The complete cards have been revealed for the upcoming CHIKARA Japan shows. They will see some familiar faces to CHIKARA fans as Global Gauntlet participant Atsushi Ohashi will be teaming with King of Trios 2008 participant (and Toryumon graduate) Mototsugu Shimizu to take on 2.0, while Chuck Taylor will be up against DDT’s ever-oily two-time King of Trios participant Michael Nakazawa. Night two sees some full-on BJW vs. CHIKARA action featuring many more familiar names and a few other wrestlers who may not be familiar to CHIKARA fans such as former BJW Deathmatch Champion Shadow WX. Green Ant will also be participating on these cards.
- BJW “CHIKARA Japan Showcase”
June 12, 2009 ~ Ice Ribbon Arena, Saitama, Japan
1. Green Ant vs. Mask Man
2. Chuck Taylor vs. Michael Nakazawa
3. Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0] vs. Mototsugu Shimizu & Atsushi Ohashi
4. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony] vs. UltraMantis Black & Crossbones [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple]
- BJW “CHIKARA Japan Showcase ~ GLOBAL GAUNTLET II”
June 13, 2009 ~ Shin-kiba 1st Ring, Tokyo, Japan
1. Daikokubo Benkei vs. Atsushi Ohashi
2. CHIKARA vs. BJW: UltraMantis Black & Crossbones [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple] vs. Shadow WX & Yuichi Taniguchi
3. CHIKARA vs. BJW: Chuck Taylor vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
4. CHIKARA vs. BJW: Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0] vs. Yoshihito Sasaki & Ryuichi Kawakami
5. Takashi Sasaki & Shinobu vs. Michael Nakazawa & Mask Man
6. CHIKARA vs. BJW: Fire Ant, Soldier Ant & Green Ant [The Colony] vs. Jaki Numazawa, Yuji Okabayashi & Shinya Ishikawa
UltraMantis Black has just posted a new blog on the CHIKARA website explaining quite why he chose to kidnap and warp Delirious using the Eye of Tyr:
5/27/2009: I told all of the doubters and nay-sayers in CHIKARA that I would have my comeuppance and, true to my every word, I so did! You see, the reasoning was quite simple. I had successfully disposed of every traitor that had ever double-crossed myself or The Order. Except for one man – Hallowicked. A man I once called “friend.” My confidant, my unquestioning soldier in the war on CHIKARA. But also, the man who chose to serve his own foolish self-interests by turning his back on me. At the Tag World Grand Prix 2006, while I was sidelined by injury, you put your fate in the hands of chance, and a new partner was “randomly” appointed you. Did you ever look back, Hallowicked? Did you ever think that it was you that destroyed the Dark Breed and gave birth to the Order of the Neo Solar Temple with your insolence? Hallowicked, you, more than any other near-mortal should have known that I never forgive and I never, ever forget.
Of course, revenge is a complex game, and I was forced to do many unsavory things and to break bread with some despicable beings – but it has all been worth it. I knew well the legend of the mysterious Eye of Tyr, and I knew I would have to do whatever it took to wield it’s mystical properties. Storm, Hydra, Cube, Saget, Hero – all just pawns. I never cared what needed to be bought, traded or stolen, or whose back I needed to step on. It took years for all the pieces to align correctly on the board. But I never forgot your betrayal, Hallowicked. And when Dr. Cube was willing to trade me for the name of the private collector in possession of the fabled Eye, the core of my being trembled with excitement – my patience was finally rewarded!
My time spent skulking in the shadows while Hallowicked and Delirious basked in their championship spotlight, my time spent on underacheivers like Sami Callihan and Pinkie Sanchez, who would never be fit for The Order, all this time was time well spent. Why? Because in biding my time, and waiting for the stars to align, I was at last presented an opportunity to wreck your little family, Hallowicked…just as you had wrecked mine.
Finally, at Aniversario weekend, it all came to pass – the dramatic dénouement! The one, true Unholy Triad coming together at last in the ring. The final transubstanciation of The Order, just as our ancient sacred texts had long predicted – UltraMantis Black, Crossbones, Delirious! What a frightening and painful realization it must have been for you, Hallowicked. To know that your tag team partner, your closest ally, was now in the clutches of the one man fully willing and able to destroy you! The Delirious you once knew is erased, and you have been left with nothing more than that sad little street urchin, Frightmare, as your aide. Ha! How your despair amuses me. I win again!
And now, I alone reign supreme over all of CHIKARA! The Order is in complete control of not only our own destiny, but of the fate of every last human cog in the CHIKARA machine. Fighters of the CHIKARA heed my warning: submit to The Order via your own freewill now, or face harsh retribution later. We will enslave or exterminate every last one of you; there is no other alternative. CHIKARA belongs to me!
No one can stop us!
UMB
A promo has surfaced regarding the upcoming CHIKARA tour of Japan, which can be viewed here. In it, the rudos who will be making the trip – UltraMantis Black, Crossbones, Jagged, Shane Matthews and Chuck Taylor – make clear their desire for revenge!
The CHIKARA feature page has also revealed exactly what the upcoming Fan Appreciation Night is all about. Straight from the horse’s mouth, “What’s so special about it, you may ask? Well, every paying customer is going to get a free gift at the show, and for this event, all seats in the house, even front row, are priced at just $15.00!”
Also announced on that page is the next CHIKARA Pod-Per-View, entitled “The Quest For Peace”, which will be available to buy at the end of June!
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