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Posted: Apr 9th 2023 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Cheerleader Melissa and Paul London were inducted into the GCW Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 2nd in Los Angeles, CA.

Edge Stone was one of the prison guards that accompanied Dominik Mysterio to the ring on night one of Wrestlemania. Wayne Black also appeared on night one during John Cena’s entrance.

WWE stars The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar), and Valhalla spoke with PWMania.com during the Press Junket. During the discussion, they were asked where’s the first place they go when in Los Angeles. Erik said, “Pepper Lunch. We fell in love with Pepper Lunch in Japan and very happy there’s one in L. A. There’s one in Vegas, there used to be one in New York. We seek them out, we try to find them and that’s our stuff every time.” You can see what Erik said by clicking here.

Ric Flair inducted The Great Muta into the 2023 WWE Hall Of Fame, however his speech was met with a lot of criticism. Flair went on in his speech for quite a while, and wound up bringing up several topics, including Sting, who is now in AEW, with very little of the focus being about The Great Muta. According to reports, WWE was reportedly not very pleased with Ric Flair after his speech and it did not go over very well at all internally.

PWInsider noted that names backstage at "WrestleMania 39" include Buff Bagwell, Alexa Bliss, and actor Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Among the matches added to WWE’s YouTube channel this past week was A. J. Styles vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Championship from "Extreme Rules 2016".

Sammy Guevara's latest vlog is available to view by clicking here.

Sherilyn Guerrero, the youngest daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero, revealed in a video on TikTok that she was sexually assaulted in 2020 by her stepfather, Kris Benson, while on a cruise. "Basically, on this cruise, I got sexually assaulted and the unfortunate part is that it was by my stepdad, yeah...it was by my stepdad," Guerrero said. She noted that she was not the only victim but it wasn't her business to talk about the others. "I lived with them so I didn't know what to do," she continued, adding that soon after the cruise, COVID hit and was stuck there. "I worked my ass off to get out of there," she said, mentioning that she got out of the house in September of the same year. Now that three years have passed, 28-year-old Sherilyn said that she's done protecting her mother and her career because her mother chose her husband rather than her. She said Vickie told her it was just a "mistake" and it's not who he is. "I never really felt like she protected me," Sherilyn said, also adding that her mother looked at it as being disrespectful to her relationship and she didn't want to have anything to do with her if she was disrespecting her relationship with her husband. Sherilyn revealed that she cannot even call her mother or her sister because both of them blocked her and they have no relationship now. "It's been f*cking hard," she said. Meanwhile, her cousin, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., issued a statement on Twitter saying that he fully supports her and has been doing so privately in the last couple years of her struggles. "She is a very strong woman for coming forward with the sexual assault she has suffered. I Love You Prima," he wrote. Vickie Guerrero responded on her Instagram then called her daughter a liar and a manipulator before publicly disowning her daughter and vowed legal action, Vickie the started slamming fans who were weighing in on things. Vickie married Kris Benson in September 2015.

Mick Foley is not happy about Rick Steiner’s transphobic rantings. At WrestleCon during WrestleMania week, Rick Steiner subjected Gisele Shaw, a trans woman, to bigoted abuse while she attempted to walk past Steiner’s booth at the convention. Gisele would share the story after the incident and WrestleCon has since banned Steiner from future events. Mick Foley, who was present at WrestleCon, was asked about the incident on "Foley is Pod". “I did hear about the issue…you talking about the Steiner thing? The saddest thing, this is not diminishing Rick Steiner going out of his way to make one of the other guests feel really bad, which is really unfortunate. There is still some backward thinking. Even if someone has an opinion, no need to hurt somebody like that. Completely unnecessary.“ Steiner has yet to comment on the incident, and is currently a part of a local school board near his home. We will have to wait and see what he has to say for himself after this incident."

“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is launching a new podcast with Conrad Thompson’s AdFreeShows this May.

Shane Sanchez announced that he has torn his groin at a wrestling event about a month ago and will be out of action 6-9 months. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recvovery.

Oklafan congratulates Wayne Black on his recent engagement.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Bushwacker Butch, aka Butch Miller, who passed away April 3rd at the age of 78. At the time of this writing, no cause of death was available. Butch, whose real name was Robert Miller, competed under many names including Nick Carter, The Tiger, and The Detroit Assassin. He began his career in 1964 in NWA New Zealand. He and long time tag team partner Bushwacker Luke (aka Luke Williams) were long time friends and came to the United States at the same time when they were brought into NWA Hawaii in 1965 by Steve Rickard. The pairing would be known as The Kiwis, Los Pastores, The Sheepherders and eventually The Bushwackers. Butch captured his first tag team title in 1974 and only held tag team gold during his career. In fact, basically every territory they went to saw them win tag team titles, sometimes multiple times. By 1981, Butch had wrestled in Puerto Rico enough and wanted to return home to New Zealand, so he was replaced by Lord Jonathon Boyd. But in 1983, Boyd broke his leg and Butch was called back into action. The reunited Sheepherders eventually made their way into the UWF shortly after that company had changed its name. They defeated Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams for the UWF Tag Team Titles on March 16, 1986 in Oklahoma City, OK. But they only held those belts for 2 weeks, fending off rematches from DiBiase & Williams before losing them to The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton). This led to a series of some of the most violent matches in UWF history as The Sheepherders faced The Fantastics in New Zealand Boot Camp Matches, sometimes for the Tag Team Titles, other times as 6-man matches with Jack Victory partnering with The Sheepherders and Terry Taylor linking up with The Fantastics. While competing in the UWF, The Sheepherders also were working in the NWA and gained a slot in the Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, where they made it to the 3rd round only to lose in a Double Countout with The Fantastics. Feuds in various territories with The Youngblood Brothers (Mark Youngblood & Chris Youngblood) and The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane) were just as violent and memorable as their ones with The Fantastics. But fate would bring them back to the UWF in late 1987, where they defeated The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) for the UWF Tag Team Titles. They would be the last team to hold those titles as the company was absorbed into the NWA and the titles were discontinued in 1987. But The Sheepherders appeared to be on the verge of gaining more tag team gold, this time the NWA United States Tag Team Titles, when they suddenly signed with the WWF in 1988. Upon arriving in that company, their image completely changed. Gone was the bloodthirsty violent style of The Sheepherders and instead the kid-friendly, funny, not-too-bright style of The Bushwackers was born. They would spend 8 years in the WWF where they were a mid-card tag team at best, but they never received a WWF World Tag Team Title opportunity. They left in 1996 and competed in various independent companies, making one last return to the WWF at WrestleMania X7 in the Gimmick Battle Royal. June 15, 2001 saw their final appearance as a team when they battled The Moondogs to a Double DQ in Memphis. Butch then retired from wrestling in September 2001. He had been suffering from a neck injury and had a brush with sepsis. Butch returned to New Zealand where he served as commissioner of New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling. In 2015, The Bushwackers would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and in 2018, Butch made his final wrestling-related appearance, managing Luke at a series of events in New Zealand. Butch was scheduled to appear at an autograph signing over WrestleMania weekend, but after arriving in Los Angeles, had to be rushed to the hospital, where he would later pass away. Butch competed on 18 documented Oklahoma wrestling events. The earliest was February 11, 1986, where he teamed with Luke Williams to defeat Ricky Gibson & Al Perez. The last was on an NMS event in 2000, where he teamed with Luke Williams to face The Trojans. No result for that match is known.

The family of Bushwacker Butch has set up a GoFundMe account to help with his medical bills. He was reportedly hospitalized after arriving in Los Angeles for a signing last weekend. If you’re interested, visit the fundraising page by clicking here.

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RECENT OUT OF STATE RESULTS
March 17th
Edge Stone defeated TexPro Champion Shane Taylor for the title at the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, B. D. Brawley defeated Red James; Merc defeated Aaron Sykes, Mr. Wobble defeated Kari Wright (w/ Tony Snow) in a No DQ Match; and Malik Mayfield defeated Devion Black.

March 30th
Anthony Andrews defeated Koto Hiro at Wrestling Pro Wrestling's "Russell Crowe Wrestling: Russell Mania 3" event in Burbank, CA

April 1st
Big Rig Betty & Holly Swag defeated G. I. Jane & The Disciplinarian (w/ Samantha Smart) at the Women of Wrestling event in Los Angeles, NV. In other matches, Vicki Lynn McCoy (w/ Lana Starr) defeated Princess Aussie.

The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) defeated The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar, w/ Valhalla), Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis), and Braun Stroman & Ricochet in a Fatal Four Way Tag Team Match at WWE's "WrestleMania 39 - Night 2" premium Live event in Inglewood, CA

April 2nd
Brock Lesnar defeats Omos (w/ MVP) at WWE's "WrestleMania 39 - Night 2" premium live event in Inglewood, CA

April 3rd
Omos (w/ MVP) defeats Elias at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Los Angeles, CA

April 4th
Kikutaro defeated Kono Mama Ichikawa and Kuishinbo Kamen in a 3-Way Match at Dragongate Japan Pro Wrestling's " DG/Masaaki Mochizuki Producde Buyuden Rei ~ Zero ~" event in Tokyo, Japan

April 5th
The Jericho Appreciation Society (Jake Hager, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard) defeated Zack Clayton, Jack Tomlinson, & Mike Magnum in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the “AEW Dark: Elevation” event in Elmont, NY.

FTW Champion Hook defeated Ethan Page (w/ Matt Hardy) at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Elmont, NY. In other matches, Sammy Guevara defeated Komander.

Mark Briscoe & ROH World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix, w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Shane Taylor & The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & J. D. Drake) at Ring of Honor's "ROH on HonorClub" event in Elmont, NY

April 6th
Jacob Fatu defeated MLW National Openweight Champion John Hennigan (w/ Taya Valkyrie) for the title at Major League Wrestling's "War Chamber 2023" event in New York, NY. Earlier in the card, Delmi Exo defeated MLW Women's World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie (w/ MLW National Openweight Champion John Hennigan) for the title; and Sam Adonis (w/ MLW National Openweight Champion John Hennigan) defeated Willie Mack.

March 7th
Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix, w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated QTV (Q. T. Marshall & Powerhouse Hobbs, w/ Aaron Solo & Harley Cameron) at AEW's "Battle of the Belts IV" event in Kingston, RI

FTW Champion Hook defeated Ethan Page in an FTW Rules Match at the "AEW Rampage" event in Kingston, RI. In other matches, The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster, w/ Billy Gunn) & The Jericho Appreciation Society (Angelo Parker & Matt Menard, w/ Jake Hager) defeated Bobby Orlando, L. S. G., & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match.

EC3 (w/ BLK Jeez) defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Cyon (w/ Austin Idol) for the title at NWA's "312" pay-per-view event in Highland Park, IL. In other matches, Fodder (w/ Angelina Love) and Rush Freeman were among the entrants in the Bob Luce Memorial Battle Royal to determine a #1 contender to the National Heavyweight Title won by Silas Mason (w/ Pollo del Mar); and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kerry Morton (w/ Ricky Morton) defeated Joe Alonzo (w/ Jamie Stanley). On the pre-show, NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen (Anthony Andrews & A. J. Cazana) defeated SVGS (Blake Troop & Jax Dane) (w/ Chris Silvio); and Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox defeated Daisy Kill & Talos.

The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest, w/ Finn Balor & WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley) defeated The Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar, w/ Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, & Zelina Vega) at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Portland, OR

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Extreme Dwarfinators Wrestling
Thursday, April 13th
Inner Circle Vodka Bar
410 N. Main St.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Core Professional Wrestling
Friday, April 14th
HillSpring Church
88091 W. 41st St.
Sand Springs, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Extreme Dwarfinators Wrestling
Friday, April 14th
Pontotac County Agriplex
1710 N. Broadway Ave. D
Ada, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Micro Wrestling Federation
Friday, April 14th
Hochatown Saloon
28 Old Hochatown Rd.
Broken Bow, OK
Bell Time 9pm

United Wrestling of Oklahoma
Saturday, April 15th
Mohawk American Legion
11328 Admiral Blvd.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 6pm

New Class Wrestling Organization
Saturday, April 15th
J. I. Stipe Recreation Center
801 N. 9th St.
McAlester, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Extreme Dwarfinators Wrestling
Saturday, April 15th
Canadian County Expo Center
3001 Jensen Rd.
El Reno, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Micro Wrestling Federation
Saturday, April 15th
Sugar Creek Casino
5304 N. Broadway St.
Hinton, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE EVENTS
April 14th
Tim Storm vs. Nick Aldis for the vacant LSPW Title is scheduled for the Lone Star Pro Wrestling event in Bedford, TX. Other scheduled matches include Exodus Prime vs. Izzy James.

Dimitri Alexandrov vs. Warhorse vs. Evan Gelistico vs. Nikki Victory in a Fatal 4-Way Match is scheduled for Saint Louis Anarchy's "As Seen on Anarchy" event in Alton, IL. Other scheduled matches include Moonshine Mantell & K. C. Karrington vs. Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso.

April 15th
Barrett Brown is scheduled for the Christian Wrestling Federation event in Fate, TX

Sam Houston vs. The Barbarian is scheduled for Glory Days Championship Wrestling's "The Homecoming" event in Salisbury, NC. Other scheduled matches include Sean Casey (w/ Bobby Fulton) vs. Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson). Also scheduled to appear is Magnum T. A., Jimmy Valiant, Buff Bagwell, and many more.

Ricky Starks vs. Q. T. Marshall (w/ Powerhouse Hobbs) is scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Spring Slam 2023" event in Poughkeepsie, NY

Kai Fayden vs. Dimitri Alexandrov in a Fans Bring the Weapons Deathmatch is scheduled for the "Pawcade" event in New Albany, IN

Tank Bryson vs. Rob E. Rebel is scheduled for the Phoenix Pro Wrestling event in Holden, WI

April 16th
Leo Fox vs. Jack Talos is scheduled for the Empire Pro Wrestling event in Paris, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Dominik Whiteheart, Lucian Loveless, Adrian Vega, Devion Black, Malachi, and many more.

Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James defends the title against Jordynne Grace and Deonna Purrazzo in a 3-Way Match at Impact Wrestling's "Rebellion 2023" pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adam Thornstowe is scheduled for Supreme Pro Wrestling's "One Supreme Night" event in Elk Grove, CA

April 21st
TexPro Oklahoma Champion & TexPro Texas Champion Tego, Edge Stone, Tim Storm, and Mr. Wobble are scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "15th Anniversary Show" event in Sherman, TX

April 22nd
Luna Nightshade vs. Stephanie Sterling vs. Harley Hudson in a 3-Way Match is scheduled for the First Time Everrr event in Preston, England. Also scheduled to appear is Franco Varga, Jake Hollister, and many more.

Brian Blade and Dave Sullivan are scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE

Danni Bee is scheduled for the Mission Pro Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), Ax, and Buff Bagwell are scheduled for Tomahawk Pro Wrestling's "The Von Erich's Homecoming Bash" event in Lufkin, TX

Rick Steiner is scheduled for the UPW Pro Wrestling event in Marquette, MI

XWE Champion Kuda, Kansas Wrestling Alliance Women’s Champion Stormi Renee, XWE Social Media Champion Red James, Morgan Levay, and Paradox are scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Leavenworth, KS

April 23rd
Danni Bee is scheduled for Pro Wrestling Element's "Zero 2 Sixty" event in San Antonio, TX

April 29th
Chief Attakullakulla is scheduled for Hottest Stars of Wrestling's "Anniversario 30" event in Palmer, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Jake Roberts is scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "Superstar Showdown" event in Belle Vernon, PA

Ryan Davidson is scheduled for Texas All Star Wrestling's "Taking Care of Business" event in Cypress, TX

Sam Stackhouse and Dimitri Alexandrov are scheduled for WrestleRave's "Death Triad 2" event in Houston, TX

April 30th
Xander Gold vs. Larintiz X in the finals of the DSW Title Tournament is scheduled for the Diamond State Wrestling event in Springdale, AR. Other scheduled matches include Shane Taylor vs. Angel Camacho (w/ Irvin Camacho); and Mr. Nasty vs. Pineapple Jack. Also scheduled to appear is Doz Camachos (Zarek Camacho & Onyx Camacho), Olivier Vegos, Tino Valentino, and many more.

HOT Champion Barrett Brown defends the title against Exodus Prime at the Heart of Texas Wrestling event in Groesbeck, TX

May 5th
Franco Varga vs. Alex Kane is scheduled for the On Tap Wrestling event in Atlanta, GA. Also scheduled to appear is Luna Nightshade, Jake Hollister, and many more.

May 6th
Larry Zbyszko, Ted DiBiase, Jerry Lawler, Shane Douglas, Tito Santana, & Greg Valentine are scheduled for the Appalachian Pro Wrestling event in Cattlesburg, KY

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

The Rez Dogs (Kyle Hawk & Koko) are scheduled for the Heroes 2 Legends Wrestling event in Sylva, NC

Carlito vs. Val Venis is scheduled for Independent Superstars Of Pro Wrestling's "Rock N' Wrestling" event in Morristown, NJ

May 7th
Inspire Pure Prestige Champion Dimitri Alexandrov is scheduled for Inspire After Death's "You're All Gonna Die Up There" event in Austin, TX

May 13th
Ted DiBiase, Jerry Brisco, Bob Orton, Jr. Bushwacker Luke, The Grappler, The Berzerker, Stan Hansen, Bobby Fulton, and Buff Bagwell are scheduled for the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in East Carondelet, IL

Ricky Morton is scheduled for Texas Wrestling Cartel's "Trust No One" event in Corpus Christi, TX

The Beer City Bruiser is scheduled for the Traditional American Pro Wrestling event in Heston, KS

May 20th
Gino Medina vs. Lince Dorado is scheduled for the "South Texas Wrestle Fest II" event in Harlingen, TX

Ryan Davidson is scheduled for the WildKat Pro Wrestling event in River Ridge, LA

June 3rd
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) and Buff Bagwell are scheduled for Five Star Wrestling's "Night of Legends" event in Williamsport, PA

June 10th
AWA Tag Team Champion Rob Cabella and Angel Camacho are scheduled for the Alabama Wrestling Alliance event in Ocean Springs, MS

June 30th
Merc is scheduled for WrestleMax's "Reborn" event in Columbia, IL

July 1st
James Storm is scheduled for the Gladiator Championship Wrestling event in Alma, AR

September 30th
Bobby Fulton, Ronnie Garvin, and Jimmy Garvin are scheduled for World Classic Big Time Wrestling's "Great Fall Bash 2" event in Chillicothe, OH

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE APPEARANCES
April 16th and 17th
Tito Santana and Koko B. Ware will be signing autographs fron 10am to 5pm at Traders Village in Houston, TX

May 6th
Bob Orton, Jr., Demolition (Ax & Smash), Dory Funk, Jr., Headshrinker Samu, Jerry Brisco, The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Leilani Kai, Magnum T. A., Nikita Koloff, The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose), Tony Atlas, Wendi Richter, Bret Hart, The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly & Blake Beverly), The Brooklyn Brawler, David Schultz, Downtown Bruno, Manny Fernandez, Mario Mancini, Mr. Hughes, Papa Shango, Paul Roma, The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord), Randy Hogan, Skinner, Tommy Rich, Typhoon, Virgil, and many more will be signing autographs at "80's Wrestling Con 4" at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, NJ. For more info, go to 80sWrestlingCon.com.

May 13th
The Berzerker, Black Bart, Bob Orton, Jr., Bobby Fulton, Buff Bagwell, Bushwacker Luke, Gerald Brisco, The Grappler, Ken Patera, Stan Hansen, Ted DiBiase, Barbara Goodish, The Brooklyn Brawler, Brutus Beefcake, Darla Skaggs, Earl Hebner, Enzo Amore, Greg Gagne, Haku, J. B. L., J. J. Dillon, Jimmy Hart, Lee Warren, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Rick McCord, Teddy Long, Tugboat (AKA Typhoon), Victoria (AKA Tara), Virgil, and many more will be signing autographs at "SICW Fanfest" at the Aviator Hotel & Ballroom in St. Louis, MO. For more inbfo, go to SICW.org.

August 3rd through 6th
Abdullah the Butcher, Baby Doll, Black Bart, Bob Roop, Brian Blair, Gerald Brisco, Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Valiant, Andrew Anderson, Big Mama, Dink the Clown, Doink the Clown (Vince Apollo), Gangrel, George South, The Godfather, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne), Kevin Nash, Kevin Sullivan, Kurt Angle, Manny Fernandez, Maven, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Steve Keirn, and many more will be signing autographs at "The Gathering IV" at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to CrowbarPress.com/TMartPromotions.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 9th - Les Thornton, R, G, Right
April 10th - Paul Bearer, Ryan Davidson
April 11th - Gun Metal Gray, Harley Race, Jim Fallon, Les Wolff
April 12th - Adam Patrick, Eduardo Castillo, Tony Anthony
April 13th - Psycho Sawyer
April 14th - Jimmy Jack Funk
April 15th - Marianne Albright, Spyke


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