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Earth Rumble VI is an earthbending tournament held underground in a giant earthen arena in the Earth Kingdom town of Gaoling. The competition is a popular Earth Kingdom attraction, and the stands are always full, save for the front rows, which are constantly demolished and pummeled by flying rocks that come out of the ring. 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 has to challenge and defeat the winner of the past Earth Rumble competition for the title of Earthbending Champion and the prestigious Earth Rumble belt. To make things more interesting, Xin Fu would sometimes offer prize money to an audience member that believed they could defeat the Earthbending Champion.

History

When Avatar Aang and his friends came to the town of Gaoling searching for an earthbending teacher in 100 AG, they heard about Earth Rumble VI from some earthbending students. They visited the competition hoping to find a master earthbender willing to teach Aang. There, they discovered Toph Beifong, under the alias "The Blind Bandit", the champion of the competition. After she won the tournament, Xin Fu offered money to whoever could beat her in a fight. Hoping to get the chance to talk to her, Aang accepted. However, he accidentally beat her with his airbending, causing her to storm off, refusing to speak to him.^[1] Toph's title as reigning champion was later restored.^[2]

At some point after the Hundred Year War's end, another Earth Rumble tournament took place during which Toph once again squared off against The Boulder. Despite his grandiose, confident, and touching introduction, The Boulder was easily defeated.^[2]

Known contestants

A number of earthbenders with a variety of mannerisms competed in Earth Rumble VI.

Xin Fu (manager and former champion)
Aang (former champion)
The Blind Bandit (current champion)
The Boulder
The Big Bad Hippo
Fire Nation Man
The Gopher
The Gecko
Headhunter

Trivia

The Earth Rumble competitions are similar to real world professional wrestling shows — extravagant fighters with unique names and skills fight each other in matches, with a championship belt at stake.^[3] It is particularly like wrestling in North America 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, The Gopher, and Headhunter)
- The Star Attraction / Merchandise Driver (The Boulder)
- The Champion (The Blind Bandit)
Badgermoles are used to clean up the debris in the stadium, similar to the zamboni in ice hockey.
Earth Rumble VI is similar in objective to pro-bending.

References

↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante (writer) & Spaulding, Ethan (director). (May 5, 2006). "The Blind Bandit". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 6. Nickelodeon.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Goetter, Sara (writer & artist), Toph and The Boulder (2019), Dark Horse Comics.
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+| nation         = earth
-|image=Fight Arena.png
+| image          = Earth Rumble VI arena.png
-|leaders=[[Xin Fu]] <small>(host and referee)</small>
+| leaders        = [[Xin Fu]] <small>(host and referee)</small>
-|notablemembers=* [[The Boulder]] <small>(former)</small>
+| notablemembers = * [[The Big Bad Hippo]] <small>(formerly)</small>
-* [[The Big Bad Hippo]] <small>(former)</small>
+* [[The Boulder]]
-* [[Toph Beifong|The Blind Bandit]] <small>(former)</small>
 * [[Fire Nation Man]]
-* [[The Gopher]]
 * [[The Gecko]]
+* [[The Gopher]]
 * [[Headhunter]]
+* [[Toph Beifong|The Blind Bandit]]
-|founders=
+| founders       =
-|headquarters=[[Gaoling]]
+| headquarters   = [[Gaoling]]
-|affiliation=[[Earth Kingdom]]
+| affiliation    = [[Earth Kingdom]]
-|purpose=Entertainment
+| purpose        = Entertainment
-|appearance = "[[The Blind Bandit]]" <br /> {{oa}}
+| appearance     = "[[The Blind Bandit]]" {{oa}}
-}}'''Earth Rumble VI''' is an [[earthbending]] tournament 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.<ref name=dead>{{nickold}}</ref> The competition is a popular [[Earth Kingdom]] attraction, the stands are always full except for the front rows, which are constantly demolished and pummeled by flying rocks. The host of the tournament is [[Xin Fu]].<ref name=BB>{{Cite episode|1|206}}</ref>
+}}'''Earth Rumble VI''' is an [[earthbending]] tournament held underground in a giant earthen arena in the [[Earth Kingdom]] town of [[Gaoling]]. The competition is a popular Earth Kingdom attraction, and the stands are always full, save for the front rows, which are constantly demolished and pummeled by flying rocks that come out of the ring. 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 the 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.
+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 has to challenge and defeat the winner of the past Earth Rumble competition for the title of '''Earthbending Champion''' and the prestigious Earth Rumble belt. To make things more interesting, Xin Fu would sometimes offer prize money to an audience member that believed they could defeat the Earthbending Champion.
 == History ==
-When [[Avatar]] [[Aang]] and [[Team Avatar|his friends]] came to the town of Gaoling searching for an earthbending teacher, they heard about Earth Rumble VI from some [[Unnamed earthbending students|earthbending students]]; they visited the competition, hoping to find a master earthbender willing to teach Aang. There, they discovered [[Toph Beifong]], the champion of the competition. After she won the tournament, Xin Fu offered money to whoever could beat her in a fight. Hoping to get the chance to talk to her, Aang accepted. However, he accidentally beat her, causing her to storm off.
+When [[Avatar]] [[Aang]] and [[Team Avatar|his friends]] came to the town of Gaoling searching for an earthbending teacher in 100 AG, they heard about Earth Rumble VI from some [[Earthbending academy teenagers|earthbending students]]. They visited the competition hoping to find a master earthbender willing to teach Aang. There, they discovered [[Toph Beifong]], under the alias "The Blind Bandit", the champion of the competition. After she won the tournament, Xin Fu offered money to whoever could beat her in a fight. Hoping to get the chance to talk to her, Aang accepted. However, he accidentally beat her with his [[airbending]], causing her to storm off, refusing to speak to him.<ref name="BB">{{Cite episode|1|206}}</ref> Toph's title as reigning champion was later restored.<ref name="TaB">Goetter, Sara (writer & artist), ''[[Team Avatar Tales|Toph and The Boulder]]'' (2019), [[Dark Horse Comics]].</ref>
+At some point after the [[Hundred Year War]]'s end, another Earth Rumble tournament took place during which Toph once again squared off against The Boulder. Despite his grandiose, confident, and touching introduction, The Boulder was easily defeated.<ref name="TaB"/>
 == Known contestants ==
-[[File:Earth Rumble VI combatants.png|thumb|right|200px|Contestants (The Blind Bandit not included). From left to right: [[Headhunter]], [[The Gopher]], [[Xin Fu]], [[Fire Nation Man]], [[The Gecko]], [[The Big Bad Hippo]], and [[The Boulder]].]]
+[[File:Earth Rumble VI combatants.png|thumb|right|200px|A number of [[Earthbending|earthbenders]] with a variety of mannerisms competed in Earth Rumble VI.]]
 * [[Xin Fu]] <small>(manager and former champion)</small>
+* [[Aang]] <small>(former champion)</small>
 * [[Toph Beifong|The Blind Bandit]] <small>(current champion)</small>
 * [[The Boulder]]
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 * [[The Gecko]]
 * [[Headhunter]]
-* [[Aang]] <small>(former champion)</small>
 == Trivia ==
-* As mentioned, the idea of "professional earthbenders" is a pastiche of professional wrestling, particularly the kind in North America 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 Earth Rumble competitions are similar to real world professional wrestling shows — extravagant fighters with unique names and skills fight each other in matches, with a championship belt at stake.<ref name="dead">{{nickold}}</ref> It is particularly like wrestling in North America popularized by promotions such as the [[Wikipedia:WWE|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]])
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 ** The Star Attraction / Merchandise Driver ([[The Boulder]])
 ** The Champion ([[Toph Beifong|The Blind Bandit]])
-* [[Badgermole]]s are used to clean up the debris in the stadium.
+* [[Badgermole]]s are used to clean up the debris in the stadium, similar to the zamboni in ice hockey.
 * Earth Rumble VI is similar in objective to [[pro-bending]].
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