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Lists the various wrestlers active during the Bischoff Era, from 1993 through 1996. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WCW.
Lists the various wrestlers active during the Bischoff Era, from 1993 through 1996. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WCW.


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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Don't hate the player, hate the game!" was used as his during his World Title runs, to the extent of being a soundbyte at the start of his entrance music. It never really got over.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Don't hate the player, hate the game!" was used as his during his World Title runs, to the extent of being a soundbyte at the start of his entrance music. It never really got over.
* [[The Determinator]]
* [[The Determinator]]
* [[Everythings Better With Spinning]]
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]


==== The Boss / The Guardian Angel / Big Bubba Rogers (Raymond Walter "Ray" Traylor, Jr., 1985-1987, 1993-1998) ====
==== The Boss / The Guardian Angel / Big Bubba Rogers (Raymond Walter "Ray" Traylor, Jr., 1985-1987, 1993-1998) ====
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Big Bubba
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Big Bubba
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]: As Big Bubba, pre-nWo.
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: As Big Bubba, pre-nWo.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In the nWo.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In the nWo.
* [[Cool Shades]]: In the nWo.
* [[Cool Shades]]: In the nWo.
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==== [[Chris Benoit]] (1995-2000) ====
==== [[Chris Benoit]] (1995-2000) ====
* [[Ascended Extra]]: His push out of the Cruiserweight division.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: His push out of the Cruiserweight division.
* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: His one day reign as World Heavyweight Champion, which ended when he jumped ship to the WWF.
* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: His one day reign as World Heavyweight Champion, which ended when he jumped ship to the WWF.
* [[The Determinator]].
* [[The Determinator]].
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Dean Malenko
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Dean Malenko
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* [[Power Stable]]: He was a member of both The Flock and the Jersey Triad.
* [[Power Stable]]: He was a member of both The Flock and the Jersey Triad.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Innovator of Offence". He was also briefly known as Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and "Positively" Kanyon.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Innovator of Offence". He was also briefly known as Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and "Positively" Kanyon.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Had this kind of relationship with both [[Wrestler/Raven|Raven]] and DDP, at different times.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Had this kind of relationship with both [[Raven (wrestling)|Raven]] and DDP, at different times.


==== Dean Malenko (Dean Simon, 1995-2000) ====
==== Dean Malenko (Dean Simon, 1995-2000) ====
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Chris Jericho.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Chris Jericho.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Chris Benoit
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Chris Benoit
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* [[Badass Spaniard|BadassLatino]]
* [[Badass Spaniard|BadassLatino]]
* [[Dirty Coward]]: As a heel.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: As a heel.
* [[Homage]]/FinishingMove: The Frogsplash became Eddie's signature move, but it was his partner Art Barr who originally used the move; when Barr died, Eddie started using the move in tribute to his partner.
* [[Homage]]/FinishingMove: The Frogsplash became Eddie's signature move, but it was his partner Art Barr who originally used the move; when Barr died, Eddie started using the move in tribute to his partner.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: His claiming to have been robbed by one of the [[Masked Luchador|masked wrestlers]] and forcing them all to unmask.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: His claiming to have been robbed by one of the [[Masked Luchador|masked wrestlers]] and forcing them all to unmask.
* [[Power Stable]]: Eddie was the leader of the Latino World Order, and a member of The Filthy Animals.
* [[Power Stable]]: Eddie was the leader of the Latino World Order, and a member of The Filthy Animals.
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* [[Finishing Move]]: The Tombstone Piledriver.
* [[Finishing Move]]: The Tombstone Piledriver.
* [[Garbage Wrestler]]: Not at first, but he was one of the forerunners in WCW's Hardcore Division.
* [[Garbage Wrestler]]: Not at first, but he was one of the forerunners in WCW's Hardcore Division.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Red Baron]]: 'Fit' and 'The Belfast Bruiser'.
* [[Red Baron]]: 'Fit' and 'The Belfast Bruiser'.
* [[Oireland]]
* [[Oireland]]
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: His incredible entrance cost nearly half a million dollars to put together, including $35,000 on the faux-armor he wore to the ring alone.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: His incredible entrance cost nearly half a million dollars to put together, including $35,000 on the faux-armor he wore to the ring alone.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: [[Mortal Kombat|Sub-Zero]]? Who's that?
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: [[Mortal Kombat|Sub-Zero]]? Who's that?
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]: Subverted, they were contacts.
* [[Icy Blue Eyes]]: Subverted, they were contacts.
* [[I Know Karate]]: The whole basis of his gimmick was that he was a martial artist who trained for years under the finest masters in Japan. Try to find a wrestler these days who doesn't integrate at least a little martial arts into their wrestling style.
* [[I Know Karate]]: The whole basis of his gimmick was that he was a martial artist who trained for years under the finest masters in Japan. Try to find a wrestler these days who doesn't integrate at least a little martial arts into their wrestling style.
** Perry Saturn would call attention to that during a mini-feud in 1998, where he mocked the claim that Glacier invented his [[Finishing Move]] the Cryonic Kick (actually just a standard Standing Side Kick).
** Perry Saturn would call attention to that during a mini-feud in 1998, where he mocked the claim that Glacier invented his [[Finishing Move]] the Cryonic Kick (actually just a standard Standing Side Kick).
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Glacier's feud with Mortis, Wrath and Vandenburg started when they stole the helmet that went with his elaborate entrance armor. Supposedly it was given to him by his late sensei and was his most treasured possession. Instead of triumphantly regaining it, he gradually forgot about it.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Glacier's feud with Mortis, Wrath and Vandenburg started when they stole the helmet that went with his elaborate entrance armor. Supposedly it was given to him by his late sensei and was his most treasured possession. Instead of triumphantly regaining it, he gradually forgot about it.


==== Hollywood [[Hulk Hogan]] (Terry Gene Bollea, 1994-2000) ====
==== Hollywood [[Hulk Hogan]] (Terry Gene Bollea, 1994-2000) ====
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[All American Face]]: Before he became Hollywood.
* [[All-American Face]]: Before he became Hollywood.
* [[Badass Beard]]: Being able to grow one (or at least some wicked stubble) overnight cemented the famous heel turn described below.
* [[Badass Beard]]: Being able to grow one (or at least some wicked stubble) overnight cemented the famous heel turn described below.
* [[Big Bad]]: As leader of the New World Order
* [[Big Bad]]: As leader of the New World Order
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several
* [[Dirty Coward]]: As Hollywood, he hid behind the nWo whenever possible.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: As Hollywood, he hid behind the nWo whenever possible.
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: He switched out his famous yellow trunks and boots for black-and-white tights with a lightning design airbrushed on when he joined the nWo.
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: He switched out his famous yellow trunks and boots for black-and-white tights with a lightning design airbrushed on when he joined the nWo.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: One of the most famous in [[Professional Wrestling]] history, turning a beloved, clean-cut [[All American Face]] into the rugged, ruthless leader of the New World Order (nWo).
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: One of the most famous in [[Professional Wrestling]] history, turning a beloved, clean-cut [[All-American Face]] into the rugged, ruthless leader of the New World Order (nWo).
* [[Finger Poke of Doom]]: He delivered the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Finger-Poke of Doom]]: He delivered the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Five Moves of Doom]]
* [[Five Moves of Doom]]
* [[No Sell]]
* [[Won't Work On Me]]
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: Part of the reason he became Hollywood, rather than [[The Incredible Hulk|Hulk]], was the avoid legal issues with [[Marvel Comics]].
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: Part of the reason he became Hollywood, rather than [[The Incredible Hulk|Hulk]], was the avoid legal issues with [[Marvel Comics]].
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* [[Jobber]]: Mainly his time in the First Family.
* [[Jobber]]: Mainly his time in the First Family.
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Power Stable]]: A member of the Dungeon of Doom and Leader of the Misfits in Action.
* [[Power Stable]]: A member of the Dungeon of Doom and Leader of the Misfits in Action.
* [[Punny Name]]: Both names
* [[Punny Name]]: Both names


==== [[Jeff Jarrett]] (1996-1997, 1999-2001) ====
==== [[Jeff Jarrett]] (1996-1997, 1999-2001) ====
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[The Artifact]]: His guitar, a remnant of his 'Country Singer' gimmick from [[WWE|the WWF]]
* [[The Artifact]]: His guitar, a remnant of his 'Country Singer' gimmick from the WWF
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Cheap Heat]]: In a promo during the 10/1/2000 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, held in Buffalo, New York, Jarrett wore a Tennessee Titans jersey and proclaimed: "I ain't no Buffalo Bill, and I ain't a damn LOSER!". He also went through a period where he'd come down to the ring with several attractive ladies, then send them to the back so the fans couldn't see them.
* [[Cheap Heat]]: In a promo during the 10/1/2000 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, held in Buffalo, New York, Jarrett wore a Tennessee Titans jersey and proclaimed: "I ain't no Buffalo Bill, and I ain't a damn LOSER!". He also went through a period where he'd come down to the ring with several attractive ladies, then send them to the back so the fans couldn't see them.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: He seemed to turn on almost everyone at one point or another.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: He seemed to turn on almost everyone at one point or another.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He returned to WCW in 1999 by smashing a guitar over interviewer Mike Tenay's head.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He returned to WCW in 1999 by smashing a guitar over interviewer Mike Tenay's head.
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Chosen One"
* [[Red Baron]]: "The Chosen One"
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The old Acoustic Equaliser.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The old Acoustic Equaliser.


==== Jim Duggan (James Edward Duggan, 1994-2001) ====
==== Jim Duggan (James Edward Duggan, 1994-2001) ====
* [[All American Face]]
* [[All-American Face]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Hooo!" and "U-S-A!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Hooo!" and "U-S-A!"
* [[Grail in The Garbage]]: Found the WCW TV title in the trash after Scott Hall threw it out. He declared himself the champion and started defending the belt.
* [[Grail in the Garbage]]: Found the WCW TV title in the trash after Scott Hall threw it out. He declared himself the champion and started defending the belt.
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]: His three-point stance into a tackle.
* [[I Know Madden Kombat]]: His three-point stance into a tackle.
* [[The Quisling]]: Went [[Heel]] and joined [[Lance Storm (Wrestling)|Lance Storm]] and Team Canada.
* [[The Quisling]]: Went [[Heel]] and joined [[Lance Storm]] and Team Canada.
* [[Red Baron]]: 'Hacksaw'
* [[Red Baron]]: 'Hacksaw'
* [[Verbal Tic]]: See Catchphrase
* [[Verbal Tic]]: See Catchphrase
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: A 2 x 4
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: A 2 x 4
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* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[Red Baron]] 'Thunder'
* [[Red Baron]] 'Thunder'
* [[Shout Out]]: His whole persona is this to the anime ''Jushin Liger''
* [[Shout-Out]]: His whole persona is this to the anime ''Jushin Liger''
* [[Superhero]]
* [[Superhero]]


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* [[Parts Unknown]]: He's from "Some Unknown Part of the Planet."
* [[Parts Unknown]]: He's from "Some Unknown Part of the Planet."
* [[Power Stable]]: A member of the Stud Stable, the Dungeon of Doom and the First Family.
* [[Power Stable]]: A member of the Stud Stable, the Dungeon of Doom and the First Family.
* [[Whos On First]]: He's a Tongan named Tonga.
* [[Who's on First?]]: He's a Tongan named Tonga.
* [[Wild Samoan|Wild Tongan]]
* [[Wild Samoan|Wild Tongan]]
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Against Goldberg.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Against Goldberg.
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Hogan, both in and out of the nWo.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Hogan, both in and out of the nWo.


==== [[Rey Mysterio Jr]]. (Oscar Gutierrez, 1996-2001) ====
==== [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]]. (Oscar Gutierrez, 1996-2001) ====
* [[Badass Spaniard|Badass Latino]]
* [[Badass Spaniard|Badass Latino]]
* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Cool Mask]]
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* [[Legacy Character]]
* [[Legacy Character]]
* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: [[Kevin Nash]] throwing him like a lawn dart.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: [[Kevin Nash]] throwing him like a lawn dart.
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Power Stable]]: The Filthy Animals
* [[Power Stable]]: The Filthy Animals
* [[Wrestling Family]]
* [[Wrestling Family]]
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* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Fake Nationality]] (billed from Scotland, actually from Saskatchewan)
* [[Fake Nationality]] (billed from Scotland, actually from Saskatchewan)
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Wrestler]]
* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Wrestler]]
* [[Jerkass]] (Heel)
* [[Jerkass]] (Heel)
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] (Face)
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] (Face)
* [[Man in A Kilt]]
* [[Man in a Kilt]]
* [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent]]: He was supposed to be Scottish after all, whilst speaking with a recognisable Canadian accent.
* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: He was supposed to be Scottish after all, whilst speaking with a recognisable Canadian accent.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]


==== [[William Regal (Wrestling)|Steven Regal]] (Darren Kenneth Matthews, 1992-1998, 1999-2000) ====
==== [[William Regal|Steven Regal]] (Darren Kenneth Matthews, 1992-1998, 1999-2000) ====
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
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* [[The Southpaw]]
* [[The Southpaw]]
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]
* [[Tag Team]]: With Eaton and Taylor in the Bluebloods.
* [[Tag Team]]: With Eaton and Taylor in the Bluebloods.


==== Stevie Ray (Lane Huffman, 1993-2001) ====
==== Stevie Ray (Lane Huffman, 1993-2001) ====
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* [[Masked Luchador]]: He was Japanese, but because of the brutality of the Japanese training system he trained to wrestle in Mexico.
* [[Masked Luchador]]: He was Japanese, but because of the brutality of the Japanese training system he trained to wrestle in Mexico.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: His name was initially mistranslated as ''The Ultimate Dragon''.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: His name was initially mistranslated as ''The Ultimate Dragon''.
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Delivered one to [[Rey Mysterio Jr]]. On PPV. En route to winning the Cruiserweight Title.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Delivered one to [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]]. On PPV. En route to winning the Cruiserweight Title.


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Lists the various wrestlers active during the Bischoff Era, from 1993 through 1996. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WCW.

Alex Wright (Alexander Wright, 1994–2001)

Booker T (Booker Tio Huffman, 1993-2001)

The Boss / The Guardian Angel / Big Bubba Rogers (Raymond Walter "Ray" Traylor, Jr., 1985-1987, 1993-1998)

Chris Benoit (1995-2000)

Chris Kanyon (a.k.a Mortis, Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and "Positively" Kanyon) (Christopher Klucsarits, 1995-2001)

  • Catch Phrase: "Who's better than Kanyon?" Of course, the crowd would respond "Everybody!" rather than the "Nobody!" he was looking for.
  • Cool Mask: He wore one when he first debuted, under the name "Mortis."
  • Evil Knockoff: "Positively" Kanyon was this to DDP.
  • Joisey: During his stint as a Triad member, although he was actually from Queens.
  • Power Stable: He was a member of both The Flock and the Jersey Triad.
  • Red Baron: "The Innovator of Offence". He was also briefly known as Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and "Positively" Kanyon.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: Had this kind of relationship with both Raven and DDP, at different times.

Dean Malenko (Dean Simon, 1995-2000)

Disco Inferno (Glenn Gilbertti, 1995-2001)

Eddie Guerrero (1995-2000)

  • BadassLatino
  • Dirty Coward: As a heel.
  • Homage/FinishingMove: The Frogsplash became Eddie's signature move, but it was his partner Art Barr who originally used the move; when Barr died, Eddie started using the move in tribute to his partner.
  • Kick the Dog: His claiming to have been robbed by one of the masked wrestlers and forcing them all to unmask.
  • Power Stable: Eddie was the leader of the Latino World Order, and a member of The Filthy Animals.
  • Start My Own: The lWo.
  • Worked Shoot: The lWo angle was born out of legit problems between Eddie and Eric Bischoff.
  • Wrestling Family

"Fit" Finlay (David John Finlay, Jr.)

The Giant (Paul Wight, 1995-1999)

Glacier (Ray Lloyd, 1996-1999)

  • An Ice Person: Glacier had an impressive entrance centered around an ice-and-snow motif, as befits his name.
  • Awesome but Impractical: His incredible entrance cost nearly half a million dollars to put together, including $35,000 on the faux-armor he wore to the ring alone.
  • Captain Ersatz: Sub-Zero? Who's that?
  • Icy Blue Eyes: Subverted, they were contacts.
  • I Know Karate: The whole basis of his gimmick was that he was a martial artist who trained for years under the finest masters in Japan. Try to find a wrestler these days who doesn't integrate at least a little martial arts into their wrestling style.
    • Perry Saturn would call attention to that during a mini-feud in 1998, where he mocked the claim that Glacier invented his Finishing Move the Cryonic Kick (actually just a standard Standing Side Kick).
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: Glacier's feud with Mortis, Wrath and Vandenburg started when they stole the helmet that went with his elaborate entrance armor. Supposedly it was given to him by his late sensei and was his most treasured possession. Instead of triumphantly regaining it, he gradually forgot about it.

Hollywood Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea, 1994-2000)

Hugh Morrus / General Hugh G. Rection (William Charles "Bill" DeMott II, 1995-2001)

Jeff Jarrett (1996-1997, 1999-2001)

  • Alliterative Name
  • The Artifact: His guitar, a remnant of his 'Country Singer' gimmick from the WWF
  • Blond Guys Are Evil
  • Cheap Heat: In a promo during the 10/1/2000 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, held in Buffalo, New York, Jarrett wore a Tennessee Titans jersey and proclaimed: "I ain't no Buffalo Bill, and I ain't a damn LOSER!". He also went through a period where he'd come down to the ring with several attractive ladies, then send them to the back so the fans couldn't see them.
  • Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: He seemed to turn on almost everyone at one point or another.
  • Kick the Dog: He returned to WCW in 1999 by smashing a guitar over interviewer Mike Tenay's head.
  • Red Baron: "The Chosen One"
  • Weapon of Choice: The old Acoustic Equaliser.

Jim Duggan (James Edward Duggan, 1994-2001)

Jushin Liger (山田恵一 Yamada Keiichi, 1991-1999)

Konnan (Carlos Santiago Espada Moises, 1990, 1996-2001)

Meng (Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita, 1994-2001)

The Nasty Boys - Jerry Sags (Jerome Saganovich 1990, 1993-1997), Brian Knobbs (Brian Yandrisovitz 1990, 1993-1997, 1999-2001)

Randy Savage (Randall Mario Poffo, 1994-2000)

Rey Mysterio, Jr.. (Oscar Gutierrez, 1996-2001)

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick "Roddy" George Toombs, 1996-2000)

Steven Regal (Darren Kenneth Matthews, 1992-1998, 1999-2000)

Stevie Ray (Lane Huffman, 1993-2001)

Ultimo Dragon (浅井 嘉浩, Asai Yoshihiro, 1996-1998)

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