It doesn't matter with regard to enjoying the games or the series. This is just fun debate.
The middle timeline and the right timeline are absolutely canonical with each other, because they are both created by one singular action. Left is created by a completely disparate action that cannot co-exist with the other two.
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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