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Young Lions Cup I
August - Show B - Season 1

Young Lions Cup First Round Eliminator #1: Marshe Rockett def Jakob Hammermeier, Trey Miguel, and Ophidian
- Ophidian eliminated Hammermeier with a death grip
- Rockett eliminated Miguel after an M-80
- Rockett pinned Ophidian after another M-80 to move on to the next round

Young Lions Cup First Round Eliminator #2: Daizee Haze def. Darkness Crabtree, Louis Lyndon, and Larry Sweeney
- Lyndon eliminated Crabtree with a cross body splash
- Sweeney eliminated Lyndon after the 12 Large Elbow Drop
- Haze pinned Sweeney after a Mind Trip

Young Lions Cup First Round Eliminator #3: PJ Hawx def. Pinkie Sanchez, Kobald, and Saturyne
- Hawx eliminated Sanchez with a Hawx Buster
- Hawx eliminated Kobald with the Hawx Buster
- Hawx pinned Saturyne with an inside cradle

Young Lions Cup First Round Eliminator #4: Frightmare def. Tre' Lamar, Travis Huckabee, and Tim Donst
- Donst eliminated Lamar with an STO
- Donst eliminated Huckabee with an Inverted Chikara Special
- Frightmare pins Donst following Kneecolepsy

Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw come to the ring. Quack calls out Ares and Claudio Castagnoli, telling the crowd he's fed up of them dodging and avoiding a match with them. He tells them to stop with the numbers game and face them like the champions they are meant to be.
Ares and Castagnoli come out and say they will face off in singles competition tonight, with no one else allowed at ringside, and that will start now, as Ares faces Jigsaw.

Ares def. Jigsaw by pinfall
A Tiger Driver from Ares puts away Jigsaw, will Quackenbush have more luck?

Young Lions Cup semi-final: Marshe Rockett def. Daizee Haze by pinfall
Rockett continues to shine, landing the M-80 to pick up the win

Young Lions Cup semi-final: Frightmare def. PJ Hawx by pinfall
An excellent showing for Hawx almost sees him continue to the final, but Frightmare hits Kneecolepsy to advance.

Mike Quackenbush def. Claudio Castagnoli by pinfall
Quack reverses a top rope crossbody by Claudio and takes control. The Quackendriver II gets him the win.

The rest of the BDK storm the ring, circling Quackenbush, as Jigsaw rushes in to try and save his partner, Tursas hits a massive cross body and crushes them both. Claudio crouches over Quackenbush and tells him his efforts were all in vain, because Jigsaw's loss earlier in the night meant whatever happened in their match, there was never going to be a tag team title match - in fact, they won't get one at all this season.

Young Lions Cup final: Marshe Rockett def. Frightmare by disqualification
Frightmare throws it all away when he is caught choking Rockett with a fan's brand new Spectral Envoy t-shirt outside the ring during a wild brawl, handing Rockett the Young Lions Cup.

Next Time: King of Trios Season One - All your favourite Chikara Trios, plus a number of special guest teams in attendance

[Pariah]

Too bad the final ended with a technical decision... Especially considering that Rockett vs. Frightmare has loads of exciting potential... Lots of fun, as always!

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It was a disappointing end, because the match had been good fun to that point

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Mar 15, 2023 3:42:28 GMT -5 db1091 said:

It was a disappointing end, because the match had been good fun to that point

Maybe the fans will be treated to a rematch somewhere down the line! 🤞😁

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King of Trios Season 1 - Match Announcements
September - Season 1 - Night 1

KOT First Round Matches
Da Soul Touchaz (Marshe Rockett, Acid Jaz, Willie Richardson) vs Spectral Envoy (Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, Frightmare)

3.Ole! (Scott Parker, Shane Matthews, El Generico) vs Team TNA (Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness, James Storm)

Olde Wrestling (Louis Lyndon, 'Burly' Bill Taylor, Dr Jacob Omen) vs Team FCW (PJ Black, Tyler Black, Drew Galloway)

The Batiri (Obariyon, Kodama, Kobald) vs Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Sugar Dunkerton, Mark Angelosetti)

The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, Worker Ant) vs Osirian Portal (Ophidian and Amasis) and Saturyne

SCUM (Kevin Steen, Jimmy Jacobs, Steve Corino) vs The Club (AJ Styles, The Young Bucks)

FIST (Johnny Gargano, Chuck Taylor, Icarus) vs The Sidekicks (Matt Cardona, Brian Myers, Shelton Benjamin)

The BDK (Claudio Castagnoli, Ares, Tursas) vs Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm

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King of Trios Season 1
September - Season 1 - Night One

Spectral Envoy def. Da Soul Touchaz by pinfall
Hallowicked and Frightmare pick up the win for the Envoy with the Headless Horseman on Marshe Rockett

3.Ole! def Team TNA by submission
One of the shocks of the tournament already, 'Big Magic' Shane Matthews makes Austin Aries tap out to the Boston Crab

Team FCW def. Olde Wrestling by pinfall
Thee Move on Dr Jacob Omen, by Drew Galloway, brings the match to a close

The Batiri def The Throwbacks by pinfall
Angelosetti hesitates to use his helmet again against the Batiri and that hands the impetus to their opponents. Kodama lands the Flying Blockbusted on Mr Touchdown to move on to the next round.

The Colony def. Osirian Portal and Saturyne by pinfall
The crowd are fired up for the return of The Colony, and Fire Ant picks up the victory with Beach Break on Saturyne.

The Club def. SCUM by pinfall
More Bang For Your Buck on Jimmy Jacobs, and The Club move on in the tournament.

FIST def. The Sidekicks by disqualification
Chuck Taylor hurls Matt Cardona out of the ring, when he goes out in pursuit of him, Cardona flapjacks him into a gathered group of fans, and the referee disqualifies his team.

The BDK def. Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush and Shane Storm
We finish the night with a grudge match. Desperate to make up for his recent losses, Jigsaw comes so close to beating Ares, but Claudio Castagnoli makes the save and gives Jigsaw a Giant Swing and then the Ricola Bomb to end the match.

After the match, Castagnoli laughs in the face of Quackenbush, telling him Jigsaw just keeps letting him down. Quackenbush turns away, seething at losing yet again, before drilling Jigsaw with the Quackendriver. As a stunned Storm tries to pull Quack away, he tells Jigsaw he's nothing and they're through

Next time: Night two of KOT, the tournament continues, we have the Rey de Voladores eliminators, and Johnny Saint will host a World of Sport exhibition match

[Pariah]

Frightmare scores a clean pinfall on Rockett... Perhaps a little bit of redemption for that technical decision during the YLC final... The good times continue!

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King of Trios Season 1
September - Season 1 - Night Two

James Storm def. Eddie Kingston and Tim Donst by disqualification
Triple threat action kicks off night two, and after Kingston and Storm brawl outside the ring, Kingston smashes one of Storm's beer bottles over his head.

King of Trios Quarter-final
Spectral Envoy def. 3.Ole! by pinfall
Ultramantis Black picks up the win following the Rites of Spring on Parker

Team FCW def. The Batiri by pinfall
PJ Black lands an STO on Obariyon to move on to the next round

Rey de Voladores eliminator
Gringo Loco def. Louis Lyndon, Amasis and Marshe Rockett
- Lyndon is eliminated after a brutal attack on Rockett outside the ring goes too far
- Rockett recovers and pins Amasis after an M-80
- Loco lands a twisting tombstone on Rockett to win the match

Jigsaw def. Matt Cardona by disqualification
Jigsaw has Cardona reeling when Mike Quackenbush rushes through the crowd and hits the Quackendriver on Jigsaw, he then flees the ring

King of Trios Quarter-final
The BDK def. FIST by pinfall
BDK hit Ragnarock on Chuck Taylor and proceed to the next round

Rey de Voladores eliminator
Delirious def. Samuray del Sol, Heidi Lovelace and ACH
- Lovelace eliminated Del Sol when he went for a sunset flip driver and she dropped down to pin him
- ACH eliminated Lovelace after a Big Bang Attack
- Delirious picks up the win after a vicious, sustained attack leaves him unable to answer the count

World of Sport Exhibition
Johnny Saint and Nigel McGuinness ends a tie
The two Brits show off their catch wrestling prowess in a six round exhibition. Saint grabs the first fall in the third round with the Russ Abbot, and takes the fight to Nigel, who has to get more aggressive in response. McGuinness equalised in the final round but to stop Saint from winning, when he lands a massive jawbreaker lariat

King of Trios Quarter-final
The Colony def. The Club by pinfall
A big win for The Colony, when Fire Ant finally puts Matt Jackson down with Beach Break

Next time: The KOT comes to a conclusion, the Rey de Voladores winner is crowned, and there's the tag team gauntlet

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King of Trios Season 1
September - Season 1 - Night Three

King of Trios semi-final #1
The BDK def. The Colony by pinfall
Ragnarock on Soldier Ant sends Castagnoli's crew to the final later tonight

King of Trios semi-final #2
Team FCW def. Spectral Envoy by submission
PJ Black locks the Fujiwara Armbar on Ultramantis Black, who taps out

Young Lions Cup
Marshe Rockett retains the YLC def. Tim Donst by pinfall
The Harlem Sidekick from Rockett sees him make his first defence of the Young Lions Cup

Tag Team Gauntlet
The BDK (Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze) def. 3.0, The Roughnecks (Grizzly Redwood and Brodie Lee), Osirian Portal, The Young Bucks, FIST (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano), SCUM (Steve Corino and Jimmy Jacobs), Los Ice Creams, The Major Players (Matt Cardona and Brian Myers), The Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama)
- Grizzly Redwood eliminated 3.0, after Roughnecked on Scott Parker
- Brodie Lee eliminated Osirian Portal, with a big boot on Ophidian
- Brodie Lee eliminated The Young Bucks, following a Brodie Bomb on Matt Jackson
- Brodie Lee eliminated FIST, hitting a big boot on Chuck Taylor
- Steve Corino eliminated The Roughnecks, landing an Old School Suplex on Redwood
- SCUM were eliminated after Jimmy Jacobs was caught using his railroad spike on El Hijo del Ice Cream, as punishment for him sneaking a fanny pincher on Steve Corino
- Brian Myers eliminated Los Ice Creams, after a Long Island Express on Hijo del Ice Cream
- The Batiri were eliminated by disqualification, when Kodama beats Matt Cardona with a chair outside the ring
- Sara Del Rey knocked out Matt Cardona to win the match after a series of Butterfly Suplexes

Kevin Steen def. Eddie Kingston by pinfall
As hard-hitting as you would expect from these two. Steen picked up the win after a Sleeperhold Suplex

Rey de Voladores final
Delirious def. Gringo Loco
Loco with the early offence, but Delirious battles back and picks up the win with the Bizzaro Driver

King of Trios final
The BDK def. Team FCW by pinfall to win King of Trios
FCW had been looking pretty unstoppable, but when the BDK got going they were no match. Ares and Castagnoli hit the Doomsday European on PJ Black to win the match

Next time: Archibald Peck has a challenge, Bryan Danielson is back, and a Chikara original is back

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The Only One He Ever Feared
October - Show A - Season 1

Heidi Lovelace def. Bryan Danielson by pinfall
A shining wizard from Lovelace snatches the surprise win for her. After the match, a furious Danielson pushes the referee to the ground and accuses him of a fast count

Spectral Envoy def. FIST by pinfall
Frightmare continues to impress, as a Kneecolepsy on Johnny Gargano to get the win

Archibald Peck comes to the ring and tells the crowd that he should have been in the Young Lions Cup, that Travis Huckabee clearly cheated to beat him and that Huckabee needs to get himself to the ring now so they can see once and for all who the better wrestler is.

Archibald Peck def. Travis Huckabee by pinfall
While Veronica distracts the referee, Peck hits Huckabee with the baton before pinning him.

Jigsaw def. Reckless Youth by disqualification
The return of Chikara founder Reckless Youth comes to an end quickly, when Mike Quackenbush again rushes to the ring and begins to pummel Jigsaw. Reckless Youth drags Quack off him, asking him what has become of him. But, Quack pushes Reckless Youth aside and lands the Quackendriver on Jigsaw again.

Young Lions Cup: Marshe Rockett def. Pinkie Sanchez by pinfall
Rockett continues to impress as a fighting champion, even overcoming an attempted save by Tursas to beat Sanchez with the M-80.

The Batiri (Obariyon, Kodama, Kobald) def. The Colony (Soldier Ant, Fire Ant, Worker Ant) by pinfall
Batiri pick up the victory after a Flying Blockbuster from Kodama on Soldier Ant. Worker Ant was laid out outside the ring, and Kobald snuck under the ring and grabbed Fire Ant's legs to stop him getting in for the pin save

After the match, Sinn Bodhi orders The Batiri to finish the ants once and for all - but before they can start, Green Ant returns and cleans house!!

Next time: The season is not far from its finale, The BDK's Chikara takeover hots up, Archibald Peck finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew, The Colony is whole again and has Bodhi and The Batiri in their crosshairs, and how will Jigsaw and Quackenbush's fall out be resolved?