Extreme Warriors: Season 1/US Championship

The US Championship of Extreme Warriors: Season 1 was the main competition of the first season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, as well as being the national championship. Despite being the main competition of the first season, the US Championship was actually the sixth episode out of seven to be shown, and was originally broadcast on September 24, 2001 on TNN.

Format
Unlike most national championships, the US Championship was intended to be held during one show. To accomplish this, the robots were split into four six-way melees, with only one robot going through from each. There were then two semi-finals and a final to determine the first US Champion.

Competing Robots

 * 6 Million Dollar Mouse
 * Bot-Ugly
 * Close Enough
 * Coffin-Bot (replaced Skullmania)
 * Cyclone
 * Drillzilla
 * Falcon
 * General Chompsalot
 * Mad Cow
 * Manta
 * Medusa Oblongata
 * Panzer Mk 2
 * Red Virus
 * Rippa Raptor
 * Rosie the Riveter
 * Run Away
 * Shuriken
 * Sobek
 * Spartacus
 * The Brute
 * The Revolutionist
 * Tiger Cat (replaced Conquering Clown)
 * Tricerabot
 * Unibite

Medusa Oblongata vs 6 Million Dollar Mouse vs Falcon vs Shuriken vs The Brute vs Red Virus
The six robots quickly converged into the middle of the arena at the start of the battle, with The Brute quickly ramming into 6 Million Dollar Mouse. Red Virus pushed into Shuriken before colliding with Medusa Oblongata, which was enough to knock off part of its skull decoration. Meanwhile, Falcon had gotten itself wedged on top of Shuriken. Brute managed to push Falcon slightly off of its opponent, before 6 Million Dollar Mouse gave the two a harder push, seperating them. Red Virus continued its brawl with Medusa Oblongata and eventually used its forklift to knock off Medusa's head. "Red Virus goes in with that forklift arm and decapitates Medusa!"

- Stefan Frank

However, moments afterwards, Medusa backed away from an approaching Matilda, leaving Red Virus to take the full force of her flywheel. Brute then pushed Falcon into Matilda's CPZ. Falcon's mobility appeared to be minimal, so Shunt entered the CPZ, hit Falcon with his axe and pushed it further into the corner. This resulted in the house robot getting stuck on Falcon's wedge. Shunt attempted to axe Falcon again, but missed. "A swing and a miss! Steeee-rike!"

- Stefan Frank does baseball

Red Virus and Brute were ganging up on Medusa near the centre of the arena, before Red Virus pushed Medusa out of the way, as the Mouse then slammed into Medusa's side. Shunt managed to free himself from Falcon, and dragged it a little further away, but Falcon appeared to have lost drive on one side. Shuriken, meanwhile, had not moved since Falcon had attacked it, so Shunt placed it on the floor flipper. The resulting flip caused one of Shuriken's discs to dislodge. "Sending his dead, lifeless body into the stratosphere!"

- Stefan Frank as Shuriken flies

Moments afterwards, Refbot counted down to the end of the battle, leaving only Brute, Red Virus, Medusa and the Mouse to go to a judges decision.

Winner: The Brute

Bot-Ugly vs Coffin-Bot vs The Revolutionist vs Sobek vs Tricerabot vs Unibite
This fight started with all the machines attacking each other, and Unibite spinning on the spot to attack Coffin-Bot. Tricerabot stopped The Revolutionist from spinning, before driving on top of Sobek. Sobek lost a tyre. The Revolutionist pushed Sobek, whilst Tricerabot shoved Unibite. Unibite then damaged another of Sobek's tyres. It hit Tricerabot and Sobek, but stopped moving. The Revolutionist pushed Coffin-Bot, which Sergeant Bash grabbed hold of. The house robot then grabbed hold of Unibite. Tricerabot and The Revolutionist continued to push each other while Sergeant Bash seemed to have blown its engine. The fight then went to the judges and The Revolutionist won on points. Winner: The Revolutionist

Close Enough vs Manta vs Mad Cow vs Rippa Raptor vs Rosie the Riveter vs Tiger Cat
At the start, smoke billowed out of the Mad Cow's 'nose' as it hit Rosie the Riveter, before Manta pushed Rippa Raptor into Dead Metal. The house robot sawed into Rippa Raptor, before Tiger Cat pushed Rosie the Riveter into a CPZ. Meanwhile, Manta got stuck under Mad Cow. Refbot separated the two robots, but one of Mad Cow's tyres was punctured. Dead Metal staged another attack on Rippa Raptor, and was given a warning because of it before Mad Cow was counted out before The Floor Flipper sent Rosie flying into Dead Metal. Shunt than pushed Mad Cow onto the floor flipper, and it flew onto the flame pit. The judges gave the fight to Manta. Winner: Manta

Cyclone vs Drillzilla vs General Chompsalot vs Panzer Mk 2 vs Run Away vs Spartacus
Cyclone tore into Run Away at the start, but stopped working, and Panzer Mk 2 pushed it into the arena wall, before Chompsalot grabbed hold of the disc. Meanwhile, Drillzilla pushed Spartacus into a CPZ, before pushing Chompsalot and damaging Run Away's front wedge. Drillzilla then pushed Spartacus into Chompsalot, before Run Away backed into Sir Killalot. It escaped but was pushed into another CPZ. Drillzilla then pushed Chompsalot into Panzer Mk 2 and Spartacus. Spartacus was nearly thrown OotA in this attack. Drillzilla then pushed Chompsalot and Panzer Mk 2, before cease was called. The judges gave the win to Panzer Mk 2. Winner: Panzer Mk 2

The Brute vs The Revolutionist
The Revolutionist got up to speed, and hit The Brute repeatedly. The Brute stopped working, and the house robots attacked it. Sergeant Bash carried it across the arena, before The Brute was pitted by Matilda.  Winner: The Revolutionist

Manta vs Panzer Mk 2
Manta and Panzer Mk 2 pushed each other, before Manta got underneath Panzer Mk 2, and pushed it again. Sergeant Bash tried to attack Manta, but Manta escaped. Manta got in under Panzer Mk 2 again, but stopped spinning. Matilda was given a warning for an attack on Manta, who escaped and nearly flipped Panzer Mk 2, only for the Refbot to prevent this happening. Panzer Mk 2 won the judges' decision. Winner: Panzer Mk 2

The Revolutionist vs Panzer Mk 2
The Revolutionist spun, but Panzer Mk 2 pushed it into Sir Killalot's CPZ. Panzer then pushed it across the arena and into Dead Metal, who cut into it. Panzer Mk 2 then pushed The Revolutionist into the wall before flipping it. The Revolutionist was attacked by Sir Killalot and Dead Metal, and Dead Metal pitted it. US Champion: Panzer Mk 2