NCA Insider’s Player Awards-Season 3 *VOTE*

As we wrap up Season 3 this month it’s time once again for the NCA Insider’s Player Awards!

Just like with the past, the nominees for these awards were determined by the NCA Insider staff after pouring over the results and activities of the current season. The awards this season are:

• Big Mountain (South territory) Player of the Season
• Emerald (North territory) Player of the Season
• Feud of the Season

Take a look at the highlights of the nominees below provided by the NCA insider staff and then cast your vote! The polls will close this Friday 9/14 by 5pm. The results will be tabulated and the winners will be announced at ClixMania!

Big Mountain Player of the Year

Inevitable Q

– Championships Held: Big Mountain Championship

– Season 3 Record: 20-2 (91%) 1st in NCA South

– Star Power: 15 (9th in NCA South)

– Held the Big Mountain title throughout the entirety of Season 3.

– One of the most brutal players in the NCA South.

Outlaw

– Championships Held: Big Mountain Tag Team Championship (w/ Wildstar)

– Season 3 Record: 38-7 (84%) 2nd in NCA South

– Star Power: 31 (3rd in NCA South)

– Founding member of Bad Company and Devil’s Rejects, both being some of the most successful stables in NCA history.

– 1 of 2 NCA competitors to ever have held tag team gold twice, but with a different partner. The other is his current partner and fellow Devil’s Reject, Wildstar.

Reef Blastbody

– Championships Held: Featherweight Title

– Season 3 Record: 42-14 (75%) Tied for 3rd in NCA South

– Star Power: 20 (5th in NCA South)

– Well noted for his ability to hang with any stip and overcome it with varied and effective combos.

– Was among those who represented the NCA at GenCon.

– Has the most total wins in the entire NCA for Season 3

Emerald Player of the Season

Brimstone
– Championships Held: Emerald Championship, Dynamic Duos Championship, and Heavyweights & Divas Championship
– Season 3 Record: 21-5 (81%) 5th in NCA North
– Star Power: 23 (Tied for 3rd in NCA North)

Coyote
– Championships Held: Matching Tights Title
– Season 3 Record: 31-18 (63%) 13th in NCA North
– Star Power: 39 (1st in NCA North)
– Tied for most total Star Power in the entire NCA with Wildstar.
– Had a 13-game winning streak to begin Season 3

Liger Zero
– Championships Held: Master of Minions Championship
– Season 3 Record: 33-21 (61%) 14th in NCA North
– Star Power – 30 (2nd in NCA North)
– Had more wins in Season 3 than any NCA North competitor

Feud of the Season

Outlaw/Maelstrom

– This one has been ongoing for the majority of Season 3. When Bad Company was disbanded, Modus Operandi and the A-Team took credit for the breakup. Maelstrom had recently had a big win over Wildstar, another competitor who had lost his stable, and the adrenaline was pumping too fast for the A-Team. At Maelstrom’s beckoning, Outlaw and Wildstar would team up for the first time, in what would later become the Devil’s Rejects. Since then, Maelstrom and Outlaw have fought many times. Outlaw even went to lengths to make an alternate identity on the forum boards, calling himself ‘The Wolf’ and taunting Maelstrom for a month before swooping in and taking him down once more. Maelstrom has yet to defeat Outlaw in sanctioned NCA battle, though he has come close many times. It is a struggle that will not soon end, due to stable warfare.

Modus Operandi/Wildstar

– This feud goes all the way back to Season 1, when Modus Operandi and Wildstar were partnering as the Soldiers of Fortune. After a disasterous and now-infamous 0-6 inaugural run, the two parted ways, each blaming the other for the constant failure. Shortly thereafter, Modus rebooted the SoF, with X-Clan at his side, and won the Big Mountain Tag Team Championship amidst controversy. Meanwhile, Wildstar had fallen in with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and beside the infamous VGA Disciple, would also manage to win the belts.

The two bickered occasionally, but mostly stayed out of each other’s way until the New Soldiers of Fortune combined with the Grim Soldiers and became the A-Team. The A-Team ended up helping the Devil’s Rejects come to fruition, and once again M.O. and Wildstar found each other at one another’s throats, though also found each other as uneasy allies, as they went through their reunion tour to varied success. Ultimately, Modus Operandi has recently found himself kicked out of the A-Team, so only time will tell if that will finally put an end to this storied feud.

X-Clan/Thing #2: Ultimate Double-Cross

– It is the ultimate story of betrayal in the NCA. Naturally, it occurred in the annals of the A-Team/Devil’s Rejects feud that both lasted throughout nearly the entire season, but also broke the boundaries of defining what a feud truly is. Such is the tale of the ‘feud’ that seemed to be brewing between Thing #2 and X-Clan.

While X-Clan was rolling with the A-Team, Thing #2 was not affiliated with either side, which is why it didn’t seem harmful for the latter to challenge out of nowhere. The two clashed, and Thing #2 came out on top. However, X-Clan seemed to take the loss personally, and called Thing #2 out once more, this time in a tag team format, alongside his A-Team partner Skullcap. Skullcap then called out Wildstar to join in the brutality, as she has had altercations with Wildstar in the past, and had a score to settle. Wildstar, sensing another A-Team beatdown, eagerly accepted. When the battle started however, Thing #2 had showed up with the most explosive team ever, and demolished his own entire team, not only handicapping Wildstar’s figures, but also in the number of players per side.

Wildstar fought back as hard as he could, but was unable to beat the odds, and was taken down, as Thing #2 was welcomed into the A-Team and Maelstrom was crowned champion of Wildstar’s own venue. It was one of the craziest schemes ever to exist in the NCA, but it was pulled off, and the A-Team were able to muster some momentum heading into Clixmania. However, in yet another shocking twist, Modus Operandi was fired from the A-Team to make room for Maelstrom’s prodigy Titanfall.

The A-Team certainly know how to rouse the crowds, and recent events have certainly demonstrated those abilities. There can be only speculation to guess where this feud is headed next, with Modus now gone, and Thing #2 now involved. It’s no-holds barred between the A-Team and the Devil’s Rejects come Season 4, and it will likely be exciting to watch, so stay tuned!