Television Combat Robots Fight Live Behind the Horseshoe

Destruct-A-Thon runs the same machines the television series made famous, including Witch Doctor, Kraken, Mammoth, HyperShock, and Whiplash. New showbots and rookie teams fill the rest of the card against them. Bil Dwyer and Kenny Judkins host from the floor and call the damage as it happens. Select performances are filmed live, which turns the crowd into part of the broadcast, a detail the room enjoys. Matches run short and stack back to back through the show.

The BattleBox is a sealed polycarbonate cube, and seating wraps it across five tiers from Obstructed up to Platinum Club. Crews wheel damaged bots out through a pit door between matches while the hosts fill the gap. Flashing lights and loud noise run through the whole show. Platinum Club holders get a backstage pit tour once the last match ends, which is where the teams actually talk. Concessions and merchandise sit in the lobby before the arena doors.

The Sunday matinee starts at 2 in the afternoon on September 20, at 4165 Koval Lane directly behind Horseshoe Las Vegas. Walk from the Strip through the Horseshoe property or use the Koval Lane entrance for rideshare. Seats start at forty five dollars plus fees across five reserved tiers, with toddlers two and under free on a lap. It fits families, engineering minded teenagers, and anyone who watched the show. Noise sensitive visitors will want ear protection.