List of National Wrestling Alliance territories

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The old NWA territory system in the United States and Canada

Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body was the largest organization in professional wrestling until the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Era. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors (consisting of various prominent, regional promoters), the governing body oversaw wrestling's national territory system, a system which saw promotions (referred to as "territories") recognize one world heavyweight champion, participate in talent exchanges, and collectively protect the territorial integrity of NWA members. Unlike modern independent promotions, the territories were regarded as major promotions and often collaborated with other NWA members.

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In 1993, [1] the NWA was reorganized following the withdrawals of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with the majority of new NWA territories being small independent promotions. As other territories withdrew from the governing body, the NWA would discontinue its memberships in August 2012 and adopted a licensing model. [2] In 2017, the NWA was purchased by Billy Corgan's Lightning One, Inc., which abandoned the licensing model and gradually transformed the NWA from a governing body to a stand-alone wrestling promotion. [3] [4] [5]

In October 2023, while still under the ownership of Billy Corgan's Lightning One, Inc., the NWA reintroduced the territory system. The first NWA-affiliated promotion introduced under the new system was NWA Exodus Pro Midwest, owned by then NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Michael "EC3" Hutter. [6]


Current NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories

The following promotions joined the NWA after the re-establishment of the territory system in October 2023.

Territories
PromotionYear(s) in the NWATerritoryPromoter(s)
NWA Exodus Pro Midwest 2023– [7] Cleveland, Ohio Michael Hutter
NWA JCP Southeast2023– [8] Coalfield, Tennessee Joe Cazana
NWA: Chicago2024– [9] Chicago, Illinois Bryan Idol and Billy Corgan
NWA Kross Fire2024– [10] Sevierville, Tennessee Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige [11]
NWA World League Wrestling 2024– [12] Troy, Missouri Leland Race
Sub-governing bodies
Governing bodyAffiliate(s)Year(s) in the NWATerritoryPromoter(s)
NWA TexasDogg Pound Championship Wrestling2024– [13] San Antonio, Texas Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud and Rodney Begnaud
Texas Style Wrestling2024– [14] Dallas, Texas David Horachek and Randy Cline

Former NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories

The following promotions were members/licensees of the NWA between its founding in 1948 and the organization's acquisition by Lightning One in 2017.

indicates a founding member of the NWA

PromotionYear(s) in the NWATerritoryPromoter(s)
NWA Iowa1948–1959 [15] Des Moines, Iowa Paul "Pinkie" George†
Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club 1948–1960 [15] Minneapolis, Minnesota Tony Stecher† (through 1954)
Wally Karbo (through 1954–1960)
Verne Gagne (through 1954–1960)
Harry Light Wrestling Office [16] 1948–1961 [15] Detroit, Michigan Harry Light
Midwest Wrestling Association 1948Mid 1960s [15] Columbus, Ohio Al Haft†
St. Louis Wrestling Club 1948–1985 [15] St. Louis, Missouri Sam Muchnick(through 1982)
Bob Geigel
Central States Wrestling 1948–1988 [15] Kansas City, Missouri Orville Brown(through 1958)
George Simpson (through 1958)
Bob Geigel (1958–1986, 1987–1988)
Jim Crockett, Jr. (1986–1987)
NWA Montana1949–1950 [17] Great Falls, Montana Jerry Meeker
NWA Hollywood1949–1956 [18] Los Angeles, California Hugh Nichols
American Wrestling Association [19] 1949–1957 [18] Boston, Massachusetts Paul Bowser
NWA Nebraska1949–1957 [20] Omaha, Nebraska Max Clayton
Montreal Wrestling1949–1957 [18] Montreal, Quebec, Canada Eddie Quinn
John J. Doyle Enterprises
California Wrestling Office
Hollywood Wrestling
[16]
1949–1958
1968–1983 [16]
Los Angeles, California Johnny Doyle (through 1954)
Cal Eaton (1954–1966)
Mike LeBell (1958–1983)
NWA San Francisco 1949–1961 [18] San Francisco, California Joe Malcewicz
Fred Kohler Enterprises [16] 1949–1963 [16] Chicago, Illinois Fred Kohler
Southwest Sports 1949–1966 [18] Houston, Texas Morris Sigel
Ed McLemore
Paul Boesch
Norman Clark
50th State Big Time Wrestling 1949–1979 [18] Honolulu, Hawaii Al Karasick (through 1961)
Ed Francis
James Blears
NWA Mid-America 1949–1981 [18] Dyersburg, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nick Gulas
Roy Welch
John Cazana
Joe Gunter
Tulsa Promotions
Leroy McGuirk's Championship Wrestling
Tri-States Wrestling
Midwest Championship Wrestling
NWA Tri-State
Mid-South Wrestling
[21]
1949–1982 [18] Tulsa, Oklahoma Sam Avey (through 1958)
Leroy McGuirk (1951–1979)
Bill Watts (1979–1982)
Maple Leaf Wrestling 1949–1984 [18] Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrank Tunney (through 1983)
Jack Tunney
ABC Booking
Mid South Sports
Georgia Championship Wrestling
1949–1984 [18] Atlanta, Georgia Paul Jones (through 1974)
Jim Barnett (1973–1983)
Ole Anderson
Eastern Sports Enterprises [22] 1950–1957 [23] [16] New York City, New York Rudy Dusek
Manhattan Booking Agency
Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises
1950–1957 [23] [16] New York City, New York Joseph "Toots" Mondt
NWA Indianapolis1950–1960 Indianapolis, Indiana Billy Thom (through 1959)
Balk Estes
Salt Lake Wrestling Club1950–1960s [24] Orem, Utah Dave Reynolds
NWA Gulf Coast 1950s–1978 Dothan, Alabama Buddy Fuller (through 1960)
Lee Fields
Bobby Fields
Rocky McGuire
Upstate Athletic Club
Buffalo Athletic Club
Erie Athletic Club
1950–1970 [25] [26] Buffalo, New York Ed Don George (through late 1950s)
Bobby Bruns
Pedro Martinez
NWA New Mexico1950–1982 [27] Albuquerque, New Mexico Mike London
Championship Wrestling from Florida 1950–1987 [24] Tampa, Florida Clarence Luttrell (through 1971)
Eddie Graham (through 1985)
Hiro Matsuda (1985–1987)
Duke Keomuka (1985–1987)
Western States Sports [16] 1951–1980 [28] Amarillo, Texas Dory Detton (through 1955)
Karl Sarpolis (1955–1966)
Dory Funk (1955–1973)
Dory Funk, Jr. (1967–1978)
Terry Funk (1967–1978)
Dick Murdoch (1978–1980)
Bob Windham (1978–1980)
Foothills Athletic Club
Big Time Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
[29]
1951–1982 [28] Calgary, Alberta Larry Tillman (through 1952)
Stu Hart (1952–1982)
Jim Crockett Promotions
Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1951–1988 [28] Charlotte, North Carolina Jim Crockett (through 1973)
Jim Crockett, Jr. (1973–1988)
Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance 1953–1973 Tokyo, Japan Rikidōzan (through 1963)
Toyonobori (through 1966)
Yoshinosato
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre 1953–1986 [30] Mexico City, Mexico Salvador Lutteroth
Capitol Wrestling Corporation
World Wide Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Federation
1957–1963
1971–1983
Washington, D.C.
New York City, New York
Vince McMahon, Sr. (through 1982)
Joseph "Toots" Mondt (through 1965)
Vince McMahon (from 1982)
Pacific Northwest Wrestling 1957–1992 Eugene, Oregon Don Owen
NWA All Star Wrestling Early 1960s–1985 Vancouver, British Columbia Sandor Kovacs (through 1977)
Al Tomko
All-Star Pro Wrestling 1962early 1990s Wellington, New Zealand Steve Rickard
Big Time Wrestling 1964–1980 Detroit, Michigan Ed Farhat (The Sheik)
Francis Flesher
NWA Big Time Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling
1966–1986 Dallas, Texas Jack Adkisson (Fritz Von Erich)
Big Time Wrestling 1968–1981 San Francisco, California Roy Shire
Eastern Sports Association 1969–1977 Halifax, Nova Scotia Al Zinck
World Championship Wrestling 1969–1978 Sydney, New South Wales Jim Barnett
All Japan Pro Wrestling 1973–1986 Tokyo, Japan Shohei Baba
NWA Southeast Championship Wrestling
Continental Championship Wrestling
1974–1987 Knoxville, Tennessee Jim Barnett
Ron Fuller
Korean Wrestling AssociationMid 1970s–1983 Seoul, South Korea Kim Ill
New Japan Pro-Wrestling July 20, 1975 – 1985
1992–1993
2008–2010
Tokyo, Japan Antonio Inoki (1972–1989)
Seiji Sakaguchi (1989–1999)
Tatsumi Fujinami (1999-June 2004)
Masakazu Kusama (June 2004-June 2005)
Simon Kelly Inoki (June 2005-April 2007)
Naoki Sugabayashi (April 2007-September 2013)
Kaname Tezuka (September 2013 – February 2016)
Katsuhiko Harada (February 2016 – December 2023)
Hiroshi Tanahashi (December 2023 – present)
Capitol Sports Promotions
World Wrestling Council
19791987 San Juan, Puerto Rico Carlos Colón
Victor Jovica
NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling 1979–1988 Honolulu, Hawaii Peter Maivia (through 1982)
Lia Maivia
Championship Wrestling from Georgia1984-1985 Atlanta, Georgia Ole Anderson
World Championship Wrestling 1988–1993 Atlanta, Georgia Jim Herd (1988–1992)
Kip Allen Frey (1992)
Bill Watts (1992–1993)
Eric Bischoff (1993)
Dominicana De EspectaculosLate 1980s Dominican Republic Arcadio Disla Brito
NWA New Jersey
NWA Championship Wrestling America
1992–2000 New Jersey Dennis Coralluzzo
Eastern Championship Wrestling 1993–1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tod Gordon
NWA UK Hammerlock1993–2013 United Kingdom
Ireland
Dean Champion
Smoky Mountain Wrestling 1994–1995 Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Jim Cornette
Sandy Scott
International Wrestling Association 1994–2001
2007–2009
Puerto Rico Víctor Quiñones
Juan Rivera
NWA Florida 1994–2005 South Florida Howard Brody (through 2002)
Joe Price
Ron Niemi
Pro Wrestling eXpress
NWA East
[31]
1995 Pennsylvania

Michigan

Jim Miller
IWA Japan [32] 1995–1996 Japan Víctor Quiñones
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling 1996 British Columbia ECCW Entertainment Co. Ltd.
NWA Main Event [33] 1997 Tennessee Jason Womack
NWA Music City Wrestling
NWA Worldwide
1997–1999
1999-Oct 2000
Tennessee Bert Prentice
NWA 20001997–2001 North Carolina
New Jersey
Steve Corino
Marc Coralluzzo
Ohio Valley Wrestling 1997–2001 Indiana
Kentucky
Daniel Briley
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling [34] 1998 North Carolina
South Carolina
Ricky Nelson
NWA Midwest [35] 1998 Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Florida
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rico Mann
Ed Chuman
Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance1998–2000 Pennsylvania Robert Fischer
Torrence Tate
John Wickizer
NWA New York1998–2000 New York Carlina O'Brien
Richard O'Brien
NWA Northeast 1996–2000 New York
Connecticut
Michael O'Brien
NWA Michigan
NWA Great Lakes
1998–2002 Michigan Gene Austin
Canadian Wrestling Federation1998–2005 Manitoba Ernie Todd
NWA Georgia 1998–2005 Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Bill Behrens
NWA West Virginia
NWA West Virginia/Ohio
NWA Tri-State
1998–2007 West Virginia
Ohio
Richard Arpin
NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling 2000–2010 Japan Kyoko Inoue
Tetsuya Koda
NWA Southwest 1998–2011 Texas Ken Taylor
NWA Germany1999–2002 Germany
Austria
Franz Schumann
Island X-treme Wrestling Federation
NWA Hawaii
1999–2007 Hawaii Parrish Ho
Joseph Tramontano
NWA Mid-South [36] 1999–2009 Tennessee
Arkansas
Alvin Minnick
New England Championship Wrestling 2000 Massachusetts Sheldon Goldberg
International Independent Wrestling
Impact Independent Wrestling
2000–2003 Rhode Island Tim Boutin
NWA Fusion2000–2013 Virginia Rick O'Brien
Larry Horsley
NWA Absolute Entertainment2009 Northern Michigan James Allred
Gary "The Freak" Neeley
NWA Addicted [37]
NWA Green Mountain
2004-May 2006
2006
2007
Vermont Chad Merchant
Chad Peters
All-Star Championship Wrestling2002–2012 Wisconsin Jason Jerry
NWA All-Star Wrestling2006–2012 Virginia Stan Lee
Allied Powers Wrestling Federation2008 Pennsylvania Bubba Brewer
Alternative Pro Wrestling2008–2012 Royston, Georgia
Alternative Wrestling Show2005–2012 California Bart Kapitzke
NWA Anarchy2005 Georgia Jerry Palmer
Franklin Dove
NWA Ark-La-TX2012–2014 Longview, Texas Phillip Sullivan
NWA Australian Wrestling Alliance2011 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NWA Battle Zone [38] 2002–2012 Mississippi Denny McLain
NWA Bluegrass [39] 2002 Kentucky Kenny McCoy
NWA Blue Ridge2004–2005 Virginia James Gillenwater
NWA Bodyslam2011–2012 Texas Rudy Boy Gonzales
NWA Brew City Wrestling2009–2011 Wisconsin Frankie DeFalco
NWA California2004–2006 Central California Zack Reeb
NWA Capital2009–2012 Albany, New York AreaFrank Chiofalo
NWA Carolinas2007–2010North CarolinaEldon Speer
Central States Wrestling2001–2008 Kansas
Missouri
Joseph McDonald
Championship Pro Wrestling2006–2007 Oregon Sam Simms
Kevin Brandt
NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood 2010–2012 California David Marquez
Championship Wrestling from Florida 2003–2012Northern FloridaKevin Rhodes
Championship Wrestling Incorporated2008 West Virginia
NWA Charlotte2009 North Carolina J. D. Costello
NWA Chattanooga2010–2012 Tennessee
NWA Cold Front New England Ellen Magliaro
NWA Coastal2011–2012 New Jersey Phil Varlese
Dakota Pro Wrestling2010–2012 North Dakota
South Dakota
Brian Walther
NWA DAWG2010–2013 New Jersey Lawrence Zirconium
Deep Southern Championship Wrestling2011–2012 Georgia
Dynamo Pro Wrestling2008–2012Kansas
Missouri
Jim Yount
NWA Empire2004–2008New YorkJill Rosario (2004–2008)
Dave Ann (2008)
Empire Wrestling Federation 2006–2012 California Jesse Hernandez
Explosive Pro Wrestling 2006–2012Perth, Australia
Explosive Pro Wrestling-Adelaide2008–2011Adelaide, Australia
NWA Force One Pro Wrestling2009–2012 New Jersey Johnny Calzone
NWA Full Throttle Action2011–2012 Oklahoma Will Peden
Fusion Pro Wrestling2008–2009 Colorado Victoria Star
Billy Roberts
Jeff Michaels
NWA Great Championship Wrestling2004–2007 Georgia Jerry Oates
NWA Great Lakes Wrestling2009MichiganAnthony Watson, Nate Mattson, Brian Dunn, Great Lakes Broadcasting Group
Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance2008–2009 Texas Ben Galvan
High Risk Wrestling2007 California Matt Jackson
International Catch Wrestling Alliance
NWA France
2002 France Daniel Jalbert
Frontier Championship Wrestling2010–2011 Illinois Richard Bonjour
Impact Zone Wrestling2008–2010 Arizona Steve Greyeyes Islas
NWA Indiana2005–2010 Indiana Shawn Cook
Guy Lombardo
Marc Houston
Inoki Genome Federation 2007 Japan Antonio Inoki
Insane Championship Wrestling Wisconsin
NWA Intermountain Wrestling Revolution2012–2013 Salt Lake City, Utah Brad Lisenby
IWA Mid-South Illinois Ian Rotten
NWA Ireland [40] 2004–2008 Ireland Paul Tracey
NWA Korea [41] 20062017 South Korea Lee Whang Pyo
NWA Liberty States2012–2013 New Jersey Ricky Otazu
NWA Lone Star2011–2012TexasTony Brooklyn
NWA Lucha Chicago2010 Illinois
Mach One Wrestling2008–2012 California John Ian
Metro Pro Wrestling2010–2012 Kansas Chris Gough
NWA Mexico [42] 2008–2008
2008–2013
Mexico Blue Demon, Jr.
Daniel Acevas
Mid-American Wrestling2004–2007 Wisconsin Carmine DeSpirito
Mr. Chainsaw Pro Wrestling2008Kalkaska, MichiganHardcore Harry
Mountain Empire Championship Wrestling Virginia
NWA New Beginnings2009–2010Charlotte, North CarolinaGreg Price
NWA New South2003–2008 Mississippi Bob Serio
NWA No Limits Wrestling2003–2009Muscatine, IowaDoug Ritter
Scott Ritter
North American Wrestling Association Georgia
NWA North Jersey2004–2005 Northern New Jersey El Bandido
NWA Northern Championship Wrestling2009 Lansing, Michigan
NWA On Fire2008 New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
Mario Savoldi
Tommy Savoldi
NWA Optimum2009–2010 Illinois Jon Kmetz
Paradise Pro Wrestling
Lucha Americana International
2009 Texas
NWA Platinum2009–2010 Indiana
NWA Premier2011–2013 West Virginia Chance Prophet
NWA ProSouth Wrestling2011AlabamaTerry Batey
NWA Pro Wrestling 2005 California
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Australia
David Marquez
Pro Wrestling Evolution Georgia
Pro Wrestling Fusion2009–2011 Florida Joseph Cabibbo
NWA Pro Wrestling Krush2010Milwaukee, WisconsinRasche Brown
Pro Wrestling Next2009 Iowa
Pro Wrestling Revolution2008–2012Northern CaliforniaGabriel Ramirez
NWA Quebec Pro Wrestling [43] 2004–2010 Quebec Rodney Kellman
Rebellious Wrestling Federation2009–2010 Illinois Sean David
Pro Wrestling Zero-One
Pro Wrestling Zero1
2001–2004
2011
Japan Shinya Hashimoto & Yoshiyuki Nakamura
Yoshiyuki Nakamura & Shinjiro Ohtani
NWA Ring Warriors 2011FloridaHoward Brody
Rising Phoenix Wrestling2007 Arizona Earnest Guill
NWA Rocky Mountain2002–2003 Utah Mike Esposito
NWA Rocky Top [44] 2005 Tennessee James Strange
Scottish Wrestling Alliance2004–2008 Scotland Pete Murphy
NWA: Cyberspace
NWA Shockwave
2005–2006
2006–2007
New Jersey Billy & Daisy Firehawk
SoCal Pro Wrestling2008–2012Oceanside, CaliforniaJeff Dino
NWA South Atlantic2003–2009Orlando, FloridaSteve Michaels
D.J. Jeff
Sunray Pro Wrestling2003–2004 Florida Mike Tyler
NWA Alabama Pro Wrestling
NWA Xtreme
2002–2004 Alabama Kevin Brannen
NWA: Total Nonstop Action [45] 2002–2004 Tennessee
Florida
Jeff Jarrett
Jerry Jarrett
Ultimate NWA [46] 2003 Alabama Will Owens
NWA Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero [47] 2003 Utah Steve Neilson
Universal Fighting-Arts Organization1999 Japan Antonio Inoki
NWA Universal [48] 2003 Oklahoma Christopher Fox
NWA Wisconsin2003–2012 Wisconsin Jason Jerry
Upstate Pro Wrestling2004–2013Upstate New York Jill Rosario (2004–2008)
Dave Ann (2008)
Chip Stetson (2008–present)
West Coast Wrestling Connection 2005 Oregon Jeff Manning/Pat Kelly
NWA Wrestle Birmingham [49] 2005 Alabama Linda Marx
NWA Top Rope2005–2013 Tennessee Mike Sircy
NWA Wales2006–2007
NWA Bayou Independent Wrestling2007 Louisiana

Mississippi

Josh Newell
NWA Washington2007–2008 Washington
NWA Underground2007–2011 Indiana Merle Ramsey
Eric King
Undisputed Championship Wrestling2008 Pennsylvania Chris Ashton
NWA Insanity2009 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NWA Unleashed2009 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
NWA Supreme2009–2011 Illinois David Cavazos
Victory Independent Pro Wrestling2009–2011 Michigan
NWA New Revolution Wrestling2010 Denver, Colorado Matt Yaden
NWA WildKat2011 Louisiana Luke Hawx
Orlando Jordan
Total Wrestling Explosion2011–2012 Mississippi
NWA Wild West2011–2012 Arizona
Xplosion Nacional de Lucha Libre2011–2012 Chile
NWA WarZone2012 Victoria, AustraliaBen Gilbert
NWA Velocity2012 Austin, Texas Austin Rhodes
Total Championship Wrestling Austin, Texas John Peterson
Xtreme Limit Wrestling Wisconsin Chad Vandermark
NWA Supreme Southern Indiana Jeremy Bevins
NWA Mid West Marion, Ohio James J. Martin
NWA Atlanta2011 Atlanta, Georgia Jackie Marler
NWA Florida Wrestling Alliance2011 St. Petersburg, Florida
NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling2012 San Antonio, Texas Ray Aikens/Clint Hansen
NWA Central States Championship Wrestling2013 East St. Louis, Illinois Charles Wilcox
NWA Next Level Wrestling2013 Knoxville, Tennessee Devin Driscoll
NWA Appalachia2014 West Virginia Tyson Smith
NWA Mid South Pro Wrestling2014 South Carolina Darrell Freeman
NWA Combat Sport2015 Pensacola, Florida Travis Edgeworth/Lucha Locura
NWA Blue Collar Wrestling2015 Oregon
NWA Big AppleJune 2016 New York

New Jersey Connecticut

Andrew Anderson / Ebenezer Baldwin Bowles
Diamond Stars Wrestling2016 Tokyo, Japan
Irish-Italian Wrestling2017 New England Mike Dube
NWA Old School Wrestling2013 Odessa, Texas Fred Urban III
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling2012 North Carolina Vinnie Vain
NWA Smoky Mountain 2004-2017 Kingsport, Tennessee Tony Givens
NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling 2007 Nashville, Tennessee Jason Womack
NWA Texas Stampede Wrestling2013 Balch Springs, Texas James Beard
NWA Texoma2011 Ardmore, Oklahoma Robert Langdon
NWA Top of Texas2011 Amarillo, Texas Jack Kelso
NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling [50] 2014-2017 California

Nevada

Billy Blade
Joseph Duncan
NWA World Class2009 Rio Grande Valley, Texas Carmine DeSpirito
NWA Wrestling Revolution2007 McAllen, Texas James Dante
NWA Wrecking Ball Wrestling2007 Wichita, Kansas

Frisco, Texas

Tony Martin
Xtreme Latin American Wrestling 2007 Mexico City, Mexico Ernesto Ocampo
Carolina Wrestling Entertainment 2007 Greensboro, North Carolina Richie Blaisdell

Timeline, 1948–1993

List of National Wrestling Alliance territories

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