American professional wrestler
Michael Paris
[1]
(born October 5, 1986) is an American
professional wrestler
. He is currently signed to
WWE
, where he performs on the
Raw
brand
, under the
ring name
Joaquin Wilde
. He is a member of the
Latino World Order
. He was a former founding member of
Legado Del Fantasma
.
Paris began his career in 2004, wrestling on several independent promotions under the name of
Shiima Xion
. He had his first national exposure when he participated as
Zema Ion
in the
X Division
Showcase, a tournament held by
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
. While he did not win the tournament, he signed a contract with TNA. He stayed with the promotion until 2018. During his time, he joined
Robbie E
and
Jessie Godderz
in the
BroMans
stable, changing his name to
DJZ
. He is a former
two-time
X Division Champion
and
one-time
World Tag Team Champion
with
Andrew Everett
. He has also worked for various other promotions, such as
Major League Wrestling
(MLW),
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
(AAA) and
DDT Pro-Wrestling
(DDT).
Professional wrestling career
[
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Early career (2002?2004)
[
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]
In 2002, a 15-year-old Paris won a contest to design the first logo for
Ring of Honor
, which the promotion used until 2004.
[8]
In 2003, Paris began training to become a professional wrestler at the Coalition of Competition in
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
under trainers Super Hentai, Shirley Doe, and Glenn Spectre.
[1]
He trained there for 14 months before debuting as Shiima Xion, the "first Filipino male model of wrestling" on August 21, 2004, against Jason Gory in
Wheeling, West Virginia
for Black Diamond Wrestling.
[1]
Shiima Xion competed throughout West Virginia and Ohio in late 2004, since he was not old enough to compete in the state of Pennsylvania. Shortly after turning 18, however, Xion began competing regularly for the International Wrestling Cartel, as well as making appearances in
Chikara
, Far North Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Unplugged.
[1]
[9]
By early 2006, the Shiima Xion character had become more of a glam rock star than a male model, as Xion began wearing make-up to the ring, and had also changed his hair color from black to red/blonde.
[1]
His bizarre hair style soon became his trademark, with Shiima becoming best known for hairspraying his hair during matches.
[1]
[9]
The androgynous character eventually caught the attention of Japanese wrestling promoter
Sanshiro Takagi
, who invited 19-year-old Shiima to tour Japan with his company,
Dramatic Dream Team
(DDT) in the summer of 2006.
[1]
Shiima Xion was featured in the Introducing... article in
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
's
The Wrestler
(volume 19, 2007).
[1]
The magazine was released on newsstands nationwide on December 4, 2007, with a two-page article spread on Shiima.
[9]
Independent circuit (2004?2019)
[
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]
Shiima Xion made his
International Wrestling Cartel
debut on November 6, 2004, in
Munhall
, Pennsylvania, shortly after his eighteenth birthday.
[1]
Shiima lost to Jason Gory, who was also making his IWC debut that night.
[1]
The two feuded into 2005, culminating at IWC No Excuses on July 29, 2005, where Gory came out victorious.
[1]
Next month, Shiima would receive a shot at Shirley Doe's
IWC World Heavyweight Championship
and lost. For the next few months he would team with Chris Maverick as the International Males which ended with an IWC Tag Team Championship match against the Gambino Brothers Moving Company, which Xion and Maverick lost. Shiima would once again come across Gory at IWC Super Indy V on April 15, 2006, in which Shiima defeated Gory with the Filipino Destroyer. Post-match saw the two shake hands for the first time in their near two-year-long rivalry and eventually led to them forming a tag team known as Team Catfish and eventually Babyface Fire (BFF).
[1]
[9]
BFF teamed for the first time on July 7, 2006, and were defeated by
Chris Hero
and
Claudio Castagnoli
. The team is best known for their scramble matches with the Gambino Brothers, Sexual Harassment, and the Cleveland Mafia. The second of these scrambles, which took place on December 9, 2006, saw BFF capture their first IWC Tag Team Championship.
[1]
Xion and Gory held onto the belts until March 2007, in which The Gambino Brothers challenged the champions, despite both BFF members already competing in singles action earlier in the night.
[1]
The challenge was accepted, and Xion was pinned by Marshall Gambino after interference from Jimmy DeMarco.
[1]
After losing the titles, Shiima reached the final of the Super Indy VI Tournament but was defeated by
Larry Sweeney
. Later that year, after a violent feud with the Gambinos, BFF won their second IWC Tag Team Championship on December 8, 2007.
[1]
They would hold onto the tag titles twice as long as their first reign, until Sexual Harassment defeated BFF for the belts in June 2008.
[1]
They also lost their rematch in a huge
TLC match
in August 2008.
[9]
In September 2008, Xion defeated Marshall Gambino to qualify for another tournament, for the vacant IWC World Heavyweight Championship.
[1]
Xion defeated Justin Idol, John McChesney, and
Raymond Rowe
to advance to the finals, where he defeated Jimmy DeMarco with a
630 splash
to win the tournament and the title on October 26, 2008.
[1]
[9]
After only one successful defence, Shiima lost the IWC World Heavyweight Championship to Raymond Rowe.
[10]
On March 7, defeated Rowe in a no disqualification match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[10]
Their feud would culminate on March 28, where Shiima once again defeated him.
[10]
Shiima's reign was littered with DQ finishes, usually Shiima getting himself disqualified.
[10]
On December 12, Jimmy DeMarco defeated Shiima for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[10]
On January 30, 2010, the two went up against each other in an extreme rules match with
Shane Douglas
as the special referee which DeMarco won.
[10]
On his way to the Super Indy IX Final, Xion defeated
Ricky Reyes
,
Frightmare
and
Lince Dorado
. On May 8, in the final, he defeated both Azrieal and
Johnny Gargano
to win the tournament and the IWC Super Indy Championship.
[10]
On August 21, he defended the title in a steel cage against Super Hentai and the two would face off once again in January 2011 where Shiima lost the title.
[10]
2011 would prove to be an annoying year for Shiima as he had multiple title shots including several IWC World Heavyweight Championship shots and one IWC Super Indy Championship shot.
[10]
Shiima would leave IWC to focus on other promotions, namely
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
. However, he has returned under his TNA name Zema Ion for sporadic appearances.
[10]
On October 19, 2013, as Shiima Xion returned to IWC at Retro reunion, defeating Facade for the Super Indy Championship.
Mexican promotions (2008?2019)
[
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]
Shiima Xion made his Desastre Total Ultraviolento debut on May 3, 2008, in
Mexico City
,
Mexico
in a tag match with
Joe Lider
against
El Generico
and
Crazy Boy
. Xion lost the match after a top rope
brainbuster
from El Generico. Xion returned to DTU on July 11, 2009, in Tulancingo, Mexico in a three-way light tube deathmatch with Crazy Boy and
Extreme Tiger
. Xion lost after a
Swanton bomb
from Extreme Tiger. Xion also competed in DTU's "Fashion" event on July 26, 2009, in Mexico City, where Xion challenged for the DTU championship in a 3-way match with Aero Boy and Ragde. Aero Boy became the new DTU champion after pinning Xion. Shiima joined the
AAA
roster in mid-2009, debuting on a Cuautitlan, Mexico TV taping in a six-man tag that featured Xion,
Teddy Hart
and
Electroshock
going against
La Parka
,
Jack Evans
and Extreme Tiger. Xion was pinned following a double stomp from Tiger. Xion also wrestled for
International Wrestling Revolution Group
, Lucha POP and X-Project.
On April 5, 2017, DJZ took part in an event held by The Crash promotion in Mexico City, battling
Rey Horus
,
Laredo Kid
,
Mr. 450
, Septimo Dragon and
Ultimo Ninja
in a number one Contendership match for the Cruiserweight Title. During the match, DJZ took a
450° splash
from Laredo Kid and immediately felt something was wrong, but finished the match, believing it "was just the wind knocked out of him." Examination at a Mexican hospital that night, however, revealed he had suffered a ruptured colon, causing internal bleeding, and forcing him to undergo emergency surgery.
[11]
[12]
[13]
DJZ appeared at Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide's Through TNA/GFW/Impact Wrestling partnership with AAA
Triplemania XXV
and
Triplemania XXVI
.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling
[
edit
]
X Division Champion (2011?2013)
[
edit
]
On June 23, 2011, Paris made an appearance on
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
's
Impact Wrestling
television show, working under the ring name Zema Ion, defeating
Dakota Darsow
and Federico Palacios in a three?way X Division match to advance to the tournament finals at
Destination X
, where a contract with the promotion would be at stake.
[14]
At the pay-per-view, Ion competed in a four-way match against Jack Evans,
Low Ki
and the eventual winner of the match,
Austin Aries
.
[15]
On July 24 it was reported that Paris had signed a contract with TNA.
[16]
Zema Ion made his return to TNA on the August 11 edition of
Impact Wrestling
, appearing in a backstage segment, where
Eric Bischoff
introduced new rules to the X Division.
[17]
The following week, Ion took part in a
gauntlet match
to determine the X Division rankings. After eliminating
Mark Haskins
from the match, Ion was himself eliminated by
Jesse Sorensen
, placing him fifth in the rankings.
[18]
Ion returned on the September 28 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, working in a five-man
ladder match
, which was won by
Brian Kendrick
.
[19]
On the December 15 edition of
Impact Wrestling
, Ion started Best of Three Series with
Anthony Nese
to determine the third and final challenger for the
X Division Championship
at
Genesis
. Ion, now wrestling as a
heel
, won the first match of the series.
[20]
Two weeks later, Ion defeated Nese in a
Contract on a Pole match
to win the series 2-1 and advance to the pay-per-view.
[21]
On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Ion was the second man eliminated from the X Division Championship match, which also included Austin Aries, Jesse Sorensen and
Kid Kash
. Ion then helped Aries defeat Sorensen and retain his title.
[22]
On February 12 at
Against All Odds
, Ion defeated Sorensen in an X Division number one contender's match, after Sorensen was unable to continue after suffering a legitimate injury and was counted out.
[23]
Ion received his shot at the X Division Championship on the March 8 edition of
Impact Wrestling
, winning the match via disqualification, after champion Austin Aries was caught using Ion's hair spray on him; as a result, Aries retained his title.
[24]
Ion received another title shot on March 18 at
Victory Road
, but was defeated by Aries via submission.
[25]
On the following edition of
Impact Wrestling
, Ion failed again to capture the X Division Championship after he fought Aries, Kid Kash and Anthony Neese to a no contest, following interference from
Bully Ray
.
[26]
Ion received another shot at the X Division Championship on the May 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, but was again defeated by Aries.
[27]
On the June 14 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Ion competed in his first
Ultimate X match
, where he and
Chris Sabin
unsuccessfully challenged Aries for the X Division Championship.
[28]
On July 8, at
Destination X
, Ion won a
tournament
to become the new X Division Champion, defeating
Kenny King
,
Mason Andrews
and
Sonjay Dutt
in an Ultimate X match.
[29]
He would retain the title against wrestlers like Kenny King,
[30]
[31]
Sonjay Dutt
[32]
[33]
and
Douglas Williams
[34]
until
Bound for Glory
, where Ion lost the title to
Rob Van Dam
.
[35]
Ion received his rematch for the title on the October 25 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, but was again defeated by Van Dam.
[36]
Ion tried to regain the title, but he lost every match he had.
[37]
[38]
[39]
[40]
The BroMans (2013?2015)
[
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]
After several months out injured, he returned to Impact on a regular basis and on the November 28 edition of
Impact
, Zema joined
The BroMans
as their personal DJ. Ion won the Feast or Fired TNA X Division Championship briefcase. On January 30, 2014 (Airing on February 6, 2014), unsuccessfully cashed in his briefcase against
TNA X Division Champion
, Austin Aries. This made him the first person to unsuccessfully cash in the X Division Feast or Fired briefcase. In February 2014, his ring name changed to
DJZ
. On February 23, 2014
The Wolves
(
Eddie Edwards
and
Davey Richards
) defeated The BroMans (
Jessie Godderz
and
Robbie E
) for the
TNA World Tag Team Championship
only to lose them the following week to The Bromans during the TNA/
Wrestle-1
Kaisen: Outbreak
supershow event on March 2. Since then, the Wolves have had numerous rematches for the titles on
Impact Wrestling
, with the BroMans either using excuses to avoid defending the belts, having the third member of the team DJZ fill in for defenses, or by getting blatantly disqualified. At the PPV, all three BroMans defended the championships against the Wolves in a three-on-two
handicap match
. On May 29, 2014, TNA announced on their website that
Texas
wrestling legend
Kevin Von Erich
would accompany his two sons
Marshall and Ross
for their first ever nationally televised match at the pay-per-view. At the
Slammiversary XII
The BroMans fought the Von Erichs and lost disqualification when Jessie Godderz attacked Ross and Marshal with a steel chair however Kevin ran into the ring and made the save.
On the April 17, 2015, episode of
Impact Wrestling
, after losing a tag team match to
Dirty Heels
, The BroMans ended when Godderz attacked DJZ and Robbie E. On the May 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ officially started his singles run as a
face
, challenging for the X Division Championship in a losing effort. On June 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ competed in a X Division Championship tournament along with
Tigre Uno
and
Mandrews
which the match was won by Tigre Uno. After the match, DJZ was viciously attacked by Jessie Godderz with that setting up a match the next week which DJZ failed to win. At
Slammiversary
, he competed in a three-way match for the X Division Championship but lost the match. At
Bound for Glory
, he competed in an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship in a losing effort. During October and November, he competed in the
TNA World Title Series
he ended of his first block by defeating Mandrews and Tigre Uno (with the only exception of
Manik
), however he finally gained 6 points in pinning Manik in the following weeks, which also involved Uno, to advance in the round of 16, where he was defeated by
Ethan Carter III
in the first round, failing to advance to the quarterfinals and being eliminated from the tournament.
Championship reigns (2016?2018)
[
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]
On the April 12, 2016, episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ defeated X Division Champion
Trevor Lee
in a non-title match. After the match, He was attacked by
Gregory Shane Helms
but was saved by Eddie Edwards. At
Slammiversary
, he participated in a four-way match for the X Division Championship, but lost the match. At
Destination X
, he won a ladder match to earn a title shot for the X Division Championship. Later, he defeated
Mike Bennett
with the help of the X Division wrestlers.
On the September 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ defeated
Rockstar Spud
, Mandrews, Trevor Lee,
Andrew Everett
and
Braxton Sutter
in an
Ultimate X
gauntlet match to win the
TNA X Division Championship
. On the September 22 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, he successfully defended his title against Trevor Lee and against Eddie Edwards on the October 29 episode of
Impact Wrestling
. He successfully defended his title against Trevor Lee at
Bound for Glory
. On the October 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ took part in
Team X Gold
, teaming with Braxton Sutter and Mandrews, to defeat
The Helms Dynasty
and
Marshe Rockett
. On the October 13 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, he successfully defended his title against Marshe Rockett. On the October 27 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, the team defeated
Decay
and Rockstar Spud. On the November 3 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, the team defeated The Helms Dynasty and Marshe Rockett and Rockstar Spud and Decay in a three-way tag team match. They defeated once again the two teams, this time in an Elimination match on the October 24 episode of
Impact Wrestling
. On the December 1 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, DJZ successfully defended his title against Braxton Sutter and Mandrews. After the match, he was attacked by Mandrews.
On January 6, 2017, at the event
One Night Only: Live!
, DJZ successfully defended his title against Andrew Everett, Braxton Sutter and Trevor Lee, in a
four-way elimination match
.
[41]
On January 11, DJZ lost his X Division Championship to Trevor Lee. DJZ was not used by Impact Wrestling between the March 5 taping of Impact, which aired on April 13, where he lost to Davey Richards, and Impact vs
Lucha Underground
on April 6, 2018. He said he did not know his status with the company and if or when Impact woukd utilize him again.
[42]
In the meantime, he has been working for several independent and Impact-partnership promotions in the US, Japan and Mexico, including Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
DJZ would eventually return to an Impact branded event at their co-promoted show with Lucha Underground during
WrestleCon
2018, and his official return in a six-way match at
Impact Wrestling Redemption
later that month. On April 24, 2018, DJZ and Andrew Everett (billed as Z&E) defeated Eli Drake and Scott Steiner to win the
Impact World Tag Team Championship
. On December 31, DJZ announced that his contract with Impact had expired and would depart from the company.
[43]
WWE (2019?present)
[
edit
]
On March 18, 2019, it was reported that
WWE
was attempting to sign DJZ.
[44]
On May 14, 2019, WWE confirmed that DJZ had signed a contract.
[45]
The following month, it was revealed he would be changing his ring name to
Joaquin Wilde
.
[46]
[47]
In June, it was announced that Wilde would compete in a tournament named
NXT Breakout Tournament
,
[48]
where he made his debut on the June 26 episode of
NXT
, losing to
Angel Garza
in the first round of the tournament.
[49]
On the December 13 episode of
205 Live
, Wilde made his debut on the
brand
defeating James Tapia.
On the April 1 episode of
NXT
, after a match with
Kushida
, Wilde was abducted in the parking lot by a van full of men in black clothes and luchadore masks, continuing a previous storyline started when the same happened to
Raul Mendoza
weeks prior. On the June 10 episode of
NXT
, Wilde made his return as he along with Mendoza were revealed as the mysterious masked men and they aligned themselves with
El Hijo del Fantasma
as they attacked
Drake Maverick
, thus turning heel.
[50]
On the June 17 episode of
NXT
, El Hijo del Fantasma, now known as Santos Escobar, would reveal the name of his new faction with Wilde and Mendoza to be
Legado Del Fantasma
. Escobar, Wilde and Mendoza would once again attack Maverick as Escobar put Maverick through a table.
[51]
In their first match as a team, Legado del Fantasma defeated Maverick and Breezango (
Fandango
and
Tyler Breeze
) in a six-man tag team match on the second night of
The Great American Bash
.
Wilde and Mendoza began competing in NXT's tag team division and on
205 Live
. At
NXT TakeOver XXX
, Wilde and Mendoza faced Breezango and the team of
Oney Lorcan
and
Danny Burch
in a triple threat match to determine the #1 contenders for the
NXT Tag Team Championship
but Wilde and Mendoza would be unsuccessful. At the night one of
Super Tuesday
, Legado lost to
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
and Breezango in a
street fight
when Scott pinned Escobar, leading up to a match between Escobar and Scott for Escobar's Cruiserweight Championship at
NXT TakeOver 31
, where Wilde and Mendoza assisted Escobar in retaining the title.
In 2021, Wilde and Mendoza entered the
2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
in which they lost to the eventual winners
MSK
(
Nash Carter
and
Wes Lee
) in the semifinal round. They also faced MSK and
Grizzled Young Veterans
(
James Drake
and
Zack Gibson
) on night one of
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
in a match with the Tag Team titles on the line, which MSK won. On the night two of Stand & Deliver, Wilde and Mendoza assisted Escobar in defeating the reigning
Cruiserweight Champion
Jordan Devlin
in a
ladder match
to become the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. At
NXT Takeover: In Your House
, Legado del Fantasma would face
NXT North American Champion
,
Bronson Reed
and NXT Tag Team Champions, MSK in a winners take all, six man tag team match in which, Legado del Fantasma would lose the match. On the August 24 episode of
NXT
,
Elektra Lopez
made her debut assisting Legado Del Fantasma to a win against
Hit Row
.
On the October 7 episode of
SmackDown
, Legado Del Fantasma (with
Zelina Vega
replacing Lopez) attacked Hit Row during their entrance, marking the group's main roster debut.
[52]
On the March 10 episode of
SmackDown
, Wilde alongside the rest of Legado Del Fantasma helped
Rey Mysterio
against
The Judgment Day
, turning face in the process.
[53]
On the March 31 episode of
SmackDown
, Rey reformed the
Latino World Order
and invited Legado Del Fantasma to join as a token of appreciation for aiding him in his fight against his son,
Dominik
, and The Judgement Day.
[54]
[55]
On the November 10 episode of
SmackDown
, Escobar defected from LWO and removed Vega, Wilde and Del Toro from Legado del Fantasma the following week.
[56]
[57]
On the December 1 episode of
SmackDown
, Wilde wrestled his first main roster singles match against Escobar but was defeated.
[58]
Wilde and Del Toro participated in the
2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
tournament, defeating
Chase University
's
Duke Hudson
and Riley Osborne on the January 16, 2024 episode of
NXT
but lost to
Carmelo Hayes
and
Trick Williams
in the semifinals two weeks later.
[59]
[60]
At Night 2 of the
2024 WWE Draft
, LWO were drafted to the Raw brand.
[61]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Paris is of
Filipino descent
, being raised by a single mother who emigrated from the
Philippines
.
[62]
He went to high school at
Oak Glen High School
in
New Cumberland
,
West Virginia
and attended
West Virginia University
, where he majored in
journalism
.
[9]
Paris was featured in the documentary
Slammed: Inside Indie Wrestling
. Paris says he has started suffering medical issues and wrestling-related injuries since turning 30. The first of these was in September 2016, when he broke his wrist in a match he wrestled for free in
Chicago
,
Illinois
which required a permanent screw to be implanted to fix.
[13]
In May 2013, he started a
GiveForward
campaign to raise money to help pay to remove a benign tumor in his bladder, which had been discovered during an emergency appendectomy. On April 5, 2017, Paris suffered a second "colon-related health scare" after a
450° splash
from
Laredo Kid
during a match for
The Crash
in
Mexico City
caused a ruptured colon and internal bleeding, forcing him into emergency surgery. Doctors gave him a 20% chance of having use a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.
[11]
[12]
[13]
The surgery was successful and he returned to the ring two months later at an International Wrestling Cartel show, losing to
Adam Cole
.
[63]
This injury resulted in thousands of dollars of debt related to hospital bills and an estimated $10,000 in lost revenue from missed bookings.
[13]
Since 2017, Paris has been in a relationship with Rebecca Schott.
[64]
They got married in October 2019. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2021.
[65]
Other media
[
edit
]
Paris, as Joaquin Wilde, has appeared in
WWE 2K22
,
WWE 2K23
and
WWE 2K24
as a playable character.
Championships and accomplishments
[
edit
]
- AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)
[67]
- AIW Intense Championship (1 time)
[68]
- AIW Tag Team Championship (1 time) ? with Shawn Blaze
[69]
- Todd Pettengill Invitational (2011)
[70]
- Triple Crown Champion
[71]
- Championship Wrestling Experience
- CWE Undisputed Championship (1 time)
[9]
- Dramatic Dream Team
- Far North Wrestling
- FNW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
[9]
- Glory Pro Wrestling
- United Glory Tag Team Championship (1 time) ? with Everett Connors
- Independent Wrestling Association East Coast
- IWA East Coast Zero-G Crown (2008)
[9]
- International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC Super Indy Championship (2 times)
[73]
- IWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) ? with Jason Gory
[74]
- IWC World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[75]
- IWC Super Indy IX Tournament (2010)
[76]
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