CHIKARA folding?

[EmpireWF]

On the event page, this is listed in italics under the card:

Stay Tuned at the end of the Webcast for a HUGE Announcement!

just now noticed it lol

 

[EmpireWF]

#AniversarioNC is the top trending phrase on Twitter (at least in the U.S.)

 

[EmpireWF]

Is this all part of whatever they're doing?

http://www.titorconglomerate.com/titor/team.html (Conrad Vavasseur??)

www.KingofTrios.com




Main event is up next. I've seen everything except the hair match and the 2/3 falls tag match. Fun show.

 

[EmpireWF]

Well....

Icarus had Kingston in this arm/leg submission hold....then a bunch of guys in black suits ran into the ring, grabbed both guys and the ref and disappeared.

Then they destroyed the entrance way and the feed went to black (someone said something about Archibald Peck just before it died, too).


[Titor Conglomerate owns Condor Security...the dudes in the black suits.]


EDIT

Okay, appears to be the beginning of a long, expansive new storyline....tho nothing is really obvious about who the villains are/what motives there are/anything really...at this point. Next Chikara shows are not until July 20 in PA and July 21 in NYC with literally no details available for either event.

They may be playing it as tho this is the end of Chikara (couple of people tweeted that Bryce Remsburg left the building in tears, for example.....one of their pre-show guys tweeted "anyone hiring") or at least, this will be a big ass fork in the road.


-The Colony/Devastation Corporation 6-man was a lot of fun.

-The sarcophagus match may have gone on a bit too long but so what, was fun too. The whole unmasking of Ophidian revealing an Amasis mask went way over my head...

-Hatfield is tremendous, don't usually like a lot of Delirious matches, but they meshed well.

-Aside from the ending....the main event was weird as fuck with Icarus being the babyface...let alone in mock 90s Jannetty gear.

 

[SuperKevin]

John Titor is that guy from the internet back in the late 90s who claimed to be a time traveller

 

[FedEx227]

Empire, even people that follow the product religiously have no idea. It has a very... open ending to say the least.

By all accounts, it's the temporary and potential permanent end of CHIKARA. Otherwise, that's about all we know right now. PWPonderings has a solid podcast of guys trying to rationalize it, but it's chaos right now.

 

[XavierDZ]

Read this, hope it helps lesser knowing fans.

Credit: Josh Highman and Pwinsider.com

A little context:

 

 

Chikara was "sold" to Worldwide Media Development Corporation a few years ago. Shortly after the sale, a sharp-dressed gentleman would be seen at events, observing the roster and matches. We'd learned his name was Wink Vavasseur, an auditor from Worldwide Media Development Corporation. Soon, he would replace Dieter von Steigerwalt as Director of Fun. Clearly with a business background and no wrestling knowledge (he would routinely refer to wrestlers as Baseball Face or Snakeface, etc), Vavasseur oversaw a period of growth in Chikara, multiple attendance records broken and the creation of the Grand Championship under his watch.

Towards the end of 2012, Chikara fans learned that Worldwide Media Development Corporation was actually a holding of Titor Conglomerate, which also owns Condor Security, a private security company whose employees usually flanked Wink Vavasseur at shows. Those members of Condor Security were no longer seen in Chikara after King of Trios 2012 when they removed Swamp Monster from the building. We also learned that Wink got the Director of Fun job, because his father, Conrad, is an executive at Titor.

Vavasseur's approval rating within the fan base and locker room has plummeted. Vavassuer created a series of analytical formulas, dubbed Chikarabermetrics, to ensure the best athletes were being paired. This resulted in the popular Colony being rearranged, with Soldier Ant being kicked out of the group. Other unpopular decisions included placing Sugar Dunkerton in FIST, the censorship of blogs on the Chikara website, and the creation of Colony: Xtreme Force, which is purely as a marketing ploy.

At the end of "The Shoulder of Pallas," the Chikara event as part of Wrestlecon, Mike Quackenbush was handed an envelope by a gentleman wearing a hat with NPA on the front. After the event, Mike Quackenbush was removed from the roster page and hasn't been booked in Chikara since.

Yesterday, Derek Sabato sent out cryptic tweets about an "interesting phone call." Sabato came to the ring today with the envelope given to Quackenbush, tweeting its contents: a photo of the Titor executives at a ground breaking. This photo is somehow incriminating, or Wink Vavasseur wouldn't have sent the officials to kick Sabato out of the building.

During the main event, Wink Vavasseur, looking disheveled, and 20+ members of Condor Security came to ringside, causing the end of the main event. Condor Security began breaking down the set and entry way while shooing the fans out of the building. Wink sat on the stage, watching it all, eating an apple.

Bit by bit, the lights in the building went out. Zia, one of the photographers, and Billy Kumohara, host of the pre show quiz game, stood up to Condor members, but Billy was struck and Zia retreated to the locker room.

As the fans were ushered out of the building, no merchandise was up, no roster members selling their wares, nothing in the lobby.

As we went outside and the Trocadero's doors closed, a fan shoulder blocked the door, breaking the glass. Senior official Bryce Remsburg rushed out the door and through the crowd, still wearing his referee uniform, in tears. The crowd slowly dissipated, with a few fans in tears as well.

Billy Kumohara was the only other member of Chikara staff to be seen in front of the Trocadero, saying he was now out of a job.

 

[EmpireWF]

PWI reports Chikara had the wrestlers sign nondisclosure agreement s.

 

[XavierDZ]

Yeah I read that. Also heard talent was reaching out for bookings to replace the ones during the summer. Maybe Chikara is going to take the summer off to build on the story then come back strong. This is an awesome story, and shows how smart Quack is. Definitely know with wrestlecon being their biggest drawing show so far, shows that steam for chikara is just picking up. This plow definitely has to wrestling community buzzing

 

[XavierDZ]

Source PWI http://www.pwinsider.com/article/78001/chikara-updates.html?p=1

There were several incidents with fans in the wake of the end of the show. One fan was so angry about security forcing him out of the building, he shoulderblocked a glass door and ended up breaking the glass door. I am sure the venue LOVED tnat. Another fan loudly refused to leave the Trocadero's [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit ! important]box [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit ! important]office[/FONT][/FONT], demanding a refund. He was so disruptive that the venue management was going to [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important]call[/FONT][/FONT] the police to remove him. It was described to me as "the worst stereotypical wrestling fan tantrum you could imagine."

 

[FedEx227]

They've cancelled all the shows that were listed on their website and people have called the venues and CHIKARA is not booked.

"All You See is Mine"
Saturday, July 20th
Easton, PA
CANCELED

"Cause Each Other Pain"
Sunday, July 21st
Manhattan, NY
CANCELED

"Who Am I Without You?"
Friday, August 23rd
Minot, ND
CANCELED

"Wide Awake"
Saturday, August 24th
Sioux Falls, SD
CANCELED

"The Things That You Saw"
Sunday, August 25th
Minneapolis, MN
CANCELED

"The Answer's At The End"
Saturday, September 14th
Easton, PA
CANCELED

"Weeping Atlas Cedars"
Saturday, November 9th
Reseda, CA
CANCELED

"All Things Must Pass"
Sunday, November 10th
San Diego, CA
CANCELED

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

...as if they were going to North f'n Dakota anyway.

We talked about this on the podcast, these were gimmick dates from the start. Not sure where I stand on that in terms of ethics. I can go either way.

 

[FedEx227]

I think it's shit. I understand it's stupid that people booked trips, took days off or bought flights to the shows, but it still probably happened and for those people it really, really sucks.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Yeah I read that. Also heard talent was reaching out for bookings to replace the ones during the summer. Maybe Chikara is going to take the summer off to build on the story then come back strong. This is an awesome story, and shows how smart Quack is. Definitely know with wrestlecon being their biggest drawing show so far, shows that steam for chikara is just picking up. This plow definitely has to wrestling community buzzing

Its either really smart or really fucking stupid.

I guess we'll see.

 

[XavierDZ]

Its either really smart or really fucking stupid.

I guess we'll see.

With the reputation Chikara has I believe it will be good if they don't wait to long to come back.

 

[EmpireWF]

PWPonderings has a solid podcast of guys trying to rationalize it, but it's chaos right now.

wow was there a ton of whining mixed in on that lol

 

[FedEx227]

wow was there a ton of whining mixed in on that lol

Oh yeah, they started off pretty rational and got super whining towards the end. Boys are pissed lol.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

The video on demand is now available.

The delay was the bad lighting. How nice of the Titor Conglomerate, who despite destroying the company, took the time to make sure the lighting issue was fixed.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

 

[EmpireWF]

They return on Memorial Day Weekend in Pennsylvania.

So, what was the sabbatical about?