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Posted: Jan 6th 2024 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
UWO announced their Year-End Awards winners:
-Performer of the Year: Derek James
-Match of the Year: April 15th: Sam Stackhouse vs. Morrison in a Death Match
-Heart of the Show: Red James
-Moment of the Year: Ricky Wingrave wins the 2023 Crow Cup
-Feud of the Year: MLP vs. Jason Simon
-Event of the Year: SWCW

CPW also announced their Year-End Awards winners:
-Woman Wrestler of the Year: Skylar Slice
-Tag Team of the Year: The Regime
-Male Wrestler of the Year: Tommy Dean
-Match of the Year - January 20th: Tommy Dean vs. Mr. Nasty in an Unsanctioned Match

Triple H praised Joaquin Wilde for the insane dive he hit on Tuesday night’s NXT: “Wow. @joaquinwilde_ is incredible. #NewYearsEvil”

C. M. Punk is getting his own line of Roots of Fight merchandise. "Following in the footsteps of the greats. I’ve been excited to share this with you all," Punk wrote on Instagram, listing January 15th as the start date of this collaboration. Roots Of Fight is a media, lifestyle, and apparel brand that celebrates the improbable achievements of the most legendary athletes, innovators, and cultural icons. Punk is the eighth wrestling star to have his own line of merchandise with Roots Of Fight, along with Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, The Iron Sheik, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Roots of Fight provides specialized merchandise as well for the likes of Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Pele, Babe Ruth, Nelson Mandela, and many other legends.

Oklafan congratulates Jason Simon on the birth of his daughter Nivia on January 1st.

Brian Blair had back surgery last week. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

The Super Star suffered injuries after an attack in November and he was forced the vacate the CPW Heavyweight Title on January 5th because he was not medically cleared to wrestle. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Killer Khan, who passed away December 29th due to a ruptured artery. He was 76 years old. Khan, whose real name was Masashi Ozawa, debuted in 1971 in Japan under his real name. He was given the Mongolian character and name “Killer Khan” by Karl Gotch upon returning to Japan after a tour of Canada. In 1980, he first entered the WWF and would challenge both Bob Backlund for the WWF World Title and Pedro Morales for the WWF Intercontinental Title. But it was a feud against Andre the Giant that would be what Khan was most remembered for. In May 1981, Khan delivered a knee drop off the top turnbuckle and it was reported that it broke Andre’s ankle. (In truth, Andre had broken the ankle himself getting out of bed one morning). Upon returning, Andre and Khan would have what many deemed the Feud of the Year in 1981. By 1982, Khan had left the WWF and made his way to MSW. On July 5, 1982, he defeated The Junkyard Dog for the vacant MSW Louisiana Title, but only held it about 6 weeks, losing it to Mike Sharpe, Jr. on August 18, 1982. He rebounded quickly from that and defeated Mr. Olympia for the MSW Mississippi Title on August 27, 1982, but again, only held that title for about a month, dropping it back to Olympia on September 28, 1982. Khan would spend most of 1982 - 1984 between MSWA and WCCW. In WCCW, he was introduced as an ally of The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts), specifically teaching Gordy the Oriental Spike. But Khan would eventually turn on Gordy, aligning himself with Skandor Akbar, as he had been in MSW, and began feuding with Gordy. Along the way, he substituted for Kelly Kiniski on May 7, 1984 in a WCCW Television Title defense and WCCW management declared him the champion. But like his other titles, the reign did not last long. He lost the belt to Kevin Von Erich by DQ on May 21, 1984, but Von Erich refused to accept the belt that way, and it was held up pending a rematch the following week. That match on May 28, 1984 resulted in a Double DQ and both men were then barred from competing for the vacant belt. Khan would eventually return to the WWF in 1987 for a brief run, but retired that year and returned to Japan where he managed a series of bars until his death. Khan will be remembered as a terrifying force in whatever territory he was in, especially given his size and character. At the time of this writing, Khan appeared on 11 documented Oklahoma cards. His earliest appearance was June 13, 1982 for MSW in Oklahoma City, where he lost to Ernie Ladd. And his last appearance was June 5, 1987 for WWF in Oklahoma City. His opponent was Ted DiBiase. But the result of the match is unknown.

WWE posted about the passing of Killer Khan: “WWE is saddened to learn that Masashi Ozawa, known to sports-entertainment fans as Killer Khan, passed away at age 76. The Japanese-born competitor was an imposing figure in the ring and highlighted his career with memorable rivalries against Legends such as Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan and more. After a brief return to WWE in 1987 with Mr. Fuji as his manager, Killer Khan would retire from sports-entertainment. Following his career in the ring, Ozawa owned a restaurant in Tokyo. WWE extends its condolences to Ozawa’s family, friends and fans.”

Michael Hayes also wrote about Khan's passing: “So sorry to hear of the passing of Killer Khan. What a great guy!! His epic battles with Terry Gordy in WCCW will live forever!!! Condolences, prayers for his family, friends and fans.”

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RECENT OUT OF STATE RESULTS
December 6th
Savio Vega defeated Pedro Portillo III (w/ Fernando Tonos) at International Wrestling Association Puerto Rico’s “Christmas in PR 2023” event in Juncos, Puerto Rico

December 29th
Turbo Tony defeated Chuey Martinez at the Duke City Championship Wrestling event in Albuquerque, NM

December 30th
Sting, Darby Allin, Chris Jericho, & Sammy Guevara defeated The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs, w/ Don Callis) & AEW World Tag Team Champions Ricky Starks & Big Bill in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at AEW’s “Worlds End” pay-per-view event in Uniondale, NY. During the “Zero Hour” pre-show, Johnny TV and Lance Archer were among the entrants in the AEW TNT Title Right to Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Battle Royal won by Killswitch.

United Glory Tag Team Champions Ethan Price & The Deliverer Moses vs. The Philly Marino Experience (Philly C & Marino T) ended in a Double Pin at Glory Pro Wrestling’s “Fatal Encounter” event in St. Louis, MO. In other matches, Dak Draper defeated Kody Lane, Dan the Dad, and Laynie Luck in a 4-Way Match.

The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro) at WWE’s “Live Holiday Tour” event in Inglewood, CA

December 31st
Charlie Dempsey & Yuma Anzai defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & LEONA at All Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Mania X 2023” pay-per-view event in Tokyo, Japan

January 1st
RGR Heavyweight Champion El Hijo de Canis Lupus defeated Rey Espectro and IWRG Junior de Juniors Champion El Hijo del Fishman at International Wrestling Revolution’s “Guerreros de Acero 2024” event in Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

January 2nd
The Latino World Order (Carlito, Joaquin Wilde, & Cruz del Toro) defeated No Quarter Catch Crew (Damon Kemp, Drew Gulak, & Myles Borne) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at NXT’s “New Year’s Evil 2024” event in Orlando, FL

January 4th
Lilith Grimm and Myka Madrid were among the entrants in the Battle Rumble Match won by Leila Grey at the Ohio Valley Wrestling event in Louisville, KY

January 5th
A. J. Styles vs. L. A. Knight vs. Randy Orton in a match to determine a #1 contender to the WWE Universal Title ended in a No Contest at the “WWE Friday Night SmackDown - New Year’s Revolution 2024” event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Unified Wrestling of Oklahoma
Saturday, January 13th
American Legion Post 170
8608 NE 10th St.
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 6pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 13th
Markoma Gym
1501 Graham Ave.
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, January 13th
Chewey Community Building
46301-464671 E. 648 St.
Watts (Chewey), OK
Bell Time 6:30pm

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE EVENTS
January 7th
Inspire Twin Dragon Connection Champions Superiority Complex (Exodus Prime & Stephen Wolf) defend the titles against La Estrella & Epydemius, Jr. at Inspire After Death’s “Ecstasy of Gold is Dead - Long Live Ecstasy” event in Austin, TX. Other scheduled matches include Inspire Pure Prestige Champion Dimitri Alexandrov defending the title against Danny Orion. Also scheduled to appear is Angel Camacho and many more.

X-Storms vs. Punk Synister vs. Andrew Austin vs. Kilgore Nix in a Fatal 4-Way Match is scheduled for the WCHF event in Houston, TX

January 10th
Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs, w/ Don Callis) is scheduled for the “AEW Dynamite - Homecoming 2024” event in Jacksonville, FL. Other scheduled matches include Sammy Guevara vs. AEW World Tag Team Champion Ricky Starks.

January 11th
Cappuccino Jones vs. Dustin Nguyen is scheduled for New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Texas Contenders Series" event in Houston, TX

January 12th
Tino Valentino vs. Jack Talos is scheduled for the Bomb City Fights event in Amarillo, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Logan Knight and many more.

The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro) vs. The Legado World Order (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo, w/ Santos Escobar) is scheduled for the “WWE Friday Night SmackDown” event in Lincoln, NE

January 13th
Logan Knight is scheduled for the Buzzsaw Championship Wrestling event in Levelland, TX

Tony Snow is scheduled for the Metroplex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

NWA World Champion EC3 defends the title against Matt Cardona at NWA’s “Paranoia” event in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Other scheduled matches include Anthony Andrews & Zyon (w/ Austin Idol) vs. The Country Gentlemen (A. J. Cazana & K. C. Cazana, w/ Joe Cazana); Talos & Daisy Kill vs. The New Spectaculars 2.0 (Rush Freeman & Slade, w/ Rolando Freeman); and Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox vs. The Southern Six (Alex Taylor & Kerry Morton, w/ Ricky Morton).

NWA World Champion EC3, Trevor Murdoch, and Rush Freeman are scheduled for NWA’s and Coastal Championship Wrestling’s “Viva Revolution” event in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Ryan Davidson is scheduled for the Reality of Wrestling event in Texas City, TX

January 14th
NWA World Champion EC3, Trevor Murdoch, The New Spectaculars 2.0 (Rush Freeman & Slade, w/ Rolando Freeman), and Bobby Fulton are scheduled for the “NWA Powerrr” event in Tampa, FL

January 19th
MWA Women’s Champion Judie Azul defends the title against Stormi Renee at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE

TexPro Champion Sam Adonis, TexPro Tag Team Champions Rock & Rugged (Rook Tyler & Gabe Wilder), TexPro Oklahoma Champion & TexPro Texas Champion Franco D’Angelo, TexPro Legacy Champion Tommy Prince, and Tony Snow are scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling’s “Golden Beginnings” event in Sherman, TX

January 20th
Red James vs. Marce Lewis in a 1st round match of the Taped Fist Tournament is scheduled for the King of Sports Championship Wrestling event in Ladonia, TX

Kyle King is scheduled for Prairieland Independent Wrestling’s “Meltdown” event in Kincaid, IL

Logan Knight is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

January 21st
NWA World Champion EC3 defends the title against Drake Frost at Supreme Pro Wrestling’s “Fight with Me” event in Elk Grove, CA

January 26th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance’s “When the Smoke Clears” event in Corpus Christi, TX

January 27th
Tony Snow is scheduled for the Metroplex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

MKW Champion M. A. defends the title against Franco Varga at the Middle Kingdom Wrestling event in Nanshan, China

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) defends the title against A. J. Styles, L. A. Knight, and Randy Orton in a Fatal 4-Way Match at WWE’s “Royal Rumble 2024” premium live event in St. Petersburg, FL

Dimitri Alexandrov vs. XPW Heavyweight Champion & XPW King of the Death Matches Champion SHLAK in a non-title Death Match is scheduled for Xtreme Pro Wrestling’s and Loko Wrestling’s “XPW is Going Loko” pay-per-view event in Houston, TX

January 28th
DCW Tag Team Champions Vatos Kinda Locos (Tino Valentino & Eli Perez) defend the titles against Sweet N' Low (Cappuccino Jones & Romeo Reese) at Diamond Championship Wrestling's "Diamond Resolutions" event in Springdale, AR. Other scheduled matches include Malik Mayfield vs. Austin Ariel; and Mr. Nasty vs. Grayson Beckett.

February 3rd
Ronnie Morton is scheduled for the New Life Championship Wrestling event in Paris, TX

Franco Varga is scheduled for the Rampage Pro Wrestling event in Mineral Wells, TX

Rook Tyler is scheduled for the Rampage Wrestling event in Abilene, TX

NWA World Champion EC3 defends the title against The Boar at the Virginia Championship Wrestling event in Norfolk, VA

February 7th
Shane Douglas vs. Rhino is scheduled for the Insane Wrestling Revolution event in Oak Harbour, OH

February 10th
CCW Champion Kirk Castle defends the title against Jeff Jett at the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR

February 24th
Rush Freeman and Miranda Gordy are scheduled for STF Pro Wrestling’s “Grand Prix” event in South Jordan, UT

March 2nd
NWA World Champion EC3, Rush Freeman, and Trevor Murdoch are scheduled for NWA’s “Hard Times” event in Dothan, AL

March 3rd
Sting and Ric Flair are scheduled for AEW’s “Revolution” pay-per-view event in Greensboro, NC

March 9th
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton), Tony Atlas, Baby Doll, Jerry Brisco, Jimmy Valiant, The Honky Tonk Man, Missy Hyatt, Shane Douglas, Bushwacker Luke, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs) are scheduled for World Classic Big Time Wrestling’s “The Reunion 3: Cavalcade of Legends” event in Chillicothe, OH

March 16th
OSW Champion Jastin Taylor is scheduled for the Old School Wrestling event in Midland, TX

March 17th
OSW Champion Jastin Taylor is scheduled for the Old School Wrestling event in Midland, TX

March 22nd
Franco Varga vs. Erick Redbeard is scheduled for the Island Pro Wrestling event in Stratford, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other scheduled matches include Stormi Renee vs. Chantal.

Sam Stackhouse is scheduled for Loko Wrestling’s “No Ring No Masters” event in Houston, TX

March 23rd
Barry Windham is scheduled for “The Wrestling Classic IV” event in Springfield, MA

March 30th
Franco Varga is scheduled for the Crown of Maine Wrestling event in Van Buren, ME

ECPW Champion Giganto (w/ The Boogie Man) defends the title against Larry Huffman in a Chain Match at the Elite Pride Championship Wrestling event in Wichita, KS. Also scheduled to appear are EPCW Tag Team Champions Drake Gallows & K. J. Gold, Sam Stackhouse, Punk Synister, Erica Torres, and many more.

April 27
Bobby Joe Bristow and Spyder are scheduled for the Chair Metal Wrestling event in Seaham, England

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE APPEARANCES
2024
January 20th
The Honky Tonk Man and many more will be signing autographs at “ATG Expo” at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, TX. For more info, go to ATGExpo.com.

January 21st
The Honky Tonk Man and many more will be signing autographs at “ATG Expo” at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, TX. For more info, go to ATGExpo.com.

January 26th
Mick Foley and many more will be signing autographs at “Days of the Dead: Atlanta 2024” at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.com/Atlanta.

January 27th
Mick Foley and many more will be signing autographs at “Days of the Dead: Atlanta 2024” at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.com/Atlanta.

January 28th
Mick Foley and many more will be signing autographs at “Days of the Dead: Atlanta 2024” at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.com/Atlanta.

February 10th
Mick Foley, Lita, and many more will be signing autographs at “Trading Card Con” at the NRG Center in Houston, TX. For more info, go to TCG-Con.com/Houston.

February 11th
Mick Foley, Lita, and many more will be signing autographs at “Trading Card Con” at the NRG Center in Houston, TX. For more info, go to TCG-Con.com/Houston.

February 23rd
Mick Foley, Sammy Guevara, Britt Baker, Tay Melo, and many more will be signing autographs at “Pensacon 2024” at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL. For more info, go to Pensacon.com.

February 24th
Mick Foley, Sammy Guevara, Britt Baker, Tay Melo, and many more will be signing autographs at “Pensacon 2024” at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL. For more info, go to Pensacon.com.

February 25th
Mick Foley, Sammy Guevara, Britt Baker, Tay Melo, and many more will be signing autographs at “Pensacon 2024” at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL. For more info, go to Pensacon.com.

March 2nd
Al Snow, Sting, Jake Hager, C. J. Perry, Marc Mero, Maria Kanellis, Real1, Sean Waltman, Shelton Benjamin, Trish Stratus, and many more will be signing autographs as “For the Love of Wrestling” at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Stretford, Manchester, England. For more info, go to ForTheLoveOfWrestling.co.uk.

March 3rd
Al Snow, Jake Hager, C. J. Perry, Marc Mero, Maria Kanellis, Real1, Sean Waltman, Shelton Benjamin, Trish Stratus, and many more will be signing autographs as “For the Love of Wrestling” at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Stretford, Manchester, England. For more info, go to ForTheLoveOfWrestling.co.uk.

March 16th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Heroes Hideout in Albany, NY. For more info, go to HeroesHideoutShop.com.

March 29th
Kevin Von Erich, David Manning, and Dale Hansen will be performing at “An Evening with Kevin Von Erich - Stories from the Top Rope” at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX. Click here for more info.

April 10th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 11th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 12th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 13th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 14th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 15th
Mickie James, Bret Hart, and many more will be signing autographs at “Starrcast Downunder” in Ballarat, Australia

April 20th
Al Perez, Brian Adias, Jack Victory, Marc Lowrance, Missy Hyatt, The One Man Gang, Mad Maxine, Matt Riddle, and many more will be signing autographs at “Glory Days Grapplecon” at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL

May 4th
Baby Doll, Boris Zhukov, Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Four Horsemen (Barry Windham, J. J. Dillon, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard), Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Tom Prichard, Tony Atlas, Bill Apter, The Powers of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian), and many more will be signing autographs at “80’s Wrestling Con V” at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, NJ. For more info, go to 80sWrestlingCon.com.

August 1st
Brian Adias, The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai), Jack Victory, John Nord (AKA Nord the Barbarian), John Tatum, Kevin Von Erich, Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, Rod Price, Wendi Richter, Angelo Mosca, Jr., The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno), Marty Jannetty, Raven and many more will be signing autographs at “The Gathering V - The Final Chapter” at Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to TMartPromotions.com.

August 2nd
Brian Adias, The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai), Jack Victory, John Nord (AKA Nord the Barbarian), John Tatum, Kevin Von Erich, Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, Rod Price, Wendi Richter, Angelo Mosca, Jr., The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno), Marty Jannetty, Raven and many more will be signing autographs at “The Gathering V - The Final Chapter” at Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to TMartPromotions.com.

August 3rd
Brian Adias, The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai), Jack Victory, John Nord (AKA Nord the Barbarian), John Tatum, Kevin Von Erich, Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, Rod Price, Wendi Richter, Angelo Mosca, Jr., The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno), Marty Jannetty, Raven and many more will be signing autographs at “The Gathering V - The Final Chapter” at Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to TMartPromotions.com.

August 4th
Brian Adias, The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai), Jack Victory, John Nord (AKA Nord the Barbarian), John Tatum, Kevin Von Erich, Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, Rod Price, Wendi Richter, Angelo Mosca, Jr., The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno), Marty Jannetty, Raven and many more will be signing autographs at “The Gathering V - The Final Chapter” at Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to TMartPromotions.com.

September 7th
Mick Foley, Trish Stratus, and many more will be signing autographs at “ComicCon Northern Ireland” at the Eikon Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. For more info, go to ComicConNorthernIreland.co.uk

September 8th
Mick Foley, Trish Stratus, and many more will be signing autographs at “ComicCon Northern Ireland” at the Eikon Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. For more info, go to ComicConNorthernIreland.co.uk

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 7th - Big Rich, Chavo Guerrero, James Beard
January 8th - Bobby Jaggers, Bushwacker Luke, Ed Gilder
January 9th - Bolt Brady, Doberman [1st], Judge [2nd]
January 10th - Billy Varga, Buff Bagwell, Col. DeBeers, Pex Whatley, Vash Heartly
January 11th - Abdullah the Butcher, Derek Rhodes, Matthew Palmer
January 12th - Brian Blair, Chad Thomas, Flex Zerba, Mark Viper, Sun Jennings
January 13th - Buddy Colt, Crazy Charlie, Danny Hunt, Luke Langley, Rick Garrett

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