February 13, 2010 -- The atmosphere in The Great Arena was intimate for the second ever Pre-Show Mini-Card! It was at Battle Royale that the lines were drawn for the Champion's Revenge, when Cr0w lost the Undisputed Title in a surprise loss to challenger and arch-rival, Kron! The two will face-off in a third and final bitter showdown at Supercard 2: Triple Double - The Eliminator, forcing Cr0w to take his aggressions out on Kron's innocent running buddy, Porygonix!
The former champion wouldn't be the only one seeking revenge in The Great Arena, with several grudge matches spinning out of the action at Battle Royale 2011! Scott-Howell, STEROLIZER, and DeathScepter would all come into Mini-Card 2 with designs to take revenge on the men who eliminated them from the forty-man rumble on January 31; Murdoink, Ken, and TonyTheTiger, respectively. STERO in particular would have special motivation, given that he was the fastest man eliminated during the Battle Royale, sent packing by Ken the second he made his entrance into the fight!
Also elevating the Pre-Show above it's Mini-Card status -- Ninja_Mime and unixpunk competing for an opportunity to enter a six-man championship contender battle royale at Supercard 2, and Toryn in action against #2 entrant in the Battle Royale, MINION -- furious at his omission from the forty-man encounter! PLUS: the reveal of a mystery opponent taking on Great Arena sensation and top contender, Ratt!
1. Cr0w defeated Porygonix in a solid win.
In the main event, it wasn't quite the steamrolling some might have expected! Cr0w was certainly motivated in his pitstop on the way to the Undisputed Championship, but did not look nearly as dominant as he was when he decimated tabmok99 during an immediate, post-loss rampage! Fortunately for the #1 Contender, Porygonix completely failed to capitalize on his opportunity at a second career upset [remember his big win against Toryn at Mini-Card 1], also failing to perform at his peak! In the end, Cr0w was convincing, but surprisingly sombre in his convincing win over Porygonix. No doubt he will be much less gentle when he meets Kron in the third and final fight in their championship series -- the eliminator!
2. DeathScepter defeated TonyTheTiger in a surprise victory.
TonyTheTiger has been a star on the rise in The Great Arena, earning acknowledgment for his comeptitive, if opportunistic, tactics. TonyTheTiger was able to capitalize on situations during the Battle Royale to earn himself three tidy eliminations, one of which was a none too grateful DeathScepter! Replaced by TonyTheTiger in the Unofficial Contender Rankings, the bizarre one made a case for himself, picking up a solid win against an underperforming TonyTheTiger. Far from embarassed, TonyTheTiger will have an opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of the rankings comittee when he clashes in a third and final grudge match against the winner of Battle Royale 2011, ElJobber, on February 20!
3. Toryn defeated MINION in a punishing decimation!
Toryn became a controversial, but likely contender, when he went on a dubious training rampage during Tournament 1. Despite this lasting reputation, however, his grip on contention stakes has been tenuous at best. After losing in a shock upset to Porygonix during Battle Royale Qualifiers -- Toryn failed to make the random draw.
MINION's luck was against him when he entered at #2 in the randomly drawn forty-man battle royale! There was nothing random about the punishing +5 beating he would take in this bout, however, as Toryn created his own luck! The dominating victory has rekindled Toryn's flagging hopes at a Championship, which remains in his grasp if he can overcome five other contenders in a six-man battle royal at Supercard 2!
4. Ninja_Mime defeated unixpunk in a comprehensive win, earning him a place in the Super-Card 2 Six-Man Contender Battle Royal!
With the fifth spot in February 20's six-man #1 contender battle royal on the line, it would be a clash of unofficial contenders, #9 and #10, respectively. unixpunk impressed in his showing during the forty-man Battle Royale, bundled out at #34 by eventual runner-up, Genku, but not before making three eliminations of his own! Ninja_Mime was not quite as impactful during his #34 entry, but impressed when he won a guaranteed spot by defeating Mimik in Pre-Show Qualifiers!
Ninja_Mime's skill in one-on-one competition carried through to his second battle royale qualifier in as many months, the less experienced unixpunk showing just how green he is when the fight is targetted one way. Ninja_Mime was comprehensive in his +3 impact win, but will enter The Eliminator contender battle royal as an underdog, facing off against highly regarded competitors of the calibre of Ratt, Genku, Toryn, and Ken!
5. Ken destroyed STEROLIZER in a brutal decimation!
STEROLIZER was utterly embarassed on January 31, eliminated the instant he made his entry into the Battle Royale at #6, the first man out. He had revenge on his mind in the undercard, but would only compound the embarassment, walking directly in to a shocking +16 brutality! The shocking decimation puts Ken in good stead for his arrival in the Championship stakes, a placement he earned with an impressive five eliminations from the forty-man Battle Royale! Five eliminations is all it will take for Ken to walk away from February 20's Eliminator battle royal the #1 contender!
6. Murdoink defeated Scott-Howell in an incredibly close fight!
No one saw it coming, but when Scott-Howell made his entry into the forty-man Battle Royale at #26, he became the target of Murdoink, who contributed to his eventual elimination! As it turns out, the backstory to this unlikely feud came from Tournament 1, where Murdoink was quietly eliminated from the field of one hundred and fourteen by Howell in the First Round! Murdoink would apparently get the last laugh, however, going the distance in an epic tooth and claw fight! With a result so unbelievably close, you've got to wonder if this fight won't have brought these two men together, building a foundation of respect on their mutual determination to win! Truly a great, over performing fight for an undercard bout!
7. Ratt defeated Baraka_MK in a total decimation!
The phenomenon of Ratt's rise through the ranks cannot be summed up as the result of a single event. Ratt is the culmination of a personality, gracious in victory and defeat, enthusiastic when faced with any obstacle! Once upon a time, he was a man facing death, but out of this adversity has come one of the most dynamic challengers in The Great Arena! After enduring a staggering seventy-minutes in the Battle Royale, which took him from #6 entry to second-to-last (#38) elimination, the frequent runner-up has earned the respect and acknowledgment of the Unofficial Contender Rankings, emerging as #2 behind out-going former-champion, Cr0w, but above the man who eliminated him and won the Battle Royale, ElJobber!
The cult of Ratt meant there was a lot of anticipation surrounding his mystery opponent bout, announced purely because it wouldn't be an event in The Great Arena without him! A random draw produced Baraka_MK, who stood little to no chance -- a lamb to the slaughter of one of the most popular fighters ever seen! BMK buckled beneath the onslaught of Ratt's +5 assault, setting up a momentum-filled attack on the #1 contender spot at February 20's Triple Double - The Eliminator Supercard! Coupled with his phenomenal performance in the forty-man Battle Royale, it seems Ratt might be the favourite in every sense of the word, walking in to a measly six-man elimination battle royal with the most impressive credentials of any of the competitors, who are now: Genku, Toryn, Ken, and Ninja_Mime, with a final name to be determined on the day.
Despite it's supposed mini-card status, Pre-Show 2 was an overwhelming success! Now, all eyes turn toward February 20, for Supercard 2: Triple Double - The Eliminator! It's a night with three main events when Cr0w/Kron III decides who walks away the most powerful Undisputed Champion in history; ElJobber/TonyTheTiger III tests the worth of the Battle Royale 2011 winner, who will get a Championship shot in April at a special Supercard extravaganza; and the six-man #1 contender battle royal that will see Ratt, Genku, Toryn, Ken, Ninja_Mime, and a yet to be announced sixth man enter at random every ninty seconds, fighting for the right to face the winner of Kron/Cr0w at Supercard 3 -- March 13!
PLUS! Tournament 3: The Eliminator -- the sixteen-man elimination bracket that will help create the next big star from a field including; DECEPTION, Mimik, Hokey, The_Purple_Bunny, Murdoink, Chromatose, and more! Do not miss it! Supercard 2: Triple Double - The Eliminator -- February 20, 2011 only in #MicksDesk!
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