On the May 24 episode, Gilbertti held an "exhibition" with Ashley Vox. The team was used for comedy relief and often danced before their entrance. 3) Featuring Disco "Glenn Gilbertti" Inferno! [13] At World War 3, he participated in the three ring, 60 man battle royal with the winner receiving a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. There is a difference in Riddle's persona and his current wrestling style. In an exclusive interview with Dr. Chris Featherstone on UnSKripted, former WCW wrestler Disco Inferno said that he would like to train Riddle. Disco Shanti (fl. [3][24] He earned his title shot later that night against champion Billy Kidman but lost the match. During his time with the WWA, Disco continued his humorous gimmick both in and out of the ring. [2][50] Gilbertti left TNA and returned to independent circuit. [11] Inferno made his pay-per-view debut at Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring in a tag team contest where he teamed up with Alex Wright against Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton. His injury was mentioned after Disco refused to lose to Jacqueline because she was a woman. Gilbertti was pinned by Fallah Bahh after a Bonzai Drop. Gilbertti also appears weekly on Vince Russo's The Brand Network in a show called named Lions, Tigers, Bears and Dirt. ! Both talents shared similar views of what made wrestling important and what WCW needed. [14] Inferno was injured in early 1997 and he took some time off before returning in September. American professional wrestler best known for his work for WCW from 1995 to the bitter end as Disco Inferno. During his six-year tenure with WCW, Gilbertti became a one-time Cruiserweight Champion, a two-time Television Champion and a one-time Tag Team Champion with Alex Wright. M.A LeBlanc | June 23, 2020. Categories Dot Net Daily By Marc Middleton | January 29, 2020 Former WCW Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion The Disco Inferno has been announced for the … With a strong team of writers, editorialists, and social managers, we strive to provide to you the most up-to-date wrestling news and information around the web. [2][47] The next month, he earned his title shot against the champion Jeff Jarrett but lost the match after Vince Russo hit him with a baseball bat.[2][48]. Gilbertti was not interviewed for the show. [2][3] Around that time, Disco feuded with the likes of Booker T,[26] Konnan,[27] Buff Bagwell[28] and Ernest Miller. [3], In spring 2000, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo "rebooted" WCW and the New Blood was formed. 85 of the top 500 wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 13:41. On March 29, Scarlett Bordeaux beat Gilbertti in an intergender match. Disco Inferno on Ric Flair 1985-1996), Indian actress; Disco Inferno (wrestler) (born 1968), American professional wrestler; Disco Fury, Canadian professional wrestler, trainer of Bambi Hall; Arts and entertainment Films. He also attended TNA's Lockdown fan interaction in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 12, 2008 and later appeared as a guest on the October 8, 2008 edition of Spin Cycle, TNA's online-exclusive show. He mostly competed in the WCW's shows Saturday Night, Main Event and WorldWide that mainly featured mid-card wrestlers . Many of his peers from WCW—now working for WWE—such as William Regal, Bill DeMott, and Scott Armstrong, did defend Gilbertti, stating that he fully embraced the gimmick and was successfully able to get it over with fans. [3][36] At New Blood Rising, Disqo refereed a fatal four-way match for the World Tag Team Championship, which KroniK won. The guy died in the wrestling business at a very young age. Lash LeRoux looks back on training at the WCW Power Plant, labels Disco Inferno a great wrestling mind, recalls his title wins in WCW December 10, 2020 … In recent years, Gilbertti has become a fixture on wrestling podcasts. [17] Disco lost to Saturn in a rematch at World War 3,[19] before regaining the title from Saturn in a rematch on the December 8 episode of Nitro. He wrestled on the Georgia independent circuit, where he was best known for his time with Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) where he won several titles. While serving as a guest commentator for a women's battle royal, Gilbertti entered the match and won by eliminating Tessa Blanchard. On case number 00039 Gimmick Matches, Wrestling with Tragedy discusses the gimmick matches that didn't do so well at hooking in fans due to looking ridiculous, not doing enough to add in actual wrestling for the match and/or making the wrestlers involved look pathetic and ridiculous in action. [3][31][32] He entered a program with Lash LeRoux and had a successful title defense against LeRoux at Halloween Havoc. Hunks Wrestling very generously sent me a sample of their wares, and I'm proud to say they're a fine new option for those looking for wrestling videos. In 2003, he returned to WWA under his "Disco Inferno" gimmick. Inferno was asked whether he had a memorable Ric Flair party story to share with the fans. He was trained by Steve Lawler and started in the North Georgia Wrestling Alliance in 1991. He has been with the show since it debuted on Podcast One in 2016. Gilbertti returned on February 25, 2020 and formed a partnership with Johnny Swinger after Willie Mack said he would no longer be a tag team with Swinger. Disco Inferno did an interview with SportsKeeda to discuss a wide range of topics. On the July 31, 2002, weekly TNA pay-per-view, Disco Inferno debuted his weekly talk segment entitled Jive Talkin'[43] after announcing that he would be hosting a talk show the previous week. Train w/ @fswvegas @KennyKingPb2 @MaskaraManik @TheRealDisco & more", "SHOW RESULTS - 3/28 WrestleCon Supershow in San Jose, Calif.: Huge collection of stars including Hardys vs. RVD & Sabu main event, TNA wrestlers, Team 3D in mega-12-man tag", "Former ECW Champion Raven Returns to Ring On The Weekend - Last Word on Pro Wrestling", "My Last Days booking WCW – by Glenn Gilbertti", "A Day Inside A Booking Meeting – by Bill Banks", "Disco Inferno Shoot Interview (Approx. Following the Inception pay-per-view, he toured the UK with the WWA. Average rating in 2018: 5.71. Z-Barr worked with CZW til 2009, but also spent time with other independent promotions and working in Japan for Big Japan Wrestling. At Starrcade, Disco and LeRoux lost to Mamalukes after Disco accidentally attacked LeRoux. Hunks Wrestling. Perhaps Disco Inferno has a point when he says that a shoot style Riddle would elevate the Original Bro's overall character. Disco Inferno became one of Vince Russo’s closest friends in wrestling when the two worked together in WCW. It’s time to do the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. He returned later in the show, losing in a squash match to Abyss.[2][51]. Gilbertti quit the team with Swinger after the match. [3][39] They were scheduled to win the World Tag Team Championship at Millennium Final on November 16, but Disqo was legitimately injured. [3][37] At Fall Brawl 2000, Filthy Animals fought Natural Born Thrillers to a no contest in an elimination match. On that same Guest Booker interview, Gilbertti elaborated on his philosophy on booking professional wrestling: "There has never been a book written on wrestling. He ended up splitting from Wright and forming a brief partnership with Mike Sanders. Gilbertti had a plan to impress Scarlett Bordeaux. Inferno started a feud with Juventud Guerrera and defeated him at Halloween Havoc to become the number one contender to the Cruiserweight Championship. The Filthy Animals feuded with Misfits in Action and Disqo unsuccessfully challenged Lieutenant Loco for the Cruiserweight Championship at The Great American Bash. [56], Disco teamed with Eli Drake on March 11, 2018 at Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas. Russo placed Disco into the Filthy Animals faction where he was clearly the worst member. T.A. He defeated Mr. Former WCW … Gilbertti returned on the May 17 episode and spoke negatively about women's wrestling. Disco Inferno went on to contrast Omega to Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley, who both landed in AEW after achieving significant success in the WWE. [2] His name was often spelled incorrectly using "Glen Gilberti" or "Glenn Gilberti". Shows are either TWO 75 minute sets or THREE 45 minute sets unless specifically noted. At Halloween Havoc, they challenged for the World Tag Team Championship in a triangle match but ended up losing the match. [2][3][16][17] Disco lost to Jacqueline at Halloween Havoc. eWrestlingNews was founded in 1999 and has been covering wrestling news 24/7 ever since. After WCW, he worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling All-Stars. [3][34] Marinara joined The Mamalukes, while Disco was joined by LeRoux. Can’t Knock The Hustle: Wrestling’s 30 Under 30 List (WWE, AEW, NXT, New Japan, and more) January 6, 2021. He also credited as being the script writer/creative consultant for this tour. After SEX disbanded, Gilbertti managed the tag team Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger prior to forming the New York Connection (NYC) which consisted of Vito, Simon Diamond, David Young, Johnny Swinger and Trinity. Disco Inferno made a brief appearance on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling titled "Total Nonstop Deletion." Also at these shows he joined Jeremy Borash on commentary in the second half of the shows, claiming that he was there as the crowd had not shown him respect earlier in the show. [3] At Inception, he participated in a battle royal which was won by Buff Bagwell. In 2014, Gilbertti began appearing as a guest on Major League Wrestling Radio's podcasts and in early 2015 briefly had his own podcast 'Hot News' alongside Mike Sanders on Vince Russo's now defunct Pyro and Ballyhoo website. Disco Inferno and Konnan keepin it 100 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qhuYtaIZikI&t=606s Disco, a French film starring Franck Dubosc [20] He patched up things with former rival Alex Wright, thus turning into a villain in the process and the duo formed a tag team of dancers known as Dancing Fools. Beginning of in-ring career: 20.11.1991. He later threw one of the fruits off the top of the steel cage before the main event. According to Inferno, one reason for the loss of hype is because Riddle is being made to play a goofy babyface in WWE. This page has moved. [44] The talk segment lasted three weeks ending on August 14, 2002 with the weekly guests being Goldy Locks, The Dupps, and "Dean Baldwin". [17][40] They dropped the title afterward. [2] On the November 26 pay-per-view, Gilbertti teamed up with Diamond and Swinger in a 6-man tag team match to face 3Live Kru (Konnan, Ron Killings and B.G. Badd. [12], Disco started making a push in the cruiserweight division by the mid-1996. He claimed The Original Bro needs to return to the style he showcased in his YouTube and Twitter videos in order to become a "killer.". Disco's last appearance with WCW came on the March 19, 2001 (second to last) edition of Nitro where he spoke about his new partnership with Sanders and lost a match to Jason Jett. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Gilbertti then went on to join Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), changing his alias to his real name. Disco reunited with both former rival and tag team partner, Alex Wright as The Boogie Knights, both becoming face. He tried to intervene on a celebration dance off by Brian Christopher and Ernest Miller. [3][29], Gilbertti later said that the nWo storyline and working with Hall was the highlight of his career. During this show he issued an open challenge for anyone to face him, as he had no opponent to face. Gilbertti started wrestling in 1991 wrestling his first match on November 20, 1991. On March 15, Gilbertti beat Kikutaro as he prepared for Bordeaux. [3], Since 2009 he has worked as a trainer for Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas and sometimes appears on the company's independent shows. [2][49] When their stable fell apart, Gilbertti began teaming with Young while Simon and Swinger formed a separate team. However, it seems a former WCW Superstar does not necessarily think that way. Ultimate Wrestling Q&A The Inner Circle, Stan Hansen, Disco Inferno & More November 29, 2020 DougMaynard.com. January 11, 2021. That angle started as one of the best in US wrestling history, but quickly became a cancer that killed the company. Gilbertti had a brief stint on the creative team in TNA in late 2007 to early 2008, when Russo brought him in. [2] He wrestled on the Georgia independent circuit, where he was best known for his time with Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) where he won several titles. Highlight reel of Disco Inferno-bashing aboard "Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea" in October 2018. Disco Inferno [Wrestler] DJZ [Wrestler] Dorado Lince [Wrestler] Doring Danny [Wrestler] Last 10 feedback received: Nick Kroll Rts Nov 25, 2020 Ginger Zee (abc News) Success Nov 25, 2020 Mlb Chris Singleton Success Nov 25, 2020 Nfl Bill Brooks Fail / Rts Nov 25, 2020 Tony Dungy Success [2][46] On May 7, 2003 pay-per-view, he won an Anarchy Battle Royal to become the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Gilbertti signed a contract with WCW in 1995 and debuted later that same year. Often, he would bring a cheat sheet with a diagram on how to apply the hold to the ring. Home / Profile / Disco Inferno. (Image: WWE) Listen, Jaboronies, and you shall learn-o, Of the midnight tweets of Disco Inferno… In an exclusive interview with Dr. Chris Featherstone on UnSKripted, former WCW wrestler Disco Inferno said that he would like to train Matt Riddle. [9][10] He also competed on January 23, 1996 Clash of the Champions XXXII in a losing effort to Kevin Sullivan. He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992. Your thoughts on Santana and Ortiz? Inferno became allied with, although he never joined the nWo Wolfpac until after the reunion. Appearing "backstage," Inferno commented on his relief in not having to face Matt Hardy's son King Maxel in his debut match after being pinned by him on another occasion. NXT UK, Dot Net Weekly, Miz & Mrs. and Total Bellas return, WWE Raw poll results, Disco Inferno, Elektra, Matt Cappotelli November 12, 2020. Tweet. WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Federation (WWF) later that week. ", "Future Stars of Wrestling on Twitter - Oct 2015 - Want to be involved in the Wrestling Business? The book that has been written on wrestling is in the ego of the minds of the people that have done it before us, the ones that have booked previously and have been successful. This was a mock of the Rock's people's elbow and involved Disco wearing a hardhat and doing the YMCA dance before dropping the elbow. [18] He engaged in a feud with Perry Saturn after losing the Television title to Saturn on November 3 episode of Nitro. He worked one match for TNA Wrestling on a 2003 episode of Xplosion as a tag team against David Young and Disco Inferno. Disco Inferno was one of the closest friends of Vince Russo in the wrestling business. On the March 22 episode, Gilbertti was shown at a bar "preparing" for his match with Bordeaux. [25] Later at Starrcade, Disco along with Bam Bam Bigelow and Scott Hall assisted Nash in ending Goldberg's 173 match winning streak in the main event of Starrcade. Disco joined The Mamalukes, then the Filthy Animals,[3] renaming himself Hip Hop Inferno[citation needed] and then Disqo (a pun on R&B singer Sisqó, whose single "Thong Song" was a major hit at the time). The next PPV, Eruption, saw Disco commentating on the full event and not competing. They think they wrote the book because they did things that proved successful. He sat at ringside commentating in his usual style until he was beaten down by the returning Scott Steiner. During it, he spoke about Matt Riddle being called up to the WWE main roster and placed on Friday Night SmackDown then moved to Raw following a successful run in WWE NXT. He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992.[3]. Post-WCW, during interviews and columns he had written, Gilbertti had been known to be very vocal about his preference of the entertainment aspect over the athletic component of professional wrestling.[61][62]. 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General Rection substituted for Disqo and then won the tag titles for Disqo and Wright. - 28 minute mark", "Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring results", "Disco Inferno's first Cruiserweight Championship reign", "NWA-Total Nonstop Action PPV – July 24, 2002 – Nashville, Tennessee – Aired Live", "NWA:TNA PPV results – November 26, 2003", "Impact Wrestling results November 22, 2018", "Ask 411 Wrestling 10.24.12: Hogan in Japan, the 1991 Royal Rumble, the NWA, More! Perhaps Disco Inferno has a point when he says that a shoot style Riddle would elevate the Original Bro's overall character. Inferno received a spot on Russo’s creative team along with an on-air role. Monday, December 21, 2020. It is hard to deny the popularity of Riddle's goofy persona, but it does feel at times as though his character does not match his in-ring ability. The following week, Gilbertti and Swinger lost to the Deaners. Disco was booked to win the WCW World Television Championship from Wright on September 22 edition of Monday Nitro. He refused and got beat down by Anderson until Sting came to his aid.[52]. During these shows he introduced a new finishing move, the Village People's Elbow. Disco Inferno believes Riddle should adopt a shoot-style form of wrestling. On the March 1 episode, Gilbertti showed up to start his new job with management role with Impact, while Tommy Dreamer told him to find the Anthem owl. On the May 26, 2011 edition of Impact Wrestling, Disco Inferno made an appearance on Mr. Anderson's Scorpion Sitdown interview segment, where he was asked by Anderson to bury Sting. [2][42] He returned to commentary duties for the WWA final PPV, the Reckoning. In late 2004, Gilbertti reunited with Swinger and the duo teamed up together at Turning Point in a losing effort to Pat Kenney (formerly Simon Diamond) and Johnny B. That is the information that we know. Disco Inferno. In September 2015, Kayfabe Commentaries, who produces DVDs of wrestler interviews, released "Guest Booker with Glenn Gilbertti" where Gilbertti talked about his wrestling philosophy as well as his joke ideas such as the martian invasion, the Invisible Man, and "Bill Ding: The Evil Architect"; when asked what his favorite story or character he booked, Gilbertti said the booking of Lance Storm in WCW where Storm was pushed week after week to the point where he held three titles at the same time. He faced Brian Christopher most nights on the tour, mostly ending in defeat. Start times are approximate and subject to venue's decision on day of show. That doesn't mean that's the only thing you have to do... You can call [pro wrestling] a male soap-opera, good vs evil played out on theater, but in this day and age, in the era of ratings, wrestling is a three-hour block of television that you have freedom to put whatever you want on it to get people to watch the show. The show is currently on the MLW Radio Network. Here's what he had to say in response. Gilbertti made his return on February 22, 2019 where he was shown backstage trying to find the management office. During this tour, which included the Retribution PPV, he mostly worked on commentary and ring announcing duties. September 26, 2020 Eddie Kingston recently responded to comments made by Disco Inferno and others on an episode of Konnan’s “Keepin’ it 100” podcast. [3][38] During the match, Disco turned on Konnan by hitting him with a Chart Buster and began feuding with both the Animals and the Thrillers.[3]. Last updated by Sean Sweeny on April 28, 2014. Speaking on how he would train Matt Riddle, Disco Inferno believes that he needs to incorporate a more shoot-style based move set in order to improve as a wrestler. Since Gilbertti was pinned in the match, he was forced to wear the Turkey suit.[53]. A good and solid tag team. He gave his opinion on what he would change with regard to Riddle's style, and the RAW star's current persona. Disco Inferno asked what his cause of death was, and he was told it was a non COVID-19 lung issue. Disco Inferno Active Also known as Boogie Man, Disqo, Disqo Inferno, DI, Glen Gilberti, Glenn Gilbertti, Brooklyn Stud, Slave, Teaser ... Singles Wrestler (1991 - today) Tag Team Wrestler Road Agent Booker. [3][33] He was joined by a new ally Tony Marinara. Gilbertti is currently one of the hosts of a podcast called Keepin it 100 with Konnan. Gilbertti appeared on the Thanksgiving 2018 episode of Impact Wrestling. Later in the year he toured further with the WWA in the UK in December. He also wrestled for the Southern Wrestling Alliance and Vince Russo's Ring of Glory. He held the NGWA Tag Team Titles with Ashley Clark. The end of WCW came shortly after, but Russo had a chance to return to WWE in 2002. — The Wrestling Collector (@WCollector78) August 17, 2020 On Keepin’ it 100, Disco Inferno was asked about his run-ins with Ultimate Warrior, which also got Konnan to respond, and their interactions with him were, for lack of a better word, similar to others. Speaking on how he would train Riddle, Disco Inferno believes that he needs to incorporate a more shoot-style based move set in order to improve as a wrestler. Let’s do this. ... Wrestling Headlines 2020 End of Year Awards Results. In June 2000, Gilbertti assisted in the booking of the WCW shows. [23], After not getting any success, Inferno and Wright split and began focusing on their singles careers again. He gradually rose to mid-card status as a tweener, with his gimmick being that he would forget how to apply his finishing hold, a standing figure four leglock. [58] During that time, the booking committee consisted of Gilbertti, Vince Russo, Bill Banks, Ed Ferrara, and Terry Taylor. Glenn Gilbertti, Actor: Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report. Around this time he was also a commentator and wrestler (still using the Disco Inferno name) for World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). On the March 8 episode, while searching for Don Callis ringside to discuss his Impact management role, Gilbertti had a confrontation with Scarlett Bordeaux. [64], In 2009, Gilbertti started working as a host at the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, a strip club in Las Vegas.[65]. It was a quarter-final match of the tournament for the vacant WWA World Heavyweight Championship. He began a feud with Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko and unsuccessfully challenged him for the title at Bash at the Beach. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Glenn Gillbernetti on Twitter - Clarifies that he was born in 67, and not 68", "PODCAST: The Swerve (Ep. MysterLynch, Aug 29, 2020 #9181 ... and Disco Inferno. Charlotte Flair could be out of action until 2021. The two lost to Raven and Tommy Dreamer.[57]. On May 31, Blanchard beat Gilbertti in an inter-gender match. He participated in Eli Drake's 2nd annual "Gravy Train Turkey Trot", a 5-on-5 mixed tag team match where he teamed with Ohio Versus Everything member Jake Crist, Katarina), Desi Hit Squad member Rohit Raju, and their captain Eli Drake. [54][55], He appeared at the WrestleCon Supershow during Wrestlemania 31 weekend in San Jose, California. He retired from wrestling … Glenn Gilbertti (born November 12, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Disco Inferno (briefly changed to Disqo) from 1995 to 2001.[4]. "[63], On April 8, 2014, WWE Countdown ranked the Disco Inferno character portrayed by Gilbertti as the sixth most infamous gimmick in wrestling history. On October 18, 2007 edition of Impact!, Gilbertti appeared in a taped interview segment with Mike Tenay as Disco Inferno. [15], Disco then feuded with Alex Wright, who began dancing before his entrance to mock Disco. Just give us the cause of death! Disco Inferno: WrestleCon Supershow 2015 Mar 28th 2015: Disco Inferno: def. [3][35] Disco aligned with Mamalukes and became an enforcer for the duo. Disco could be pretty entertaining, but the Glacier angle was awful. [8] He annoyed the audience with his disco dancer character, which included dancing on the way to the ring and during his matches, the punchline being that fans would chant "Disco sucks!". A match is booked between the two. In Vince Russo's book Rope Opera, Russo says when he was close to re-signing as head writer of the WWE creative team in mid-2002, he requested that Gilbertti be brought in with him; according to Russo, word got around about Gilbertti's booking to the point that Vince McMahon questioned Russo's decision about bringing in Gilbertti due to legitimate concerns about Gilbertti's ideas, and referenced the "martian invasion" angle to him. Inferno said that he wants to know exactly why. In what has been and continues to be one of the most controversial angles of the year — at least until Ronda Rousey decided to “expose” the entire wrestling business — everyone’s favorite WCW star Glenn Gilbertti, better known as Disco Inferno, appeared on Impact Wrestling this Friday night to continue his misogynistic diatribe against […] [3] He defeated La Parka at SuperBrawl VIII. Disco Inferno also spoke about some of the issues with WWE RAW. Gilbertti credits Raven for the birth of the "Disco Inferno" character. On the March 10 episode, Gilbertti and Swinger lost to Mack and Ace Austin. ... Average rating in 2020: 5.00. According to Inferno, Riddle has lost the hype that he had in NXT. Mr. TA: dark: PWS Dream On Jun 8th 2013: Colt Cabana: def. [45], Gilbertti became a member of Sports Entertainment Xtreme (SEX) and even became their leader near the end of that angle. [3] Inferno wrestled on many editions of Main Event before pay-per-view events against superstars such as Joey Maggs and Eddie Guerrero. Disco Inferno has revealed that he would like to train Riddle, and believes he could turn him into a "killer.". Disco Inferno spoke on the UnSKripted podcast about a wide range of topics. On November 2, 2008, Gilbertti was released from his contract with TNA, with them citing budgetary cuts as the reason. December 16, 2020 Matt Riddle is arguably one of the best in-ring talents in all of WWE. In the late 1990s into the early 2000s, he also appeared on WCW Announcer Mark Madden's sports radio talk show on ESPN Radio 1250 in Pittsburgh as "Mr. Friday Afternoon". 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