April 25, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA
1. Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0] (9:57 ~ Brodie Lee intrusion -> Schoolboys) Frightmare & Hallowicked [Incoherence]
2. Shark Girl (5:53 ~ Knee Attack) Nevaeh
3. Helios (7:01 ~ 630 Splash) Escorpion Egipcio
4. Atomico Increibles: Player Dos {W}, Brodie Lee, STIGMA & Tim Donst (15:18 ~ Frog Splash) Player Uno, Buck Hawke {L}, Vin Gerard & Hydra
5. Gran Akuma (9:22 ~ Rubix Cube) Shadow Phoenix
6. Icarus & Chuck Taylor {W} [F.I.S.T.] (12:16 ~ Foul -> Cross Crab) Fire Ant & Soldier Ant {L} [The Colony]
7. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup ~ V2: Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen [c] (12:21 ~ Straight Right Hand) Colin Delaney
- Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen succeeds in V2
8. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas ~ Best of 3 Falls ~ V3: Amasis & Ophidian [The Osirian Portal] [c] (2-1) Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush
8a. Amasis {W} & Ophidian (12:51 ~ mask manipulation -> O’Connor Roll) Jigsaw {L} & Mike Quackenbush
8b. Jigsaw {W} & Mike Quackenbush (9:14 ~ Skayde Especial I) Amasis {L} & Ophidian
8c. Amasis & Ophidian {W} (6:57 ~ Reverse Rolling Prawn Hold) Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush {L}
- The Osirian Portal succeeds in V3

An eventful night in Easton has wrapped up as “Behind the 8 Ball” is in the record books. While all of the current champions of CHIKARA have retained for another month, the big story coming out of tonight’s event is the challenge laid out following the Colony vs F.I.S.T. tag match – Chuck Taylor and Icarus will be taking on Fire Ant and Soldier Ant in a mascaras contra caballeras in the near future! A fun night of action all around, thanks to our special guest live reporter Mark Coale of Odessa Steps Magazine.

All the details on tonight’s event after the jump!

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A unique staple of CHIKARA history – the Incredibles tag match – sees its return in Easton as four teams split up and face off in an atomico that should see insane action on all sides! Former Campeones de Parejas the Super Smash Bros., The UnStable, The Fabulous Two and The Sea Donsters will all be forced to square off against one another. One team sees Player Dos, “Marvelous” Mitch Ryder, and two men that have had their differences recently, STIGMA andTim Donst. The other side shall see, obviously, Player Uno, “The Red Romeo” Buck Hawke, Vin Gerard and Hydra. A fantastic addition to what looks to be one of the more exciting cards in recent CHIKARA memory!

There are a few historical notes regarding these matches. Possibly the most notable case of an Incredibles match causing a team to fall apart would be ShaneSaw, as Jigsaw and Hydra defeated UltraMantis Black and Shane Storm in late 2007 and the two never teamed again after that. On the other side of the coin, just last year in Streamwood the Super Smash Bros. clashed in a similar 8-man tag and the following night in Ohio they become Los Campeones, proving that the match can either strengthen or weaken a pairing. There’s also the potential for “civil war”, as the teams comprise of both tecnicos and rudos. While there are no real outstanding examples of this in CHIKARA (outside of Lince Dorado in last year’s Cibernetico), you’d have to imagine Tim Donst and STIGMA, who have been great rivals since STIGMA injured Donst in January, will have a hard time getting along.

- CHIKARA “Behind the 8 Ball″
April 25, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA
1. Nevaeh vs. Shark Girl
2. Shadow Phoenix vs. Gran Akuma
3. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony] vs. Chuck Taylor & Icarus [F.I.S.T.]
4. Atomico Incredibles: Player Dos, Mitch Ryder, STIGMA & Tim Donst vs. Player Uno, Buck Hawke, Vin Gerard & Hydra
5. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Title Match ~ V2: Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen [c] vs. Colin Delaney
6. CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas ~ Best of 3 Falls ~ V3: Amasis & Ophidian [c] [The Osirian Portal] vs. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush