CHIKARA Under The Hood Review

Overall: 7.25/10

F.I.S.T. vs. 3.0 – ***1/4

Icarus vs. Dasher Hatfield – **3/4

Jigsaw, The Shard, Soldier Ant & deviANT vs. Mike Quackenbush, Fire Ant, Green Ant & assailANT – ***1/4

Mr. Touchdown(c) vs. ACH (Young Lions Cup) – ***3/4

Delirious, Ophidian & The Batiri vs. The Spectral Envoy, Crossbones & Blind Rage – **3/4

The Young Bucks(c) vs. The 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty (Campeonatos de Parejas) – **1/2

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Tim Donst (Grand Championship) – ***1/4

February 26, 2013 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA The Cibernetico Rises Review

Overall:  7.75/10

Mr. Touchdown vs. Solider Ant – **3/4

The Shard vs. Fire Ant – ***1/4

Icarus vs. Dasher Hatfield – ***

The Heart Throbs vs. The 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty – **3/4

Team CHIKARA vs. Team Steen (Torneo Cibernetico) – ****1/4

January 29, 2013 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA A Piece of the Action Review

Overall: 6/10

The Spectral Envoy, Fire Ant & assailANT vs. The Batiri & Ophidian – ***

Devastation Corporation vs. Roger Dorn & Rich Vaughn – SQUASH

Soldier Ant vs. Jakob Hammermeirer – **

Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. The Shard & deviANT – **3/4

The Mysterious & Handsome Stranger vs. Mr. Touchdown – *1/4

Sugar Dunkerton & Icarus vs. Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano – **3/4

Dasher Hatfield vs. Tim Donst – **3/4

3.0, El Generico & Gran Akuma vs. The Young Bucks & The Bravado Brothers – ***1/2

January 23, 2013 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Zelda The Great Review

Overall: 7.75/10

Da Soul Touchaz vs. The Batiri – ***

Devastation Corporation vs. Wayne Campbell & Garth Algar – SQUASH

El Generico vs. The Shard – ***3/4

F.I.S.T. vs. Soldier Ant & deviANT – ***

Mike Quackenbush vs. Colt Cabana – **3/4

Jigsaw, Fire Ant & assailANT vs. The Bravado Brothers & Jimmy Jacobs – ***1/4

Gran Akuma vs. Tim Donst – **1/4

3.0 vs. The Throwbacks vs. Sugar Dunkerton & Icarus vs. The Mysterious Handsome Stranger & Sapphire – ***1/4

The Young Bucks(c) vs. The Spectral Envoy (Campeonatos de Parejas) – ***1/2

January 14, 2013 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA The Zodiac Crimes Review

Overall: 5.25/10

Bravado Brothers vs. The Throwbacks – **3/4

Ophidian vs. Gran Akuma – **

Amber O’Neal vs. Saturyne – **

The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger vs. Walter Eaton – *1/4

Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier vs. Solider Ant & DeviANT – **1/4

AssailANT vs. Sugar Dunkerton – *1/2

Icarus, Chuck Taylor, The Shard & The Batiri vs. Mike Quackenbush, Fire Ant, Green Ant & The Spectral Envoy – ***1/2

January 3, 2013 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Deep Freeze Review

Overall: 7/10

Ace Haven vs. Kyle Matthews – **3/4

Ophidian & The Batiri vs. F.I.S.T. & Sugar Dunkerton – ***1/4

Saturyne vs. Soldier Ant – *1/4

Kobald vs. Frightmare – **1/4

DeviANT vs. The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger – **1/2

Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier vs. Fire Ant & AssailANT – **3/4

Gran Akuma vs. The Shard – ***1/2

Los Ice Creams vs. The Spectral Envoy – **3/4

Mr. Touchdown vs. Green Ant (Young Lions Cup) – ***1/2

December 23, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA King of Trios 2012 Night 3

Overall: 9/10

The Sendai Girls vs. Team ROH (KOT Semifinals Match) – ***1/4

Spectral Envoy vs. F.I.S.T. (KOT Semifinals Match) – ***1/2

Ophidian vs. Saturyne – **

Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier vs. The Colony vs. Devastation Corporation vs. Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel vs. Jolly Roger & Lance Steel vs. Johnny Miyagi & Ralph Macchio Jr. vs. Demolition vs. Powers of Pain vs. The 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty vs. Los Ice Creams (10-Team Gauntlet) – ***

Darkness Crabtree, Johnel Sanders, Colt Cabana & The Swamp Monster vs. Ebessan, Takoyakida & 3.0 – ***1/4

Manami Toyota & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Commando Bolshoi & Tsubasa Kuragaki – ****1/4

Jigsaw vs. Tadasuke – ***1/4

The Spectral Envoy vs. Team ROH (KOT Finals Match) – ****

December 2, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA King of Trios 2012 Night 2

Overall: 8/10

Team JWP vs. F.I.S.T. (KOT Quarterfinal Match) – ***

Mr. Touchdown vs. The 1-2-3 Kid – *1/2

Spectral Envoy vs. The Batiri (KOT Quarterfinal Match) – ***1/2

Green Ant & Fire Ant vs. Ebessan & Takoyakida – ***1/2

Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, and Manami Toyota vs. The Sendai Girls (KOT Quarterfinal Match) – ***1/2

Sugar Dunkerton vs. Tatanka – **1/2

Team ROH vs. The Extreme Trio (KOT Quarterfinal Match) – ***1/4

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Tadasuke (Grand Championship) – ***1/2

November 14, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA King of Trios 2012 Night 1

Overall: 7.5/10

The Colony (Green Ant, Fire Ant & assailANT) vs. The Sendai Girls (Meiko Satomura, Dash Chisako & Sendai Sachiko) (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***

The Batiri vs. 3.0 & Gran Akuma (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***

Osaka Pro (Kikutaro, Ebessan & Takoyakida) vs. F.I.S.T. (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***1/4

The Swarm (combatANT, deviANT & Soldier Ant) vs. Manami Toyota, Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw (KOT 1st Round Match) – **3/4

The Throwbacks (Mr. Touchdown, Dasher Hatfield & Matt Classic) vs. Team JWP (Commando Bolshoi, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Kaori Yoneyama) (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***1/4

The Spectral Envoy vs. The Mysterious and Handsom Stranger, Mihara & Tito Santana (KOT 1st Round Match) – **1/2

The Faces Of Pain (Meng, The Warlord & The Barbarian) vs. Team ROH (The Young Bucks & Mike Bennett) (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***

Team WWF (Aldo Montoya, Tatanka & 1-2-3 Kid) vs. The Extreme Trio (Jerry Lynn, Too Cold Scorpio & Tommy Dreamer) (KOT 1st Round Match) – ***1/2

November 2, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Ring of Wax Review

Overall: 7.75/10

combatANT, deviANT & Solider Ant vs. The Batiri – **1/2

Saturyne vs. Tim Donst – **

Mysterious and Handsome Stranger vs. Lancelot Bravado – ***

Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. 17 & The Shard – **3/4

Spectral Envoy vs. Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin – **1/2

Eddie Kingston vs. Harlem Bravado – ***1/4

Fire Ant, Green Ant & 3.0 vs. Icarus, Chuck Taylor, Ophidian & Sugar Dunkerton – ***1/2

ACH vs. “Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti (Young Lions Cup Finals) – ****

October 23, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Shoot A Crooked Arrow Review

Overall: 6.25/10

Fire Ant, Green Ant & assailANT vs. The Batiri – **3/4

Mysterious & Handsome Stranger vs. Tim Donst – **3/4

Anthony Stone vs. “Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti (Young Lions Cup Semi-Finals Match) – **1/2

Bravado Brothers vs. 3.0 vs. Spectral Envoy vs. Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin – **3/4

Eddie Kingston vs. The Shard – **1/2

Jigsaw vs. 17 – **3/4

ACH vs. Jakob Hammermeier (Young Lions Cup Semi-Finals Match) – *3/4

combatANT, deviANT & Soldier Ant vs. Icarus, Chuck Taylor & Sugar Dunkerton – **1/2

Mike Quackenbush vs. Colt Cabana – ***1/4

October 5, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Give ‘Em The Axe Review

Overall: 6.75/10

Spectral Envoy vs. Soldier Ant, combatANT & deviANT – **3/4

Ophidian vs. Sugar Dunkerton – **

The Shard vs. The Mysterious & Handsome Stranger – **

The Batiri vs. 3.0 & Gran Akuma – ***

Icarus vs. Sara Del Rey – **3/4

Jakob Hammermeier vs. Jigsaw – **1/2

Los Ice Creams vs. Steve “The Turtle” Weiner & Green Ant – *1/2

JT Dunn vs. Aaron Epic vs. ACH vs. Vinny Marseglia (Young Lions Cup Match) – ***1/4

The Young Bucks(c) vs. The Throwbacks (Campeonatos de Parejas) – ***1/2

September 23, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA The Great Escape Review

Overall: 7.75/10

assailANT vs. Green Ant – **3/4

Cameron Matthews vs. Kobald vs. Anthony Stone vs. Jivin’ Jimmy (Young Lions Cup Match) – ***

Ophidian vs. Frightmare – ***

Icarus vs. The Mysterious & Handsome Stranger – ***

combatANT, deviANT & Soldier Ant vs. 3.0 & Gran Akuma – ***

The Batiri vs. Jakob Hammermier & Tim Donst – **1/2

The Shard vs. Sugar Dunkerton – **

The Heart Throbs & The Young Bucks vs. Mike Quackenbush, Hallowicked & UltraMantis Black – ***

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Sara Del Rey (Grand Championship) – ****1/4

September 8, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Smack in the Middle Review

Overall: 7.75/10

DeviANT vs. Green Ant – **3/4

Jakob Hammermeier vs. Sugar Dunkerton – **1/4

The Shard vs. Jigsaw – ***1/4

Tim Donst vs. Sara Del Rey – **1/2

Bravado Brothers vs. The Spectral Envoy – ***

Mr. Touchdown vs. Jason Axe vs. Tripp Cassidy vs. Ryan Rush (Young Lions Cup Match) – **3/4

AssailANT vs. Solider Ant – ***

F.I.S.T. & Ophidian vs. 3.Ole & Gran Akuma – ***3/4

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Dasher Hatfield (Grand Championship) – ***1/2

August 28, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA The Foggiest Notion Review

Overall: 7/10

Leah Von Dutch vs. Sara Del Rey – **1/4

Tim Donst vs. Sugar Dunkerton – **1/2

Jakob Hammermeier vs. Ethan Page vs. Sebastian Suave vs. Buxx Belmar (Young Lions Cup Match) – ***

Dasher Hatfield vs. El Generico – **3/4

The Shard, AssailANT & DeviANT vs. Mike Quackenbush, Green Ant & Soldier Ant – ***

Jigsaw vs. Ophidian – ***1/4

Bravado Brothers vs. 3.0 – ***1/4

August 23, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Chikarasaurus Rex: How To Hatch A Dinosaur Review

Overall: 8.5/10

UltraMantis Black vs. Ophidian – ***

Colt Cabana & Mixed Martial Archie vs. The Throwbacks (Loser Leaves Town Match) – ***1/2

Gran Akuma vs. Icarus (Ladder Match) – ***1/2

Sara Del Rey & Saturyne vs. The Batiri – **3/4

Tim Donst vs. Hallowicked (Hair vs. Mask Match) – ***3/4

Eddie Kingston, Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush, Green Ant & Solider Ant vs. GEKIDO – ***1/2

F.I.S.T.(c) vs. The Young Bucks (Campeonatos de Parejas) – ****1/4

July 20, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Anniversario: The Ogg and I Review

Overall: 7.5/10

Dasher Hatfield vs. Colt Cabana – **1/2

Saturyne vs. Kagetsu – **1/4

Los Ice Creams vs. The Colony – **1/2

Bravado Brothers vs. Dash Chisako & Sendai Sachiko – ***1/4

17 & The Shard vs. 3.0 – **

Meiko Satomura vs. Sara Del Rey – ***

The Batiri vs. The Swarm vs. Spectral Envoy vs. Tim Donst, Delirious & Jakob Hammermeier – ***1/4

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Jigsaw (Grand Championship) – ****1/4

June 24, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Anniversario: A Horse of Another Color Review

Overall: 7.5/10

Ophidian vs. Dasher Hatfield – ***1/2

Batiri, Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeir vs. Shane Storm, Rorschach, Crossbones, Jolly Roger & Lance Steel – ***

Dash Chisako & Sendai Sachiko vs. Meiko Satomura and Kagetsu – ***1/2

Darkness Crabtree vs. Mixed Martial Archie – N/A (Bad comedy)

GEKIDO vs. Icarus, Mister ZERO, Dragonfly, UltraMantis Black & Hallowicked – **1/2

Mr. Touchdown vs. Colt Cabana – ***

Jigsaw, Sara Del Rey & Shane Matthews & Green Ant vs. Eddie Kingston, Saturyne, Scott Parker & Soldier Ant – ***

June 12, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA The Contaminated Cowl Review

Overall: 6.25/10

Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin vs. The Throwbacks – **3/4

Billy Roc, Remi Wilkins & Dale Patricks vs. Big Sue Jackson, Tripp Cassidy & Jeremy Hadley – 1/2*

The Young Bucks vs. The Batiri vs. Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier vs. The Spectral Envoy – **1/2

Sara Del Rey vs. Obariyon – **

The Colony vs. The Swarm – ***

Eddie Kingston vs. 17 – *3/4

Jigsaw vs. Icarus – ***

3.0(c) vs. F.I.S.T. (Campeones de Parejas) – ***1/4

June 5, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Hot Off The Griddle Review

Overall: 8/10

The Colony & Jigsaw vs. GEKIDO – ***1/4

Mixed Martial Archie vs. Kobald – **1/2

The Throwbacks vs. The Batiri – ***

17 vs. Tianlong – 1/4*

Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin vs. The Young Bucks – ***

3.0 & The Spectral Envoy vs. Tim Donst, Jakob Hammermeier & The Bravados – ***

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Kevin Steen (Grand Championship) – ***1/4

F.I.S.T. vs. Gran Akuma – **

El Generico vs. Sara Del Rey – ***3/4

May 20, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA I’ll Be A Mummy’s Uncle Review

Overall: 6.75/10

UltraMantis Black vs. Ophidian – **1/4

Kobald vs. Saturyne – **

F.I.S.T. vs. Los Maximos vs. Bravado Brothers vs. QT Marshall & Jack Bonza (Four Corner Elimination Tag Match) – ***

Mixed Martial Archie vs. Mr. Touchdown – **1/2

Jigsaw vs. Tim Donst – ***1/2

Jakob Hammermeier vs. Dragonfly – 3/4*

Greg Iron vs. Gran Akuma – **1/4

Kodama vs. Sara Del Rey – **1/2

Eddie Kingston & The Colony vs. GEKIDO – ***1/2

May 6, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA It’s How You Play The Game Review

Overall: 8/10

Mike Bailey vs. Mathieu St. Jacques – **1/2

Jigsaw vs. “Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti – ***

Sara Del Rey vs. Leah VonDutch – *1/4

Dasher Hatfield vs. Ophidian – ***1/4

3.Ole vs. The Batiri – ***1/2

Spectral Envoy vs. 17 & The Shard – **1/4

Archibald Peck vs. Chuck Taylor – ***1/4

The Colony vs. GEKIDO – **3/4

Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Brodie Lee (Grand Championship) – ****

April 30, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment

CHIKARA Green Ice Review

Overall: 7.5/10

Sara Del Ray vs. Kobald – **1/4

Josh Alexander, Marcus Marquez & Sebastian Suave vs. Scotty O’Shea, Alex Vega & Brent Bank – ***

Brodie Lee vs. Fire Ant – ***

Archibald Peck vs. Dasher Hatfield – ***

The Batiri vs. Spectral Envoy vs. The Colony vs. The Swarm (Four Corner Elimination Match) – **3/4

Tim Donst vs. El Generico – ***1/4

Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. 17 & The Shard – **1/2

Ophidian vs. Eddie Kingston – **1/2

F.I.S.T.(c) vs. 3.0 (2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the Campeon de Parejas) – ***1/2

April 27, 2012 | Categories: CHIKARA | Leave a comment