/r/Chikara
A Fun-Filled Lucha Subreddit!
Since 2002, CHIKARA has been an innovator, bringing its unique, family-friendly flavor of professional wrestling to a global fanbase. Reaching millions of fans in more than 40 countries, combining a live touring schedule with the first of its kind, video-on-demand and subscription service, CHIKARA has fostered an interactive, culturally diverse fan-engaging experience they affectionately call "The Fun-Filled Lucha Super Party."
This is the home of dedicated discussion of CHIKARA events, stars, and news. The CHIKARMY is encouraged to discuss it all here.
We encourage more general discussion of wrestling, and of course spreading the love of CHIKARA in our sister subreddits dedicated to professional wrestling - an artform we love.
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Hallowicked will be wrestling in Sellersville PA this Saturday
What would be better for Halloween then to see Hallowicked wrestle at a VFW?
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Frightmare vs Green Ant: Absolute Intense Wrestling - AIW Jack of All Trios, April 10, 2010
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UltraMantis Black vs Danny Havoc: Absolute Intense Wrestling - AIW The JT Lightning Invitational Tournament, May 23, 2014
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"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs Tim Donst: CHIKARA - Faded Scars and Lines, June 27, 2010
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Just found these while cleaning up. Anyone else have them? Was there a Volume 3?
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Wrestling Birthdays 15.04.24
Toshiki Iwaki is celebrating his 29th Birthday!
Clint Margera is celebrating his 39th Birthday!
Trik Davis is celebrating his 39th Birthday!
Takaya Shibayama is celebrating his 44th Birthday!
Ryusuke Taguchi is celebrating his 45th Birthday!
Austin Aries is celebrating his 46th Birthday!
Paul E. Normous was born in 1975!
K-Ness is celebrating his 50th Birthday!
Enson Inoue is celebrating his 57th Birthday!
Volk Han is celebrating his 63rd Birthday!
Damien Kane is celebrating his 64th Birthday!
Tony Arce is celebrating his 69th Birthday!
Mike Tenay is celebrating his 70th Birthday!
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Can't shake the ick.
I know this is going to sound weird but after finding out the entire catalogue is still on IWTV I've found it really hard to go back and watch the old shows knowing what I know now about how Chikara ends.
Has this happened to anyone else?
15:56 UTC
Where they ended up
Does anyone happen to know where people like The Whisper, Lucas Callhoun, The New Colony, Xyberhawx and Hallowicked and Frightmare ended up?
I know a few like Dasher and Mister Touchdown called it quits but I miss watching a lot of the Chikara crew and would love to know what a majority of them that didn't get signed are up to.
04:04 UTC
This match has Chikara written all over it!
It’s being billed as a FEVER DREAM MATCH Because that’s the only place it seems like it could happen!
Colt Cabana as a 90’s Basketball star! VS Little Mean Kathleen as a Gangsta Granny!
Radprorasslin.com
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Wore this to my work Zoom meeting today. Got quite a few laughs. The manager stopped himself from asking where it was from, which was supremely disappointing.
18:13 UTC
The Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama) vs Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts and Randy Summers): Beyond Wrestling - Tournament For Tomorrow, November 30, 2014
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Amasis vs Ophidian: National Wrestling Alliance Force One/Westside Xtreme Wrestling - NWA F1 Vs. wXw, April 8, 2011
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Rad Pro Rasslin a love letter to Chikara!
Check out this 90 second trailer for our next show. I’m (Max Smashmaster) am trying to make some fun wrestling in New England!
22:58 UTC
Finally giving Chikara a try
Was finally sold on Chikara due to listening to an old podcast appearance with Kevin Ford.
I was one of many people who were put off on Chikara due to silly Youtube clips. Plus WWE was running its monopoly in the 2000s and I missed all other leagues besides Stardom. My only experience with Chikara was an invisible exploding grenade on Youtube which rubbed me the wrong way. I generally am not into ironically self-aware smark snark, so never gave it a second thought until hearing the podcast hosts sell it hard.
The things I heard which appealed to me were:
- The unique long term storytelling
- Workers who later became AEW stars
- Joshi appearances
- Random legend appearances
- Tournaments
- Seems like AEW was inspired to focus on tag teams and trios due to Chikara
- Intergender matches
- I have more of an open mind about indies nowadays.
Well I am starting in 2002 with the appropriately titled The Renaissance Dawns, so wish me luck.
00:05 UTC
Where to start watching Chikara? Whats the best entry point without losing key elements?
The first years seem very irrelevant, am I wrong?
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The Estonian ThunderFrog vs Qefka the Quiet: Beyond Wrestling - Sleeper Cell, January 12, 2014
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Atomic Super Thunderfrog vs "Air Wolf" Darius Martin: Pro Wrestling Battleground - PWB Armory Wars, October 18, 2019
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Brodie Lee vs Claudio Castagnoli: Steel Cage match, CHIKARA - Style and Substance, September 7, 2008
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Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster) vs Estonian ThunderFrog and Latvian Proud Oak: CHIKARA - National Pro Wrestling Day, February 2, 2013
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ThunderFrog vs Arctic Rescue Ant: Young Lions Cup match, CHIKARA - Disk, April 2, 2016
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"The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor vs "The Carolina Caveman" Trevor Lee: CHIKARA - Out on a Limb, March 7, 2015
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UltraMantis Black vs Stokely Hathaway: Beyond Wrestling - It's Alive, October 31, 2018
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Tracy Williams vs Hallowicked: Powerbomb.tv Independent Championship match, Beyond Wrestling - Extreme Warfare Revenge, December 16, 2018
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The Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama) vs Blaxstrom and Mike Skyros: Beyond Wrestling - Wrestling Open Extra Innings, April 14, 2022
07:11 UTC
Are the themes of Chikara floating around anywhere?
14:39 UTC
Chuck Taylor vs Fire Ant: CHIKARA - Cibernetico The Animated Series, November 12, 2011
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Chuck Taylor vs Chuck Taylor™: Beyond Wrestling - Solid Gold, May 26, 2018
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If you were to do an Extreme Reunion/One Night Stand type of show, but with Chikara ...
What wrestlers would you book and how would you book it?
Assuming you had all the money you needed, permission to use people employed elsewhere, (AEW), the works.
What does that card look like, and more importantly, what do those storylines look like.
And also, who survives the Chikara Speaking Out Purge? Obviously we're not booking Quack or Kobald. But who does make the cut?
04:02 UTC
Avery Good (Dasher Hatfield/Create-A-Wrestler/Ultimo Breakfast/Moscow) vs Jigsaw: Premier Wrestling Federation - PWF Set Phasers To Funk, Fuh Real, February 26, 2022
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