IWF Over the Edge (1999)

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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Promo_poster_for_Over_the_Edge_%281999%29.jpg/200px-Promo_poster_for_Over_the_Edge_%281999%29.jpg<br>Promotional poster featuring [[Martin McAlmondThe Undertaker]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Martin McAlmondThe Undertaker]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" | '''Imformation'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Information'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Sponsor'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Sponsor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[MCI Communications|MCI]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[MCI Communications|MCI]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Date'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | May 23, 1999
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |May 23, 1999
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Attendance'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 16,472
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |16,472
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Venue'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Kemper Arena]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Kemper Arena]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''City'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" | '''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF No Mercy (UK)|No Mercy 1999 UK]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF No Mercy (UK)|No Mercy (UK)]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |Over the Edge (1999)
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |Over the Edge (1999)
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF King of the Ring (1999)|King of the Ring (1999)]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF King of the Ring (1999)|King of the Ring (1999)]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" | '''[[IWF Over the Edge|Over the Edge]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWF Over the Edge|Over the Edge]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |''First''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Over the Edge: In Your House|Over the Edge: In Your House]]
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'''Over The Edge (1999)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and [[Sponsor (Commercial)|presented]] by [[MCI Communications|MCI]]'s [[1-800-COLLECT]], which took place on May 23, 1999, at [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "[[IWF In Your House|In Your House]]" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events ([[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]]). However, due to the accidental death of wrestler [[Owen Heart]], this show is surrounded by controversy and the event was retired.
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'''Over the Edge (1999)''' was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) event produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and [[Sponsor (Commercial)|presented]] by [[MCI Communications|MCI]]'s [[1-800-COLLECT]], which took place on May 23, 1999, at [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], [[United States]]. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "[[IWF In Your House|In Your House]]" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events ([[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]]).
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In the main event, [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] in a [[Singles Match|singles match]] (with [[Vince McMahon|Vince Woodward]] & [[Shane McMahon|Shane Woodward]] as the [[Special Guest Referee Match|guest referees]]) to win the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Of the six scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]] defeated [[Triple K]]. The other was an [[Basic Elimination Matches|eight-man elimination tag team match]], which featured [[The Union]]'s ([[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Kenneth Shamrock|Ken Shamrock]], [[Andrew Sekora|Test]], and [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]]) victory over the [[Corporate Ministry]] ([[Nelson Coleman, Jr.|Viscera]], [[Brandon (McDonald's)|The Big Boss Man]], and [[Acolytes Protection Agency|The Acolytes]] [[John Goff|Bradshaw]] and [[Jon Rispen|Faarooq]]).
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[[Owen Heart]] was scheduled to face [[Charles Warren (wrestler)|The Godfather]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]] during the event. Wrestling under his Blue Blazer [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmick]], Heart was to make a superhero-like [[Professional Wrestling#Ring entrance|ring entrance]], which would have seen him descend from the [[Rafter|arena rafters]] into the [[Wrestling Ring|ring]]. He was, however, released prematurely when the [[Abseiling|harness line]] malfunctioned, and [[Owen Heart#Death|fell]] more than 70 feet into the ring and died. Criticism later arose over the IWF's decision to continue the show after Heart's accident. In court, his widow [[Martha Heart|Martha]], children, and parents sued the [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|organization]], contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. IWF [[Settlement (Litigation)|settled]] the case out of court, paying [[United States Dollar|US$]]18&nbsp;million to his widow, children, and parents. Due to the accident and controversy surrounding the event, the Over the Edge name was retired. The event was also not released for home video viewing until the launch of the [[IWE Network]] in 2014 where an edited version of the show removing any mention of Heart's death was released.
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[[Owen Heart]] was scheduled to face [[Nicolas Peterson|The Godfather]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]] during the event. Wrestling under his Blue Blazer ''gimmick'', Heart was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and [[Owen Heart#Death|fell]] more than 70 feet (21 m) into the ring and died. Criticism later arose over the IWF's decision to continue the show after Heart's accident. In court, the [[Heart Wrestling Family|Heart family]] sued the organization, contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. IWF settled the case out of court, paying US$18&nbsp;million to the Heart family. Due to the accident, the show has never been released by the company on any home media, and the event itself was retired.
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In the [[Main Event|main event]], [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|singles match]] (with [[Vince Matteson]] and [[Shane Matteson]] as the [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|guest referees]]) to win the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Of the six scheduled bouts on the [[Undercard|undercard]], two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] defeated [[Triple K]] by disqualification. The other was an [[Professional wrestling tag team match_types#Elimination tag team matches|eight-man elimination tag team match]], which featured [[The Union (professional wrestling)|The Union]]'s ([[Jon Foley|Mankind]], [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]], [[Andrew Sekora (wrestler)|Test]], and the [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]]) victory over the [[Corporate Ministry]] ([[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--,Jr.--> (wrestler)|Viscera]], the [[Brandon Traylor (<!--McDonald's-->wrestler)|Big Boss Man]], and the [[The Acolytes Protection Agency|Acolytes]] ([[John Goff|Bradshaw]] and [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]])).
==Background==
==Background==
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Over the Edge was the culmination of various [[Script (Recorded Media)|scripted]] [[Plot (Narrative)|plots]] and [[Narrative Thread|storylines]]. Before the event, several IWF [[Mock Combat|professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling match types|matches]] and stories were played out on IWF programming: ''[[IWE Raw|Raw is War]]'', ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', and ''[[IWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]''. These narratives created [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]] between various wrestlers, casting them as [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]] and [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]].
== Event ==
== Event ==
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Before the event began and aired [[Live Television|live]] on pay-per-view, an episode of ''Sunday Night Heat'' aired live on the [[USA Network]]. In a standard match, [[Michael Stasiak|Meat]] defeated [[Brian Lawler|Brian Christopher]], while the [[Hooper Boyz]] ([[Matt Hooper|Matt]] and [[Josh Hooper|Josh]]) defeated [[James Thomas|Goldust]] and [[Brian Huffman|The Blue Meanie]] in a tag team match. In the final contest, Vince Woodward and [[Dany Knight|Mideon]] fought in a singles match that ended in "No Contest", when the Corporate Ministry attacked Vince and broke his ankle in order to prevent him from refereeing the main event match.
 
=== Preliminary matches ===
=== Preliminary matches ===
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After ''Sunday Night Heat'', the pay-per-view began with a tag team match, in which the IWF Tag Team Champions Kane and X-Pac defended against Steven Larson and D'Lo Brown. During the match, Larson lifted X-Pac and rammed his back against the steel ring post at ringside. Afterward, Brown and Larson simultaneously attacked X-Pac, which led Kane to launch himself from the top turnbuckle onto Brown and Larson. After the competitors reentered the ring, Kane performed a [[Chokeslam|chokeslam]] on Larson, lifting him by the throat and slamming him down. Kane then [[Pin|pinned]] Larson to retain the IWF Tag Team Title. Next was the hardcore singles bout—a match allowing no [[Disqualification|disqualifications]] or [[Countout|countouts]]. IWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow defended against Hardcore Murnion. Murnion and Snow began their bout in the ring but were scripted to move their brawl into the arena stands. From there, they proceeded to the backstage area, and into the concession stands before returning to the ring. The fight was decided when Snow [[Powerbomb|lifted Murnion onto his shoulders and threw him]] through a wooden table. Successfully covering and pinning Murnion, Snow retained the IWF Hardcore Title.
 
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[[File:Owen Heart.jpg|left|thumb|Owen Heart, who fell to his death before his Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather]]
 
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The next scheduled match was IWF Intercontinental Champion The Godfather versus The Blue Blazer in a standard singles match. As Heart descended into the ring on a safety harness, the equipment gave way, and he fell. [[Emergency Medical Technician|Emergency medical technician]]s (EMTs) rushed him to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. The show was halted for 15&nbsp;minutes before it continued with the next match. The fourth scheduled contest was the Mixed tag team match that featured Val Venis and Nicole Bass facing Jeff Jarrett and Debra. At one point, Jarrett gained possession of a guitar and attempted to hit Bass with it, but Venis took the guitar away and [[Back Body Drop|lifted Jarrett from behind]] to drop him onto the mat; he then pinned Jarrett. In the fourth match of the evening, Mr. Ass defeated his former tag team partner Road Dogg, after hitting him with the time keeper's hammer.
 
===Main event matches===
===Main event matches===
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[[File:Bradshaw.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Bradshaw, a member of the Corporate Ministry]]
 
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The fifth match was the eight-man elimination tag-team match between The Union and the Corporate Ministry. Test was eliminated by pinfall after Bradshaw performed a high-impact forearm attack "[[Clothesline|Clothesline from Hell]]" on him. Bradshaw was then eliminated by submission as a result of Ken Shamrock's [[Ankle Lock|ankle lock]]. Afterwards, Shamrock was eliminated via disqualification as a result of attacking the [[Referee|referee]]. Then, Faarooq was eliminated by pinfall after The Big Show executed a chokeslam on him. Only one member of each team remained after Viscera and The Big Show failed to return to the ring within ten seconds, and were counted out as a result. The Union won the match after Mankind forced Boss Man to submit with the [[Mandible Claw|Mandible claw]]. The final match on the undercard was a standard match that featured Triple K and The Rock. Continuing the storyline of The Rock's injured arm, Triple K was scripted to target and attack The Rock's arm. Towards the final moments of the bout, Triple K asked [[Amber Casey|Chyna]], his [[Manager|valet]], to retrieve a folding chair. The referee, however, took it away from him, which led to an argument between Triple K and the referee; the mishap prompted Triple K to push the referee down. The referee disqualified Triple K for this action; thus, The Rock won the match. After the match, Mankind ran in to save The Rock from Triple K and Chyna.
 
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The main event was a singles match in which IWF Champion Steve Johnson defended against The Undertaker. Originally, Shane and Vince Woodward were supposed to be the guest referees, but due to storyline purposes, [[Pat Patterson]], an accomplice of Vince Woodward, replaced Vince, who had had his ankle broken earlier in the event, in order to prevent Shane from helping The Undertaker. Patterson, however, was unable to officiate the entire match after The Undertaker executed a chokeslam on him. The Undertaker and Johnson wrestled inconclusively until Johnson hit The Undertaker on the head with a folding chair. As Johnson went to cover The Undertaker, [[Gerald Brisco]], another accomplice of Vince, came down to the ring to replace Patterson and officiated the unsuccessful pinfall attempt by Johnson. Like his partner Patterson, Brisco was unable to officiate the entire match after The Undertaker attacked him. Vince then came down to the ring as another referee replacement, but when Johnson forcefully pulled The Undertaker's head over his shoulders to perform a [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson#In wrestling|stunner]], Shane prevented him from performing a three count. As Vince and Shane argued, Johnson got up and confronted Vince at which point Shane shoved Vince into Johnson, who fell into a [[Pin#Roll-up|roll-up]] by The Undertaker and then performed a fast count to give him the victory and the IWF Title.
 
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|The [[Hooper Boyz]] ([[Matt Hooper|Matt]] and [[Josh Hooper|Josh]]) defeated [[James Thomas|Goldust]] and [[Brian Huffman|The Blue Meanie]]
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|[[The Union]] ([[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]], [[Andrew Sekora|Test]] and [[Kenneth Shamrock|Ken Shamrock]]) defeated the [[Corporate Ministry]] ([[Nelson Coleman, Jr.|Viscera]], [[Brandon (McDonald's)|The Big Bossman]] and [[Acolytes Protection Agency|The Acolytes]] <nowiki />([[John Rispen|Faarooq]] and [[John Goff|Bradshaw]])<nowiki />)
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|[[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson]] (c)
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|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] with [[Vince McMahon|Vince Woodward]] & [[Shane McMahon|Shane Woodward]] as the [[Special Guest Referee Match|guest referees]]
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Over the Edge (1999)
Promotional poster featuring Martin McAlmondThe Undertaker
Information
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Sponsor MCI
Date May 23, 1999
Attendance 16,472
Venue Kemper Arena
City Kansas City, Missouri
Pay-per-view chronology
No Mercy (UK) Over the Edge (1999) King of the Ring (1999)
Over the Edge chronology
First Over the Edge (1999) Over the Edge: In Your House

Over the Edge (1999) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) and presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT, which took place on May 23, 1999, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "In Your House" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series).

Owen Heart was scheduled to face The Godfather for the IWF Intercontinental Championship during the event. Wrestling under his Blue Blazer gimmick, Heart was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than 70 feet into the ring and died. Criticism later arose over the IWF's decision to continue the show after Heart's accident. In court, his widow Martha, children, and parents sued the organization, contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. IWF settled the case out of court, paying US$18 million to his widow, children, and parents. Due to the accident and controversy surrounding the event, the Over the Edge name was retired. The event was also not released for home video viewing until the launch of the IWE Network in 2014 where an edited version of the show removing any mention of Heart's death was released.

In the main event, The Undertaker defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin in a singles match (with Vince Matteson and Shane Matteson as the guest referees) to win the IWF Championship. Of the six scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which The Rock defeated Triple K by disqualification. The other was an eight-man elimination tag team match, which featured The Union's (Mankind, Ken Shamrock, Test, and the Big Show) victory over the Corporate Ministry (Viscera, the Big Boss Man, and the Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq)).

Contents

Background

Over the Edge was the culmination of various scripted plots and storylines. Before the event, several IWF professional wrestling matches and stories were played out on IWF programming: Raw is War, SmackDown!, and Sunday Night Heat. These narratives created feuds between various wrestlers, casting them as villains and heroes.

Event

Preliminary matches

Main event matches

Owen Heart accident

Aftermath

Reactions

Results

No. Results Stipulations
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match

References

External links

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