The Middleweight Melee was one of the Special Events that took place during Robot Wars: The Third Wars. It was a single battle between five middleweight robots, all weighing less than 54kg.

• The Official Middleweight Championship for the series was cancelled, and this was merely an exhibition match between all the middleweights in attendance. However, Craig Charles incorrectly introduced the battle as the first round of the Middleweight Championship. As the incumbent champion, Hard Cheese was given the Middleweight trophy.

Competing RobotsEdit

• Tentoumushi
• Hard Cheese
• Grinder
• A-Kill
• Ripper's Revenge

MeleeEdit

Tentoumushi vs Hard Cheese vs Grinder vs A-Kill vs Ripper's RevengeEdit

Reigning middleweight champion Hard Cheese started by attacking Ripper's Revenge with its axe, before it was attacked and covered up by Tentoumushi. Meanwhile, A-Kill pushed Grinder into Shunt, and Grinder sustained heavy damage from Shunt's axe. Tentoumushi covered up Ripper's Revenge while the immobilised Hard Cheese was picked up by Sir Killalot.

Tentoumushi then had one if its antennae cut off by the chainsaw of Matilda. As Sir Killalot pushed away the immobilised Grinder, Ripper's Revenge was flipped over by an arena spike and was out of the battle. Tentoumushi then started to fight the house robots and covered up Shunt, blocking the radio signal so that Shunt could no longer move. Tentoumushi and A-Kill were the only survivors at the end of the battle and the judges declared a draw between the two robots.

Joint Winners: Tentoumushi & A-Kill

The two winning robots would appear to take part in a grudge match during the International League Championship, but that battle was actually filmed before the Middleweight Melee, despite being broadcast afterwards.