CHIKARA Review: The Global Gauntlet, Night II

Philadelphia, PA – 10.19.2008

Following up quite the evening of mayhem in The Global Gauntlet: Night One, CHIKARA returns to the New Alhambra with The Global Gauntlet: Night Two. Tonight’s main event features seven of CHIKARA’s top competitors taking on seven of the top competitors from Big Japan Wrestling in a gauntlet style match. CHIKARA lost the Best of 5 series to Big Japan last night in Easton, PA. Will CHIKARA recover from this loss and take home the Global Gauntlet, or will Big Japan come out on top again? In addition, after winning three points just the night before, the Osirian Portal cashes in their shot at the Campeonatos de Parejas tonight against the campeones, the Super Smash Bros. Will the Osirian Portal win the belts and keep their hot streak alive, or will the Super Smash Bros. prove to be a worthy commodity in their first defense of the belts? All this and much more will be answered tonight, so let’s not waste any more time.

Commentary is provided by Mike Quackenbush, Leonard F. Chikarason, Eddie Kingston, Louden Noxious, and Ultramantis Black.

The Sea Donsters (Hydra & Tim Donst) vs. The UnStable (STIGMA & Colin Delaney)

Hydra and Colin start off. Hydra takes down Colin with a drop toe hold. He spins around on Colin, brings him up, and tags in Donst. The Donsters hit a double shoulder block on Colin, then run around him Steiner Bros. style. They begin to play the air guitar and air drum, till STIGMA comes in and tosses Hydra out. Donst rolls up STIGMA for the two count. Donst takes down STIGMA and slaps him across the face. STIGMA runs at Donst, but Donst dips the rope and STIGMA hits the floor. Donst jumps to the floor onto STIGMA. Hydra comes in and delivers a series of chops to Colin’s head. He applies a hand lock, but it has no effect. Hydra grabs Colin’s fist, puts it on the mat, and steps on it. Colin misses a chop in the corner. Hydra takes the hurt hand and chops it multiple times. Colin kicks Hydra in the gut and pounds him on the mat. Hydra reverses a hip toss to an arm drag. Hydra ducks a clothesline and sends Colin to the outside with the satellite headscissors. Hydra looks to dive to the outside, but STIGMA drills Hydra in the head with a boot. STIGMA rolls up Hydra for the two count. The UnStable cuts the ring in half, and bully Hydra around. Hydra escapes the pounding, by reversing one of STIGMA’s cradles into an accidental dropkick from Colin Delaney. While Colin aids his partner whom he just hit, Hydra rolls to his corner and tags in Donst. Tim takes both men down fireman’s carries. He takes out Delaney with an elbow, and crotches STIGMA on the middle rope. Donst turns around into a spinebuster by Donst. Colin follows up with an attempt at the People’s Elbow, but while Colin is dancing about, Donst hos up and takes him down with an STO. Donst also sets up the People’s Elbow, but headbutts Delaney in the ribs instead. Donst and STIGMA get into a chop battle. STIGMA jumps off the second rope with a knee strike to Donst’s neck. STIGMA goes for the pin but Hydra tags in. Hydra takes down both UnStable members, flap jacking Colin onto STIGMA. Hydra goes for the Hydralock on Colin with Donst tries the Donstitution on STIGMA. The UnStable works their way out of the moves, and pushes The Sea Donsters into one another. STIGMA dumps Donst to the outside. STIGMA nails Hydra with the Tombstone Piledriver! Delaney dives onto Donst to prevent him from breaking up the pin, which STIGMA gets, giving the UnStable their first point! This was awesome. It established both teams as forces to be reckoned with. It was very entertaining and set up the UnStable as a team to watch. **3/4

Vin Gerard comes in from the back and grabs the microphone. Vin says he knows Jigsaw is in the crowd, and points him out. Vin says he thinks he and Jigsaw got off on the wrong foot at Syle & Substance, and asks for Jigsaw to get in the ring. Jigsaw obliges. Colin holds the ropes for Jigsaw, but he goes through a different side. Long story short, Vin tells Jigsaw that nobody wants him around, they have a lot in common, and that he should join the UnStable. Jigsaw superkicks STIGMA, causing Vin and Colin to beat him down. Mike Quackenbush runs in with a chair to make the save. The UnStable bails before he can hit any of them. Jigsaw goes for a handshake, but Quack just says “Now we’re even” and heads to the back. Jigsaw looks to go backstage, but Chikarason comes out and says he and Jigsaw have to go to his office and talk before Jigsaw is allowed to the back.

Lince Dorado vs. Icarus

Lince says he is happy because he and his partner Jimmy Olsen accrued three points last night. He says that Icarus being a former Campeon de Parejas, beating him would be a good start. He lets out a loud POUNCE! before leaving.

Lince comes out to the ring on a Razor Scooter! Icarus pulls a scooter of his own out from under the ring and challenges him to a race. Icarus chops Lince to get the head start, but Lince defeats him soundly. Lince hits the ring and the bell sounds.

Each man exchange holds until Lince sends Icarus to the corner. They lock up and Lince applies a headlock. Icarus chops Lince’s back. He goes for a back drop, but Lince lands on his feet and reapplies the headlock. Icarus pushes Lince to the corner. Icarus runs up the ropes, pops Icarus off the ropes, and hits an alita. Lince grabs Icarus’ arm and walks across the top rope. He nails a springboard whoopee cushion on Icarus. Lince hits the ropes. Icarus pulls down the opposite top rope, causing Lince to splat stomach first on the floor. Icarus hits a baseball slide and chokes Lince on the guardrail. Icarus tosses Lince back in the ring and pins him for the two. Icarus hits a suplex and rolls into a butterfly lock. Icarus goes for the Pedigree, but turns it into a back breaker. Icarus applies a camel clutch. Icarus cracks Lince with a dropkick and pins him, but Lince gets his foot on the ropes. Lince slaps Icarus till Icarus blasts him with a forearm. Icarus again chokes Lince on the ropes. Icarus delivers a series of chops and kicks on the ropes. Lince ducks a whip to the ropes and hits a pump handle slam on Icarus. Lince double stomps Icarus in the corner. Lince hits a springboard elbow off the second rope. He goes for a moonsault and misses. Icarus turns Lince inside out with a lariat! Icarus sets up for the Blu-Ray Death Valley Driver, and lands it right in the corner! Icarus goes for the pin and only gets two! Lince makes it to his feet and hits an Enzugiri. Icarus rolls to the apron. Lince comes over, but Icarus drapes him on the ropes. Icarus goes for the Shiranui. Lince turns it into the flipping Urignagi! Lince follows up with the Shooting Star Press for the win. This was really great. This may have been the best singles match I have seen Lince Dorado in. Icarus looked more fierce than ever and came with his A game. Lince also looked great, and was a good way to get him over as a legitimate competitor his Campeonatos de Parejas shot. A lot better than most anyone would expect. ***

Incoherence (Delirious & Hallowicked) vs. The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (Ultramantis Black & Crossbones)

Ultramantis tells Crossbones that they face a true challenge in Incoherence. Ultramantis says he and Hallowicked have unresolved issues from years ago. Mantis says tonight he will put the final nail in Hallowicked’s coffin. Crossbones adds that if they win tonight, they get their third point and win the titles. Crossbones has a pumpkin for the Halloween spirit, and Mantis says he has a delicious pumpkin soup recipe for later.

The Order beats up the pumpkin in the ring saying that is what they will do to Hallowicked.

Delirious and Mantis start off. Delirious rings the arm of Mantis. Delirious brings Mantis to his side, and puts his knee on Mantis’ arm. Delirious continues to work over the arm, mainly twisting on his shoulder. Delirious tags in Hallowicked who also works over Mantis’ arm. Mantis forearms Hallowicked in the face and tags in Crossbones. They go back and forth with Wicked taking Crossbones over with a wheelbarrow arm drag. Crossbones tries his best to power through on a couple occasions, but Hallowicked maintains the advantage sending Crossbones to the floor. Mantis comes in and exchanges forearms with Hallowicked. Mantis chops Hallowicked into the corner. He sends Wicked to the buckle, but Wicked counters and hits somce chops of his own. Mantis blocks Hallowicked’s toss off the ropes. He sends Wicked to the ropes, who sends Mantis out of the ring with a step up frankensteiner. Crossbones comes in. Hallowicked takes him down with a bulldog and sends him to the corner. Incoherence makes frequent in and out tags, hitting a single blow on each tag. Delirious goes for the pin after a senton but only gets the two count. Delirious hits the ropes, but is caught by Mantis’ boot. Mantis and Crossbones isolate Delirious in their corner and dish out quite a bit of punishment. Delirious evaded a splash by Crossbones and went to tag in Wicked, but was quickly cut off by the Neo-Solar Temple. Delirious almost jumped over Crossbones to tag in Wicked, but unfortunately for him, Crossbones was able to slam him down before such a tag could be made. Wicked broke up a pin after the Temple hit a double Urinagi on Delirious. Delirious muscled Crossbones over and almost had a tag, but Mantis was able to stop him. The Sea Donsters make their way ringside, leaving Mantis distracted. Delirious takes down Crossbones in the corner and nails a Panic Attack. Hallowicked nails him with two big Yakuza Kicks! Mantis goes up the ramp chasing the Donsters and Delirious hits the Shadows Over Hell! Delirious gets the pin, and Incoherence picks up their first point! This was very poetic, as the Donsters cost the Temple their third point, much like the Temple cost the Donsters their match for the Campeonatos de Parejas. I dug this match; very good stuff from both teams and it told a very good story. **3/4

Jimmy Olsen can play mind games too

On the Podcast, Jimmy cut a promo saying that Vin Gerard screwed with his head when Vin told him that Colin was under a mask somewhere in CHIKARA. Jimmy said he was so distraught by his brother’s absence at that point that he was willing to believe anything. Jimmy says Vin made a fool out of him, and he will do the same to Vin.

Jimmy is back again tonight saying that last night in Easton, he and Lince got three points at the expense at Vin and Colin, but that isn’t enough. He reiterates that Vin likes to play mind games, and he can do the same. Jimmy then puts on the Equinox mask and heads for the ring.

Equinox’s music plays through the arena, and Jimmy comes out in full Equinox garb! This is an awesome little twist. Vin comes in from outside the arena in disbelief and anger. He actually sees the gear, and heads back outside! Vin stays in the crowd not wanting to get in the ring. Vin reluctantly steps over the guardrail, puts his Young Lions Cup under the ring, and gets in the ring.

Equinox (Jimmy Olsen) vs. Vin Gerard

Vin immediately rolls out of the ring. Equinox hits a baseball slide and chops the hell out of Vin. Equinox chases Vin near the ramp and pounds him down. He slams Vin on the entrance ramp and chops him once again. Back in the ring, Equinox takes down Vin with a series of arm dags. Vin holds onto the ropes blocking an arm drag and nails Equinox in the face with an elbow. Vin kicks Equinox away, not even wanting to touch him. Vin pounds on Jimmy and sends him to the mat with a Butterfly suplex. Vin chokes Equinox in the corner, yelling at him, asking what he is doing. Vin however looks extremely distressed in the ring. Equinox hits a flurry of offense but Vin takes him right back down. Vin hits the ropes to pop up off the second, but trips up, as if he is off his game. Vin still runs at Jimmy and nails the knee in the corner however. Equinox ducks and clotheslines and hits a flying forearm. Jimmy palm strikes Vin in the corner. Vin grabs Equinox’s leg and tries to send him to the mat for the STF, but Equinox lands on his feet and sends Vin to the floor with a hurricanrana! Equinox follows up with a dive through the middle rope. Vin goes back inside the ring. Equinox hits a top rope dropkick for the two count. Equinox hops off the second rope, but is caught and taken down by Vin. Vin hits a 2k1 Bomb for the two count. The fans chant “EQUINOX!” which eats Vin alive. Equinox escapes another 2k1 bomb. He takes Vin down to the mat and locks on the CHIKARA Special! This causes Vin to tap out! Equinox gets the win in an awesome match-up. The story telling here was incredible, and the action was always great. The fans were into it, and both men performed very well. ***1/2

Campeonatos de Parejas
The Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno & Player Dos; Campeones) vs. The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian)

Dos speaks in French, and Uno says that he agrees; apple pie is delicious. He says there quest ended with the belts, but a new one begins with champs. They said on their journey to the belts, they beat The Osirian Portal. They say the Portal can’t beat them, and list off all the hard video games they have defeated to prove it. They high five and head to the ring.

The Portal attack the SSB from behind to get things underway. They double team Dos on the ropes and drop him face first on the mat. Dos rolls up, then nails them both with a backflip kick to the head. Uno and Dos hit a knee strike/619 combo on Ophidian in the corner, and Dos follows up with a jumping dropkick. The SSB then double team Amasis to the mat getting the two count. Dos and Uno bring Amasis to the corner and place him on the top rope. Amasis beats Uno off the ropes, but Dos comes in and goes up top with Amasis. Dos goes for the B13, but Amasis pushes him off the ropes to the mat. Ophidian hops onto the top rope of the opposite side of the ring. The Osirian Portal hit Dos with the Osirian Sacrament, and just like the first fall is over! The challengers lead the match one fall to zero.

The Portal double team Uno at the start of the second fall. Uno fights back against both members, but is caught with a big power slam from Amasis. Ophidian slides out and sends Dos into the guardrail with a headscissors! Uno and Amasis are left in the ring. Amasis gets the advantage, sending Uno to the mat with a dropkick. The Osirian Portal double teams Uno, tossing him to the middle of the ring with a double hip toss. Uno fights back at Ophidian, until he is cut off with a spinning heel kick right to the head. Ophidian drags Uno back to his corner where he and Amasis tag back and forth to attack Uno. Uno went for a powerbomb, but held it to long, allowing Ophidian to work out of it. Amasis pounces on Uno in the corner! He hits a spinebuster and goes for the pin, but Dos breaks it up. Uno evades another spinning heel kick from Ophidian and drops him back first on his knee. Amasis comes in to prevent Uno from making a tag. Amasis locks on a camel clutch. Uno gets to the ropes to break it up. The Portal goes for a tandem suplex, but Uno suplexes them both down and tags in Dos! Dos takes the Portal down with a double clothesline. He hits them each with a spinning heel kick of his own. Dos picks up Ophidian and sends him to the floor with a spinning sidewalk slam. Dos hits an spinning X-Factor. Amasis goes for an Alabama Slam, but Dos turns it into a piledriver! Dos goes for the Final Smash on Ophidian, but Ophidian locks on the Ophidian Death Grip! Uno hits Ophidian with an Enzugiri, Dos hits the Final Smash, and the champs tie it up at one fall a piece!

Uno charges up for the Hadouken. Ophidian rolls through with a pin on Dos, but gets two. The SSB hit a double kick on Ophidian, but Dos only gets the two count. Uno is sent to the outside by Amasis. Amasis ducks a clothesline from Dos and takes him down with an STO. Amasis hits a sit out facebuster for the two count. Amasis splashes Dos which sends Dos to the outside, tagging in Uno. Uno comes in and makes the Portal hit moves on one another. Uno pins Amasis for only a two count. Ophidian takes down Uno with a leg lock Urinagi. Ophidian and Dos exchange chops, with Ophidian hitting a cradle suplex. Dos rolls through. Amasis makes the save, and he and Ophidian hit a double team Killswitch for the two count. Uno comes in and nails the Bubble Bobble driver on Amasis. Amasis pushes Uno off the top rope, allowing Ophidian to take him down with a double knee strike. Dos hits a spin out facebuster on Ophidian, and while Dos remained on the mat, Amasis hits him with a 450 splash! All four men are down. Uno and Ophidian get to their feet. Ophidian chops away at Uno. Uno hits a hard arm capture stunner and goes up top. He looks for the M. Bison Stomp but is cut off by Amasis. The Portal looks for a stack up superplex. Uno has Ophidian on his shoulders, and Dos pushes Amasis out of the way. Uno hits the rolling fireman’s carry off the top rope and is followed by a senton to Ophidian! Dos makes the pin and Ophidian amazingly kicks out! Ophidian is caught by Uno as he comes off the top rope with a sidewalk slam. Dos superkicks Ophidian down, and dives onto Amasis on the outside. Uno looks for the Bubble Bobble driver again, but Ophidian pauses him. Ophidian trips Uno and pins him for the three! We have new Campeones de Parejas! Wow, that was incredible. For one defense, the SSB made the most of it. This was a FINE title contest, and would main event any CHIKARA show. ****

The Portal dance up the ramp and pose with the belts. Dos yells at Uno, asking him what he was thinking wearing his pants with the game controller on them. Dos tells him to never wear them again, and leaves disappointed. Uno follows trying to explain.

The Global Gauntlet
CHIKARA Pro Wrestling vs. Big Japan Wrestling

Gran Akuma (CHIKARA) vs. Jaki Numazawa (BJW)

Akuma and Jaki exchange holds to a stalemate. Jaki kicks Akum ain the gut and applies a wrist lock. Akuma turns it in an arm lock, and Jaki reverses that. Jaki trips Akuma into a headlock. Akuma gets to a vertical base, and wraps his leg around the head of Jaki. Akuma turns it into an Octopus stretch, but Jaki falls to the mat. Akuma is tossed to thr ropes, but catches Jaki in a roll through hurricanrana. Jaki hits a punch to the gut, a knee lift, a jawbreaker, and a dropkick all in a row. Akuma is caught with a dropkick. Jaki puts Akuma on the top rope, and tosses him off by his arms. Jaki only gets the two count, so he goes to a headlock. Akuma comes up and uses a barrage of kicks to take down Jaki. Akuma kicks Jaki in the corner. Akuma hits an Enzugiri and heads up top. Akuma hits a big dropkick and fires up. He misses the Cheetah Swipe, so he hits a back and front kick instead. Jaki kicks out of a pin attempt. Jaki catches Akuma off the ropes with a step up hurricanrana. He lands an Enzugiri, but Akuma kicks out. Jaki goes up top only to be caught with a boot from Akuma. Akuma hits an Exploder suplex off the top and follows up with a moonsault. Akuma goes for the pin an amazingly Jaki kicks out! They exchange strikes and boots. Akuma knees Jaki in the forehead and hits the ropes. Jaki catches him with a back suplex for the two count. Each man exchanges waist locks. Jaki distracts the ref allowing him to low blow him. Jaki hits a spinning Samoan drop to eliminate Akuma!

Fire Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Jaki Numazawa (BJW)

Fire Ant leaps off the top rope with a jumping Enzugiri! He follows up with a top rope senton splash for the two count. Jaki catches Fire Ant off the ropes with a fisherman suplex. Jaki looks for a second rope moonsault, and overshoots his target. Fire Ant ducks a clothesline, and rolls through from a wheelbarrow for the two. Fire Ant hits a kick to the head and looks for the Beach Break. Jaki blocks it. They exchange waist locks. Jaki low blows Fire Ant right in front of the referee, disqualifying Jaki Numazawa from the match!

Fire Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Atsushi Ohashi (BJW)

Ohashi wastes no time bringing the pain to Fire Ant, delivering two leaping dropkicks to Fire Ant in the corner. He follows up with a spinning implant DDT for the two count. Ohashi goes for a strike in the corner, but is caught with a boot. Ohashi evades a crossbody from Fire Ant and heads up top. Ohashi hits a missile dropkick for the two count. Ohashi turns Fire Ant over into a Boston Crab. Fire Ant twists over and uses forearms and chops to escape. Fire Ant wheelbarrows up but is dropped onto his face by Ohashi. Ohashi tries for a German suplex. Fire Ant fights out and lands a series of fireman’s carries. Ohashi puts on the breaks and hits a Yoshi Tonic for the win!

Soldier Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Atsushi Ohashi (BJW)

Soldier Ant comes in blasting Ohashi with forerarms. Ohashi fights back, and these men exchange strikes. Soldier Ant hits a spinning saluting chop to the stomach. He follows with a shoulder block and pins Ohashi for the two. Soldier goes for a slam, but Ohashi rolls him up for to. Ohashi backslides Soldier Ant for the two count again. Soldier Ant slams down Ohashi and chops him right in the chest. Soldier Ant picks up Ohashi and sends him to the corner. He hits Ohashi with a back elbow, then hits a big diving missile headbutt to his gut for the two count. Soldier Ant hits a TKO on Ohashi, getting him the pin!

Soldier Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Katsumasa Inoue (BJW)

Soldier Ant dives to the outside to take out Inoue! The men exchange chops on the outside. Soldier Ant gets the advantage, puts Inoue in the ring, and pins him for two. Soldier Ant locks in an arm stretch, and rolls up Inoue for two. Soldier Ant comes at Inoue with chops and forearms, but Inoue comes right back with even harder chops and forearms. Inoue is sent to the corner, but flies out with a clothesline! Soldier Ant stays on top, bringing Inoue up and chopping him. Soldier Ant catches Inoue with a spinning headscissors takedown and pins him for the two. Again, Soldier comes at Inoue with forearms. Inoue counters and headbutts Soldier to the mat! Inoue follows up with a fisherman’s brainbuster and Soldier Ant amazingly kicks out! Inoue looks for a Tiger suplex, but Soldier resists. Inoue hits a regular suplex, then bridges a Tiger Suplex for the pin!

Worker Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Katsumasa Inoue (BJW)

The two men engage in a forceful lock up, leading to Worker being pushed back in the corner. Chops and forearms are once again exchanged. Inoue takes Worker Ant down and wraps his leg around Worker’s throat while pulling his arm. Inoue turns this into a full cross arm breaker, and Worker uses the ropes to break it up. Inoue continues to work on the arm, and suplexes Worker Ant for a two. Inoue takes Worker down and applies the cross arm breaker once more. They go to a vertical base where strikes are exchanged. Worker gets the advantage tossing Inoue off the ropes. He catches him with a shoulder block takedown. Worker Ant hits a DDT. He picks up Inoue and lands a brainbuster for the two count. Worker Ant sets up for the lariat, but is caught with a diving headbutt to the mid-section. Inoue takes Worker Ant down with a headbutt. Inoue cross Worker’s arms, turns over, and pulls up on both of them. Worker puts his foot on the rope to break it. Inoue hits another fisherman’s brainbuster only for Worker Ant to kick out. Inoue slams Worker Ant and heads up to the top rope. Inoue misses a diving headbutt. Worker rolls Inoue up with La Magistral for the pin!

Worker Ant (CHIKARA) vs. Shinya Ishikawa (BJW)

A dazed Worker Ant throws some strikes, but Shinya takes him down with a slam. Worker comes back with strikes, but the fresh Shinya delivers some much harder ones back. Worker Ant fights back with a one legged clothesline and hip toss. Worker picks up Shinya for a slam, and only gets the two count. Shinya sends Worker to the ropes, and Worker hops off into an arm drag into a cradle. Shinya ducks a lariat, another lariat, then nails Worker Ant with his own lariat! Shinya sends Worker Ant from one corner to another and hits an elbow. He bridges a Northern Lights suplex for the two count. Shinya stomps the mat and hits the ropes. Worker blocks two strikes. Shinya blocks a clotheslines, then smashes Worker Ant in the face with a rolling elbow! This is enough to score Shinya the pinfall.

Eddie Kingston (CHIKARA) vs. Shinya Ishikawa (BJW)

Eddie gets right in Shinya’s face and pushes him. Shinya doesn’t back down, pushing Eddie in the corner and nailing him in the face with a series of forearms. Eddie turns it into a series of machine gun chops in the corner. Eddie Yakuza kicks Shinya, then takes him over with a Urinagi suplex. This only scores Eddie a two count. Shinya ducks a lariat and dropkicks Eddie to the ropes. Shinya hits a rolling elbow and goes for the pin, but Eddie gets his foot on the ropes. Eddie hits a Saito suplex and Shinya gets up no selling! Shinya tries for another rolling elbow, but Eddie blocks and smashes him with the Backfist to the Future! This gets Eddie the pin, eliminating Shinya Ishikawa.

Eddie Kingston (CHIKARA) vs. Ryuji Ito (BJW)

Ito and Kingston exchange very stiff forearms back and forth. Kingston throws Ito into the corner, and he hops to the apron and heads up top. Ito comes off with a double stomp to Kingston’s chest. Ito pins Kingston for two. Kingston uses some of his boxing like strikes before taking Ito over with the Urinagi suplex. Kingston hits a standing lariat for the two. Kingston goes for the Backfirst to the Future, but Ito blocks it and sends Kingston to the mat with a standing suplex. Ito kicks Kingston in the head and pins him for the two. Ito slams Kingston and goes up to the top rope. He hits a top rope moonsault and again only gets the two count. Kingston counters the Tiger suplex with a step-up Enzugiri and the Backfist to the Future! Ito however kicks out of the pin! Kingston picks up Ito only to be caught with a side suplex right on his head. Ito calls for Kingston to get to his feet. Ito kicks Kingston in the stomach, axe kicks him across the back of the head, then lands a big leg drop across Kingston’s head and only gets the two count once more. Ito slams Kingston and again goes up top. Ito nails the Dragon Splash and gets the three on Kingston.

Mike Quackenbush (CHIKARA) vs. Ryuji Ito (BJW)

A re-match from Night 1! Quack runs at Ito. Ito throws a clothesline, but Quack ducks it. Quack takes Ito down and wrenches away at his shoulder. Ito elbows Quack in the ribs to get out of it. Quack continues to work over Ito’s arm as Ito lay stomach first on the mat. Quack rolls up Ito with La Magistral for the two. Quack again focuses on the arm, clubbing away. Ito back body drops Quack as he comes off the ropes. Quack tosses Ito to the corner. Quack runs at him, only for Ito to catch Quack and apply the Tarantula! Ito heads up to the top rope. He goes for a missile dropkick, but Quack side steps and locks on an arm bar. Ito gets the ropes to break it up. Ito evades an attack from Quack and drills him in the chest with a kick. Ito counters Quack’s palm strike into a Tiger suplex, and only gets his shoulders down for two. Ito goes for another Tiger suplex. Quack backs up Ito to the corner, sets him on the top rope, and hits the palm strike. Quack sends Ito to the mat with a frankensteiner and only gets two. Quack immediately locks on an arm submission after the kick out. Ito makes it up to his feet and forearms out of the hold. Ito crashes his boot into Quack’s face with a spinning heel kick for two. Ito follows up with a Michinoku driver before he heads up top. Quack evades the Dragon Splash, and locks on the CHIKARA Special! Ito taps! Quack has gained retribution for his loss to Ito last night by forcing the Big Japan captain to tap to the CHIKARA Special.

Mike Quackenbush (CHIKARA) vs. Yuji Okabayashi (BJW)

As Yuji gets in, Quack goes for a palm strike. Yuji ducks and rolls up Quack for two. Quack tries once more, only to be rolled up in a back slide for two. Yuji counters a suplex attempt with a small package for two. Yuji muscles Quack up for a suplex. Quack slips out of it and locks on an abdominal stretch. Yuji somehow walks to the ropes to break the hold. Yuji hits a forearm, and Quack comes back with a flurry of them. Quack lands the Kangaroo stomp on Yuji in the corner. Quack drops the knees across Yuji’s chest and pins for the two count. Quack locks on another submission and Yuji gets the ropes to break. Quack drops Yuji into a big gut buster. Quack heads up top landing a big double knee strike to the chest. Yuji kicks out of the pin. Yuji retreats to the corner as Quack gets up. Quack charges at Yuji, and Yuji kicks him in the chest. Yuji follows with a huge spear and puts Quack in the torture rack! Quack escapes, but Yuji pushes him into the corner. Quack evades a charge from Yuji and rolls forward into an Alligator Clutch for the pin!

Mike Quackenbush (CHIKARA) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)

Daisuke runs in and immediately takes Quack down with a German suplex. Sekimoto tries for another, but Quack resists. Quack tries to slip out but the grip is too much. Quack stomps on Sekimoto’s feet to force him to release. Quack ducks a lariat and hits a big palm strike! He hits a second but Sekimoto stays on his feet. Quack tries for a third only to be rolled into a Deadlift German suplex! Sekimoto is shocked when Quackenbush is able to kick out. Sekimoto brings Quack to his knees with a pump handle. Quack slips out and kicks away at Sekimoto. Quack lands a snap DDT and rolls Sekimoto into a pin for the two. Quack comes at Sekimoto with tons of hard strikes to the chest. Sekimoto pounds Quack and squashes him with a big splash in the corner. Sekimoto blasts Quack with a lariat for the two. Quack rolls to the edge of the ring outside the ropes. Sekimoto German suplexes Quack back in the ring, then hits another deadlift German suplex with a bridge to pin Quack! We’re down to the final two men.

Claudio Castagnoli (CHIKARA) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)

Sekimoto takes it to Claudio with chops, and Claudio responds with European uppercuts. Claudio hits the ropes and is hit with a back elbow from Sekimoto. Sekimoto and Claudio run at one another with hard shoulder tackles which take neither man down. Claudio finally hits a dropkick taking Sekimoto off his feet. Claudio hits a few Europeans and sends Sekimoto to the corner. Sekimoto cuts Claudio off and hits a dropkick off the second rope. Claudio kicks out of the pin. Sekimoto slams Claudio down and lands an elbow. Sekimoto grabs Claudio’s legs and looks to lock on a Boston Crab. Claudio tries to fight it, but Sekimoto is able to turn it over and apply a single leg Crab. Claudio grabs the rope to break. Daisuke hits some hard blows to Claudio’s chest in the corner. Claudio kicks back, and is responded in kind from Daisuke. Claudio is thrown to the opposite corner. He catches Sekimoto with the boot and series of European uppercuts. Sekimoto kicks Claudio. He comes off the rope, and Claudio ducks the clothesline. Claudio hops off the second and blasts Sekimoto with a European uppercut off the second rope. Claudio performs an impressive feat of strength taking Sekimoto down with the Big Swing. Claudio spins Sekimoto into the Match Killer for the two count. Claudio calls for the end and goes for the Ricola Bomb. Sekimoto fights it, and takes Claudio over his shoulders to the mat. Sekimoto hits a hard powerbomb for the two count, and turns it over into a Boston Crab. Sekimoto locks on an STO right in the middle of the ring! Claudio fights it and makes it to the ropes. Sekimoto drops Claudio with a brainbuster for the two. Sekimoto picks up Claudio with the deadlift German suplex, and Claudio manages to kick out! Sekimoto slams Claudio and heads to the top. Sekimoto looks for a splash, but Claudio catches him with the knees! Claudio runs out of the corner and nails a European uppercut for the two. Claudio hits a deadlift German suplex of his own and is also unable to capture the pin with it! Daisuke and Claudio exchange blows. Sekimoto gets the advantage and rocks Claudio with a rolling elbow. Claudio catches Sekimoto off the ropes with the pop up European which doesn’t even get the one count! Claudio responds with the Sweet Schwinn Music which again doesn’t even get the one count! Claudio nails Sekimoto with the Ricola Bomb to get the victory for CHIKARA Pro Wrestling!

The entire CHIKARA team comes out to applaude. The Colony and Quack stand ringside, while Akuma applaudes from the aisleway. The fans chant “PLEASE COME BACK!” as Claudio shakes hands with Sekimoto, then Quack shakes his hand as he heads to the back. The entire BJW team hits the ring as Quack tells the crowd to give it up for them. The fans stand and applaude team Big Japan. Quack and Ito shake hands as the crowd whistles and cheers. Team CHIKARA stands on the apron and claps for them. Claudio comes in and shakes all their hands, before raising all the hands of team BJW.

This, my friends, is how you build a match. The ordering of the wrestlers could not have been better. Admittedly, it was kind of annoying to see the “CHIKARA guy eliminated, BJW guy eliminated” formula used over and over till Quackenbush, but it didn’t come off as forced or calculated. The matches got better and better as they went on, most everyone looked good, and the crowd dug it. It told a great story with Quackenbush regaining his win on Ito with a submission hold that not only he created, but personifies so much of what CHIKARA is. The story telling by everyone worked really well. I admit, there was plenty of sloppiness at points, especially with Akuma and Numazawa. That aside, the entire package as a whole was excellent and a must see for most any pro wrestling fan. ****1/2

The 411: Needless to say, you need this mamma jamma. Every single match was good, and the last two matches were incredible. It had plenty of storyline advancement, great wrestling, and fun moments. Much like Aniversarioct, it epitomizes everything that CHIKARA is all about in a fun little package. Snag this DVD and I assure you won’t be disappointed. It’s one of the top shows CHIKARA has done this year.

Final Score:  9.5   [  Amazing ]  legend