The 2016 Mid-Year Grand Slam Quarter Final results had dramatically shifted the tone of Tournament 68. Hall of Fame winners in both halves of the bracket escalated from dangerous threats to outright tournament favourites! Their opponents represented the wildcard nature present in every tournament, and indeed, every one of the four Semi Finalists came to Day 7 to fight!
"The Fallen" LordSkarlet clearly came to the Semi Final to fight! Unintimidated by the legendary status of Ratt, he brought a heavyweight caliber performance that provided the greatest test Ratt had faced the whole tournament! It was a compelling enough match for LS to prove a point, even though Rattamania was simply too strong in the end!
"The Apprentice" DeathScepter seemed like a total longshot in the Semi Final, but he too was out to prove a point! Duo Division dominator Violent`J capitulated in a way he hadn't throughout the tournament, performing sluggishly against one-half of the team he'd shattered one week ago at Supercard 80! The Y2Juggalo's fade-out teased another incredible upset win for DeathScepter, but the Hall of Famer pulled it together just enough to fend off the grudge match assault!
The Semis set up a highly anticipated match between the only two Hall of Famers who came to Tournament 68! Violent`J regrouped before advancing to the final, but Ratt had reserves in store to elevate his game, as well! The resulting match was a complete clash of titans! Their blows thundered throughout The Great Arena as they hammered chunks off each other! The awesome expanse of Rattamania was on full display as the greatest of all time lived up to every inch of that claim! One week after setting a Duo Division Championship record - Violent`J had no choice but to concede!
Remarkably, the 2016 Mid-Year Grand Slam marked only the second time Ratt had won a Grand Slam Tournament crown! His only prior honor was the 2014 Grand Prix Warm-Up, where he beat VJ's partner Marz in the Semi Final! His history with Team Xtreme wasn't lost on the moment as Ratt took advantage of the ceremony to address his opponent.
With The Great Arena watching in awe, Ratt announced that he had just kicked Violent`J's ass in the final -- and he was going to do it all over again at All-Star Summer Showdown with the help of his pal NightHawk! The challenge, leveraging his Tournament 68 win for what could very well be a main event Duo Division Championship match if Team Xtreme can hold onto the gold!
The annual Supercard major happens August 21st, after The Great Arena has played host to the Summer Olympic Games! Ratt & NightHawk are the only team to have ever claimed a victory against 2012 Gold Medalists and record setting Duo Division Champions: "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J! A historic, bombshell end to the 2016 Mid-Year Grand Slam!
Tournament 68: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Semi Final Results:
1. Ratt defeated "The Fallen" LordSkarlet [+1]
2. Violent`J (c) defeated "The Apprentice" DeathScepter in a hard fought match! [+1]
Tournament 68: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Grand Final Result:
1. Ratt defeated Violent`J (c) in convincing fashion! [+1]
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