Smackdown Opener; 2 On 1 Handicap Match; Chuck Nimmo vs Ben Davis and Matt Charles
The show opens hot at the very beginning with all three members of Prestige coming out, and commentary hyping up that this 2 on 1 handicap is gonna start right off the bat! Matt and Ben are in high spirits building each other up as they come down the ramp in their wrestling gear, but the FORMER King of the Mountain Champion Cody Miller's eyes are locked on the ring, not paying any attention to the crowd that surrounds them all. Cody looks determined and on a mission to lead his two "brothers" into battle to once and for all get rid of Chuck Nimmo. Commentary builds up the "mystery investor" who has basically taken the reigns of power in TDog's absence from the flu, and who basically booked this match as a punishment for the title match sabotage that Chuck initiated this past Sunday night at TLC. Commentary sells how important these next few weeks are for The Prestige, and most importantly Cody Miller who will be walking in the Royal Rumble to become the new Universal Champion...AND the World Heavyweight Champion. The two finally get into the ring and Cody just circles the ring like a lion, focused on his two powerful stallions in the center of the ring, awaiting Chuck's arrival.
The lights in the arena go out suddenly, and then as they come back on...Chuck Nimmo is already standing in the center of the ring with fog slowly flowing from underneath the ring. Nimmo stands there with a sick smile on his face looking at his two opponents across the ring from him. Matt and Ben initially looked shocked and a little intimidated with how Chuck just appeared, but Cody from outside the ring screams, "DESTROY HIM!"
The match starts off hot from the very beginning as a raging Miller screams for two machines on a mission to dart at an extremely overmatched Chuck Nimmo. The referee tries to maintain order in the match and pigeonhole it down to just one man in the ring at a time to take on Chuck, but Ben and Matt both ignore the referee and push him over to the side unloading shot after shot on Chuck, punching kicking scratching whatever they can do! The two do a pretty good job in the beginning softening Chuck up, which afterwards they finally abide by the referee's demands and Ben gets out of the ring to let Matt have his way with Chuck in the early going. Chuck oddly enough though seems unphased from all this punishment and is laughing after each shot, seemingly toying with them even more and playing mind games...or maybe even scarier, actually enjoys the pain.
It isn't long though before Chuck starts fighting back and gaining a little steam on the former world champion himself, Matt Charles. Matt goes to hit a big boot on Chuck, which gives Chuck the opportunity to duck underneath the big boot and connect with a double kneebreaker to the face of Matt! Chuck starts snapping on several different submission moves in order to exert as much pain as physically possible on Prestige brother, Matt Charles, but it is quickly cut short when the powerhouse Ben tags himself in and comes barreling in wiping Chuck out with a clothesline from hell! Chuck tries to originally fight back against Davis, but Ben's unparalleled strength is too much for Chuck to handle and allows Ben to work a ground game on Chuck that keeps him flat on his back subject to several UFC caliber strikes to the head.
But once again instead of Chuck rising in pain, the top of his forehead starts to bleed a little bit and he starts laughing like a maniac! Ben doesn't know how to handle this and just continues to try and hit him harder, but it is to no avail. Chuck looks to be on a completely different realm loving every minute of the punishment he is receiving. Cody stands on the outside of the ring trying to hype up his Prestige partners, "KILL HIM!! KILL HIM!!" But nomatter what kind of punishment they inflict on Chuck, he seems to relish in it all. However the match looks like it may be making a complete turn around when Ben goes to spear Chuck for a final shot, and instead accidentally charges through Chuck's clutches and directly into the abdomen of his partner, Matt Charles crashing to the outside of the ring!!! Ben looks at Matt with a shocked look on his face and Cody desperately looks around trying to get Matt back into the ring, and then screaming at Ben to turn around!!
Then out of nowhere as Ben's back is turned, Chuck capitalizes on a death dropping Canadian Destroyer, which he refers to as The Void Infinite!!!! Cody's eyes widen in shock as he is seeing his entire plan just crumble, giving Chuck his first big win in the WWEP. But as Chuck falls on top of Ben like a beaten man, Cody in desperation behind the referee's back quickly grabs Ben's leg and puts it on the rope! The referee sees the leg on the rope and stops the count at two, which gets a very mixed reaction from the crowd. Chuck sits up from Ben and just stares at Cody with a sadistic smirk on his face, rubbing his chin slowly with his hand and nodding his head up and down.
Cody is able to pick Matt back up to his feet. But as the referee's back is turned trying to restrain Matt from coming into the ring to help Ben out, Cody comes wiffling down with a steel chair to the top of the head of Chuck completely wiping him out!!! Ben sees that Chuck is finally down on his back and not laughing anymore in his usual sadism manner. Ben grins up at the crowd and starts motioning for his devastating Vertibreaker. Ben is able to slowly pull Chuck back up to his feet and come down with one of the most brutal Vertibreakers we have ever seen of the powerhouse! BAM! Ben falls on top of Chuck for the cover, 1...2...3!! Ben has picked up the cheap victory over Chuck Nimmo.
As soon as the bell rings and the match is over, a raging lunatic Cody Miller jumps into the ring with the same steel chair and just starts hitting Nimmo profusely, coming down hard on his ribs with the edge of the solid steel of the chair. Throughout the vicious attack on Nimmo, Cody screams and begs for Nimmo to get back up so he can hit him again. Matt and Ben hold Nimmo down by his arms and Cody takes the edge of the chair and starts driving it violently into Chuck's throat like a savage! Ben and Matt drag Chuck's lifeless body out of the ring and towards the commentary booth. Cody pushes commentary away from the table and screams for Ben and Matt to set him up and end him through the table! Matt screams back at Ben and Cody that he wants to be the one to come down with the powerbomb through the table. Ben and Cody nod in agreement and start to set a lifeless and motionless Chuck up for what looks to be the powerbomb of all powerbombs. Matt is smiling like a savage animal and nodding his head, looking to be salivating at the thought of being the one to end Chuck's career...and maybe even life at this point. But just as Ben and Cody are picking Chuck up to set him up onto Matt's shoulders, Matt's eyes widen and he looks out into a far daze. Matt falls back onto his ass and just looks up at the lights like he has just seen a ghost. Matt doesn't move a muscle and looks like he is in some sort of catatonic psychic trance, unable to do anything, nevertheless powerbomb someone through a table. Ben and Cody immediately drop Chuck and start screaming at Matt to "get up", but Matt is completely unresponsive, just continuing to stare up at the lights on the ceiling with a blank stare.
Cody and Ben turn around and Chuck to their surprise is no longer motionless, he is now sitting on his knees laughing maniacally at what is happening. Cody darts like a madman at Chuck and kicks him in the face, kicking and punching him several times, not letting up. But Chuck is still just laughing maniacally and repeating four words, "Look what we've made!" Finally several referees and members of security are able to pull Cody off of Chuck, but the hatred and rage continues to cultivate inside of Cody Miller for his seemingly arch-nemesis now, Chuck Nimmo. Cameras fade to a commercial as Matt just continues leaned up against the barricade staring at the lights and Ben is able to get Cody out from ringside and away from security.
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Backstage Interview; "You Pick Any Stip You Want, And I'm There"
Cameras open back up from the commercial break to show a pumped up Austin Michael Pieper standing alongside Jacob Bryant with a smirk on his face. Bryant tries to ask him how he feels about tonight being booked in a. special guest referee match against his Rumble opponent Darren Cox and his wife Ashley Cox is the one officiating.
"Yeah yeah, that's just all this SUPPOSED mystery investor crap. Jordan Graham must be poking his ugly head out like a zit. But I’ve got some more pressing things I need to address tonight. So at the Royal Rumble I have a Tag Team Title Match with my brother "The Wildman" Adam. That’s not all though, I also have a guaranteed world title opportunity for either Ashley or Darren’s Title, which apparently Cody Miller gets a shot a both...but hey whatever that’s not why I’m here. I’m out here for something more important than those title matches, I’m here cause at Royal Rumble I’m pulling triple duty." - Austin MIchael Pieper
"Triple duty? Wait what are you talki..." - Jacob Bryant
"Yeah yeah. Just shut up, puppet. At the Royal Rumble I want GEORGE!" - Austin Michael Pieper
The crowd in attendance pops at the idea of Austin finally getting retribution on George for backstabbing the Brotherhood and aligning with TDog. Austin snatches the microphone completely out of Jacob's hand and looks intensely into the camera shot.
"Look George, I obviously never expected you to stay in the Brotherhood forever. I knew at some point you’d leave and do your own thing and I respect that, but to leave how you did and join TDog...the guy that cost you your first world title on the same damn night that you won it? That’s what doesn’t make sense to me, and that’s what leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But hey if you want to align yourself with that, then by all means, be my guest. You see George, no one in this company knows you better than I do. I brought you into this company. I helped you train to where you were able to eventually earn your first world title shot. Hell I’ll give it to you, you even won a world title before me, and I was so proud of you, because I knew how hard you worked to get there. Now you ended up having the shortest title reign in WWEP history, but hey you still had the title. So George I'm gonna put it like this. Simple and to the point. I’m issuing you a challenge. Me and you, January 26th, Phoenix Arizona. Royal Rumble. And ya know what, I'm feeling so. generous about this. whole thing. I’ll even let you pick the stipulation. So what do you say BROTHER? Do you accept our are you just going to be TDogs lap dog forever?" - Austin Michael Pieper
Austin smiles confidently into the camera and drops the microphone on Jacob Bryant before walking off the set.
"Ladies and gentlemen, talk about a bombshell! Austin has just thrown out the challenge of a lifetime to his former Brotherhood protege, George Amuah Niamkey! What has to be going thought he mind right now of George? Will George accept, and can we even expect the kind of stipulation the master of the Yeet is gonna pick if he does accept??" - Jacob Bryant
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Backstage Segment; "What The Hell Happened Out There???"
The scene cuts erratically to another section of the backstage area where Matt Charles is shown leaned up against the wall, shaking his head in disappointment as Ben Davis and Cody Miller are going crazy on a clearly still very distraught former World Champion, and about how he dropped the ball out there in the handicap match. and didn't go through with the powerbomb on Chuck through the commentary booth.
"So what the hell is it, bro?! We had you set up for the powerbomb to get rid of this entire Chuck situation, and you just blow it!! What the hell is. wrong with you?? What the hell happened out there?? Come on bro, we deserve answers!" - Cody Miller
"I don't wan...I don't know. I"m sorry." - Matt Charles
"Sorry?!! You're sorry?? Bro, you need to get your head in the game! I'm tired of this sh**!" - Cody Miller
Cody throws up the four finger Prestige salute and puts it right in Matt's face aggressively.
"You see this? You know what this means?! It means we are a unit. We are a TRUE brotherhood. No one man in this group is bigger than this right here! You got that?!" - Cody Miller
"Yeah, bro! What were you thinking out there? What happened to you? You froze like a bitch!" - Ben Davis
Finally Matt completely just snaps and screams at both of them to shut up and leave him alone.
"We won the damn match! That's it!" - Matt Charles
"No that's not it! Prestige is a unit! If you can't think of us as a da..." - Cody Miller
"No, listen dammit! I don't know what happened out there! That wasn't my fault. I was looking right at Chuck, foaming at the mouth, ready to slam that son of a bitch through that commentary table! Hey, I wanted it just as bad as you two! I hate that son of a bitch! But...but...but...I don't know what happened. It's like my soul just left my entire body, and I fell back. I couldn't move. I couldn't talk. I couldn't even think. I just...I just...I don't know what the hell happened out there! I can't remember what happened, but what I saw..." - Matt Charles
"What in the hell do you mean what you saw?" - Cody Miller
Matt takes a deep breath and shakes his head.
"It's what I saw! I can't...I can't explain it. It was like a serpent was just wrapping it's clutches around our championship belts...our money...our cars...our lifestyle! And I couldn't take my eyes off the serpent..." - Matt Charles
"Whoa whoa whoa what are you talking about?? This has noth...." - Ben Davis
"No, shut up! Listen to me god dammit! It was just this long black hallway with a faint light at the end and this serpent underneath the light wrapping his clutches around every single thing that makes up who we are. I...I...I don't know. But he just kept getting tighter...and tighter...and tighter. I couldn't stop him, I just had to sit there and watch. And when the serpent finally stuck out his head and looked me in my eyes, it's like my entire body went down to -10 degrees and I saw...*deep breath*...I don't want to talk about it." - Matt Charles
"What did you see?" - Ben Davis
"I don't want to talk about. I can't talk about it..I can't think of wh..." - Matt Charles
"What did you see??!?" - Ben Davis
"I saw us all in a damn casket! There! You happy?!" - Matt Charles
Ben and Cody calm down a little bit and look at Matt with a perplexed look on their faces, half not believing him and half being concerned about what this "vision" was.
"Listen Cody, I don't know what happened out there. I don't know why it happened. But our entire faces in that coffin were covered in black, looked like paint of some sort. And our eyes were sunk in. Cody, *deep breath* just drop this whole thing with Chuck. Please. Just drop this." - Matt Charles
"Drop this? The hell I drop this!!!" - Cody Miller
"I...I...don't know what could happen if you keep going down this path. Please Cody. Just drop this. Count your losses and focus on Darren and Ashley, that's it. I don't know what's gonna happen if you don't...you don't know what I saw!!" - Matt Charles
"I'm not dropping anything! That bastard stole that belt away from me. He stole that belt away from us! Then he shows up and wants to throw it in my face and gloat about how he took it all and just got away with it! I'm not dropping sh**! That son of a bitch is gonna pay for what he did, TO US. And that is what matters. What he did to US. Whatever, bro." - Cody Miller
Cody walks away shaking his head in disappointment at Matt trying to talk him out of pushing Chuck, while Ben just stands there with a confused look on his face trying to survey everything that just happened and was said. Matt hangs his head down and looks completely distraught as cameras fade to a commercial break.
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Normal Singles Match; Ben Geraci vs George Amuah Niamkey
The match starts very hot from the very beginning with a very upset and disheartened George Amuah Niamkey trying to take an early advantage and get his share of payback for his huge devastating loss this past Sunday night against Ashley at TLC. But Geraci is not going to stay down for long, and quickly evens the odds up when he is able to catch George in mid air and come down with a sit out piledriver! This would be a huge feat if Geraci would be able to get a huge win over a former world champion and a man who was just 2 moves away from being the current World Heavyweight Champion. George attempts to hit a few high spots, but Geraci is right there able to reverse every single one of them into a huge move of his own, completely laying out the former champion. Through out the match commentary speculates if George's mind is truly in the game right now, after taking such a devastating loss at TLC and the harsh words Ashley has been spewing all week against him.
Each time that Geraci will hit a big move on George, commentary also simultaneously builds up the focus and drive of Ben Geraci ever since he stepped away from TDog, and sells how Geraci is doing everything he can to show the world that he is ready to get on top of that mountain, and claim what is rightfully his.
George's only believable near fall comes when he is able to snap on a sharpshooter out of nowhere on the fighting machine, but Geraci is desperately able to use the ropes for leverage to weasel out of the hold and then connect with a spinning spinebuster, followed up with a running leg drop off the ropes. Commentary starts hyping up that this could be Geraci's moment to take the reigns and claim his big moment. Geraci rips off his shirt and riles up the crowd behind him throwing his fists up and screaming for George to get up. As soon as George slowly makes it back up to his feet, Geraci kicks him in the gut and goes to set him up for a big Razor's Edge. Just as it looks like Geraci is gonna pick up George into his Razor's edge, a resilient and fighting George is able to weasel out of the Razor's Edge and back body drop Geraci flat on his back behind him. George looks back and forth before he bounces off the ropes and goes to come in with his signature YEET on Geraci, but just as he comes barreling in with the YEET, Geraci ducks underneath it, and then tackles Geroge swiftly onto the mat like a caged fighter! Geraci with his taped fists starts unloading fist after fist on George in what looks to be the stiffest shots of his entire time in WWEP. George tries to cover himself but Geraci just keeps wailing on him, until finally the referee calls for the bell on referee stoppage and a TKO win for Ben Geraci! As soon as the bell rings, the crowd pops with excitement that George just took a devastating upset, and Geraci starts running around the ring screaming and hyping himself up like he just won the fight of his life!
The referee holds up Geraci's arm and he pushes the referee away from him and looks dead set into the camera pointing,
"Yo Ben Davis! WE GOT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS, BITCH!" - Ben Geraci
Geraci excitedly hops out of the ring and hypes himself up all the way up the ramp as George slowly starts coming back to himself in the center of the ring. Jacob Bryant runs down to the ring to try and catch a word with George, who just took another devastating loss. George paces around the ring, wiping the blood away from his nose and clearly very upset about the "TKO" he just took from Ben Geraci.
"George, I know you have to be terrribly frustrated. Extremely frustrated over what just happene..." - Jacob Bryant
George pushes Bryant down and snatches microphone aggressively out of Bryant's hand and starts to go on a scathing rant.
"Frustrated isn't a GOD DAMN WORD FOR IT!! This is bullshit!!" - George Amuah Niamkey
"We apologize ladies and gentlem..." - Tom Phillips
"The agents screwed me! The referee screwed me! Everybody screwed me! And no one does a damn thing about it! Nobody in the building cares! Nobody in the locker room cares! I'm tired of not getting any justice around here! I've had it up to here!" - George Amuah Niamkey
"We are very sorry for the language being used in the ring right now. We here at WWEP do not cond..." - Tom Phillips
"Get him out of the ring!" - Corey Graves
"Everybody knows it. I know it. Everybody knows it! I should be the World Heavyweight Champion. Everyone just keeps turning a blind eye. You keep turning a blind eye. I got those 3 pieces of garbage The Kingdom back there keep turning a blind eye to the truth. Everybody in that god damn dressing room knows that I am the best there ever will be AND I DESERVE TO BE THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!" - George Amuah Niamkey
The crowd boos at George's rant, which only angers him more as he pauses and clinches his fists in anger.
"And if you people don't like it...TOUGH SH**!!!" - George Amuah Niamkey
The crowd gets even louder with their booing and "asshole" chants on George. George
"So Austin if you want to call me out...if you want a war, BROTHER, you got one! And after I get done kicking your ass and proving why I was the backbone of the Brotherhood, I WILL BE THE NEXT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! AND YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT!!" - George Amuah Niamkey
George throws down the microphone in a huff, wipes some more blood off his face, and then storms out of the ring in a rage as commentary continues to apologize for the language used and sells the despicable words and actions of George ever since Survivor Series; with Tom Phillips even making the statement that he hopes Austin "shuts him up for good."
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Main Event Singles Match; Special Guest Referee Ashley Cox; Austin Michael Pieper vs Darren Cox
Before the match starts, commentary builds up the premise that Austin is clearly the extreme underdog in this match, and that it almost seems impossible that Ashley Cox will ever come down with a three count on her husband, Darren Cox. Corey Graves reiterates on commentary that on top of all that, the stipulation has been thrown down that if Adam Stewart gets involved in this match whatsoever in an effort to aid Austin...then he will be fired on the spot by this "mystery investor" who has taken control this week in Tdog's absence. Ashley and Darren look as jubilant as ever with Darren looking more confident than we have ever seen him look, and Ashley in her tight referee shirt just continues to smug smirk at the booing crowd.
"Like it or not folks, you're looking at undoubtedly the King and Queen of the WWEP...the Universal Champion and the World Heavyweight Champion." - Tom Phillips
"Exactly! I don't know what these idiot peasants out here in the arena expect! This couple right here is the Franchise of this entire industry, and I personally am honored to be in their presence and under their reign on top." - Corey Graves
Austin comes out to a huge pop from the crowd, not showing any fear or intimidation at all, making his way down to the ring and mouthing off to his Royal Rumble tag team opponent Darren, every single step of the way. Austin gets into the ring and immediately Darren darts over to him and starts wailing shot after shot on him. Ashley quickly rings for the bell and the match is under way. Since Darren was able to start the match with both guns blazing on Pieper, Darren controls most of the early going, with almost no intervening from Ashley Cox who is clearly pro Darren in the match. Darren uncharacteristically starts chopping Austin in the corner with his right hand and choking him with his left hand, which gets no referee intervention from Ashley. But as soon as Austin flips the tables and starts to gain a little steam of his own now chopping Darren in the corner, Ashley quickly steps in her officiating duties and pushes Austin off Darren, claiming that he was backing Darren into a corner and unloading too many unprotected shots.
The crowd boos at the clear bias-ness in the match, which Ashley doesn't seem to even acknowledge. The match goes back and forth for a little bit with both men hitting their high spots on one another, but still without going for any sort of pinfall or submission. Commentary through out the match sells the brutal battles these have had in the past, and that they will once again meet at the Royal Rumble, but both with partners by their side.
"Austin has vowed to wipe out the entire Kingdom, and quite frankly he could very well eliminate 2/3 in one fell swoop at the Royal Rumble!" - Tom Phillips
Darren tries to take control and play mind games with Austin as he had done in the past, but it is to no avail as Pieper just refuses to stay down, nomatter how fast Ashley makes her count. Ashley does everything she can to try and sabotage Austin, but the resilient Pieper is able to weasel out of every single submission that Darren locks on. Ashley even at one point jumps down onto her stomach right in front of the bottom rope when Austin is reaching for it during a figure four leg lock from Darren. But once again, Austin refuses to tap and is somehow able to flip the figure four back around on Darren, which Ashley immediately helps Darren break out of.
It looks to be slowly turning a little bit in Austin's favor when Austin is able to reverse a tombstone piledriver into a codebreaker followed up with his signature Cin City Driver. But just as Austin tiredly falls on top of Darren, Ashley just stands there for a few seconds smirking at Austin before actually starting the count. Austin screams for her to get down and start counting, but she just continues to stare at him with a smug smirk, which gets the crowd in a deafening uproar and "drag queen" chants for referee Ashley. Finally, Ashley drops down onto her stomach and SLOWLY starts to count the three, which of course Darren is able to kick out before Ashley comes down with her final hand to the mat. Austin in a rage hobbles up to his feet and starts stalking Ashley down like a lion, screaming at her that he has had enough.
But as Austin's back is turned, Darren slowly reaches for his Universal Championship belt and just wallops Austin over the back of the head with it, with Ashley acting as if she did not see a thing. The crowd boos and Darren starts to fall into the ropes, trying to hold himself back up. Darren does his signature throat cut taunt and picks Austin up for his last ride, coming down on him with his signature Tombstone Piledriver. Darren with a smile falls on top of Austin and Ashley this time immediately jumps down on her stomach to make the count. 1...2...3!! Darren wins! Darren has stolen a victory from Austin Pieper in maybe the most bias and sickest way possible.
After the match is over, Ashley with a devilish grin rises her husband's arm high up in the air to the booing crowd as a smattering in the audience starts up a "bullshit" chant. Darren and Ashley both hold up their title belts to the booing crowd for a few moments, before Darren pulls Ashley in for a long passionate and overly dramatic kiss, which only angers and disgusts the crowd even more.
But just as it looks like Ashley and Darren are once again gonna ride off into the sunset, a large commotion is heard from across the arena in the crowd. It is THE WILD MAN ADAM STEWART WITH HIS SHELIA READY TO PREVAIL FOR HIS FALLEN BROTHER!! Ashley and Darren look confused at who it is, but Adam immediately darts at Ashley knocking her down and out of the ring with his baseball bat and nail. Austin pulls himself back up to his feet and it looks like now it's Darren who is gonna have to find out what it means for a 2 on 1 fight. Darren screams at Stewart about how "hopefully this was all worth it, because he's fired now!"
Adam with a sick smile shakes his head and screams back in Darren's face, I WOULD ONLY BE FIRED IF IT WAS...DURINGGGGG THE MATCH!! Stewart pulls his bat back and cracks it over the back of Darren!!! BAM!! Darren rises in pain and now Austin and Adam both start to wail on him like two rabid dogs. Austin goes to hit his signature Cin City Driver to end Darren, but before he can connect, Ashley is able to pull Darren back out of the ring with her for retreat. Darren and Ashley hobble up the ramp in pain as Austin and Stewart circle around the ring, getting the crowd even more fired up behind them. Darren and Ashley retreat up the ramp but just before the cameras fade, Ashley and Darren both arrogantly smile at each other and then hold up their respective world titles for the entire arena to see.
"THE BROTHERHOOD WILL RISE!!!" - Austin Michael Pieper
Cameras fade to black.
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