Chikara Pro - "Aniversario: Never Compromise" on iPPV

[Jay 2K Winger]

Time for more wrestling hype from Yours Truly!

Chikara Pro is the little indie wrestling company that could, quietly growing their fanbase and gradually expanding their touring radius at a slower pace than some of their peers. Combining the lucha libre tradition of Mexico with Japanese puroresu and American storytelling in a very family-friendly environment, they're celebrating their 11th anniversary this year by broadcasting it LIVE on Internet Pay Per View.

The show, titled "Aniversario: Never Compromise," will be broadcast from the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA, on Sunday June 2, 2013 at 4PM.

Confirmed Matches

• Main Event Championship Bout! - Grand Champion of Chikara Eddie Kingston defends vs Icarus
  Icarus is a Chikara Gen-1 Original, being one of the original graduating class of the Chikara Wrestle Factory. He's been with the company literally since day one, and his career has been a storied one here. A former Campeon de Parejas (tag team champion) with Gran Akuma in F.I.S.T., a former King of Trios champion with Akuma & Chuck Taylor in F.I.S.T., a former Torneo Cibernetico champion (in 2006), and a veteran of three separate Lucha de Apuestas (which, granted, he all lost). He's very accomplished in the ring, not particularly fancy, but a solid workhorse. He's also one of the most hated wrestlers on the roster, as his mere presence instantly draws jeers and boos from the Chikarmy, not the least because of his horrendous back tattoo.
  
  Director of Fun Wink Vavasseur declared earlier this year that the Grand Championship of Chikara would be defended on every card henceforth, but this was clearly aimed at getting the championship away from Eddie Kingston, who won the title at "High Noon" at the end of 2011, and has been doggedly defending the title nearly every month. However, after a mental breakdown of sorts toward the end of March and a torn tendon in his hand prevented Kingston from defending the title that month, Wink instituted the new ruling. Wink has been quite clear that he does not like Kingston or the fact that he's representing the company. Kingston, despite multiple nagging injuries and his volatile mental/emotional state, refuses to quit and is still very capable of holding his own.
  
  An interesting wrinkle to this match, however, is the slow turning of alignments for both men. Icarus is in the middle of a slow-burn tecnico (face) turn, courtesy of Sugar Dunkerton. When Sugar was added to F.I.S.T. last year, Icarus was the only one who tolerated his presence, and the two formed a tag team that slowly started to gel, though Sugar would have no truck with F.I.S.T.'s cheating ways. Icarus even defended Sugar against Taylor & Gargano's ire, but things fell apart earlier this month, when a fed-up Gargano quit F.I.S.T. (and then Chikara) over everything, and then Sugar-- frustrated after Icarus cost him a match due to his (well-meaning) interference-- declared himself a free agent, promptly getting fired by Wink Vavasseur. Icarus, wanting someone in his corner, reached out to his childhood hero, Marty Jannetty, to be there for him. Kingston, meanwhile, is feeling the pressure of his title reign, and many fans are starting to get critical of it as well, saying it has gone on too long. The backlash his no-show caused in March only turned more fans against him, and King has been getting a lot angrier and prone to lashing out because of it. It's not unlikely that the two will complete their respective tecnico/rudo turns in the match.
  
• Two out of Three Falls Title Contest! - Campeones de Parejas 3.0 defend vs. The Pieces of Hate
  At the start of 2013, 3.0-- Shane Matthews & Scott "Jagged" Parker-- finally made it back to the "promised land" and won the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (tag team championship). Their 1st reign in 2012 lasted barely a month and they lost the titles in their first defense back to the team they'd beaten to win the titles, F.I.S.T.'s Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano. After recovering from some injuries and fighting their way back to the top, the charismatic Canadian duo defeated the Young Bucks' Matt & Nick Jackson-- one of the best tag teams on the independent scene-- to bring the championships back home to Chikara. They even overcame the seemingly unstoppable juggernauts of the Devastation Corporation to retain the titles in their first defense.
  
  Now they get set to face The Pieces of Hate-- Jigsaw & The Shard. Jigsaw, a Chikara Gen-1 Original, is the most decorated member of the roster, having won the Young Lions Cup, King of Trios, Torneo Cibernetico, Campeonatos de Parejas, and now the Tag World Grand Prix. Jigsaw, now 'out of the shadow' of his former mentor Mike Quackenbush, is greedy for glory and willing to do anything to get it. Now serving as the mentor and partner to former GEKIDO member The Shard, the rule-breaking tandem also beat the Young Bucks in the TWGP finals two weeks prior to get this title shot. Jigsaw wants to prove he doesn't need Quack to be a success, and nothing could prove that more than by winning the Campeonatos with his "dream team" with The Shard.
  
• In a Sarcophagus Match! - Amasis vs Ophidian
  In 2007, the tag-team of Amasis & Ophidian-- The Osirian Portal-- arrived in Chikara. Time-traveling warriors from ancient Egypt, 'The Funky Pharaoh' and the 'Serpent from the Nile' very quickly impressed fans with their talent and despite their rudo alignment, kept amassing more and more fan support until they turned tecnico in 2010 to help fight the threat of the BDK. In 2011, when the "12 Large: Summit" tournament was announced to crown the first Grand Champion of Chikara, Amasis was chosen to represent the Portal. Alas, before he could compete in his first tournament match, he was injured quite badly in a car accident. Ophidian won the vote to replace him in the tournament (beating out Wink Vavasseur-favored Hieracon), but lost every single match, sending him down a spiral of despair. At "High Noon," when Amasis came out to confirm his retirement in an emotional speech, Ophidian turned on him, spraying venom in his eyes and beating him before stripping him of his mask.
  
  Thus began Ophidian's "transformation." After defeating Hieracon and taking his mask as well, Ophidian claimed to have stolen their souls, which spoke to him. Deranged and unhinged, Ophidian underwent a mystical metamorphosis, in which he incorporated the stolen souls of Amasis & Hieracon into himself as the 'Snake Spirit.' However, more losses left him adrift, which is when he was taken in by Delirious & The Batiri, becoming their "cobra commander." He led the Batiri into battle at "Under the Hood" at the end of 2012, which is when the specter of his past came back to haunt him-- Amasis had returned!
  
  Amasis revealed that, due to Ophidian's betrayal, he was unable to journey to the afterlife that befits a Pharaoh, and was sent back by the Deities as their Madjai warrior to seek his vengeance. Though he was denied his revenge at WrestleCon in April, Amasis let Ophidian choose the time and place, and so the serpent chose "Aniversario: Never Compromise." Amasis will have to beware the interference of the Batiri, who have been doing their utmost to keep him at bay, not to mention the unpredictable Delirious, who may yet surface to guide his army.
  
  As of May 17, this match has been revealed to be a "Sarcophagus Match," which is an Egyptian-themed casket match. In order to win, the victor must throw his opponent into the sarcophagus and shut the lid.
  
• A Three-on-Three Throwdown! - The Colony vs The Devastation Corporation
  When you discuss fan-favorite teams in Chikara, the first team that comes to mind is The Colony. The line-up has changed somewhat over the years, but the current "new and improved" iteration of Fire Ant, Green Ant, and assailANT has been gelling after being thrown together due to Wink Vavasseur's Chikarabermetrics. assailANT has abandoned most of his rudo ways and embraced the fans, and his exuberance has paid dividends, allowing him to serve as the Colony's "ANT-forcer." Fire Ant is an energetic competitor and a former Young Lions Cup champion. Green Ant is a former YLC contender and Grand Championship contender, and his submission skills are to be feared-- he even made 'The Master of 1000 Holds' Mike Quackenbush tap out! They are a team to be reckoned with, there is no doubt of this.
  
  Enter Sidney Bakabella, a greasy manager who is a complete throwback to the likes of Paul Ellering or Bobby Heenan. Locked in the 80s and the "territory era," Bakabella is the manager of the Devastation Corporation. The fearsome duo of Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive first debuted in a big way at "King of Trios 2012, Night 3," during the Tag Team Gauntlet, where they overcame four teams-- two pairs of scrubs, 'Knight Eye For The Pirate Guy' (Jolly Roger & Lance Steel), and the Colony's Fire Ant & Green Ant-- in short order. (Though the Colony had just finished a long match before D-Corp's arrival.) Devastation Corp. has been dominant in every match they've had, and they only lost their tag title shot against 3.0 because 3.0 used their agility and leverage to score the deciding falls. Devastation Corp. has been feuding with Colony off and on in Chikara since the start of the year, and more prominently in Chikara's "feeder promotion" Wrestling Is Fun!, and now a third member has surfaced. Flex Rumblecrunch first made an appearance at the "Under the Hood" iPPV, but did not remove his helmet or do anything. He disappeared until "Tag World Grand Prix 2013," where he joined Max & Blaster in destroying the Colony on the outside of the ring, causing both teams to be eliminated via count-out.
  
  Now these two trios are set to collide at "Never Compromise," and it's sure to be a war. Bakabella's team has the size and power advantage, but they should not count out the Colony's ingenuity and teamwork.
  
• Mandated by the Director: Hair vs Hair Match! - Tim Donst vs Gavin Loudspeaker
  Tim Donst used to be a man overflowing with confidence, who called himself the "Greatest Young Lions Cup Champion EVER," until last year at "Chikarasaurus Rex: How to Hatch a Dinosaur," when he lost a Lucha de Apuesta against Hallowicked, causing him to get his head shaved. This loss sent Donst spiraling down, shattering his self-esteem and leading him to a very dark place. He sabotaged his partner and protege, Jakob Hammermeier, in Jakob's efforts to become Young Lions Cup champion, verbally and physically and emotionally abusing him at every turn. Donst seemed poised to take the Grand Championship of Chikara from Eddie Kingston at "Under the Hood" last year, but lost that match as well. Now Donst has been attracting other 'misfits' to himself, from former Mr. Touchdown cheerleader Veronica to the enthusiastic autistic Steve 'The Turtle' Weiner, while abusing and shunning Jakob, including an uncomfortable-to-watch head-shaving in the middle of the ring.
  
  Donst's treatment of his followers, particularly Jakob, hasn't gone unnoticed by Chikara's "Rock & Roll Ring Announcer," Gavin Loudspeaker. (Some fans might recognize him as Kaiju Big Battel's Louden Noxious.) Gavin, in recent months, has tried to reach out to Jakob, and been very vocally critical of Donst's attitude toward him, which led to Donst attacking him and cutting out chunks of his hair. The bullying continued earlier this month, when Donst and his followers taped him up and locked him in a closet. Gavin took his criticisms even more public, using Chikara's "Podcast-a-Go-Go" to air some of his grievances, as well as some blog posts on ChikaraPro.com. His words were pretty critical of Wink Vavasseur, as well, which infuriated Wink, who put the blame for the attacks on Gavin, and when Gavin continued to criticize Wink, the petty tyrant booked Gavin to face Donst live on iPPV.
  
  Gavin Loudspeaker is not a trained wrestler. He is a musician and ring announcer, and he is very much in fear for his life against the deranged Donst and his followers. Many fans are hoping that we'll see Jakob Hammermeier finally stand up to Donst, but it remains to be seen if this will be so. A new wrinkle to the match is that it is now Hair vs Hair! Given Donst's recent activities-- shaving Jakob's head in the ring and cutting off locks of Gavin's hair (and then EATING them-- eww)-- this makes sense. What makes that interesting is this match will be literally one year to the day after Donst's last Lucha de Apuesta in which he lost his hair, the same match that sparked his downward spiral.
  
• Grudge Match! - Dasher Hatfield vs Delirious
  In the season premiere, Dasher Hatfield shocked the world when he defeated Delirious-- the Overlord of the Batiri-- in less than a minute with a roll-up. Delirious and the Batiri immediately served him a beating for daring to accomplish such a feat, an act that has stewed in the back of Dasher's head for a while now. In the early part of the season, Dasher was more concerned with trying to score points for title contendership with Mr. Touchdown, before being sidelined for a couple of months with broken ribs at the hands of the Devastation Corporation.
  
  Now the 'Old Timey King of Swing' is off the DL and ready for action again, and he's looking to put a stop to Delirious' bullying ways, to settle the score from the season premiere and prove that his victory was not a fluke. He will obviously need to be wary of the presence of the rest of the Batiri in the match, as they will doubtless try to help their Overlord Delirious pick up the win.
  
• The Battle for Trios Supremacy! - The Spectral Envoy vs The Colony: Xtreme Force
  Wink Vavasseur claims to be a business expert. (Savvy Chikara fans know that he was given Chikara to run by his father, Conrad Vavasseur, of the Titor Conglomerate, as a way to keep his "screwup son" Wink out of trouble.) After looking at the "success" of his nonsensical Chikarabermetrics system in 2012, and the merchandise sales of the Chikara wrestlers, he decided to cash in on the hottest-selling team in Chikara, The Colony, by giving the isolated Soldier Ant (shunted out of the Colony due to Chikarabermetrics, and disgusted with Colony knockoffs The Swarm) his own team to captain. That team? The Colony: Xtreme Force!
  
  The three new ants-- Arctic Rescue Ant, Orbit Adventure Ant, and Missile Assault Ant-- come with their own set of accessories and "totally radical" moves (such as Arctic Rescue Ant's "2Radical MegaAir Tailbone Slammer: Xtreme" -- a top-rope leg-drop) and extreme (or "xtreme") enthusiasm for themselves. However, they refused to listen to Soldier Ant's commands and let him do all the work, even proving willing to break and bend the rules to win. Wink Vavasseur was so impressed with his creations that he retroactively declared them the 2011 King of Trios Champions. This, coupled with CXF's tactics, so offended Soldier Ant that he immediately resigned from Chikara for good.
  
  The Spectral Envoy-- UltraMantis Black, Hallowicked, and Frightmare-- are 2012's King of Trios Champions, and at WrestleCon in April, the CXF's Missile Assault Ant unmasked Frightmare before pinning him. This enraged 'Mantis and 'Wicked, who declared war on this new trio. No one's sure how much experience the CXF has amongst themselves, but they have a new leader in the former Swarm member deviANT, who led them to victory earlier this month. The Envoy will have to be wary of the Colony: Xtreme Force's tricks.
  
• A Young Lions Cup Rematch! - Mr. Touchdown defends vs Saturyne
  Every year, Chikara hosts the Young Lions Cup tournament, so wrestlers under the age of 25 can show their talent and skill. The winner gets a trophy which can be defended against anyone who meets the age requirements, until the next tournament, when their claims to the championship are vacated. Last year in August, the Young Lions Cup X winner was "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti, who hasn't let anyone forget it since. He's defended the Cup successfully four times since then, including once already against his challenger at "Aniversario: Never Compromise."
  
  Saturyne, the "Intergalactic Luchadora," is a fast-paced, high-flying competitor with incredible agility and flexibility, which has served her well in the past. She's improved markedly since her debut, and hopes to become the first "Young Lioness Cup" champion. Mr. Touchdown is no slouch as a competitor, however, and will have the power and size advantage, not to mention confidence, since he's beaten Saturyne once already. A possible wrinkle to the match will be Mr. Touchdown's tag partner, and "step-cousin-in-law" Dasher Hatfield. Hatfield, an all-around nice guy and good sportsman, has tagged with Saturyne in the past as well, though he puts family ahead of a lot of things. It remains to be seen if he'll try to curtail Touchdown's unnecessarily rough tactics against a lady, or if he'll cheer him on to victory.

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More updates will come as more matches and attractions are announced.

[mjr]

Thanks for mentioning Chikara Pro!

I've seen a few of their matches on YouTube, and have become somewhat of a fan. I think that wrestling promotion out of Stamford, CT could learn a few things from them...

I've got a youngin' right now, so I don't watch a lot of wrestling on TV, though I do watch matches (and Chikara matches) on YouTube.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Chikara Pro is a great company for kids. While they have a lot of footage on YouTube, they also sell DVDs and MP4s (digital downloads) through Smart Mark Video (dot com), or you can stream events through SMVOD.com.

MP4s and streaming on-demand are cheaper than the DVDs, obviously. I've been taking advantage of the cheaper price to watch the shows that way.

Chikara Pro also has a number of family promotions under the "Wrestling Is" banner. (Wrestling Is Fun, ...Cool, ...Heart, ...Intense, ...Art, ...Respect, ...Awesome, etc.) I've been working my way through Wrestling Is Fun's shows, which feature even more outlandish gimmicks than Chikara. (Chief among which would be the Baltic Seige [sic], consisting of Estonian Thunder Frog, Latvian Proud Oak, and Lithuanian Snow Troll.)

[Jay 2K Winger]

Chikara's "Tag World Grand Prix 2013" tournament was held yesterday. The team of The Pieces of Hate (Jigsaw & The Shard) won the tournament-- beating Da Soul Touchaz, AC/DC, and the Young Bucks (with a bye in the semifinals) to earn three points. Jigsaw immediately made it clear they'll challenge for the tag titles at the iPPV.

Also, Eddie Kingston successfully retained the Grand Championship of Chikara over Archibald Peck, winning the match after the referee stopped it, Peck not being able to continue. Kingston will now defend the title against Icarus at the iPPV.

[Demolition Man]

I don't really care for SMVod's stream quality otherwise I would order.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I've personally not had any problems with SMVOD's stream quality, myself, but that's your call. Not everyone's stream is equal.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Update to the OP. Some matches have been confirmed (Kingston vs Icarus, 3.0 vs Pieces of Hate) and a new trios match-- The Colony vs The Devastation Corporation-- has been added.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Another update to the OP. The Donst/Gavin match is now Hair-vs-Hair (and is a year to the day after Donst lost his hair in a similar match), and a grudge match between Dasher Hatfield and Delirious has been added.

Chikara also declared that there would be a special announcement at the end of the webcast (i.e. at the end of the iPPV). Recent teases on Chikara's site about a 'phantom' event listed in September in Easton, PA (it was posted up for a few hours and then removed) have led fans to believe it will be the announcement of the dates of King of Trios 2013.

[Jay 2K Winger]

More ominous events in the land of Chikara...

At least two fans on Chikara 101 received unsolicited emails from an individual using the email handle "Chikara Answers." The fans-- Vintown, author of Ole! A Wrestling Blog, and Kevin Ford, author of The Chikara Special a blog/tumblr about Chikara and its offshoots-- were asked by Answers to send "him" (let's assume that Answers is male) three questions about Chikara, which he would answer.

Vintown and Ford both sent in their questions. Ford asked about the "Mysterium Populus" puzzle that had been going on the early part of 2012 before fizzling out, "What was in the envelope Mike Quackenbush was handed at "The Shoulder of Pallas?" and "Who was 17?"

To explain: Mysterium Populus was a mystery/puzzle involving multiple clues being parsed out by a Twitter account and hidden websites. The "winner" (who solved all the puzzles) would receive a prize of every Chikara DVD released up to that point. Interest in the puzzle fizzled out, however. 17 was the leader of GEKIDO, and very little about him was ever found out before Quack ended his career. The envelope is something that fans pointed out who were in attendance at the WrestleCon show. After his match with Jushin 'Thunder' Liger against the Pieces of Hate, Quack was approached by a man in a shirt reading "N.P.A." and handed an envelope. Fans posted pictures of this happening, and it can be glimpsed briefly on the DVD/stream (N.P.A. tells Quack "You need to see this" before the feed cuts to black and the credits roll). During the May DVDs/streams, commentary reveals that shortly after that, Wink Vavasseur fired Quack.

Answers told him that the answer to the Mysterium P contest will never be revealed, that 17 was a bitter nobody that spent some time training under Skayde [Jorge Rivera, one of Quack's former trainers], and that the envelope contained information gathered by a third party on the Vavasseur family.

Vintown asked "Besides the financial aspect, what did WMD [Worldwide Media Development Corporation] hope to gain by acquiring Chikara?" "Has the Eye of Tyr been used to control anyone (or anything) besides Delirious?" and "Why were the Swamp Monster and Lance Steel at TWGP13 at the exact time that Archibald Peck traveled through time?" (Answers told him that the Eye of Tyr "Absolutely" had been used to control something/someone other than Delirious (without specifying who or what), that Swampy and Steel appeared to be discussing the properties of an ever-ripe banana (a reference to "Wrestling Is Fun!"'s Banana Championship), and that WMDCorp "appears to be nothing more than a shell corporation erected by the Titor Conglomerate.")

Vintown and Ford both posted their questions and Answers' responses in a thread on Chikara 101, which got some interest from fans. A few hours later, the thread was deleted and Vintown and Ford both tweeted out that they had been banned from the forums. General consensus is that the banning was handed down by "Anton," the WMDCorp-appointed administrator of the forums (and self-professed hater of the job and the fans) in response to the vague implication that WMDCorp/Titor is up to something no good. Similar bans and warnings have been issued by Anton in the past, and other threads have been deleted or censors to remove critical phrases about Titor, WMDCorp, or the Vavasseurs.

Vintown, on his blog, updated everyone that he sent a followup email to Answers, mentioning that his revealing the emails on the 101 boards got him banned. Answers replied: "You must realize how sensitive this is. There is more to come. Look for me on Sunday." (Emphasis mine.)

Speculation is running about who Chikara Answers is. Is it someone who got fired or recently left Chikara? Is it the author of "No Private Army," a conspiracy blog?

This all points to something big happening at the iPPV concerning Wink Vavasseur, and/or WMDCorp/Titor and Chikara.

[Jay 2K Winger]

iPPV RESULTS!

0. Young Lions Cup X Championship - Mr. Touchdown retained over Saturyne. Saturyne had a number of close finishes, but kept running into Mr. TD's power game. The finish came when she went for a top-rope rana for a near-fall, but Mr. TD reversed the move to score the pin. Post-match, Dasher Hatfield (who'd been ringside) shook Saturyne's hand, which seemed to annoy Touchdown, who broke it up.

1. The Spectral Envoy def. The Colony: XTREME Force when Hallowicked tapped Orbit Adventure Ant to the Chikara Special submission. The CXF continued their "rudos in disguise" antics, going for the masks repeatedly, but in the end, the Envoy was victorious.

2. Delirious def. Dasher Hatfield thanks to an assist from Kobald, and the Shadows Over Hades (top-rope diving splash to the back). Delirious put the focus on Dasher's ribs, but Dasher kept fighting back. Kobald was the only Batiri member who turned up, late in the match, and he speared Dasher in the side to hurt the ribs.

3. The 'New' Colony def. The Devastation Corporation when Green Ant tapped Blaster McMassive to the Cloverleaf. The action was fast and furious, obviously with D-Corp using the size and power game, but the Colony refused to quit and kept fighting back.

4. Sarcophagus Match - Amasis def. Ophidian. Both men went at it hard and heavy, with Ophidian dominating a heavy part of the match and exposing his knee to deliver extra punishment-- which led to his knee getting injured. Amasis refused to stay down and kept taunting Ophidian because of it. Ophidian busted out many big moves-- including an Egyptian Destroyer on the sarcophagus lid, and an STF/Cobra Clutch combination (which, incidentally, I gave him the idea for on Twitter). When Amasis broke out of Ophidian's hypnosis, Ophidian finally had enough, demanding of Amasis, "JUST KILL ME!" Amasis removed Ophidian's mask-- revealing that Ophidian was wearing an Amasis mask underneath! Amasis then shut him in the sarcophagus for the win.

5. Hair vs Hair Match - Gavin Loudspeaker def. Tim Donst thanks to an assist from Jakob Hammermeier and a top-rope superplex. Gavin tried hard, and managed a few moves, but Donst just overpowered him at every turn. He also, however, kept abusing and shoving and yelling at his followers, Jakob, Veronica, and Steve "The Turtle" Weiner. This ended up biting him, as Jakob got in the ring and stared down at an unconscious Gavin, then turned around and hit Donst with a knock-out punch while he was on the top rope. A jubilant Jakob then left the building. Gavin woke up and hit the superplex for the win, and then passed out. Post-match, Turtle walked out on Donst, and Veronica slapped him in the face before walking out as well. Donst then voluntarily shaved his own head before leaving.

Before the next match, fired referee and noted jerk Derek Sabato got in the ring, saying he was fired for "getting too close to the truth." He then revealed he'd received an envelope from a third party with a picture of Conrad Vavasseur (Wink's father) with Kirk Walters, James Miller, and Martin Woods (the chief executives of the Titor Conglomerate)-- which he then immediately sent out on Twitter-- which prompted Wink to make some angry phone calls and have Sabato thrown out.

6. Best Two of Three Falls Campeonatos de Parejas Match - The Pieces of Hate def. 3.0 to become the new champions.
- First fall: Jigsaw & Shard reversed the Sweet Taste o' Professionalism (assisted codebreaker) for a roll-up on Shane Matthews.
- Second fall: 3.0 rallied back and hit a flurry of moves, finishing off with the Sweet Taste o' Professionalism on The Shard to score a pin.
- Third fall: The Shard locked in an anklelock on Matthews. Jigsaw took out Jagged, then knocked out Matthews with a superkick. Shard kept the hold on until the ref declared him KO'd and awarded the fall (and the titles) to the Pieces of Hate.

7. Grand Championship of Chikara - Eddie Kingston vs Icarus went to a no decision. Icarus was wearing new gear (which covered up his tattoo) reminiscent of the Rockers' attire. There was a chair at ringside, reserved for Marty Jannetty, but he never showed up. Kingston worked heavily rudo, and Icarus more tecnico than he's been in years. Icarus would not be denied, and toward the end, he had Kingston locked in the Chikara Special. Before Kingston could tap out or pass out, however, Condor Security-- a PMC that's part of the Titor Conglomerate-- swarmed the ringside area, throwing out everyone there, and a disheveled Wink Vavasseur came out, ordering the lights to be brought up and the set torn down. Moments before the iPPV feed went out, Leonard F. Chikarason, who was in the commentary balcony, shouted, "I see Archibald Peck over there!" The feed then went dark and stayed that way.

Jay's Thoughts:
Most of the matches were very good, and we had several "happy endings" (Envoy & Colony winning, Jakob FINALLY turning on Donst, Donst losing again) and several great matches before the Titor/conspiracy angle wrecked the ending. I'm intrigued to see where this goes and how WMDCorp will react on Chikara's message board and website about all this.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Upsetting updates on Twitter and Chikara's message board from fans indicate that the fans are rioting at the Trocadero, fighting with security.

FURTHER UPDATE: Okay, it now appears it was less a "riot" than just fans refusing to leave after the fuck finish. Eventually, Chikara got on the house mic and declared, "The show is over." Condor Security (who were out in force) started herding people out of the building, past the merchandise area-- which was deserted. No one was there. Once everyone was outside, they kept milling around, until one fan threw himself against the glass doors, spider-webbing them. That fan was grabbed by Security and dragged back inside (probably to be told off/arrested for property damage).