Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016

It was a staggering five month wait between Duo Division tournaments, but finally the tandem ranks had their chance to shine at Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles]. Indeed, it was worth the wait! A field of thirty-two of the best teams entered, showing just how far they'd come with a fresh range of contenders rising through the ranks!

The biggest shock of the entire tournament came in the very first match! Ratt & NightHawk are always favourites to go far, but they were swiftly upset by JoelKatz & KittyKat! The unbelievable +5 impact couldn't be followed up on - rxvt & deadly were too strong. It was never the less an amazing, unpredictable start to the tournament about to unfold!

Newly formed All-Star Summer Showdown twosome "The Predator" TonyTheTiger & "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile quickly showed they would be a dangerous pairing. With arch-rivals "The United" Shoe & Artanix at the opposite end of their bracket half, it seemed a Semi Finals showdown was inevitable. It required the elimination of veterans CCShadow & Scott-Howell in the Third Round by The United, but indeed, the grudge fuelled fated face-off occurred -- ending in a hard fought win for TTT & CTR!

The final brought The Predator & The Guardian into a face-off against "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging. The ICWW alums have been establishing themselves as one of the potent new powers of the Duo Division! They showed just how deadly they are by cutting a path through some of the top teams of 2016: "The Greek Crisis" maxilos & proXade, "The New Generation" Baraka_MK & Onryo, Piccolo & GohanSon, and "The Fallen" LordSkarlet & Corrupt hydraslash!

The final battled the conditioned chemistry of The Invasion over the makeshift alliance. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile are a tough tandem to beat any day of the week, but they may have lacked the proper motivation having already taken out their nemeses! An impressive victory for DaemonX & Banging that will almost certainly make them the #1 Contenders to the Duo Division Championship. A complicated scenario, given one-half of the record setting champions "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J was outed as The Invasion's secret weapon at Dead Or Alive IX!

Team Xtreme has now reigned for an uninterrupted 322 days as Duo Division Champions! Will Violent`J's allies in The Invasion be the team to stop them reaching an unrivalled 365 days as champs? Be watching as the action develops tomorrow on Monday Night Invasion and onward toward September 25th and Supercard 83: Night of Champions V!

Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016 - Round 1:
1. JoelKatz & KittyKat d. Ratt & NightHawk [+5]
2. rxvt & deadly d. NosajSamoht & Shinnokxz [+1]
3. Jammer2Omega & Porygonix d. "The Invasion" Jason_Voorhees & edge [+1]
4. "The Fallen" LordSkarlet (c) & Corrupt hydraslash d. Sekktor & legoslayer10 [+1]
5. ]{0MBAT & tabmok99s_wife d. "The Invasion" MattHardy & Jauger [+1]
6. Piccolo & GohanSon d. deadpool & MercWithMouth [+1]
7. "The New Generation" Baraka_MK & Onryo d. Mark & Leroy [+1]
8. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging d. "The Greek Crisis" maxilos & proXade [+1]
9. "The United" Shoe & Artanix d. "The Invasion" Rhyno & Grayback [+1]
10. Bofh & Dolce d. Lays & piledlobster [+1]
11. CCShadow & Scott-Howell d. Eko & BilboFett [+5]
12. "The Alliance" Rockey316 & PaganFreak d. Kiara85 & Stealth-Ninja [+1]
13. McDaniel & fraysol d. "The British Exit" Ironize & AcidicWonder [+1]
14. "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane d. "The British Exit" Liam & nif [+3]
15. MKR & blacksaibot d. "The Invasion" TripleH & WilliamRegal [+1]
16. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile d. Unknown265 & mwgrant0 [+2]

Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016 - Round 2:
1. rxvt & deadly d. JoelKatz & KittyKat [+1]
2. "The Fallen" LordSkarlet (c) & Corrupt hydraslash d. Jammer2Omega & Porygonix [+1]
3. Piccolo & GohanSon d. ]{0MBAT & tabmok99s_wife [+1]
4. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging d. "The New Generation" Baraka_MK & Onryo [+1]
5. "The United" Shoe & Artanix d. Bofh & Dolce [+1]
6. CCShadow & Scott-Howell d. "The Alliance" Rockey316 & PaganFreak [+3]
7. "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane d. McDaniel & fraysol [+1]
8. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile d. MKR & blacksaibot [+1]

Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016 - Round 3:
1. "The Fallen" LordSkarlet (c) & Corrupt hydraslash d. rxvt & deadly [+2]
2. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging d. Piccolo & GohanSon [+2]
3. "The United" Shoe & Artanix d. CCShadow & Scott-Howell [+1]
4. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile d. "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane [+1]

Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016 - Semi Finals:
1. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging d. "The Fallen" LordSkarlet (c) & Corrupt hydraslash [+1]
2. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile d. "The United" Shoe & Artanix [+1]

Tournament 74: Grand Slam [Doubles] 2016 - Final:
1. "The Invasion" DaemonX & Banging d. TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile [+1]