As one of the most present and dangerous members of The Order of Four Barons, Ares Mensclich has earned a reputation as a fighter not to be messed with. Affectionately known as the Baron of War, he has made a habit of finishing fights with convincing certainty, delighting in the art of combat wherever it presents itself!
So confident was Menschlich that, during Tournament 1, he removed himself from the Finals stages, satisfied that no fighter would be able to defeat him in fair combat! A fact that was true until yesterday, when an unofficial battle between he and former Undisputed Champion, Cr0w, produced War's first defeat in 147 battles!
Desipte a character that embraces conflict, the Baron of War has been philosophical in his defeat. As tensions mount between members of the Order of Four Barons and The Union of The Human League; Mislukking's Great Arena representative has chosen to focus on the impact of the result on competition. He described Cr0w's win as a welcome challenge to the status quo, and a sure sign that he and Kron will be legitimate challengers to Famine & Pestilence when they meet at Supercard 4. He did, however, hint at the possibility of a reprisal, adding that he will be in The Great Arena on April 3, with a view to fight someone.
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular happens April 3 with a cavalcade of stars featured in some of the biggest matches in Great Arena history! Immortality awaits the winners of matches involving Cr0w, Kron, Mimik, Ratt, Hokey, Ninja_Mime, TonyTheTiger, Ken, Porygonix, Scott-Howell & Murdoink, and many more!
Stay tuned for daily updates in the countdown to the massive April weekend, which includes a very special Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up event on Saturday, where Ratt will team with Ken against m0s & STEROLIZER in a Grand Prix Battle Royal preview, plus so much more!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
HYPE: Shoe Walks into Tournament 4!
Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up will be a very special April 2 preview ahead of the April 3 Supercard Sunday. Among the attractions is a special tag team grudge match between Grand Prix Battle Royal competitors, m0s & STEROLIZER, facing-off against the impressive combo of Ken and his surprised Pre-Show partner, Ratt! Also on the card, the debut of a strange individual claiming to hail from the year 3000 -- the Supreme Warrior; plus another bitter team bout to determine two places in the Sunday Thirty-Person Battle Royal.
The Grand Prix Battle Royal will loom large over the Pre-Show event, determining not only two of it's marquee battles, but also a sixteen person elimination bracket for Tournament 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, with the winner advancing to the thirty-person showcase.
Among the as yet unannounced sixteen will be a warrior who is yet to make a name for himself in The Great Arena, but has established credibility as a fighter in other venues -- Shoe! Shoe previously shied away from competition, but has embraced the prospect of entering the biggest event in the history of organized competition -- Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
Shoe will be expected to enter Tournament 4 a hot favourite, likely to meet an eclectic mix of names missing out on the big show. Expected among the sixteen will be fighters who failed to qualify in their March 20 one-on-one battles at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption. Of that list, newcomer Jammer2Omega will be Shoe's biggest competition, having asserted himself in a series of exhibition clashes outside of The Great Arena!
All the action will unfold April 2 when Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up kicks off the weekend with a bang! Then -- the greatest event in the history of The Great Arena! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is the showcase of immortals that promises a blockbuster series of sensational battles!
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Championship! [Preview]
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime
6. Scott-Howell & Murdoink versus Mystery Opponents
The Grand Prix Battle Royal will loom large over the Pre-Show event, determining not only two of it's marquee battles, but also a sixteen person elimination bracket for Tournament 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, with the winner advancing to the thirty-person showcase.
Among the as yet unannounced sixteen will be a warrior who is yet to make a name for himself in The Great Arena, but has established credibility as a fighter in other venues -- Shoe! Shoe previously shied away from competition, but has embraced the prospect of entering the biggest event in the history of organized competition -- Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
Shoe will be expected to enter Tournament 4 a hot favourite, likely to meet an eclectic mix of names missing out on the big show. Expected among the sixteen will be fighters who failed to qualify in their March 20 one-on-one battles at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption. Of that list, newcomer Jammer2Omega will be Shoe's biggest competition, having asserted himself in a series of exhibition clashes outside of The Great Arena!
All the action will unfold April 2 when Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up kicks off the weekend with a bang! Then -- the greatest event in the history of The Great Arena! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is the showcase of immortals that promises a blockbuster series of sensational battles!
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Championship! [Preview]
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime
6. Scott-Howell & Murdoink versus Mystery Opponents
Breaking News: War Goes 146-1 in Shock Defeat!
It's not at all unusual for fights to break out routinely outside The Great Arena. While organized events have played a vital role in maintaining order since the arrival of Lord Mislukking; it's a well acccepted fact that battles will break out spontaneously between Mislukking's lower ranked minions, various Human League fighters, and creatures manifesting naturally in the environment.
Occasionally, Mislukking and members of his Order of Four Barons are known to get involved in the action. To date, it's been taken for granted that Ares Menschlich -- the Baron of War -- is among the most powerful fighters, second in dominance only to Lord Mislukking himself. Well, the undefeated impossibility of Menschlich's might exists no more!
After dominating opponents for one hundred and forty-six encounters, War finally met his match in an impromptu battle with former Undisputed Champion, Cr0w! The victory comes as tensions continue to build between members of The Union of The Human League and Mislukking's forces, which led to Cr0w's March 22 declaration to "End Famine". This bold assault sends a clear message as Cr0w attempts to rise as The Human League's ultimate warrior, a positive omen ahead of the Supercard 4 encounter that will see Kron join Cr0w in his attempt to fight the power!
Kron and Cr0w are traditional arch-rivals, but it was March 25 that Kron announced his intentions to form a temporary alliance with his nemesis in the name of avenging a cowardly assault on Ratt, and fighting their villainous overloards. The alliance sets up a marquee encounter against Famine & Pestilence [aka; Bez Busshitsu & Praga Conquette] at the biggest event The Great Arena has ever hosted -- April 3's Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
For more information about coming organized events, don't miss the most recent daily update: HYPE: OG Team Howell & Murdoink Must Earn Stripes, as well as many more in the archive!
Occasionally, Mislukking and members of his Order of Four Barons are known to get involved in the action. To date, it's been taken for granted that Ares Menschlich -- the Baron of War -- is among the most powerful fighters, second in dominance only to Lord Mislukking himself. Well, the undefeated impossibility of Menschlich's might exists no more!
After dominating opponents for one hundred and forty-six encounters, War finally met his match in an impromptu battle with former Undisputed Champion, Cr0w! The victory comes as tensions continue to build between members of The Union of The Human League and Mislukking's forces, which led to Cr0w's March 22 declaration to "End Famine". This bold assault sends a clear message as Cr0w attempts to rise as The Human League's ultimate warrior, a positive omen ahead of the Supercard 4 encounter that will see Kron join Cr0w in his attempt to fight the power!
Kron and Cr0w are traditional arch-rivals, but it was March 25 that Kron announced his intentions to form a temporary alliance with his nemesis in the name of avenging a cowardly assault on Ratt, and fighting their villainous overloards. The alliance sets up a marquee encounter against Famine & Pestilence [aka; Bez Busshitsu & Praga Conquette] at the biggest event The Great Arena has ever hosted -- April 3's Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
For more information about coming organized events, don't miss the most recent daily update: HYPE: OG Team Howell & Murdoink Must Earn Stripes, as well as many more in the archive!
HYPE: OG Howell & Murdoink Must Earn Stripes!
At January's Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011; a surprising feud presented itself when Murdoink took the fight to Scott-Howell in reprisal of a previous encounter during eliminations of Tournament 1! At Pre-Show 2: Champion's Revenge, Murdoink finally got the better of his rival, but out of this clash came a newfound respect that led the pair to become The Great Arena's first official duo!
At Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road "Sugar" Scott-Howell & Murdoink debuted as a tandem in the first ever team battle, facing-off against the high quality makeshift combo of Hokey & Ninja_Mime. Against the spontaneous chemistry of the two highly ranked individuals, Howell & Murdoink came up short, but their status as the affectionately referred "original" team was canonized.
Hokey & Mime's success will now garner the interests of new challengers [namely; DeathScepter & DaMo] -- making Supercard 4 a must-win opportunity for Scott-Howell & Murdoink to earn their stripes on the biggest stage of them all, without the benefit of a rematch.
Howell & Murdoink will be at the disadvantage, however. Despite their teaming experience, they will know nothing of their opponents coming in to the biggest show of them all, set to face a mystery combination who will reveal themselves on April 3! This will be the ultimate test for a team that has the sentimental vote, but will need to start backing that up to survive the harsh conditions of The Great Arena floor!
With the addition of this mystery encounter, the card now has some serious heft! There'll be three big team fights come April 3:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Championship! [Preview]
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime
6. Scott-Howell & Murdoink versus Mystery Opponents
It's the show so big, it's going to take two days to fit it all in!
April 2 marks the official launch of the big weekend, starting with Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up -- where Tournament 4 will decide a final entrant into the Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal, and Ken & Ratt team in the main event against m0s & STEROLIZER in a preview of that match. PLUS! The Supreme Warrior debuts with an open challenge, and the Grand Prix Battle Royal is shaped further when xtactics and Celeste defend their qualifying spot!
Then, Sunday is the biggest event to ever occur in the history of The Great Arena! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will bring together the best and brightest in a showcase of the hottest feuds and most skilled competitors! An all-star blockbuster cast includes the championship decider between ElJobber and Toryn; an unlikely team-up between legends of the fight, Cr0w and Kron, who want to End Famine and Pestilence in The Great Arena; a massive Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal, and so much more! All the action will be in The Great Arena thanks to #MicksDesk, April 3!
Stay tuned right here for daily updates on all of the developing feuds and match-ups for this weekend! Updates stretch back more than a week, so you can know exactly how it all came together on the day fighters became legends!
At Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road "Sugar" Scott-Howell & Murdoink debuted as a tandem in the first ever team battle, facing-off against the high quality makeshift combo of Hokey & Ninja_Mime. Against the spontaneous chemistry of the two highly ranked individuals, Howell & Murdoink came up short, but their status as the affectionately referred "original" team was canonized.
Hokey & Mime's success will now garner the interests of new challengers [namely; DeathScepter & DaMo] -- making Supercard 4 a must-win opportunity for Scott-Howell & Murdoink to earn their stripes on the biggest stage of them all, without the benefit of a rematch.
Howell & Murdoink will be at the disadvantage, however. Despite their teaming experience, they will know nothing of their opponents coming in to the biggest show of them all, set to face a mystery combination who will reveal themselves on April 3! This will be the ultimate test for a team that has the sentimental vote, but will need to start backing that up to survive the harsh conditions of The Great Arena floor!
With the addition of this mystery encounter, the card now has some serious heft! There'll be three big team fights come April 3:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Championship! [Preview]
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime
6. Scott-Howell & Murdoink versus Mystery Opponents
It's the show so big, it's going to take two days to fit it all in!
April 2 marks the official launch of the big weekend, starting with Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up -- where Tournament 4 will decide a final entrant into the Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal, and Ken & Ratt team in the main event against m0s & STEROLIZER in a preview of that match. PLUS! The Supreme Warrior debuts with an open challenge, and the Grand Prix Battle Royal is shaped further when xtactics and Celeste defend their qualifying spot!
Then, Sunday is the biggest event to ever occur in the history of The Great Arena! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will bring together the best and brightest in a showcase of the hottest feuds and most skilled competitors! An all-star blockbuster cast includes the championship decider between ElJobber and Toryn; an unlikely team-up between legends of the fight, Cr0w and Kron, who want to End Famine and Pestilence in The Great Arena; a massive Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal, and so much more! All the action will be in The Great Arena thanks to #MicksDesk, April 3!
Stay tuned right here for daily updates on all of the developing feuds and match-ups for this weekend! Updates stretch back more than a week, so you can know exactly how it all came together on the day fighters became legends!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
HYPE: Ratt Answers Ken's Call!
It was a week ago, (March 21st), that a very special extra event was announced for the April 2 Saturday -- Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up! The extra promises to give fighters missing out on the big show a second chance to shine, while others feature in preparation matches for the biggest show of the year, Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
Featuring in a marquee bout will be a special preview of the Grand Prix Thirty-Person Battle Royale, with m0s & STEROLIZER teaming against arch-rival Ken and a partner yet to be announced. Of course, many would agree, it wouldn't be a Pre-Show event without one of the most popular fighters in The Great Arena -- Ratt!
"The Iron Man" Ratt has officially answered Ken's call for a partner, stepping in to lend him a hand in the warm-up against his Battle Royal rivals. This announcement comes with still no match scheduled for Ratt at Supercard 4, and his challenge to Revenant Genku remaining unanswered. It was revealed recently that Genku was risen by Sinvida Von Grimm -- Lord Mislukking's Baron of Death! Cr0w & Kron have formed an unlikely alliance against two of Mislukking's other Barons -- Death & Famine. The complicated tapestry of Supercard 4 continues to pose as many questions as it provides answers!
The big weekend schedule now shapes up as:
Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2, 2011)
1. Ken & Ratt versus m0s & STEROLIZER Battle Royal Preview!
2. Supreme Warrior will debut to issue an open challenge.
3. xtactics & Celeste versus rxvt & Mark winners enter Battle Royal
4. Tournament 4: Winner Enters the Grand Prix Battle Royal!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix (April 3, 2011)
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime in a team clash!
Featuring in a marquee bout will be a special preview of the Grand Prix Thirty-Person Battle Royale, with m0s & STEROLIZER teaming against arch-rival Ken and a partner yet to be announced. Of course, many would agree, it wouldn't be a Pre-Show event without one of the most popular fighters in The Great Arena -- Ratt!
"The Iron Man" Ratt has officially answered Ken's call for a partner, stepping in to lend him a hand in the warm-up against his Battle Royal rivals. This announcement comes with still no match scheduled for Ratt at Supercard 4, and his challenge to Revenant Genku remaining unanswered. It was revealed recently that Genku was risen by Sinvida Von Grimm -- Lord Mislukking's Baron of Death! Cr0w & Kron have formed an unlikely alliance against two of Mislukking's other Barons -- Death & Famine. The complicated tapestry of Supercard 4 continues to pose as many questions as it provides answers!
The big weekend schedule now shapes up as:
Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2, 2011)
1. Ken & Ratt versus m0s & STEROLIZER Battle Royal Preview!
2. Supreme Warrior will debut to issue an open challenge.
3. xtactics & Celeste versus rxvt & Mark winners enter Battle Royal
4. Tournament 4: Winner Enters the Grand Prix Battle Royal!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix (April 3, 2011)
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime in a team clash!
Monday, March 28, 2011
HYPE: ElJobber/Toryn Championship Preview!
With the magnitude of Supercard 4 first made known in January, no one could've predicted that the main event would feature it's eventual contender and champion. During the first two months of competition, the Undisputed Championship seemed to belong to the hottest feuding fighters in The Great Arena: Cr0w and Kron! This unlikeliest of pairings will be busy teaming-up at Supercard 4, when they challenge Famine and Pestilence.
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will instead play host to an intriguing battle that introduces new faces to the championship legacy in the biggest spotlight of them all! Toryn is the defending champion who won the belt as part of a comeback; while ElJobber enters his first shot as a contender who earned his way to the spot. Their paths have crossed only once in this time, granting Toryn the 1-0-0 advantage, something that is true of their records in general.
The Road to Supercard 4...
ElJobber's road to the big time began at Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011, in an elimination event that Toryn failed to qualify for! ElJobber entered at #33, enduring thirty-five minutes that included eliminations of wife_smasher (#23), fraysol (#29), Ninja_Mime (#36), Porygonix (#37), and Genku (#39) to make him last man standing and #1 contender for far off April 3. ElJobber then spent his months carefully, proving his credibility in big time matches against monkey on his back, TonyTheTiger (Supercard 2), and original Undisputed Champion, Cr0w (Supercard 3)!
After missing the random draw for Battle Royale 2011; Toryn was forced to fight his way back to the spotlight. Victories over MINION (Pre-Show 2) and Ratt in a six-person contender Battle Royal (Supercard 2). His time finally came at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, where shock onlookers witnessed Toryn overcome Kron to win the Undisputed Championship.
The Preparation...
With each man gaining a victory over a former champion at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road; Toryn and ElJobber proved their chops as legitimate contenders in similar style. In the immediate lead-up, however, their approach to preparing for Supercard 4 has been a study in contrasts.
ElJobber, a familiar face in the unofficial fighting ranks outside The Great Arena, has remained relatively active, taking challenges from Lord Mislukking's minions and other fighters in an effort to hone his craft. Toryn, on the other hand, has been a largely absent champion, promising little in the way of fatigue, but raising questions about his readiness to carry the top prize.
The Tale of the Tape...
Though their success has come at around the same time, these two fighters are as much an evenly matched pairing, as they are a study in contrasts. Both men may have defeated top contenders in their charge toward Supercard 4, but in general, their path to the big time has come in different ways. Toryn infamously built his power and reputation off of a training sprint that put him in the upper ranks very quickly. ElJobber, on the other hand, has enjoyed a steady improvement, a gradual arc that took him from the middle ranks and made him a power player in and out of The Great Arena.
Toryn's early success gives him the clear advantage in Great Arena history, fighting with an 11-3-0 record, and League Ranking of #2. ElJobber exhibits a more modest 7-2-0, with potential to do one better than his opponent from his #7 League Ranking base. The stats clearly favour Toryn, comfortably, but not so overwhelming that ElJobber comes into this fight a total mismatch.
A steady presence in the unofficial fighting ranks has been key to ElJobber's steady rise through the ranks, sponsored in no small part by his intimacy with the governing body. Toryn has shown much less steadfast interest, an absent champion, for the most part. Toryn has a striker rating of 6, while ElJobber was able to recently hone his skills to a 7. Any fighter can win on any given day, it's true, but with the experience gap growing, you'd have to think ElJobber has the edge in terms of sheer potential to win fights.
Examining the win/loss records of the pair, it's fair to say the class of opponent they have faced presents some differences. Toryn has enjoyed success as early as Tournament 1, where he ran right to the final, succumbing to defeat at the last moment against Genku. Victories against the likes of Ken, Mimik, Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot, Ratt, DeathScepter, and Kron paint a picture of a big game hunter who has been very successful despite a parabolic rise, fall, and rise. ElJobber can only claim a smaller cast of scalps, twin victories against TonyTheTiger as much a personal victory, made more credible by a big win against Cr0w. Winning Battle Royale is, of course, ElJobber's biggest claim to fame, where he eliminated several top contenders including runner-up, Genku.
The complete fight history of both fighters ultimately favours Toryn:
ElJobber d. Mark - Round 1, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
ElJobber d. ZachAngel - Round 2, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
ElJobber d. DigbyRigby - Round 3, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. ElJobber - Round 4, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
TonyTheTiger d. ElJobber - R1, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
ElJobber d. TonyTheTiger - Pre-Show 1: Battle Royale Qualifiers (Jan. 23)
ElJobber won 40-man Battle Royale - Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011 (Jan. 31)
ElJobber d. TonyTheTiger - Supercard 2: Triple Double/Eliminator (Feb. 21)
ElJobber d. Cr0w - Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road (Mar. 13)
Toryn d. Ken - Round 1, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
Toryn d. Twiztid_Ninja - Round 2, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
Toryn d. Mimik - Round 3, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. ElJobber - Round 4, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot - Quarter Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Ratt - Semi Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Genku d. Toryn - Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Fires - Round 1, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
Toryn d. rxvt - Round 2, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
Ratt d. Toryn - Round 3, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 9)
Porygonix d. Toryn - Pre-Show 1: Battle Royale Qualifiers (Jan. 23)
Toryn d. MINION - Pre-Show 2: Champion's Revenge (Feb. 12)
Toryn won 6-man Battle Royal - Supercard 2: Triple Double/Eliminator (Feb. 21)
Toryn d. Kron (c) - Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road (Mar. 13)
There is the small matter of the only time the two have fought, as well -- a Tournament 1 clash that saw Toryn advance to the Quarter Finals. All in all, the tale of the tape is one that suggests significant obstacles for ElJobber to overcome if he's to end Toryn's reign as champion prematurely. Of course, The Great Arena has already played host to many upsets, with some considering Toryn's win among them. The answers will come April 3 when Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular brings the two together in a fight for the title!
Also at the biggest event in history: former champions and arch-rivals, Kron & Cr0w, unite their powers in an effort to ride The Great Arena of Famine and Pestilence! TonyTheTiger and DeathScepter & DaMo look for glory and recognition by challenging Mimik and Hokey & Ninja_Mime, respectively. PLUS -- a very special Thirty-Person Battle Royale featuring winners from additional stages at the April 2 special, Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up!
There's still a full week until the big show, so be sure to check back for daily updates as the most spectacular event in history takes shape!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will instead play host to an intriguing battle that introduces new faces to the championship legacy in the biggest spotlight of them all! Toryn is the defending champion who won the belt as part of a comeback; while ElJobber enters his first shot as a contender who earned his way to the spot. Their paths have crossed only once in this time, granting Toryn the 1-0-0 advantage, something that is true of their records in general.
The Road to Supercard 4...
ElJobber's road to the big time began at Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011, in an elimination event that Toryn failed to qualify for! ElJobber entered at #33, enduring thirty-five minutes that included eliminations of wife_smasher (#23), fraysol (#29), Ninja_Mime (#36), Porygonix (#37), and Genku (#39) to make him last man standing and #1 contender for far off April 3. ElJobber then spent his months carefully, proving his credibility in big time matches against monkey on his back, TonyTheTiger (Supercard 2), and original Undisputed Champion, Cr0w (Supercard 3)!
After missing the random draw for Battle Royale 2011; Toryn was forced to fight his way back to the spotlight. Victories over MINION (Pre-Show 2) and Ratt in a six-person contender Battle Royal (Supercard 2). His time finally came at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, where shock onlookers witnessed Toryn overcome Kron to win the Undisputed Championship.
The Preparation...
With each man gaining a victory over a former champion at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road; Toryn and ElJobber proved their chops as legitimate contenders in similar style. In the immediate lead-up, however, their approach to preparing for Supercard 4 has been a study in contrasts.
ElJobber, a familiar face in the unofficial fighting ranks outside The Great Arena, has remained relatively active, taking challenges from Lord Mislukking's minions and other fighters in an effort to hone his craft. Toryn, on the other hand, has been a largely absent champion, promising little in the way of fatigue, but raising questions about his readiness to carry the top prize.
The Tale of the Tape...
Though their success has come at around the same time, these two fighters are as much an evenly matched pairing, as they are a study in contrasts. Both men may have defeated top contenders in their charge toward Supercard 4, but in general, their path to the big time has come in different ways. Toryn infamously built his power and reputation off of a training sprint that put him in the upper ranks very quickly. ElJobber, on the other hand, has enjoyed a steady improvement, a gradual arc that took him from the middle ranks and made him a power player in and out of The Great Arena.
Toryn's early success gives him the clear advantage in Great Arena history, fighting with an 11-3-0 record, and League Ranking of #2. ElJobber exhibits a more modest 7-2-0, with potential to do one better than his opponent from his #7 League Ranking base. The stats clearly favour Toryn, comfortably, but not so overwhelming that ElJobber comes into this fight a total mismatch.
A steady presence in the unofficial fighting ranks has been key to ElJobber's steady rise through the ranks, sponsored in no small part by his intimacy with the governing body. Toryn has shown much less steadfast interest, an absent champion, for the most part. Toryn has a striker rating of 6, while ElJobber was able to recently hone his skills to a 7. Any fighter can win on any given day, it's true, but with the experience gap growing, you'd have to think ElJobber has the edge in terms of sheer potential to win fights.
Examining the win/loss records of the pair, it's fair to say the class of opponent they have faced presents some differences. Toryn has enjoyed success as early as Tournament 1, where he ran right to the final, succumbing to defeat at the last moment against Genku. Victories against the likes of Ken, Mimik, Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot, Ratt, DeathScepter, and Kron paint a picture of a big game hunter who has been very successful despite a parabolic rise, fall, and rise. ElJobber can only claim a smaller cast of scalps, twin victories against TonyTheTiger as much a personal victory, made more credible by a big win against Cr0w. Winning Battle Royale is, of course, ElJobber's biggest claim to fame, where he eliminated several top contenders including runner-up, Genku.
The complete fight history of both fighters ultimately favours Toryn:
ElJobber d. Mark - Round 1, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
ElJobber d. ZachAngel - Round 2, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
ElJobber d. DigbyRigby - Round 3, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. ElJobber - Round 4, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
TonyTheTiger d. ElJobber - R1, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
ElJobber d. TonyTheTiger - Pre-Show 1: Battle Royale Qualifiers (Jan. 23)
ElJobber won 40-man Battle Royale - Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011 (Jan. 31)
ElJobber d. TonyTheTiger - Supercard 2: Triple Double/Eliminator (Feb. 21)
ElJobber d. Cr0w - Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road (Mar. 13)
Toryn d. Ken - Round 1, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
Toryn d. Twiztid_Ninja - Round 2, Tournament 1 (Jan. 4)
Toryn d. Mimik - Round 3, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. ElJobber - Round 4, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot - Quarter Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Ratt - Semi Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Genku d. Toryn - Final, Tournament 1 (Jan. 5)
Toryn d. Fires - Round 1, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
Toryn d. rxvt - Round 2, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 8)
Ratt d. Toryn - Round 3, Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion (Jan. 9)
Porygonix d. Toryn - Pre-Show 1: Battle Royale Qualifiers (Jan. 23)
Toryn d. MINION - Pre-Show 2: Champion's Revenge (Feb. 12)
Toryn won 6-man Battle Royal - Supercard 2: Triple Double/Eliminator (Feb. 21)
Toryn d. Kron (c) - Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road (Mar. 13)
There is the small matter of the only time the two have fought, as well -- a Tournament 1 clash that saw Toryn advance to the Quarter Finals. All in all, the tale of the tape is one that suggests significant obstacles for ElJobber to overcome if he's to end Toryn's reign as champion prematurely. Of course, The Great Arena has already played host to many upsets, with some considering Toryn's win among them. The answers will come April 3 when Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular brings the two together in a fight for the title!
Also at the biggest event in history: former champions and arch-rivals, Kron & Cr0w, unite their powers in an effort to ride The Great Arena of Famine and Pestilence! TonyTheTiger and DeathScepter & DaMo look for glory and recognition by challenging Mimik and Hokey & Ninja_Mime, respectively. PLUS -- a very special Thirty-Person Battle Royale featuring winners from additional stages at the April 2 special, Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up!
There's still a full week until the big show, so be sure to check back for daily updates as the most spectacular event in history takes shape!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
HYPE: DeathScepter & DaMo Will Not Go Forgotten!
DeathScepter & DaMo are two names that have consistently hovered around the upper echelon of fighters in The Great Arena, but for reasons varied, they have failed to penetrate the championship ranks in their individual efforts. Together, DeathScepter and DaMo have found a bizarre kinship, an understanding that they will hope to turn into glory when they team-up April 3 for Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
Team competition in The Great Arena is still a relatively new aspect of the sport, but with the likes of Cr0w & Kron announcing themselves as an unlikely tandem in a marquee battle at Supercard 4, it's easy to see why it's fast become a fan-favourite style of match!
DeathScepter & DaMo last made a significant impact in February at Supercard 2: Triple Double, where DeathScepter competed in a six-man contender battle royal, only to be eliminated third; while DaMo was bundled out by eventual winner, Mimik, in the Semi Final round of Tournament 3: The Eliminator! Quiet throughout March, the pair have vowed that they will not be forgotten any longer!
Hokey & Ninja_Mime emerged victorious in the first ever team battle at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, March 13! Their success against "Sugar" Scott-Howell & Murdoink -- (affectionately considered the original Great Arena "team") -- has consolidated their powers into a single unit that will be very difficult to defeat so long as their goals remain the same! Hokey & Ninja_Mime are far from an overnight pairing, but as #5 and #6 in the unofficial individual rankings, it may simply be a matter of time before they are forced to turn against each other!
The challenge brings April 3's Supercard 4 schedule closer to form, making match no. five:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime in a team clash!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will take place April 3 in The Great Arena, promising an array of the biggest and brightest names to ever step in (and some who haven't)! With marquee battles featuring Toryn, Kron, Cr0w, ElJobber, Mimik, Ken, Hokey, Ninja_Mime, TonyTheTiger, and many more, it's sure to live up to the claim of the biggest show we will ever see! Before the epic battles for immortality unfold, April 2 will also see the launch of a very special Saturday Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, featuring Tournament 4 and more team competition that will preview and manipulate the epic Thirty Person Battle Royal!
With so much action coming, it's impossible to fit it all in to one week! That's why there'll be daily updates right here from now until April 3rd, keeping you up to date on all the announcements, match changes, & fighters in the lead-up to the biggest show in the world, Supercard 4!
Team competition in The Great Arena is still a relatively new aspect of the sport, but with the likes of Cr0w & Kron announcing themselves as an unlikely tandem in a marquee battle at Supercard 4, it's easy to see why it's fast become a fan-favourite style of match!
DeathScepter & DaMo last made a significant impact in February at Supercard 2: Triple Double, where DeathScepter competed in a six-man contender battle royal, only to be eliminated third; while DaMo was bundled out by eventual winner, Mimik, in the Semi Final round of Tournament 3: The Eliminator! Quiet throughout March, the pair have vowed that they will not be forgotten any longer!
Hokey & Ninja_Mime emerged victorious in the first ever team battle at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, March 13! Their success against "Sugar" Scott-Howell & Murdoink -- (affectionately considered the original Great Arena "team") -- has consolidated their powers into a single unit that will be very difficult to defeat so long as their goals remain the same! Hokey & Ninja_Mime are far from an overnight pairing, but as #5 and #6 in the unofficial individual rankings, it may simply be a matter of time before they are forced to turn against each other!
The challenge brings April 3's Supercard 4 schedule closer to form, making match no. five:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
5. DeathScepter & DaMo versus Hokey & Ninja_Mime in a team clash!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will take place April 3 in The Great Arena, promising an array of the biggest and brightest names to ever step in (and some who haven't)! With marquee battles featuring Toryn, Kron, Cr0w, ElJobber, Mimik, Ken, Hokey, Ninja_Mime, TonyTheTiger, and many more, it's sure to live up to the claim of the biggest show we will ever see! Before the epic battles for immortality unfold, April 2 will also see the launch of a very special Saturday Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, featuring Tournament 4 and more team competition that will preview and manipulate the epic Thirty Person Battle Royal!
With so much action coming, it's impossible to fit it all in to one week! That's why there'll be daily updates right here from now until April 3rd, keeping you up to date on all the announcements, match changes, & fighters in the lead-up to the biggest show in the world, Supercard 4!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
HYPE: Kron & Cr0w to Headline... as a Team?!
No feud in The Great Arena can be considered more memorable than that of Cr0w v Kron!
Officially, they met three times to duke it out over the Undisputed Championship, a feud culminating in a breakaway title win for Kron at Supercard 2, after initial clashes at Tournament 2 and Supercard 1!
Unofficially, they have met in an incalculable number of fights, each more heated than the last, making the latest announcement in the build to Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular all the more unlikely! Despite their differences, Kron has sworn to have Cr0w's back at the biggest show of the year, evening the odds in what he claims will inevitably become a team battle!
March 22 saw Cr0w announce his vow to "End Famine" in The Great Arena as a reprisal for the ambush defeat of Ratt at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption. Famine's challenge at the Pre-Show had itself been a shot fired amidst mounting tensions between the fighters of The Great Arena and the Four Barons under Lord Mislukking.
Bez Busshitsu's attack on Ratt, which came after the fan-favourite had already accepted a challenge from Ken, proves the Baron of Famine is all too willing to stoop to underhanded tactics to humble members of The Union of The Human League. By announcing himself as Cr0w's partner, Kron has taken the guess work out of the Supercard 4 clash, guaranteeing the involvement of a second horseman, likely Praga Conquette -- the Baroness of Pestilence!
Cr0w will no doubt be reluctant to accept an alliance with his arch-nemesis, but the stakes involved will leave him little choice in this battle of common enemies. Kron claims to have become a changed fighter in recent weeks. The once unrelenting brutalizer -- who was allegedly responsible for driving Genku to suicidal ends after a harassing series of unofficial street fights -- has abstained from such attacks for an entire week, even when challenged and heckled by others!
The 'born again' attitude is likely what has inspired Kron to seek a strategic method of fighting Lord Mislukking's Barons. Together, Cr0w and Kron represent one of the strongest combinations available to The Union of The Human League. As a working tandem, they have a legitimate shot at defeating Famine & Pestilence, who have gone largely unchallenged, so far.
This announcement means Supercard 4 takes yet another new shape:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular takes place April 3 and is promised to be the biggest event The Great Arena has ever hosted! With four blockbuster matches now confirmed for the first Sunday, you can see how this claim might be lived up to! It's the event so big, it will even stretch across two days, when April 2 sees the very special Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, including match-ups involving Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, the debut of Supreme Warrior, and the high stakes Tournament 4 -- which will provide one winner the opportunity to enter the Supercard 4 Thirty-Person Battle Royal!
The pressure is building as an unprecedented wave of action banks outside The Great Arena! Be sure to check the site again for daily updates as Supercard 4 and it's many storylines continue to develop!
Officially, they met three times to duke it out over the Undisputed Championship, a feud culminating in a breakaway title win for Kron at Supercard 2, after initial clashes at Tournament 2 and Supercard 1!
Unofficially, they have met in an incalculable number of fights, each more heated than the last, making the latest announcement in the build to Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular all the more unlikely! Despite their differences, Kron has sworn to have Cr0w's back at the biggest show of the year, evening the odds in what he claims will inevitably become a team battle!
March 22 saw Cr0w announce his vow to "End Famine" in The Great Arena as a reprisal for the ambush defeat of Ratt at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption. Famine's challenge at the Pre-Show had itself been a shot fired amidst mounting tensions between the fighters of The Great Arena and the Four Barons under Lord Mislukking.
Bez Busshitsu's attack on Ratt, which came after the fan-favourite had already accepted a challenge from Ken, proves the Baron of Famine is all too willing to stoop to underhanded tactics to humble members of The Union of The Human League. By announcing himself as Cr0w's partner, Kron has taken the guess work out of the Supercard 4 clash, guaranteeing the involvement of a second horseman, likely Praga Conquette -- the Baroness of Pestilence!
Cr0w will no doubt be reluctant to accept an alliance with his arch-nemesis, but the stakes involved will leave him little choice in this battle of common enemies. Kron claims to have become a changed fighter in recent weeks. The once unrelenting brutalizer -- who was allegedly responsible for driving Genku to suicidal ends after a harassing series of unofficial street fights -- has abstained from such attacks for an entire week, even when challenged and heckled by others!
The 'born again' attitude is likely what has inspired Kron to seek a strategic method of fighting Lord Mislukking's Barons. Together, Cr0w and Kron represent one of the strongest combinations available to The Union of The Human League. As a working tandem, they have a legitimate shot at defeating Famine & Pestilence, who have gone largely unchallenged, so far.
This announcement means Supercard 4 takes yet another new shape:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w & Kron versus Famine & Pestilence in a frontline clash!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular takes place April 3 and is promised to be the biggest event The Great Arena has ever hosted! With four blockbuster matches now confirmed for the first Sunday, you can see how this claim might be lived up to! It's the event so big, it will even stretch across two days, when April 2 sees the very special Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up, including match-ups involving Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, the debut of Supreme Warrior, and the high stakes Tournament 4 -- which will provide one winner the opportunity to enter the Supercard 4 Thirty-Person Battle Royal!
The pressure is building as an unprecedented wave of action banks outside The Great Arena! Be sure to check the site again for daily updates as Supercard 4 and it's many storylines continue to develop!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
HYPE: TonyTheTiger Continues Rankings Hunt!
TonyTheTiger hit the unofficial rankings with a bullet when he became one of the more active fighters in recent months, but looked like becoming a flash in the pan when he suffered consecutive crushing defeats against DeathScepter (Pre-Show 2) and ElJobber (Supercard 2).
Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road put TonyTheTiger back on a winning path, providing a win against unofficially ranked #10 contender, Porygonix! With Supercard 4 just around the corner; TonyTheTiger is looking to immortalize himself as a legendary up-and-comer by rendering yet another challenge against an unofficially ranked star!
Tournament 3 winner, Mimik, currently holds an unofficial speculative ranking of #7, just one place above TonyTheTiger's #8! Victory would surely re-grant TonyTheTiger the forward momentum he lost after his initial rise -- but coming off of a loss against Bez Busshitsu, Mimik will have his own designs for a return to form!
As of Supercard 3, the unofficial rankings look like:
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is billed as the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena, and with just two weeks to go, the big event is starting to take form! The April 3 special event now has a card of four big bouts scheduled, as well as all the action at the special April 2 Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up event!
The current Supercard 4 schedule looks something like:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w versus Bez Busshitsu to end famine in The Great Arena!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road put TonyTheTiger back on a winning path, providing a win against unofficially ranked #10 contender, Porygonix! With Supercard 4 just around the corner; TonyTheTiger is looking to immortalize himself as a legendary up-and-comer by rendering yet another challenge against an unofficially ranked star!
Tournament 3 winner, Mimik, currently holds an unofficial speculative ranking of #7, just one place above TonyTheTiger's #8! Victory would surely re-grant TonyTheTiger the forward momentum he lost after his initial rise -- but coming off of a loss against Bez Busshitsu, Mimik will have his own designs for a return to form!
As of Supercard 3, the unofficial rankings look like:
Champion: Toryn
#1 ElJobber
#2 Kron
#3 Cr0w
#4 Ratt
#5 Hokey
#6 Ninja_Mime
#7 Mimik
#8 TonyTheTiger
#9 Porygonix
#10 Ken
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is billed as the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena, and with just two weeks to go, the big event is starting to take form! The April 3 special event now has a card of four big bouts scheduled, as well as all the action at the special April 2 Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up event!
The current Supercard 4 schedule looks something like:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w versus Bez Busshitsu to end famine in The Great Arena!
3. TonyTheTiger versus Mimik in a top ten rankings battle!
4. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
HYPE: Revenant Genku's Life After Death!
It should have been a straight forward match between two fighters who've had close brushes with success. Instead, The Great Arena played host to a plot-twist right out of a horror movie when Ratt battled Revenant Genku at March 13's Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road!
Genku did the unthinkable in the lead-up to Supercard 3, throwing himself on the sword of Lord Mislukking after being seemingly driven mad by feuds outside The Great Arena. The act was supposed to bring him peace, but instead, the cowardly fighter returned as a revenant possessing the same powers he had in life. Those powers were enough to defeat a stunned Ratt, leading the fan-favourite to issue challenges for a rematch that have gone seemingly unanswered. If you consider that it was the Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu, who took advantage of Ratt's open challenge at Pre-Show 3, then that might not be entirely true.
It has today been revealed that Revenant Genku was risen from death by none other than the mysterious Baron of Death, Sinvida Von Grimm!
Grimm has been the most elusive of Lord Mislukking's Order of Four Barons, enshrouded in almost as much mystery as the dark conqueror himself! What is clear is that Sinvida Von Grimm's occult powers have allowed the resurrection of Genku in this revenant form, making him the latest soldier in the army of minions that members of The Union of The Human League have reluctantly accepted.
Given mounting tensions between the two sides, punctuated by Cr0w's declaration (yesterday) to 'End Famine in the Great Arena', it seems this could very well be the catalyst for an arms race between the factions!
What possible effect will the strengthened numbers of Lord Mislukking's Barons mean for Cr0w's battle against Bez Busshitsu at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular? And is Revenant Genku capable of answering the challenges of arch-rival, Ratt? Many questions remain unanswered as we countdown to the April 2-3 event with daily updates right here on the official website!
Genku did the unthinkable in the lead-up to Supercard 3, throwing himself on the sword of Lord Mislukking after being seemingly driven mad by feuds outside The Great Arena. The act was supposed to bring him peace, but instead, the cowardly fighter returned as a revenant possessing the same powers he had in life. Those powers were enough to defeat a stunned Ratt, leading the fan-favourite to issue challenges for a rematch that have gone seemingly unanswered. If you consider that it was the Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu, who took advantage of Ratt's open challenge at Pre-Show 3, then that might not be entirely true.
It has today been revealed that Revenant Genku was risen from death by none other than the mysterious Baron of Death, Sinvida Von Grimm!
Grimm has been the most elusive of Lord Mislukking's Order of Four Barons, enshrouded in almost as much mystery as the dark conqueror himself! What is clear is that Sinvida Von Grimm's occult powers have allowed the resurrection of Genku in this revenant form, making him the latest soldier in the army of minions that members of The Union of The Human League have reluctantly accepted.
Given mounting tensions between the two sides, punctuated by Cr0w's declaration (yesterday) to 'End Famine in the Great Arena', it seems this could very well be the catalyst for an arms race between the factions!
What possible effect will the strengthened numbers of Lord Mislukking's Barons mean for Cr0w's battle against Bez Busshitsu at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular? And is Revenant Genku capable of answering the challenges of arch-rival, Ratt? Many questions remain unanswered as we countdown to the April 2-3 event with daily updates right here on the official website!
HYPE: Cr0w Vows to End Famine!
It was at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption that Great Arena fan-favourite, Ratt, suffered defeat at the hands of Bez Busshitsu! The Baron of Famine launched a cowardly attack, taking the place of Revenant Genku in Ratt's intended open challenge immediately after Ratt successfully defeated Ken, in an initial main event challenge!
The heel result has provoked the ire of one of The Great Arena's greatest competitors and former Undisputed Champion, Cr0w! Tensions have been mounting between the denizens of the Cheevment Kingdom and Lord Mislukking's Order of Four Barons, increasing to match contests in recent weeks. Busshitsu initiated the first significant attack at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, where he challenged and defeated Tournament 3 winner, Mimik.
Today; Cr0w officially announced his intentions to strike back, formally declaring his challenge to The Baron of Famine at upcoming major showcase, Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! The event, set for April 3, promises to be the biggest of it's kind in the history of competition in The Great Arena!
Cr0w vows that this is the beginning of his campaign to "end Famine" in The Great Arena -- a bold statement that, as yet, has seemed an impossibility. One has to wonder if Cr0w isn't biting off more than he can chew, setting up a mismatch contest between one man and the entire order of Four Barons: Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death! To this point, the Baron of War, Ares Menschlich, has been a joint proponent in developing organized competition in The Great Arena, which has ironically maintained order in the ruins of the chaos he helped unleash upon the Cheevment Kingdom!
The match marks the third bout announced for Supercard 4:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w versus Bez Busshitsu to end famine in The Great Arena!
3. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
It's the event so big, it will stretch across two days!
As announced yesterday -- April 2 will see Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up! On the card is the first Great Arena appearance of The Supreme Warrior, a Grand Prix Battle Royal preview between Ken and m0s & STEROLIZER, a team grudge bout to determine two slots in the Thirty-Person Battle Royal, and a special Tournament 4 for a spot in the Battle Royal!
Then on Sunday, April 3 -- Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular where 2011 Battle Royale winner, ElJobber, challenges surprise Supercard 3 Undisputed Champion, Toryn, in the main event! PLUS! The epic Thirty-Person Battle Royal, and Cr0w vows to END FAMINE in his challenge against Bez Busshitsu! All this -- plus more as we deliver daily updates in the lead up to the big show!
The heel result has provoked the ire of one of The Great Arena's greatest competitors and former Undisputed Champion, Cr0w! Tensions have been mounting between the denizens of the Cheevment Kingdom and Lord Mislukking's Order of Four Barons, increasing to match contests in recent weeks. Busshitsu initiated the first significant attack at Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road, where he challenged and defeated Tournament 3 winner, Mimik.
Today; Cr0w officially announced his intentions to strike back, formally declaring his challenge to The Baron of Famine at upcoming major showcase, Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! The event, set for April 3, promises to be the biggest of it's kind in the history of competition in The Great Arena!
Cr0w vows that this is the beginning of his campaign to "end Famine" in The Great Arena -- a bold statement that, as yet, has seemed an impossibility. One has to wonder if Cr0w isn't biting off more than he can chew, setting up a mismatch contest between one man and the entire order of Four Barons: Famine, Pestilence, War, and Death! To this point, the Baron of War, Ares Menschlich, has been a joint proponent in developing organized competition in The Great Arena, which has ironically maintained order in the ruins of the chaos he helped unleash upon the Cheevment Kingdom!
The match marks the third bout announced for Supercard 4:
1. ElJobber versus Toryn (c) for the Undisputed Championship!
2. Cr0w versus Bez Busshitsu to end famine in The Great Arena!
3. Thirty-Person Grand Prix Battle Royal featuring: Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, Porygonix, Chromatose, onryo, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33, as well as winners of Tournament 4 and a special tag bout at Pre-Show 4!
It's the event so big, it will stretch across two days!
As announced yesterday -- April 2 will see Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up! On the card is the first Great Arena appearance of The Supreme Warrior, a Grand Prix Battle Royal preview between Ken and m0s & STEROLIZER, a team grudge bout to determine two slots in the Thirty-Person Battle Royal, and a special Tournament 4 for a spot in the Battle Royal!
Then on Sunday, April 3 -- Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular where 2011 Battle Royale winner, ElJobber, challenges surprise Supercard 3 Undisputed Champion, Toryn, in the main event! PLUS! The epic Thirty-Person Battle Royal, and Cr0w vows to END FAMINE in his challenge against Bez Busshitsu! All this -- plus more as we deliver daily updates in the lead up to the big show!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
HYPE: April 2 Warm-Up Event Announced!
It's the event so big, it's going to stretch across two days!
Ares Mensclich, in conjunction with The Union of The Human League, has reached an agreement to stage a special Saturday Warm-Up event ahead of the year's biggest calendar extravaganza, Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
The April 2 Pre-Show Minicard will be designed to showcase fighters who will not appear at the 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix, while also providing warm-up features as part of a carnival build-up to the biggest event in Great Arena history! Those unlucky fighters eliminated in yesterday's Pre-Show 3 Battle Royal qualifiers will get a chance to be a part of the festivity, along with a few surprises!
Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2, 2011)
1. Supreme Warrior will issue an open challenge.
Supreme Warrior Jimmy has been roaming the halls of The Great Arena for the past month. He claims to come from a barbaric post-apocalyptic future, the year 3000, where the Cheevment Kingdom has been reduced to fighting clans and ritualistic warriors. The Supreme Warrior desires combat to absorb the skills of the greatest warriors and at Grand Prix Warm-Up he'll take any comers in an open challenge on the eve of the biggest fight extravaganza in his ancient history!
2. Ken & TBA versus m0s & STEROLIZER
It'll be a special preview of the Ultimate Grand Prix thirty-person Battle Royal when battling battle royal veteran, Ken, takes on two of the men who'll be gunning for him during the match, m0s & STEROLIZER! As yet, Ken does not have a partner, but with two weeks to go until the big show, he's got plenty of time to find a willing participant -- provided any one else is willing to fight twice in a single weekend!
3. xtactics & Celeste versus rxvt & Mark
At Pre-Show 3, eighteen fights duked it out in one-on-one competition to earn their way into the Thirty-Person Battle Royal at Supercard 4! Two of those fights came down to the wire, producing results by the narrowest of margins! Now the winners of those fights -- xtactics & Celeste -- will be forced to defend their position in the Battle Royal against the losers -- rxvt & Mark! Will it be twice the charm for the winning team, or will their luck run out on the eve of the biggest show in history?
4. Tournament 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up
Fighters from around the Cheevment Kingdom will be invited to The Great Arena for a final opportunity to earn their shot at immortality at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! It'll be an elimination bracket of yet to be determined competitors to decide a special wildcard entrant into April 3rd's much talked about Grand Prix Thirty-Person Battle Royal!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular promises to be the biggest event in history, playing host to a very special thirty-person Battle Royal, PLUS! The arrival of 2011 Battle Royale winner and long standing #1 contender, ElJobber, in a match against the shock reigning champion from Supercard 3, Toryn!
Stay tuned to this site for daily updates as the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena takes shape! Remember to be here all weekend for Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2) and Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular (April 3)!
Ares Mensclich, in conjunction with The Union of The Human League, has reached an agreement to stage a special Saturday Warm-Up event ahead of the year's biggest calendar extravaganza, Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
The April 2 Pre-Show Minicard will be designed to showcase fighters who will not appear at the 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix, while also providing warm-up features as part of a carnival build-up to the biggest event in Great Arena history! Those unlucky fighters eliminated in yesterday's Pre-Show 3 Battle Royal qualifiers will get a chance to be a part of the festivity, along with a few surprises!
Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2, 2011)
1. Supreme Warrior will issue an open challenge.
Supreme Warrior Jimmy has been roaming the halls of The Great Arena for the past month. He claims to come from a barbaric post-apocalyptic future, the year 3000, where the Cheevment Kingdom has been reduced to fighting clans and ritualistic warriors. The Supreme Warrior desires combat to absorb the skills of the greatest warriors and at Grand Prix Warm-Up he'll take any comers in an open challenge on the eve of the biggest fight extravaganza in his ancient history!
2. Ken & TBA versus m0s & STEROLIZER
It'll be a special preview of the Ultimate Grand Prix thirty-person Battle Royal when battling battle royal veteran, Ken, takes on two of the men who'll be gunning for him during the match, m0s & STEROLIZER! As yet, Ken does not have a partner, but with two weeks to go until the big show, he's got plenty of time to find a willing participant -- provided any one else is willing to fight twice in a single weekend!
3. xtactics & Celeste versus rxvt & Mark
At Pre-Show 3, eighteen fights duked it out in one-on-one competition to earn their way into the Thirty-Person Battle Royal at Supercard 4! Two of those fights came down to the wire, producing results by the narrowest of margins! Now the winners of those fights -- xtactics & Celeste -- will be forced to defend their position in the Battle Royal against the losers -- rxvt & Mark! Will it be twice the charm for the winning team, or will their luck run out on the eve of the biggest show in history?
4. Tournament 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up
Fighters from around the Cheevment Kingdom will be invited to The Great Arena for a final opportunity to earn their shot at immortality at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! It'll be an elimination bracket of yet to be determined competitors to decide a special wildcard entrant into April 3rd's much talked about Grand Prix Thirty-Person Battle Royal!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular promises to be the biggest event in history, playing host to a very special thirty-person Battle Royal, PLUS! The arrival of 2011 Battle Royale winner and long standing #1 contender, ElJobber, in a match against the shock reigning champion from Supercard 3, Toryn!
Stay tuned to this site for daily updates as the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena takes shape! Remember to be here all weekend for Pre-Show 4: Grand Prix Warm-Up (April 2) and Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular (April 3)!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption!
March 20, 2011 -- The Long Hard Road began only a week ago, but with Ultimate Grand Prix just a fornight away, Pre-Show 3 offered what might a last shot at redemption for fighters seeking glory and immortality at the biggest event on the Great Arena calendar!
No man's desire for redemption could be greater than Ratt's!
The fan-favourite's shock loss to Revenant Genku at Supercard 3 put a pause on his championship hopes and a dent in his pride. Seeking honor and redemption, Ratt issued an open challenge as he had at Pre-Show 2, hoping to draw Genku into a rematch situation. Would the dishonored dead rise once more to face Ratt in combat, or did this hero of The Great Arena simply invite new challengers to attack him?
PLUS! With a thirty-person Battle Royal booked for Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular, eighteen fighters of mixed rank fight for the opportunity to appear at the biggest event The Great Arena will ever host! A shot at glory awaits nine fighters, but for the losers, redemption will be unobtained. This is Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption!
11. Bez Busshitsu defeated Ratt in a shock second challenge!
Celebrations were short for Ratt, who had seemingly already emerged victorious from his open challenge in the night's main event. The Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu, saw fit to extend the open challenge however, capitalizing on a Ratt who had already endured a contested fight! The ambush didn't seem to phase Ratt, but Famine's underhanded tactics produced the desired result, just the same.
Busshitsu appeared recently at Supercard 3, where he successfully challenged Tournament 3 winner, Mimik! The win over Ratt might have been intended as a show of strength, but has surely only provided an antagonising blow against fighters from The Union of The Human League! Meanwhile, questions must be asked about Famine's connection to Revenant Genku, who has remained silent amidst the challenges. A larger plot is clearly unfolding as tensions build between the denizens of the Cheevment Kingdom and the warriors under Lord Mislukking!
10. Ratt defeated Ken comprehensively in his open challenge!
Ratt had hoped to lure out Revenant Genku with his open challenge, but was instead surprised to be met by Ken! Ken -- announced days earlier as an entrant into the Ultimate Grand Prix 30-Person Battle Royal -- clearly saw an opportunity to earn points for the big match by testing himself against a man who famously lasted over an hour during 2011 Battle Royale! It was Ratt who eliminated Ken from the forty-person battle royal spectacular in January, making for a belated grudge bout!
Ratt looked comfortable in his clash -- confident, despite Ken's power boost courtesy of an increase in activity. It was a comprehensive win in the end, but Ken will almost certainly remain a hot favourite in the thirty-person Battle Royal at Ultimate Grand Prix, April 3rd! Meanwhile, Ratt is forced to look to the future for his rematch against Revenant Genku, but not quite as far for his next fight...! Little could Ratt know, a second challenger was waiting in the wings!
Ultimate Grand Prix Battle Royal Qualifier Results:
1. xtactics defeated rxvt in an incredibly narrow win!
2. Porygonix defeated Jax in a comprehensive +5 win!
3. onryo defeated Jammer2Omega in a close win.
4. Chromatose defeated Politics in a solid win.
5. Vultyrex defeated NovaStarr in a narrow win.
6. Celeste defeated Mark in an incredibly narrow win!
7. Tyrant-Cenobite defeated SlumDunk in a close result.
8. Menas defeated Shadaloo in a narrow win!
9. AlexanderLuthorJr defeated GreenLantern in a close win.
Porygonix emerged from the qualifying nine as the strongest competitor, a sure fire challenger to take out the thirty-man Battle Royal! We now know fifteen of the thirty competitors entering the Battle Royal at Supercard 4: xtactics, Porygonix, onryo, Chromatose, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33.
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is just two weeks away! Updates will come daily as the biggest event in history shapes itself ahead of the April 3 spectacular! Along with the Battle Royal, 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix will play host to the Undisputed Championship match between long waiting #1 contender, ElJobber, and the shock championship winner at Supercard 3, Toryn!
No man's desire for redemption could be greater than Ratt's!
The fan-favourite's shock loss to Revenant Genku at Supercard 3 put a pause on his championship hopes and a dent in his pride. Seeking honor and redemption, Ratt issued an open challenge as he had at Pre-Show 2, hoping to draw Genku into a rematch situation. Would the dishonored dead rise once more to face Ratt in combat, or did this hero of The Great Arena simply invite new challengers to attack him?
PLUS! With a thirty-person Battle Royal booked for Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular, eighteen fighters of mixed rank fight for the opportunity to appear at the biggest event The Great Arena will ever host! A shot at glory awaits nine fighters, but for the losers, redemption will be unobtained. This is Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption!
11. Bez Busshitsu defeated Ratt in a shock second challenge!
Celebrations were short for Ratt, who had seemingly already emerged victorious from his open challenge in the night's main event. The Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu, saw fit to extend the open challenge however, capitalizing on a Ratt who had already endured a contested fight! The ambush didn't seem to phase Ratt, but Famine's underhanded tactics produced the desired result, just the same.
Busshitsu appeared recently at Supercard 3, where he successfully challenged Tournament 3 winner, Mimik! The win over Ratt might have been intended as a show of strength, but has surely only provided an antagonising blow against fighters from The Union of The Human League! Meanwhile, questions must be asked about Famine's connection to Revenant Genku, who has remained silent amidst the challenges. A larger plot is clearly unfolding as tensions build between the denizens of the Cheevment Kingdom and the warriors under Lord Mislukking!
10. Ratt defeated Ken comprehensively in his open challenge!
Ratt had hoped to lure out Revenant Genku with his open challenge, but was instead surprised to be met by Ken! Ken -- announced days earlier as an entrant into the Ultimate Grand Prix 30-Person Battle Royal -- clearly saw an opportunity to earn points for the big match by testing himself against a man who famously lasted over an hour during 2011 Battle Royale! It was Ratt who eliminated Ken from the forty-person battle royal spectacular in January, making for a belated grudge bout!
Ratt looked comfortable in his clash -- confident, despite Ken's power boost courtesy of an increase in activity. It was a comprehensive win in the end, but Ken will almost certainly remain a hot favourite in the thirty-person Battle Royal at Ultimate Grand Prix, April 3rd! Meanwhile, Ratt is forced to look to the future for his rematch against Revenant Genku, but not quite as far for his next fight...! Little could Ratt know, a second challenger was waiting in the wings!
Ultimate Grand Prix Battle Royal Qualifier Results:
1. xtactics defeated rxvt in an incredibly narrow win!
2. Porygonix defeated Jax in a comprehensive +5 win!
3. onryo defeated Jammer2Omega in a close win.
4. Chromatose defeated Politics in a solid win.
5. Vultyrex defeated NovaStarr in a narrow win.
6. Celeste defeated Mark in an incredibly narrow win!
7. Tyrant-Cenobite defeated SlumDunk in a close result.
8. Menas defeated Shadaloo in a narrow win!
9. AlexanderLuthorJr defeated GreenLantern in a close win.
Porygonix emerged from the qualifying nine as the strongest competitor, a sure fire challenger to take out the thirty-man Battle Royal! We now know fifteen of the thirty competitors entering the Battle Royal at Supercard 4: xtactics, Porygonix, onryo, Chromatose, Vultyrex, Celeste, Tyrant-Cenobite, Menas, AlexanderLuthorJr, Ken, m0s, STEROLIZER, unixpunk, Buster, ThirtyThr33.
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is just two weeks away! Updates will come daily as the biggest event in history shapes itself ahead of the April 3 spectacular! Along with the Battle Royal, 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix will play host to the Undisputed Championship match between long waiting #1 contender, ElJobber, and the shock championship winner at Supercard 3, Toryn!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
HYPE: Three More Join Grand Prix Thirty!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is just two weeks away, which means there's a lot of action to pack-in before April 3 sees the best of the best spill into The Great Arena for the biggest show in history!
A special Thirty-Man Battle Royal is one of only two known matches for the major event, which will give its winner a chance at immortality, and a boost in the unofficial rankings heading into the future! While eighteen fighters will attempt to earn their way into the match at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption -- intertwined rivals, Ken, m0s, and STEROLIZER, were announced yesterday for instant entry into the match!
Today; unixpunk, Buster, and ThirtyThr33 will be added to the list, bringing with them the experience of a total seven previous Battle Royal eliminations! The trio are part of an elite group of eliminators from Supercard 1's forty-person 2011 Battle Royale, which was won by Grand Prix Championship contender, ElJobber! While they weren't ultimately victorious, these three entrants will surely be influential figures in the match, bringing a unique familiarity to a competition that is set to include some new faces as a result of qualifiers.
This newest announcement brings the confirmed field up to fifteen, leaving only half of the available slots open to as yet unknown competitors. The complete list is as follows:
Supercard 4 will also play host to an eagerly anticipated championship match when 2011 Battle Royale winner and long standing #1 contender, ElJobber, challenges the surprise new champion from Supercard 3, Toryn, in the main event of April 3!
UP NEXT: Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption where eighteen fighters will contend guaranteed qualification into the Supercard 4 thirty-person Battle Royal. PLUS! Fan-favourite Ratt issues an open challenge, hoping to draw out the dishonored deadman who beat him at Supercard 3, Revenant Genku! March 20 will be the last chance for redemption before the lights shine bright at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
A special Thirty-Man Battle Royal is one of only two known matches for the major event, which will give its winner a chance at immortality, and a boost in the unofficial rankings heading into the future! While eighteen fighters will attempt to earn their way into the match at Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption -- intertwined rivals, Ken, m0s, and STEROLIZER, were announced yesterday for instant entry into the match!
Today; unixpunk, Buster, and ThirtyThr33 will be added to the list, bringing with them the experience of a total seven previous Battle Royal eliminations! The trio are part of an elite group of eliminators from Supercard 1's forty-person 2011 Battle Royale, which was won by Grand Prix Championship contender, ElJobber! While they weren't ultimately victorious, these three entrants will surely be influential figures in the match, bringing a unique familiarity to a competition that is set to include some new faces as a result of qualifiers.
This newest announcement brings the confirmed field up to fifteen, leaving only half of the available slots open to as yet unknown competitors. The complete list is as follows:
- unixpunk (2-5-0), Buster (2-3-0), ThirtyThr33 (1-4-0)
- Ken (2-5-0), m0s (2-2-0), STEROLIZER (0-4-0)
- Winner of: xtactics versus rxvt
- Winner of: Jax versus Porygonix
- Winner of: Jammer2Omega versus onryo
- Winner of: Politics versus Chromatose
- Winner of: NovaStarr versus Vultyrex
- Winner of: Celeste versus Mark
- Winner of: SlumDunk versus Tyrant-Cenobite
- Winner of: Shadaloo versus Menas
- Winner of: GreenLantern versus AlexanderLuthorJr
Supercard 4 will also play host to an eagerly anticipated championship match when 2011 Battle Royale winner and long standing #1 contender, ElJobber, challenges the surprise new champion from Supercard 3, Toryn, in the main event of April 3!
UP NEXT: Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption where eighteen fighters will contend guaranteed qualification into the Supercard 4 thirty-person Battle Royal. PLUS! Fan-favourite Ratt issues an open challenge, hoping to draw out the dishonored deadman who beat him at Supercard 3, Revenant Genku! March 20 will be the last chance for redemption before the lights shine bright at Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular!
Hype: Three Enter Grand Prix Battle Royal!
On March 20, eighteen fighters will step into The Great Arena for Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption, where they will compete for the opportunity to qualify for Supercard 4's thirty-person battle royal. Only nine will progress to what is promised to be a great match on the biggest card in the history of fights, April 3rd!
Such tests will not worry three fighters announced today to be granted instant entry into the Battle Royal! Unofficially ranked #10 contender, Ken, will be flanked by two fighters who are plenty familiar with the rising star: m0s and STEROLIZER!
STEROLIZER was infamously first to be eliminated from the forty-man battle royal at Supercard 1 by Ken, who bundled the challenger out the very instant he arrived! STEROLIZER had the opportunity to gain revenge at Pre-Show 2, but was again unsuccessful, embarassed once more by Ken. m0s, of course, has a much better record against Ken, making waves when he replaced The_Purple_Bunny at Supercard 3 to score a shock victory!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is set to be the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena. Exactly what will make it that remains to be seen, but this trio of rivals certainly adds extra spice to the exciting all-in brawl that we know to look forward to! With this in mind, the potential line-up of the thirty-person field now looks like:
Also confirmed for Supercard 4 -- The long awaited Undisputed Championship match between January's Battle Royale 2011 winner, ElJobber (7-2-0), and the surprise reigning champion from Supercard 3, Toryn (11-3-0)! A first-time clash that promises to set The Great Arena on fire this April 3rd!
Stay tuned to this page for full coverage of updates on Supercard 4, plus all the results from Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption this Sunday, March 20! Eighteen fighters compete for the opportunity to be immortalized in the biggest rumble The Great Arena has ever seen -- PLUS! Ratt will accept an open challenge in the main event, where he hopes Revenant Genku will answer his call!
Such tests will not worry three fighters announced today to be granted instant entry into the Battle Royal! Unofficially ranked #10 contender, Ken, will be flanked by two fighters who are plenty familiar with the rising star: m0s and STEROLIZER!
STEROLIZER was infamously first to be eliminated from the forty-man battle royal at Supercard 1 by Ken, who bundled the challenger out the very instant he arrived! STEROLIZER had the opportunity to gain revenge at Pre-Show 2, but was again unsuccessful, embarassed once more by Ken. m0s, of course, has a much better record against Ken, making waves when he replaced The_Purple_Bunny at Supercard 3 to score a shock victory!
Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular is set to be the biggest event in the history of The Great Arena. Exactly what will make it that remains to be seen, but this trio of rivals certainly adds extra spice to the exciting all-in brawl that we know to look forward to! With this in mind, the potential line-up of the thirty-person field now looks like:
- Ken (2-5-0), m0s (2-2-0), STEROLIZER (0-4-0)
- Winner of: xtactics versus rxvt
- Winner of: Jax versus Porygonix
- Winner of: Jammer2Omega versus onryo
- Winner of: Politics versus Chromatose
- Winner of: NovaStarr versus Vultyrex
- Winner of: Celeste versus Mark
- Winner of: SlumDunk versus Tyrant-Cenobite
- Winner of: Shadaloo versus Menas
- Winner of: GreenLantern versus AlexanderLuthorJr
Also confirmed for Supercard 4 -- The long awaited Undisputed Championship match between January's Battle Royale 2011 winner, ElJobber (7-2-0), and the surprise reigning champion from Supercard 3, Toryn (11-3-0)! A first-time clash that promises to set The Great Arena on fire this April 3rd!
Stay tuned to this page for full coverage of updates on Supercard 4, plus all the results from Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption this Sunday, March 20! Eighteen fighters compete for the opportunity to be immortalized in the biggest rumble The Great Arena has ever seen -- PLUS! Ratt will accept an open challenge in the main event, where he hopes Revenant Genku will answer his call!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Schedule: The Road to Redemption!
Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road produced some surprising results March 13th, not the least of which was the shocking rise of Toryn as new Undisputed Champion! In the eyes of the audience, the win truly tests the "undisputed" claim of the belt! Toryn will have the opportunity to prove himself when he meets long waiting #1 contender, ElJobber, who earned the right to challenge on the grandest stage of them all by winning the forty-man main event at Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011!
April 3 will be forever remembered as the day combat in The Great Arena was defined! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will bring together the greatest fighters The Great Arena has seen over the past three months, united in a single purpose of fighting for supremacy! Legends will be immortalized as new chapters in the saga of the fighters are begun and ended! Supercard 4 will be the opportunity for the ultimate redemption for some, while others are left to ponder what might have been.
Redemption will come early for Ratt -- one of the most beloved fighters in The Great Arena. Having overcome great adversity in his time, this brave challenger has fought his way into the upper echelon of championship contenders, but was rocked by a shocking loss. At Supercard 3, his long hard road was interrupted by an opponent he never expected to face! Genku committed the greatest sin known to a fighter, but rather than lie dead on the battlefield, he has risen from his defeat at the hands of Lord Mislukking, possessing all the powers he had in life despite transforming into a hideous Revenant! Ratt wants revenge, but will he have his rematch?...
Before The Arena Spectacular, there must also be an awesome culling!
Pre-Show 4: The Road to Redemption is the next fork on The Long Hard Road to 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix! With an epic 30-Person Battle Royal already scheduled for The Arena Spectacular, warriors of all tiers of experience must first prove their worth and earn their way into April 3! The Road to Redemption will present itself to eighteen fortunate fighters, with nine of them progressing as guaranteed qualifiers in the Battle Royal -- while nine are tossed to the winds, forgotten...
Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption (March 20, 2011)
It's the final stop on the long hard road toward 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! Ten winners will emerge from Pre-Show 3, walking into The Great Arena with all the momentum they need to immortalize themselves as the greatest fighters ever seen! Who among them has the potential to become the next great warrior? Who will rise to become more than mortal? Who dares fly above the clouds to be the champion?
1. Ratt versus A Mystery Opponent!
After his defeat at the hands of Revenant Genku at Supercard 3, Ratt wants nothing more than the opportunity to defend his honor against the dishonorable dead! Ratt has issued a challenge to Genku, but with no answer, he will be forced to enter The Great Arena on March 20 with no knowledge of who his opponent will be!
It's a repeat of Pre-Show Minicard 2, where Ratt faced the unknown with similar conviction, and overcame the threat of Baraka_MK! He is the fan-favourite fighter ranked fourth for unofficial title contention! Will he be victorious once again? Will Genku dare to answer his challenge? Stay tuned March 20 for all the main event answers!
2. 30-Person Battle Royal Qualification Rounds
In the Pre-Show undercard; an eclectic mix of new and older fighters will clash, fighting for the right to appear in the pages of the greatest story The Great Arena will ever tell! 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will feature the best of the best, including a very special 30-Person Battle Royal -- but for nine of these fighters, the dream will fade before it has even begun! The nine qualifying fights are:
Remember! All the action takes place in #MicksDesk on March 20! Then, the countdown toward 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular begins, with full coverage here on the official site! Match updates will be made around the clock as we learn who will clash in the greatest show of them all! Do not miss it!
April 3 will be forever remembered as the day combat in The Great Arena was defined! Supercard 4: 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will bring together the greatest fighters The Great Arena has seen over the past three months, united in a single purpose of fighting for supremacy! Legends will be immortalized as new chapters in the saga of the fighters are begun and ended! Supercard 4 will be the opportunity for the ultimate redemption for some, while others are left to ponder what might have been.
Redemption will come early for Ratt -- one of the most beloved fighters in The Great Arena. Having overcome great adversity in his time, this brave challenger has fought his way into the upper echelon of championship contenders, but was rocked by a shocking loss. At Supercard 3, his long hard road was interrupted by an opponent he never expected to face! Genku committed the greatest sin known to a fighter, but rather than lie dead on the battlefield, he has risen from his defeat at the hands of Lord Mislukking, possessing all the powers he had in life despite transforming into a hideous Revenant! Ratt wants revenge, but will he have his rematch?...
Before The Arena Spectacular, there must also be an awesome culling!
Pre-Show 4: The Road to Redemption is the next fork on The Long Hard Road to 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix! With an epic 30-Person Battle Royal already scheduled for The Arena Spectacular, warriors of all tiers of experience must first prove their worth and earn their way into April 3! The Road to Redemption will present itself to eighteen fortunate fighters, with nine of them progressing as guaranteed qualifiers in the Battle Royal -- while nine are tossed to the winds, forgotten...
Pre-Show 3: The Road to Redemption (March 20, 2011)
It's the final stop on the long hard road toward 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular! Ten winners will emerge from Pre-Show 3, walking into The Great Arena with all the momentum they need to immortalize themselves as the greatest fighters ever seen! Who among them has the potential to become the next great warrior? Who will rise to become more than mortal? Who dares fly above the clouds to be the champion?
1. Ratt versus A Mystery Opponent!
After his defeat at the hands of Revenant Genku at Supercard 3, Ratt wants nothing more than the opportunity to defend his honor against the dishonorable dead! Ratt has issued a challenge to Genku, but with no answer, he will be forced to enter The Great Arena on March 20 with no knowledge of who his opponent will be!
It's a repeat of Pre-Show Minicard 2, where Ratt faced the unknown with similar conviction, and overcame the threat of Baraka_MK! He is the fan-favourite fighter ranked fourth for unofficial title contention! Will he be victorious once again? Will Genku dare to answer his challenge? Stay tuned March 20 for all the main event answers!
2. 30-Person Battle Royal Qualification Rounds
In the Pre-Show undercard; an eclectic mix of new and older fighters will clash, fighting for the right to appear in the pages of the greatest story The Great Arena will ever tell! 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular will feature the best of the best, including a very special 30-Person Battle Royal -- but for nine of these fighters, the dream will fade before it has even begun! The nine qualifying fights are:
- xtactics versus rxvt
- Jax versus Porygonix
- Jammer2Omega versus onryo
- Politics versus Chromatose
- NovaStarr versus Vultyrex
- Celeste versus Mark
- SlumDunk versus Tyrant-Cenobite
- Shadaloo versus Menas
- GreenLantern versus AlexanderLuthorJr
Remember! All the action takes place in #MicksDesk on March 20! Then, the countdown toward 2011 Ultimate Grand Prix - The Arena Spectacular begins, with full coverage here on the official site! Match updates will be made around the clock as we learn who will clash in the greatest show of them all! Do not miss it!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road Results!
March 13, 2011 -- With no pre-show to fill the void, the long wait brings The Great Arena to Supercard 3: The Long Hard Road! At the end of this road lies the ultimate showcase, a supercard the likes of which has never been seen, where the greatest fighters will transcend their wins and losses to be immortalized as warriors of myth! To reach this ultimate grand prix, they must first endure the exodus of The Long Hard Road!
For championship contender, Toryn -- the long hard road began in January, during Tournament 1. His has been a path of highs and lows, carrying him trough dizzying success in exhibition comptetition, and abysmal rejection by the fighters who resented him. Now, at the end of a quest that saw five other contenders eliminated, Toryn walks The Long Hard Road toward the Undisputed Championship and it's reigning owner, Kron!
The rise of Lord Mislukking as usurper of the Cheevment Kingdom was not at all a long or arduous journey. Since his conquest in December 2010, tensions have been building between the denizens who survived his initial onslaught, and the order of Four Barons who supported him. The Long Hard Road has brought this conflict to a head, provoking Bez Busshitsu to challenge a rising star from The Union of The Human League, the winner of Tournament 3, Mimik!
This road may be long, but now, on March 13, we reach it's end...
Supercard 3 Undisputed Championship match
1. Toryn absolutely decimated Kron to become champion!
Kron came into this fight the overwhelming favourite, but his marathon combat and frequent clashes with deadly opponents had clearly taken their toll. The Great Arena was emotionally split given comparisons to Kron's pre-event onslaught against minions and the original act that earned Toryn the ire of the masses. No man could be considered a fan-favourite, but it was Kron who seemed to have the greater support. It would do him no good, however.
The Long Hard Road had a narrative in mind and it was all in favour of Toryn! An early favourite during the Tournament era, Toryn had struggled to remain in the championship hunt. He violently sought to return to the top by punishg MINION at Pre-Show 2, leading to his victory in a six-man contender battle royal at Supercard 2. With opportunity presenting it at the end of this long hard three month road, Toryn lept, unleashing his aggression against a Kron who seemed fatigued and infirm. The result -- a shocking +13 decimation of a once proud champion!
This stunning end to a forty-two day reign sets up a main event of Toryn against 2011 Battle Royale winner, ElJobber, at the first ever Arena Spectacular Supercard - The Ultimate Grand Prix! ElJobber won't be the only man gunning for Toryn as the new champion walks out of Supercard 3 with a bigger bullseye on his back than ever!
2. ElJobber defeated Cr0w in a solid win!
Eliminated from championship contention in his third title bout with Kron at Supercard 2, Cr0w's long hard road had given him nothing to treasure but distant memories. It was a stark contrast to ElJobber's journey, which promised a shot at the Undisputed Championship on the grandest stage of them all, at the end!
Even though their fortunes were reversed, the pressure was all on ElJobber, desperate to remain hot in the build-up to his shot, while Cr0w had nothing to lose. It was a match-up worthy of the main event as the two titans clashed, surprisingly even, despite Cr0w's considerable seasoning. In the end, it was a comfortable win for ElJobber, who finally proved himself to be a worthy and ready contender! After the match, even the often impetuous Cr0w had to acknowledge his opponent, even if one eye was on the possibility of facing he or his opponent in the near future...
3. Revenant Genku defeated Ratt in an upset!
Genku's long hard road began with the glory of winning Tournament 1, but had taken a strange twist in the time between Supercard 3 announcements and the special day!
In an act that defied logic, the man who had once been described as a cheated champion, threw himself on the mercy of Lord Mislukking, willfully surrendering to certain death! Driven mad by the rivalries he had built, Genku claimed to seek peace in death, hoping to avoid his regular heated encounters outside The Great Arena with Kron! Instead, Genku has risen as an eerie revenant, unable to attain the rest he claimed to seek!
Ratt figured the deadman an easy opponent, but was soon confronted with a Genku who maintained all the strengths he had in life! Fan-favourite Ratt was competitive despite his shock, but in the end, overwhelmed by Genku's still considerable experience! The T1 winner was gone as soon as he came, returning to whereabouts unknown as Ratt enjoyed the mutual disdain for Genku held by the crowd. Ratt sought instant rematch against his opponent, but was quickly shutdown. Appalled, Ratt will no doubt continue to pursue the revenant Genku, to put him back beneath the ground!
4. Bez Busshitsu narrowly defeated Mimik in a close encounter!
Having enjoyed great gains as the winner of Tournament 3, Mimik unwittingly became a natural enemy for the Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu! The challenge of the First Baron marks the first shot fired in what is almost certain to become an all-out war between the factions of The Union of The Human League, and the ordered henchman under the evil Lord Mislukking!
The fight went down to the wire in this close fought epic, a battle of such insignificant margin it could have gone either way! The intensity of their battle produced a +2 impact, but that result fails to acknowledge just how impressive Mimik's fight was! He remains one of the rising stars in The Great Arena, and despite the loss, will no doubt be a valued soldier as the fight with the Barons becomes more intense!
5. TonyTheTiger defeated Porygonix in a comprehensive win.
In a clash of competitors whose road to the top is yet to be complete, it was to be a decisive showdown as determination won over against expectation. Porygonix has made an impact sooner than his opponent, but TonyTheTiger's determination to come back from adversity and to fight and gain valuable experience meant the difference! A complacent Porygonix was no match for TonyTheTiger, who unleashed a forgiving, but no less comprehensive beatdown to the flagging foe.
TonyTheTiger now walks down the long hard road toward The Ultimate Grand Prix, where he will have the opportunity to confirm himself as one of the future contenders by winning on the grand stage. Who will be his opponent? That is a question only time can answer as we look toward April 3!
6. Hokey & Ninja_Mime defeated Scott-Howell & Murdoink in a punishing and comprehensive team victory!
For the first time ever, The Great Arena would play host to a two-on-two team battle! Scott-Howell and Murdoink had been regarded as enemies as recently as a month ago, but at the end of their Pre-Show 2 bout, the pair found a mutual respect for each other. Despite their bond, the impromptu combination of cordial allies, Hokey and Ninja_Mime, had much more cumulative experience on their side!
This first of it's kind fight did not disappoint, even with the gap in experience, the battle setting the bar high for future team competition! It was a hard fought +8 impact shared between the losing side as Hokey & Ninja_Mime put The Great Arena's first legitimate team away with a cohesive appearance. With the success of the experiment, team battles look sure to feature prominently at The Ultimate Grand Prix, but will either of these teams last long enough to be there? We'll find out April 3!
7. m0s defeated Ken in an incredibly close fight!
The_Purple_Bunny had originally been scheduled to compete, but a week prior to the event, he tragically suffered a fatal defeat when challenging Cr0w outside The Great Arena. With no signs of a resurrection, m0s was chosen as a last minute replacement.
m0s took full advantage of the opportunity, rising to the occasion against the unofficially ranked #9 contender! He did what The_Purple_Bunny would have wanted to, walking the long hard road toward a major victory that will no doubt have the unofficial council considering his future prospects! Ken, well liked in The Great Arena, now must question his future and whether or not he has what it takes to return for The Ultimate Grand Prix!
8. DaMo defeated STEROLIZER in a close battle!
It should've been more elementary than it was, but even with a close fight, DaMo really only had to show up. STEROLIZER famously made a name for himself at Battle Royale 2011 when he was eliminated in under a second by Ken! This reputation has preceeded him at every event, seeing STERO to one embarassment after another. DaMo, who had been down on his lucky lately, picked up a much needed boost from the win, but is it enough to spur him toward The Ultimate Grand Prix?
The Long Hard Road has finished, bringing us to the biggest moment in the history of The Great Arena! April 3 will unleash a supercard Grand Prix of epic proportions, where ElJobber will finally cash in his #1 contender status to challenge newly crowned champion, Toryn! It will also be the scene of a twenty-man battle royal, with nine of it's competitors to be decided at Pre-Show 3: Road to Redemption (March 20)! Announcements concerning the Grand Prix Supercard will be made right here as new matches are booked and new information is revealed.
As is customary, the unofficial rankings council convened to determine a new top ten list. With no Pre-Show data to complicated the decision, the list is chiefly a reshuffling of the names announced at the end of Supercard 2. The most significant omission is Genku, deemed to no longer meet the human requirements of the unofficial rankings due to his status as a revenant. These names are no less important for their familiarity. The ten will no doubt comprise the base of arena stars when the April 3 Grand Prix Supercard is officially revealed!
For championship contender, Toryn -- the long hard road began in January, during Tournament 1. His has been a path of highs and lows, carrying him trough dizzying success in exhibition comptetition, and abysmal rejection by the fighters who resented him. Now, at the end of a quest that saw five other contenders eliminated, Toryn walks The Long Hard Road toward the Undisputed Championship and it's reigning owner, Kron!
The rise of Lord Mislukking as usurper of the Cheevment Kingdom was not at all a long or arduous journey. Since his conquest in December 2010, tensions have been building between the denizens who survived his initial onslaught, and the order of Four Barons who supported him. The Long Hard Road has brought this conflict to a head, provoking Bez Busshitsu to challenge a rising star from The Union of The Human League, the winner of Tournament 3, Mimik!
This road may be long, but now, on March 13, we reach it's end...
Supercard 3 Undisputed Championship match
1. Toryn absolutely decimated Kron to become champion!
Kron came into this fight the overwhelming favourite, but his marathon combat and frequent clashes with deadly opponents had clearly taken their toll. The Great Arena was emotionally split given comparisons to Kron's pre-event onslaught against minions and the original act that earned Toryn the ire of the masses. No man could be considered a fan-favourite, but it was Kron who seemed to have the greater support. It would do him no good, however.
The Long Hard Road had a narrative in mind and it was all in favour of Toryn! An early favourite during the Tournament era, Toryn had struggled to remain in the championship hunt. He violently sought to return to the top by punishg MINION at Pre-Show 2, leading to his victory in a six-man contender battle royal at Supercard 2. With opportunity presenting it at the end of this long hard three month road, Toryn lept, unleashing his aggression against a Kron who seemed fatigued and infirm. The result -- a shocking +13 decimation of a once proud champion!
This stunning end to a forty-two day reign sets up a main event of Toryn against 2011 Battle Royale winner, ElJobber, at the first ever Arena Spectacular Supercard - The Ultimate Grand Prix! ElJobber won't be the only man gunning for Toryn as the new champion walks out of Supercard 3 with a bigger bullseye on his back than ever!
2. ElJobber defeated Cr0w in a solid win!
Eliminated from championship contention in his third title bout with Kron at Supercard 2, Cr0w's long hard road had given him nothing to treasure but distant memories. It was a stark contrast to ElJobber's journey, which promised a shot at the Undisputed Championship on the grandest stage of them all, at the end!
Even though their fortunes were reversed, the pressure was all on ElJobber, desperate to remain hot in the build-up to his shot, while Cr0w had nothing to lose. It was a match-up worthy of the main event as the two titans clashed, surprisingly even, despite Cr0w's considerable seasoning. In the end, it was a comfortable win for ElJobber, who finally proved himself to be a worthy and ready contender! After the match, even the often impetuous Cr0w had to acknowledge his opponent, even if one eye was on the possibility of facing he or his opponent in the near future...
3. Revenant Genku defeated Ratt in an upset!
Genku's long hard road began with the glory of winning Tournament 1, but had taken a strange twist in the time between Supercard 3 announcements and the special day!
In an act that defied logic, the man who had once been described as a cheated champion, threw himself on the mercy of Lord Mislukking, willfully surrendering to certain death! Driven mad by the rivalries he had built, Genku claimed to seek peace in death, hoping to avoid his regular heated encounters outside The Great Arena with Kron! Instead, Genku has risen as an eerie revenant, unable to attain the rest he claimed to seek!
Ratt figured the deadman an easy opponent, but was soon confronted with a Genku who maintained all the strengths he had in life! Fan-favourite Ratt was competitive despite his shock, but in the end, overwhelmed by Genku's still considerable experience! The T1 winner was gone as soon as he came, returning to whereabouts unknown as Ratt enjoyed the mutual disdain for Genku held by the crowd. Ratt sought instant rematch against his opponent, but was quickly shutdown. Appalled, Ratt will no doubt continue to pursue the revenant Genku, to put him back beneath the ground!
4. Bez Busshitsu narrowly defeated Mimik in a close encounter!
Having enjoyed great gains as the winner of Tournament 3, Mimik unwittingly became a natural enemy for the Baron of Famine, Bez Busshitsu! The challenge of the First Baron marks the first shot fired in what is almost certain to become an all-out war between the factions of The Union of The Human League, and the ordered henchman under the evil Lord Mislukking!
The fight went down to the wire in this close fought epic, a battle of such insignificant margin it could have gone either way! The intensity of their battle produced a +2 impact, but that result fails to acknowledge just how impressive Mimik's fight was! He remains one of the rising stars in The Great Arena, and despite the loss, will no doubt be a valued soldier as the fight with the Barons becomes more intense!
5. TonyTheTiger defeated Porygonix in a comprehensive win.
In a clash of competitors whose road to the top is yet to be complete, it was to be a decisive showdown as determination won over against expectation. Porygonix has made an impact sooner than his opponent, but TonyTheTiger's determination to come back from adversity and to fight and gain valuable experience meant the difference! A complacent Porygonix was no match for TonyTheTiger, who unleashed a forgiving, but no less comprehensive beatdown to the flagging foe.
TonyTheTiger now walks down the long hard road toward The Ultimate Grand Prix, where he will have the opportunity to confirm himself as one of the future contenders by winning on the grand stage. Who will be his opponent? That is a question only time can answer as we look toward April 3!
6. Hokey & Ninja_Mime defeated Scott-Howell & Murdoink in a punishing and comprehensive team victory!
For the first time ever, The Great Arena would play host to a two-on-two team battle! Scott-Howell and Murdoink had been regarded as enemies as recently as a month ago, but at the end of their Pre-Show 2 bout, the pair found a mutual respect for each other. Despite their bond, the impromptu combination of cordial allies, Hokey and Ninja_Mime, had much more cumulative experience on their side!
This first of it's kind fight did not disappoint, even with the gap in experience, the battle setting the bar high for future team competition! It was a hard fought +8 impact shared between the losing side as Hokey & Ninja_Mime put The Great Arena's first legitimate team away with a cohesive appearance. With the success of the experiment, team battles look sure to feature prominently at The Ultimate Grand Prix, but will either of these teams last long enough to be there? We'll find out April 3!
7. m0s defeated Ken in an incredibly close fight!
The_Purple_Bunny had originally been scheduled to compete, but a week prior to the event, he tragically suffered a fatal defeat when challenging Cr0w outside The Great Arena. With no signs of a resurrection, m0s was chosen as a last minute replacement.
m0s took full advantage of the opportunity, rising to the occasion against the unofficially ranked #9 contender! He did what The_Purple_Bunny would have wanted to, walking the long hard road toward a major victory that will no doubt have the unofficial council considering his future prospects! Ken, well liked in The Great Arena, now must question his future and whether or not he has what it takes to return for The Ultimate Grand Prix!
8. DaMo defeated STEROLIZER in a close battle!
It should've been more elementary than it was, but even with a close fight, DaMo really only had to show up. STEROLIZER famously made a name for himself at Battle Royale 2011 when he was eliminated in under a second by Ken! This reputation has preceeded him at every event, seeing STERO to one embarassment after another. DaMo, who had been down on his lucky lately, picked up a much needed boost from the win, but is it enough to spur him toward The Ultimate Grand Prix?
The Long Hard Road has finished, bringing us to the biggest moment in the history of The Great Arena! April 3 will unleash a supercard Grand Prix of epic proportions, where ElJobber will finally cash in his #1 contender status to challenge newly crowned champion, Toryn! It will also be the scene of a twenty-man battle royal, with nine of it's competitors to be decided at Pre-Show 3: Road to Redemption (March 20)! Announcements concerning the Grand Prix Supercard will be made right here as new matches are booked and new information is revealed.
As is customary, the unofficial rankings council convened to determine a new top ten list. With no Pre-Show data to complicated the decision, the list is chiefly a reshuffling of the names announced at the end of Supercard 2. The most significant omission is Genku, deemed to no longer meet the human requirements of the unofficial rankings due to his status as a revenant. These names are no less important for their familiarity. The ten will no doubt comprise the base of arena stars when the April 3 Grand Prix Supercard is officially revealed!
Champion: Toryn
#1 ElJobber
#2 Kron
#3 Cr0w
#4 Ratt
#5 Hokey
#6 Ninja_Mime
#7 Mimik
#8 TonyTheTiger
#9 Porygonix
#10 Ken
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