There’s been lots of other fun and games over the last few days regarding the Young Lions Cup, but the main piece of news is a sad one, as last Friday the Osirian Portal of Amasis and Ophidian competed in the NCPI Tag Team Tournament in Michigan. The Portal did advance to the finals of that tournament, but unfortunately along the way Ophidian suffered a severe break to his right arm, which you can see here. Of course, this will take him out of the July 25th Dragon Gate USA debut show, which must be incredibly frustrating for such a young wrestler. He will undergo surgery next Wednesday and have a steel plate inserted into his arm to fuse the bones together. It’s not known how long exactly he will be out but the Portal’s blog assures us he will be posting an entry soon enough, so perhaps the questions will be answered! All the best to Ophidian and everyone here at the website wishes him a speedy recovery!

Relating to that tournament, several other CHIKARA young lions were in action. Create-A-Wrestler teamed with cult hero and expert microphone stand Tuck Hanson, forming Create-A-Team, and they fell in the second round, while Frightmare teamed with Klondike Kremlin but they lost at the first hurdle.

Now, onto a trifecta of Young Lions Cup additions! First of all, Hydra will be participating in the tournament once again. In years past Hydra has competed in the tournament but has never really done much, falling in opening round matches to the likes of Jon Moxley and Moscow the Communist Bovine. Next, Grizzly Redwood will be making his Young Lions Cup debut. Coming into this competition with wins over fellow young lions Hydra and Create-A-Wrestler, Grizzly may have a chance but he has not fared particularly well against others, such as Frightmare (who pinned him in January). Finally, making his debut in CHIKARA is Brendan Michael Thomas (or BMT, if you like). Bringing quite a considerable amount of charisma to the tournament, BMT should not be overlooked, as he has battled CHIKARA’s own Eddie Kingston numerous times in Connecticut. What better way to get one over on his rival than to impress on “The King of Diamond’s” home turf?

Gran Akuma has a blog up on his MySpace talking about Dragon Gate and his thoughts on wrestling on PPV.

Mascarita Dorada will also be participating on the third night of the Young Lions Cup in Philadelphia.

CHIKARA “Young Lions Cup VII ~ Night 1″
August 14, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA

CHIKARA “Young Lions Cup VII ~ Night 2″
August 15, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA
1. Lucha Libre Showcase: Mascarita Dorada & Turbo vs. Pierrothito & Jorge “Skayde” Rivera

CHIKARA “Young Lions Cup VII ~ Night 3″
August 16, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Mascarita Dorada

Announced Young Lions Cup VII Participants:
1. Create-A-Wrestler (new character TBA) (3rd Young Lions Cup)
2. Soldier Ant (2nd Young Lions Cup)
3. Trik Davis (2nd Young Lions Cup)
4. Frightmare (1st Young Lions Cup)
5. Player Dos (2nd Young Lions Cup)
6. Yellow Dog (1st Young Lions Cup, CHIKARA debut)
7. KC “Cloudy” Day (2nd Young Lions Cup)
8. Player Uno (3rd Young Lions Cup)
9. El Leonino (1st Young Lions Cup, CHIKARA debut)
10. Hydra (3rd Young Lions Cup)
11. Grizzly Redwood (1st Young Lions Cup)
12. Brendan Michael Thomas (1st Young Lions Cup, CHIKARA debut)