Arguably the most stacked lineup of CHIKARA’s 2009 schedule this year goes down tonight, and we’ve got your live results right here on CHIKARA Fans. The Osirian Portal defend their titles in a two of three falls bout against The Colony. Player Uno’s gunning for his buddy, and Young Lions Cup champion, Player Dos. Bryan Danielson says goodbye to his CHIKARA friends as he teams with Claudio Castagnoli to take on Quack and Jigsaw. What more do you need? Be here at 3:30 when we go live.

NOTE: There’s no cell signal or wi-fi at the building so Smurf will be emailing results to me at intermission and after the show. There’s also live results @topeconcoolio so expect the bare bones at most until the emails.

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1. Frightmare (3:14 ~ Pinfall) Brendan Michael Thomas
2. Brad Badd & Chad Badd (Demolition Decapitation) Fire Ant & Green Ant {L}
3. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner (1:51 ~ Foul -> DQ) Grizzly Redwood
4. Dasher Hatfield (10:24 ~ Grand Slam) Colin Delaney
5. UltraMantis Black {W} & Delirious (Praying Mantis Bomb) Player Uno {L} & Player Dos
6. Tim Donst (0:16 ~ Submission) Hydra
7. Vin Gerard {W}, STIGMA & Daizee Haze (11:54 ~ STF) Mike Quackenbush, Lince Dorado & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen {L}
8. Icarus {W} & Chuck Taylor (15:01 ~ Chuck Taylor arm-centric Sole Food) Amasis & Ophidian {L}
9. Claudio Castagnoli (20:47 ~ Pinfall) Hallowicked

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You know the name of tomorrow’s event in West Springfield? Yeah. “Man Makes Plans, and God Laughs”. Well, God’s clearly a regular old Mr. Chuckles this evening because he has chosen to play havoc with this weekend’s cards. It was announced earlier today that Gran Akuma cannot participate due to an injury suffered in training. As a result, the Osirian Portal’s Campeonatos de parejas-related double jeopardy has been halved, as Icarus & Gran Akuma have opted to cash in their 3 points at a later date. This means that there is no longer any ambiguity: Nashua on Sunday will indeed see the rematch from “Revelation X” as the Osirian Portal of Amasis and Ophidian will defend their belts against The Colony’s Fire Ant & Soldier Ant. This marks the ants’ second title shot but their first under standard Campeonatos rules, as their previous match was a one fall contest.

However, another question comes to mind: What about the West Springfield main event? Well, there’s been some shuffling there too. With Akuma on the shelf, he will be replaced by fellow F.I.S.T. member Chuck Taylor alongside Icarus as they go against Amasis and Ophidian. However, unlike the previous time where Taylor had to replace Akuma, this will not be a tag title contest and will perhaps serve as a sign of things to come for the eventual title match. In addition to that, the singles match in Nashua between Frightmare and Chuck Taylor has been modified, as Icarus will team with Taylor again to face Frightmare and his mentor Hallowicked.

With Chuck now moved into the main event of West Springfield, this leaves an opening in another match on the card, as now Vin Gerard and STIGMA need a third man in their trios match against Lince Dorado, Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and Mike Quackenbush. With Colin Delaney out of the picture due to his singles match with Dasher Hatfield, there is no natural replacement for Chuck. The mystery man has not been named as of yet as the rudos will be given a partner on the night via the infamous random draw.

We haven’t updated the site in a few days, but the main CHIKARA website was hacked a couple of days ago. The front page redirected to a new website containing a YouTube vide, while every other link was disabled. The video, which can be viewed here, appears to feature the mystery man in white from “Young Lions Cup VII: Night 3″, who states that UltraMantis Black has something that belongs to his family. Mantis must return this thing “or be destroyed”.

Promos from the Young Lions Cup DVDs are up here!

- 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. Green Ant & Fire Ant vs. Brad Badd & Chad Badd
6. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
7. Mike Quackenbush, Lince Dorado & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen vs. Vin Gerard, STIGMA & X
8. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
9. Amasis & Ophidian vs. Icarus & Chuck Taylor

- CHIKARA “Hidden in Plain Sight”
September 13, 2009 ~ Boys and Girls Club, Nashua, NH
1. Sara Del Rey vs. Ariel
2. Icarus & Chuck Taylor vs. Frightmare & Hallowicked
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. Vökoder vs. Tim Donst
6. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Title Match ~ V1: Player Dos vs. Player Uno
7. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
8. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V4: Amasis & Ophidian vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

Last night’s Dragon Gate USA show in Chicago saw many great matches, including an outstanding contest between Davey Richards and Shingo Takagi, plus Bryan Danielson vs. Naruki Doi and the Young Bucks against current Twin Gate champions Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito. However, being CHIKARAFans.com, it’s important that we focus on the CHIKARA involvement, which saw Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw looking to avenge the events of Philadelphia against YAMATO & Gran Akuma. They did end up winning after YAMATO accidentally speared Akuma and Quack pinned the F.I.S.T. member with the QD2. However, the rudos had the last laugh after the match. With Jigsaw incapacitated due to damage inflicted on his knee during the match, YAMATO grabbed Quack and clamped the sleeper hold onto him, forcing him to pass out. However, help came in the form of “The Nightmare Warrior” Hallowicked, who rushed to the ring to save his trainer. Once again the tecnicos have achieved the pinfall victory but the rudos have escaped with the last laugh.

Speaking of Hallowicked, he participated in the second FRAY! match, alongside Young Lions Cup participant Prince Mustafa Ali and former YLC champion Arik Cannon. Entering first, Wicked lasted all the way until the end before falling to Johnny Gargano.

Following the events of the Young Lions Cup where Player Dos defeated Colin Delaney to win the cup, Dos’ tag team partner Player Uno didn’t appear to be particularly pleased. Dos actually defeated Uno en route to the tournament final and Uno, not willing to be just a stepping stone for Dos’ singles career, asked for a title match against his buddy. Leonard F. Chikarason has granted this request and the match will go down in Nashua, as the Super Smash Bros. will collide with the title on the line. In their run as Campeones de Parejas, Uno and Dos lost the belts in their first defence. Will Dos suffer a similar fate as a singles competitor or will he repeat his win over Uno?

At the Young Lions Cup weekend the mysterious robotic wrestler known as Vökoder made his CHIKARA debut, running through numerous wrestlers before falling to the joint efforts of Player Dos and Soldier Ant. Not deterred by the pinfall loss, Vökoder’s back for more as he will be participating on the Nashua card. His opponent is a man who recently embraced his rudo ways and turned on his tag team partner Hydra – Tim Donst. This match is interesting as it pits one rudo vs. another, but it shows that whatever Vökoder’s after, he’s not interested in forming any bonds with current CHIKARA roster members and he’s willing to run through any and all competition to get what he wants. Will Donst be able to show his “true self” now he’s turned to the dark side, or will Vökoder continue his habit of running through opponents in rapid time?

I made a video of CHIKARA guys doing awesome wrestling and moves and the like. And I like it.

- 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. Green Ant & Fire Ant vs. Brad Badd & Chad Badd
6. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
7. Mike Quackenbush, Lince Dorado & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen vs. Chuck Taylor, Vin Gerard & STIGMA
8. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
9. 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. Vökoder vs. Tim Donst
6. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Title Match ~ V1: Player Dos vs. Player Uno
7. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
8. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

CHIKARA’s West Springfield card is finally complete at a whopping 9 matches – that’s, like, one more than any of us can handle – and it’s tag team competition with points at play. CHIKARA has brought in numerous wrestlers known for primarily competing in Canada over the years, ranging from former Young Lions Cup Champion “Canadian Dynamite” Max Boyer to your personal guitar hero Twiggy to the Super Smash Bros. and even Jagged & Shane Matthews, otherwise known as 2.0. Well, 2.0 had better watch out because two new wrestlers from up north will be debuting in West Springfield with the intention to leave all opponents battered and bruised. Hailing from “Somewhere Bad” comes the controversial Badd Boyz, aka Brad & Chad Badd. Which is which is quite irrelevant. The two brothers have built up quite the reputation for taking no nonsense and anyone who has crossed them has received the devastating Badd Move, a move so horrifying that words would not do it justice. They also recently made an impact on the recent Inter-Species Wrestling debut show in Connecticut, beating up UnStable leader Vin Gerard after Gerard attempted to join them as “Vin Badd”. In an entirely unrelated story, the Boyz also revealed that there is a third brother who was kept quiet due to his homosexuality, so perhaps another Badd Boy could turn up in CHIKARA if Brad and Chad make a big impression…

So, now you’ve had all of that, who will they be wrestling? Well, much like Grizzly Redwood will be teaming with Eddie Kingston prior to his and Brodie Lee’s title shot at Los Campeones, Fire Ant will be doing the same, as he will be teaming with his rookie stablemates Green Ant to take on the newcomers. Green Ant teamed with Soldier Ant at Young Lions Cup and failed to get past another notable rookie-bullier, UltraMantis Black, so it’ll be interesting to see whether he’s learned from his mistakes and can form a duo with Fire Ant capable of doing what not many people have done in ISW and that’s take down the Badd Boyz.

Dave Meltzer just reviewed the Dragon Gate USA PPV. Here’s his take on the CHIKARA match.

Hallowicked & Gran Akuma vs. Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw & Fire Ant & Soldier Ant. It appeared several hundred fans were CHIKARA regulars and wanted to will these guys into a show stealing performance. And this would have stolen most shows. They noted that Hallowicked is usually a face, but he was on the rudo side because of an injury. This is Lucha Libre rules, so you don’t have to tag to enter the ring. These guys were all trained by Quackenbush and work together great. A highly entertaining match that was as crisp as an Arena Mexico main event match. The most impressive thing is the timing here was perfect, and unlike the Dragon Gate guys, these guys aren’t out there working with each other four and five nights a week. Match was entertaining throughout. Amasis in particular showed a lot of charisma. Jigsaw is a great flier. The Ants had their cult popularity. Quackenbush came in as the veteran who seemed to be directing things. Jigsaw pinned Icarus in 17:23 with the Omori driver. ****

- 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. Green Ant & Fire Ant vs. Brad Badd & Chad Badd
6. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
7. Mike Quackenbush, Lince Dorado & Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen vs. Chuck Taylor, Vin Gerard & STIGMA
8. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
9. 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

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

A few weeks ago at the Young Lions Cup, several tag team partners collided in opening round competition. The Super Smash Bros. went head-to-head, as did members of The Colony and both members of the North Star Express. However, the confrontation with the biggest impact thus far has been between Tim Donst and Hydra. After Hydra overcame Donst in their singles match Donst snapped, finally turning on Hydra and dissolving their team after a trios loss on night 3 of the tournament. Now firmly on the side of the rudos, Donst has stated that he wants to destroy Hydra en route to winning the Young Lions Cup. He will receive that change in West Springfield as the former Sea Donsters will collide for a second time in a singles match.

In other roster-related news, Buck/Shayne Hawke has been removed from the official CHIKARA roster page and Donst has replaced him on the rudo side.

CHIKARA is running some cool store-related stuff. Check it out and buy merch by clicking here!

- 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. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
5. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
6. 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. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
4. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

As CHIKARA says hello to New Hampshire, they’ll also be saying goodbye to a friend as the Bryan Danielson indy farewell tour will make a stop in Nashua on September 13. He will be teaming with one of his 2009 King of Trios buddies – “Double C” Claudio Castagnoli – in tag team competition. Their opponents are arguably one of the best duos on the indies today, Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw. “The American Dragon” had quite a heated confrontation with Quack at King of Trios when Danielson focused on Quack’s injured back, leading to Quack applying the Cattle Mutilation in an act of vengeance, so it’ll be interesting to see how long those two can stick to the straight mat wrestling. This match could also bring about some memories of the 2005 CHIKARA vs. Kings of Wrestling tags, where Claudio often clashed with Quack, Jigsaw and various other tecnicos. As all indy wrestling fans wish Bryan Danielson well on his way to the WWE, Quack and Jig won’t be willing to show mercy and allow Danielson to halt their quest to become the Campeones.

Speaking of the Campeonatos de Parejas, F.I.S.T. have a special update posted on the Podcast feed ahead of their title match on September 12 against the Osirian Portal.

The second of three DVD covers for Young Lions Cup has been released.

- CHIKARA “Man Makes Plans, and God Laughs”
September 12, 2009 ~ Elks Lodge, West Springfield, MA
1. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner vs. Grizzly Redwood
2. Brendan Michael Thomas vs. Frightmare
3. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
4. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
5. 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. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson
4. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant

The trend of singles matches for the upcoming New England weekend is continuing as the latest match added to the Nashua show pits one of CHIKARA’s fastest-rising young lions up against a former Young Lions Cup champion: Incoherence member Frightmare will be wrestling F.I.S.T. member Chuck Taylor. This is perhaps Frightmare’s biggest singles match to date in CHIKARA and it’s probably the best chance for him to pick up a win considering Chuck’s recent luck in big matches, most notably the Aniversario Yang match where he was shaved bald. However, Chuck is no stranger to young, nimble high-flyers considering his past victories over the likes of Ricochet and he’d surely love to stop the rookie in his tracks.

Also announced on the CHIKARA Twitter is that Bryan Danielson will be making one final stop in CHIKARA before heading off to the WWE. “The American Dragon” will be wrestling in Connecticut on September 12 so that means he could be participating on the September 13 show in Nashua. This will be Danielson’s return to CHIKARA after his ace debut at the 2009 King of Trios where he, Dave Taylor and Claudio Castagnoli went to the finals before Chuck Taylor made Danielson submit to the Cross Crab.

- CHIKARA “Man Makes Plans, and God Laughs”
September 12, 2009 ~ Elks Lodge, West Springfield, MA
1. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner vs. Grizzly Redwood
2. Brendan Michael Thomas vs. Frightmare
3. Dasher Hatfield vs. Colin Delaney
4. Hallowicked vs. Claudio Castagnoli
5. 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. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas Match ~ V5/V1: Winner of Amasis & Ophidian/Icarus & Gran Akuma vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant