Friday Night Fights (May 27, 2016)

It was a Supercard-like atmosphere as Friday Night Fights prepared to play host to the first, long awaited team-up by The New Generation since Baraka_MK & Onryo became Corrupt no more! Their challengers: one of the most formidable teams the league has ever seen - the latest incarnation of The United, who hoped to bounce back from a night of defeat at Supercard 79: Purple Reign!

Friday Night Fights also saw the hotly anticipated return of Poasty! Back from injury, he faced off against xort in a by the numbers victory that was never in doubt. He was grateful to be welcomed back and vowed to be "The Franchise" to take The Great Arena into the future. With that, he made it clear that The Great Genku was responsible for putting him on the shelf - and he has every intention of settling the score! It looks like another grudge could test Genku's grip of the Division 2 Championship!

Another combination circling gold were "The Service Krew" Damo & DeathScepter. With their title defense at Supercard 79; "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J were able to equal The Krew's record of ten successful title defenses. Out of contention after losing to VenoMark at the major, Damo declared himself "The Chosen One" of the Duo Division. He and DS punctuated the claim with a confident victory over Bofh & Dolce!

National pride fuelled Liam & nif in their team-up with The Invasion's Ironize. The Brits had been embroiled in in-fighting since qualifying matches for the 2016 Fighter For Europe tournament, but the conflict took a detour as "The Greek Crisis" maxilos & proXade were drawn in by ShawnMichaels [5/16/2016] and Ironize & AcidicWonder [5/23/2016]! They teamed with feisty Dez-Burnett who's had his own issues with ShawnMichaels [Pre-Show 79] and Ironize [5/20/2016]. In the end - Britannia ruled the match. Afterwards, nif repeated last week's rhetoric, saying the British fighters were "defeating themselves" by indulging Europe's frivolous, petty aggressions.

European aggression couldn't help "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile turn his Supercard 79 upset into a win against 2016 Fighter For Europe: Nephrite! Zentile was looking to get his win back from the European First Round, but tournament winner Nephrite was once again just too good for the former Division 2 Champion! A reversal of fortunes in the case of Benjamin, who fended off attacks of Runner-Up Chromatose to stabilize his plans for Division 2 supremacy!

In the main event: DArqueBishop led The United with the intent of keeping them on the right track by reverting back to team tactics. Challenging The New Generation was a massive risk - with the crowd firmly behind the long awaited three-man reunion of recently dethroned Undisputed Champion DECEPTION, and Baraka_MK & Onryo. The result - a UGP calibre showdown that tested both teams mettle at the highest level! The tactical gambit paid off for DArqueBishop, leading the team to an immediate recovery from a night of disappointment! A spectacular battle of trios!

Friday Night Fights (May 27, 2016):
10. "The United" DArqueBishop, Shoe & Artanix d. "The New Generation" DECEPTION, Baraka_MK & Onryo [+1]
9. Benjamin d. Chromatose [+1]
8. Nephrite d. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile [+1]
7. Ironize, Liam & nif d. maxilos, proXade & Dez-Burnett [+1]
6. "The Franchise" Poasty d. xort [+1]
5. redman & Killswitch d. Kiara85 & Stealth-Ninja [+1]
4. NosajSamoht & Shinnokxz d. Maridany & TheMetinPorta [+1]
3. Sgtf d. Skizelli [+1]
2. Baraka407 d. EasterBunny [+1]
1. "The Service Krew" Damo & DeathScepter d. Bofh & Dolce [+2]