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Kevin Thorn

December 18, 2023

This article is about the professional wrestler. For the Fables character, see List of characters in Fables § Kevin Thorn.

Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) is an American realtor and professional wrestler. He is best known for working with WWE under the ring names Mordecai and Kevin Thorn.

Kevin Thorn
Thorn in 2016
Birth nameKevin Matthew Fertig[1]
Born (1977-01-17) January 17, 1977 (age 46)[1][2]
Memphis, Tennessee, United States[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)7even[1]
Kevin Fertig
Kevin Thorn[1][2]
Max Cherry[1]
Mordecai[1][2]
Serpent[3]
Seven Thorn[1][2]
Vengeance[1][2]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[4]
Billed weight270 lb (122 kg)[4]
Trained byOhio Valley Wrestling[2]
Debut2000[1][2]

Fertig made his professional wrestling debut in 2000, and quickly began working for the Memphis Championship Wrestling promotion in his hometown, under the ring name Seven. There he won the Hardcore, Southern Tag Team and Southern Heavyweight Championships. He signed a contract with WWE in April 2002, and was assigned to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He competed in OVW for two years, winning the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship with Travis Bane, before being called up to the SmackDown brand as Mordecai, a religious zealot. The character only lasted a few months, and he returned to OVW before being released in mid-2005.

He competed on the independent circuit for the next year, before returning to WWE to wrestle on its ECW brand as Kevin Thorn, a vampire character. He gained Ariel as a valet, and later joined the New Breed faction in early 2007. After Ariel was released in mid-2007, Thorn continued to wrestle on ECW, but was sent to OVW in late 2007, after undergoing an image change. He wrestled in both OVW and WWE's other developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, until January 2009, when he was released from his contract. He then returned to the independent circuit, and also wrestled in Europe as Seven Thorn.

Professional wrestling career edit

Early Career (2000–2002) edit

Fertig first got involved in professional wrestling by working out with wrestler Sid Vicious in Gold's Gym in Memphis.[5] Beginning his career in 2000, Fertig quickly began wrestling as Seven in Memphis Championship Wrestling and some other independent promotions. Seven was a gimmick based on the seven deadly sins.[5] He won the MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship on July 7, 2001.[6] He also won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship with Thrash, and held the MCW Hardcore Championship.[1]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002–2005) edit

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002−2004) edit

In April 2002, Fertig signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was assigned to their development territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he continued to use the Seven gimmick. After wrestling sporadically in OVW throughout 2002 and 2003, against wrestlers including Chris Cage and Johnny Jeter, he joined the Disciples of Synn stable. Along with stable-mate Travis Bane, he won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on March 5, 2003, by defeating Lance Cade and René Duprée.[7] After holding the championship for just over a month, they were forced to vacate it on April 10, when Bane suffered an injury.[7][8] In late 2003 and early 2004, Seven and Bane began competing in dark matches prior to the Raw television show, using their real names of Kevin Fertig and Travis Tomko respectively.[2]

Mordecai (2004) edit

In 2004, Fertig pitched the idea of a religious character named Mordecai to Vince McMahon.[9] In late April 2004, Fertig was called up to the SmackDown! brand with vignettes playing on the show announcing his new character, Mordecai, a religious Zealot-type character, which was partially based on his previous Seven gimmick.[5][10] During numerous promos, Mordecai claimed to be on a crusade to rid the world of sin.[11] He consistently wore white and had blonde hair and a beard as a sign of his purity.[5] Mordecai debuted in-ring for the SmackDown! brand on May 16, 2004, during the Judgment Day pay-per-view, defeating Scotty 2 Hotty.[12][13] In later appearances, Mordecai condemned the audience for their sins, and led them in prayer.[14] At The Great American Bash, Mordecai defeated Hardcore Holly. On the July 1 episode of Smackdown, Mordecai lost to Rey Mysterio. In early July, however, the gimmick was dropped and Fertig was sent back to OVW for more training.[15]

Return to OVW and departure (2004−2005) edit

Fertig's return to OVW was also due to his involvement in a bar fight, and subsequent impending lawsuits meant that WWE decided to take Fertig off television.[5] Fertig returned to OVW, wrestling under a mask as Vengeance, and competed only sporadically against wrestlers including Elijah Burke, Mark Henry, Johnny Jeter, and Matt Cappotelli.[2] He was soon released in July 2005.[16][17]

Independent circuit (2005–2006) edit

Following his WWE release, Fertig began using the Mordecai name again while working on the independent circuit.[2] He wrestled for Memphis Wrestling, where he won the Southern Title in March 2005.[6] He went on to retain the championship in a match against Garrison Cade on April 16. He also worked for UCW, and wrestled against competitors including Marty Jannetty and Shayne Maddox.[2]

Return to WWE (2006-2009) edit

ECW (2006–2007) edit

See also: The New Breed (ECW)

Fertig made his return in June 2006 on WWE's ECW brand as a vampire. His first appearances on ECW on Sci Fi saw him appear in several vignettes, looking into the camera and spitting blood, while remaining unnamed and unofficially known as the "ECW Vampire".[18][19][20] The idea behind the vignettes was that Fertig was to be part of a 'vampire' faction with Gangrel and Ariel; however, the faction did not materialise on television.[5] The vignettes later expanded to include Ariel as a tarot card reader.[21][22]

 
Kevin Thorn and Ariel in 2006

Fertig's televised in-ring debut for the brand on the July 25 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, defeating Little Guido Maritato, with Ariel acting as his valet.[23] The next week, in another vignette, Ariel revealed his name to be Kevin Thorn.[24] Ariel then increased her ringside presence during Thorn's matches, often interfering in his matches, and Thorn began a scripted feud with Balls Mahoney.[25][26][27] In order to counteract Ariel's interference, Mahoney began bringing in Francine as an equalizer.[28] The two teams feuded until early October, until Francine was released by WWE.[29][30] As Ariel began to feud with Kelly Kelly, Thorn became caught up in the feud and at the December to Dismember pay-per-view, Thorn and Ariel defeated Kelly and Kelly's on-screen boyfriend Mike Knox in a mixed tag team match, after Knox walked out on Kelly.[31][32]

On February 6, 2007, Thorn and Ariel joined Elijah Burke, Matt Striker, and Marcus Cor Von in forming The New Breed stable, with Thorn taking on the enforcer role and describing himself as the "muscle" of the group.[33] The New Breed immediately engaged themselves in a feud with the ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and The Sandman).[34][35] Different members of the New Breeds wrestled members of the ECW originals over several weeks, leading up to WrestleMania 23.[36][37] At WrestleMania, the New Breed was defeated by the ECW Originals in an 8-man tag team match, but won a rematch on the following episode of ECW.[38][39] In April, CM Punk aligned himself with the New Breed after weeks of recruiting.[40] Just two weeks later, however, Punk betrayed the New Breed and attacked Burke after a match.[41] The following week, Burke announced a match between Thorn and Punk, but Thorn lost. After the match, Thorn quit the New Breed, as none of the other members interfered during the match to help him.[42]

On May 18, Ariel was released by WWE.[43] The following week, Thorn appeared by himself, with the commentators claiming that Thorn was "flying solo". After leaving Ariel, Thorn was pushed, defeating superstars such as Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards.[44][45][46] His winning streak came to an end on July 3, however, when he lost to CM Punk on ECW.[47] Thorn then began a feud with Stevie Richards, after Richards defeated Thorn in an upset on two consecutive occasions.[48][49] Following this, Thorn attacked Richards backstage.[50] He later pinned Richards in a match, but the referee reversed the decision, and awarded the match to Richards, when Thorn attacked Richards after the match.[51] Despite this, Thorn defeated Richards the following week, and then teamed up with Elijah Burke to defeat Richards and Tommy Dreamer in a tag team match.[52][53] On the September 18 episode of ECW, Thorn along with Burke, Dreamer, and Richards involved themselves in an Elimination Chase to No Mercy to face Punk. In their first match, a fatal four-way, Thorn was victorious, eliminating Richards, but was eliminated himself the following week, due to being pinned in a triple threat match.[54][55]

 
Thorn's new look in December 2007

On November 20, 2007, Thorn debuted a new look, with shorter hair and different ring attire, while defeating Nunzio.[56] Soon after this image change, Thorn was taken off of television and sent to the WWE developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.[2]

Developmental territories (2008–2009) edit

In early 2008, Fertig made his return to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and began wrestling under his real name.[2] He competed against wrestlers including Pat Buck, J.D. Michaels, and Kofi Kingston.[2] In mid-2008, Fertig moved to the new developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), and reverted to the Kevin Thorn name.[2] His first match in FCW was on May 3, when he defeated Afa Anoa'i Jr. in a Street Fight.[2][57] On May 6, he teamed up with Atlas DaBone to defeat Afa, Jr. and "The Upgrade" Tyrone Jones.[58] His first loss in FCW was on June 3, when he was defeated by Shawn Spears, following a distraction from Sinn Bowdee.[59]

Fertig was part of plans for a faction to feud with The Undertaker in mid-2008, however, he underwent hip surgery in September, and the plans did not proceed.[5] He competed in his final match in FCW on December 4, when he, Sheamus, and Gavin Spears were defeated by Joe Hennig, Johnny Prime, and Eric Escobar in a six-man elimination match.[60] In January 2009, he was offered a new contract with WWE, but turned it down. As a result, WWE announced that he had been released from his contract by request on January 9, although his contract did not technically end until April 5, preventing him from wrestling for other promotions.[5][61]

Return to Independent circuit (2009–2011, 2015-present) edit

Following his release from WWE, Fertig toured Europe, and stated he was considering working in Mexico and Puerto Rico.[5] He has been using the Kevin Thorn vampire gimmick, in various independent promotions, such as One Pro Wrestling and Dynamic Pro Wrestling, and has also wrestled as Seven Thorn.[1][2][62] At the September 1, 2009, tapings of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact! television show Fertig wrestled in a dark match under the ring name Serpent, losing to Kip James.[3]

Fertig appeared at German Stampede Wrestling shows in September 2010 as Seven Thorn.[63] He wrestles for Frontier Elite Wrestling as 'Kevin Thorn', and won the FEW Heavyweight Championship.[64][65] In 2011, he took a hiatus from wrestling.

In 2015, he returned to wrestling.

Personal life edit

Fertig has a son.[61] He also is friends with Matt and Jeff Hardy.[5] As of 2020, Fertig is a realtor in the Indianapolis, Indiana metro area.[66]

Championships and accomplishments edit

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External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin Fertig.
  • Kevin Fertig at IMDb
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This article is about the professional wrestler For the Fables character see List of characters in Fables Kevin Thorn Kevin Matthew Fertig born January 17 1977 is an American realtor and professional wrestler He is best known for working with WWE under the ring names Mordecai and Kevin Thorn Kevin ThornThorn in 2016Birth nameKevin Matthew Fertig 1 Born 1977 01 17 January 17 1977 age 46 1 2 Memphis Tennessee United States 1 2 Professional wrestling careerRing name s 7even 1 Kevin FertigKevin Thorn 1 2 Max Cherry 1 Mordecai 1 2 Serpent 3 Seven Thorn 1 2 Vengeance 1 2 Billed height6 ft 3 in 191 cm 4 Billed weight270 lb 122 kg 4 Trained byOhio Valley Wrestling 2 Debut2000 1 2 Fertig made his professional wrestling debut in 2000 and quickly began working for the Memphis Championship Wrestling promotion in his hometown under the ring name Seven There he won the Hardcore Southern Tag Team and Southern Heavyweight Championships He signed a contract with WWE in April 2002 and was assigned to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW He competed in OVW for two years winning the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship with Travis Bane before being called up to the SmackDown brand as Mordecai a religious zealot The character only lasted a few months and he returned to OVW before being released in mid 2005 He competed on the independent circuit for the next year before returning to WWE to wrestle on its ECW brand as Kevin Thorn a vampire character He gained Ariel as a valet and later joined the New Breed faction in early 2007 After Ariel was released in mid 2007 Thorn continued to wrestle on ECW but was sent to OVW in late 2007 after undergoing an image change He wrestled in both OVW and WWE s other developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling until January 2009 when he was released from his contract He then returned to the independent circuit and also wrestled in Europe as Seven Thorn Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 Early Career 2000 2002 1 2 World Wrestling Federation Entertainment 2002 2005 1 2 1 Ohio Valley Wrestling 2002 2004 1 2 2 Mordecai 2004 1 2 3 Return to OVW and departure 2004 2005 1 3 Independent circuit 2005 2006 1 4 Return to WWE 2006 2009 1 4 1 ECW 2006 2007 1 4 2 Developmental territories 2008 2009 1 5 Return to Independent circuit 2009 2011 2015 present 2 Personal life 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External linksProfessional wrestling career editEarly Career 2000 2002 edit Fertig first got involved in professional wrestling by working out with wrestler Sid Vicious in Gold s Gym in Memphis 5 Beginning his career in 2000 Fertig quickly began wrestling as Seven in Memphis Championship Wrestling and some other independent promotions Seven was a gimmick based on the seven deadly sins 5 He won the MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship on July 7 2001 6 He also won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship with Thrash and held the MCW Hardcore Championship 1 World Wrestling Federation Entertainment 2002 2005 edit Ohio Valley Wrestling 2002 2004 edit In April 2002 Fertig signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Federation WWF and was assigned to their development territory Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW where he continued to use the Seven gimmick After wrestling sporadically in OVW throughout 2002 and 2003 against wrestlers including Chris Cage and Johnny Jeter he joined the Disciples of Synn stable Along with stable mate Travis Bane he won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on March 5 2003 by defeating Lance Cade and Rene Dupree 7 After holding the championship for just over a month they were forced to vacate it on April 10 when Bane suffered an injury 7 8 In late 2003 and early 2004 Seven and Bane began competing in dark matches prior to the Raw television show using their real names of Kevin Fertig and Travis Tomko respectively 2 Mordecai 2004 edit In 2004 Fertig pitched the idea of a religious character named Mordecai to Vince McMahon 9 In late April 2004 Fertig was called up to the SmackDown brand with vignettes playing on the show announcing his new character Mordecai a religious Zealot type character which was partially based on his previous Seven gimmick 5 10 During numerous promos Mordecai claimed to be on a crusade to rid the world of sin 11 He consistently wore white and had blonde hair and a beard as a sign of his purity 5 Mordecai debuted in ring for the SmackDown brand on May 16 2004 during the Judgment Day pay per view defeating Scotty 2 Hotty 12 13 In later appearances Mordecai condemned the audience for their sins and led them in prayer 14 At The Great American Bash Mordecai defeated Hardcore Holly On the July 1 episode of Smackdown Mordecai lost to Rey Mysterio In early July however the gimmick was dropped and Fertig was sent back to OVW for more training 15 Return to OVW and departure 2004 2005 edit Fertig s return to OVW was also due to his involvement in a bar fight and subsequent impending lawsuits meant that WWE decided to take Fertig off television 5 Fertig returned to OVW wrestling under a mask as Vengeance and competed only sporadically against wrestlers including Elijah Burke Mark Henry Johnny Jeter and Matt Cappotelli 2 He was soon released in July 2005 16 17 Independent circuit 2005 2006 edit Following his WWE release Fertig began using the Mordecai name again while working on the independent circuit 2 He wrestled for Memphis Wrestling where he won the Southern Title in March 2005 6 He went on to retain the championship in a match against Garrison Cade on April 16 He also worked for UCW and wrestled against competitors including Marty Jannetty and Shayne Maddox 2 Return to WWE 2006 2009 edit ECW 2006 2007 edit See also The New Breed ECW Fertig made his return in June 2006 on WWE s ECW brand as a vampire His first appearances on ECW on Sci Fi saw him appear in several vignettes looking into the camera and spitting blood while remaining unnamed and unofficially known as the ECW Vampire 18 19 20 The idea behind the vignettes was that Fertig was to be part of a vampire faction with Gangrel and Ariel however the faction did not materialise on television 5 The vignettes later expanded to include Ariel as a tarot card reader 21 22 nbsp Kevin Thorn and Ariel in 2006Fertig s televised in ring debut for the brand on the July 25 episode of ECW on Sci Fi defeating Little Guido Maritato with Ariel acting as his valet 23 The next week in another vignette Ariel revealed his name to be Kevin Thorn 24 Ariel then increased her ringside presence during Thorn s matches often interfering in his matches and Thorn began a scripted feud with Balls Mahoney 25 26 27 In order to counteract Ariel s interference Mahoney began bringing in Francine as an equalizer 28 The two teams feuded until early October until Francine was released by WWE 29 30 As Ariel began to feud with Kelly Kelly Thorn became caught up in the feud and at the December to Dismember pay per view Thorn and Ariel defeated Kelly and Kelly s on screen boyfriend Mike Knox in a mixed tag team match after Knox walked out on Kelly 31 32 On February 6 2007 Thorn and Ariel joined Elijah Burke Matt Striker and Marcus Cor Von in forming The New Breed stable with Thorn taking on the enforcer role and describing himself as the muscle of the group 33 The New Breed immediately engaged themselves in a feud with the ECW Originals Rob Van Dam Tommy Dreamer Sabu and The Sandman 34 35 Different members of the New Breeds wrestled members of the ECW originals over several weeks leading up to WrestleMania 23 36 37 At WrestleMania the New Breed was defeated by the ECW Originals in an 8 man tag team match but won a rematch on the following episode of ECW 38 39 In April CM Punk aligned himself with the New Breed after weeks of recruiting 40 Just two weeks later however Punk betrayed the New Breed and attacked Burke after a match 41 The following week Burke announced a match between Thorn and Punk but Thorn lost After the match Thorn quit the New Breed as none of the other members interfered during the match to help him 42 On May 18 Ariel was released by WWE 43 The following week Thorn appeared by himself with the commentators claiming that Thorn was flying solo After leaving Ariel Thorn was pushed defeating superstars such as Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards 44 45 46 His winning streak came to an end on July 3 however when he lost to CM Punk on ECW 47 Thorn then began a feud with Stevie Richards after Richards defeated Thorn in an upset on two consecutive occasions 48 49 Following this Thorn attacked Richards backstage 50 He later pinned Richards in a match but the referee reversed the decision and awarded the match to Richards when Thorn attacked Richards after the match 51 Despite this Thorn defeated Richards the following week and then teamed up with Elijah Burke to defeat Richards and Tommy Dreamer in a tag team match 52 53 On the September 18 episode of ECW Thorn along with Burke Dreamer and Richards involved themselves in an Elimination Chase to No Mercy to face Punk In their first match a fatal four way Thorn was victorious eliminating Richards but was eliminated himself the following week due to being pinned in a triple threat match 54 55 nbsp Thorn s new look in December 2007On November 20 2007 Thorn debuted a new look with shorter hair and different ring attire while defeating Nunzio 56 Soon after this image change Thorn was taken off of television and sent to the WWE developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling 2 Developmental territories 2008 2009 edit In early 2008 Fertig made his return to Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW and began wrestling under his real name 2 He competed against wrestlers including Pat Buck J D Michaels and Kofi Kingston 2 In mid 2008 Fertig moved to the new developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling FCW and reverted to the Kevin Thorn name 2 His first match in FCW was on May 3 when he defeated Afa Anoa i Jr in a Street Fight 2 57 On May 6 he teamed up with Atlas DaBone to defeat Afa Jr and The Upgrade Tyrone Jones 58 His first loss in FCW was on June 3 when he was defeated by Shawn Spears following a distraction from Sinn Bowdee 59 Fertig was part of plans for a faction to feud with The Undertaker in mid 2008 however he underwent hip surgery in September and the plans did not proceed 5 He competed in his final match in FCW on December 4 when he Sheamus and Gavin Spears were defeated by Joe Hennig Johnny Prime and Eric Escobar in a six man elimination match 60 In January 2009 he was offered a new contract with WWE but turned it down As a result WWE announced that he had been released from his contract by request on January 9 although his contract did not technically end until April 5 preventing him from wrestling for other promotions 5 61 Return to Independent circuit 2009 2011 2015 present edit Following his release from WWE Fertig toured Europe and stated he was considering working in Mexico and Puerto Rico 5 He has been using the Kevin Thorn vampire gimmick in various independent promotions such as One Pro Wrestling and Dynamic Pro Wrestling and has also wrestled as Seven Thorn 1 2 62 At the September 1 2009 tapings of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling s Impact television show Fertig wrestled in a dark match under the ring name Serpent losing to Kip James 3 Fertig appeared at German Stampede Wrestling shows in September 2010 as Seven Thorn 63 He wrestles for Frontier Elite Wrestling as Kevin Thorn and won the FEW Heavyweight Championship 64 65 In 2011 he took a hiatus from wrestling In 2015 he returned to wrestling Personal life editFertig has a son 61 He also is friends with Matt and Jeff Hardy 5 As of 2020 Fertig is a realtor in the Indianapolis Indiana metro area 66 Championships and accomplishments editFrontier Elite Wrestling FEW Heavyweight Championship 5 times 65 Memphis Championship Wrestling MCW Hardcore Championship 1 time 1 MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship 1 time 1 MCW Southern Tag Team Championship 1 time with Trash 1 Memphis Wrestling Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship 2 times 1 2 Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW Southern Tag Team Championship 1 time with Travis Bane 7 Vanguard Championship Wrestling VCW Tag Team Championship 1 time with Gangrel Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Gimmick 2004 as Mordecai 67 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p About Thorn Seven Thorn com Archived from the original on January 28 2010 Retrieved January 28 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Online World of Wrestling profile Archived from the original on December 21 2008 Retrieved April 7 2007 a b Martin Adam September 2 2009 SPOILERS Impact tapings on 9 1 WrestleView Retrieved September 3 2009 a b Shields Brian Sullivan Kevin 2009 WWE Encyclopedia DK p 172 ISBN 978 0 7566 4190 0 a b c d e f g h i j Johnson Matt March 24 2009 Kevin Thorn vows a new beginning Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved May 1 2010 permanent dead link a b Online World of 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Retrieved May 1 2010 Westbrook David December 4 2008 December 4 2008 Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa Florida at the FCW Arena Online World of Wrestling Retrieved May 1 2010 a b Martin Adam March 21 2009 Kevin Fertig says he turned WWE down WrestleView Retrieved May 1 2010 Alumni Kevin Thorn Dynamic Pro Wrestling Archived from the original on December 1 2012 Retrieved July 22 2009 GSW UNSTOPPABLE Line up Steve Corino und Kevin Thorn Power Wrestling September 29 2010 Archived from the original on January 3 2011 Retrieved September 29 2010 Kevin Thorn Frontier Elite Wrestling Archived from the original on August 16 2011 Retrieved November 13 2010 a b Current Champions Frontier Elite Wrestling Archived from the original on August 16 2011 Retrieved November 13 2010 FEW Heavyweight Champion Kevin Thorn Former WWE Star Kevin Fertig Appearing On HGTV s House In A Hurry Wrestlezone April 30 2020 Retrieved December 4 2020 Meltzer Dave January 26 2011 Biggest issue of the year The 2011 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