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Quite the workload ahead in May for everyone's favorite lucha-lovin' gringos, with four shows in eight days! I'll be sure to keep this initial post updated as matches are announced for one of the biggest weeks in Chikara history.

- Café Culture
May 17, 2008 - Hellertown Star Lanes, Hellertown, PA
1. Rey de Voladores 4-Way Eliminator #1: Lince Dorado vs. PSYCHO vs. TJ Cannon vs. Helios
2. Rey de Voladores 4-Way Eliminator #2: Incognito vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Turboman vs. Stupefied
3. Pelle Primeau vs. Icarus
4. Mike Quackenbush & Shane Storm vs. Gran Akuma & Chuck Taylor
5. The Colony (Fire Ant, Worker Ant & Soldier Ant) & El Pantera vs. The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (UltraMantis Black, Hydra, Crossbones & Tim Donst)
6. Create-A-Wrestler & Player Uno vs. The Fabulous Two (Shayne Hawke & Mitch Ryder)
7. Hallowicked vs. Amasis
8. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jorge "Skayde" Rivera
9. Bobby Dempsey vs. Ophidian

- Grit and Glory
May 18, 2008 - The ChikaraDome, Philadelphia, PA
1. Rey de Voladores Final: Winner of Eliminator #1 vs. Winner of Eliminator #2
2. Los Campeonatos de Parejas: Incoherence (c) (Delirious & Hallowicked) vs. The Osirian Portal [3] (Amasis & Ophidian)
3. Pelle Primeau vs. Brodie Lee
4. Claudio Castagnoli, El Pantera & RdV Participant vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jorge "Skayde" Rivera & RdV Participant
5. Daizee Haze & Chuck Taylor vs. Sara Del Rey & Bobby Dempsey
6. The Colony (Worker Ant, Soldier Ant & Fire Ant) vs. The Fabulous Three (Mitch Ryder, Shayne Hawke & Larry Sweeney)
7. Gran Akuma vs. RdV Participant
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Also in action: Tim Donst, Hydra, Player Uno, Shane Storm and Vin Gerard

- Aniversarioma
May 23, 2008 - The Framingham Civic Center, Framingham, MA
1. Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious & Hallowicked vs. Brodie Lee, Mitch Ryder & Shayne Hawke
2. Icarus vs. Jimmy Olsen
3. 2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews) vs. The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian)
4. Vin Gerard vs. Create-A-Wrestler
5. Atomico Increible: Mike Quackenbush, Stupefied, Cheech & Worker Ant vs. Shane Storm, Player Uno, Cloudy & Soldier Ant
6. Los Space Pirates vs. The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (Hydra & Tim Donst)
7. Lince Dorado & Turboman vs. F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma & Chuck Taylor)
8. Jorge "Skayde" River vs El Pantera

- Aniversarioct
May 24, 2008 - The Wallingford Coliseum, Wallingford, CT
1. Mike Quackenbush & Shane Storm vs. The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian)
2. Cheech & Cloudy vs. The Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno &
Stupefied)
3. The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant & Worker Ant) vs. F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma & Icarus)
4. The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (Tim Donst & Hydra) vs. Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream, Jr.)
5. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brodie Lee
6. Vin Gerard vs. Jimmy Olsen
7. Lince Dorado & El Pantera vs. The Fabulous Two (Mitch Ryder & Shayne Hawke)
8. Jorge "Skayde" Rivera vs Turboman

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Hey, not that bad. Good job, me.

[FlairFanatic]

Nice post... keep this one updated whenever chikara announced new matches. I will be attending atleast one of these, i believe.

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As a minor update, here is a video from Chikara where Tim Donst eats food.

[Kudo Driver]

Was that a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar? There's no love in a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar. I expected better from UMB, like something out of the Vegan Treats bakery or such. Tsk.

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Quote:

Today we add another talented aerialist to the line-up, in our own Young Lions Cup champion Helios. Just this past weekend, Helios retained the Young Lions Cup in his 3rd defense over Lince Dorado, and now the two will be on opposite ends of a 4-way elimination match, with 2 more participants yet to be revealed in the next few weeks.

[MAV]

Kudo Driver wrote:

Was that a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar? There's no love in a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar. I expected better from UMB, like something out of the Vegan Treats bakery or such. Tsk.

Please tell me you are NOT vegan. If you are...next time I see you, I am going to grab you in a headlock, reach over and hook your mouth open with my index and middle finger and force feed you dairy products made from the milk of oppressed, medically experimented upon cows.

You and Justin Shaype would get along nicely...you soy consuming, no egg
eating, all canvas and vinal shoe wearing, red paint throwing PETA backing
pains in the ass.

Happy Earth week,

Mav

[Kudo Driver]

MAV wrote:

Kudo Driver wrote: Was that a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar? There's no love in a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar. I expected better from UMB, like something out of the Vegan Treats bakery or such. Tsk. Please tell me you are NOT vegan. If you are...next time I see you, I am going to grab you in a headlock, reach over and hook your mouth open with my index and middle finger and force feed you dairy products made from the milk of oppressed, medically experimented upon cows. You and Justin Shaype would get along nicely...you soy consuming, no egg eating, all canvas and vinal shoe wearing, red paint throwing PETA backing pains in the ass. Happy Earth week, Mav

I am definitely carnivorous. I don't think I could even go vegetarian, let alone vegan. My one run-in with vegan cuisine involved a frosted pumpkin-shaped cookie, which, had I not known it was vegan, I could have dismissed as merely dry. UMB, however, is quite vegan and is a fan of the Vegan Treats (which is probably where the cookie came from).

PETA disturbs me, and not just because I've never responded well to shock value or scare tactics. I think I'm educated and broad-minded enough to responsibly choose what I eat and what I wear, and I'm eating steak and wearing Doc Martens.

Love you, too, Mav.

[FlairFanatic]

MAV wrote:

Kudo Driver wrote: Was that a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar? There's no love in a mass-produced vegan fruit and grain bar. I expected better from UMB, like something out of the Vegan Treats bakery or such. Tsk. Please tell me you are NOT vegan. If you are...next time I see you, I am going to grab you in a headlock, reach over and hook your mouth open with my index and middle finger and force feed you dairy products made from the milk of oppressed, medically experimented upon cows. You and Justin Shaype would get along nicely...you soy consuming, no egg eating, all canvas and vinal shoe wearing, red paint throwing PETA backing pains in the ass. Happy Earth week, Mav

Your assuming Jen, the #1 FRW fan, is vegan? shame on you! I saw her eat a philly cheese steak, im pretty sure she aint vegan.

I could never ever date a vegan myself... ugggg. im right there with ya mav.

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Some CH-CH-CH-CHANGES made to the Aniversario shows and some additions made to all four. All additions and subtractions noted below.

"Cafe Culture" (5/17 in Hellertown, PA): added Mike Quackenbush and Shane Storm vs Chuck Taylor and Gran Akuma

"Grit and Glory (5/18 in Philadelphia, PA): added Pelle Primeau vs Brodie Lee. DETHBYBOOT

"Aniversarioma" (5/23 in Framingham, MA): removed Fire Ant vs Shayne Hawke. Added the main event of Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious and Hallowicked vs Brodie Lee, Mitch Ryder and Shayne Hawke, along with Jimmy Olsen vs Icarus.

"Aniversarioct" (5/24 in Wallingford, CT): removed Jimmy Olsen vs Robbie Ellis. Added Mike Quackenbush and Shane Storm vs The Osirian Portal, and Cheech and Cloudy vs Super Smash Bros.

EDIT: Cleaned this up a bit.

[GrayGhost]

That Framingham event six man sounds great, cept for Delirious. Ive always liked Claudio, and perhaps the chance to see Brodie Lee, who is basically a diety amongst some on here, may make me try and get there.

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The fact that Brodie got the big boot up on Claudio's face last weekend in Philly should be enough to make him a deity anywhere.

[ridave]

Brodie Lee!

Yes!

[Buff Bagwell]

YES! Bobby Fucking Dempsey!

[Kudo Driver]

UIS and the Super Smash Brothers...nice. I'm always glad to see Stupefied in Chikara. That will be a seriously fun match.

[jaydofct]

I'm kinda bummed to lose the Robbie Ellis vs Jimmy Olson match, I hope Ellis is used elsewhere.

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Quote:

Today we announce the first man in the other block of "Rey de Voladores": Incognito. Like Lince Dorado, he is one-third of this year's King of Trios, and this experienced luchador is a flyer of the highest calibre. His gravity-defying offense impressed not just the loyal members of the CHIKARMY, but the Director of Fun as well.

[Kudo Driver]

Incognito is the King of the Flippies. He impressed me big time at KOT. If he ends up in the finals against Lince and Lince goes over, I'm calling fix. Just throwing that out there...and a pic for Enforcer, courtesy of Lyle C. Williams:

[Tauron Nox]

Niles Young? WTF?

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Every time you hotlink, Niles Young eats a child and then puts on a goofy smile to cover it up. That's a bad Niles.

[Kudo Driver]

That clever Lyle. I stand shamed.

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New England better prepare to FEEL THE FLOW OF 2.0~! Added to the Massachusetts show:



Also added to the cards:

Cafe Culture (5/17 in Hellertown, PA): El Pantera and The Colony (Fire, Soldier and Worker Ant) vs The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple (Ultramantis Black, Crossbones, Hydra and Tim Donst)

Grit and Glory (5/18 in Philadelphia, PA): Mike Quackenbush, ??? and ??? vs Claudio Castagnoli, ??? and ???

Aniversarioct (5/24 in Wallingford, CT): The Colony (Fire, Soldier and Worker Ant) vs Team FIST (Gran Akuma, Icarus and Chuck Taylor)

[Tauron Nox]

2.0 in MA? That is sooooo efiing awesome!

[FlairFanatic]

2.0 better be in wallingford!!!

[Joshua B]

Tauron Nox wrote:

2.0 in MA? That is sooooo efiing awesome!

In all seriousness, what do you like about 2.0? I did't recall their name (2.0), but I was reminded of them on the DVD from last summer's event in Wallingford. I wasn't too impressed with them.