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Revision as of 14:34, 20 April 2009
Chikara logo | |
Founded | 2002 |
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Style | Lucha Libre Puroresu Professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Founder(s) | Mike Quackenbush Reckless Youth |
Owner(s) | Mike Quackenbush |
Chikara (stylized as CHIKARA and sometimes referred to as CHIKARA Pro) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their major events each year include, King of Trios in February, Aniversario in May, Young Lions Cup in June & Torneo Cibernetico in August.
The company takes both the name and logo from the Japanese kanji meaning strength.
History
The Wrestle Factory was founded as a wrestling school in Allentown, Pennsylvania by Mike Quackenbush and "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter. After five months, the school started Chikara.
In 2004, Chris Hero became a co-trainer at the Chikara Wrestle Factory. In 2005, Jorge "Skayde" Rivera joined as the third trainer. In March 2005, the school moved from Allentown to the New Alhambra Arena, in Philadelphia. They then took over the training for Combat Zone Wrestling, leading to the school's new name of CZW/Chikara Wrestle Factory. After the schools split in 2007, the training center became once again simply known as the Chikara Wrestle Factory. In 2007, Claudio Castagnoli took over Chris Hero's training duties.[1]
The company's catalog of events (on both VHS & DVD) are available through Smart Mark Video.[2]
Chikara drew their biggest crowd ever of over 550 at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia to see the finals of King of Trios 2008 on March 2, 2008.
Chikara also makes internet pay-per-piews by the name of "Pod-Per-Views". Chikara also have a weekly internet show by the name of Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go which contains matches and interviews.
Current Champions
Championship | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date Won | Location |
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Campeonatos de Parejas | The Osirian Portal[3] (Ophidian & Amasis) |
The Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno & Player Dos) |
October 19, 2008 | Philadelphia, PA |
Young Lions Cup | Jimmy Olsen / Equinox (II) | Vin Gerard[4] | January 25, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA |
Roster
- Cheech Hernandez
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Create-A-Wrestler
- Delirious
- Fire Ant
- Frightmare
- Green Ant
- Hallowicked
- Helios
- Hydra
- Jigsaw
- Jimmy Olsen / Equinox (II)
- KC Day / Cloudy
- Lince Dorado
- Mike Quackenbush
- Player Dos
- Player Uno
- Sara Del Rey
- Soldier Ant
- Tim Donst
- Amasis
- Brodie Lee
- Buck Hawke
- Chuck Taylor
- Colin Delaney
- Crossbones
- Daizee Haze
- Eddie Kingston
- El Hijo del Ice Cream
- Escorpion Egipcio
- Gran Akuma
- Grizzly Redwood
- Icarus
- Ice Cream, Jr.
- Jagged
- Larry Sweeney
- Mitch Ryder
- Ophidian
- Shane Matthews
- STIGMA
- UltraMantis Black
- Vin Gerard
Stables and Tag Teams
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- 2.0 (Jagged and Shane Matthews)
- Cheech and Cloudy (Cheech Hernandez and KC Day / Cloudy)
- The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant and Green Ant)
- F.I.S.T. (Icarus, Gran Akuma and Chuck Taylor)
- The Fabulous Three (Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder and Buck Hawke)
- The Future is Now (Jimmy Olsen / Equinox II, Lince Dorado and Helios)
- Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.)
- Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked and Frightmare)
- The Order of the Neo Solar Temple (UltraMantis Black and Crossbones)
- The Osirian Portal (Ophidian, Amasis and Escorpion Egipcio)
- The Sea Donsters (Hydra and Tim Donst)
- The Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno and Player Dos)
- The UnStable (Vin Gerard, STIGMA and Colin Delaney)
Referees
- Bryce Remsburg – Senior referee
- Derek Sabato
- Nick Papagiorgio
Administration
- Bob Saget – Commissioner (2006–2008)
- Dave Coulier – Commissioner (2008–present)
- Leonard F. Chikarason – Director of Fun
- Ed O'Mac – Ring announcer (2006–2007)
- Nick Papagiorgio – Ring announcer (2007–2008)
- Louden Noxious – Ring announcer (2008–present)
- Crazy Frank – Czar of Security
- Wiggly – Co-host of Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go
- Chiz – Co-host of Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go
Alumni
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Tournament Winners
- Young Lions Cup I – Hallowicked
- Young Lions Cup II – Larry Sweeney
- Young Lions Cup III – Shane Storm
- Young Lions Cup IV – Arik Cannon
- Young Lions Cup V – Chuck Taylor
- Young Lions Cup VI – Fire Ant
- Tag World Grand Prix 2003 – Hallowicked & Blind Rage
- Tag World Grand Prix 2005 – Claudio Castagnoli & Arik Cannon
- Tag World Grand Prix 2006 – Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli
- Tag World Grand Prix 2008 – Fire Ant & Soldier Ant
- Torneo Cibernetico 2004 – Jigsaw
- Torneo Cibernetico 2005 – Gran Akuma
- Torneo Cibernetico 2006 – Icarus
- Torneo Cibernetico 2007 – Claudio Castagnoli
- Torneo Cibernetico 2008 – Jimmy "Equinox" Olsen
- November 12, 2006 Tag Tournament – Icarus & Gran Akuma
- Rey de Voladores 2007 – Chuck Taylor
- Rey de Voladores 2008 – Incognito
- Rey de Voladores 2009 – Kota Ibushi
- King of Trios 2007 – Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw & Shane Storm
- King of Trios 2008 – Lince Dorado, El Pantera & Incognito
- King of Trios 2009 – F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma, Icarus, & Chuck Taylor)
- La Lotería Letal – Lince Dorado & Jimmy Olsen
Commercial DVD Releases
Big Vision Entertainment Releases
DVD Name | Release Date | Region | Additional Information |
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Best of Chikara | November 6, 2007 | Global | Contains 9 matches from 2005 & 2006. |
References
Further reading
- Christian Science Monitor Article On Chikara
- Article On Chikara's Debut
- Article On Chikara's 5th Anniversary
- Chikara Trivia
External links
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