The Wild Card Warrior battles were a series of one-on-one battles held during Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1. A new robot which had not fought in the main competition before took on an experienced veteran in order to win themselves a place in Robot Wars. However, only one of the newcomers won a battle here, but the victory was not televised. The idea of this tournament may have been influential on the creation of the New Blood Championship in Extreme 2.