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WWE Lists 50 Best Talkers In History, Cena/Bella At Film Festival, More

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– John Cena and Nikki Bella will be attending the ninth annual Sunscreen Film Festival on May 1st at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. The film, “Confessions of a Womanizer,” which features The Bella Twins, will be screened. Total Divas cameras are also expected at the event to film possible footage for a future episode.

– The official WWE website recently added a feature looking at the top 50 talkers in pro wrestling history. The top ten looks like this:

10. Chris Jericho
9. Hulk Hogan
8. Bobby Heenan
7. Mick Foley
6. Paul Heyman
5. Dusty Rhodes
4. Steve Austin
3. Roddy Piper
2. The Rock
1. Ric Flair

You can check out the complete list at WWE.com.

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    • Title Match Announced For This Coming Monday’s Edition Of WWE RAW

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    WWE has announced a title match for this coming Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, which takes place in St. Louis, Missouri.

    The Usos, who are the current WWE Tag-Team Champions, will be defending their titles against the team of Ryback and Curtis Axel.

    As previously reported, it is expected that both teams will compete against each other at the upcoming WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, which takes place on May 4th at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. We also noted previously that the match will likely serve as the solo bout on the pre-show for the event.

    It is expected that Monday’s match will set the stage for the PPV pre-show bout.

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    • Final Rating & Viewership For This Week’s Edition Of Impact Wrestling

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    The Thursday, April 24th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV drew a final cable rating of 0.9, which was a slight increase from last week.

    Thursday’s Impact Wrestling averaged 1.088 million viewers, which was also an increase as compared to the 1.015 million viewers who tuned in last week.

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    • HHH Speaks On NXT Tapings & NXT Takeover, Latest “JBL & Cole Show” (Video)

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    – Triple H recently tweeted the following about last night’s NXT tapings and the upcoming NXT Takeover special, which airs live on the WWE Network on May 29th.

    – The latest edition of the “JBL & Cole Show” has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel. You can check that out below.

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    • Extreme Rules Pre-Show Match, WWE Gives Brie Bella The Weekend Off

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    – Brie Bella has been given the weekend off by WWE to be with Daniel Bryan and spend time with he and his family during their time of mourning. As previously reported, Daniel Bryan’s father recently passed away.

    – As of right now, it’s believed that the WWE Tag-Team Championship match between The Usos and the team of Ryback and Curtis Axel is going to be the featured match on the WWE Extreme Rules pre-show.

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    • Update On Brooke Tessmacher’s TNA Status, Taryn Terrell’s TNA Return

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    For those curious, Brooke Tessmacher is still signed with TNA and is scheduled to return at some point. Much like Nikki Bella, Tessmacher is working on getting her real estate license.

    Additionally, Taryn Terrell, who gave birth seven weeks ago, is also scheduled to make her TNA return in the near future.

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    • Backstage News On Plans For Global Force Wrestling Live Events & TV Tapings

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    As of right now, there are no concrete plans for Jeff Jarrett’s new Global Force Wrestling promotion to run any television tapings or live events in the near future.

    The GFW promotion was originally looking at late 2014 or early 2015 to begin running events, however the latest word is that they may have some events in October or November.

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    • Update On WWE’s Sting DVD, Original Sin Cara, RAW Dark Match Main Event

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    – Luis Urive, who is better known to Mexican wrestling fans as Mistico, and to WWE fans as the original Sin Cara, is reportedly close to signing a deal with AAA in Mexico. There’s currently no word on what name he will use since CMLL owns the Mistico name, and WWE presumably owns the Sin Cara name.

    – The advertised dark match main event for this coming Monday’s WWE RAW, which takes place in St. Louis, Missouri, is Daniel Bryan, John Cena and The Shield vs. Randy Orton, Batista and The Wyatt Family in a ten-man tag-team match.

    – As previously reported, WWE is working on a new Sting compilation DVD that will be released in September. It has recently been confirmed that the project will also be available on Blu-ray.

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    • Lilian Garcia Working With Songwriters In NYC, Naomi Opens Official Website

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    – WWE Diva Naomi has launched an official website. You can check it out at TrinityFatu.com.

    – Lilian Garcia noted on her official Twitter account that she is in New York City working with new songwriters for her new album. Garcia tweeted the following:

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    • Key WWE Executive Perkins Miller Jumps Ship To NFL

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    Top WWE executive Perkins Miller, who played a key role in the development and launch of the WWE Network, has jumped ship to the NFL.

    Miller will serve as the Chief Digital Officer for the NFL, and will help with their “NFL Now” project, which is a digital service much like the WWE Network.

    For more on this story, visit LATimes.com.

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    • WWE Looks At Potential Undertaker vs. Sting Match, Chris Jericho Interviews Santino

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    – The official WWE website recently added a “Fantasy Warfare” feature that looks at some unexpected potential WWE showdowns. One of those included in the feature is a fantasy match between Undertaker and Sting. You can check it out at WWE.com.

    – The latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, which features an interview with Santino Marella, is now online.

    The official description for the show reads as follows:

    TIJ – EP33 – WWE’s Santino Marella & Fish Expert Ash Irvine

    “All the way from Italy by way of a 20×20 squared circle – WWE’s own Santino Marella joins Chris! Unconscious Intercontinental Championships, the honk-a-meter, the cobra move, maserati clutch, and “The Price is RAW” – all covered! Plus, fish expert Ash Irvine talks sea monsters, and YOUR calls on what the heck was REALLY spotted in Lake Loch Ness.”

    You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

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    • VIDEO: DDP Calls Nancy Grace The “C-Word” On Opie & Anthony Post-Show

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    Diamond Dallas Page appeared on the Opie & Anthony post-show with Sam Roberts recently to discuss his appearance on the controversial Ultimate Warrior segment on the Nancy Grace show on CNN.

    The official description for the appearance, which you can view above, reads as follows:

    “Sam Roberts talks to Diamond Dallas Page about yoga, his appearance on Nancy Grace, Warrior, Scott Hall, Jake Roberts, and more, on SiriusXM’s O&A Post Show.”

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    • Eric Young Speaks On Winning The TNA Title, His Celebration & More

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    The following are highlights of a new Between The Ropes interview with Eric Young:

    On how he celebrated his TNA Title win: “To be honest, I had a couple beers at Friday’s. I actually treated myself and got Tostito nachos because I wanted to live on the wild side and then I went to sleep.”

    On winning the TNA Title: “It’s cool to share that with a bunch of my buddies backstage. Being there for so long and working with so many people. A lot of people don’t get to see coming through the curtain and having everybody there standing and clapping, that huge having the admiration of your peers. The crowd doesn’t get to see that. It’s really special.”

    Check out the complete interview at BetweenTheRopes.com.

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    • Jim Ross Talks About Fans Jumping Off The Daniel Bryan Bandwagon

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    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com with thoughts about fans who are already jumping off the Daniel Bryan bandwagon.

    “Amazing that some ‘fans’ are jumping off the Daniel Bryan bandwagon now that the highly skilled star has won the WWE World Title and the reason is that they feel that the ‘chase’ is over and therefore DB has no more challenges ahead of him. Has anyone noticed that Bryan is STILL smaller than virtually everyone he wrestles and is STILL an underdog even as the champion?”

    “Keeping a fan favorite in varying levels of jeopardy or peril works….it always has and always will. It has worked in films and in main stream sports since their beginning, which is why they keep score, keep track of the standings, and play for something at the end of the year. If Bryan can continue to amazingly overcome the odds and retain the WWE World Title in non fluke wins, when the time comes for him to lose the championship, to Brock Lesnar would be my suggestion, say at Summerslam or even in November at Survivor Series, DB won’t fade away. The best pure wrestler in the world isn’t going to disappear unless he is removed from TV or he suddenly forgets how to perform his craft.”

    “The Daniel Bryan situation as it relates to going forward this year is seemingly being ‘over thought’ by many fans who have WAY too much free time on their hands.”

    Jeff Hardy Talks Lita’s WWE HOF Induction, His Longevity In Wrestling, Willow

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    Jeff Hardy recently spoke toChase McCabe and Jeremy Bennefield of ‘Through the Ropes” to promote Sunday’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view. You can listen to audio of the interview at 1025thegame.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

    Lita’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction: “It was great. I was watching Raw when they first announced it and I was glad to see that. I’m very proud of her. Anytime you’re inducted into the Hall of Fame, it’s quite the honor.”

    Teaming With Kurt Angle At Sacrifice: “It’s going to be very dream-like for me. I’ve been in the ring with Kurt Angle quite a bit, but this time it’s a little different because I’ll be in there under the mask as Willow and we’ll be taking on Ethan Carter and Rockstar Spud. Honestly, I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a breeze. Kurt’s the man, it should be a breeze.”

    Becoming a Better Performer: “I’ve worked with so many legends and icons, it’s made me better and I’ve learned so much from all of those guys I’ve been in the ring with. It’s helped me to become my own individual and starting my own craft and forming my own identity. I’m finally comfortable to say that I am the complete ‘Charismatic Enigma’ as Jeff Hardy and Willow. Whatever I feel like doing to express myself, I can pull off.”

    His Longevity in the Business: “Being with TNA is a little better because I do have a lot more time off to heal, especially with my style. When I feel like I can’t be Jeff Hardy or I can’t do Willow fully, I just don’t need to be doing it at all. So being with TNA, it’s not a really demanding schedule so I have time to be able to go all-out and have that time to heal.”

    His Willow character: “Willow was my bad guy identity when Matt and I were running the OMEGA shows. I would be Jeff Hardy as the good guy and Willow would be the bad guy wrestling Matt across the indie circuit. It was an alter-ego back then, and now I had a chance to bring it back in TNA. I’m glad they gave me the chance to do it because it means the world to me to see how cool the promos have turned out and the vignettes leading up to the debut, and the entrance. The in-ring matches are still a work in progress for me, but it’s fun to be that extension of myself, especially now at 36 years old on national TV.”

    Summer Rae Talks About Total Divas, Marine 4 & Renee Young

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    WWE Diva Summer Rae recently spoke with The Miami Herald to promote Total Divas on the E! Network. Here are some highlights of what she said about:

    How She’s Portrayed On Total Divas: “I think how people view me on the show is going to change throughout the season,” she said. “I think that right now I’ve kind of done some things to rub people the wrong way. I think by the end of the season you are going to see a different side of me.”

    Her Relationship with Renee Young: “I think someone who has helped me the most in the locker room has been one of my closest friends,” she said. “[WWE interviewer and host] Renee is just really cool. It’s good to get a non-wrestling, non-diva perspective on matches. She is very funny, good comic relief. We’re kind of buds. I love my Renee Young.”

    Her Role In WWE Studios’ The Marine 4: “Doing the movie is such a huge opportunity I think for all the divas,” Rae said. “We are breaking into WWE Studios, so I’m very fortunate when it comes to that.”

    New Tag Team Forms In NXT: El Local & Kalisto

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    At Thursday’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, Ricardo Rodriguez worked as El Local and teamed with fellow masked wrestler Kalisto.

    (Spoilers) WWE NXT Taping Results For May 1st Through May 22nd

    Rodriguez tweeted the following of the new duo together:

    Updated TNA Sacrifice Lineup For Sunday: Handicap Title Match Added

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    The following is the final lineup for this Sunday’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view:

    TNA World Heavyweight Title Match
    Magnus vs. Eric Young

    TNA X-Division Title Match
    Tigre Uno vs. Sanada

    TNA Knockouts Title Match
    Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne

    TNA Tag-Team Title Handicap Match
    Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards vs. Robbie E, Jessie Godderz & Zema Ion

    Tables Match
    Bully Ray vs. Bobby Roode

    I-Quit Match
    Gunner vs. James Storm

    Committed Match
    Samuel Shaw vs. Mr. Anderson

    Tag-Team Match
    Willow and Kurt Angle vs. Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud

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    • HHH Makes NXT Takeover Announcement (Video), WrestleMania Rewind Note

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    – Next week’s edition of WrestleMania Rewind, which airs on Tuesday night on the WWE Network, will take a look back at the WrestleMania 24 match between Floyd Mayweather and Big Show.

    – The following is a video of Triple H making the announcement for the second live NXT special, “NXT Takeover,” which will air live on the WWE Network on May 29th from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

    (Spoilers) WWE NXT Taping Results For May 1st Through May 22nd

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    The following are results for the WWE NXT episodes that will air on May 1st, May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd. All four episodes were taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

    Dark Match

    – Alexander Rusev def. an unknown wrestler in a dark match to open up the tapings.

    Spoiler Results for May 1, 2014

    – Tyson Kidd def. Bo Dallas in the first television match of the evening.

    – Sasha Banks (with Charlotte) def. Bayley in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

    – Adam Rose def. Danny Burch. After the match, Camacho appeared during Rose’s big after-match party.

    – Natalya def. Layla in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

    – Mojo Rawley def. Oliver Grey. After the match, Aiden English came out and cut a promo on Rawley.

    – Adrian Neville def. Brodus Clay in a no-disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship in a what that served as the main event for this episode.

    Spoiler Results for May 8, 2014

    – This show kicks off with Triple H in the ring for a promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over wrestling. He pushes the NXT Takeover special, which will take place live on the WWE Network on May 29th. Additionally, he announces a battle royal to determine the new number one contender to the NXT Championship.

    – Charlotte def. Emma in a second round match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

    – Kalisto & El Locale (Ricardo Rodriguez under a mask) def. The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louise).

    – Camacho def. Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s party group. After the match, Camacho came out and had a confrontation with Rose.

    – Alexa Bliss def. Alicia Fox in another match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

    – Next up was the battle royal announced by Triple H earlier in the show to crown the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. The participants were Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. In the end, Breeze, Zayn and Kidd were the final three and all were eliminated at the same time. This leads to Triple H coming back out and announcing that the three will compete in a triple-threat match to determine the official number one contender to the title.

    – The Ascension def. Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler in the main event of this episode.

    For results of the May 15, 2014 edition of WWE NXT TV, as well as the May 22, 2014 edition of the show, click ahead to page two …

    Spoilers: Three Main Events Set For NXT Takeover Live Special

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    The following matches are scheduled to take place at the NXT Takeover special, which will air live on the WWE Network on May 29th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

    NXT Championship
    – Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd

    NXT Women’s Championship
    – Charlotte vs. Natalya

    Number One Contender Match
    – Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze

    The first two matches were announced during the NXT television tapings, which took place on Thursday night. The number one contender bout was not yet officially announced, but is listed on the event poster.

    For a detailed spoiler report of the next four weeks of WWE NXT television, check out the following SESCOOPS.COM article: (Spoilers) WWE NXT Taping Results For May 1st Through May 22nd

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    • HHH Holds NXT Talent Meeting Tonight (Photo), Extreme Rules “All Access Pass”

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    – Below is a photo of Triple H holding his NXT talent meeting in Florida earlier tonight:

    – The following is the WWE Extreme Rules “All Access Pass” video, which comes courtesy of WWE’s official YouTube channel:

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    • Ric Flair Scheduled To Make TV Return On Monday’s WWE RAW

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    WWE Hall Of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is scheduled to make his television return to the company on next week’s edition of WWE RAW, which takes place on Monday night, April 28th from St. Louis, Missouri.

    One would assume that Flair will be coming in to take part in the ongoing storyline between Evolution, which he used to be a member of, and The Shield. It should be noted, however, that the original plan called for Flair not to be involved in the angle.

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    • WWE Announces NXT “Takeover” Live Special For WWE Network On May 29th

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    WWE issued the following press release today …

    WWE NXT Takeover to air LIVE on WWE Network on Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m. ET

    STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE announced today that NXT Takeover, a live, two-hour action-packed special, will air exclusively on WWE Network on Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Following the success of NXT ArRIVAL, the special will once again showcase the best and brightest from the WWE Performance Center and include appearances by WWE Superstars and Legends.

    30 minutes prior to the event, the NXT Takeover pre-show will air at 7:30 p.m. ET and include exclusive interviews and appearances by NXT Superstars, WWE Superstars and Legends.

    “As NXT continues to grow in popularity and our fans demand to see more of the next generation of WWE Superstars, we are going to deliver live, in-ring programs featuring up-and-coming talent on WWE Network,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Our live NXT specials on WWE Network bring out the very best in our performers and make for must-see TV for the WWE Universe.”

    On February 27, NXT ArRIVAL on WWE Network had 21 worldwide Twitter trends and was No. 3 in overall social mentions for primetime programs on both cable and broadcast. The event had more social mentions than American Idol, the Vikings premiere on History Channel, college basketball on ESPN and Vampire Diaries on CW.

    For a detailed spoiler report of the next four weeks of WWE NXT television, which contain the storylines leading up to three matches being announced for NXT Takeover, check out the following SESCOOPS.COM article: (Spoilers) WWE NXT Taping Results For May 1st Through May 22nd

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    • Bill Apter Interviews D-Von Dudley For WWE.com: Talks Paul Heyman, Tag-Teams

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    Veteran pro wrestling journalist recently caught up with D-Von Dudley for an exclusive WWE.com interview. Below is an excerpt from the interview.

    APTER: Paul Heyman was, of course, the extreme ringleader. He riled the troops up and got everyone in an extreme mood, didn’t he?

    DUDLEY: He sure did. I met Paul after I had a tryout for ECW. He was at the Pelham, N.Y., production studio they used for editing and doing the commentary. I got in there, Paul was sitting down, and we wound up talking and hitting it off great. I will admit right now that I am a Paul Heyman guy! When a lot of us wrestlers back in those days were looking for work and were not looked at by WWE or WCW, Paul was the one who gave us a shot. He believed in us. He saw things in us that we didn’t know we had and it brought out the best in us. Paul knew how to get certain things out of us to make us better. I used to call him Dr. Frankenstein because he created so much talent that came out of ECW that no one else would have been able to create.

    APTER: What do you think of the current Paul Heyman?

    DUDLEY: It’s the real Paul Heyman! He does things that make you hate him, but a minute later you want to marry him and love him. [laughs]

    APTER: Who do you consider extreme on the current WWE roster?

    DUDLEY: Daniel Bryan, for one. Most people wouldn’t put him in that category because he is such a technician in the ring, but I can see him getting down and dirty. Sheamus could be in that category as well. Put Randy Orton there, too. We beat the hell out of each other many times. I know a lot of people cheer him and a lot boo him, but I would put John Cena on that list as well. I had many brawls with him when I was in WWE and he was working himself up in the ranks.

    APTER: So much of your career was as a tag team competitor with your partner, Bubba Ray. What is your current view of the WWE tag team scene?

    DUDLEY: I think it’s great that WWE is strengthening the tag team division. If given the opportunity to go back to WWE, I would love to have a partner to take on The Usos, Cody Rhodes & Goldust, Ryback & Curtis Axel, The Shield, The Wyatts.

    Check out the complete interview at WWE.com.

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