CHIKARA Review: Hiding In Plain Sight

Posted by Kevin Ford on 10.30.2009

CHIKARA and The Final Countdown Tour stop for the first time in New Hampshire. Neither dissapoint.


Nashua, NH – 9.13.2009

CHIKARA closes its New England weekend by making there New Hampshire debut. With the debut, CHIKARA has brought a stacked card with them. Player Dos defends his Young Lions Cup for the very first time against his partner, and the man he beat in the first round of the Young Lions Cup tournament, Player Uno. Bryan Danielson, who signed a contract with WWE a few weeks before the show, requested to visit CHIKARA one last time before heading to the WWE. The CHIKARA office granted his request, and tonight he will be team up with a man he made it to the finals of the King of Trios tournament with, Claudio Castagnoli. They will face two of the top CHIKARA Tecnicos in “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw. In the main event, a rematch of sorts as The Osirian Portal defend their Campeonatos de Parejas once again against The Colony of Fire Ant and Soldier Ant. Last time, The Colony had gained so many points that they were able to make their first title shot a one-fall only affair. This time, the bout is back to two out of three falls. All this, and a whole lot more awaits you.

Commentary is provided by Bryce Remsburg, Louden Noxious, Leonard F. Chikarason, Mike Quackenbush, and Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen.


Incoherence (Hallowicked & Frightmare) vs. F.I.S.T. (Icarus & Chuck Taylor)

Chuck steals a Frightmare mask from a fan and wears it in the ring for a bit and takes it off at the start of the match. Hallowicked and Icarus start off. Icarus brings Hallowicked down to the mat and traps him on the mat. Icarus applies a front chancery. Hallowicked rolls through to reverse the pressure on his legs back to Icarus. Icarus grabs the ropes to break. Hallowicked and Icarus lock knuckles. Hallowicked gets a waist lock. Icarus gets a wrist lock and Hallowicked arm drags him to the mat. Wicked applies a side headlock and tags in Frightmare. He whips Icarus off the ropes and catches him with a dropkick. Icarus pushes Frightmare to the corner and Wicked makes the blind tag. Incoherence hits a tandem hip toss for two. Wicked slams Frightmare, and Frightmare hits a Senton. Icarus grabs the rope to escape. Wicked takes Icarus down with a snapmare rana after a flash of Lucha. Icarus grabs Wicked and throws him face first into the corner. Wicked evades a splash from Chuck in the corner, sending Chuck crotch first into the second rope. Icarus runs at Wicked, and Wicked sweeps the legs so that Icarus dropkicks Chuck in the corner. Chuck falls out of the corner landing head first into Icarus’ groin. Frightmare gets tagged in, and he screams at Chuck. Chuck immediately falls in terror. Frightmare snapmares Chuck over and delivers a kick to the small of the back. Incoherence double team Chuck, and when Hallowicked goes for a pin, Icarus places Chuck’s leg on the rope. Frightmare and Chuck go back and forth with Chuck sent to the floor with a headscissors. Frightmare follows up with a tope con heilo. Frightmare celebrates with the fans while Hallowicked tries to get him back in the ring. Wicked places Firghtmare in the ring. Icarus looks for a spear, but Frightmare moves. Fortunately for Icarus, Hallowicked is on the floor and takes the spear from Icarus. Chuck comes in and takes over Frightmare with a belly to belly suplex. F.I.S.T. finally get a moment to isolate Frightmare and use it to their full advantage. Frightmare elbows Icarus and takes Chuck over with a step-up Frankensteiner. Firghtmare gets out of the Blu-Ray DVD, and walks up the ropes with a dive onto Chuck on the floor. Hallowicked comes in and takes out Icarus with a pair of clotheslines and the Rydeen Bomb. Frightmare crawls back in the ring. Hallowicked lands the Go Too Sleepy Hollow and Frightmare follows with the Kneecolepsy! Chuck breaks the count and sends Hallowicked to the floor. Chuck lands the Sole Food on Frightmare, and then F.I.S.T. hit their boot/back cracker combo. Hallowicked makes the save to break the count. Hallowicked sends Chuck to the floor. Hallowicked picks up Frightmare and launches him onto Chuck. Icarus tries the Shiranui and fails. Hallowicked lands the Graveyard Smash to score the pinfall at 10:51. A red hot opening match which was great for a brand new live crowd. These two teams always deliver, and they did that here in spades. ***


Sara Del Ray vs. Ariel



Sara powers Ariel into the corner. After some weird affection spot, they lock up. Sara gets a side headlock. Ariel escapes into a hammer lock. Sara and Ariel switch capitalizing on each other’s arm. Sara takes Ariel over in a side headlock for a two count. Sara cranks on it on the mat. Sara brings Ariel up as Ariel fights back. Ariel applies a full nelson and Sara grabs the ropes. Sara and Ariel lock hands and Sara’s strength brings Ariel to her knees. Sara monkey flips Ariel over and places her knees on Ariel’s shoulders to pin her for two. Sara suplexes Ariel over and tries some pins again. Sara keeps the knuckle lock and pushes Ariel down. Ariel powers back up. Ariel takes over Sara with an arm drag, and Sara gives her one of her own. They stalemate with dropkicks. Sara reapplies the headlock. Ariel throws her to the ropes, but Sara takes her down with a shoulder tackle. Sara tries another series of pins for two each time. Ariel inside cradles Sara for two. Ariel looks for a backslide, but Sara turns it around and boots Ariel right in the chest. Sara bullies Ariel in the corner before snapmaring Ariel forward and kicking her in the small of the back. Ariel fights up, mares Sara over, hits the ropes, and dropkicks Sara and pins her for two. Sara kicks Ariel’s legs out and stomps on her. Sara cranks on Ariel’s neck. Ariel punches Sara in the stomach. Sara kicks her down and pins her with her knees for two. Ariel evades a back splash in the corner. Ariel clubs Sara in the corner. Sara comes out with a clothesline for two. Sara suplexes Ariel into a sit-down splash. Sara goes to the second rope where Ariel catches her and tosses her off. Ariel hits a bulldog after running up the ropes for two. Ariel ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Sara’s leg out. Ariel dropkicks Sara in the face and pins her for two. Sara reverses a whip, but Ariel comes with a flying forearm. Sara blocks a suplex , and Ariel ducks a kick. Ariel gives Sara the three amigos suplex for two. Sara delivers a side kick to Ariel, and then a cappo kick. Sara applies the Royal Butterfly and suplexes Ariel over for the pinfall victory in 9:46. This was a good match, around par with most of the other women’s matches you see. Sara has for sure improved over the year and I honestly could see her contending with a few of the male members of the roster. Ariel also looked good, and the crowd liked her because she was the hometown girl. **


Champions of Charity Award Presentation

Leonard F. Chikarason comes out with Hydra and Steve “The Turtle” Weiner. Leonard has a plaque and says they’re presentinig an award to a man who has contributed to wrestling and many different charities, Jeff “Lobsterman” Costa. Jeff comes out with one of his female students. Leonard presents Costa with the plaque, and a picture is taken with everyone in the ring. Leonard asks Costa to say a few words. Costa riles up the fans in attendance to a standing ovation. Costa gives a heartwarming speech until 2.0 comes out and interrupt. 2.0 cuts a promo saying they deserve a plaque. Tim Donst comes in and attacks Hydra! 2.0 attack Turtle and Lobsterman before bailing. Leonard says because Donst destroyed Hydra last night and because he ruined the ceremony, his match tonight is cancelled and he is suspended for 60 days. Donst attacks Hydra some more and Leonard threatens to suspend him forever. Donst gives and leaves the building. The fans chant “Lobsterman” as the CHIKARA staff check on them. Lobsterman does a superb job in his role as he leaves the ringside area.


The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (Ultramantis Black & Delirious) vs. The Roughnecks (Eddie Kingston & Grizzly Redwood)

Delirious begins the match with Grizzly. Mantis shouts at Delirious, and Delirious takes Grizzly to the floor. Mantis and Kingston step in the ring as the legal men. Delirious sneaks in and attacks Kingston from behind. Delirious chops Kingston who shakes it off. Kingston comes back with repeated chops. Delirious goes to the face to stop him. Kingston catches Delirious off the ropes with a take-over suplex. Delirious goes to the floor which brings in Mantis. Mantis and Kingston go back and forth with some awesome Lucha. Kingston brings Mantis to his corner to tag in Grizzly. Grizzly chokes Mantis on the top rope and slingshots the rope back to bring Mantis to the ropes. Mantis hot shots Grizzly on the top rope after blocking a headscissors attempt. Delirious and Mantis deliver tandem body rakes to Grizzly. Grizzly and Delirious grab at each others beards! Grizzly and Delirious go back and forth with shots and pinfall attempts. Delirious gets taken out by a double axe handle to the back of his leg. Kingston tags in and holds Delirious. Delirious moves so that Kingston chops out Kingston’s leg. Delirious hits a back senton and brings Kingston over to his corner. Mantis and Kingston exchange chops in the ring. Mantis rakes Kingston’s eyes before choking him on the middle rope. The Order hits a flurry of tandem offense on Kingston. Kingston takes Delirious over with a suplex and looks for a tag, but Mantis cuts him off. The Order continue to dominate on Kingston until Kingston evades a Panic Attack from Delirious, an lands a release German suplex. Mantis tries for the Praying Mantis Bomb, but Kingston turns it into a urinage suplex. Kingston, instead of tagging in Grizzly, fights back against both members of the Order himself! Grizzly asks for a tag, but Kingston ignores him and dives through the middle rope onto both members of The Order! Kingston rolls Delirious in, and Grizzly comes in thanks to Kingston hitting the floor. Mantis throws Kingston face first into a chair on the floor. Grizzly takes down Delirious and heads up top. Delirious catches him with a headbutt to the stomach as he comes off. Delirious delivers the Praying Mantis Bomb to Grizzly to score the pin at 10:37. This was another excellent tag team match that further shows the devolution of The Roughnecks entity. As if the match didn’t make it clear, Grizzly shouted at Kingston and left him in the ring. This version of The Order leave this weekend with two points in tow. ***


The Final Countdown Tour; CHIKARA in Nashua, NH
Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. Team Uppercut (Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson)

Claudio and Jigsaw start for their respective teams. They feel each other out looking for the advantage with a concentration on one another’s arms. Claudio kicks Jigsaw to the corner before tagging in Danielson. Danielson comes in and Jigsaw says because Quack wants to wrestle him, he’ll tag him in. He does and Quack and Bryan lock up. They too look for the advantage exchanging waist locks and wrist locks. Bryan dropkicks Quack who nips right up. Bryan and Quack lock fingers. Quack sweeps Bryan’s legs and applies a body scissors to his left leg. Bryan turns into around to a lock on Quack’s right arm. Bryan goes behind and takes down Quack by a single leg. Bryan and Quack roll on the mat exchanging submissions. Quack rolls up and delivers a one-legged dropkick to Bryan’s jaw. Both men circle and lock up. Quack applies a tight cravate. Bryan breaks it with a takeover and reapplies pressure to Quack’s arm. Quack sends Bryan to the mat working on Bryan’s triceps. Bryan slips through into a suplex. Bryan tags in Claudio, and Quack tags in Jigsaw. Claudio trips the leg and twists on Jigsaw’s leg. Jigsaw hurt his knee at Dragon Gate USA just a week ago. Claudio small packages Jigsaw and applies a front chancery. Bryan tags in and delivers a hard uppercut to Jigsaw. Jigsaw and Bryan trade shots, and Bryan brings the uppercuts. Bryan whips Jigsaw to the corner. Jigsaw leaps over Bryan and takes him down with a pair of armdrags and a dropkick. Bryan wrenches the arm before tagging Quack in. Quack springboards in with a double stomp to Bryan’s arm. Quack and Jigsaw hit some neat tandem offense on Bryan. Bryan goes to the floor, and Jigsaw dives through the ropes onto Bryan. Quack looks to dive and Claudio blocks. Claudio and Mike go back and forth with some sweet lucha and Quack monkey flips Claudio stomach first to the mat. Quack looks for the topé con heilo on Claudio, but Claudio catches him and powerbombs Quack back into the ring! Jigsaw looks to attack Jigsaw, but Bryan chop blocks Jigsaw’s bad knee! Team Uppercut isolates Jigsaw and concentrates on damaging his bad knee. Bryan roars with hard forearms to Jigsaw as he tries to escape a leg hold in a great moment. The creativity and mastery of holds Team Uppercut has is nothing short of greatness. Team Uppercut continue to dominate Jigsaw until he dodges both Claudio and Bryan. Jigsaw sends Claudio to the floor. Bryan applies a half-crab to Jigsaw and Quack runs in. Quack hits a hard palm strike on Bryan! Bryan stands fired up and he and Quack trade uppercuts and palm strikes! Jigsaw goes to the floor to make Quack officially legal. Quack boots Bryan as he comes to the corner and bulldogs him off the second rope. Quack back body drops Bryan and Bryan tolls to the floor. Quack takes down Claudio with a headscissors into a slam. Quack sunset flips Claudio for two. Jigsaw hops in with a step-up Enzugiri and Quack kicks Claudio in the face from the mat. Claudio breaks through a double clothesline and lands the Sweet Schwinn Music on Jigsaw. Claudio pops up Quack who hits a Dragonrana on Claudio for two when Bryan breaks it up. Bryan kicks on Quack’s back and turns a crucifix into the Cattle Mutilation! Jigsaw uses his one good wheel to break the count. Jigsaw hits the ropes but it popped up into a European Uppercut from Bryan! Quack is sent to the floor and Bryan applies the half-crab to Jigsaw’s bad leg. Quack and Claudio fight on the floor, and Claudio accidentally uppercuts the steel post. Quack comes in and he and Jigsaw hit stereo superkicks onto Bryan! Quack pins Bryan and he kicks out. Quack locks in the CHIKARA Special! Claudio comes in and uppercuts Quack to break the hold. Claudio airplane spins Quackenbush and spins out to slam Quackenbush on the mat. Claudio hits the ropes, Quack ducks the Sweet Schwinn Music, and Jigsaw low-bridges the top rope to send Claudio to the floor. Bryan goes up top after suplexing Quack. Jigsaw catches Bryan up top. Bryan fights Jigsaw up top. Jigsaw dives off the top with a hurricanrana to Claudio on the floor! Quack then palm strikes Bryan and goes up top as well. Bryan sends Quack to the mat and comes at him with a sunset flip. Quack rolls it forward to an Alligator Clutch to score the win in 21:47. That was an awesome match between four great wrestlers. Team Uppercut’s working over of Jigsaw’s leg was nothing short of wrestling mastery. This was a hell of match for Bryan to give the fans of CHIKARA before heading out, and I thank him for all his contributions. ****1/4

Afterwards, Bryan comes back in the ring and says a word to the fans, the other wrestlers in the match, stating that independent wrestling is still in good hands when he leaves. He challenges all the wrestlers to be “The Best in the World” as the fans call him.

Strangely, we cut to a promo with…Sal Rinauro?!



We then cut back to Dragon slapping hands with the fans while “The Final Countdown” plays one last time in CHIKARA. I very much look forward to seeing Bryan Danielson in WWE, as well as Nig-…wait, scratch that last name. Just Bryan.





Jagged comes out carrying the Champions of Charity award they stole from Lobsterman earlier. Equinox got hurt last night, and therefore a replacement must be found! We go back to the trusty CHIKARA hat to pull names. Matt Classic? Not here. Scotty Goldman? Not here. Colt CaBunny? Not here. Colt Cabana? Is here! Colt is back in CHIKARA for the first time in over seven years! Now that we have our 10 men, the match can begin!

The Colony (Green Ant & Carpenter Ant), Dasher Hatfield, Lince Dorado, & Colt Cabana vs. 2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews) and The UnStable (Vin Gerard, STIGMA, & Colin Delaney)

Green Ant and Jagged start things off. Green Ant works on Jagged’s arms and Carpenter Ant tags himself in. Carpenter continues to hold on Jagged’s arm and applying pressure. The Colony work in tandem to send Jagged to the floor. Lince and Vin Gerard come in with Lince throwing chops at Vin. Vin dodges a lynxsault but Lince gets the headscissors. Lince Tiger walks Vin. Lince hops up top with a backflip armdrag. Lince fakes a dive after Vin goes to the floor. Colin Delaney and Colt Cabana come in, in the battle of men with future endeavors. Colin laughs at Colt for being Scotty Goldman, and Colt has no idea who Colin is. Colt blocks a punch and turns Colin all around while holding onto Colin’s left arm. Colin applies a side headlock and pushes Colin to the floors. Colt and Colin criss-cross until Colt stops Colin and slaps him in the face. They criss-cross again, and Colin stops Colt. Colt slaps Colin once again. Colin stops a third criss-cross and Colin stops him. Colt and Colin argue who is going to get slapped this time around in a great moment. Colt puts his face out for a slap, but moves and slaps Colin. All the Rudos run in and eat Colt’s elbow. Jagged pulls off Colt’s elbow pad and delivers an elbow drop to it, but still gets an elbow for his trouble. Colt sends 2.0 to the floor with tandem elbows. The UnStable traps Colt, so Colt goes to the floor. Dasher comes in with a crossbody off the top rope! The Colony and Lince also fly in on the Rudos, with Lince getting a two count. 2.0 come back in and work over Dasher Hatfield. The Rudos keep Dasher in the ring as they take turns tagging in and out. Dasher fights back and places Colin in the Tree of Joey Lawrence. Vin stops Dasher from the baseball slide. Louden Noxious suddenly announces that it’s a beautiful day in Nashua Ballpark and everyone sets up like they’re in a baseball game! Bryce even sets up as the umpire! The fans all do the wave! Vin can’t believe what’s happening. I can’t even explain this spot, but it’s AWESOME. Needless to say, it leads to all the Tecnicos landing baseball slides to Colin in the corner. Holy cow, that was quite astonishing. Shane Matthews pours water on Bryce, and Bryce throws him out of the game. It’s madness as the match breaks down with the sides in an all out brawl! Dives and stuff happens as everyone is grouped together on the floor. Shane Matthews huffs and puffs as he comes back in the ring. However, Lobsterman Costa comes out. He gets in the ring (Bryce is distracted on the floor), and gets nailed with the lobster crab! Lince goes up top and lands a Shooting Star Press for the pinfall in 16:15. Well, CHIKARA has set a legendary match here with a spot that will not be forgotten by those who see it. The wrestling, however little there was of it, was good. But my God was this an incredibly fun match that everyone needs to say. Wrestling wise the match was **1/2, but entertainment wise, it was ***** easy.

Dasher Hatfield cuts a promo after the match:




Young Lions Cup
Player Dos vs. Player Uno



This is a rematch from the first round of the Young Lions Cup from August and Dos’ first defense of the Cup. The partners shake hands. Dos gets a waist lock. Uno hits the ropes and Dos rolls back. Dos ducks a clothesline and puts on a side headlock. Uno snapmares Dos and applies a headlock. Dos gets a hammerlock and Uno puts his foot on the rope to break it. Uno and Dos exchange holds before Uno gets a headlock. Dos rolls him over for a two count. Uno applies the side headlock while they’re on their feet. Uno shoulder blocks Dos down, but Dos kips up and tells Uno to do it again. Dos catches Uno with a leg lariat, and Uno rolls to the floor. Uno walks away from a dive, but Dos goes to the top rope near where Uno walked and comes off the top with a tope con heilo. Dos throws Uno back in the ring and pins him for two. Dos takes Uno over with a step-up rana and then a one-legged dropkick to the back of Uno’s head. Uno chops Dos and forearms him to the corner. Dos gets the boot up to stop Uno’s attack, but Uno picks up Dos and rams him into the corner. Uno lands a knife-edge chop and a forearm to the back of Dos. Uno lands a sidewalk slam on his own leg. Uno picks up Dos, and Dos fights up from underneath. Dos goes to the hit the ropes, but Uno grabs Dos by the mask and drops him back first across his knee. Uno slams Dos and comes off the ropes with a leg drop. Uno drops the elbow across Dos’ head before taking him to the corner. Uno whips Dos into another corner. Dos gets an elbow up to black an attack. Dos goes for a Shiranui which Uno reverses. Dos reverses back into an inverted DDT. Dos goes up top, and Uno catches him. Uno ducks an enzugiri. Dos hits the ropes and Uno uses his elbow to knock Dos down. Uno drops Dos down with a vertical suplex for a two. Uno lifts up Dos, and Dos slides down the back. Dos goes to the corner. Uno tries a splash but Dos biels to the apron. Dos goes up top and Uno stops him on the top. Dos and Uno fight up top. Dos comes off with a sunset flip powerbomb. The Super Smash Bros. each get to their feet. Dos takes down Uno with a couple clotheslines. Dos backflips off the ropes and superkicks Uno in the side of the head. Dos dumps Uno down with a pump-handle brainbuster for two. Dos rams his knee in the side of Uno’s head. Dos sunset flips Uno, and Uno rolls up with a hard chop to Dos’ chest. Dos lands a rolling forearm. Uno punches Dos, lands a half and half suplex, and then dumps Dos with a Michinoku driver. All this only gets Uno a two count! Uno hooks Dos and sets up, but Dos turns it into another inverted DDT. Dos drops Uno with a low elevation fisherman’s buster for a two count. Dos heads up to the top rope. Dos catches himself as Uno gets up for the clothesline. Uno spins out Dos into a facebuster before going up top himself. Uno lands a moonsault for the two. Uno picks up Dos. Uno sits on the top rope and brings Dos up top as well. Uno scoops Dos. Dos regains his footing up top but Uno still sets up. Dos comes off the top back to the mat and hits a jump up Enzugiri on Uno. Dos hooks Uno’s neck and lands the B13 for the pin in 10:34. A very good match with Dos redeeming his efforts from his lackluster title win against Colin Delaney. I really hope The Super Smash Bros. don’t end up breaking up because I enjoy them as a team, but they are really great opponents as well. ***1/2


Campeonatos de Parejas
The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant; Retadores) vs. The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian; Campeones)



Ophidian and Fire Ant kick it off fast and furious. Lots of early pinfalls by both men leads to Fire Ant throwing Ophidian to the floor. Amasis runs in and tries a sunset flip. He knocks Fire Ant down with a shoulder tackle after he fails. Amasis lands on his feet out of the fireman’s carry and rolls up Fire Ant. Fire Ant goes to the floor and Soldier Ant comes in with his own series of pinfall attempts with no luck. Soldier Ant chops away at Amasis before bringing him to Fire Ant. The Colony land a double big boot, followed by a senton/headbutt combination for two. Fire Ant slams Amasis and pins him for two. Back in the Colony’s corner, they deliver tandem chops to Amasis. Soldier Ant backdrops Amasis for two. Fire Ant misses a somersault senton, so Amasis comes at him with the split-legged leg drop. Ophidian comes in taking Fire Ant to the floor. Ophidian dropkicks Fire Ant through the ropes, and comes back in with a headscissors to Soldier Ant. Amasis, now the legal man, nails Soldier Ant in the face with a flying knee to the face. The Portal isolate Soldier Ant and make frequent tags to keep one another fresh. Soldier Ant fights up from beneath on Ophidian, but Amasis snaps Soldier Ant’s beck across the top rope. Soldier Ant kicks Ophidian in the chest and crawls to his corner, but Ophidian cuts him off. The Portal continue their bullying of Soldier Ant until Soldier Ant ducks a clothesline and takes out both members of the Portal with a jumping clothesline of his own. Fire Ant gets the tag and takes out The Portal alone. The Portal put the brakes on the comeback, but Fire Ant comes back. Amasis gets Fire Ant on his shoulders, but he DDT’s Amasis then wheelbarrows into a prawn hold on Ophidian for a two count. Fire Ant tries to lift Ophidian in a front face lock. He backs Ophidian to the corner and calls for Soldier Ant. Soldier Ant takes Amasis the opposite corner, and they splash the members of the Portal. They splash the Portal together. Both teams switch waist locks, and The Colony hit tandem German suplex’s for a pair of two counts. The Colony lay The Portal right next to each other and head up top. The Colony loko for the double foot stomp, and the Portal retreat to the floor. The Colony however land on their feet, and dive onto Amasis and Ophidian! Soldier Ant brings in Amasis and pins him for two. Soldier Ant lands a discuss forearm which sends Amasis the floor. Ophidian flies in with the double knees to the chest of Soldier Ant. Fire Ant flies in with the Heat of the Moment and then a Yahtzee Kick! Soldier Ant comes in and catches Amasis off the top rope. Soldier Ant spins Amasis into the TKO for the pinfall at 13:10. The match is now in the favor of the Colony one fall to zero.

At the bell, Ophidian locks the Ophidian Death Grip on Soldier Ant. Soldier Ant rolls through the ropes to the floor. Fire Ant and Amasis are trading blows outside the ring as well. Amasis runs with a boot to the face of Fire Ant and stomps on him. Soldier Ant meanwhile is taking it to Ophidian. The teams meet on the floor, and The Colony hit stereo big boots on Amasis and Ophidian. Soldier Ant throws Amasis in the ring. Soldier Ant lands some chops, but Amasis lands a jaw breaker on Soldier Ant. The Portal take out Soldier Ant with a shoulder block/chop block combination. Fire Ant breaks up the pin. Amasis stops Fire Ant’s wheelbarrow stunner. The Osirian Portal take over Fire Ant with a double flipping slam for two! Amasis pushes Fire Ant to the corner. The Portal miss their tandem wheelbarrow shoulder block. Amasis is set in the tree of Joey Lawrence over Amasis who is sitting in the corner. The Colony hit the Ants Marching dropkick on Ophidian. Soldier Ant flies into Amasis with the saluting headbutt. Fire Ant and Ophidian remain in the ring. Fire Ant lands the wheelbarrow stunner. Fire Ant drops Ophidian with a brainbuster and folds him for a two count! Fire Ant places Ophidian on the top rope. He follows up and Ophidian knocks him down. Ophidian comes off the top rope and evades an attack from Fire Ant. Soldier Ant comes in and deadlifts Ophidian onto his shoulders. Ophidian slithers into the Ophidian Death Grip. Ophidian then takes Soldier Ant over backwards onto his head with a bodyscissors for two! Ophidian lands a brainbuster with a bridge onto Soldier Ant and pins him for two. Ophidian locks in the Ophidian Death Grip. Fire Ant jumps in and picks off Ophidian in the Beach Break. Ophidian wiggles into the Ophidian Death Grip onto Fire Ant! Fire Ant drops to a knee and Amasis clips Soldier Ant with a running STO to make sure he doesn’t interject himself in the match. Fire Ant’s arm drops twice, but not a third time! Fire Ant gets back up with Ophidian still around his torso. Fire Ant rams Ophidian’s injured arm into the corner. Ophidian yelps in pain as he rolls around on the mat. Fire Ant looks on as Amasis comes from behind and lands a full nelson facebuster for two. Amasis hits a second and again only gets two. Amasis misses a 450 splash on Fire Ant. Fire Ant goes to the floor and Soldier Ant barrel rolls Amasis for a two. Soldier Ant floats into the CHIKARA Special while turning Amasis away from the ropes! Ophidian comes in and knocks Soldier Ant with a kick to the side of his head and then a big spin kick to his face. Soldier Ant kicks out and then gets sent to the floor with a spinning heel kick from Ophidian. Fire Ant comes in and he and Ophidian trade kicks to the head! Fire Ant lands three in a row and then lands the Beach Break! Ophidian somehow kicks out! Fire Ant immediately wrenches Ophidian’s injured wrist with an arm bar! Fire Ant applies a short-arm scissor for the submission in 24:35! The Colony are your new Campeones de Parejas! Another fabulous tag team match from these two, that was almost as incredible as their match back at “Revelation X”. Without a doubt, these two teams belong on the top of the CHIKARA spectrum, and it’s nice to see them with outside bookings elsewhere in the coming months. The era of The Colony has finally been ushered in, and I for one am pleased to see it. ****1/4

The Osirian Portal, who grabbed their belts after they lost, hand them over to The Colony and raise their hands. A sign of The Osirian Portal’s inevitable Tecnico turn.

The 411: After a mundane showing in Massachusetts, CHIKARA really came back with a fabulous show tonight. Two matches that were over four stars, many in the three star or higher range, and an outrageously fun 10 man tag make this a must buy show. The titles changing hands also make it very notable. This one is worth purchasing folks, it’s one of the finer shows of 2009 (in good company with Revelation X and Aniversario Yang).

Final Score:  8.5   [ Very Good ]