The newest match to the final card of the CHIKARA season has been announced, and it’s one heck of an Atomico match that should be lots of fun. The Throwbacks – Dasher Hatfield and Sugar Dunkerton – team up with Colony representatives Green Ant and Carpenter Ant. Their opponents? The UnStable and Brodie Lee. The Big Rig is back on the highway of destruction after eliminating Grizzly Redwood from the CHIKARA roster with one swift boot to the face. Everyone in this match has something to prove to move up the ranks in 2010. We’ll see who walks out on top in 12 days.

It was also announced by CHIKARA that there will be one mystery match unannounced for both season finale cards. Who will be in those matches? Find out first here when we do our live results!

The newest episode of CHIKARA Podcast-a-Go-Go, with clips of The Roughnecks vs. Incoherence and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shadow Phoenix from “Behind the 8 Ball”, can be watched here.

Be back later today when we put up the promos from “Cibernetico Increible” for your viewing pleasure!

- CHIKARA “Three-Fisted Tales”
November 22, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas ~ V2: Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony] (c) vs. Ophidian & Amasis [The Osirian Portal]
2. Respect Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Claudio Castagnoli
3. CHIKARA Young Lions Cup ~ V3: Player Dos (c) vs. Lince Dorado
4. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw & Jorge “Skayde” Rivera vs. Gran Akuma, Icarus & Chuck Taylor [F.I.S.T.]
5. Helios vs. Yujiro Kushida
6. Hallowicked & Frightmare [Incoherence] vs. UltraMantis Black & Delirious [The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple]
7. Green Ant, Carpenter Ant [The Colony], Dasher Hatfield & Sugar Dunkerton [The Throwbacks] vs. Vin Gerard, Colin Delaney, STIGMA [The UnStable] & Brodie Lee

Following last night’s CHIKARA Podcast Update the second match on the upcoming Reading card will pit Hallowicked, Frightmare and Hydra up against the UnStable trio of Vin Gerard, STIGMA and Colin Delaney. Incoherence are coming off the loss of Delirious to the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple so they will be looking to show the CHIKARA fans that they are no weaker as a pair than they were as a threesome, while Hydra’s regular team with Tim Donst has put him in contention with the UnStable on many occasions. On the other side of the ring, the UnStable have had mixed fortunes recently and a win here could turn that around, as Vin Gerard’s victory in Easton over Claudio Castagnoli has been countered by STIGMA’s loss to Donst and a tag team loss to Glacier and D’Lo Brown. Both sides will want to get back on track but only one will succeed.

May’s Aniversario events, Yin and Yang, have just been released on DVD with unique cover artwork done by Dave Perillo. The DVDs can be found at Smart Mark Video by clicking here and here.

A pretty snazzy interview with UltraMantis Black can be purchased for $2.95 by clicking here. Half an hour of outstanding UMB fun!

- CHIKARA “Never Kneel at the Altar of Conformity ~ Fan Appreciation Night”
July 31, 2009 ~ Riverside Beneficial Assoc. Building, Reading, PA
1. Daizee Haze vs. Rayna Von Tash
2. Hallowicked & Frightmare [Incoherence] & Hydra vs. Vin Gerard, STIGMA & Colin Delaney [The UnStable]

Just moments after suffering a loss to Vin Gerard at “The Bobliographon”, former WCW star Glacier set down a challenge for the Gerard and his UnStable cronies, which can be viewed here. Today, that challenge has been made official. One month after that match in Philly, Glacier and Gerard will clash again, this time in a tag team match. Gerard will team with his UnStable mate “The Big League Superstar” Colin Delaney, while Glacier has made the call. On May 24th, former WWF Eurocontinental Champion D’Lo Brown will return to CHIKARA after getting quite the reaction in his debut at King of Trios! The entire UnStable has continued to mock D’Lo even after Trios weekend has been and gone, with STIGMA most notably shaking his head frequently this past weekend. D’Lo will be coming off yet another intense tour of Pro Wrestling NOAH where he has been wrestling in the Global Tag League, and he will not be willing to take any more disrespect upon his return to the States.

- CHIKARA “Aniversario Yang”
May 24, 2009 ~ The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
1. Arik Cannon vs. Ophidian
2. Vin Gerard & Colin Delaney [The UnStable] vs. D’Lo Brown & Glacier
3. Lucha de Apuestas ~ Double Hair vs. Double Mask Match: Icarus & Chuck Taylor [F.I.S.T.] vs. Fire Ant & Soldier Ant [The Colony]

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

In just eight short days, the King of Trios 2009 tournament begins with a night of eight first round matches that’s sure to send half the field back home from Philadelphia. After two weeks of revelations, we now know the final card for the first night of King of Trios, and the competition that all sixteen teams stand to face on March 27th as the biggest tournament in CHIKARA comes around one more time.

First up is somewhat of a grudge match from the final night of last year’s King of Trios tournament, as Vin Gerard leads the UnStable up against the legend he defeated in a non-tournament four-way elimination match, Glacier and his squad of the Cold Front. Glacier’s certainly looking to get his hands on Vin after their showdown from last year, and what sweeter revenge could there possibly be than to knock out one of the heavy favorites heading into the big weekend.

The final first round match is a somewhat strange battle between two tecnico squads, as the all-star Masters of a Thousand Holds team – consisting of Mike Quackenbush, Jorge “Skayde” Rivera and Johnny Saint – takes on another one of the likely favorite candidates to take home Trios gold in Incoherence. While Delirious and Hallowicked are former Campeones de Parejas and Frightmare certainly has a special bond with Wicked, the playing field here is somewhat even as both teams have never competed together in trios action.

- 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]
7. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Vin Gerard, STIGMA & Colin Delaney [The UnStable] vs. Al Snow, Iceberg & Glacier [The Cold Front]
8. King of Trios 2009 ~ Opening Round: Mike Quackenbush, Jorge “Skayde” Rivera & Johnny Saint [The Masters of a Thousand Holds] vs. Delirious, Hallowicked & Frightmare [Incoherence]

- Vin Gerard
Height: 5′10” ~ 178 cm
Weight: 164 lb ~ 74 kg
Hometown: Coal City, Pennsylvania
Promotions: CHIKARA
Signature Moves: STF, 2K1 Bomb, Legmare, Curbstomp
Titles Held: CHIKARA Young Lions Cup

- STIGMA
Height: 5′8” ~ 173 cm
Weight: 211 lb ~ 96 kg
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Promotions: CHIKARA
Signature Moves: The Stigmata, Bootscrapes, Diving Knee Strike, Elbow Strikes
Titles Held: CHIKARA Young Lions Cup

- Colin Delaney
Height: 5′9” ~ 175 cm
Weight: 150 lb ~ 68 kg
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Promotions: CHIKARA, WWE
Signature Moves: Attitude Adjuster, RKO, Ground Lariat, DDT
Titles Held:NWA Empire Lord of the Dance Championship, NWA Upstate Tag Team Championship, ECCW Tag Team Championship, RCW Tag Team Championship

With a weekend of domination in trios action, putting away Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Tim Donst at “If the Airplane is Snowed In…” and then Create-a-Wrestler and the Sea Donsters the next night at “Motive, Means, Opportunity”, The UnStable proved themselves more than worthy of entering into the King of Trios tournament. After stating their case on a Podcast Special Update and making some calls into the higher-ups in the CHIKARA offices, Vin Gerard and his cronies have gotten their needs met and will be joining fifteen other teams to get their chance at King of Trios glory. With rivals The Colony out of the way thanks to Team F.I.S.T., who will stand in the UnStable’s way?

- 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)