Tournament 81: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Finals

Predicting a winner after tense Quarter Finals was a difficult task for the final day of the 2017 Mid-Year Grand Slam! 128-fighters started the random drawn event - whittled down to four fighting warriors who all had convincing cases for ultimate victory!

Hall of Famers were heavily featured coming in to the tournament, and in the Semi Finals, Kron emerged a firm favourite to win the crown. As a 2015 Finalist; history appeared to be on Kron's side, but August will also mark the 15th Anniversary of ICWW, where history beckons Oozaru! In the months following a UGP reunion; Oozaru reminded everyone of his tag team prowess as one-half of The Pacific Connection. In the Mid-Year Grand Slam, he was out to remind that he has also been an accomplished solo act! In surprisingly convincing fashion, the former ICWW International Champion eliminated Kron! A minor upset with a convincing result!

For the third consecutive time, United: Mime walked into the Semi Finals of a Grand Slam event! He was a near miss at the 2017 Grand Slam Launch and Grand Prix Warm-Up, and proved once again that he would not concede quietly! VenoMark has been having one of the strongest years of his career, carrying the Undisputed Championship through the main event of UGP. Hungry to get back into the title chase, he found the extra push necessary to get past the reigning KFL Champion!

With his recent successes at the highest individual level: VenoMark appeared to be the favourite to win his second Grand Slam crown. The toll of his peak performances were clearly taking their toll, however. Oozaru thrived on being under estimated and exploded into the Grand Final with a hard hitting +3 impact! It recalled some of his most devastating exploits in the days of ICWW, where his back breaking power style overcame some of the best technical competitors in that league!

Dead Or Alive X will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of ICWW in a special milestone presentation of the DOA lineage! The special will take place on the anniversary of the very first ICWW match: August 10th! It's all part of a packed Summer Season in The Great Arena that begins in July with Supercard 96: Royal Roulette! How will Oozaru factor in? Stay tuned for key developments!

Tournament 81: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Semi Finals:
1. Oozaru defeated Kron in convincing fashion! [+2]
2. VenoMark (#3) defeated United: Mime (c) in a highly competitive contest! [+1]

Tournament 81: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Grand Final:
1. Oozaru defeated VenoMark (#3) in convincing fashion! [+3]

Tournament 81 Impact Players:
- Kron +MAX (R1), VenoMark +MAX (R2), Ratt +MAX (R2), Oozaru +MAX (R3, R4), DECEPTION +MAX (R3), Scott-Howell +19 (R3), The_Purple_Bunny +18 (R1), Banging +17 (R3), Baraka_MK +14 (R1), MKMaster +14 (R3), Mimik +12 (R1), Damo +10 (R1), Poasty +8 (R3), NightHawk +7 (R1), ElJobber +6 (R1), Benjamin +5 (R3)

Tournament 81 Shock Eliminations:
- Politics (R1), G0LD (R1), Statix (R1), DaemonX (R1), LordSkarlet (DNC), Genku (R1), Damo (R2), Mimik (R2), Ken (R3), The_Purple_Bunny (R3), TonyTheTiger (R4), DECEPTION (R4), ElJobber (R4), Ratt (QF), Kron (SF)