Pre-Show 82: Heat Up Scramble

The escalation of a stacked Summer season brought Pre-Show 82: Heat Up Scramble to The Great Arena a few weeks early! The preview for All-Star Summer Showdown did not disappoint - heating things up with a scramble of matches spinning out of Royal Roulette, and the championship chases!

No battle was hotter than the pre-announced Six-Man Eliminator for the KFL Championship! The battle was fast and furious, lasting fourteen minutes and fifty-five seconds of non-stop action! The first elimination came early: "Italian Cyclone" Shen_DuHBK overwhelmed by "The Fallen" LordSkarlet in just one minute and twenty-seven! Three seconds later Statix found luck was not on his side, thrusting him into his third title defense against LordSkarlet. The Fallen dominated the champ until ShawnMichaels came in at #4 to create a distraction! Statix was able to capitalize on LordSkarlet's divided attentions, finally finding an entry into the match. As The Invasion's Loopster made his entrance, Statix took the opportunity to isolate ShawnMichaels for a second elimination just as Scott-Howell arrived! LordSkarlet greeted the "American Dream" with nightmarish power strikes. Statix soon got involved with Howell as well, until the Duo Division star convinced him to briefly double-team a common enemy in LordSkarlet! Loopster jumped in to capitalize on the hard work, taking Scott-Howell out for elimination three! LordSkarlet ensured the boastful Invader didn't last much longer, creating a final face-off between the KFL Champion and his three-time opponent! The war didn't last much longer. The Fallen's explosive entry early into the match set him up in the driver's seat for a strong final push! Fatigued and fading, Statix simply couldn't endure. After defeats in June and July -- "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet finally reclaims the KFL Championship! A slightly hollow example of third time's a charm!

One of the few factions not represented in the The Eliminator match was The United! The group's shocking recalibration occurred during a conspiracy to dominate the 2016 Royal Roulette match! Two of the fighters engulfed by the team strategy were "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile and "The Predator" TonyTheTiger! They issued individual challenges against the United fighters who caused them harm, and delivered Hokey the win. CaTigeReptile found herself evenly matched against Royal Roulette runner-up United: Artanix, digging deep to eke out a win against the fighter who eliminated her! TonyTheTiger wasn't so fortunate against United: Mime, suffering +3 impact in a convincing turn around from their Pre-Show 81 qualifier! An infuriating loss for The Predator!

The KFL title isn't the only championship drawing multiple challengers. Division 2 contenders Benjamin and DeathScepter locked horns in a match with major contention implications! The Service Krew Apprentice completely capitulated in the solo stakes, comprehensively defeated by the new emerging #1 contender: Benjamin! He may find dispute from long time rival SubScorpTile, whose feud with Murdoink has re-energized his contention prospects, as well! Following a decisive +3 win during this week's Friday Night Fights, SubScorpTile hammered his point home with a second +3 domination!

The man who debuted at Supercard 81 may not have claimed the Division 2 Championship, but G0LD proved exactly why he's one of the most exciting new recruits in the division! Following up on his first win during Friday Night Fights, G0LD secured a solid win against fan favourite Politics, who's been climbing the ranks in tribute to his fallen Duo partner Menas!

King Ken also returned to competition to answer a challenge from Royal Roulette competitor nightbreed_16! The "King of the World" was comfortable throughout the battle, earning a solid victory ahead of the global contest that will be the 2016 Summer Olympic Games! Ken may be the monarch of the entire world, but he will march into the Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 5th with the rest of Team USA!

Friday Night Fights will take a one week hiatus for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, but Monday Night Invasion will run uninterrupted throughout the two weeks of Olympic action! Members of The Invasion will feature on August 10th when their past is celebrated at a special presentation of the ninth annual Dead Or Alive event! Then the best of all leagues and nations will converge the day after the Olympic Games for the biggest event of the semester: All-Star Summer Showdown! Don't miss it!

Pre-Show 82: Heat Up Scramble (July 31, 2016):
12. "The Fallen" LordSkarlet (#1) eliminated Statix (c) (#3) to win The Eliminator! [KFL Championship]
1. LordSkarlet (#1) elim. Shen_DuHBK (#2)
2. Statix (c) (#3) elim. ShawnMichaels (#4)
3. Loopster (#5) elim. Scott-Howell (#6)
4. LordSkarlet (#1) elim. Loopster (#5)
5. LordSkarlet (#1) elim. Statix (c) (#3)
11. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile defeated United: Artanix in a hard fought match. [+1]
10. United: Mime defeated "The Predator" TonyTheTiger in a convincing win! [+3]
9. Benjamin defeated "The Apprentice" DeathScepter in a decisive victory! [+3]
8. "The Secret Weapon" SubScorpTile defeated Murdoink in a decisive victory! [+3]
7. King Ken defeated nightbreed_16 in a solid win. [+1]
6. Mark & Leroy defeated Piccolo & GohanSon [+1]
5. G0LD defeated Politics in a solid victory. [+1]
4. McDaniel & fraysol defeated Sekktor & legoslayer10 in a near draw! [+1]
3. NosajSamoht & Shinnokxz defeated Kiara85 & Stealth-Ninja [+1]
2. "The Invasion" Jason_Voorhees & edge defeated "The Alliance" Jauger & PaganFreak in a comprehensive result. [+2]
1. Unknown265 & mwgrant0 defeated rxvt & deadly [+1]