Gladiators of the Ring II: Faction Warfare

[Exotic Rick]

I previously had been doing Gladiators of the Ring, but I stopped after getting too caught up with playing the game, but this time I'll try my best not to play into too much ahead, so this doesn't fall apart.

Bringing to you is the return of Gladiators of the Ring, upon finishing up the 90s to reach my New Game+. This return of Gladiators of the Ring? It is Faction Warfare!

Below me are the factions, and the faction with the most points (calculated by victories) at the end of Week 3 of each month, get the world title shot.

The leader picks the member, including themselves, and if a faction wins for that month and they have someone on their team as champion? It will be faction member vs faction member.

Faction member vs faction member will be played off as occasional, but as time goes it could be frequent, and lead to the destruction of some factions.

[GOOD] 8-Bit Heroes: (Leader) Ace Arcadium, Arizona Chance, Dicky Thunderbird, Mighty Leo, Doberman Denny, Doberman Duke, Michael T Wolf, Princess Starbright, Red Pirate Rogers, Zen, Bug Buster, Crash, Dungeon Crawler, Herman The Nerd, Max Attack, Teeny Norman, Waldo The Dweeb, Aurora

[BAD] Invader's Empire: (Leader) Dark Invader, Auntie Voodoo, Chakra Crass, Death Star Boy, Brute, The Pirahana, Cletus Mullet, Cutthroat Carter, Goblinknight, Soul Daddy, Zeke Mullet

[GOOD] Bounce Club: (Leader) Dr. B, Madam Tiki, Reptile Ranger, Robolectro 2000, Chameleon Kid, Juan Tijuana, Sgt Shipley, Warhawk, Boombox, Dangerzone, Mark Bugg, Mike Bugg, Moon Man, Slammer Johnson, Zap, Pop King

[GOOD] Superstars Of The Ring: (Leader) Lazer, Buzzsaw, Lyndi Harker, Damon Van Winkle, Devin Van Winkle, Terry Van Winkle, Haka Tonga, Chet Skye, Glam, Jessie Wild, Pat Cabbage, Rad Racer, Jobber Joe

[BAD] Foreign Warfare: (Leader) Ninja Shadow, Copper Commander, Countess, El Presidente, Hammerhead, Mother Russia, O'Hooligan, Brit Buckingham, Iron Mask, Vladmir The Cruel, Big Thuggee, Lil Thuggee, Papa Chopper, Tennis Pro

[BAD] Six-Figure Club: (Leader) Jet Set Strutter, Pierre The Enormous, Valedictorian, Exotic Rick, Mr Tycoon, Queen of Mean, Mercenary, Pelvis Pressly, Spazz, The Schmuck, Johnny Kobra, Officer Chip, Yuppie VP, Mandonna, Valley Girl

[BAD] Scaredom: (Leader) Slashmaster, Gorgon Tokoro, The Annihilator, Troglo, Mad Arab, Ruffian, Skullgore, Succubus, Cesar Sleaze, Dizzy Lixx, Keith Blood, Zombie Punk

Overtime, new stables will be created that could consist people currently not in one, from an old stable, and stables can also disband.

Here's how the point system works each month.

Legendary Win: 10 (there's no legendaries on my roster yet so this wont matter for awhile)

Main Eventer Win: 8

Upper Midcarder Win: 6

Midcard Win: 4

Opener Win: 2

Jobber Win: 1.5 (if this even happens)

Here's the title win point system before PPVs occur within the month:

World Title win: 12

TV Title win: 8

Tag Title win: 6

Cruiserweight Title Win: 4

Ladies Title Win: 2

To all of the gladiators now joined together in different factions for faction warfare, good luck!

[Exotic Rick]

January 1980, Superstar Saturday @ Boston Arena

We are welcomed to the first show of Gladiators of the Ring in 1980 by The Thinker and Ape Bronsoon. They quickly go over our jam packed show, as we go to the first match of the night.

Cutthroat Carter vs Dangerzone - Dangerzone takes a quick and easy victory.

Damon Van Winkle vs Mr Tycoon - Despite the fans fully on the third Van Winkle brother's side, Mr Tycoon had Yuppie VP at his side, and took advantage of this, choking Damon out with the Money Maker.

Doberman Denny vs Mercenary - This was a well technical bout, between Denny and Mercenary. The two went at for awhile, reminding some old school fans of technical wrestling that occured in the 70s. The match ended with Mercenary locking in the Canadian Cloverleaf, and there were a mix of satisfied and angry fans.

Dr. B vs Valedictorian - We see the champion in action, and after being in charge for a majority of the match, Dr B was distracted due to the presence of Queen of Mean, but in the end, it was Dr. B who won the match over Valedictorian.

Red Pirate Rogers vs Ninja Shadow - In the main event, Red Pirate Rogers defends his Cruiserweight Championship, and has a well recieved high flying match with Ninja Shadow. The match runs it course, before the cheating gets involved, and Mother Russia of Ninja Shadow's foreign warfare faction comes to ringside, where she goes and distracts the referee. This allows Ninja Shadow to throw a fireball in Rogers' face, knocking him down and having him squirm around in pain. Shadow gets up the top rope, hitting the Shadow Storm, covering Rogers to become the new Cruiserweight Champion.

After the match ended, Ninja Shadow celebrated with his belt, then points to Mother Russia, who proceeds to call out the Anti-Americans. The Anti-Americans make their way down, entering the ring and help Ninja Shadow assault Red Pirate Rogers. Arizona Chance storms down to the ring to a huge pop, where he enters the ring and clotheslines the Anti-Americans down. Chance runs Shadow out the ring, and the Anti-Americans recuperate with Shadow and Mother of Russia.

Chance checks on his friend Red Pirate Rogers, and calls for referees and EMTs to come, to check on Rogers who's face may be burned. Chance turns back to outside the ring, warning Ninja Shadow that if he doesn't get outta here he'll kick him and his friends a** any time.

[Exotic Rick]

January 1980, Sunday Night Slam @ Chitown Complex

Succubus vs Sgt Shipley - Really short and easy victory for Succubus.

Arizona Chance cuts a passionate, dramatic promo on Ninja Shadow and the rest of Foreign Warfare, still upset Shadow and Mother of Russia orchestrated the fireball attack onto Red Pirate Rogers.

8-Bit vs Anti-Americans - This was a pretty good match, Max Attack going at it with his rival Hammerhead. Max Attack and Zen came down to the ring with US-styled gear, which felt a little out of character for them. Nonetheless in the end it was the Anti-Americans who took the win, after Buckingham scored the Britain Bulldog on Zen.

Ruffian vs Michael T Wolf - A short but fun to watch brawl, T Wolf takes the win.

Ace Arcadium is interviewed by Honest Al, in which he says he's excited to get in the ring, and hopes that it is the 8-Bit Heroes that win the title shot for this coming Super Duper Show.

Dr. B vs O'Hooligan - Two rivals that hate each other go back and forth for quite awhile. O'Hooligan tries cheating multiple times, but Dr. B fights through it, with the crowd on his side and in the end the champion gets the win, after hitting O'Hooligan with The Clubber in a phenomenal match.

[Exotic Rick]

January 1980, Weekend Wraslin' @ Chitown Complex

Chet Skye vs Officer Chip - The highflying star beats Officer Chip in a not bad match.

Damon Van Winkle and Exotic Rick engage in an arm wrestling contest, which runs it course. Damon Van Winkle beats Exotic Rick with ease and Rick is shocked, asking for a rematch. They do, and Damon Van Winkle struggles, but he begins to comeback. Rick realizes he is losing and punches Van Winkle in the jaw. Rick stomps Van Winkle, and throws the arm wrestling platform onto him.

Van Winkles vs Wall Street - The Van Winkle Brothers run down to the ring to run Exotic Rick away, as they check on their brother. They head to the back with their brother, only for Wall Street to attack them before they go to the back. Mr Tycoon and Yuppie VP leave Devin Van Winkle on the stage, and take Terry to the ring where they start a one sided attack. Only for Terry to counter a top rope assisted spike piledriver, and then roll up Yuppie VP for the surprising three count.

Uncle Eros welcomes Ninja Shadow and Mother Russia and applauds them for their work they did on Red Pirate Rogers. Despite the praise, they are getting annoyed with Eros's antics and are looking to leave, until Arizona Chance storms on the set and tears it apart, running at Ninja Shadow until the two flee. Arizona Chance is heard yelling "I'm gonna kill that f----!" while being carried away by staff members.

Death Star Boy vs Dicky Thunderbird - A great match, but the fans were all for Thunderbird. Death Star Boy showed off a more aggressive, and quicker style, which Thunderbird struggled to catch up with. How ever though, Thunderbird hit a quick arm drag, and that lead to him hitting the Thunderbird Chop, to become the TV Champion.

[Exotic Rick]

January points:

8BH: 18

IE: 0

BC: 20

SOTR: 8

FW: 18

SFC: 10

SD: 4

Bounce Club wins the month of January! As the current champion Dr. B is leader of Bounce Club, he chooses fellow member Reptile Ranger to wrestle him in the main event of Super Duper Show.

January 1980, Super Duper Show @ Chitown Complex

Dicky Thunderbird vs Exotic Rick - The show starts off with the TV Championship on the line. Rick dominates most of the match, but a comeback orchestrated from the fans leads to a Thunderbird Chop, and Thunderbird retains.

Mr Tycoon is interviewed by Honest Al. Tycoon says that the Six-Figure Club didn't win this month, but watch out because they will win in February.

Michael T Wolf vs Keith Blood - The two rivals face off, and Michael T Wolf is able to score a win over Blood in convincing fashion.

Following that match, we are treated to a creepy vignette from Auntie Voodoo. Voodoo is seen in a graveyard, doing weird things, and has most of the fans creeped out by this..

Neon Express vs The Executers - In an exciting tag team match, the Neon Express beat The Executers. The fans were on their feet the entire match, satisfied with how the match went and the winners. After the match ended, Neon Express and The Executers shook hands.

Dr. B vs Reptile Ranger - To many people's surprise, Dr B put a beat down on Reptile Ranger and beat him the entire match. This was a completely one-sided affair, where Dr. B hit the Clubber and won the belt. Dr. B helped Reptile Ranger up and raised his arm up, but something was off with Reptile Ranger. He fell out of the ring, and then threw up all over the place, as he was placed on a stretcher and taken to the back, while Dr. B held his belt, confused.

[Exotic Rick]

February 1980, Superstar Saturday @ Chitown Complex

Dungeon Crawler vs Goblinknight - Dungeon Crawler awaited his opponent, then came a slowed down version of Crawler's theme. Goblinknight walks out, and Dungeon Crawler is shocked. When the match starts they brawl all in the ring, but it is Dungeon Crawler's doppelganger who scores the surprising victory.

Ace Arcadium vs Slashmaster - The two leaders, who have been out of in-ring action go at it. They brawl back and forth, but in the end Slashmaster attempts to choke Arcadium in the corner, but he slips out and lets Slashmaster turn to the 8-Bit Breaker!

Haka Tonga vs Ruffian - Despite Ruffian dominating most of this match, Haka Tonga reverses a biel throw with a small package, giving him the victory.

Death Star Boy vs Damon Van Winkle - Death Star Boy and Damon Van Winkle wrestle it out for a bit, but Star Boy's lack of actual wrestling skills allows Van Winkle to wrestle him to the ground for the Van Winkle Claw.

Dicky Thunderbird vs Valedictorian - With two of the best wrestlers all over the world, neither of these men like each other but they sure put on a great match for all of those people. They went back and forth, but no finisher had been hit yet. Valedictorian headed to the top, ready to end it, but Dicky Thunderbird kipped up and threw Valedictorian off the top rope. Thunderbird climbed up the top himself, with all of the fans on his side, he hit the Thunderbird Chop from the top to win the match and retain his TV Championship.

[Another 8MWR Tag Champion]

I really like this fed! The points system makes it unique

[Exotic Rick]

Nov 25, 2018 16:29:57 GMT -5 Another 8MWR Tag Champion said:

I really like this fed! The points system makes it unique

Thanks!

[Exotic Rick]

February 1980, Sunday Night Slam @ Canada Centre

Auntie Voodoo vs Lyndi Harker - This was a quick victory with ease for Harker, who hit some signature moves and ended it with her Sitout DDT. After the match was over, doctors were seen assisting Voodoo to the back.

Backstage, we are treated to the inside of a fancy, six star gym which was probably purchased by Mr. Tycoon. Inside of the gym, Pierre The Enormous is lifting weights with Mr. Tycoon.

Neon Express vs Slave Drivers - The match went on for awhile, and was pretty fast paced whenever Lil Thuggee was wrestling any of the Neon Express. When Big Thuggee got in though, he dominated mostly and ended the match, winning for his team with ease.

Doberman Duke vs Skullgore - These fans in Canada reacted well to Doberman Duke, interested with his quick and unique style of wrestling. However though, Skullgore was able to catch Duke and torture him, for the victory.

After the match ended, Slashmaster is interviewed by Honest Al. Despite saying only a few words, he had the fans creeped out and Honest Al as well.

Ace Arcadium vs Dr. B - In the main event of the evening, the fan favorite Dr. B went over with the fans in Canada, despite Ace Arcadium being a popular figure all over the world. These two went at it for awhile, and Arcadium definitely was the heavier favorite by the time the match ended, hitting the 8-Bit Breaker to pin the current World Champion for the three count.

[Exotic Rick]

February 1980, Weekend Wrasslin @ Golden Plaza

Boombox vs Papa Chopper - This was a quick victory for Boombox, nothing special here.

While Boombox is celebrating in the ring with his tag partner Zap, the music of the Anti-Americans plays, and they walk out with Mother Russia, carrying flags of England and Russia. The trio is instantly booed out by crowd and some trash is thrown at them. The three enter the ring and then raise up the flags, while Boombox and Zap are confused. Then, Buckingham and Hammerhead nail the two with the handle of the flag, knocking them down.

A referee comes in and checks on them and they seem to be yelling out to doctors and other referees coming down that Zap is bleeding, and Boombox is helped out the ring. Despite being hurt, he's not hurt as much as Zap, who was nailed by Hammerhead instead of Buckingham. Boombox holds his head, but walks with the doctors and referees who take Zap to the back. Mother Russia takes to the ring and starts speaking in Russia to loud boos, but converts to English and says that the handles of these flags was forged from unbreakable iron in Russia, and can destroy any man just like that! After she finishes her statement, Mother Russia snaps her fingers and they continue to wave their flags, to boos.

The Adventurers run out to stop this, but Slave Drivers follow from behind, attacking them, and beginning the next match.

The Adventurers vs Slave Drivers - The Slave Drivers work on Chance and Rogers for awhile, dominating the match. However, Arizona Chance comes back and Rogers fights back as well, leading for The Adventurers to take the win. After the match is over, the two say they want the Anti-Americans next, and they don't care if Mother Russia is with them.

Once the match is over, we are backstage with Ace Arcadium and Honest Al. Ace Arcadium tells Honest Al that he hopes that Dicky Thunderbird retains his TV title in the main event, because he wants the 8-Bit Heroes to win this month's standings. He believes he's entitled at a title shot anyways for getting a non-title victory over Dr. B, but it's all up to what happens tonight.

Dicky Thunderbird vs Damon Van Winkle - With two polar opposites, but huge fan favorites, the fans were at first torn, but Damon Van Winkle's more agressive style really lead for fans to cheer Thunderbird. In the end of the match, following a vicious back suplex, Damon locked in the Van Winkle claw, to surprising boos. Damon locked in the claw, and Thunderbird looked to be passing out, but put his foot on the rope.

However though, Van Winkle refused to let go of the hold, and after a five count, the match was called off for a disqualification victory for Thunderbird, and Damon wasn't finished yet. The referee had to tug Damon off, and Lazer runs down. Lazer tries to talk into some sense in his fellow Superstars of the Ring member. Devin and Terry walk down, trying to talk Damon out of it.

Damon yells at all three, and tells him to let him do what he wants. Terry shoves Damon, and Damon shoves him back. Devin and Lazer step in to tell him to stop, but Damon instead nails Lazer with a right. The Van Winkles check on Lazer and then yell at Damon, while referees come in to help Lazer to the back. Fans are confused, and don't know why Damon just attacked Lazer.

[Exotic Rick]

8BH: 46

IE: 2

BC: 2

SOTR: 18

FW: 2

SFC: 0

SD: 4

8-Bit Heroes take a clear victory, and all agree to give Ace Arcadium the title match, considering he beat Dr. B on Sunday Night Slam.

February 1980, Valentine's Day Massacre @ Olympus Colosseum

Damon Van Winkle vs Lazer - After what happened last week, this was a quick and intense brawl. The match ended with a double count out, after Lazer and Damon fought all the way to the back.

Haka Tonga makes his way down to the crowd, tagging with the fans and signing autographs, after his two factionmates just fought each other to a stalemate.

Chakra Crass vs Lyndi Harker - A quick victory for Harker as usual, Crass held a slight advantage for awhile, but Harker broke from it and took the win from there.

Neon Express vs Shop of Horrors - With the tag team titles on the line, Keith Blood and Slashmaster were ever so slightly just even more agressive. Despite the Neon Express's best attempts to fight through it, the Shop of Horrors scored the victory and became the new GoR Tag Team Champions.

Arizona Chance vs Jet Set Strutter - Before the match, Strutter took to the mic and complained about how the Six Figure Club got no chances this month, and says he'll make a mockery of this corporate dog, Arizona Chance. The words added fuel to the fire for Arizona Chance, and after breaking from a Six Figure Leg Lock, Chance took the match home with a Last Crusade.

Ninja Shadow vs Devin Van Winkle - In a quick and exciting Cruiserweight battle, Ninja Shadow took the win in a tremendous battle. Despite all that's been going on, Devin still put on a good match and had the fans thinking he was winning at multiple moments.

Dark Invader is interviewed by Honest Al. Invader says his empire will crush everyone next month, and whether it will be Ace Arcadium or Dr. B, he will destroy them and become new World Champion.

Countess and Skullgore vs Madam Tiki and Reptile Ranger - After Ninja Shadow and Slashmaster came to an agreement to let Skullgore and Countess team up in this match, they made sure not to dissapoint. The fans reacted well to Madam Tiki, but this was Reptile Ranger's return since what happened at Super Duper Show, and he seemed to be in better condition, but Countess scored the upset victory over Madam Tiki.

Ace Arcadium vs Dr. B - In our anticipated main event, both men went at it. It was similar to their match on Sunday Night Slam, and after ducking a Clubber, Ace Arcadium hit a leaping knee, which was followed up by the 8-Bit Breaker to give Arcadium the win. Ace celebrated in the ring with the World Championship, but Valedictorian attacked from behind! With him was Exotic Rick and Pierre The Enormous who helped attack, and the three were certainly not happy about the Six Figure Club's treatment this month, so they took it out on who they believed was the "poster boy" of GoR.

[Exotic Rick]

March 1980, Superstar Saturday @ Chitown Complex

Chet Skye vs Johnny Kobra - Johnny Kobra dominates for awhile, Skye comes back with the fans on his side and wins.

Dark Invader vs Lazer - These two big men went at it for awhile. Although, with the lingering presence of Damon Van Winkle, Lazer couldn’t fully focus, but still got the win.

After the match, Mr Fantasy comes out and congratulates Lazer. He announces coming up in March is the March Madness tournament. The four factions with the most points this month will be able to pick one each from their faction for the tournament. The winning faction gets the world title shot; and a March Madness slot. However though, he will also be appearing whenever and announcing qualifying matches for the remaining four wrestlers in the tournament. Fantasy says this was a great performance by Lazer, and announces he is the first qualification of March Madness.

Mercenary vs Juan Tijuana - In a quick, and intense battle between two of GoR’s highest workrate wrestlers, Mercenary takes the submission victory via Canadian Cloverleaf.


Princess Starbright vs Valley Girl - After the ladies champ stopped slamming Valley Girl all over the place, she hit the Rainbow Connectjon for the win.

Dr. B vs Ninja Shadow vs Valedictorian

Before the match begins, Mr Fantasy announces this is another qualifier and the stakes are high. For ultimate faction supremacy, these three leaders face off. (Valedictorian filling in for an injured Jet Set Strutter)

Dr. B found himself the odd man, and Valedictorian and Ninja Shadow teamed up on him. After he was eliminated from the match, Valedictorian got a chair from Queen of Mean and nailed Ninja Shadow in the gut. Valedictorian hit Ninja Shadow over the back with the chair, over and over. Valedictorian drops the chair, and climbs to the top rope, but here comes Dr. B! Dr B hits a right hook to Valedictorian’s head, and shoves him to the outside. Dr. B steps in and sees Ninja Shadow wobble up, the Clubber! Dr. B covers Ninja Shadow. One! Two! Three! Dr. B gets up and celebrates, now that he is in the March Madness tournament.

[Exotic Rick]

March 1980, Sunday Night Slam @ The Ballroom

Gorgon Tokoro vs Sgt Shipley - This monster Gorgon Tokoro finally makes her long awaited debut, and in short fashion too.

Soul Daddy vs Zap - A back and forth battle, fun match and it looked like Soul Daddy was going to take an easy win, but Zap counters in a roll up, many people shocked that he won.

During intermission, Dangerzone and Warhawk come out and address the fans with their flags.

Insectoids vs Evil Empire - Despite their best attempts to fight back, the Insectoids failed and this was an easy win for the Evil Empire.

Valedictorian is answered by Honest Al, who lets him know that Ace Arcadium answered the Six Figure Club’s challenge tonight and Valedictorian will be wrestling Ace.. Valedictorian tells Al to shut it, and says it won’t be HIM wrestling Ace tonight, but someone else..

Exotic Rick vs Ace Arcadium - Exotic Rick coming out was a surprise to many, including Ace Arcadium. Rick got in and instantly attacked Arcadium. Rick used a chair and what ever more weapons we could find, because the ref couldn’t ring the bell. After going for a chair shot to the head, Dicky Thunderbird of the 8-Bit Heroes grabbed the chair. He saw Valedictorian coming down and hit him with it.

The distraction allowed for the ref to ring the bell, and Rick turned around to a dropkick from Ace. Ace laid Rick out with hard hitting punches. The match went on for awhile, and countered a Hangman’s DDT with a high kick to the head. Following this, Ace climbed to the top and hit a top rope 8-Bit Breaker to retain his belt and win.

[Exotic Rick]

March 1980, Weekend Wrasslin' @ Boston Arena

Lil Thuggee vs Slammer Johnson - Slammer wins in a quick match.

Backstage, Ace Arcadium cuts a dramatic promo, and tells the Six Figure Club that if they want a shot, they can come wrestle Ace face to face without being cowards and cheating.

Big Money vs The Dobermans - Before the match starts, Mr. Fantasy announces the winning team will be the final qualifying wrestlers in the March Madness tournament. The fans were all for The Dobermans winning, but despite their best attempts, Big Money took the win due to Pierre's sheer strength.

Backstage, Lazer is interviewed by Honest Al. Lazer says he is happy to be in the March Madness tournament, but still wants to know what's up with Damon Van Winkle. Lazer says he hasn't been answering his family's calls, and hopes that this is all over with.

Dicky Thunderbird vs The Annihilator - Thunderbird holds an open challenge, which is answered by The Annihilator. Thunderbird is taken aback by Annihilator's sheer strength and great wrestling ability. However, in quick time, Thunderbird is able to outsmart Annihilator and hits a flying forearm, leading to the Thunderbird Chop, allowing for Dicky to retain his TV title.

[Exotic Rick]

8BH: 38

IE: 8

BC: 12

SOTR: 10

FW: 0

SFC: 12

SD: 8

Here are the standings for March. With the winners being 8-Bit Heroes, they put Arizona Chance in the main event against Ace Arcadium, and Dicky Thunderbird in the March Madness tournament.

In a second place, is the Bounce Club who secured the 12 points before Six Figure Club. Along with Dr. B they nominate Reptile Ranger.

Third place is the Six Figure Club, who also gained 12 points, but Bounce Club beat them. Joining Mr. Tycoon and Pierre The Enormous is Jet Set Strutter, having March Madness.

Lastly is the Superstars of the Ring, and joining Lazer will be former tag partner, Buzzsaw who hasn't quite given up the Blade Blasters yet opposing to Lazer who has moved on for a now "neon" look.

March 1980, March Madness @ Silver Stadium

Dicky Thunderbird vs Buzzsaw - Despite having fans heavily rooting for him, Thunderbird was taken down by Buzzsaw in quick time, who dominated with power moves.

Dr. B vs Jet Set Strutter - The two rivals brawled for a bit. After Dr. B looked for a victory, The Thinker pulled at Dr. B's leg, allowing for Strutter to attack the leg and applie the Six-Figure Leglock. However, after the match was over, Jet Set Strutter was seen limping to the back, possibly having injured him self for a second time, after just recovering from his injury at Valentine's Day Massacre.

Mr. Tycoon vs Reptile Ranger - Reptile Ranger definitely brought it to Mr. Tycoon and the rest of the Six-Figure Club, fighting through their cheating tactics. Ranger looked for a Down-Under DDT, but Yuppie VP appeared outta nowhere, carrying a briefcase which he nailed Reptile Ranger with. This allowed Tycoon to lock in the Money Maker and win.

Pierre The Enormous vs Lazer - Before the match began, cameras were on Damon Van Winkle who sat in the crowd, flashing off his ticket that he bought. Lazer wrestled Pierre, with intentions to win, but after some heckling chants from Damon, Lazer turned once and was met with a giant fist from Pierre. This lead to a Giant Elbow Drop, giving Pierre the win and advancing into the second round, now meaning the second round was dominated by Six-Figure Club.

Shop of Horrors vs Evil Empire - The fans liked neither of these guys, and it was an all out brawl from both teams. Keith Blood scored the pinfall on Death Star Boy, leading for his team to retain.

Buzzsaw vs Jet Set Strutter - In an absolutely great match, both men went at it. Buzzsaw used his power moves as usual, but Strutter's strikes and submission holds was hard for Buzzsaw to stop. With no interference surprisingly, Strutter had locked in Buzzsaw with the Six-Figure Leglock, and because the pain was so much to endure, Buzzsaw laid there with his shoulders down, allowing for Strutter to take the pinfall victory.

Mr. Tycoon vs Pierre The Enormous - Pierre came down to the ring, carrying a briefcase, which can only be assumed to be money. When the bell rang, Pierre stepped out the ring and had his arms crossed, while the referee counted him out to ten. When Pierre got back in, Mr Tycoon celebrated with Yuppie VP, Pierre, and The Thinker like he just won the Superbowl.

Ace Arcadium vs Arizona Chance - Despite being good friends and factionmates, neither men held back. Arizona Chance definitely brought the fight, wanting to be the World Champion. At many points, the fans had no idea who would win. After hitting a spinebuster, and then a fireman's carry takedown, it looked like Chance was leading for the Last Crusade. Ace countered it, and it only was a matter of time before the 8-Bit Breaker was hit, for Ace to retain the belt.

Jet Set Strutter vs Mr. Tycoon - This was a clash of egos, despite them agreeing to stay together no matter what the result was. Both men outsmarted each other, and both tried to cheat against each other at many times. With Yuppie VP trying to cheat for Mr. Tycoon and The Thinker trying to cheat for Strutter. After a while, the referee escorted both men and now it was a test to see who was the better overall wrestler. Even though Mr. Tycoon showed he could "rassle" when he really wanted to, Strutter countered a Money Maker into a leg trip, leading to the Six-Figure Leglock. Strutter celebrated with his trophy, but you can just wonder, will he even be able to make it for his match at Champ Clash with Arcadium?