Pre-Show 87: Resistance

The Great Arena has become a war zone! Various fighters of the Duo and Division 2 ranks sought to take advantage of the final Pre-Show for 2016, but it was all about the conflict with The Invasion!

"Invasion Contender Elect" Genku had a score to settle after his shock loss to "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile during this week's Friday Night Fights! He took his opponent much more seriously this time, measuring him up for an all mighty victory that ended with a decisive +3 impact. The win helps The Invasion's elected contender save face, getting him back on the path to gold for next year!

"American Nightmare" LordSkarlet withstood the revenge of fired up Brexiteer ShawnMichaels, as well. He was out for payback for the demise of his Brexit ally AcidicWonder on December 5, but could not match the Invasion phenom that has been LordSkarlet! A comprehensive result leaving ShawnMichaels in a bad way after being betrayed by Banging on Friday. Banging's return to The Invasion ranks was official when he teamed with former ally Grayback against surviving Brexit fighters Liam & nif. It was a hard fought match, another bitter blow to the beleaguered Brexiters!

Invasion figurehead Violent`J teamed with neutral partner Marz to ensure one half of the Duo Division Championship remained firmly in the grasp of The Invasion. Unknown265 & mwgrant0 were no match for the legendary pair, comprehensively rebuked in a repeat of their Supercard 86 challenge!

The Invasion may've dominated the major matches, but they weren't completely unscathed by Pre-Show 87. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile inspired a Koalition of the willing to form on Friday Night Fights, and was able to lead them into battle in a five-on-five war against Invasion leader DaemonX! Thanks to Shen_DuHBK, it looked as if The Invasion would have the advantage, but as eliminations oscillated back and forth, it was The Guardian who stood firm against The Invasion. She fought hard to thwart SubScorpTile, setting up a final death scenario with DaemonX! Another victory for CTR against The Invasion figurehead!

The resistance also saw ArtemisFlow and Piccolo & GohanSon follow up their Friday Night Fights appearances with solid wins. Sgtf & BilboFett and deadpool & MercWithMouth combined efforts to upset Invasion combinations, as well.

Where will the war go from here? Stay tuned for tomorrow's Monday Night Invasion for the next chapter, and keep watching for the final major of 2016 when Supercard 87: End of Days lands next Sunday! The Undisputed Championship goes on the line in a triple threat match when United: Hokey defends against VenoMark and United: Mimik! And Team Xtreme will reach for their 20th consecutive Duo Division Championship defense when the meet "The United" Shoe & Artanix!

Pre-Show 87: Resistance (December 11, 2016):
12. "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J (c) defeated Unknown265 & mwgrant0 in a comprehensive victory! [+3] [Duo Division Championship]
11. "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet defeated ShawnMichaels in a comprehensive win. [+2]
10. "Invasion Contender Elect" Genku defeated "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile in a comprehensive win. [+3]
9. "The Invasion" Banging & Grayback defeated "The British Exit" Liam & nif [+1]
8. The Koalition defeated The Invasion [5-4]
- 1. Shen_DuHBK (Invasion) elim. Kiara85 (Koalition)
- 2. G0LD (Koalition) elim. Shen_DuHBK (Invasion)
- 3. Chromatose (Invasion) elim. G0LD (Koalition)
- 4. Onryo (Koalition) elim. Chromatose (Invasion)
- 5. Loopster (Invasion) elim. Onryo (Koalition)
- 6. Baraka_MK (Koalition) elim. Loopster (Invasion)
- 7. SubScorpTile (Invasion) elim. Baraka_MK (Koalition)
- 8. CaTigeReptile (Koalition) elim. SubScorpTile (Invasion)
- 9. CaTigeReptile (Koalition) elim. DaemonX (Invasion)
Survivor: "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile
7. ArtemisFlow defeated Jason_Voorhees [+1]
6. Jerrod defeated avenger45 [+1]
5. Nephrite defeated Shinnokxz in a solid win. [+1]
4. KittyKat & JoelKatz defeated McDaniel & fraysol [+1]
3. Piccolo & GohanSon defeated "The Invasion" TripleH & WilliamRegal [+1]
2. Sgtf & BilboFett d. "The Invasion" Jauger & MattHardy in a hard fought match! [+1]
1. deadpool & MercWithMouth defeated "The Invasion" KurtAngle & EricAngle in a solid win. [+1]