The company has been releasing Superstars in batches seemingly at random. Dana Brooke ⢠Nakamura is the Intercontinental champion, but Cesaro has . 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Samoa Joe ⢠At the PPV, Nakamura low blowed Hardy before the match with Hardy insisting the match continue. Chad Patton ⢠[98][99] He made his first successful title defense on November 8 at Power Struggle against Katsuyori Shibata. [3][5] As a child, his favorite wrestler was Jushin Liger. There are only a few days left until the 30th season of “Dancing with the Stars” and before the fans find out, they... Aalyah Mysterio is dedicated to his family heritage and he wanted to keep these people with him at all times. At Crown Jewel, Nakamura was a member of Team Flair, where they lost to Team Hogan. Pete Dunne ⢠Shinsuke Nakamura is an international superstar. [149] In his return match on March 8, Nakamura defeated T.J. Perkins and was put into a rematch to face Roode for the NXT Championship on April 1 at NXT TakeOver: Orlando,[150] but he was unsuccessful in reclaiming the championship. On December 9 Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the following month's Tokyo Dome show. Found insideWhen his "YES!" chant becomes a full-fledged movement, his career skyrockets. This book chronicles all the hard work, values, influences, unique life choices and more leading to his watershed week at WrestleMania 30. His second successful defense took place on October 14 at King of Pro-Wrestling, when he defeated Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji. Many years of experience digging exclusive insider data for writing, journalism and Acesparks News. Sam Roberts, Matthew Bloom ⢠August 1, 2017. Tyson T-Bone ⢠Omos ⢠champion, more", "『World Tag League 2014』出場チーム&公式戦が決定! 棚橋はヨシタツとタッグ結成! 桜庭、AJ、柴田、ROH、NWAも参戦! [153], On the April 4 episode of SmackDown Live, the first episode after WrestleMania 33, Nakamura made his main roster debut, interrupting The Miz and Maryse following their promo mocking John Cena and Nikki Bella; this did not spark a feud between Nakamura and Miz, since Miz would be traded to Raw because of the Superstar Shake-up. A.J. He also failed to win back the IWGP Title from Keiji Mutoh on October 13. Atsushi Sawada and Simon Inoki of IGF appeared at the show and seemed to eye up Nakamura after the match. On February 15, 2009, Nakamura faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but once again failed to regain the title. [47][48] From November 20 to December 1, Nakamura took part in the round-robin portion of the 2012 World Tag League, alongside stablemate Tomohiro Ishii under the tag team name Chaos Invincible. Darrick Moore ⢠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) On July 27, he successfully defended his title against Ali at Smackville. [197] At Survivor Series, Nakamura lost to NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong in an inter-brand triple threat match also involving Raw's United States Champion A.J. Competing in a WWE ring, Nakamura dances, shimmies and rams his knees into a man's gut. Nakamura is the Intercontinental champion, but Cesaro has . That's great! Kirsch challenge for IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, New Japan's IC Title defended, more", "【アメリカ遠征速報!!】中邑がIC王座初防衛!! At NXT TakeOver: San Antonio on January 28, Nakamura lost the championship to Bobby Roode. Weight [103][104] His third defense took place on February 14 at The New Beginning in Sendai, where Nakamura defeated Yuji Nagata. [204][205] At Royal Rumble, Nakamura would enter at number 7 before he was eliminated by King Corbin. WWE Results. Fans saw a ray of hope when Nakamura won the 2018 Royal Rumble match and punched his ticket to a world title match at WrestleMania 34, but it was all for nought. [172][173][174] Immediately afterwards, Nakamura announced that he would challenge AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34,[175] where he lost to Styles. Team SmackDown in a Men's 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match", "Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. レッスルキングダムVI in 東京ドーム", "カードファイト!! Styles, new Jr. Hvt. Latest update on Shinsuke Nakamura. [188] On January 27, 2019, at the Royal Rumble, Nakamura defeated Rusev to win his second WWE United States Championship. Finishing with a record of five wins and four losses, Nakamura narrowly failed to advance to the finals, after losing to Shelton X Benjamin on the final day. John Cone ⢠On top of that, there are many huge dream matches that can take place with Nakamura now on the main roster. The Usos ⢠Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena tore it up in (an albeit too-brief) main event, with Nakamura picking up the biggest win of his tenure. In January 2018, Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble match, and later won the WWE United States Championship twice. [58] Two days later at Invasion Attack, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Smith, avenging the previous loss from the first round of the New Japan Cup. At the event on June 17, Nakamura failed to win the title. 4. Mark Andrews ⢠Nakamura is known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign coming at the age of 23 years and 9 months; his other accomplishments within the company include winning the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, and being the final IWGP Third Belt Champion, the final NWF Heavyweight Champion, and the longest reigning IWGP Intercontinental Champion for his first reign (he formerly held the record for most reigns at five). [182] On the April 24 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura debuted a new entrance and theme song. [5] On December 10, Nakamura was unable to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from then-champion Tanahashi and was again unsuccessful on January 4, 2007, at the Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome show, where he lost to Toshiaki Kawada. hopes to join Man City. In March 2006, Nakamura announced that he would depart on a learning excursion in order to further improve his wrestling skills. Raul Mendoza ⢠Shinsuke looks for the Kinshasa, but runs right into a Big Ending. [148] On January 28 at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, Nakamura lost the championship to Bobby Roode. 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Due to this, another title match for the WWE title was set at Backlash in a No Disqualification Match, where it ended in a no contest after both men landed low blows on each other. Eddie Orengo ⢠[5] However, Nakamura was forced to vacate the title due to an injury just a month later. There has been an air of uncertainty about WWE throughout most of 2021 thus far. [79] From November 23 to December 7, Nakamura and Ishii took part in the 2013 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, with a loss against Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on the final day costing them a spot in the semi-finals. Gigi Dolin ⢠No attention has been paid to how long he has been signing, but Nakamura remains around. Liv Morgan ⢠On January 27, WWE officially announced that Nakamura would be taking part in the NXT TakeOver: Dallas event on April 1, 2016. He is a two-time WWE United States Champion and a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion. Shinsuke Nakamura ⢠[82][83] A rematch between the two took place on February 9 at The New Beginning in Hiroshima and saw Nakamura fail in his attempt to regain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. At WrestleMania 35, Nakamura and Rusev would compete in a fatal four-way tag team match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. In his return match on March 8, 2017, he defeated T.J. Perkins, and was put into a rematch to face Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. Jerry Lawler ⢠Nakamura . Nakamura is looking forward to his future with WWE. [Photo upscaled by @WrestlingAI_Up on Twitter] 2005 was a troubling year for New Japan Pro Wrestling. The two stablemates faced each other on August 5, with Nakamura picking up the win, effectively solidifying his spot as the leader of Chaos in the process. He became one of the franchise players of the developmental brand winning the NXT Championship. [5] On January 4, 2005, at Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005, Nakamura defeated his own tag team partner to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship. On December 9, Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the following month's Tokyo Dome show. Looking for a decisive winner, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced one more rematch between Nakamura and Styles at Money in the Bank. Along with fellow NJPW wrestler Kazuchika Okada, Nakamura is featured in the Japanese music video for Pharrell Williams' song Happy, released in May 2014. . Nash Carter ⢠Fabian Aichner ⢠He won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in 2019 at Extreme Rules, making him the second wrestler (behind Chris Jericho) to hold both WWE and IWGP Intercontinental Championships. After winning the NWF Heavyweight Championship, the title was unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, which Nakamura also held at the time. July 10, 2020. Sara Del Rey ⢠At TakeOver: Orlando, Roode retained the championship against Nakamura. Styles. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon", "4/10 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan, Paige named new general manager, New Day vs. 中邑真輔"自伝" 『King of Strong Style 1980-2014』!! [146] On the December 28 episode of NXT from Osaka, Japan,[147] Nakamura would regain the NXT Championship from Samoa Joe. Nakamura and Hardy would face off again on Smackdown Live where Hardy would win by disqualification after Orton attacked Hardy during the match. [142] On the June 15 episode of NXT, Nakamura challenged former NXT Champion Finn Bálor to a match that was accepted[143] and won by Nakamura on the July 13 episode of NXT. Both men were considered to have a dream match come the PPV. ⢠On March 3 at New Japan's 41st anniversary event, Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's Lance Archer for his sixth successful title defense. Despite losing to Hirooki Goto in a number one contender's match on October 11, Nakamura was handâpicked by the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Satoshi Kojima, as his first challenger. Nakamura attempts to become the first three-time NXT champion in his rematch against Bobby Roode in the main event Saturday at NXT TakeOver: Orlando (8 p.m. Over the next few weeks, Nakamura would feud with Corbin over the crown until the June 18 episode of Smackdown, where Nakamura would defeat Corbin in a "Battle For The Crown" match to become the new King. One man that deserves the same recognition is Shinsuke Nakamura. WWE pulled Shinsuke Nakamura from a title match on "Smackdown Live" after the Japanese star was allegedly bitten by a police dog in Bakersfield, Calif. . [130], On January 6, 2016, Nakamura confirmed in an interview with Tokyo Sports that he would be leaving NJPW at the end of the month and signing with WWE. 8/13 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and John Cena meeting face to face, the contract signing for Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's . [94][95] On August 10, Nakamura was defeated in the finals by Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada. It wasn't just Nakamura that was revealed to be . Shinsuke Nakamura (February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he performs on the Smackdown brand. The controversial story of Chris Jericho, the former undisputed Heavyweight Champion of WWE. From the age of eight, Chris dreamed of becoming a wrestler. But it wasn't until he was 25 that he hit the big time. Rollins bring a ladder into the ring, crushing Nakamura. William Regal (NXT) ⢠163d. After refusing to defend the WWE United States Championship at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, general manager Paige ordered Nakamura to defend the Championship on the September 18 episode of SmackDown Live, which he did so successfully, defeating Rusev. This is an exhaustive but accessible guide that does the 'Big Egg' the justice it deserves. The injury sidelined Nakamura for months, but on November 11 he made his return and took over the leadership of Black from Chono and reformed the stable under the new name RISE, consisting of himself, Minoru, Milano Collection A.T., Hirooki Goto, Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko, and Prince Devitt. [17] On January 4, 2010, at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Yoshihiro Takayama in a rematch of their 2004 Tokyo Dome title unification bout. Jey Uso ⢠Nakamura was then announced as a participant in the 2017 Money in the Bank Ladder match, losing to the eventual winner, Baron Corbin, who attacked him during his entrance. [107][108], From July 23 to August 15, Nakamura took part in the round-robin stage of the 2015 G1 Climax. [27] Despite losing to Goto in a number one contender's match on October 11, Nakamura was hand-picked by new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima as his first challenger. On April 4 Nakamura made his sixth successful title defense against the 2010 New Japan Cup winner and former teammate Hirooki Goto and afterwards accepted Togi Makabe's challenge for the title. In front of a home crowd at the NXT: Osaka live event, Nakamura became a two-time NXT champion by defeating Samoa Joe in the main match. In March, Nakamura would be involved in Cesaro's feud with Seth Rollins after Rollins took Cesaro out of action. On August 14, Nakamura defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the 2011 G1 Climax and earn another shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Shinsuke Nakamura Explains Why He Left NJPW for WWE. Nia Jax ⢠Joaquin Wilde ⢠[53][54] From January 18 to 19, Nakamura took part in the Fantastica Mania 2013 weekend, co-promoted by New Japan and CMLL. (Formerly TNA). The rock has a face that many people can’t mistake for others, but everyone looks the same.... Rick Flair got a lot of hot water on the dark side of the ring in the middle of the season. Rolling breaks the pin. On August 16, Nakamura was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hiroshi Tanahashi. Joe Coffey ⢠Due to this, he would start a feud with Corbin, a singles match happening at Battleground which Nakamura won via disqualification after Corbin hit a low blow on him. Keith Lee ⢠Tyler Bate ⢠As a result, another rematch between Nakamura and Styles was made for Backlash with a no disqualification stipulation added on the May 1 episode of SmackDown Live. All the way to the NXT Championship picture, then defeated Samoa Joe at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn to win his first NXT Championship. [145] On November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Nakamura lost the title to Joe in his first defense, marking his first televised loss in NXT. WWE pulled Shinsuke Nakamura from a title match on "Smackdown Live" after the Japanese star was allegedly bitten by a police dog in Bakersfield, Calif. . Dexter Lumis ⢠On January 4, 2014, Nakamura lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship to Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8. [164] On the September 5 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Randy Orton[165] to earn another title shot against Mahal for the title[166] at Hell in a Cell, where he lost again. Lacey Evans ⢠Nina Samuels ⢠[189] Later that night, he participated in the Royal Rumble match entering at #3 but was eliminated by Mustafa Ali. Akira Tozawa ⢠After four wins and three losses, Nakamura was defeated in the final day of the tournament by Hiroyoshi Tenzan and was thus eliminated from the finals, failing to defend his crown. Drake Maverick ⢠Riddick Moss ⢠[5] In March 2006, Nakamura announced that he would depart on a learning excursion in order to further improve his wrestling skills. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura defeated Bálor in a non-title match. Shotzi Blackheart ⢠Found inside' - Jim Smallman, 2016 Comedian and PROGRESS Wrestling founder Jim Smallman takes us on a wild ride through the history of pro-wrestling, from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century to the pop-culture, pay-per-view juggernaut ... On the January 8, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura competed in a Gauntlet match to determine the challenger for the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, defeating Rey Mysterio, King Corbin, and Daniel Bryan, the latter of whom he proceeded to shake hands with following Bryan's loss, before he lost to Adam Pearce after being assaulted by champion Roman Reigns and Jey Uso, thus turning face for the first time since 2018. Nakamura went on to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on September 19, but failed to recapture the title from Hiroshi Tanahashi. [122][123] On January 12, NJPW confirmed Nakamura's upcoming departure, announcing he would also be stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. ET, WWE Network). Two days later at Invasion Attack, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Smith, avenging the previous loss from the first round of the New Japan Cup. His first match back in Mexico took place the following day, when he teamed with El Felino and Negro Casas in a six-man tag team Two Out of Three Falls match at Arena Coliseo, where they were defeated by Máscara Dorada, Rush and Titán. On September 24, Nakamura made his long-awaited return to New Japan, joining Masahiro Chono's Black New Japan faction, which had the goal of reforming New Japan with Chono as the president and Nakamura as the "ace". His run with the company has been, quite simply, lacking. Mike Rome (Raw) ⢠After making his debut at NXT Takeover: Dallas against Sami Zayn, just two nights before WrestleMania 32 , Nakamura has enjoyed similar success from his days . During the Mat Men Pro Wrestling podcast, Andrew Zarian confirmed that Shinsuke Nakamura had extended his contract with WWE. [178] Later that night, Nakamura cemented his heel turn by attacking Styles and Daniel Bryan, low blowing Styles twice and striking Bryan in the back of the head with a Kinshasa. It's been a weird 2021 for Shinsuke Nakamura on Friday Night SmackDown. On April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014, Nakamura defeated Tanahashi to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the third time. [118] He made his second successful defense on January 4, 2016, by defeating A.J. [112][113] On September 27 at Destruction in Kobe, Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time; this would remain the record for most reigns until Tetsuya Naito became a six-time champion in 2020. Found insideAfter reading No Is a Four-Letter Word, you'll discover that you might have what it takes to succeed as well...you just need to get out there and do it. That's what Jericho would do. On the November 29 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura and Zayn formed an alliance with Cesaro, as he and Nakamura unsuccessfully challenged The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Found insideDrawing from historical records about Andre's life as well as a wealth of anecdotes from his colleagues in the wrestling world, including Hulk Hogan, and his film co-stars (Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, etc), Brown has ... Naomi ⢠The Revival, and more", "Shinsuke Nakamura def. Seth tears apart the announce table and climbs a ladder. A rematch between the two took place on February 9 at The New Beginning in Hiroshima and saw Nakamura fail in his attempt to regain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. [186], Nakamura competed in his first match since SummerSlam on the September 11 episode of SmackDown Live, losing to Jeff Hardy via disqualification after interference from Randy Orton. [33] On August 1, Nakamura entered the 2011 G1 Climax and after winning seven out of his nine-round robin stage matches finished first in his block to advance to the finals of the tournament. The Miz ⢠Ivar ⢠Shinsuke Nakamura is a wrestler signed to WWE, who is currently competing on the Smackdown brand. Lucha House Party ⢠Dakota Kai ⢠[5] On February 15, 2009, Nakamura faced Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but he failed to regain the title. [5] Upon winning the title, Nakamura drew the ire of Antonio Inoki by announcing his plan of wanting to restore the "Strong Style" of New Japan by capturing the original IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt from Inoki to replace the fourth generation title belt held by Nakamura. Asuka ⢠Found inside – Page 10Kobashi did a cool vertical suplex on Akiyama & Hashi at the same time . ... a major deal of late ) and Hiroshi Tanahashi , Shinsuke Nakamura and Shibata as ... From the critically acclaimed authors of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams comes the most comprehensive look ever at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give professional wrestling so much of its ... It was the title of "king," as Baron Corbin fought Shinsuke Nakamura with his prized King of the Ring crown on the line. Team SmackDown Live eventually lost with Nakamura being their first elimination. By Mike McMahon . Dan Engler ⢠[208][209] Nakamura defeated Corbin on the July 9 episode of SmackDown to qualify for Money in the Bank. Inoki DojoNJPW DojoOsamu Kido At NXT TakeOver: Toronto on November 19, Nakamura lost the title to Joe in his first defense, marking his first televised loss in NXT. Nakamura would be brought to EMTs backstage before he would come out later on during the match to continue. [7], Nakamura joined NJPW in March 2002 and quickly began making a name for himself as a bright prospect for the company. From there, Nakamura did what Nakamura does best - captivated the audience. Nakamura would announce that he plans on having his WWE Championship match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34. A fan chimed in and told Shinsuke Nakamura to "stop wasting his talent in WWE." Another fan joined the conversation and stated that Nakamura is happy in WWE as he "gets to surf and work a safer . On September 24, 2006, Nakamura made his long-awaited return to New Japan, joining Masahiro Chono's Black stable, which had the goal of reforming New Japan with Chono as the president and Nakamura as the "Ace". Karrion Kross ⢠This inspired... Chris Jericho is a veteran of the professional wrestling world who has competed in competitions around the world for the past thirty years.... WWE has removed Rick Flaer’s “story time” video of flashing flight attendants, Moving a rock company’s money is like going crazy, Based on the inspiration of Little Mix, his self-esteem: “They take risks, you don’t hear the guitar playing”. This is the story of the men and women who make up today's independent wrestling scene. 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The two stablemates faced each other on August 5, with Nakamura picking up the win, effectively solidifying his spot as the leader of Chaos in the process. [30][31] On May 3, Nakamura failed in his attempt to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi. Found insideNow, learn the untold stories behind NXT, including how Superstars such as Seth Rollins, Big E, and Shinsuke Nakamura made their rise to the top of WWE. [5], On January 4, 2008, Nakamura defeated his rival Tanahashi in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the second time. 柴田勝頼が9年ぶりエントリー!! Among other things, he would travel to Mexico, Brazil and Russia, as well as train with Brock Lesnar at his personal gym in order to gain muscle mass. Kenny Williams ⢠Found insideThe professional wrestler shares his life story, career highlights, and unusual experiences both in and out of the ring. Shinsuke Nakamura (C) celebrates after defeating Rusev (L) for the for the WWE United States Championship during the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud . [191] On the Fastlane pre-show, Nakamura and Rusev were defeated by The New Day. Nakamura's fourth title reign ended on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2015, where he was defeated by Hirooki Goto. Found insideFROM Minneapolis, MN SIGNATURE MOVE Chaos Theory Trained by WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki, Shinsuke Nakamura has labeled himself the “King of Strong Style ... On January 4, 2004, at Wrestling World 2004, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama in a title unification match. On February 2, Nakamura arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to undergo pre-contract signing medical tests. Found inside"To level up to the pedestal of World Championship Wrestling and end the ratings disparity of the Monday Night Wars, Vince McMahon knew he had to reinvent his business come the dawn of 1997. [109] Despite missing one match due to an elbow injury,[110] Nakamura won his block and advanced to the finals by defeating reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada in his last round-robin match, giving him a record of seven wins and two losses. On October 12, he successfully defended the title against Shinjiro Otani. None of that seems to have anything to do with mahjong, the Chinese table game with decorative tiles. Shinsuke Nakamura (C) celebrates after defeating Rusev (L) for the for the WWE United States Championship during the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud . 4. Having earned the nickname "Super Rookie", Nakamura impressed both NJPW officials and fans with an excellent combination of strength, speed, and technical skill. He is also a two-time NXT Champion. From November 20 to December 1, Nakamura took part in the round-robin portion of the 2012 World Tag League, alongside stablemate Tomohiro Ishii under the team name "Chaos Invincible". Now King Nakamura is also an intercontinental champion. 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