The Heels
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| Originally published | 2007 |
| Authors | Steven Johnson |
| Greg Oliver | |
| Genres | Biography |
| Preceded by | The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams |
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| ID | 2076705 |
About The Heels
The colorful villains, heels, bad guys, and rule breakers worthy of a spot in the pro wrestling hall of fame In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, critically acclaimed authors Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. . . .
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X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
By James ClaytonNorth America technology reporter
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Several outside groups disagree with The CompanyContent ='JJ Lin'> 's assessment and say that extremism and hate speech have increased under Mr Musk's leadership.
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Mr Musk has attempted to change its reliance on ad dollars by trying to create a paid-membership tier.
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In an interview with The BbcContent ='JJ Lin'> in April, Mr Musk said " most" advertisers had returned.
Three months later he acknowledged in a post on X that ad revenue had fallen by 50%.
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