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]

- “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi
Height: 181cm ~ 5′9″
Weight: 75kg ~ 165lbs
Hometown: Kagoshima Prefecture
Promotions: DDT
Signature Moves: Golden Star Press (corkscrew 630 senton), Golden Star Press ‘07 (springboard corkscrew 450 splash), Golden Star Bomb (sitout powerbomb), Corkscrew 450 Splash, Standing Shooting Star Press, Standing Corkscrew Moonsault
Titles Held: DDT KO-D Tag Team Titles (2), DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (2), Independent Junior Heavyweight Title, UWA World Tag Team Title, Toryumon Mexico Young Dragon Cup 2006, IMGP Heavyweight Title

- KUDO
Height: 177cm ~ 5′8″
Weight: 75kg ~ 165lbs
Hometown: Tokyo
Promotions: DDT, BJW
Signature Moves: Diving Double Knee Drop, Texas Condor Kick, Machupichu, Buzzsaw Kick
Titles Held: CMLL/KO-D Tag Team Title (2), Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title, Jiyugaoka 6 Person Street Fight Tag Team Title

- Michael Nakazawa
Height: 180cm ~ 5′9″
Weight: 90kg ~ 198lbs
Hometown: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Promotions: DDT
Signature Moves: Michael Don’t Cry, Michael No More Cry, Michael Repeat After Me, Hentai Ride, Spear, Nuru Splash
Titles Held: CMLL/KO-D Tag Team Title, Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title (4)

The King of Trios 2009 field is almost complete, and today’s update is arguably one of the most exciting, as the Dramatic Dream Team promotion from Japan (and perhaps the MEN’s Club from Big Japan!) has sent their own threesome, consisting of two returning favourites and one beloved and long-awaited debutant. First on the team is a man who has been making regular appearances in CHIKARA since 2005, the martial arts master known as KUDO. KUDO has much form in King of Trios, having reached the final of the first ever edition in 2007, and he also impressed in the 2006 Tag World Grand Prix where he teamed with MIKAMI. Boasting an incredible arsenal of strikes, KUDO will be looking to unleash these on the rest of the Trios field to ensure this tournament ends with a tournament victory on top of an impressive performance.

Next on the team is a man who made his CHIKARA debut just last year in the King of Trios tournament but made quite the impression, the oiliest man in professional wrestling Michael Nakazawa. Much has changed since his last appearances, as Nakazawa’s “Nuru Nuru Brothers” unit in DDT has dissolved and he has become embroiled in a bizarre feud with Danshoku Dino which actually saw the two battle at the Nakazawa home, a brawl that ended with a car exploding with Michael inside. Despite this, the badly-charred Nakazawa will be raring to go at King of Trios!

Finally, and perhaps most notably, rounding off the trio is a wrestler who was forced to pull out of a proposed CHIKARA debut in Tag World Grand Prix after suffering injuries at the hands of Akihiko Mori, but he won’t be stopped this time around, as one half of the DDT KO-D Tag Team Champions Kota Ibushi has been confirmed for King of Trios! Ibushi’s high-flying is arguably the most stunning on the planet, and the list of promotions he has worked for speaks for itself, ranging from Ring of Honor to Michinoku Pro, Pro Wrestling NOAH to Dragon Gate. However, DDT has always been his home promotion, and given the chance to both represent them Ibushi has jumped at it.

- CHIKARA “King of Trios 2009″
March 27, 28 & 29, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA

FEATURING:
1. The Masters of a Thousand Holds (Mike Quackenbush, Jorge “Skayde” Rivera & Johnny Saint)
2. The Osirian Portal (Ophidian, Amasis & Escorpion Egipcio)
3. Incoherence (Hallowicked, Delirious & Frightmare)
4. Team PWG (El Generico, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
5. The Future Is Now (Lince Dorado, Helios & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen)
6. The Death Match Kings (Necro Butcher, Toby Klein & Brain Damage)
7. The F1RST Family (Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz)
8. Da Soul Touchaz (Willie Richardson, Trauma & Marshe Rockett)
9. Team CZW (Beef Wellington, Pinkie Sanchez & Greg Excellent)
10. The Cold Front (Al Snow, Iceberg & Glacier)
11. F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma, Chuck Taylor & Icarus)
12. The Roughnecks (Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood)
13. Team Uppercut (Claudio Castagnoli, Dave Taylor & X)
14. Team EPIC WAR (Austin Aries, Tony Kozina & Ryan Drago)
15. The UnStable (Vin Gerard, STIGMA & Colin Delaney)
16. Team DDT (Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Michael Nakazawa)