Busted Open Radio interview with former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho:

On being drunk when he tweeted his response to Triple H’s promo on RAW: “The funny thing was had I not been drinking Grey Goose vodka and not been completely loaded when I heard about it, I wouldn’t had bothered twitting about it but I was like: ‘Screw him, I’m going to tweet back.”

On his thoughts about Triple H’s promo on RAW: “That’s Triple H being Triple H. It’s just the way he is and whether he believes it or not, it’s part of the show. I don’t feel that way and I never did feel that way. It’s funny throughout our careers, Triple H and I were almost at the same level. We were always the guy that worked with ‘the guy.’ Triple H is a huge star, one of the greatest of all time but also never really ‘the guy.’ Who really has been ‘the guy’ over the last ten years? I can think of three. Rock, Stone Cold, and John Cena. There you go.”

Check ou the complete interview online at Facebook.com/bustedopenradio.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Chris Jericho Talks About When He’ll Return For Next WWE Run

Jeff Hardy Releasing New CD Next Week, TNA “One Night Only” PPV Tonight, More

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-TNA is running a “One Night Only” pay-per-view tonight called, “TNA One Night Only: Tournament Of Champions.” The event will feature a “King Of The Ring” style tournament with former TNA World Heavyweight Champions Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Bully Ray, Mr. Anderson, James Storm, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries. For more information, visit InDemand.com.

-Jeff Hardy is releasing his new music CD, “Plurality of Words,” through the Shop TNA website next week. TNA launched an official pre-sale on Friday. For more information, visit ShopTNA.com.

-TNA has added a live event in Long Island, New York to their schedule. The event is scheduled for December 28th, with top TNA stars such as Kurt Angle, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson advertised to appear. For more information, visit ImpactWrestling.com.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Huge Update On The Potential Buyer In The TNA Sale

Update On Kurt Angle’s Condition (Video), AJ Styles Confirmed For Match In Japan

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-TNA World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles is officially scheduled to work the November 16th Wrestle-1 event in Tokyo, Japan. Styles’ match, which will be against rising star Seiya Sanada, will not be for his TNA title. The reason the match will be a non-title bout is because Styles is already scheduled to defend the belt against Judas Mesias for the AAA promotion in Mexico.

According to one source, TNA executive Jeff Jarrett pushed for the Styles vs. Sanada match, and it could lead to Sanada coming to the United States as a part of the TNA partnership with The Great Muta’s (Keiji Mutoh) Wrestle-1 promotion.

-TNA added a new “#IMPACT365” video on their official YouTube channel with the title, “#IMPACT365 – Kurt Angle’s condition after his match on IMPACT.” The video is accompanied by the following description: “#IMPACT365 – TNA wrestling medical staff attend to Kurt Angle backstage during IMPACT after his match with Bobby Roode”

You can watch the “#IMPACT365: Kurt Angle’s condition after his match on IMPACT” video below:

http://youtu.be/1olWVSwsvSA

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Kurt Angle Suffers Another Real-Life Injury

VIDEOS: Halloween Havoc At DDP’s Accountability Crib, New JBL & Cole Show

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-The official Diamond Dallas Page YouTube channel has added a new video called, “Halloween Havoc At The Accountability Crib.” The video is accompanied by the following description: The Accountability Crib takes time away from doing DDP YOGA to scare a few people! Stay tuned for our other Holiday themed videos! BOO!

Check out the “Halloween Havoc At The Accountability Crib” video below:

-Also new on YouTube is episode number 49 of “The JBL & Cole Show,” which is part two of their Halloween special-edition of the weekly web series. The video is accompanied by the following description: “In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show – The Halloween Special continues. We find out where Hornswoggle ended up after being kidnapped, and Wade Barrett has the epiphany of all epiphanies!”

Check out the “Halloween Special – Part 2! The JBL & Cole Show Ep. #49” video below:

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: How Much Stephanie McMahon’s New WWE Contract Is Worth

Photo: Kharma Has Lost A Ton Of Weight

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Former WWE Diva Kharma tweeted the following photo on Wednesday, revealing that she’s lost a ton of weight since we last saw her on television:

TNA Trading Cards Release Date, New TNA Podcast With Angle, Taz & Tenay

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-The TNA Impact Wrestling Glory trading cards will be released by Tristar on November 13th. TNA photographer Lee South shot the photos that were used for the cards. TNA has launched an official Twitter page for the trading cards, which you can check out at Twitter.com/TNACards.

-The latest edition of the Impact Wrestling podcast is now online, featuring guests Kurt Angle, Mike Tenay and Taz joining regular show-hosts Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. You can check out the latest Impact Wrestling podcast below:

http://youtu.be/78mcvMF4c24

HUGE Update On The SALE Of TNA — CLICK HERE!

TNA Cancels Another TV Taping, Hogan/Styles Removed From TNA Website, Dixie

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-The TNA Impact Wrestling television taping on December 26th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been changed to a non-televised live event that will now take place on December 27th.

-TNA has removed both Hulk Hogan and AJ Styles from their official online roster page. Meanwhile, Mr. Anderson has been re-added to the page.

-The following is a new 24/7 video of Dixie Carter and John Gaburick discuss the AJ Styles at TNA World Heavyweight Champion situation. Check it out below:

http://youtu.be/MMNEKLSEWwA

HUGE Update On The Sale Of TNA — CLICK HERE!

2K Sports Running WrestleMania XXX Contest, Scott Hall Students At RAW

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– To clarify a report form earlier this week that students from Team 3D’s Wrestling Academy received tryouts at Monday’s RAW (and were used as extras), Al Haft sent in word that students from the Team Vision Dojo (Scott Hall, Chasyn Rance, & Larry Zbyszko’s Orlando training facility) also received tryouts at RAW.

– 2K Sports has announced a contest where fans can take a screenshot from WWE 2K14 to win a trip to WrestleMania XXX:

“Fans are encouraged to create a desired WrestleMania 30 matchup, capture a screenshot of the in-game action and submit to 2K for a chance to win airfare, hotel and two tickets to WrestleMania 30,” according to the announcement. You need to be 18 years of age or older to participate. The contest begins today, Oct. 29, and runs through Jan. 9, 2014. For full details and to enter, visit the official site.“

Vince & Stephanie Not At Last Night’s Tapings, Heyman & Bryan Updates

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– Neither Vince or Stephanie McMahon were backstage at last night’s Smackdown taping. Triple H was there and ran the show.

– Paul Heyman was not used at Monday’s RAW or Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings, but he was backstage at both shows. He was kept off TV this week to sell CM Punk’s beatdown at Hell in a Cell.

– Daniel Bryan has been pulled from this week’s scheduled media appearances to sell the injuries he suffered at the hands of the Wyatt Family on RAW.

– Former WWE tag team champion Scotty 2 Hotty, who now works as a firefighter in Florida, was backstage at Monday’s RAW from Orlando.

* Top SURVIVOR SERIES Matches Revealed & News On BIG E LANGSTON’s Big Push

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Videos: “But I’m Chris Jericho!” (Episode 1)

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Check out the first episode of Chris Jericho’s new comedy web series, “But I’m Chris Jericho!”

Chris makes a bet with Ryan that he can keep his cool, but Ryan’s houseguest makes it next to impossible…

http://youtu.be/bS8mpH0RVJs

Bonus footage from episode 1:

Ryan is left with a bad taste in his mouth when his chip dip audition tape goes bad…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MRT5ZRpP0

WWE NXT & Main Event Previews For Tonight

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WWE Main Event Preview (Ion Television):

* Ryback vs. Kofi Kingson.

* Santino Marella vs. Heath Slater.

* Los Matadores vs. Los Locos.

* Fandango vs. The Great Khali.

WWE NXT Preview (Hulu)

* Big Cass, Colin Cassady with Enzo Amore vs. Alexander Rusev with Sylvester Lefort.

* Jason Jordan vs. Aiden English.

* NXT Women’s champion Paige vs. Summer Rae with Sasha Banks in her corner.

* Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker.

(Spoilers) WWE SmackDown Taping Results For This Week

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The following is a non-spoiler preview of this week’s WWE SmackDown. For full spoiler results, click ahead to page two.

-The Usos vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins

-The Prime Time Players vs. The Wyatt Family

-MizTV with special guest Randy Orton.

-The Bella Twins & Natalya vs. AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka & Alicia Fox

-John Cena, Goldust & Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow & The Real Americans

Full WWE SmackDown spoiler results are available on page two …

(Spoilers) WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week

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The following are complete results of the WWE Main Event television taping, which was held on Tuesday night, October 29, 2013, in Tampa, Florida.

Dark Match:

-Adrian Neville def. Sami Zayn. Zayn was playing the heel a bit in this match. Decent opener.

WWE Main Event:

-Ryback def. Kofi Kingston in the opening match of the taping.

-Santino Marella def. Heath Slater in what was mostly a comedy match.

-Fandango def. The Great Khali. Crowd was kind of flat for this one.

-Los Matadores def. Los Locales. The Los Matadores debuted new blue outfits in this match. Locales appeared to be Ricardo Rodriguez and Tyson Kidd under masks. Los Matadores won to close out the Main Event taping.

SEVERAL Matches For WWE Survivor Series 2013 REVEALED! **CLICK HERE**

Final WWE RAW Rating For Monday: How Did The Post-HIAC Show Draw?

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The post-Hell In A Cell edition of WWE RAW on Monday night, October 28th, scored a final cable rating of 2.98, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2.98 final draw marks a healthy increase of the 2.71 final cable rating that the show drew last Monday night.

RAW on Monday night averaged 4.152 million viewers, which was also a significant increase of the average of 3.825 million viewers that the show drew the previous week.

SEVERAL Matches For WWE Survivor Series 2013 REVEALED! **CLICK HERE**

Mark Henry Talks About His New Look, WWE RAW Viewership For Monday

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-The post-Hell In A Cell edition of WWE RAW on Monday night averaged 4.152 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. RAW viewership on Monday was up quite a bit from the average of 3.825 million viewers that the show drew last Monday night.

-The official WWE website has a new video interview up with WWE Superstar Mark Henry. In the interview, Henry spoke about returning to WWE television “when the time is right.” Henry also spoke about his new look, which includes shaving his head completely bald and growing out his beard. You can watch the interview online at WWE.com and you can view photos of Henry’s new look online at 24Wrestling.com.

DIRECT LINK TO GALLERY: View Mark Henry’s New Look [BALD Head & HUGE Beard >>]

Press Release On The New WWE 2K14 Video Game, Which Is Available Today

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2K Sports issued the following press release on Tuesday to officially announce the release of the new WWE 2K14 video game:

2K today announced that WWE 2K14, the Company’s latest release in the flagship WWE video game franchise, is now available throughout North America for the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Complementing the game’s launch, 2K also announced the WrestleMania 30 contest, in which players may submit creative screenshots of in-ring WWE 2K14 action – inspired by sought-after WrestleMania 30 matches – for a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip for two to the pop culture extravaganza of the year, WrestleMania 30, scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

“With an unparalleled roster of iconic WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends, and 46 of the greatest matchups spanning three decades of WWE history in 30 Years of WrestleMania Mode, WWE 2K14 is the most authentic and comprehensive WWE simulation experience produced to date,” said Chris Snyder, Senior Director of Marketing at 2K. “We have improved all aspects of the game to emulate the WWE experience more closely than ever before.”

WWE 2K14 ushers in a new era of the popular WWE video game franchise and brings forth several signature gameplay improvements, including a revamped player navigation system, a new reversal system, and hundreds of new moves, including new catapult finishers and OMG Moments. The game’s renowned Creation Suite and Universe Mode give players new levels of customization, versatility and freedom through development of personalized Superstars, arenas, championships, storylines, finishing moves, and more, while offering complete control of the WWE experience from a career-driven point of view.

WWE 2K14 also delivers the single greatest roster ever assembled, including WWE 2K14 cover Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, C.M. Punk, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Daniel Bryan, Goldberg, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Shield.

WWE 2K14 features the unprecedented 30 Years of WrestleMania Mode single-player campaign, taking players on a historic journey through three decades of high-profile matches and memorable moments in WWE history. Beginning with the inaugural WrestleMania, the journey encompasses 46 signature matches, including Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3, Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 12 and The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania 28. 30 Years of WrestleMania Mode is complete with authentically recreated arenas, entrances and ring attires, era-specific graphics, filters and other presentation elements, as well as WWE-produced video packages, cinematic in-game cut scenes, historical objectives and a host of unlockable rewards. Complementing the mode as a separate offering, players will also encounter the immortal Undertaker to defend or defeat his 21-0 WrestleMania match record in a gauntlet-style feature known as The Streak.

In celebration of the game’s release, 2K is launching a contest to offer players the chance to win a trip to WrestleMania 30. Fans are encouraged to create a desired WrestleMania 30 matchup using WWE 2K14 for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, capture a screenshot of the in-game action and submit to 2K for a chance to win airfare, hotel and two tickets to WrestleMania 30. The contest is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. (excluding AZ, CT, MD, and ND), Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age and the age of majority in their state of residence. The WrestleMania 30 contest begins at 12:00:00 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) on October 29, 2013 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on January 9, 2014. The contest is void in AZ, CT, MD, & ND, and where prohibited, as well as subject to the official rules, located at wwe.2k.com/wm30moment.

Developed by Yukes for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, WWE 2K14 is positioned to deliver the greatest roster in franchise history and be the most electrifying, authentic and comprehensive WWE video game experience to date. WWE 2K14 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. Fans who pre-ordered WWE 2K14 will receive Ultimate Warrior at no extra cost on launch day.

TONS Of Screen Shots & Video Trailers For The New WWE 2K14 Video Game [>>]

Christopher Daniels Speaks On The Future Of TNA, If They’re Still A Top Company

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The following are highlights from a recent Temple-News interview with TNA wrestler Christopher Daniels:

On the future of TNA: “We’re definitely not going to be done by December, for goodness sake I think we’re going through some growing pains. We’re still trying to find our legs with being on the road. I don’t think there is trouble in the sense of imminent doom.”

On whether or not fans can still perceive TNA as a top American wrestling company: “The way the wrestling world works right now is to focus on what’s happening at WWE. If people are upset with that, they can watch TNA because we’re a big alternative. We have some of the most talented wrestlers in the world. If you’re a real wrestling fan, you can’t help but appreciate that sort of effort when you’re putting out a wrestling product.”

Check out the complete interview online at Temple-News.com.

HUGE Backstage News On The Carter’s Trying To SELL TNA — CLICK HERE!

Stephanie McMahon Receives Award (Video), Breakdown Of Content On RAW

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-Yahoo! Sports has a new featured article up that takes a look at the breakdown of content on WWE RAW each week. Based on the first three episodes of RAW in October, an average of 33 percent of the show was actual in-ring wrestling, 26 percent was commercials, 14 percent were promos and 5 percent were recaps, highlights and replays. The other 21 percent was stuff like ring entrances, highlights of WWE charity events and Michael Cole demonstrating how to use the WWE App. You can check out the complete article online at Sports.Yahoo.com.

-The official WWE YouTube channel has added a video of Stephanie McMahon receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University. You can watch the video below:

SEVERAL Matches For WWE Survivor Series 2013 REVEALED! **CLICK HERE**

WWE Superstar Curtis Axel & Konnan Engage In The Dreaded “Twitter War”

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WWE Superstar Curtis Axel recently took to Twitter to respond to recent comments made about him by former WCW star Konnan. As previously reported, Konnan took a couple of shots at Axel, calling him “boring” and “wonder bread.” Axel wrote the following to Konnan on Twitter:

Konnan responded with the following tweet:

Konnan continued throughout most of today to write comments and respond to fans about Axel, to which Axel posted another tweet about Konnan, writing:

You can follow Axel on Twitter @RealCurtisAxel, and Konnan @Konnan5150.

SEVERAL Matches For WWE Survivor Series 2013 REVEALED! **CLICK HERE**

NFL Player Does Ric Flair Strut During Game, Bret Hart Painting, WWE In Orlando

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-WWE will be returning to Orlando, Florida, the site of Monday’s post-Hell In A Cell edition of RAW, for a live event on February 2nd. The pre-sale password for tickets to the event is WWELIVE.

-The Big Lead website has a story, which includes an animated GIF, of St. Louis Rams player Chris Long doing a “Ric Flair strut” during a celebration he had after a sack during the Monday Night Football NFL game this week. Check it out, courtesy of TheBigLead.com:

– An original Bret “The Hitman” Hart painting is being auctioned off on eBay to benefit kidney research. Fans interested in bidding on the item can do so online at eBay.com.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Reason Vince Wasn’t On RAW, Details On When He Will Return

Howard Stern Personality Wants To Buy TNA, Robin Quivers/Magnus Update

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-Howard Stern “Wack Pack” member Eric The Midget appeared on the Stern show on Tuesday, and again talked about TNA. Eric mentioned to Stern that TNA was up for sale, and that he wanted to buy the promotion. He mentioned that “he read a report” that claimed the Carter’s wanted to sell 70 percent of the company, and that he is looking for investors to help him buy it. Stern basically played down the entire thing, simply saying wrestling “is all fake sh*t.”

Eric The Midget also brought up the fact that TNA star Magnus recently talked about being attracted to Stern sidekick Robin Quivers. Eric said he wanted to set up a “Robin Quivers TNA Wrestler Dating Game,” but Stern show producer Gary “Baba Booey” Dell’Abate said he had “zero interest” in working with Eric on anything.

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: WWE Interested In Buying TNA [FULL STORY >>]

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