As the West Springfield card approaches completion, it’s only appropriate that the card plays host to a trios match, one of CHIKARA’s signature bouts. Despite earlier concerns following the cancellation of the Quacksaw vs. Incoherence tag match, Mike Quackenbush will indeed be in the house, teaming with Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and Lince Dorado of The Future Is Now against the rudo triad of Chuck Taylor and UnStable members Vin Gerard and STIGMA. The issues between Quack and STIGMA have been well-documented, even though they still to this day hold 3 points and could theoretically challenge for los Campeonatos de Parejas. However, there’s a few other issues in this one. For Lince Dorado and Equinox, this is their chance to gain some payback on Chuck Taylor for him robbing them in the semi-finals of King of Trios when he fouled and pinned Helios. It also revives the TFIN vs. UnStable feud, more specifically Equinox vs. Vin Gerard, well known for their epic ladder match in January.

The Young Lions Cup DVDs are now on sale. Buy them.

A new blog by Leonard F. Chikarason announces a few things. Firstly, Nick Papgiorgio has been benched for 30 days after a couple of controversial calls this year. Furthermore, Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli will have a rematch after the abrupt finish to their match on the third night of the Young Lions Cup. And lastly, he suggests that this year’s Cibernetico may be increible-themed, as the show title implies!

CHIKARA Podcast-A-Go-Go #177 has Incoherence vs. the Masters of a Thousand Holds and the UnStable vs. The Cold Front.

- CHIKARA “Man Makes Plans, and God Laughs”
September 12, 2009 ~ Elks Lodge, West Springfield, MA
1. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner vs. Grizzly Redwood
2. Hydra vs. Tim Donst
3. Brendan Michael Thomas vs. Frightmare
4. Player Uno & Player Dos vs. UltraMantis Black & Delirious
5. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
6. Mike Quackenbush, Lince Dorado & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen vs. Chuck Taylor, Vin Gerard & STIGMA
7. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
8. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V4: Amasis & Ophidian vs. Icarus & Gran Akuma

- CHIKARA “Hidden in Plain Sight”
September 13, 2009 ~ Boys and Girls Club, Nashua, NH
1. Sara Del Rey vs. Ariel
2. Chuck Taylor vs. Frightmare
3. UltraMantis Black & Delirious vs. Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood
4. Green Ant, Carpenter Ant, Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Lince Dorado & Dasher Hatfield vs. Jagged, Shane Matthews, Vin Gerard, Colin Delaney & STIGMA
5. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
6. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

Yes indeed. Three more matches on the cards for the upcoming shows in just a couple of weeks!

The first match added to the New England weekend will take place on the West Springfield show and sees the new Young Lions Cup Champion Player Dos return to tag team competition alongside Player Uno as the Super Smash Bros., as they will be taking on Order of the Neo-Solar Temple members Delirious and UltraMantis Black. With many seeing the SSB as being on a collision course, the Order will be intending to rebound after falling in the 4-way elimination tag at the Young Lions Cup and taking advantage of any animousity or jealousy between Uno and Dos would have to be a primary objective. However, Uno and Dos cannot be counted out as they are former Campeones and have shown in the past that they can overcome any issues to succeed as a duo.

Secondly, Nashua will play host to a tremendously wrestle-tastic ten-man tag featuring a number of men who’ve never even teamed before, and a couple who CHIKARA fans are just getting familiar with, as The Future Is Now members Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and Lince Dorado will be joining forces with Dasher Hatfield, Green Ant and Carpenter Ant against Vin Gerard, STIGMA, Colin Delaney, Jagged & Shane Matthews. While Jimmy and Lince are well-versed in CHIKARA’s signature multi-man tags, having wrestled numerous trios, atomicos and even Ciberneticos in their time, their team-mates are not so experienced. This will mark Green Ant’s third match in CHIKARA and Carpenter Ant’s second, and Carpenter’s in-ring debut was a singles match. Dasher Hatfield is not much more experienced, as most of his CHIKARA matches have been singles bouts and any forays into team matches haven’t yielded much success. On the other hand, their opponents are made up of two factions – 2.0 and the UnStable – and both are extremely experienced in this sort of match. It should also be noted that Green Ant and Carpenter Ant don’t appear to have been getting on well as of late, so they can hardly be considered a cohesive Colony unit. It’ll be the leadership of Lince and Jimmy that decides whether the tecnicos sink or swim in what should be quite the exciting little match.

Finally, the Order will also have a tag match in Nashua, as Delirious and Mantis will once again be looking to pick up a win, this time against Roughnecks members Eddie Kingston and Grizzly Redwood. This match is quite interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly, Grizzly Redwood is currently one half of a championship contending tag team, as Grizz and Brodie Lee await the surviving Campeones coming out of the New England weekend, and while Brodie has often treated Grizz like a “little brother”, Kingston has shown little tolerance for Redwood’s physical inadequacies, often throwing him around and using him as a weapon. It is also a “rematch” of sorts from February, as Mantis has a chance to get revenge on the Roughnecks for preventing the Order from participating in King of Trios. Not only that, but it almost revives the Incoherence vs. Roughnecks feud, although Delirious being brainwashed changes the situation just a little bit. However, the most important thing – at least from the perspective of any Order fan – has to be that a win here and a win over the Super Smash Bros. would do wonders for getting the Order a title shot in the very near future. Both of their opponents in New England have issues, with the SSB perhaps having problems with jealousy and the Roughnecks not being on the exact same page, so Mantis has to think 2 points here are at least attainable.

- CHIKARA “Man Makes Plans, and God Laughs”
September 12, 2009 ~ Elks Lodge, West Springfield, MA
1. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner vs. Grizzly Redwood
2. Hydra vs. Tim Donst
3. Brendan Michael Thomas vs. Frightmare
4. Player Uno & Player Dos vs. UltraMantis Black & Delirious
5. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
6. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
7. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V4: Amasis & Ophidian vs. Icarus & Gran Akuma

- CHIKARA “Hidden in Plain Sight”
September 13, 2009 ~ Boys and Girls Club, Nashua, NH
1. Sara Del Rey vs. Ariel
2. Chuck Taylor vs. Frightmare
3. UltraMantis Black & Delirious vs. Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood
4. Green Ant, Carpenter Ant, Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Lince Dorado & Dasher Hatfield vs. Jagged, Shane Matthews, Vin Gerard, Colin Delaney & STIGMA
5. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
6. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

Announced yesterday by Leonard Chikarason on the CHIKARA blog, this year’s Young Lions Cup will see the return of the Golden Dream match. In years past this match has involved only past holders of the Young Lions Cup, and this will be no different. In 2005 on the very first CHIKARA show in the former ECW Arena, entitled “Negative Balance”, Shane Storm & Jigsaw defeated Hallowicked & Larry Sweeney. The match returned in 2007 when Jigsaw, Shane Storm & Hallowicked overcame Larry Sweeney, Arik Cannon & Max Boyer. Now in 2009 the stakes have been raised even higher with the increased list of cup holders. In this year’s match the men who have held the title since last year’s tournament – Vin Gerard, Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and Fire Ant – will each captain a team for a Dragon Gate-esque Triple Threat Trios Match! As an added stipulation, the rest of the participants in the match must be past holders of the cup. This promises to be one of the highlight matches of the entire weekend.

The latest CHIKARA Pod-Per-View will be turning up shortly at CHIKARAPodcast.com.

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
1. Golden Dream Triple Threat Trios Match: Vin Gerard, X & X vs. Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, X & X vs. Fire Ant, X & X

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)

In late news prior to this weekend’s Aniversario events, CHIKARA have announced via their email newsletter that the CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen will not be on the shows due to an ankle injury. Olsen is expected to be out for 4 weeks. This leaves Jigsaw, Lince Dorado and Helios without a partner for their 8-man tag team match on Sunday against Hallowicked, Frightmare, Cheech & Cloudy, although the updated card in the newsletter suggests that Olsen will be replaced as opposed to the match getting trimmed to a trios match.

In this week’s DGUSA update, the rudos have gained their first member as F.I.S.T.’s Gran Akuma will be participating on the July 25th card. Akuma has been a regular on the CHIKARA roster since his debut in late 2002 and he has achieved much success as both a singles wrestler and as a member of a unit, having won both the Torneo Cibernetico (in 2005) and Los Campeonatos de Parejas (alongside Icarus in 2006-2007), and he’s also wrestled (and taken to the limit) many of CHIKARA’s top names, including Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston and Mike Quackenbush.

The next “home” CHIKARA show has been confirmed for July 31st, taking place after this weekend’s Aniversario weekend, the DGUSA card in Philadelphia and the trip to Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. It will be taking place in Reading, PA and is entitled “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity”. It’s subtitled as a “Fan Appreciation Night”, although what that specifically means hasn’t been confirmed yet.

- CHIKARA “Aniversario Yang”
May 24, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. Arik Cannon vs. Ophidian
2. Tim Donst & Hydra [The Sea Donsters] vs. Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0]
3. El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr. [Los Ice Creams] vs. Brodie Lee & Grizzly Redwood [The Roughnecks]
4. Vin Gerard & Colin Delaney [The UnStable] vs. D’Lo Brown & Glacier
5. Lince Dorado & Helios [The Future Is Now] & Jigsaw & X vs. Hallowicked & Frightmare [Incoherence] & KC “Cloudy” Day & Cheech Hernandez
6. UltraMantis Black & Crossbones [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple] vs. Player Uno & Player Dos [Super Smash Bros.]
7. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston
8. Lucha de Apuestas ~ Double Hair vs. Double Mask Match: Icarus & Chuck Taylor [F.I.S.T.] vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony]

- Dragon Gate USA Debut Show
July 25, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. CHIKARA Showcase Match: Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony] & X & X [CHIKARA Tecnicos] vs. Gran Akuma, X, X & X [CHIKARA Rudos]

Also scheduled to appear: Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, YAMATO, CIMA, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka, Shingo Takagi, Matt & Nick Jackson: The Young Bucks, 2 Cold Scorpio and more!

- CHIKARA “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity ~ Fan Appreciation Night”
July 31, 2009 ~ Riverside Beneficial Assoc. Building, Reading, PA

A news roundup from the past few days after not updated yesterday!

Easton will play host to the grudge match between CHIKARA Sekigun and Sea Donsters member Tim Donst and UnStable member STIGMA. Donst is out for revenge after STIGMA booted him off the apron and injured his neck back in December (the match that saw Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush formally reunite their tag team) and since then Donst has not been able to get back at the former Shane Storm. On the last show in Reading it was STIGMA pinning Donst with his signature tombstone piledriver, and all other Sea Donsters vs. UnStable battles have gone in favour of the rudos. Donst laid down the challenge in a Podcast-A-Go-Go update, but will he be able to back up his words and finally score a decisive win over his fellow Wrestle Factory graduate?

An Atomico comes to Philly as Jigsaw leads a foursome with The Future Is Now (Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Helios & Lince Dorado) as they will be going head-to-head with Incoherence (Hallowicked & Frightmare), Cheech & Cloudy. The latter four do have some history, as Cheech & Cloudy have teamed with Hallowicked & Delirious in several memorable matches, and they’ve also fought many times in the past, so they would have to be considered the slight favourites. However, Jigsaw was a member of the first King of Trios-winning team and The Future Is Now had a very strong showing in this year’s tournament, so they must not be underestimated in any multi-man matches.

Smart Mark Video has released the April events, “The Bobliographon” and “Beyond the 8 Ball”. The cover for the latter is an original photograph featuring Fire Ant whereas the former is a comic book adaptation actually suggested on the board. The original cover is from “Deadpool #32″ which can be viewed here.

In a quick Dragon Gate USA-related update, WORLD-1 member BxB Hulk and Real Hazard leader YAMATO will also be participating on the July card. CHIKARA announced on their Twitter account that a DGUSA announcement will be coming up soon, which will almost certainly be an announcement regarding the participants in the CHIKARA showcase match.

- CHIKARA “Aniversario Yin”
May 23, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA
1. Hydra vs. Grizzly Redwood
2. Eddie Kingston vs. Create-A-Wrestler
3. Player Uno & Player Dos [Super Smash Bros.] & Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony] vs. Ophidian & Amasis [The Osirian Portal] & El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr. [Los Ice Creams]
4. STIGMA vs. Tim Donst
5. Helios & Lince Dorado [The Future Is Now] & Jigsaw vs. Chuck Taylor, Icarus & Gran Akuma [F.I.S.T.]

- CHIKARA “Aniversario Yang”
May 24, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. Arik Cannon vs. Ophidian
2. El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr. [Los Ice Creams] vs. Brodie Lee & Grizzly Redwood [The Roughnecks]
3. Vin Gerard & Colin Delaney [The UnStable] vs. D’Lo Brown & Glacier
4. Lince Dorado, Helios & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen [The Future Is Now] & Jigsaw vs. Hallowicked & Frightmare [Incoherence] & KC “Cloudy” Day & Cheech Hernandez
5. UltraMantis Black & Crossbones [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple] vs. Player Uno & Player Dos [Super Smash Bros.]
6. Lucha de Apuestas ~ Double Hair vs. Double Mask Match: Icarus & Chuck Taylor [F.I.S.T.] vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony]

Just a few weeks ago, The Future Is Now of Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Lince Dorado and Helios attained a few impressive victories in King of Trios 2009. Not only did they eliminate heavy fan-favourites Team DDT from the competition, but they defeated the Osirian Portal, Amasis, Ophidian and Escorpion Egipcio, aka the CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas and one of the more physically intimidating men on the roster. This has clearly not sat well with the Egyptian trio as a rematch has been signed for the upcoming Philly show on April 26th. Will a month’s difference change the Portal’s fortune or will TFIN continue to have their number when it comes to the trios game?

Also, remember folks, tomorrow sees the release of King of Trios 2009 on DVD at Smart Mark Video! Not only that, but as confirmed on our board, the shows were shot in high definition, will be released in 16:9 and will come with improved picture quality from previous CHIKARA releases. All CHIKARA DVDs from 2004 to 2007 are also now reduced to $15! Buy buy buy!

- CHIKARA “The Bobliographon″
April 26, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mitch Ryder
2. Shark Girl vs. Sara Del Rey
3. Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood [The Roughnecks] vs. Hallowicked, Delirious & Frightmare [Incoherence]
4. 4 Corners Elimination Match: Player Uno & Player Dos [Super Smash Bros.] vs. Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0] vs. Colin Delaney & STIGMA [The UnStable] vs. KC “Cloudy” Day & Cheech Hernandez
5. Vin Gerard vs. Glacier
6. Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Helios & Lince Dorado [The Future Is Now] vs. Amasis, Ophidian & Escorpion Egipcio [The Osirian Portal]

The challenge was laid down yesterday, and now confirmed on the official CHIKARA website, on April 25th Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen will defend his Young Lions Cup against his former tag team partner and the man who betrayed him, the “Extremely Cute Wrestler” known as Colin Delaney. These two men have only wrestled once in one-on-one competition since Delaney turned on Equinox last September to join the UnStable, a match on CHIKARA’s debut show in Streamwood, which Delaney won following outside interference, so Equinox will be looking to make amends now that the title he fought so hard to win in January is on the line. However, as Colin noted in his blog entry, this is about so much more than the Young Lions Cup. This is a sibling rivalry between two men who entered CHIKARA together just over two years ago as the Olsen Twins, Colin and Jimmy, and that tension will all come to a head in the Palmer Community Center in just over a fortnight.

What’s slightly interesting to note for long-time CHIKARA fans is the parallels in this feud compared to the feud between the Conundrum members Jigsaw and Rorschach many years ago. Rorschach turned on Jigsaw to join the upstart Sweet ‘n’ Sour International (lead by the latest Young Lions Cup Champion Larry Sweeney), while Colin Delaney turned on Jimmy Olsen to join the upstart UnStable (lead by the Young Lions Cup Champion Vin Gerard). This eventually culminated in a match between Jigsaw and Rorschach on March 20, 2005 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, which Jigsaw won. Colin Delaney will not want to replicate this result by falling to the man he deemed to have become “weak” when Colin left for the WWE in 2008.

Also confirmed by CHIKARA after a number of challenges were thrown around a few days ago, former WCW star Glacier will make a first CHIKARA appearance outside of a King of Trios weekend to answer the challenge of Vin Gerard, the leader of the UnStable and a man who has quite a grudge against Glacier. One year ago Glacier made his CHIKARA debut over King of Trios 2008 weekend and competed in a 4-way elimination match on night 3. On that night, Vin Gerard won the contest, last eliminating Glacier, much to the dismay of the fans. Just a few weeks ago the two met again when the Cold Front battled the UnStable in opening round King of Trios action. The UnStable advanced, but Vin got more than enough of Glacier, who seemed to have a Cryonic Kick or two in store for the former Young Lions Cup champion. Engraged, Vin demanded a match with Glacier. Glacier accepted, and the match is on for Philly.

- 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. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Title Match ~ V2: Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen [c] vs. Colin Delaney
5. CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas ~ Best of 3 Falls ~ V3: Amasis & Ophidian [c] [The Osirian Portal] vs. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush

- CHIKARA “The Bobliographon″
April 26, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mitch Ryder
2. Shark Girl vs. Sara Del Rey
3. Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood [The Roughnecks] vs. Hallowicked, Delirious & Frightmare [Incoherence]
4. 4 Corners Elimination Match: Player Uno & Player Dos [Super Smash Bros.] vs. Jagged & Shane Matthews [2.0] vs. Colin Delaney & STIGMA [The UnStable] vs. KC “Cloudy” Day & Cheech Hernandez
5. Vin Gerard vs. Glacier

Colin Delaney has just posted a new blog on the official CHIKARA site revolving around his Easton match, which will apparently be against his former partner and “baby brother” Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen – and yes, according to Colin, Jimmy’s Young Lions Cup will be on the line! The updated lineup will be posted when the match is made official, but for now, here’s Colin’s blog:

4/8/2009: The Young Lions Cup…the biggest singles prize CHIKARA has to offer. Held by greats from STIGMA to Vin Gerard. And now, being tainted by the grubby hands of my little brother, Jimmy, the coward hiding under the mask of Equinox. It makes me sick to see, so I called up the offices, I dialed up Leonard F. Chikarason, and I made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.

The former Olsen Twins are gonna collide at The Palmer Center in Easton! One night only, it might look like Equinox vs. Delaney, but underneath it’s Olsen vs. Olsen, brother vs. brother, man vs. better man.

The fans in PA were screwed out of this match when we locked up in Chicago last September – they didn’t get to see me pin baby brother’s shoulders to the mat, so lets do it one more time! Only this time…you have something I want. You see, beating Jimmy isn’t enough, because I’ve been beating Jimmy all our lives, and I don’t need to beat him again to prove who the better man is. I just want that shiny Cup he carries around. I want that Young Lions Cup back in The UnStable, back with the group that should be the King of Trios, and back with the group that (after April 26th) will have 3 points, and be on our way to having all the gold in CHIKARA. No one will be ignoring us then!

Little brother, come April 25th, I’m gonna beat you again. And trust me, it’s going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me.

Also, in DVD-related news, following the release of the King of Trios DVDs next week (April 14th, ladies and gentlemen), Smart Mark Video has agreed to reduce the prices of all CHIKARA DVDs from 2004-2007 from $20 to $15 for a limited time only. CHIKARA has said on the message board that if this proves to be a particularly lucrative venture they may try it more often, so buy buy buy!

Elsewhere, Glacier has accepted Vin Gerard’s challenge for a match later this month.

Today’s King of Trios matchup is arguably the most exciting on paper, and it’s a battle between two high flying and hard hitting trios that are sure to bring an incredible match to the table. The Future is Now haven’t had much luck in tag action yet, losing every tag match they’ve been in since officially forming their unit back in December – a win over Team DDT in the first round would really help put them on the right track towards success. What will happen when the punches of Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and the deadly kicks of KUDO meet one another? Or the graceful flying of both Kota Ibushi and Helios cross paths? Will Michael Nakazawa spear young Lince Dorado out of his boots and leave him in a oily heap on the mat? Find out in just TEN DAYS when King of Trios 2009 hits south Philadelphia!

- CHIKARA “King of Trios 2009: Night 1″
March 27, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA

1. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Arik Cannon, Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin [The F1RST Family] vs. Austin Aries, Ryan Drago & Tony Kozina [Team EPIC WAR]
2. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: El Generico, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson [Team PWG] vs. Amasis, Ophidian & Escorpion Egipcio [The Osirian Portal]
3. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Claudio Castagnoli, Dave Taylor & Bryan Danielson [Team Uppercut] vs. Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood [The Roughnecks]
4. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Marshe Rockett, Trauma & Willie Richardson [Da Soul Touchaz] vs. Pinkie Sanchez, Greg Excellent & Beef Wellington [Team CZW]
5. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Gran Akuma, Icarus & Chuck Taylor [Team F.I.S.T.] vs. Necro Butcher, Toby Klein & Brain Damage [Death Match Kings]
6. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen, Lince Dorado & Helios [The Future is Now] vs. Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Michael Nakazawa [Team DDT]

If there’s one thing that the ancient Egyptians are known for, it’s their penchant for gold; in fact, gold was considered the skin of the gods. For Amasis, the feeling is quite the same in 2009. Already one half of the Campeones de Parejas, the Funky Pharaoh already has some gold himself…but why have some when you can have all of it? Accordingly, his next target is obvious: the Young Lions Cup, and its new holder, Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen. It looks like Amasis will get that first shot on February 22 at Easton’s “Motive, Means, Opportunity”. Will the Egyptian breakdancing cruiserweight take more gold back to the homeland, or can Jimmy Olsen reign supreme and prove his Young Lions Cup win to be more than a meaningless fluke?

Also worth noting today: the new blog from Crossbones now available on the CHIKARAPro.com site. It’s clear the the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple has set their goal of 2009, and it’s one that seems to be the theme of CHIKARA heading into March: trios dominance. It looks like the Temple will be trying out nearly everyone to team on their side in trios competition, starting with Sami Callihan in Easton. Perhaps Ultramantis Black will be using the Eye of Tyr to find himself a worthy minion?

- CHIKARA “Motive, Means, Opportunity”
February 21, 2009 ~ Palmer Community Center, Easton, PA
1. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup ~ V1: Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen (c) vs Amasis
2. Sara Del Rey & Sassy Stephie vs. Daizee Haze & Hailey Hatred
3. King of Trios ~ Qualifying Match: Eddie Kingston & Brodie Lee & Grizzly Redwood vs. UltraMantis Black & Crossbones [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple] & Sami Callihan
4. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Gran Akuma
5. Worker Ant vs Ophidian