Heritage vs. CHIKARA

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May 30, 2012

The line-up for Chikara's June shows are posted on the company's website. Due to the abbreviated nature of the shows, the company announces that tickets for each event will cost only $11.99, with children under 10 admitted free!

June's events will include Welcome to the Jungle from Philadelphia on June 2nd, Sunglasses at Night from Strathroy, Ontario on June 23rd, and The Boys of Summer from Syracuse, NY on June 24th.

Welcome to the Jungle
Brodie Lee vs. Archibald Peck
Tim Donst vs. 17
The Colony vs. Los Ice Creams
Jigsaw vs. Ultramantis Black
Incoherence vs. The Swarm

And in the main event...
The Batiri will challenge Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano in a European Rules match for the Campeonatos de Parejas!


Sunglasses at Night
3.0 vs. Ares & Claudio Castagnoli
Gregory Iron vs. Grizzly Redwood
The Colony vs. Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier
Green Ant vs. Shard
Frightmare vs. Icarus

And in the main event...
Chikara and Gekido go head to head as Mike Quackenbush locks up with the masked 17!


The Boys of Summer
The Batiri vs. Ophidian & Dasher Hatfield
Green Ant vs. Icarus
Colt Cabana vs. Ultramantis Black
Quacksaw vs. Los Ice Creams

And in the main event...
The Spectral Envoy will clash with the BDK as Pinkie Sanchez faces Hallowicked!

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RESULTS

Welcome to the Jungle
June 2, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ultramantis Black vs. Jigsaw

The leader of the Spectral Envoy was on fire from the opening bell, and Jigsaw weathered an absolute storm, holding on by the skin of his teeth. After a couple miscalculations on Ultramantis' part, Jigsaw was able to rally back and score an upset pinfall after his JIG N' TONIC.

WINNER: Jigsaw via pinfall (10:36) **

Incoherence vs. The Swarm

All three members of the Swarm came out for their match, and DeviANT opted to drop off the apron, acting as corner man for his team. This may have been a mistake, as Incoherence was able to dominate their opponents and seemed to be en route to a win. After Frightmare crushed AssailANT with a FRIGHT CRUSHER, DeviANT slid into the ring and attacked, giving Incoherence the win, but without the satisfaction of a clean pinfall.

WINNERS: Incoherence via DQ (8:08) *

Brodie Lee vs. Archibald Peck

Not much to see, here. Lee manhandled Peck and scored the pinfall after a BIG BOOT.

WINNER: Brodie Lee via pinfall (5:23) *

The Colony vs. Los Ice Creams

Soldier Ant and Fire Ant were hoping to build on their King of Trios victory with a much-needed win, but they came up short as Ice Cream Jr. pinned Soldier Ant after EL ASESINO.

WINNERS: Los Ice Creams via pinfall (10:46) *

17 vs. Tim Donst

Wrestling with the support of the fans for the first time in recent memory, Donst was barely able to survive a savage assault from the leader of Gekido. Despite being bloodied, battered, and beaten, Donst managed to score a pinfall out of nowhere after 17 telegraphed a back body drop, leading to a kick to the head and an SDT.

WINNER: Tim Donst via pinfall (14:05) **

MAIN EVENT: The Batiri vs. F.I.S.T. in a European Rues Match for the Campeonatos de Parejas

The Batiri came out strong, continuing their recent dominance by beating Johnny Gargano from pillar to post. They kept him isolated from this corner, and Obariyon picked up the pinfall after a FLYING DDT which busted Gargano open (11:30).

After the 30-second rest period, Gargano managed to make a desperation tag to Chuck Taylor, but he fared no better against the overpowering challengers. Another FLYING DDT had Taylor in deep trouble, but a timely run-in by Icarus prevented the pinfall and led to a disqualification, giving Obariyon and Kodama the victory, but not the titles.

WINNERS: The Batiri via DQ (24:38) ****

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June 12, 2012

An anonymous poster visits dozens of pro wrestling news boards and fan sites, providing a link to a website entitled HCW Training Day. Visitors to the site see a flash video of split-second clips from wrestling matches, culminating in a countdown timer.

The clips come and go too quickly for rigorous analysis, but fans' responses to the mysterious posts insist that they have identified anyone from Bastion Booger to Ric Flair in the video.

The timer is set to reach zero at 9:00 pm Eastern Time on Saturday, July 7th.

[Blehschmidt]

Oh sweet! I hope Bastion Booger is joining F.I.S.T.

Seriously though, good stuff here man, and I look forward to seeing where all of this is going.

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Aug 29, 2012 21:39:43 GMT -5 Blehschmidt said:

Oh sweet! I hope Bastion Booger is joining F.I.S.T.

Anything's possible in the wacky world of wrestling...

Aug 29, 2012 21:39:43 GMT -5 Blehschmidt said:

Seriously though, good stuff here man, and I look forward to seeing where all of this is going.

Thanks so much. I'm having a lot of fun with it, and the drama is just starting!

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RESULTS

Sunglasses at Night
June 23, 2012
Strathroy, Ontario

In-Ring Promo: F.I.S.T.

The show opened with F.I.S.T.'s theme music exploding from the speakers, and all three members making their way to the ring. Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano posed with their title belts as if they had defeated the Road Warriors, the Hart Foundation, the Midnight Express, and Navy Seal Team Six in a handicap match, despite losing to the Batiri via disqualification at Welcome to the Jungle.

TAYLOR: "That's right! your once, your future, and your forever-and-ever Campeonatos de Parejas, F.I.S.T.!"

CROWD: "Boo!"

TAYLOR: "We beat your favorites, Jigbush and Quackensaw! We beat the Colony! We beat the BDK! We beat Demolition! We beat--"

Taylor's litany of nonsense was interrupted by the emergence of the Batiri. All three demon-warriors charged the ring, and while Gargano and Taylor made their escape, Icarus was caught. Kobald gestured at his waist in the universal symbol for "we want the belts" as Obariyon and Kodama set Icarus up for a spike piledriver. Taylor responded with an obscene gesture.

WHAM! Icarus was crushed with the move as two-thirds of F.I.S.T. made their escape and arena security broke up the chaos in the ring.

Claudio Castagnoli & Ares vs. 3.0

While the BDK contingent got off to a fast start, the youth and athleticism of 3.0 allowed them to turn the tide, and eventually take the win when Shane Matthews made Castagnoli submit to a BOSTON CRAB.

WINNERS: 3.0 via submission (15:48) ½

Green Ant vs. Shard

There was too much action to report in this match, which had the crowd on their feet and ended in a time limit draw. The crowd chanted for five more minutes, and while Green Ant seemed eager to oblige, Shard slipped out of the ring and retreated, drawing a chorus of boo's.

Time Limit Draw (30:00) ****

Backstage Drama

Backstage, a cameraman caught up with Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano, their bags packed and eager to find an exit. One wrong turn led to another, and they found themselves at a dead end, backtracking right into the arms of the Batiri! Taylor squirmed away, but Gargano was caught, and Kobald gestured around his waist again. Taylor screamed "No! No! No!" as he fled, and the camera feed cut out just as the demon warriors attacked Gargano.

The Colony vs. Tim Donst & Jakob Hammermeier

A series of serous miscues allowed the Colony to pick up a quick win, with Soldier Ant pinning Donst after a TKO.

WINNERS: The Colony via pinfall (2:50) ½

Icarus vs. Frightmare

Icarus was clearly feeling the effects of the Batiri's spike piledriver, as he spent more time holding his neck and trying to avoid contact than actually wrestling. Frightmare was able to take an early advantage and refused to let up, but Icarus refused to go down, even kicking out after a horrific FRIGHTMARE. The end finally came when the masked man went for a flying cross body block, which Icarus rolled through to come up on top, hook a handful of tights, and steal the win. Despite his underhanded tactics, the crowd gave Icarus a strong ovation for refusing to stay down no matter how much damage he suffered.

WINNER: Icarus via cheap pinfall (10:35) **

Backstage Drama

All alone, and muttering to himself in an increasingly high-pitched, paranoid whisper, Chuck Taylor finally found a door marked EXIT. He burst through, and came nose-to-nose with Kobald, flanked by Obariyon and Kodama. Before they could grab him, Taylor threw up his hands in surrender.

TAYLOR: "Alright! Alright! Alright! You can have a title match! Tonight! Just don't hurt me!"

The crowd cheered as Taylor scurried away, and the Batiri savored their moment of victory.

Grizzly Redwood vs. Gregory Iron

Gregory Iron looked very competitive in this match, and scored several near-falls on the "Littlest Lumberjack." After referee Bryce Remsburg suffered another untimely injury, Redwood was able to cheat his way to the advantage and never let up. Shortly after Jonathan Barber rushed out to take over officiating duties, Redwood hit Iron with a Yakuza Kick and scored the pinfall.

WINNER: Grizzly Redwood via pinfall (21:31) ***½

Post-Match Drama

After the match, Redwood shoved Jonathan Barber aside and began laying into his opponent with kicks. In a particularly heinous act, Redwood started stomping on Iron's weak arm, provoking the crowd into a fury. Before any real harm could be done, Eddie Kingston and Colt Cabana rushed out to save the youngster and fight off the enraged lumberjack. Cabana focused on helping Iron to his feet, but Kingston positively assaulted Redwood, beating him badly and knocking him out with a BACKFIST TO THE FUTURE. Kingston's attack was so violent, Redwood needed to be carried out of the ring on a stretcher.

Mike Quackenbush vs. 17

Quackenbush fought like a man possessed, tearing into his masked opponent and battering him with a full spectrum of QUACKENDRIVER's before Version II finally put him away.

WINNER: Mike Quackenbush via pinfall (3:23) **

Post-Match Drama

Quackenbush continued the attack after the match was over, pounding 17 with fists, then trying to tear off the man's mask. All the crowd saw was a lock of light-colored hair before Shard ran down, grabbed his partner's ankle, and dragged him out of the ring. Quackenbush fumed in the ring while the Gekido contingent retreated to the back.

MAIN EVENT: The Batiri vs. F.I.S.T. in a European Rues Match for the Campeonatos de Parejas

In this unexpected bonus match, Chuck Taylor tagged out the first time he came face to face with Obariyon, leaving his weakened partner to weather the assault of the challengers. After absorbing several minutes of abuse, a flying body press by Obariyon led to the first fall of the match (7:03).

After the 30-second rest period, Taylor seemed to realize that the titles were in real jeopardy. He tagged in at the first opportunity and stepped up his game, leading to a classic match that ended when Obariyon planted Taylor with a sit-out piledriver, making the cover to win the match in two straight falls!

WINNERS and NEW CAMPEONATOS DE PAREJAS: The Batiri via pinfall (33:50) ***½

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RESULTS

The Boys of Summer
June 24, 2012
Syracuse, New York

In-Ring Promo: F.I.S.T.

For the second consecutive day, the show opened with F.I.S.T.'s theme music echoing through the arena, and the former Campeonatos de Parejas making their way to the ring (sans their third man, Icarus). After taking time to frighten a young child at ringside, Chuck Taylor snatched the microphone from Gavin Loudspeaker and joined Johnny Gargano in the ring.

TAYLOR: "Last night, Johnny Gargano and I were robbed! We didn't have a contract to wrestle, let alone wrestle the Batiri for the titles! We weren't at one hundred percent due to cowardly cheap shots by those demonic Batiri! We were extorted and blackmailed and molested, and Mike Quackenbush, I want to know what you plan to do about it!"

The Chikara founder's theme music began playing, and Mike Quackenbush made his way to the ring, a look of irritation on his face. Taylor came nose to nose with him, but Quackenbush shoved him back and motioned for him to surrender the microphone.

QUACKENBUSH: "Chuck, Johnny--I do not have time for this! I've got masked thugs coming and going as they please, and no one knows who they are. I've got the BDK back, doing whatever the heck they want to do, just like always. I've got a full-time wrestling schedule as both a singles competitor and a tag team. I'm trying to hold this company together, and now, I have to deal with you, whining and crying because you got beat--again--by the Batiri?"

Taylor and Gargano spat a couple insults, but without the microphone, their words went unheard.

QUACKENBUSH: "I'll tell you what. I've got half a mind to tell you to suck it up, and if you want those belts back, go out and earn yourself three points and challenge for them. But frankly, I don't have the brain capacity to spare for you and your little problems. So I'm going to put it in the hands of the fans!"

CROWD: "Yay!"

QUACKENBUSH: "I'm going to arrange for a poll on our website, and the fans can vote on whether the belts should be returned to you, or they should stay with the Batiri. You've got until next month's show in Portland, Maine to make your case. At The Final Countdown the votes will be counted--and the fans' decision will be final!"

Quackenbush made his way out of the ring, and the boys from F.I.S.T. seemed inclined to protest further, but the Batiri's music (and the appearance of the three demons, themselves) sent the former champs scurrying out of the ring in search of safer ground.

UPDATE:[/color] Click Here to cast your vote in Mike Quackenbush's web poll!

Non-Title Match: The Batiri (c) vs. Dasher Hatfield & Ophidian

Despite an impressive outing from the champions, Hatfield and Ophidian--wrestling as the team of Diamond Sun--displayed incredible teamwork and managed to stay alive. As the match wore on, the unlikely duo turned the tide and picked up their first point by defeating the reigning champions when Ophidian pinned Obariyon after a modified version of the GRAND SLAM DUNK!

WINNERS: Diamond Sun via pinfall (11:19) *½

Ultramantis Black vs. Colt Cabana

Cabana won a classic match, working over Ultramantis' back viciously and finally putting him away with a reverse crab.

WINNER: Colt Cabana via submission (12:58) ***

Los Ice Creams vs. Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush

Jigsaw and Quackenbush looked extremely serious as they came out for this match, and they wasted no time in disposing of their opponents. The end came quickly when Mike Quackenbush forced Ice Cream Jr. to submit with the Chikara Special.

WINNERS: Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush via submission (3:06) *

Icarus vs. Green Ant

The cowardice of F.I.S.T. continued to rear its ugly head, as Icarus spent more time sliding out of the ring or ducking through the ropes than locking up with his opponent. Green Ant picked up a quick win with his CLOVERLEAF, but Icarus was already submitting before the hold was even locked in.

WINNER: Green Ant via submission (3:47) --

Brodie Lee vs. Tim Donst

With the previous two matches running very short, this match was put together to placate the fans, and it fit the bill nicely. Lee was an offensive juggernaut, tossing Donst around like a rag doll, hammering him with a steel chair on three separate occasions, busting him open with a slam into the ringpost, and finally taking out Jakob Hammermeier with a massive BIG BOOT on the floor. Despite all of this, Donst was able to overcome the odds and pick up a clean win--and the fourth straight submission of the night--with a Texas Cloverleaf.

WINNER: Tim Donst via submission (10:50) ***

MAIN EVENT: Hallowicked vs. Pinkie Sanchez

Despite a cowardly attack from behind during ring introductions, Sanchez was unable to maintain control over his more powerful opponent. Taking a page from Icarus' book, the Pink Ant fled the ring at every opportunity, used the ropes to break up even the most simple rest holds, and stayed competitive only by using eye rakes, bites, and other illegal tactics. Just as Hallowicked seemed to be cruising to a victory, the masked man went for a flying body press from the top rope. Sanchez fell back, used his opponent's momentum to roll over, and wound up stealing a pinfall victory, giving the BDK the edge in their war with the Spectral Envoy.

WINNER: Pinkie Sanchez via pinfall (11:40) --

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July 7, 2012

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As the countdown reaches zero, the HCW Training Day web site goes dark, then reloads with a live feed of a wrestling show! The arena appears to be the Manhattan Center, though judging by the darkened areas, it is less than a quarter full. The real story, however, lies in who is sitting at ringside...

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Results

HCW Training Day
July 7, 2012
Manhattan, NY

As driving rock music plays from the speakers, the camera pans to reveal a veritable who's who of the wrestling world sitting in a reserved section at ringside: Kevin Steen, Steve Corino, Adam Pearce, Eddie Edwards, Christopher Daniels, Joey Ryan, Jimmy Jacobs, Drake Younger, Jay and Mark Briscoe, Sara Del Rey, Roderick Strong, Brian Kendrick, Nigel McGuinness, and a half-dozen more major stars, including the legendary "Nature Boy" Ric Flair! None are dressed to wrestle, but more interestingly, each is armed with an iPad, pen and paper, or some other means of taking notes...

While this is sinking in, the camera pans to the announce table, revealing Dave Prazak and Mike Tenay!

TENAY: "Good evening, fans, and welcome to inaugural webcast of Heritage Championship Wrestling's Training Day! This promises to be a revolutionary concept unlike anything you've seen before..."

PRAZAK: "On the contrary, 'Professor' Mike Tenay. This is going to be a little bit like everything they've seen before. We're talking some of the greatest developments in television: Survivor, X-Factor, NXT...this is what Tough Enough or Proving Ground should have been!"

TENAY: "And of course, the very best in professional wrestling!"

PRAZAK: "That's right, we said wrestling! Tonight, we're going to see the first eight competitors compete in a unique tournament to help determine bragging rights, and more importantly, who gets the first pick of our coaches."

TENAY: "You see them at ringside, ladies and gentlemen: Christopher Daniels, Roderick Strong, Sara Del Rey...even Ric Flair!"

PRAZAK: "Each of them has identified one indy talent they think has what it takes to make it in HCW. These guys have given their notice on their former promotions and burned their bridges to take a shot at the new big league: Heritage Championship Wrestling!"

TENAY: "At every show, someone will get eliminated, until it's down to one man. He will receive an HCW contract, but more importantly, he will be crowned the inaugural HCW Heritage Champion! And it all begins right now with an eight-man battle royal!"

Ranking Battle Royal[/color]

With the crowd going nuts (or as nuts as a mostly-empty arena can go), the competitors for the battle royal emerged from the back, one at a time: Karl Anderson, Mark Sterling, Mana, Hunter Matthews, Eddie Osbourne, Rob James, Bradley Charles, and Lazz!

Order of elimination: Lazz by Hunter Matthews (1:07), Rob James by Mana (7:33), Bradley Charles by Karl Anderson (9:34), Mana by Mark Sterling (9:49), Hunter Matthews by Karl Anderson (11:01), Eddie Osbourne by Mark Sterling (12:32), Karl Anderson by Mark Sterling (13:13).

WINNER: Mark Sterling (13:13) *

Post-Match Commentary[/color]

TENAY: "With that big win, Mark Sterling earns eight points in the Training Day standings, and will take on the first man eliminated, Lazz, in the opening round of tonight's tournament."

PRAZAK: "That's right--after the battle royal we've got Sterling sitting at eight points, Anderson at seven, all the way down to Lazz with one little point."

TENAY: "Now we move on to the next stage of tonight's event--a single-elimination tournament where a win via submission or pinfall is worth three points, a win via disqualification or count out is worth two, and even a loss via disqualification is worth one point."

PRAZAK: "Mike, win or lose, these guys will have a vested interest in every match tonight, because the two men who place in the bottom will be up for elimination in the final round."

TENAY: "Absolutely, Dave--they'll each be in the corner of the man who needs to win to save them in this tournament. If their man loses, they go home. It's just that simple."

Hunter Matthews (4) vs. Mana (5)[/color]

Not much to see here. Mana was still pretty gassed from his participation in the battle royal, and Matthews scored a quick pinfall after a fist drop from the second rope.

WINNER: Hunter Matthews via pinfall (2:33) --

Eddie Osbourne (3) vs. Bradley Charles (6)[/color]

This match was a little more entertaining, but only a little. Bradley was clearly overmatched and never managed to mount much of an offense, but his quickness and counter wrestling kept Osbourne from sustaining a prolonged assault. In the end, Charles took a count out loss to earn himself a single point.

WINNER: Eddie Osbourne via count out (10:56) ½

Karl Anderson (2) vs. Rob James (7)[/color]

This decent match saw the first serious upset of the evening, as James' superior conditioning allowed him to keep Anderson off-balance until he could hit his 94% BTU DRIVER for the win.

WINNER: Rob James via pinfall (7:27) *

Mark Sterling (1) vs. Lazz (8)[/color]

The freaky Lazz was clearly infatuated with Sterling, and his questionable antics caused the tournament's top seed to come completely unglued! After one butt-grab, chest-rub, and disturbing gyration too many, Sterling attacked the freaky Cajun with a steel chair, costing himself the match.

WINNER: Lazz via disqualification (8:09) *

Eddie Osbourne (3) vs. Hunter Matthews (4)[/color]

Osbourne's experience was simply too much for Matthews, who wound up drawing an intentional DQ just to salvage a single point out of what was going to be a loss no matter how he sliced it.

WINNER: Eddie Osbourne via DQ (4:25) *

Rob James (7) vs. Lazz (8)[/color]

Once again, Lazz's deviant behavior gave him the edge in his match, keeping James completely off his game and easy prey for a variety of deeply disturbing takedowns and groin shots. Ultimately, the bizarre Lazz scored a pinfall after a hurricanrana, wrapping up James' legs for good measure (and apparently enjoying himself as he straddled his opponent's shoulders).

WINNER: Lazz via pinfall (19:40) **½

Post-Match Commentary[/color]

While Lazz was taking a breather after his match with Rob James, the announce team provided a breakdown of the tournament and revealed that Mana and Karl Anderson were the men on the chopping block. Mana would need Eddie Osbourne to win to remain alive in the competition, while Anderson's hopes rested on a third straight Lazz upset.

Prazak and Tenay also talked about the Training Day coaches, revealing that there were still more to be revealed in the coming weeks. They also announced that Sara Del Rey would be the only female coach, and that the Briscoes would be coaching as one unit. None of the recruits would know which coach had picked them for the tournament until they had made their selection for who they wanted to be paired with.

MAIN EVENT: Eddie Osbourne (3) vs. Lazz (8)[/color]

Lazz tried to exploit his questionable antics to earn his third win, but the cagey Osbourne ignored the psychological ploy, and was simply too tough for Lazz to pursue the matter. Though the match went back and forth at a few key points, Osbourne never really lost control of the contest, and picked up the win after planting Lazz with his FINAL IMPACT.

WINNER: Eddie Osbourne via pinfall (5:38) **

Post-Match Commentary[/color]

With the first HCW card in the books, Tenay and Prazak announced that they would broadcast another free show on the Internet next week, live from the Manhattan Center. As the show came to a close, the Training Day standings scrolled up the screen...

Training Day Leader Board

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Eddie Osbourne: 13 points
Hunter Matthews: 9 points
Mark Sterling: 9 points
Lazz: 6 points
Rob James: 5 points
Bradley Charles: 4 points
Mana: 4 points

Eliminated[/color]
Karl Anderson[/center]

[executioner]

You have great stuff going, keep it up!