Supercard 81: Royal Roulette

It takes considerable will and determination to become a great champion. Only those willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of this goal can ever truly hope to influence the course of their destiny. With enough hard work, one may achieve the glory they single-mindedly seek. Yet - in every success there is an element of chance! A gathering of intangible forces collectively known as "luck". These particles are unseen and unheard - but they echo and flash in the snapshots of history!

July 18, 2011: Genku eliminates Mimik to become the first winner of the Royal Roulette match!
July 15, 2012: Ratt eliminates Genku, using Royal Roulette to win the Duo Division titles!
July 14, 2013: Kron draws #30 to score the final three eliminations and steal Royal Roulette!
July 20. 2014: ElJobber enters #16 and endures 49 minutes 23 seconds to win Royal Roulette!
July 19, 2015: VenoMark ends lucky #16 Hokey's run to claim the 2015 Royal Roulette match!

In the hallowed halls of The Great Arena, eventually every combatant plays a game of chance! To date, five different champions have won Royal Roulette. Countless dozens have failed. In the seventh month of every year, the wheel must be spun. Thirty fighters - some relying on luck, others on will and determination. Place your bets - the game is about to start! This is Supercard 81: Royal Roulette!

10. "The Hitman" DECEPTION (c) defeated VenoMark [+1] [Undisputed Championship]
Their rivalry goes back as far as 2014, when the battle to be King of the Death Match meant a life or death battle! VenoMark was the sole survivor at Tournament 48, but it's fair to say DECEPTION has gradually leveraged that star making moment to find enduring success. As the face of a "New Generation", DECEPTION has claimed the spotlight of 2016 - but in the periphery, VenoMark has been carving out a path to the Undisputed Championship! Having re-staked his claim on July 22nd, the time was ripe for last year's Royal Roulette winner to finally take back the gold! The only problem: the laser-like focus of "The Hitman" Champion! DECEPTION once again proved that he has arrived at the premiere level, summoning an outstanding performance! It was a great battle, but fate would have it that no titles would change hands at Royal Roulette 2016!

9. United: Hokey (#23) eliminated United: Artanix (#30) to win Royal Roulette!
Royal Roulette 2016 Eliminations:
1. Miller (#4) elim. Jauger (#2)
2. Miller (#4) elim. DemoniaX (#1)
3. Shoe (#3) elim. fraysol (#5)
4. Shoe (#3) elim. Chromatose (#6)
5. Shoe (#3) elim. Ottis (#7)
6. Shoe (#3) elim. Miller (#4)
7. Shoe (#3) elim. brandogg (#9)
8. Shoe (#3) elim. Politics (#8)
9. Shoe (#3) elim. Kiddcade (#10)
10. Shoe (#3) elim. eMoRTal (#12)
11. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. Unknown265 (#13)
12. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. unixpunk (#14)
13. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. Reiko (#15)
14. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. Shoe (#3)
15. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. nightbreed_16 (#16)
16. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. Ken (#17)
17. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. nav-gone (#18)
18. TonyTheTiger (#11) elim. __-Standards-__ (#19)
19. CaTigeReptile (#24) elim. Loopster (#21)
20. Damo (#20) elim. Murdoink (#26)
21. Hokey (#23) elim. DeathScepter (#28)
22. Mime (#25) elim. DArqueBishop (#27)
23. Damo (#20) elim. Mimik (#22)
24. Hokey (#23) elim. Damo (#20)
25. ElJobber (#29) elim. TonyTheTiger (#11)
26. Artanix (#30) elim. ElJobber (#29)
27. Artanix (#30) elim. CaTigeReptile (#24)
28. Hokey (#23) elim. Mime (#25)
29. Hokey (#23) elim. Artanix (#30)A customary hush of silent anticipation filled the arena for the Royal Roulette match. Even with 10 confirmed qualifiers, nobody had any way of knowing who would enter, or when. As the bell sounded: DemoniaX and The Alliance's Jauger emerged as starting opponents!

Just 90 seconds into the match things kicked into a higher gear as Shoe made a surprise return from his June injury! #4 entrant Miller made an immediate impact by eliminating Jauger, and then formed a temporary alliance with DemoniaX to work against Shoe, before turning on her for a second exit!

Miller managed to avoid Shoe, who entered into an all out war with #6 entrant Chromatose! The non-stop assault led to an early elimination. Shoe then took Ottis out immediately after! #8 Politics let Shoe turn his attentions to Miller as he began to rack up a streak that soon claimed brandogg and Politics immediately after, as well! This left the comeback fighter alone to greet each incoming entrant before swiftly sending them away!

Shoe finally met his match in #11 TonyTheTiger! The Pre-Show 81 qualifier shared the space with Shoe for a while, but The Predator would not be denied. As he did in the UGP Battle Royal, TTT took complete control with a savaging of the field! nightbreed_16 came in at a serendipitous #16, but was the first to face TonyTheTiger alone - and be swiftly eliminated! Even King of the World Ken could only last 94 seconds! __-Standards-__ went a paltry 14 seconds, exiting more than a minute before his teammate Damo arrived at #20!

Damo's arrival signalled an escalation in the match, but it wasn't going to be The Service Krew who were the dominating team. #26 Murdoink became the first to find out there was a conspiracy going on right before everybody's eyes! Shoe may've exited early, but Mime began working with Mimik! The United's mastermind manager DArqueBishop came in at #27 - only to be greeted by the fists of his new star recruit! Hokey paused to converse with Mimik & Mime, and then #30 Artanix entered to confirm what was fast becoming apparent. The United has reformed a version of its new line-up!

DeathScepter and DArqueBishop were fast victims of the revelation. Amidst the chaos of The United's savaging of the field, Damo managed to thin the heard by taking out Mimik! "The Chosen One" would last seven more minutes in the all-out melee before Hokey would capitalize on his team's handiwork. TonyTheTiger and "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile became impromptu allies as they tried to fight back the tide, but it was fruitless. When ElJobber went for his qualifying foe CTR, he took out TTT. When ElJobber succumbed to The United, CTR was right behind him - alone with three members of The United in the final four for just 5 seconds!

The United three circled in the middle of the arena. When Hokey was fired from The United, he and Mime had briefly reconnected at the Spring Classic, before again parting ways. Their past as a duo wouldn't produce any favourtism against Artanix as The United competed for the Royal Roulette title. In fact, it was their competitive history that came to the fore again - excited by the sport of testing each other! Hokey got the better of Mime at the 1 hour 5 minute mark! He only needed 43 more seconds to finish Artanix! The win grants Hokey an individual title shot, but also puts the power firmly in the hands of the reorganized United! What they do with that power is the question!

8. "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J (c) defeated CCShadow & Scott-Howell in a competitive match. [+1] [Duo Division Championship]
With Ratt using his Mid-Year Grand Slam tournament win to challenge Team Xtreme to a match at All-Star Summer Showdown, it was up to Tower of Power XVI dominators CCShadow & Scott-Howell to determine if it would be a Duo Division Championship match! They successfully defended their title shot at Pre-Show 81, but even their 8-1 record of the past two events paled in comparison to Marz & Violent`J's unprecedented 273 days as unbeaten champions! CCShadow & Scott-Howell brought their A-game to Royal Roulette, far exceeding their performance at Pre-Show 75! The champions found themselves tested, but still phenomenally well equipped to deal with the challenge! In a stunning performance they outlasted the challengers, extending their record with a twelfth title defense! This means the only team to ever defeat them in their entire Great Arena career is Ratt & NightHawk! Will they finally meet their match on August 21st? The answer will wait at what is shaping up to be a spectacular 2016 All-Star Summer Showdown!

7. Statix (c) defeated "The Fallen" LordSkarlet in a decisive victory. [+2] [KFL Championship]
After reaching the Semi Final of the Mid-Year Grand Slam, LordSkarlet had rushed into a challenge for the KFL Championship. Having learned from his mistakes, he opted to put a freeze on the title picture after earning a second title shot from the July 4th American Dream Battle Royal! Success would no doubt silence the critics who spoke out against him, but success has been difficult to find against the reign of Statix! The challenger fell at the worst possible moment, overwhelmed by the heavyweight assault of Statix! A bad night for The Fallen, but a decisive victory to keep the gold firmly within the grasp of The Alliance!

6. The Great Genku defeated The_Purple_Bunny in a comprehensive victory! [+6]
A dark cloud hung over The Great Arena as Genku entered to fight The_Purple_Bunny in a #1 contenders match. He was full of piss and vinegar, having already beaten TPB at Pre-Show 81, and been announced as the Royal Roulette title challenger - until VenoMark flipped the script on the title picture during the July 22nd Friday Night Fights! TPB was like a deer in headlights as Genku blew up - completely bamboozling his opponent! A comprehensive win means The Great Genku is once again the #1 contender, but with All-Star Summer Showdown still a month away - a lot could happen between now and then!

5. avenger45 (c) defeated G0LD in a competitive debut! [+1] [Division 2 Championship]
avenger45 was considered a surprising Division 2 Champion emerging from Tournament 69, so it was only fitting he'd have a surprise opponent in his first defense! Cryptic messages throughout the month of July announced the coming of a new competitor: "You Will Remember His Name", "He is Worth His Weight", "The Rush Starts With Him", "He Is The Standard". It all became clear with the stunning debut of exciting new acquisition: G0LD! The audience was in awe as G0LD attacked the champ with the expertise of an experienced pro! avenger45 was surprised, but prepared - fighting the tide of momentum behind his unknown foe! G0LD may have lost in the unprecedented debut, but one thing was true: history will remember his name!

4. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging defeated "The New Generation" Baraka_MK & Onryo in a good win. [+1]
It was the boastful claims of Loopster that originally brought The New Generation to Monday Night [7/11/2016], intent on defending the name of their teammate DECEPTION! Their fast victory may've shut Loopster up, but it clearly ruffled the feathers of The Invasion higher-ups! The hot team of 2016 brought the fight to DaemonX & Banging, but The Invasion showed that they've been quietly honing their Duo Division craft. The new leaders of The Invasion earned an impressive win!

3. "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane defeated "The Fallen" UlcaTron & Corrupt hydraslash in a comprehensive win! [+2]
Heat between The Fallen and The Alliance has been growing steadily as an extension of LordSkarlet's quest to take the KFL Championship from Alliance hero: Statix. Coming off of a missed contender's opportunity at Pre-Show 81; UlcaTron & Corrupt hydraslash were hungry for a win. Alas; the veteran Alliance team put together an amazing offense, shutting The Fallen down in a bad omen for the KFL title match later in the night!

2. "Italian Cyclone" Shen_DuHBK defeated ShawnMichaels in a narrow victory! [+1]
Shen_DuHBK was an important get for ShawnMichaels' Invasion way back in February. In gratitude, ShawnMichaels granted his star recruit a KFL title match on the very first edition of Monday Night Invasion. There was no love lost when Shen_DuHBK turned on his would-be leader, joining The European Union at Pre-Show 81 in a match that ultimately exiled ShawnMichaels from Monday nights! Revenge was the order of Britain, but ShawnMichaels' nightmare run was to continue, The Italian Cyclone once again just a fraction too good!

1. Benjamin defeated "The Secret Weapon" SubScorpTile in a comprehensive win! [+5]
The irresistible force of competition brought 2016 arch-rivals Benjamin and SubScorpTile back into each other's orbits! Separating them has been difficult, especially since both are fighting to get back to the Division 2 Championship. It was all Benjamin at Royal Roulette as The Secret Weapon failed to engage in a comprehensive beating! A win that puts Benjamin right at the forefront of the division!