With his Tournament 12: Grand Prix Warm-Up victory fresh in mind, "The Iron Menace" ElJobber was quick to declare confidence in the direction of beleaguered arch-rival, "The Iron Man" Ratt. The pair are currently scheduled to face each other in one of the first marquee match-ups announced for Ultimate Grand Prix 2012, the realization of a rivalry between two sides of the same coin, brewing for months in equal opposites!
Ratt famously emerged as the "Iron Man" of The Great Arena during last year's UGP cycle, performing the feat of winning a duo match, battle royal and grudge match during the weekend of Supercard 4: Ultimate Grand Prix 2011 - The Arena Spectacular -- a feat that has come to characterize his never-say-die performances and trademark Open Challenge that exposed him to attack from any number of foes -- including some of the most powerful entities in the realm. ElJobber's path to becoming an "Iron Menace" ironically began at the same event, where an attack on Tyrant-Cenobite set in motion events that would lead to a conspiracy against the fan-favourite, whose attitude soured at Supercard 10: Tower of Power II, part of a plot by Toryn to turn the people against his UGP 2011 rival. As a hardened individual no longer concerned with the perceptions of the crowd, ElJobber launched his MAX Damage Boot Camp, selecting weakened opponents in an attempt to secure +30 impacts.
The mirrored story between ElJobber and Ratt continued during Tournament 12, the first title ElJobber has secured since his win over a year ago, at Supercard 1: Battle Royale 2011. Ratt -- a former two-time Undisputed Champion and frequent tournament finalist -- experienced the exact opposite, a shock First Round elimination via significantly lower ranked competitor, Skizelli!
The polarized performances at T12 were the basis of ElJobber's taunting comments, wherein he boastfully claimed Ratt was an Iron Man no more. Recounting Ratt's difficulty to return to the unofficial contender rankings in 2012, ElJobber claimed he would easily induct Ratt into the MAX Damage Boot Camp on the grandest stage of them all, Ultimate Grand Prix 2012 - Test of the Best.
ElJobber has been critical of Ratt ever since he departed to join Team Turncoat -- a group of fighters who sought to run from the dominating presence of the Four Barons of Lord Mislukking, rather than fight it. Ratt returned after a month long absence in December, fighting Professor Machinista at the Enter the 7 Masters special event. He has struggled to reclaim the same lofty success he had as a two-time Undisputed Champion and co-winner of the Best Fighter of 2011Award, but will return to full force, should he defeat ElJobber in the battle of the Iron Men!
With the personal feud and power of these two legendary fighters, this is sure to be one of the biggest matches The Great Arena has ever seen, at the biggest event ever seen!
Supercard 22: Ultimate Grand Prix 2012 - Test of the Best takes place April 1st!
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