this week’s CMLL lineups

CMLL (TUE) 08/18 Arena Mexico
1) As Jr. & Bengala vs Apocalipsis & Ramstein
2) Horus, Metálico, Tigre Blanco vs Calígula, Inquisidor, Méssala
3) Mascarita Dorada, Pequeño Olímpico, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Mascara Dorada vs Hijo de Lizmark, Mr. Niebla, Virus
5) Ephesto, Terrible, Texano Jr. vs Héctor Garza, Shocker, Toscano

Pierrothio gets to celerbate his mask win with a tercera. Fantasma/Mascara/Dorada trios continues to team. They’ve won the last two weeks, though they’re facing an odd combo this week.

CMLL (FRI) 08/21 Arena Mexico
1) Principe & Sensei vs Cholo & Zayco
2) Ángel Azteca, Guerrero Maya Jr., Starman vs Dr. X, Pólvora, Tiger Kid
3) Lady Apache vs Hiroka [lightning]
4) Máximo, Metro, Valiente vs Euforia, Misterioso II, Nosferatu
5) Naito, Ray Mendoza Jr., Yujiro vs Atlantis, Black Warrior, Último Guerrero
6) Felino, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas vs Blue Panther, La Sombra, Místico

Mistico returns to face the usuals. Will they make the mask/hair match official here, one month out? Black Warrior recruits the Guerreros to fight No Limit, which makes as much sense as you’re going to get to keep Mendoza around one more week. Note Azteca in the segunda; LuchandoLibre had a lineup for an Arena Neza show last night where Ultraman Jr. was working the semimain, so I wonder if he’s done here.

Hiroka is 2-0 a singles match.

CMLL (SUN) 08/23 Arena Coliseo
1) Molotov & Trueno vs Camorra & Semental
2) Nitro, Pólvora, Skandalo vs Astro Boy, Delta, Tigre Blanco
3) Estrella Magica, Lluvia, Marcela vs Amapola, La Seductora, Princesa Blanca
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Mascara Dorada, Sagrado vs Naito, Shigeo Okumura, Yujiro
5) Héctor Garza, La Máscara, Místico vs Atlantis, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero

Blanca/Lluvia goes on. Good for Delta, starting at the segunda level.

Next Week’s Lineups

via SuperLuchas

CMLL (TUE) 08/04 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala & Principe Valiente vs Camorra & Semental
2) Bam Bam, Bracito de Oro, Pequeño Olímpico vs Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Estrella Magica, Lady Apache, Lluvia vs La Nazi, Princesa Sujei, Yezca
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Mascara, Mascara Dorada vs Black Warrior, Hijo del Lizmark, Virus
5) Blue Panther, Toscano, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Heavy Metal, Ultimo Guerrero

Minis match is a rematch from last week.

IWRG (THU) 08/06 Arena Naucalpan
1) Imperial vs Blasfemia
2) Bushi & Eragon vs Carta Brava Jr. & Heavy Boy
3) Exodia & Star Boy vs Carta Brava Jr. & Fantasma de la Opera
4) Barba Roja, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan vs Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro
5) Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro

Bushi seems to be offically a tecnico. This is Fierro’s first match since he was hurt on June 6th. First time Star Boy has turned here in almost exactly a year. Haven’t seen results from this past Thursday yet, but perhaps the Piratas are representing Super X?

CMLL (FRI) 08/07 Arena Mexico
1) As Jr. & Trueno vs Artillero & Super Comando
2) Angel Azteca Jr., Angel de Oro, Angel de Plata vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Skandalo
3) Metro, Pegasso, Rey Cometa vs Euforia, Nosferatu, Vangelis
4) Sagrado vs Mephisto [lightning]
5) Black Warrior, Blue Panther, Toscano vs Shigeo Okumura, Tetsuya Naito, Yujiro
6) Hector Garza, Mistico, Shocker vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

Very strange semimain – is this another Mexico vs Japan thing? (Rescheduled Dragonmania show is on 08/22, FWIW.) Or is a turn coming? Warrior and Panther were defintely not allies last anyone checked.

Mistico’s on a 7 week winning streak on Fridays and going for 8 in the main event. He hasn’t lost since the Universal Tournament semifinal versus UG.

CMLL (SUN) 08/09 Arena Coliseo
1) Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II vs Camorra & Inquisidor
2) Bracito de Oro, Tzuki, Ultimo Dragoncito vs Atomo, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Universo 2000
3) Estrella Magica, Lluvia, Marcela vs La Seductora, Princesa Sujei, Yezca
4) Fabian el Gitano, Flash, Valiente vs Ephesto, Heavy Metal, Sangre Azteca
5) Hector Garza, Hijo del Fantasma, Volador Jr. vs Hijo del Lizmark, Naito, Ultimo Guerrero

Minis match is odd. They’ve got a side with a rudo, a tecnico, and a guy who hasn’t been around in 14 months. (Atomo, who you may remember from such roles as “Mini Maximo” and “Evil Monkey Mascot”.) I dunno. Valiente continues to check Snagre into the semimain.

CMLL (SUN) 08/09 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Meteoro & Nube Roja vs Ebola & Skaxy
2) Hierro & Novato vs Acertijo & Milenio
3) Mictlan, Rogue, Stuka Jr. vs Hooligan, Loco Max, Polvora
4) Blue Panther, La Mascara, La Sombra vs Mephisto, Terrible, Texano Jr.

One more match to be added. Looks like they’re having Rogue/Rouge work outside of Mexico City for the moment.

IWRG (SUN) 08/09 Arena Naucalpan
1) Guizmo vs Comando del Diablo
2) Goleador & Jack vs Carta Brava Jr. & Hijo del Signo
3) Bushi, Freelance, Zatura vs Arlequin Amarillo, Arlequin Rojo, Arlequin Verde
4) Ricky Cruz & Scorpio Jr. vs Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.

A match to be added here too. Last two Rey del Ring winners against teh tag champs.

Next week’s lineups

CMLL really needs to put up the Puebla lineup. Not just because it’s tomorrow, but so someone knows for sure if there’s a title on the line in the main event. (Also, promoting a hair match would be a keen idea.)

Also, the Lucha Libre Expo is next weekend. Those shows which didn’t have updated lineups don’t appear to have them now. AAA’s actual taping lineup should be out in a day or so, and I guess IWRG’s card looks more accurate given the Dinamitas coming back in this week.

CMLL (TUE) 07/21 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Astaroth & Thunder Boy vs Katana & Milenio
2) Magnum & Metatron vs Angel del Mal & Drago
3) Gallo & Leon Blanco vs Mascara Magica & Mr. Trueno
4) Flash & Metro vs Euforia & Nosferatu
5) La Mascara & Toscano vs Terrible & Texano Jr.

New regime loves pairs matches! Unless I’m missing something, none of the guys in the cage match tonight will appear on this show.

CMLL (TUE) 07/21 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala & Molotov vs Caligula & Messala
2) Angel de Plata, Guerrero Maya Jr., Metalico vs Bronco, Dr. X, Vangelis
3) Amapola, Hiroka, Yezca vs Lady Apache, Lluvia, Marcela
4) Hector Garza, Mictlan, Sagrado vs Felino, Heavy Metal, Hijo del Lizmark
5) Averno vs Hijo del Fantasma [CMLL MIDDLE]

The power of being connected: took the rudos (and pretty much everyone else) 2-3 of matches to get their title shot. Fantasma gets it done in 1! Nice to CMLL remembering NOT took book Dark Angel on days she’s supposed to be in TNA. It’s the small things, really.

IWRG (THU) 07/23 Arena Naucalpan
1) Imperial vs Comando Negro
2) Goleador & Guizmo vs Blasfemia & Keshin Black
3) Exodia, Jack, Pendulo vs Black Terry, Capitan Muerte, Fantasma de la Opera
4) Chico Che, Rigo, Trauma I vs Avisman, Bushi, Dr. Cerebro
5) Negro Navarro, Ricky Cruzz, Trauma II vs El Alebrije, Fuerza Guerrera, Veneno

Since they’re working Super X as rudos in this feud, where Ricky Curz is pretty firmly a tecnico, it’s probably about time for Alebrije to turn rudo (!) or join the IWRG side.

CMLL (FRI) 07/24 Arena Mexico
1) Astro Boy & Sensei vs Artillero & Super Comando
2) Angel Azteca Jr., Angel de Oro, Tigre Blanco vs Euforia, Loco Max, Skandalo
3) Mascara Dorada vs Dragon Rojo Jr. [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Hector Garza, Toscano vs Naito, Ray Mendoza Jr., Yujiro
5) La Mascara, Mistico, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Negro Casas, Ultimo Guerrero
6) Shocker vs Texano Jr. [NWA LH]

As I mention every time Shocker gets a shot at this title, this was the belt Shocker lost not in the ring, but by jumping in to AAA.

La Mascara in the semimain!(!!!!!!) Does Sombra have a family reunion? Did someone figure out the perfect compliment for a boring cage match is La Mascara getting a Welterweight title shot next week? (I am actually fine with La Mascara.)

Ray Mendoza making a return engagement sure seems to set up an addition to the cage match.

CMLL (SUN) 07/26 Arena Coliseo
1) Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II vs Camorra & Semental
2) Metalico, Tigre Blanco, Tony Rivera vs Dr. X, Inquisidor, Polvora
3) Dark Angel, Estrella Magica, Lluvia vs Amapola, Crazy Star, Princesa Sujei
4) Maximo, Sagrado, Valiente vs Black Warrior, Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca
5) La Sombra, Mistico, Toscano vs Hijo del Lizmark, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

Hijo del Lizmark in the main event! Poder Mexica actually teams up, hooray.

CMLL (SUN) 07/26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Hierro & Thunder Boy vs Milenio & Relampago
2) Guerrero Samurai II & Virgo vs Rafaga & Rey Trueno
3) Mascara Dorada, Neutron, Palacio Negro vs Infierno, Mascara Magica, Virus
4) Naito, Shigeo Okumura, Yujiro vs Blue Panther, Hijo del Fantasma, Shocker

Short a match here. Maybe a match out of this week’s Texano/UG vs Panther/Mendoza match. Second match has half the guys in tonight’s cage match.

IWRG (SUN) 07/26 Arena Naucalpan
1) Halcon 2000 vs Comando del Diablo
2) Eragon & Imperial vs Blasfemia & Keshin Black
3) Chico Che, Exodia, Rigo vs Capitan Muerte, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro
4) Ricky Cruz, Scorpio Jr., Trauma II vs Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Tetsuya, Veneno

No main event announced, just like happened for this week. Ovaciones says tonight’s main event is the oddball team of Oficial 911, Angelico and Ricky Cruz vs Super X’s Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Hijo del Cien Caras, and Veneno, so perhaps a tag team title match next week? There’s also a Trauma II vs Avsiman #1 contenders match for the IWRG IC Lightweight title tonight.

07/02: Quereatro, Solidaridad, AULL, Coliseo, Nicho

Knotty

CMLL (THU) 06/28 Arena Quereatro [Knotty @ elmartinete]
1) Rey Aztlan & Sindrome b Alasthor & Aviado
2) Drabek I & Drabek II b Fuego Latino & Ozuno
3) Principe Valiente Jr. & Ursus b Dr. X & Nitro
4) Averno, Mephsito, Tozcano b La Mascara, Maximo, Sagrado
5) Sangre Azteca b Alex Koslov [MEX WELTER]

CMLL (SAT) 06/30 Arena Solidaridad [RFC]
1) Pequeno Olimpico & Ultimo Dragoncito b Pequeno Damian 666 & Pequeno Halloween
2) Stuka Jr. & Valiente b Loco Max & Virus
3) Damain 666 & Hector Garza b Alex Koslov & Silver King
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. b Dos Caras Jr., Maximo, Mephisto, Rey Bucanero, Ephesto, Mr. Aguila, Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr. [gran prix]
5) Mistico b Averno [NWA MIDDLE]

RFC says the building was 75% full, and the gran prix was quite good.

Viva La Lucha (SAT) 06/30 Southwestern College Gym, Chula Vista, CA [So Cal Uncensored]
1) Black Machine & Shamu b Huracan Negro & X-Torm
2) Aquiles & El Galeno b El Faraon & Wama
3) Brent Albright b Fred Sampson [NWA HEAVY, torneo, 1st]
4) Candice LeRae & Furball b Espantito & Nikki
5) Cobra II & Karl Anderson b Misterioso Sr. & Scream
6) Cassandro & Rubi Gardenia b Magno & Rey Escorpion
7) Hijo de Rey Misterio & Rey Misterio Sr. b Nicho & TJ Boy

AULL (SUN) 07/01 Arena Lopez Mateos [observador @ box y lucha]
1) Brazo de Platino & Texano Jr. b Rocky Santana & Solar I
2) Villano III & Villano IV b Negro Navarro & Rambo
3) Villano III & Villano IV b Brazo de Platino & Texano Jr.
4) Maximo & Sagrado DQ Mascara Ano 2000 & Universo 2000
5) Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone, Rey Bucanero b Atlantis, Olimpico, Ultimo Guerrero

This is the Signo tribute show, and pretty well shuffled from what was originally announced. There were matches before these, but no results and they didn’t match original listings. Later in the thread, someone mentions India Sioux appeared but didn’t wrestle due to a (broken?) nose operation.

CMLL (SUN) 07/01 Arena Coliseo [ova]
1) Astro Boy & Trueno b Carrona & Zayco
2) Euforia, Nosferatu, Satanico b Felino, La Mascara, Valiente
3) Bam Bam, Shockercito, Fantasy b Mr. Aguilita, Pequeno Damian, Pequeno Halloween
4) Alex Koslov, Heavy Metal, Volador Jr. b Atlantis, Olimpico, Sangre Azteca
5) Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone, Rey Bucanero b Toscano, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000

Dos pinned Universo clean in the main event, which does set up a title match next week. I’m far less believing of a title change than Bihari. I can’t believe Universo will actually lose this title til five minutes after it happens. (I can’t believe Universo still has the phyiscal belt either, so maybe I’m just a skeptic. Or maybe there will be panicked cleaning at the ranch this week.)

Fantasy replaced Shockercito in the minis match, which was bumped up to tercera.

Tracking the minis…
06/24 SUN Coliseo: 2) Mr. Aguilita, Peque�o Damian 666, Peque�o Halloween b Bam Bam, Peque�o Ol�mpico, �ltimo Dragoncito
07/01 SUN Coliseo: 3) Bam Bam, Shockercito, Fantasy b Mr. Aguilita, Peque�o Damian 666, Pequeno Halloween
07/08 SUN Coliseo: 2) Ultimo Dragoncito, Pequeno Olimpico, Bam Bam vs Pequeno Halloween, Pequeno Damian 666, Mr. Aguilita

Bam Bam is the only constant on the tecnico side, though Olimpico and Dragoncito are showing up twice.

About five months late, CMLL tickets are on TicketMaster. (Assist to Wagner_Driver @ box y lucha.) Only for this Friday’s show. It looks like they’re not offering all the seats – the cheapest seats don’t appear to be listed.

AAA’s upcoming cards list Abismo Negro on a 07/28 show. Typo?

Zocalo.com.mx has a really good interview with Nicho, about his life in wrestling. He talks about WWE a bit, but also about the start of his career – Pena gave him the Psicosis name, but the gear actually came from a friend who didn’t get picked up by AAA and so couldn’t use it, and it just happened to work out beautifully.

Both Box Y Lucha 2825 and Super Luchas 219 have Chris Benoit on the cover. ByL teases Big Show in Mexico, which I would presume to be the TripleMania rumor.

Sicodelico Jr. moved onto the second round in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament, beating Roughneck Ryan. He moves onto the quarterfinals to face Claudio Castignoli. Logically enough, that match will take place at a CHIKARA show on 07/21 in Wallingford, CT.

Before that match, Sicodelico Jr. will team with Incognito in a triangle match for the NWA World Tag Team Titles. The other two teams are Billy Kidman & X-Pac and Joey Ryan & Karl Anderson (who would seem to be the safe bet.)

Noticas-Oax.com.mx writes about lucha libre stars making the jump to other TV work (mentioning Mistico, Latin, Demon and Intocable.)

SLP indy wrestler El Divino suffered a bad leg fracture, and will be out around six months. BTW, here’s your daily SLP AAA article, this time about Gronda.

Another El Sol de Tampico article about the Atlantis vs Wagner vs Park show there tomorrow.

Auburn Journal talks to Shane Hanson, who claims to have been wrestling as El Gran Fangoria for 15 years. (Thanks to mikeinformer)

Lineups below

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06/02: Mexico, IWRG, Lineups

CMLL (FRI) 06/01 Arena Mexico [ovaciones, superluchas]
1) Metalico, Neutron, Stuka Jr. b Arkangel, Loco Max, Nitro
2) Flash, Sombra, Super Nova b Goto, Ohara, Okumura
3) Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V b Atlantis, Olimpico, Sangre Azteca
4) Damian 666, Hijo de Lizmark, Terrible b Dr. Wagner Jr., Marco Corelone, Mistico
5) Mr. Aguila b Sagrado [LdP, sf]

Ovaciones says the main event was the lamest match of the night. Sagrado dominated most, with Aguila taking advantage of mistakes to win. The fans didn’t get to it, because they already saw Mistico. The final of Los Cinco Mangificos is Sunday.

Lizmark got a foul on Dr. Wagner to win his match.

Villanos beat Atlantis’ crew in two falls, and then snatched their masks. Big push.

Segunda was said to be really good.

IWRG (THU) 05/31 Arena Naucalpan [El_mensajero @ El Martiente]
1) Dragon Yuki & Kagrra b Aguila Oriental & Samba
2) Trauma I & Trauma II b Ave Fenix & Halcon Salvaje
3) Kai, Sasaki, Yamato b Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, Suicida
4) Astro Boy, Esfinge, Veneno b Black Terry, Fantasma de la Opera, Kraneo
5) Hijo de Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. b Felino & Pantera [IWRG IC TAG]

Pantera randomly turned on Felino in the main event, fouling him and laying down to be pinned. Doesn’t sound like they’re drawing very much.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 06/05 Arena Coliseo
1) Super Camaleon & Super Tri vs Polvora & Zayco
2) India Sioux, Lady Apache, Princesa Blanca vs Hiroka, La Nazi, Mima Shimoda
3) Mini Olimpico vs Mini Damian 666 [CMLL MINI]
4) Leono, Mictlan, Sombra vs Goto, Ohara, Okumura
5) Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., Sagrado vs Atlantis, Olimpico, Tarzan Boy

Wow, a mini title defense. If this was a Sunday show, I’d say they were adding a match and that opener was going to get bumped to the dark match.

CMLL (FRI) 06/08 Arena Mexico
1) Fantasy & Tzuki vs Mini Violencia & Pierrothito
2) Felino, Mascara Purpura, Maximo vs Euforia, Misterioso II, Nosferatu
3) Alex Koslov, Marco Corelone, Rey Bucanero vs Olimpico, Sangre Azteca, Tarzan Boy
4) Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V vs Atlantis, Black Warrior, Ultimo Guerrero
5) Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr., Shocker vs Damian 666, Halloween, Hijo de Lizmark
6) Mistico vs Mr. Aguila [LdP, final]

Atlantis is bringing in the big guns to take care of the Villanos. The Leyenda de Plata match may be determined

CMLL (SUN) 06/10 Arena Coliseo
1) Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II vs Vaquero & Zayco
2) Fabian el Gitano, Metalico, Tony Rivera vs Arkangel, Loco Max, Nitro
3) Amapola, Poly Star, Princesa Sujei vs Dark Angel, Diana la Cazadora, Luna Magica
4) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone vs Averno, Mephisto, Sangre Azteca
5) Mistico, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero vs Damian 666, Halloween, Mr. Aguila

Hmm, Mistico is still wrestling past Friday.

CMLL GdR #79
05/25 Mexico: Brillante, Flash, Super Nova b Apocalipsis, Hooligan, Ramstein
05/27 Coliseo: Místico, Sagrado, Volador Jr. DQ Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
At Home With Misterioso Jr.

05/28: Coliseo, magazines, AAA on Warped Tour, lineups

CMLL (SUN) 05/27 Arena Coliseo
1) Pequeno Damian 666 & Pequeno Halloween b Electrico & Mini Fantasy
2) Amapola, Medussa, Rosa Negra b Diana La Cazdora, Luna Magica, Marcela
3) Maximo, Mictlan, Tiger Kid DQ Skandalo, Texano Jr., Virus
4) Black Warrior, Goto, Ohara b Heavy Metal, Leono, Valiente
5) Mistico, Sagrado, Volador Jr. DQ Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

CMLL

Mistico’s left shoulder was bugging him thru out the match, and when he took a bump on the shoulder while fighting Ephesto, that was pretty much it. Averno ended up ripping his mask off for the DQ finish, but the CMLL.com recap paints a pretty pessimistic picture.

Mistico’s due to work Puebla about the time I’m writing this, so we may have an answer about the situation soon.

Lots of changes elsewhere in the card. Of the six scheduled to be in the match, only Metal made it – Negro, Rey, Eclipse, Olimpico and Tarzan were all not to be found. They still may have stuck to the planned finish, Warrior pinning a Casas boy with the Casas family’s own castita.

Texano Jr. ended the tercera with a DQ on Maximo. I read it was a DQ, but I may have that flipped. We’re heading to a Texano/Maximo hair match, and I’m actually not sure who’d win that. I’d lean to Maximo, but it’s not a sure thing. In that match, Skandalo takes the Starman/Satanico spot, and Tiger Kid missed Felino (maybe there was a whole match from another building that didn’t make it here in time?)

This slipped my mind with other stuff going on, but Ovaciones announced earlier this week that AAA was going to tour the US with…

– Psicosis II
– Angel
– Mini Charly Manson
– Decnnis

That’s got to be the Warped Tour lineup, one tag match, with Piero as ref. Ovaciones lists them as going from June 19 to August 25th, though the Warped tour doesn’t start till the 29th – typo? (They say it’s 43 day trip, so yea, that math works better.) Probably just one match they’ll take on the road, with Piero as ref, though they’re teasing more people.

I wonder what the reaction to Mini Charly Manson will be. I wonder how he’s going to react not facing his brother for nearly two months!

It’s a random set of guys. I’m thinking they’re sending guys they wouldn’t miss for two months, but it does sorta screw Alan in particular unless they’re going to do a singles feud with Billy Boy, or maybe just run with Apache/Calo/Alan as a trio for the time being.

Magazines
Luchas 2000 #370 has Lizmark Jr.’s turn, and teases the debut of Hijo del Faraon.
Luchas 2000 Special #21 has the history of the Mexican National Championships. The luchawiki needs that magazine.
Super Luchas #214 has Psicosis II and Lizmark Jr.’s turns.
– Box Y Lucha #2820 has two covers: one with Perro caning Mistico (Lizmark Jr. stands in the background) and one with Psicosis and Lizmark’s turns – looking at the cover, did Piero jump factions too?

Some lineups for this week:

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