PWG CHIKARticles: A Recap of All Things INDY
This week in PWG CHIKARticles: A Recap of All Things INDY, catch up on the latest additions to CHIKARA’s Bruised event, PWG’s October 14th show Schadenfreude and other indy updates! Plus, find out which Indy Wrestler is enjoying 2007 the most.
In late 2005, Mike Quackenbush was given career-threatening surgery to his back to remove cysts from his spine. Things weren’t looking so bright for Quack then. After months of being sidelined from all the action, he made his return to wXw in March capturing the wXw Title. Ever since then, Quack’s been doing nothing but getting more accomplishments under his name in the books. 2006 was the year to achieve his Lifelong Goal: To Compete in Japan. 2006 came and passed, and even-though he still had an amazing year, he still didn’t have a spot in Japan for him.
Mike Quackenbush started 2007 off with CHIKARA’s King of Trios. This event was the most successful event in CHIKARA’s history, drawing in over 200 fans to the New Alhambra a night full of fun. With Jigsaw and Shane Storm on his team, Mike Quackenbush won 2 rounds that night going on to claim the title as 2007’s King of Trios Champion.
Ring of Honor was banned from using talent that they were used to like Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana and the Murder City Machine Guns. On a quest to bring in new talent to freshen up the roster, RoH called in numerous new people with one of them being Mike Quackenbush. Now, I know it wasn’t his main goal to get into RoH. But I do bet it was on his list. It had to have been sweet for Quack to see that he was accepted into the RoH Family. But Quack’s accomplishments didn’t stop there, oh no. Let us fast forward to May.
May 11th, 2007 to be exact. Fight Sports Midwest put on “Chapter Two†in Portage, Indiana. The Main-Event for the show featured Japan’s NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask IV defending his title against “Lightning†Mike Quackenbush. Realizing that if he won the belt, he would have a sure shot at getting into Japan. Quack walked in with hope of winning, and walked out with the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title and Tiger Mask IV’s mask. He may have won it quite unfairly, but he did what it took to take that belt. After the match, he cut a promo basically talking to all the promoters in Japan showing them that he tore off IV’s mask. At the end of the promo, he asked “Japan, do I have your attention now?†He went on to defend the title against Black Tiger IV and Akira Raijin. He won those matches cleanly, but still no answer from Japan. He knew that he would have to make a further impact on the INDY Scene.
Walking into TPI season as the IWA-MS Light Heavyweight Champion and IWA-DS Heavyweight Champion, Quack earned a spot in the Ted Petty Invitational. He won his first match, advancing into a 2nd Round Match against Joey Ryan. Taking a nasty spill after a botched tope con hilo, Quack was shook up but still won the match. After being looked at, it was announced that Quackenbush could not compete in his match against Josh Abercrombie to advance into the finals. To our surprise, Quack competed anyway and went on to win the match. He was being held back by Bryce Remsburg and the NWA Commissioner being told not to go back there. IWA-MS Heavyweight Title, IWA-MS Light Heavyweight Title, and the TPI 2007 Tournament Title was on the line in the 3-Way Finals match. Quack pinned Castagnoli after a tombstone driver to narrow it down to only Chuck Taylor and himself. Kicking out of the Omega Driver, Quack got Taylor in the CHIKARA Special to win. The crowd gave him a standing ovation, and Ian gave him a congratulatory speech. Mike responded “I want you to tell you all about what 2007 has meant to me. I married the girl of my dreams, we had an amazing King of Trios, I won a little thing called TPI and 10 days from now I’m going to Japan”.
1) SAVE_US_222 promos are being given lots of airtime on WWE Programming. The video contains numerous cryptic messages that could possibly lead to the return of Chris Jericho.
2) Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Homicide and others have requested for their release from TNA. With the 2 Hour Shows coming up, TNA Management requested that they stay until after that schedule starts, promising more airtime for that talent. TNA signed Amazing Kong for their women’s division. That’s good news.
3) After a stiff RKO on an unforgiving table, John Cena tore his right pectoral muscle and is expected to miss 6-8 Months of action. WWE has stripped the title from Cena and will hold a title match at No Mercy.
NEWS
1) Chuck Taylor’s open challenge has been answered, and the man who will try and take the cup away from him will be none other than Claudio Castagnoli. Castagnoli stated “You’re kind of “famous†for making little kid cry. But in Reading, I’m gonna make you cryâ€Â. Then, he went on to do the Alex Wright dance. It was wonderful.
2) Masked Men will also collide in Reading, PA. Jigsaw against Dragon Yuki has been signed for 10/26’s Bruised.
3) Ultramantis Black is going to IWA-DS to participate in this year’s Carnage Cup. When asked about why he was doing this, he said that he has conquered CHIKARA and is looking to expand his territory. That evil bastard.
Upcoming CHIKARA Events
October 26, 2007 in Reading, PA: “Bruisedâ€Â. Announced Matches: Eddie Kingston vs. Tim Donst; Chuck Taylor vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the YLC Trophy; Los Ice Creams vs. Team FIST for the Campeanatos De Parejas; Jigsaw vs. Dragon Yuki. 5 More matches to come.
October 27, 2007 in Barnesville, PA: “New Star Navigationâ€Â. Announced matches for this card: Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw vs. Cheech and Cloudy. The Colony, Ophidian, Tim Donst, Lince Dorado, Hallowicked, Team FIST, Mitch Ryder, Chuck Taylor, Delirous, Crossbones, Dragon Yuki and Ultramantis Black are featured on the event homepage, so they will more than likely appear.
November 16, 2007 in Reading, PA: “Battle of Who Could Care Lessâ€Â. There are no announced matches for this card.
November 17, 2007 in Helltertown, PA: “The Sordid Perils of Everyday Existenceâ€Â. There are no announced matches for this card.
November 18, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA: “Chapter 11â€Â. There are no announced matches for this card.
CHIKARA Lingo
Season Finale: CHIKARA runs their promotion in seasons. A season is from February (King of Trios) to November (Season Finale). The Season Finale is the last show to seal up the year. All feuds are usually put to rest and something really big happens to shake up the kickoff show of the following year. In 2007’s season finale, The Kings of Wrestling lost their Campeonatos De Parejas to Team FIST after being one of the most unstoppable forces in all of Indy Wrestling.
NEWS
1) El Generico and Kevin Steen are set to defend their tag titles against former tag champions Davey Richard and Super Dragon on Night 2 of PWG’s European Vacation 2. This should be MOTN.
2) Over on the PWG Forums it was announced that the 10/14 show will be called â€ÂSchadenfreudeâ€Â. Check out the Upcoming Event section for more information on this event.
Upcoming PWG Events
October 14, 2007 in Van Nuys, CA: Schadenfreude. Announced Matches: Bryan Danielson © vs. Roderick Strong for the PWG World Title; Jack Evans vs. El Generico; Human Tornado vs. Chris Hero; Scott Lost vs. Davey Richards; Nemesis/Phoenix Star/Zokre vs. Scorpio Sky/Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. Also scheduled to appear: Ronin, Bino Gambino, Dino Winwood and Excalibur.
October 26, 2007 in France: PWG European Vacation II: France. Announced Matches: Austin Aries vs. Joey Ryan; PAC vs. Jack Evans; PWG Title Match where Bryan Danielson will defend his belt against Nigel McGuinness. Also Scheduled to appear: Super Dragon, El Generico and Kevin Steen.
October 27, 2007 in England: PWG European Vacation II: England. Announced Matches: Austin Aries vs. Nigel McGuinness; PAC vs. Kevin Steen; Martin Stone will challenge Bryan Danielson for the PWG Title. Also Scheduled to appear: El Generico, Jack Evans, Spud, Super Dragon, Joey Ryan, Terry Fraizer and Sha Samules.
October 26, 2007 in Germany: PWG European Vacation II: Germany. Announced Matches: Kevin Steen vs. PAC vs. Super Dragon vs. Jack Evans; Austin Aries vs. Murat Bosporus; El Generico will take on Bryan Danielson for the PWG Title. Also Scheduled to appear: Joey Ryan, Tommy End, Bad Bones, Ares and Nigel McGuinness.
1) The IWA-MS Ted Petty Invitational has come and pass, and from what is being said, it was the tournament of the year. Check Out Larry Goldman’s report on the event.
2) The wrestlers who will participate in the IWA-DS Carnage Cup 2007 have been announced. Scheduled for the tournament are Drake Younger, Insane Lane, Danny Havoc, Sexxy Eddy, Tank, Ian Rotten, Freak Show, Viking, Whacks, Ultramantis Black, Deranged and JC Bailey. No, no need to go back. You read it right. Ultramantis Black.
3) Dragon Gate Wrestle Jam 3 will kick off on January 3rd. Rumored names that have already been signed for the events are Human Tornado, Hallowicked, and other CHIKARA Students.
4) It turns out Ultimo Dragon’s UWA promotion is still up and running despite having problems lately with finding a building. Check out the upcoming Indy event section for details on this event.
5) SHIMMER’s October 13th main event is in trouble. The scheduled match to take place was Amazing Kong challenging Sara Del Ray for her SHIMMER Title. With Amazing Kong signing to TNA this week, TNA Management may restrict Kong from showing up to this event. The same situation is happening over in IWA-MS on the 10/7 show.
6) Mike Quackenbush suffered head injuries after messing up a tope con hilo at the TPI. He will miss this weekend’s ROH Shows. According to reports, the first thing Quack asked when he got up was “Where am I?â€Â
7) IWA-MS has been dropped by NWA. This is because of Ian Rotten letting Quackenbush wrestle his 3rd round match injured. Ian Rotten is said to be very happy about getting out of the contract.
The Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers goes to Toronto on 10/6. Scheduled matches for this event: Ricky Reyes vs. Sterling James Keenan; John McChesney vs. Sebastion Dark.
IWA-MS presents their 11th Anniversary Show on 10/7 from Sellersbeg, IN. Matches scheduled for this event: Amazing Kong vs. Mickie Knuckles; Suicide Kid vs. Mad Man Pondo in a Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Multiple Scaffolds Match.
SHIMMER presents their 14th and 15th shows on 10/13 from Berwyn, IL. Matches Scheduled for this event: Sara Del Ray vs. The Amazing Kong. Other wrestlers scheduled to appear on this event: Allison Danger, Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, MsChif, Daizee Haze and Cheerleader Melissa.
JAPW presents their 10th Anniversary Show on 10/27 in Rahway, NJ. Matches scheduled for this event: Kenny Omega vs. Danny Demanto; AJ Styles vs. Frankie Kazarian; Eddie Kingston vs. Drake Younger; B-Boy vs. Joker vs. M-Dogg 20 vs. Sal Rinuaro vs. Deranged vs. Bandido Jr.; Grim Reefer vs. Archadia; LAX vs. Jay Lethal and Azrieal vs. Ruckus and Sabian of BLKOUT; Low-Ki vs. Rhino vs. Necro Butcher.
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