Pre-Show 85: Rage in the Cage

It was a night of surprises and high stakes as Pre-Show 85: Rage in the Cage set the stage for next week's Tower of Power XVII, and returned the dreaded Steel Cage to The Great Arena! The heinous construct would house but one of several bitter grudge matches appearing on the card.

Ratt should've been fighting for the Duo Division Championship, but the interference of "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet ensured his partner NightHawk was advised against competing. Ratt's fury already delivered MAX Damage a mere week ago during Supercard 84, but he wasn't finished dolling out retribution! Rattamania ran directly into the cold, unforgiving Steel Cage he helped initiate way back at Supercard 76! The return resulted in a equally violent affair, but this time the steel bars resembled the clasp of a trap! LordSkarlet was still smarting from his previous loss, but that desperation seemed to spur something within him. The American Nightmare tasted his own blood, fuel for a vicious assault that assured if he was going down -- Ratt would go with him! Somehow, some way, LordSkarlet emerged from the Steel Cage a victor, if not in the condition of a winner.

A fighter very familiar with the threat of the Steel Cage is VenoMark. As he has every time he's entered the cage, VenoMark claimed victory in the undercard of Rage in the Cage! A comprehensive win over The_Purple_Bunny evens the score after his loss at Supercard 84, and sets him back on a path toward the Undisputed Championship he so intensely covets!

Fourteen teams were in The Great Arena to qualify for Challenger 7 status at the coming Supercard 85: Tower of Power XVII, but only six would guarantee their spot! In a stunning turn of events, the very first match of the night also produced no winner: a tied result when Shinnokxz & NosajSamoht went the distance with Kiara85 & Stealth-Ninja! It was a very different case for "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane who definitively qualified for the Challenger 7 when their match ended in a fatal injury! rxvt joins a growing Incapacitated List. Jason_Voorhees & edge got the better of "The British Exit" Ironize & AcidicWonder, continuing The Invasion's dominance after this week's shocking assault on Friday Night Fights!

It wasn't all bad news for The British Exit at Pre-Show 85. Liam & nif faced arch-rivals "The Greek Crisis" maxilos & proXade in one of several battles designed to sure up positions on The Tower of Power itself! They earned a confident win against their Greek rivals. Likewise, CCShadow & Scott-Howell and Mark & Leroy earned hard fought wins that should give them the best chance possible to climb Tower of Power XVII! This year the ultimate challenge will be "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J whose reign will reach 364 days next week -- just 2 days shy of a full year!

TonyTheTiger & CaTigeReptile will be the #1 team at Tower of Power XVII, perfectly positioned for an epoch-making dethroning thanks to their Supercard 84 contenders match win! It's the same type of fairy tale end Poasty had hoped for when he entered Tournament 75!

Murdoink was the fighter who ended Poasty's dream of reclaiming the Division 2 Championship he technically never lost. The Third Round loss was a bitter disappointment for Poasty, who'd trained to prepare for the tournament. It only got worse when Murdoink arrived at Pre-Show 85 sporting the support of The United! Poasty's bad blood with The United peaked during the September 16th edition of Friday Night Fights, leading to a team-up win at Supercard 83. The mind game appeared to have no effect on Poasty, however, who rushed Murdoink down, earning a very solid victory!

The Division 2 Championship won't fall directly into Poasty's hands just yet, though. Benjamin was also spurned by Tournament 75, and took the opportunity to earn his own solid win against Division 2 Championship V winner Zentile! The Portuguese Pegasus looked solid, but Benjamin was back in scintillating form. The Division 2 situation is getting very interesting -- but next week it will be all about the Duo Division when Supercard 85: Tower of Power XVII emanates from The Great Arena! Do not miss it!

Pre-Show 85: Rage in the Cage (October 16, 2016):
14. "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet defeated Ratt in a mutual destruction! [-6/-10] [Steel Cage Fight]
13. VenoMark defeated The_Purple_Bunny in a comprehensive result! [+2]
12. CCShadow & Scott-Howell defeated Jammer2Omega & Porygonix [+1]
11. Benjamin defeated "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile in a solid victory. [+2]
10. Poasty defeated United: Murdoink in a solid win. [+1]
9. "The British Exit" Liam & nif defeated "The Greek Crisis" maxilos & proXade [+1]
8. Mark & Leroy defeated Unknown265 & mwgrant0 in a competitive contest. [+1]
7. "The Alliance" AlbertBeefcake & The_Hurricane defeated rxvt & deadly in a comprehensive fatal encounter! [+1] [-1up] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
6. "The Invasion" Jason_Voorhees & edge defeated "The British Exit" Ironize & AcidicWonder in convincing fashion. [+2] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
5. "The Invasion" Corrupt hydraslash & Corrupt MINION defeated deadpool & MercWithMouth in convincing fashion. [+1] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
4. Bofh & Dolce defeated "The Invasion" Rhyno & Grayback [+1] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
3. McDaniel & fraysol defeated KittyKat & JoelKatz in a competitive match. [+1] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
2. Piccolo & GohanSon defeated "The Invasion" MattHardy & Jauger in convincing fashion. [+2] [Challenger 7 Qualifier]
1. Shinnokxz & NosajSamoht and Kiara85 & Stealth-Ninja fought to a complete standstill! [Challenger 7 Qualifier]