Earth Rumble VI
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| General Information | |
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| Leader(s) |
Xin Fu (host and referee) |
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| Purpose |
Entertainment |
This underground Earthbending Tournament is literally held underground in a giant earthen arena in Gaoling. The Earth Rumble competitions are similar to real world professional wrestling -- extravagant fighters with unique names and skills fight each other in matches, with a championship belt at stake. The competition is a popular Earth Kingdom attraction, and the stands are always full except for the front rows, which are constantly demolished and pummeled from flying rocks. The host of the tournament is Xin Fu.
The rules of Earth Rumble are simple: knock the other fighter out of the ring with Earthbending and you advance to the next round. The fighter who defeats all others gets to challenge the winner of the past Earth Rumble competition for the title of Earthbending Champion and prestigious Earth Rumble belt. To make things more interesting, Xin Fu sometimes offers prize money to an audience member who thinks they can defeat the Earthbending Champion.
[edit] Known Contestants
- Xin Fu (Manager and former champion)
- The Blind Bandit
- The Boulder
- The Big Bad Hippo
- Fire Nation Man
- The Gopher
- The Gecko
- Wild Man
[edit] Trivia
- As mentioned, the entirety of "professional Earthbenders" is a pastiche of professional wrestling, particularly, the kind in North American popularized by promotions such as the WWE (emphasizing elaborate angles and over-the-top personalities, or "gimmicks"). Taking a look at the contestants listed above plays out as an itemized list of stock characters:
- the token "evil foreigner" (Fire Nation Man)
- the "big guy" (The Big Bad Hippo
- high-flyers (The Gecko and Wild Man)
- the star attraction / merchandise driver (The Boulder)
- the champion (The Blind Bandit/Toph Bei Fong)
[edit] See Also
| v - e - dOrganizations in the World of Avatar |
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| Air Nomad Organizations |
| Council of Elders |
| Water Tribe Organizations |
| Water Tribe Military |
| Earth Kingdom Organizations |
| Earth Kingdom Military - 5-7-5 Society - Ba Sing Se University - Beetle-Head Merchants - Council of Five - Earth Rumble VI Freedom Fighters - Kyoshi Warriors - Royal Earthbender Guards - Sandbender Tribes - Terra Team - Dai Li The Gan Jin and the Zhangs |
| Fire Nation Organizations |
| Fire Nation Military - Fire Sages - Yu Yan Archers - Rough Rhinos - Southern Raiders - Fire Nation Circus Fire Nation Colonies - Palace Servants - Royal Procession - Fire Nation School - Royal Fire Academy for Girls Ember Island Players - Sun Warriors |
| Uncertain/Neutral Organizations |
| Team Avatar - Order of the White Lotus |
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