User blog comment:JoePlay/The Avengers Battle Royale - The Death Match/@comment-4652104-20120425123433/@comment-4652104-20120426074834

Well, in that case, let me explain. It may not have been obvious, because I was trying to make it short. As I explained somewhere else, I believe that in some cases skill and experience beats powers, while in others powers trump skills. In the case of Cap I believe his skill and experience allow him to successfully tackle opponents far above his power level. And while this may not be enough to take down Thor or Iron Man, I believe Luke Cage is not so powerful that Cap cannot take him down. As for the others:

Thor vs Thing - Thor is both stronger and more skilled and he has a hammer and we already know how a throwdown between these two ended.

Wolverine vs Strom - A bit like Cap vs Cage, Wolverine is one of the best. Though I must admit that it depends on what you consider a win. I mean, she can fly up and fry him with a thunderbolt and he's down. Sure, he'll get up, but that may be after the judge has counted to 10.

Hulk vs Nova - If that's the post Annihilation Wave Nova, that's a tough one. But in the end I believe Hulk is stronger and more experienced, so he'd probably win.

Red Hulk vs Scarlet Witch - The Witch has more experience as a superhero, but I think she never developed the combat instincts of some of her more renowned teammates. Hulk is no rookie either, he may not have had powers long, but he's a soldier with years of experience fighting superhumans. So in this case it boils down to the powers. So, Scarlet Witch when? During House of M, she could just blink him out of existence, at other times, she would get pulverized, hex-bolts notwithstanding. Remember she has little control over how they actually work. And we don't really know her current power-levels.

Iron Man vs Spider Man - Normally, Spidey can use his cunning and experience to take down enemies of Iron Man's level, but I think Tony can match him trick for trick. These are both very experienced heroes, with great skill, cunning and spirit. Both geniuses too. So again, this comes down to powers and in this respect Spider-Man is far out of his depth.

War Machine vs Hawkeye - Now, here I think Hawkeye is much more skilled and experienced. However, War Machine is no pushover himself and his power level is far above that of Hawkeye. Thus, I belie he would eventually win, though it would be by no means an easy task. As for EMP arrows, I'm pretty sure the all Starktech power armors are shielded against that.

Ms Marvel vs Black Widow - This is a similar case. The Widow may be far more crafty, but not enough in my opinion, to cover the difference in power levels.