Chikara Results

[CameronJacobsLies]

CHIKARA presents “The Artistic Pursuit of Being Yourself”
Live from the Streamwood Park District Community Center in Streamwood, IL
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Preshow Notes: Off to a bit of an early start today, as CHIKARMY members were let in 15 minutes earlier than expected (6:00 PM as opposed to 6:15). Everything's looking nice on the inside of the building, looks to be quite the fun show ahead. TPI ads on the seats in the front two rows, the building is set up exactly like the NWA Midwest shows. Really good turnout for the attendance, estimated to be around 150-175. Very warm inside the building. Card changes announced - Claudio Castagnoli vs Drake Younger in Cleveland tomorrow, along with a "lucha surprise" tonight.

0. NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title: Silas Young (c) vs Egotistico Fantastico: Silas Young retains the NWA Midwest Heavyweight title after landing the Zero Gravity. Good match.

1. Lince Dorado and Helios vs The Iron Saints: Brandon and Vito are representing the Iron Saints. Lince and Helios win in 9:34 with stereo SSP's. Very good match.

2. Tim Donst vs Buck Hawke: Hawke attempts to jump Donst to start off at the bell, but the attack backfires and Donst gets the upper hand. Buck gets the win in a little over 6:30 with a cradle, pulling the tights to get the cheap win.

3. The Osirian Portal, Sami Callihan and Trik Davis vs Da Soul Touchaz: Fourth member of the Soul Touchaz is Trauma, who frequently teams with the trio in midwest shows, most notably with Acid and Marshe in IWA Mid-South. Marshe was trapped throughout the match by the rudos, but Willie Drops the Bomb with the legdrop for the win. Described as a hometown squash.

4. Jimmy Olsen vs Colin Delaney: Colin comes in through the side entrance with no music, showing that no matter how much money you have from the WWE, you can't buy room backstage. Colin defeats Jimmy in 8:33 via the F-U after Vin distracts Jimmy by throwing an Equinox mask at him. Colin attempted an RKO earlier in the match for a two count.

Intermission. Ungodly hot in the building, everyone's glad to have a chance to get outside.

5. Mini Guerrero del Futuro and Aguila de Oro vs Discovery and Incognito: The crowd isn't really taking to the match all that well, described as "inversely over compared to the Soul Touchaz". Discovery and Incognito win in 10:39, Incognito catches Aguila de Oro with a modified reinera. "You can skip this one."

6. Drake Younger vs STIGMA: STIGMA defeats Drake in 8:14 with a tombstone piledriver after Drake shoved into Vin Gerard. Drake attempted to get his hands on the UnStable after the match but was held back.

7. Young Lions Cup: Vin Gerard (c) vs Fire Ant: The UnStable is sticking around the ring for the match, but Fire Ant comes out flying solo. Vin Gerard gets the win in 13:00. The UnStable run in following a ref bump to help Vin out, Jimmy Olsen and Drake Younger run them off. Vin fouls Fire Ant and Bryce Remsburg tries to warn referee PJ Drummond of the foul. Vin locks in the STF and PJ gives Vin the win, unaware of the foul. Bryce is in shock but does nothing about it.

8. Mike Quackenbush, Player Dos, Gran Akuma, Soldier Ant and Amasis vs Hallowicked, Player Uno, Icarus, Worker Ant and Ophidian: Player Dos pins Hallowicked for the fall in 31:10 for the win. The crowd was slow to get into it, but got really hot towards the end. Incredibly fun match.

credit Chikarafans

[jpecard]

great great show. it was great to see some of those guys for the first time and they didnt dissappoint. the main event was epic as hell, such an entertaining match. The whole second half of the show was great

[daveprazak]

Congrats to the whole CHIKARA crew on a successful Chicago area debut tonight. Everyone worked hard to give the fans a great show. The strong attendance for a debut show in this region proved that CHIKARA has a following here which can be built on.

[soxfan60453]

this was an awesome show. Everyone in Chikara worked their butts off. Main event was the best .

[Kyo Locke]

I preferred the first half of the show, as it had UltraMantis Black. Not to take away from the rest of the action of the show, it was the most I've enjoyed a show in a long time.

The Soul Touchaz were great, I always have a good time seeing them, but I have to take issue with the fact that they attacked UltraMantis in their match. Trik Davis, Sami Callihan and Crossbones, all of those guys they can attack, but not Mantis. Totally unnecessary.

That said, it was a fun show with lots of great action. I hope they announce a return date. My next opportunity to see UltraMantis cannot come soon enough.

Seriously, I appreciated the work of the Chikara roster, they definitely worked to put on a great show and I feel they met that goal.

[Jessi Virtusio]

I'm so glad I went to this show. It certainly did not disappoint, and it was an added bonus to see Vito and Brandon Thomaselli team as the Iron Saints. When the music hit, I jumped up and started clapping but then had to remind myself that I'm not supposed to cheer for the bad guys.

And it was quite the treat to see the full crew of The Soul Touchaz (Marshe Rockett, Acid Jaz, Willie "Da Bomb" Richardson and Trauma), with C.Red and Dymond. I got teased by how quickly I jumped up when the first notes of "Soulja Boy" hit. What can I say? I'm a Soul Touchaz mark. Seriously, though, it was great to see the reaction for the team and also to see a great match in the ring during their eight-man contest.

Another electric moment was, of course, when Mike Quackenbush made his entrance. I loved the love the crowd gave him for all he's done. One of the attendees in the front row was wearing a T-shirt that said, "Support indy wrestling," and that's exactly what the Chicago-area fans did by showing up for this event. Hopefully this will be the start of a regular run for Chikara in or near the Windy City.

Sept 20, 2008 23:22:31 GMT -6 Kyo Locke said:

The Soul Touchaz were great, I always have a good time seeing them, but I have to take issue with the fact that they attacked UltraMantis in their match.

Since I was sitting right behind you, I can attest to how much of an UltraMantis mark you are. I seriously got a kick out of how you were always cheering the Soul Touchaz, except when one of them were facing off against your boy.

[shinebox]

Can I get a clarification, aren't piledrivers illegal in Chikara?

[Kyo Locke]

Sept 21, 2008 9:08:58 GMT -6 @shinebox said:

Can I get a clarification, aren't piledrivers illegal in Chikara?

I don't believe they're illegal, I know I've seen a number of different driver-type moves from what I've seen, but now that you mention it, I don't think I've specifically seen a piledriver. Then again, I haven't seen as much Chikara as I would have liked to.

[benjordan]

Mike Quackenbush has a couple of moves he calls "Quackendriver", so I would guess piledrivers and variations of piledrivers are legal in CHIKARA.

Don't know what a Quackendriver looks like? Here ya go...

[devoid]

WTF........ I would hate to be the guy taking that sh*t!!!!!

[kindergarten123]

Any estimates on the draw?

[CameronJacobsLies]

150-175

[robfromrobsplace]

I Have to say it was the best show I have been to in the last 5 years....decent size crowd, great matches..if there was a complaint, it would have to be the heat..but having been to at least 10-15 shows in that building, it was expected. Congrats to Keith and all the workers.

[notsoevilsteve]

I'm very glad I made the trip out. The only bad match was the Incognito tag match and even that had Incognito being awesome and three other guys working hard. The Soul Touchaz match was very good, the main event was tons of fun and I really liked Vin Gerard/Fire Ant. Those two just have great chemistry together and they're both really good at getting the crowd into the match.

The only downside was somebody taking my friend's back bumper off in the church parking lot. For anyone standing in line waiting to get in, he was parked next to the car with its radiator dragging on the ground when it pulled in.

I really hope Chikara comes back once or twice a year. A very fun show.

[daveprazak]

The piledriver variation is the Quackendriver II. Here's a YouTube video with a lot of his signature finishers.