{"id":56240,"date":"2012-05-20T08:41:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T13:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=56240"},"modified":"2012-05-20T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T13:41:39","slug":"epic-fail-darth-vader-vs-gandalf-super-power-beat-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/05\/20\/56240-epic-fail-darth-vader-vs-gandalf-super-power-beat-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Fail: Darth Vader vs. Gandalf &#8211; Super Power Beat Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><iframe data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aF2J_7clCo8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"519\" height=\"264\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The folks over at <a href=\"http:\/\/superpowerbeatdown.com\/SPBD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Super Power Beat Down<\/a> are obviously trying to tick off Tolkien fans. 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