Pro Wrestling Ponderings

Quite a bit of news has surfaced since the last edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider”, including results from the Big Japan Pro Wrestling shows, announcements for “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity” in Reading and “Young Lions Cup VII” in Easton and Philadelphia, and more.

Bits and bits of CHIKARA/BJW stories have been coming from Japan, as UltraMantis Black has been kindly letting us all know through his Twitter account. Only one show has been confirmed by the official CHIKARA website, though, so it’s getting somewhat tricky to follow all of the events going down.

When UMB simply says that, “Dino molests Crossbones; Crossbones has unresolved feelings regarding this”, for example, it’s hard to understand exactly how all this went down. Then again, maybe it’s better that we don’t know any further details.

“CHIKARA JAPAN SHOWCASE”
6.12.2009 @ ICE RIBBON ARENA
(SAITAMA, JPN)

Results:

Green Ant defeated Tigre Rojo via pinfall (schoolboy) in 7:00.

Jagged and Shane Matthews beat Atsushi Ohashi and Mototsugu Shimizu via pinfall (Sweet Taste of Professionalism) in 12:39.

Chuck Taylor defeated Michael Nakazawa via submission (cross crab) in 9:26.

Fire Ant and Soldier Ant beat UltraMantis Black and Crossbones via submission (CHIKARA Special) in 14:10.

Instead of having to wait another two weeks for another edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider” to find out the official results of CHIKARA’s tour of Japan, check back on this page daily. If you’re not a fan of scouting a website, you can always wait for the DVDs to be released this summer on Big Japan Pro Wrestling’s website. For the record, I do not plan on covering any more of the CHIKARA/BJW events this year.

Before we move away from the Japan tour coverage, it should be noted, however, that according to CHIKARA Fans, points were in play over the past few shows in the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Fire Ant and Soldier Ant of the Colony have reportedly reached two points, while Jagged and Shane Matthews of 2.0 are now back at zero. The Inter Species Wrestling tag team, Chad and Brad Badd of the Badd Boys, beat UMB and Crossbones at the Shin-Yokohama, but it is unknown if points were in play for this match. Could the Badd Boys be making their CHIKARA debut in the United States soon? At this point, it’s hard to make predictions.

On July 31st, 2009, CHIKARA will be returning to Reading for a “fan appreciation night”. The show has been titled “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity”. In addition to every seat being at the price of fifteen bucks, every fan will receive a free gift with their paid admission. So far, three bouts have been announced for the show.

Throughout the course of 2009, CHIKARA has attempted to widen the amount of womens matches by adding a variety of female wrestlers to their cards (see Nevaeh and Shark Girl, for example). In Reading, Daizee Haze will face a girl that she is more than familiar with — Rayna Von Tash, one of her very students. For those of you who are not familiar with Von Tash, she is the first graduate of the SHIMMER Wrestling Academy. Will Von Tash be able to pull off an upset victory or will “The Haze” manage to put this youngster in her place?

The team of Cheech Hernandez and KC “Cloudy” Day have had quite a successful run in 2009 already. In fact, if they can manage to win their next tag team contest, then the duo will have accumulated enough points for a guaranteed shot at the Campeonatos de Parejas. Another team that has also been hot this year, however, is Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood of the Roughnecks. After finding out that they will be taking on the Roughnecks in Reading, Cheech and Cloudy made sure their words were heard on a special update. At this moment, Brodie and Grizzly stand at one point. Will Cheech and Cloudy gain the ont point they need or will the Roughnecks continue to chop down whatever competition tries getting in their way?

Following a special update posted earlier this month, it became clear that Hydra wanted nothing more to get his hands on the UnStable. The team of Hallowicked and Frightmare will team up with Hydra to form a trio, in order to even up the sides. After an official announcement was made, Colin Delaney voiced his opinions via a blog. Will Vin Gerard lead the UnStable with the momentum he gainedfrom beating Claudio Castagnoli at “Aniversario Yin” or will green reign supreme in Reading?

One can assume that CHIKARA will continue announcing matches for “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity” next week. I will be sure to share my predictions on all of these bouts as soon as a complete card is set in stone.

Fortunately for those living in the Pennsylvania area, there will not be a large gap in time when CHIKARA will stop running events throughout the summer. Just a few weeks after “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity”, the seventh annual “Young Lions Cup” tournament will take place from the fourteenth of August until the sixteenth. Nine competitors for YLC7 have already been announced.

1.  Create-A-Wrestler
2.  Soldier Ant
3.  Trik Davis
4.  Frightmare
5.  Player Dos
6.  Yellow Dog
7.  KC Day
8.  Player Uno
9.  Leonino

At this point, it’s hard to tell exactly how many participants will be included in this year’s tournament. I am guessing that they will at least double the amount of guys they have now, though. Who is my personal pick to win the thing? From the guys I’m looking at now, I think it’s pretty safe to go with Player Dos. My opinion could change over time, but he seems like a smart choice right now.

Just to remind you all — Dragon Gate USA will be having their debut show at the Arena in Philadelphia on July 25th, 2009. Since the last edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider”, two new participants have been announced to the CHIKARA “relevos atomicos” bout. See below to get an idea of where I’m going at.

As I predicted the last time, Amasis and Ophidian of the Osirian Portal will represent CHIKARA as the Campeones de Parejas at DGUSA in the rudo corner. For those of you guys who are wondering, I’m still going with Hallowicked and Frightmare to be added to the match next. By the next time a “CHIKARMY Insider” article is posted,  I assume that all eight wrestlers in the match will have been announced.

In other news, the CHIKARA Fans website is reporting that two CMLL lucha libre minis, Mascarita Dorada and Pierrothito, will be debuting for the company at “Young Lions Cup VII: Night Two”. It should be noted that they will both be competing in non-tournament match(es). A Mascarita Dorado music video can be found by clicking here. Dorado is one hell of an athlete, that’s for sure.

You can now purchase a limited edition BJW versus CHIKARA shirt off of Big Japan Shop. There is only one hundred of these available, so be apart of BJW and CHIKARA history and get yours today.

Tim Donst posted a blog and set rumors aside, announcing that the Sea Donsters weren’t done just yet. He also had some personal words for STIGMA of the UnStable, reminding him never to forget about his tecnico roots.

More than a couple of Podcast-A-Go-Go episodes have been posted since the last “CHIKARMY Insider”. Instead of linking each individual one, browse through Wiggly’s YouTube account and watch everything you haven’t seen already.

My last day of school was on Friday, so I will definitely have some time to spare in upcoming months. The only thing is that I have a week-long Florida trip planned out at the end of this month. As soon as I return, though, a new edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider” will be up and ready for reading. With all that being said, farewell, my fellow CHIKARMY mates.

- Anthony Perillo

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During Memorial Day weekend, CHIKARA held one of their two anniversary events at the Arena in Philadelphia. “Anniversario Yang” was headlined by a “lucha de apuestas”, which translates to “mask versus hair” in Spanish. The last time CHIKARA fans saw a match of this sort was in 2007 between “Marvelous” Mitch Ryder and Lince Dorado. After Worker Ant was shockingly forced into retirement after Chuck Taylor and the rest of F.I.S.T. brutally assaulted him, it made sense for Leonard F. Chikarason to book a match of this high caliber between the Colony and F.I.S.T.

Upon hearing all of the feedback on how well this show went live, I knew that I would have to fork over twenty bucks to check it out for myself. With the main event being described as “one of the best CHIKARA matches ever”, I knew that I would be stupid to miss out on something that sounded this fun and spectacular. In addition, many of the undercard matches also intrigued me. How can you pass up on Glacier and D’Lo Brown versus the UnStable, an “atomico”, and Claudio Castagnoli versus Eddie Kingston? I know for sure that I can’t.

Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood beat El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr. via pinfall (logger pin) -  A fun opener that the Philadelphia crowd really got into. Sometimes I wonder how Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood manage to draw in so much heat. Eddie Kingston putting over his fellow Roughneck stablemates on commentary also added to the many comedy aspects of this match. In approximately nine minutes of back and forth action, Brodie threw Grizzly onto both Ice Creams and held him down on top of them with his foot for the pinfall. Lee and Redwood regain one point. Kudos to Mr. Kingston for a great version of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash post-match. **.

Ophidian defeated Arik Cannon via pinfall (prawn hold) - Who would have expected a bout this great so early into the show? There were just way too many false finishes to name here. Cannon managed to survive the Death Grip on a couple of occassions. As Ophidian had it locked onto him one time, Cannon managed to use his strength to transition the submission into a sick brainbuster for a near-fall. Cannon then proceeded to rock Ophidian with Total Anarchy, but that only got him a two count, as well. Running out of options, Arik Cannon signaled for the Glimmering Warlock. When the referee’s back was turned, Amasis popped up out of nowhere and yanked on Cannon’s leg. This distracted Arik long enough for Ophidian to capitalize with a prawn hold for the three count in nearly eleven minutes. Good, good times. ***½.

UltraMantis Black, Crossbones, and Delirious beat Player Uno, Player Dos, and Create-A-Wrestler via pinfall (Praying Mantis Bomb) - Following being kidnapped last month, Delirious is now a member of the Order. He’s sporting silver and black gear now, so he fits in with the appearance of UltraMantis Black and Crossbones. This was upgraded from a regular tag team contest between the Order and the Super Smash Brothers to include Delirious and Create-A-Wrestler, as well. It should be noted that Louden Noxious mentioned how UMB was controlling Delirious with the Eye of Tyr on commentary. I don’t know if it was just me, but Delirious seemed to be a little off in this match. He and Dos had some really sloppy sequences in the early going. Other than that, though, this was a solid match. Dos and Crossbones had some real exciting encounters when they were in the ring with one another. After Delirious blocked a Dig Dug Driver attempt by Uno, Delirious hit the Praying Mantis Bomb on him. UMB then took credit for the win by covering Uno for a three count in about ten minutes. Post-match saw UltraMantis lift the Eye of Tyr into the air for everyone in the crowd to see, as he and the rest of the Order praised its power. ***.

Vin Gerard, STIGMA, and Colin Delaney are in the backstage area, ready to shoot on their upcoming match against Glacier and D’Lo Brown. Normally, I post promo videos for everyone to check out for themselves. However, at the time I am posting this review, ChurchOfMilMongoose has not uploaded these specific snippets onto his YouTube account yet. Anyways, Vin wants to know why Glacier and his pals keep coming back for more punishment. Colin pinned D’Lo Brown at “King of Trios 2009″ and Vin beat him in a singles match last month. Before the UnStable get the oppurtunity to say much more, Leonard F. Chikarason interrupts them in mid-sentence. LFC demands for the cameraman to back off. Although we do not see a visual, Chikarason can be heard asking Delaney why he has been communicating him so awkardly lately. Colin promptly tells LFC that he hasn’t been calling him at all and that if Chikarason doesn’t stay out of the UnStable’s business from now on, then he will have to have a little chat with Dave Coulier. Really strange promo, but I’m sure that we’ll be hearing more about this situation later.

Glacier and D’Lo Brown beat Vin Gerard and Colin Delaney via pinfall (Cryonic Kick) - This turned out to be way better than anyone would have thought it was going to be. About two minutes into the match, Brown knocked Vin out cold with a stiff lariat, complete with blood gushing out of his mouth. D’Lo wrestled the whole match in a pretty stiff fashion, but I don’t think it was completely intentional. Brown has been wrestling in Japan a lot lately and obviously, the style they use there is much different than the stuff going on in a CHIKARA ring. Glacier also got in on the fun by bloodying up Colin about six minutes into the bout. D’Lo looked to attack Gerard on the outside, but STIGMA got involved when Bryce Remsburg wasn’t looking. D’Lo finally managed to make the hot tag to Glacier.  Much to everyone’s surprise, D’Lo locked the CHIKARA Special in on Colin Delaney. Gerard trying breaking up the hold, but Glacier rocked him with a Cryonic Kick out of nowhere to score the pinfall at the twelve minute mark. Afterwards, STIGMA tried attacking the veterans, but he wound up getting a Cryonic Kick for his efforts. For good measure, Brown also nailed him with a Lo Down. Just a real great match that also had an awesome story to it. ***¼.

Jagged and Shane Matthews are backstage, standing in front of the CHIKARA logo. Why the heck aren’t they talking? Is my DVD screwed up? After a while of complete silence, a scrolling message appears that explains that 2.0 have refused to speak until they gain one point. The facial expressions on Matthews and Jagged during this promo were absolutely priceless. Definitely go out of your way to check this one out when it becomes available for viewing on YouTube.

Jagged and Shane Matthews beat Tim Donst and Hydra via pinfall (kneeling frog press) - In the beginning of the match, Shane Matthews taunted the Sea Donsters by saying that Hydra is “on the gas” and will be fired soon because of CHIKARA’s Wellness Policy. Before the situation got heated, though, Matthews offered to play a song on Tim Donst’s guitar. Shane strummed a few chords at first, but then attempted to smash it over Donst’s head. Donst ducked out of the way and quickly followed things up with a Stroke. Shades of Jeff Jarrett right there. Minutes later, Matthews began giving everyone in the ring a Boston Crab, including Jagged who apparently tapped to his own partner’s move. Hydra rolled up Jagged, but it was reversed into a kneeling frog press that surprisingly was enough for 2.0 to pick up the victory and one point in approximately four minutes of action. Hydra apologized to Donst afterwards, but Tim walked out on him, hinting at a possible heel turn in the future. This was unusually short, but it was fun for what it was worth. *½.

Jigsaw, Lince Dorado, and Helios are on camera in the backstage area. Lince is anxious because his team is down one man in the “atomico” match. Equinox pulled out of the show due to injury, so it’s now four against three. Before the three guys can discuss the matter, Jigsaw wants to apologize for taking the fall against F.I.S.T. last night at “Aniversario Yin”, but he explains that he tried his best. In fact, all three of them tried their best and that’s all that matters. Lince seems antsy about what Jigsaw has to say, but before he can come up with a long response, Mike Quackenbush comes out of nowhere. Quack asks Jigsaw if he told Helios and Lince about “plan B”. Jigsaw says he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Quack pulls all three guys over to the side and tells them that he will explain to them off-screen.

Hallowicked, Frightmare, Cheech Hernandez, and KC Day beat Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Lince Dorado, and Helios via pinfall (powerbomb-Shining Wizard combination) - A simply insane match that featured a bunch of wild moves throughout that the fans seemed to greatly appreciate. Cheech and Cloudy took the green gear of Incoherence, while the real Hallowicked and Frightmare entered with new orange attires. For those of you who were wondering, it should be noted that Mike Quackenbush took the place of Equinox. Anyways, Lince Dorado has improved so much over the past couple of months. He’s more than worthy of becoming Young Lions Cup Champion at this point. Frightmare also looked superb out there, nailing every move to near perfection. Quack didn’t get too much offense in because I’m sure he can’t risk further injuring his back. Cheech and Cloudy pin Lince with a cool powerbomb combination move for the three in nearly fifteen minutes. The crowd chanted “that was awesome” after the match had ended, as all eight men posed in the ring with each other. CHIKARA really excels in these “atomico” matches, so there was really no better time than their anniversary weekend to have one. ****.

Eddie Kingston is talking about insanity and how his particular case is different from everybody else’s. He mentions rooming with Claudio Castagnoli when he moved from New York to Pennsylvania. At one point, both guys were good friends with one another. After their match at “AnniversarioCT”, however, Kingston didn’t receive a handshake or any sign of respect from Claudio. This angered him. Tonight, Claudio Castagnoli versus Eddie Kingston will be personal. As usual, a great promo by King.

Eddie Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli via pinfall (Oklahoma roll) - The Philly fans were split on both sides, as Kingston dished out backhands and Claudio answered with uppercuts. Both of these guys just threw everything they could at one another. Hell, Kingston even broke out a tope suicida to the floor at one point. Claudio also showed a high-flying side to himself here, doing a couple of springboard manueveurs on a few occassions. Claudio nailed a bicycle kick on Kingston and tried finishing him with the Ricola Bomb. However, as Castagnoli was setting up for the move, Kingston reversed it into an Oklahoma roll to pick up the huge win in eighteen minutes. As one would have expected, this was a very good match. ***¾.

Fire Ant and Soldier Ant beat Icarus and Chuck Taylor to win the hair of F.I.S.T. via pinfall (Beach Break) - Gran Akuma and Green Ant are in the corners of their respective teams. F.I.S.T. and the Colony began brawling around the arena right away. As things settled down, Soldier Ant began getting a beating, in turn getting a hole in his mask around his mouth and getting his top torn.  A few minutes later, Taylor set the time keeper’s table up by the apron. Bryce Remsburg got knocked down unintentionally by Fire Ant, which allowed Chuck to give Soldier Ant an Awful Waffle off the apron and through the table. Soldier Ant was knocked out cold and Green Ant had to bring him to the backstage area. At this time, Fire Ant was forced to fight on his own. Taylor and Icarus seemed to have him down for the three on more than one occassion, but kept pulling his shoulder up to continue the punishment. Big mistake on their part. Icarus nailed the Pedigree on Fire, but he miraculously kicked out. Chuck had enough of toying around with Fire Ant, so he applied the one-legged Boston crab that he tapped Danielson out with at “King of Trios 2009″ in the finals. Just when it looked like Fire was about to tap out, Soldier Ant came limping from the back and tried breaking up the submission. Gran Akuma held him back, though, so he was unable to do anything. That is, until a new brown ant came in and made the save. This allowed Soldier to finally break up the Boston crab. This is when we started getting a crazy sprint of moves, including an insane running Awful Waffle on Fire Ant and a TKO by Soldier Ant on Chuck. Fire Ant hit the Beach Break, but Chuck somehow managed to kick out of it. Fire went for it again, nailed it, and put him away for the win. Standing ovation from the crowd, as Fire and Soldier shaved the heads of Icarus and Taylor. Hands down, the best CHIKARA match I have ever seen to date. The drama that these four guys managed to pull off was breath-taking, to say the least. If this isn’t nominated for a MOTYC, then there’s something seriously wrong with the IWC. ****½.

What are you waiting for? Get this show on DVD from SMV as soon as possible. Pick it up for the main event and the “atomico” tag. Along with Claudio/Kingston and Cannon/Ophidian both being very good, the Glacier and D’Lo tag completely surpassed my expectations, as well. Not to mention, the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple taking a big turn with the addition of Delirious is also worth giving a look at. I can’t put it any simpler by saying that this was an outstanding show.

Also, just to give everyone a heads up — there will not be a new “CHIKARMY Insider” article until next weekend. I’m busy with working, the ACT exam, and studying for final exams over the weekend. It’s probably better for me to wait, anyways, because a whole lot of news hasn’t surfaced since the last article I posted. Thanks for understanding and being patient.

- Anthony Perillo

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CHIKARA currently has no events posted for June on their schedule and it is being assumed that they will not run another show until the last week of July. Although Mike Quackenbush will not be booking his talent any time in the near-future, other promoters will be.

Instead of digging into predictions for the “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity” and “Young Lions Cup VII” events that were just announced, let’s all focus on the two promotions that have had CHIKARA talent booked their shows for months now — Japan’s Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA. Before we get into those shows, though, I have posted the results to last week’s “Aniversario Yin” and “Aniversario Yang” events below.

“ANIVERSARIO YIN”
5.23.2009 @ THE PALMER CENTER
(EASTON, PA)

Results:

Hallowicked and Frightmare beat Jagged and Shane Matthews via pinfall (Rydeen Bomb) in 9:41.

Grizzly Redwood defeated Hydra via pinfall (schoolboy) in 6:33.

Eddie Kingston defeated Create-A-Wrestler via pinfall (Backfist to the Future) in 8:43.

Gran Akuma, Icarus, and Chuck Taylor beat Jigsaw, Helios, and Lince Dorado via pinfall (Yoshi Tonic) in 10:47.

Delirious defeated Arik Cannon via pinfall (Praying Mantis Bomb) in 7:21.

Tim Donst defeated STIGMA via submission (CHIKARA Special) in 10:14.

Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, Player Uno, and Player Dos beat Ophidian, Amasis, El Hijo del Ice Cream, and Ice Cream, Jr. via pinfall (Anthill) in 19:57.

Vin Gerard defeated Claudio Castagnoli via pinfall (jacknife pin) in 12:34.

Notes:

Instead of entering to the ring with “Octopus’ Garden”, Hydra came out to a Lady Gaga song.

F.I.S.T.’s Sole Food and Yoshi Tonic move combination is now being called “Dinner ‘n Drinks”.

Icarus has added ink to the angel tattoo on his back. He also apparently  has a nose piercing now.

Delirious came out to the ring with UltraMantis Black and Crossbones of the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, wearing a new black and white attire. It was later confirmed in a blog by UMB that Delirious had officially became the newest member of of the Order.

Replica masks of Jigsaw, Soldier Ant, and Frightmare were being sold at the show. In addition, they are now available for purchase on CHIKARA’s official website. Pick up these rare items today before they sell out.

“ANIVERSARIO YANG”
5.24.2009 @ THE ARENA
(PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Results:

Brodie Lee and Grizzly Redwood beat El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr. via pinfall (logger pin) in 8:55.

Ophidian defeated Arik Cannon via pinfall (prawn hold) in 10:26.

UltraMantis Black, Crossbones, and Delirious beat Player Uno, Player Dos, and Create-A-Wrestler via pinfall (Praying Mantis Bomb) in 10:24.

Glacier and D’Lo Brown beat Vin Gerard and Colin Delaney via pinfall (Cryonic Kick) in 11:58.

Jagged and Shane Matthews beat Tim Donst and Hydra (sunset flip) in 3:53.

Hallowicked, Frightmare, Cheech Hernandez, and KC Day beat Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Helios, and Lince Dorado via pinfall (powerbomb-Shining Wizard combination) in 14:04.

Eddie Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli via pinfall (Oklahoma roll) in 17:51.

Fire Ant and Soldier Ant beat Icarus and Chuck Taylor via pinfall (Beach Break) to win the hair of F.I.S.T. in 23:17.

Notes:

With Delirious joining the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, the tag team match between ONST and SSB became a trios match. Create-A-Wrestler teamed with Uno and Dos.

Vin Gerard apparently had a concussion about two minutes into his tag match against Glacier and D’Lo, complete with heavy mouth bleeding.

During intermission, a mysterious man was walking around with a luchador mask, a top hat, and a trench coat on. Many people are assuming that he is a new member of the CHIKARA roster and not some stupid fan that was simply looking for attention.

Mike Quackenbush replaced an injured, Equinox, in the eight-man tag team match. Many people are assuming that this will be Quack’s final match before heading in for back surgery.

Both, Hallowicked and Frightmare, wore orange and black attires to the ring. It should also be noted that Hallowicked was sporting a brand new mask.

Following the “lucha de apuestas”, a new brown-colored member of the Colony debuted by fending of Gran Akuma.

A relationship between CHIKARA and Big Japan Pro Wrestling started up at last year’s “Global Gauntlet” events in Easton and Philadelphia. There, many dream matches between BJW and CHIKARA talent were made.

One year later, Big Japan Pro Wrestling has invited a select few CHIKARA wrestlers to make the trip over to Japan for a joint event of sorts on June 12th, 2009 and June 13th, 2009 in Saitama and Tokyo. The eight lucky wrestlers that will be making the trip to Japan in June are UltraMantis Black, Crossbones, Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, Green Ant, Chuck Taylor, Jagged, and Shane Matthews. The rudo side of Team CHIKARA has already cut a promo on BPW, being led by UltraMantis Black. Also, the cards of both of these events have been announced in their entirety.

“CHIKARA JAPAN SHOWCASE”
6.12.2009 @ ICE RIBBON ARENA
(SAITAMA, JPN)

- Green Ant versus Mask Man

- Chuck Taylor versus Michael Nakazawa

- Jagged and Shane Matthews versus Mototsugu Shimizu and Atsushi Ohashi

- Fire Ant and Soldier Ant versus UltraMantis Black and Crossbones

“CHIKARA JAPAN SHOWCASE ~ GLOBAL GAUNTLET II”
6.13.2009 @ SHIN-KIBA FIRST RING
(TOKYO, JPN)

- Daikokubo Benkei versus Atsushi Ohashi

- UltraMantis Black and Crossbones versus Shadow WX and Yuichi Taniguchi

- Chuck Taylor versus Daisuke Sekimoto

- Jagged and Shane Matthews versus Yoshihito Sasaki and Ryuichi Kawakami

- Takashi Sasaki and Shinobu versus Michael Nakazawa and Mask Man

- Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, and Green Ant versus Jaki Numazawa, Yuji Okabayashi, and Shinya Ishikawa

If any new information is posted about the Big Japan Pro Wrestling shows, then it will be covered in the next edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider”. Now, moving over to CHIKARA’s involvement in the new, Philadelphia-based company, Dragon Gate USA.

On April 14th, 2009, it was announced at a Dragon Gate show at the Korakuen Hall that the promotion would be expanding to the United States. Satoshi Oji was named president and Gabe Sapolsky (former Ring of Honor head booker) took the job of being vice president of Dragon Gate USA. In an online press release that was posted online at the end of April, Gabe Sapolsky stated that DGUSA had reached a partnership with another wrestling company.

At the CHIKARA event, “The Bobliographon”, this video package played on a big screen in front of a packed crowd in Philadelphia. It was none other than CHIKARA that had agreed to team up with DGUSA. Almost immediately upon revealing this news to the public, DGUSA announced that a “relevos atomicos” match featuring all CHIKARA talent would take place at their debut show in Philadelphia on July 25th, 2009. Only three of the eight competitors in this match have been announced so far.

Want to hear my predictions on who I believe will be added to the match next? I assume that Gran Akuma’s partner in crime, Icarus, will join him on the rudo side. My guess is that one of CHIKARA’s most experienced wrestlers, Hallowicked, will side with the Colony on the tecnico side. Then, Frightmare will head into the bout next to his Incoherence buddy.

Amasis and Ophidian of the Osirian Portal are one of the most popular teams on the independent scene today, so I assume that they will be given the nod on the rudo side to fill up all of the competitors in the “relevos atomicos” bout. Not only that, but the Portal are also the current-reigning Campeons de Parejas. What better way to showcase your company than putting your tag team champions to work?

Two new episodes of the Podcast-A-Go-Go have been posted since last time. Click here to watch episode 162 and here to view episode 163. Matches from “Cibernetico Begins” in Framingham are being looked at. I was actually at that event live, so I can assure you that each of the bouts are worth giving a look at. Don’t believe me? Read 411mania.com’s Kevin Ford’s review of the show by clicking here. After you’re done doing that, hop over to Smart Mark Video and purchase the DVD.

That’s about all of the CHIKARA coverage I can hand out for a single article. Don’t forget to check back in approximately two or three weeks to read another brand new edition of the “CHIKARMY Insider”. I am literally obsessed with Mike Quackenbush’s creation, so you can bet that I’ll be on top of everything, as soon as it’s announced. Thank you for reading, my friends. Until next time, sayonara.

- Anthony Perillo

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