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Alan J. Wojcik: I am sure November 29, 2002 will never leave your mind. How soon after Jeff’s passing did the idea of the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup come to fruition? 

Naphtali: Ron Niemi emailed me the beginning of 2003 asking me if it was a good idea. I thought it was a real great idea to carry on Jeff’s name in a huge tournament with guys like CM Punk, Colt Cabana and Reckless Youth. We thought it was going to be a one time event; here we are five years later.