List of Cagematches

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This List of Cagematches lists all the known performances of The Cagematch, a bracketed improv tournament that runs every two months at ColdTowne Theater.

Winners of each match are listed in bold.

11/4/05-5/4/07 ("King of the Hill" Cagematches)

Through this stretch of time, The Cagematch was not a bracketed tournament. Instead, it was run "King of the Hill" style, with the winner from one week's show coming back for the next.

2005

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • The Science Geeks: Wesley Bain, other players
  • Kevin [in honor of a fallen comrade]

Matches

There are no records of the two Cagematches before 11/18/05.

2006

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Blue Balls
  • The Chins
  • Get Down
  • Scorpions: This was a Houston troupe that included Michael Garcia.
  • Trash Can Boys

Matches

There are no more known matches for 2006.

2007

There are no known "King of the Hill" matches for 2007.

5/4/07-6/22/07 ("Blood Initiation")

This was the very first Cagematch tournament.

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

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Jun-Jul 2007

There are no records of a tournament for June/July 2007, but timing indicates that there must have been one.

Aug-Sep 2007

There are no records of a tournament for June/July 2007, but timing indicates that there must have been one.

10/25/07-1/31/08 ("Nightmare Forest")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • The Trainees

Matches

There are no more known matches for this tournament.

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2/28/08-5/22/08 ("Legacy of Shame")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Bail
  • Ovula
  • Relentless 4
  • Splatter

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Dick Rambuck won the other semifinal, but nothing else is known about it.

Championship

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Late-2008 Tournaments

This is the only known match from late 2008.

The six-month gap in the record suggests that three complete tournaments took place before the end of the year.

1/2/09-2/27/09 ("Theater of Cruelty")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

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3/14/09-4/25/09 ("Plagues of the Beast")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Nothing is known about the other two quarterfinals.

Semifinals

Championship

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5/2/09-6/27/09 ("Slash of the Talons!")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Blokes with Jokes: This is described as "straight in from London, Eric Seufert and friends".

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

All that's known of the semifinals is that they were played on 6/6/13 and 6/13/13. The bracketing thread says that it featured the winner of 5/2 vs. the winner of 5/9, followed by the winner of 5/16 vs. the winner of 5/23, but the resulting championship matchup makes this impossible.

Championship

Exhibition

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7/11/09-8/29/09 ("Feud of Fury")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Invisible House Of Kaos: Josh T, Statia W, Laura B,Anthony O, Miranda W, Renee R, Aaron C, Malcom N, Amy H, Joseph (paco) G, Stephen F

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

9/12/09-10/14/09 ("War Forms of Dangerous Curves")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • ZombieProv: this was montage featuring whoever showed up in the appropriate costume.

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

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11/7/09-12/19/09 ("Rise of the Curmudgeoned")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

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1/8/10-2/26/10

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3/6/10-4/23/10 ("Frank Herbert's Dune")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

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5/8/10-6/26/10 ("Tournament of Champions")

This tournament featured the champions of previous tournaments.

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

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7/3/10-9/11/10

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibitions

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9/18/10-Jan 2011 ("King of the Hill" Cagematches)

Through this section of its history, the show reverted to their "King of the Hill" format, where the winner from one week's show came back for the next.

Matches

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Jan 2011-3/5/11

Nothing is known of this tournament besides that "Stabby Jake" were the winners.

5/7/11-6/25/11

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

  • 6/11/11: The British Knights vs. ???
  • 6/18/11: Who Dack? vs. ???

Championship

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7/2/11-8/27/11

All that's known of this tournament is the set of show dates.

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9/9/11-10/28/11 ("Pretty Pretty Ponies of Death")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Other Matches

Nothing is known of this tournament besides that The Box Social were the champions.

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Nov 2011-1/6/12

All that's known of this tournament is that it was won by "Beertown Beers" on 1/6/12.

Jan 2012-2/24/12

All that's known of this tournament is that it was won by Tears But Joy on 2/24/12.

3/2/12-4/27/12

All that's known of this tournament are the start and end dates, and that it was won by "Martians" on 4/20/12.

5/11/12-6/29/12

In this tournament, each quarterfinal pitted *three* troupes against one another instead of the usual two.

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

  • 6/15/12: ??? vs. ???
  • 6/22/12: Dry Weave vs. ???

Championship

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Jul/Aug 2012

There are no records of a Cagematch in this period, but it seems logical that there was a tournament during this two-month gap.

9/5/12-10/24/12 ("Hog Wild")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Carrots
  • Reality
  • Somethin' Good
  • Three Blondes
  • Sococonuts

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

  • 9/5/12: Sococonuts vs. Reality (tie)

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10/31/12-12/19/12 ("Death & Taxes")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

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1/2/13 (One-Off Exhibition Match)

Exhibition

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1/23/13-3/13/13 ("Pourin' Like an Avalanche Comin' Down the Mountain")

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

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3/20/13-5/1/13 ("March Madness")

This tournament featured not two but *three* competing troupes in each quarterfinal. All the troupes in this tournament were duos.

Its full title was "The 1st Annual ColdTowne Theater Temporarily Adjacent To, But Not Affiliated With, March Madness 2-on-2-on-2 Tournament".

Ad Hoc Troupes

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

All that's known about the semifinals is that they happened on 4/17/13 and 4/24/13.

Championship

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5/8/13-7/3/13

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Banditos
  • Discotheque
  • Lady Freeman
  • Natan
  • Powerball
  • Private Piles

Matches

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

All that's known of the semifinals is that they happened on 6/12/13 and 6/19/13.

Championship

All that's known of the championship is that Duran & Johnson (then known as "Heather Has Two Oprahs") won it on 7/3/13.

Exhibition

  • 6/26/13: Pep! vs. Private Piles

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7/10/13-8/28/13 ("Bit-tle Royale")

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • All Stoned & Drew's a Narc
  • Xaria & Friends

Matches

Quarterfinals

  • 7/17/13: Xaria & Friends vs. All Stoned & Drew's a Narc

There are no records of any other quarterfinals.

Semifinals

There is no record of the semifinals of this tournament.

Championship

  • 8/28/13: Mr. President, Please vs. Mandinka.


9/4/13-10/23/13

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • Camera Shy
  • The Japanese Adaptation of Happy Hour See What Happens: Lisa Jackson, Meredith Mae Roberts, and several other women
  • Kevin Space Jam
  • Meat Candy: Pierce Purselly's level one class.
  • Scrimshawshank Redemption: Brendan K. O'Grady, others
  • Shitload of Bears
  • Skim
  • Underground Bus

Matches

Quarterfinals

This tournament included *three* teams in each quarterfinal match, instead of the usual two.

  • 9/4/13: Shitload of Bens vs. Glamazon vs. Century
  • 9/11/13: Kevin Space Jam vs. Ctrl Alt Delete vs. Skim
  • 9/18/13: Underground Bus vs. Camera Shy vs. The Japanese Adaptation of Happy Hour See What Happens
  • 9/25/13: Three on a Match (then called "Homecoming") vs. Meat Candy vs. Scrimshawshank Redemption

Semifinals

Championship

11/6/13-3/1/14 ("ColdTowne Showdown")

In this tournament, ColdTowne Theater participated in a multi-city tournament.

Ad Hoc Troupes

  • The Academy
  • Quality Seafood

Matches

Preliminary

There are no records of any of the other preliminary rounds.

Quarterfinals

There are no records of any of the other quarterfinals.

Semifinals

There are no records of any of the other semifinals.

Championship

The championship rounds were advertised under the name "Highway to Del".

  • 2/28/14:
    • 8pm: Nice Astronaut vs. Joey Fatone (Dallas)
    • 9pm: You, Me, & Michael (Phoenix) vs. Skutch
    • 10pm: Adult Bakery (Phoenix) vs. Petty Zoo (Dallas)
    • 11pm: Ctrl Alt Delete vs. The Academy
  • 3/1/14:
    • 8pm - Winner 1 vs Winner 2
    • 9pm - Winner 3 vs Winner 4
    • 10pm - Back From The Dead Round (6 groups that have been eliminated)
    • 11pm - Finalist 1 vs Finalist 2 vs Back From The Dead Winner

None of the winners are known.

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4/30/14-6/25/14 ("Let's Get Sweaty")

Ad Hoc Troupes

Matches

Quarterfinals

  • 4/30/14: Seussed Up vs. Wink Planet vs. Pack of Cigarettes & Some Milk
  • 5/7/14: Knife Crime Island vs. The Hunger vs. Now It Can Be Told!
  • 5/28/14: Billy Shakes and All-Star Bards vs. Charlatans! vs. Mixed Company
  • 6/4/14: That Racket! vs. Intertowne vs. Field Day

Semifinals

Championship

Exhibition

  • 5/14/14 ("Exhibition of Duos"): The Half Time Show vs. Shamrock vs. Ponciano vs. Austin/Austin
    • This consisted of four 15-minute shows, with the winner promised a spot in the next Cagematch.

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