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Posted: Jan 6th 2015 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Regarding the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame, PWInsider confirms that Randy Savage is a top candidate for this year?s class and some people have been told that he is going in. Sting?s name has not been talked about lately and with him living in Texas now, his induction might make more sense for WrestleMania 32. Another name still discussed for this year is Ray ?The Crippler? Stevens. It was noted a few weeks back that Stevens was likely because of his history in the San Francisco area, where WresleMania 31 is being held. He may be inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson.

Jeff Jarrett is reportedly in talks with Mexico?s Asistencia Asesor?a y Administraci?n promotion to bring them to traditional pay-per-view, co-branded by Global Force Wrestling, according to PWInsider. The deal would be very similar to what Jarrett and GFW have done with this past weekend?s New Japan Pro Wrestling "WrestleKingdom 9" event.

It appears the main event of New Japan Pro Wrestling's "New Beginnings" pay-per-view event on February 21st will be Hiroshi Tanahashi defending the IWGP Heavyweight Title against A. J. Styles. The show will be held at the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan. Styles pinned Tanahashi in an 8 Man Tag Team Match on Monday.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's rankings for the period ending January 1, 2015 ahve been posted and in the rankings in the NWA, Tim Storm is at #1, due to him being the current NWA North American Heavyweight Champion. Also ranked in the NWA was Byron Wilcott at #7. NWA World Women's Champion Barbi Hayden is ranked #8 in the Women Ranking. To see all the rankings for PWI, click here.

Beth Phoenix will receive the 2015 CAC Women?s Wrestling Award at this year?s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion. Beth recently spoke with CAC Radio to promote the appearance. When asked about competing in the 2010 WWE Royal Rumble match and looking up to Chyna, she said ?I gotta tell ya, it?s hard to put any sort of priority on these moments that meant a lot to me, but the reason that that in particular was so special, I looked up to the character that Chyna was while she was in WWE because that character was just empowering to women. Just something really, really special. And there was something about me that felt I could do that in my own way. I could just be an example for girls that you don?t have to just accept the minimum, shoot for the stars!? To listen to the entire interview, click here.

Jake Roberts has announced two ?Unspoken Word? events for March 5th and March 9th at the EastVille Comedy Club in New York, NY. The events will also feature stand-up comedy from James Mattern. General Admission tickets are $20 and a Fan Package includes admission a photo with Jake and a piece of merchandise for $30. Jake noted on Twitter that he?s expecting to announce more events for 2015 soon.

Chris Jericho will be doing a two hour autograph signing on January 25th in Philadelphia, PA at Dave & Buster's from 10am to 12 noon before he's the moderator in the Eric Bischoff/Bruce Prichard debate over the Monday Night War era. All info is at RFVideo.com/BischoffPrichardShow.aspx

The death of Mae Young was noted in the major obituaries of 2014 in "The Week."

Sergio Brown of the Indianapolis Colts talks Ric Flair in a victory speech, basically doing a Ric Flair interview that you can view by clicking here.

WWE.com posted a story entitled "15 superstars to watch in 2015" and among those listed was Tyson Kidd (son-in-law of Jim Neidhart), Sting, Charlotte (daughter of Ric Flair), and Roman Reigns (son of Sika). To read the entire story, click here.

Bob Kapur of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Jarrett hopes Tokyo Dome show makes him a Global Force" which you can read by clicking here.

Patrick Mocella of Sportster.com wrote a story entitled "Top 15 Wrestlers Overdue for a WWE Hall of Fame Induction" and coming in at #1 was Randy Savage. Others on the list include Jim Cornette at #9, Vader at #8, and Rick Rude at #6. To read the entire story, click here.

Erik Beaston of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE Royal Rumble 2015: 10 Most Memorable Moments in Event's History" and coming in at #1 was "With a Tear in My Eye" (1992), Ric Flair's post Rumble win interview. Others on the list include Signing on the Dotted Line (1988), the contract signing between WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, at #6. To read the entire story, click here.

Oklafan congratulates Paul Puertorico on his recent engagement to his fianc?e Emily.

Oklafan extends condolences to Shawn Matthews III on the passing of his mother.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 27th
Joey Garcia, Viktor Tadlock, & MPX Heavyweight Champion Jerome Daniels defeated Frankie Fisher, Livi La Vida Loca at Metroplex Wrestling's "A Very Valo Christmas" event in Bedford, TX. In other matches, Kristopher Haiden defeated Eric McDonald, MPX Tag Team Champion Steven Kirby defeated Mike Foxx, and Matthew Palmer defeated Jason Silver.

January 3rd
High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) defeated Mauler McDarby & Everett Connors at the Dynamo Pro Wrestling event in Fenton, MO. In other matches, Brandon Espinosa (w/ Lucy Mendez) defeated Dustin Bozworth.

NWA World Women's Champion Barbi Hayden defeated Veda Scott at the NWA Inspire Pro Wrestling event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Matthew Palmer defeated NWA-IPW Heavyweight Champion Andy Dalton by DQ.

January 4th
Jack Swagger defeated Cesaro at the WWE house show in Beaumont, TX

A. J. Styles defeated Tetsuya Naito at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "WrestleKingdom 9" pay-per-view event in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, The Great Kabuki was an entrant in a 15 Man Battle Royal that was won by Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) defeated The Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Jeff Jarrett, w/ Karen Jarett & Scott D'Amore), Naomichi Marufuji, Toru Yano, & TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) defeated Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith, Jr., Shelton Benjamin, & Takashi Iizuka).

January 5th
Jack Swagger defeated Titus O'Neil in a match taped for "WWE Superstars" at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Corpus Christi, TX

The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated Tetsuya Naito, IWGP Tag Team Champions Hirooki Gato & Katsuyori Shibata, and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi in an 8 Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "New Year Dash 2015" event in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith, Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, & Takashi Iizuka) defeated Captain New Japan, Manabu Nakanishi, Tomoaki Honma, & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) in a 10 Man Tag Team Match.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 10th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, January 10th
Community Center
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 10th
Sequoyah High School Old Gym
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Sunday, January 11th
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Broken Arrow, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 9th
Barry Windham, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and Jimmy Valiant are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Morganton, NC

BCW Tag Team Champions Psychotic Rage (Jimmy Blaze & Mitch Blake, w/ Chazz Moretti) defend the titles against Demolition (Ax & Smash) at Brew City Wrestling's "Rise to Honor XI" event in West Allis, WI

RCW Angels Champion Candy White defends the title against Paige Turner at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Michael Faith & Chris Marval take on Chuey Martinez & Kyle Hawk

January 10th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, w/ Jimmy Valiant & Ricky Steamboat) take on The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose, w/ Bobby Eaton & Jim Cornette) at the Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC. Valiant and Eaton will handcuffed together. Also scheduled to appear is Barry Windham and many more.

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for the Battle War event in Montreal, Quebec, Canad

January 16th
NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm, NWA Texoma Heavyweight Champion Jerome Daniels, and Apoc are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Texoma event in Sherman, TX

January 17th
LSCW Women's Champion Barbi Hayden defends the title against Tessa Blanchard at the Lone Star Championship Wrestling event in Cypress, TX

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for Reno Wrestle Factory's "Answer the Call" event in Reno, NV

A. J. Styles takes on Jason Blade at Xtreme Wrestling Alliance's "Xtreme Rumble" event in West Warwick, RI. Also scheduled to appear is Jim Duggan and many more.

Bill Goldberg, Jim Duggan, and Al Snow are among the stars scheduled for the Ronin Pro Wrestling event in Miami, FL

PWP Tag Team Champions Mark Sterling & Jeremy Wyatt has issued an open challenge to defend the titles against any tag team in the midwest at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Starr Venus is among the stars scheduled for the Resistance Pro Wrestling event in Merionette Park, IL

SBW Submission Champion Tyler Bateman defends the title against Tito Escondido at the Santino Brothers Wrestling event in Newhall, CA

Matt Riviera is one of the 8 finalists in the NWA Western States Heritage Title Tournament at the NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling event in Santa Clara, CA

Larry Zbyszko is among the stars scheduled for the Orlando Pro Wrestling event in Orlando, FL

January 18th
Jack Jameson takes on Scot Summers at Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Guilty By Association - No Stipulation Needed" event in Austin, TX

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for Ronin Pro Wrestling's "RPW IV: The Ronin Rumble" event in Miami, FL

January 23rd
The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) is among the tag teams entered in Wrestling Care Association's "Race for the Ring" tournament in South Gate, CA

Miss Diss Lexia takes on Davienne at the Valkyrie Womens Professional Wrestling event in Woodbury Heights, NJ

January 24th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Heber Springs, AR

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) is among the tag teams entered in Wrestling Care Association's "Race for the Ring" tournament in South Gate, CA

Dory Funk, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for the !BANG! Wrestling event in Ocala, FL

January 25th
Bunkhouse Buck is among the stars scheduled for the America's Most Liked Wrestling event in Winston-Salem, NC

January 29th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the TNA event in Glasgow, Scotland

January 30th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the TNA event in Manchester, England

January 31st
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the TNA event in London, England

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Liberal, KS

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) take on The Heavenly Bodies (Desirable Dustin & Gigolo Justin) at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Frozen Fallout" event in Rahway, NJ. Also scheduled to appear is Larry Zbyszko and many more.

Mark Sterling takes on Mat Fitchett for the #1 contendership to the Central States Title at the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS. In other matches, Mike Sydal takes on Bradley Charles.

MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade and MWA Tag Team Champions Generation Concept (Shane Sanders & Logan Rixx) are among the stars scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in St. Charles, IL

February 11th
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Takahashi defends the title against A. J. Styles at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "New Beginnings" pay-per-view event in Osaka, Japan

February 21st
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Atlanta, GA

NWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony) issue an open challenge to any tag team in the Mid-South at the "Combat For a Cure" event in Paragould, AR. In other matches, Dustin Bozworth takes on Americos, and Roosevelt takes on Deadly Dale (w/ Project 6). Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel), and many more.

February 27th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the House of Glory event in New York, NY

February 28th
The Canadian Red Devil and Nathan Estrada are among the stars scheduled for the Tennessee All Pro Wrestling event in McMinnville, TN

March 1st
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor 13th anniversary pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, NV

March 6th
Jerry Lawler takes on Brian Anthony at the Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestlefest XIX" event in Waterbury, CT. Also scheduled to appear is A. J. Styles, Roddy Piper, and many more.

March 7th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Baltimore, MD

March 11th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Family Wrestling Entertainment event in Hollywood, CA

March 13th
A. J. Styles takes on John Hennigan at the Family Pro Wrestling event in Hollywood, CA

March 28th
Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Heat Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 9th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at the "Rough N' Rowdy Brawl" at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV. For more info, go to Facebook.com/Events/1518319341759789/.

Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, Mickie James, Ron Simmons, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) Jimmy Valiant, Tessa Blanchard, Teddy Long, Sabu, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6:30pm at Collett Street Rec Center in Morganton, NC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com.

Demolition (Ax & Smash), O. D. B., and many more will be signing autographs at the Knights of Columbus Hall in West Allis, WI prior to the Brew City Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/events/375363545960432.

January 10th
Barry Windham, Matt Hardy, Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Valiant, Jim Cornette, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, & Bobby Eaton), Tessa Blanchard, Mickie James, Teddy Long, Sabu, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening.

Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at Cine El Rey in McAllen, TX. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 11th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 6pm at Rivercenter Comedy Club in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 12th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at The Improv in Addison, TX. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 13th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7:30pm at The Improv in Houston, TX. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 14th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, TX. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 16th
Jim Duggan, Ron Simmons, and Al Snow will be signing autographs at "Magic City ComicCon" at the Miami Airport Convention Center & Doubletree Hotel in Miami, FL. For more info, go to MagicCityComicCon.com/.

January 17th
Bill Goldberg, Jim Duggan, Ron Simmons, and Al Snow will be signing autographs at "Magic City ComicCon" at the Miami Airport Convention Center & Doubletree Hotel in Miami, FL. For more info, go to MagicCityComicCon.com/.

A. J. Styles, Jim Duggan, Gillberg, and many more will be signing autographs at the West Warwick Civic Center in West Warwick, RI prior to the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/XWARI .

January 18th
Jim Duggan, Ron Simmons, and Al Snow will be signing autographs at "Magic City ComicCon" at the Miami Airport Convention Center & Doubletree Hotel in Miami, FL. For more info, go to MagicCityComicCon.com/.

January 20th
Mick Foley and Colt Cabana will be performing stand-up comedy at 7:30pm at Dr. Grins Comedy Club in Grand Rapids, MI. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 21st
Mick Foley and Colt Cabana will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at Mark Ridley's Comedy in Royal Oak, MI. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

January 23rd
Jim Ross will be performing "Ringside: An Evening with Jim Ross" at 7pm at the Starland Ballroom in Sayerville, NJ. For more info, go to AXS.com/events/256838/Ringside-An-Evening-with-Jim-Ross-tickets.

January 24th
Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to WrestlingUniverseOnline.com.

January 25th
Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff will be debating the Monday Night Wars, moderated by Chris Jericho starting at 12 noon at Dave & Busters in Philadelphia, PA. For more info, go to RFVideo.com/BischoffPrichardShow.aspx

Shane Douglas will be appearing at a "Royal Rumble" watch party in Elwood City, PA

Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside: An Afternoon with Jim Ross" at 3pm at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. For more info, go to AXS.com/events/256867/Ringside-An-Afternoon-with-Jim-Ross-tickets.

Bunkhouse Buck, Matt Hardy, Sean Waltman, Sonjay Dutt, George South, Vordell Walker, The Bravado Brothers (Harlem Bravado & Lance Bravado), and many more will be signing autographs starting at 2:30pm at Johnny & June's in Winston-Salem, NC prior to the America's Most Liked Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Eventbrite.com/e/AML-Wrestling-live-tickets-14419343645.

January 31st
Bobby Eaton and Trevor Murdoch will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Premier Pawn in Springfield, MO

Larry Zbyszko, Ricky Steamboat, John Hennigan, Raven, Kevin Thorn, Tessa Blanchard, Trent Barretta, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Amazing Red. A. R. Fox, The Hanicap Heroes (Gregory Irons & Zach Gowen), and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, NJ prior to the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ProWrestlingSyndicate.com.

February 7th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at London Bridge Convention in Lake Havasu City, AZ. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

February 8th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at StandUpLive in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 5th
Jake Roberts will be performing his one-man show "Unspoken Word" starting at 7pm at the EastVille Comedy Club in New York, NY. For more info, go to TicketWeb.com/snl/Search.action?query=Jake+Roberts.

March 6th
Jerry Lawler, Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray), El Patron Alberto, Matt Hardy, A. J. Styles, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), Roddy Piper, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

March 7th
Jim Cornette, Harley Race, Ted DiBiase, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), Tom Pritchard, Justin Credible, The Stro, Robbie E, The Brutes (Mark James & Jimmy Parker), Bill Apter, Stephen DeAngelis, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 5pm at Masters of the Ring Entertainment's "Pro Wrestling Fan Expo" at the Coastline Convention center in Wilmington, NC. For more info, go to WhatsOnWilmington.com/event.php?id=18081.

Jim Cornette, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Ted DiBiase, Harley Race, Tom Prichard, Bill Apter, and many more will be appearing at the "Jim Cornette Event" at the Coastline Convention Center in Wilmington, NC

Ric Flair, Pete Rose, Abdullah the Butcher, Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray), Jerry Lawler, Sid Vicious, Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Dusty Rhodes, Melina, lanny Poffo, Maven, Ivan Putski, The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson), Brooke Tessmacher, A. J. Styles, Funaki, Fifi the Maid, The Godwins (Henry O. Godwin & Phinneas I. Godwin), Magnum T. A., Terri Runnels, Eric Bischoff, The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera), Bobby Heenan, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at "The Big Event" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com.

March 9th
Jake Roberts will be performing his one-man show "Unspoken Word" starting at 9pm at the EastVille Comedy Club in New York, NY. For more info, go to TicketWeb.com/snl/Search.action?query=Jake+Roberts.

March 21st
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7:30pm at Parlor Live in Bellevue, WA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 25th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at Punch Line Comedy Club in Sacramento, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 26th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 27th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at The Improv in San Jose, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

May 24th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Glasgow, Scotland

May 25th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Newcastle, England

May 26th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Leeds, England

May 27th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Derby, England

May 28th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Leicester, England

May 29th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Portsmouth, England

May 30th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in London, England

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 6th - Alberto Torres, Bobby V, Dan Johnson, Larry Booker
January 7th - Chavo Guerrero, Sr.
January 8th - Bobby Jaggers, Bushwacker Luke
January 9th - Doberman, Judge
January 10th - Billy Varga, Col. DeBeers, Pez Whatley, Vash Heartly
January 11th - Abdullah the Butcher, Dereck Hale, Matthew Palmer
January 12th - Brian Blair, Chad Thomas, Mark Viper, Michael Barry


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