Love or hate it/them/us, you have to admit that the gimmickry "Battle Royale" has evolved to involve... well, certainly is “a thing,” in the words of the Commish.
#8: Captain America Kids vs. "Edpool," Round Two
Morris and Nathan hold perfect records with a shared 1-0 victory of Captain America over Ed's Deadpool. Edpool worked hard to keep it clean under the sheriff's watchful eye with two kids combining for less than nine years of shield-wielding. But even Ed couldn't keep from melting under Chris Evans' smoldering cameo. Blink or you'll miss it, here.
#7: White Shazam Genie vs. Memento Pandering Paul Reiser Boob Loki, Elite Eight
Look, I was in this sketch and I don't even have words to describe it. I don't think any of us do, or ever will. You just have to watch.
#6: Loki (Kind of?) Vs. Gandalf the Perv, Elite Eight
Stryker's Gandalf the Gray (but actually the Blue and slightly pervy, if we're honest) versus Justin's handmade papier-mâché Mask of Loki (more of "The Mask" fame than "The Avengers," but who even cares, it's badass) made for some tougher than usual ref business from Dustin. "Now is the time to mute everyone" and "I am extremely uncomfortable when we cover racist and pervert humor" make for some of Big Fish's best dialogue yet; mostly because I'm not allowed to type anything the other guys said. See for yourself here.


#5: Thor (on... Behalf? of Hela?) vs. T1000, Round One
In round one, Hela's brother more or less defeated the T1000 for her. Interrupted by "Hounds," wielding both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, and confusing the seven hells out of normally formidable rival Stryker in a vintage tee-shirt, Thor--we mean Hela--made short work of Terminator. This battle began not only a new tradition in Movie Madness gimmickry, but also a ton of petty pandering between Stryker and Brett going forward. If you missed this early gem, rewatch the video HERE.
But wait. There's more. Stay tuned, for 1-4... coming Thorsday. I mean Thursday.



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