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Night 2 of CHIKARA's Tag World Grand Prix 2006.
After looking at night one of CHIKARA's 2006 Tag World Grand Prix, it's time for a look at the second night, held on February 25 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The talent for this card was just as diverse as the first night. Featured are 16 more teams from all over. You have homegrown stars like The Colony and Team F.I.S.T., foreign attractions like Team Toryumon, oddball teams like Triple Dragon, one of whose members is a giant dragon, and teams from other independent federations, including SHIMMER, and FIP. Once again, the cover for the DVD is a comic book take off, a very cool picture of Shane Storm holding his fallen partner, Mr. Zero, as wrestlers look on in the background.
Arik Cannon kicks off a DVD reminding us that he, last year's winner with Claudio Castagnoli, can not find a partner for the tournament. Like night one, there is an Opening Ceremony featuring all of the teams competing that night. Larry Sweeney has several funny comments on commentary.
Arik Cannon calls out Andy Sumner from the back. Arik asks him to wrestle, but Sumner only replies with 'no'. Larry Sweeney and Eddie Kingston are the first commentary team.
The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant) vs. Lancelot (Lance Steel & Lance Steel)
Before the match, the younger Lance Steel talks to his buddy Dragon Dragon in the back. The older Lance Steel takes exception, since he hates Dragons. Love the Dragon Dragon.
The Lance Steels are differentiated by different shin guards. Eddie Kingston leaves and is replaced by the great UltraMantis Black on commentary. Soldier Ant gets a waistlock on Steel. They trade reversals. Soldier Ant gets up and salutes Steel. Steel takes him down, but Soldier
Ant climbs up and gets a Sunset Flip for two. Soldier Ant crawls across the ropes and tags in Fire Ant. Steel tags in as well. Steel flips and flops on the mat into a wristlock. Fire Ant reverses into a hammerlock, headlock, then an Octopus Stretch, followed by a head scissors takedown. He goes to chop Steel in the chest, but Steel's chest plate blocks it. Steels armor blocks the dropkick as well. Steel hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker. All four men get in the ring, and Lancelot team up to joust Soldier Ant. Fire Ant prevents it with a blockbuster out of the corner for two. Fire Ant gets a suplex on Steel for two. Fire Ant gets a chinlock on the mat. Steel tries to elbow out but is thrown down. Soldier Ant comes in and suplexes Steel for two. Soldier Ant applies a butter knife on the mat. Steel again tries to elbow out, but is thrown down for two. Fire Ant comes in and the ants swarm around Steel with elbow drops for two. Soldier Ant gets two with
a roll up. Soldier Ant tags Fire Ant in and they kick Steel in the corner. A Frog Splash from Soldier Ant gets two. The Ants climb to the top rope, but Steel picks both of them up on his shoulders, and somersaults forward. Steel makes the hot tag and Steel comes in to clean house. Steel spinebusters Soldier Ant and goes right into the Boston Crab. Fire Ant bulldogs him to break it up and hits the Fireman's Carry. Soldier Ant hits a diving chop off the top for two. The Ants then swing Lancelot around. Everyone is dizzy. Lancelot reverse the Ants into stereo Boston Crabs for the win.
Your winners, Lance Steel & Lance Steel!
The North Star Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) w/ JJ Dillon vs. Notorious, Inc. (Drew Blood & Devon Moore)
Dillon puts over the NSE in a promo taped backstage, telling them to be cautious, but not too cautious. UltraMantis' mic is broken, but you can hear him call Dillon one of the most devious minds ever in the business.
Notorious, Inc jump the NSE, but they counter with stereo armdrags. Blood gets a double gutbuster, and is then sandwiched with dropkicks to the head from Corbin and Cruz. Cruz and Moore lock up. Moore gets a wristlock, but Cruz reverses and works the arm. Moore reverses himself, but Cruz goes into a headlock. Cruz hits a shoulderblock, and then a headscissors takedown. Cruz with a hip toss. Corbin tags in, and they continue the assault on the arm. Mantis calls Corbin a young Bobby Backlund. Blood kicks Corbin in the back when he hits the ropes and Moore hits a step up enziguri. Blood with a high knee, and vertical suplex. Blood gets a knee drop for two. Moore tags in and they double team Corbin, crunching him in the corner. A suplex by Moore gets two when Cruz breaks it up. Blood tags back in and keeps Corbin
from fighting back. Blood stops Corbin's charge with an eye poke. Notorious charge him in the corner. A slingshot body press by Moore gets two. Moore scoop slams Corbin and climbs to the top rope. He misses an elbow drop, but Corbin can't make the tag. Blood comes in and pounds Corbin in the corner. Darin fights out and Cruz comes in. Clotheslines for all. Cruz hits a wheel kick on Moore. Cruz with a lungblower, followed by Corbin flying into Moore. Drew Blood tosses Corbin, and Moore ties up Cruz. Blood wraps something around his knuckles but Dillon prevents him from hitting Cruz. Cruz hits a pumphandle driver on Moore, and the NSE team up to pin him with Cruz Control.
Your winners, The North Star Express!
Arik Cannon is back in the ring, and this time he calls out Niles Young. Obviously, Young turns him down. That makes five people to do that so far.
Team F.I.S.T. (Icarus & Gran Akuma) vs. Team SHIMMER (Rain & Daizee Haze)
Rivals Haze and Rain are putting aside their differences for this match. Akuma and Haze start, and there is a brief "Daizee's gonna kill you" chant. The two do the typical reversals. Akuma plays with Haze a bit. Haze gets a headlock, but Akuma gets out and continues to toy with her. Haze turns it into a satellite headscissors takedown, and a DDT. Haze dropkicks him out of the ring. Lucha tag rules mean Icarus is the legal man. Rain also tags in. The fans boo Icarus, and on commentary, Sweeney tells them to shut up. Icarus gets on his knees and puts his hands behind his back. Rain slaps him. Rain with a crossbody off the middle rope, and the two exchange forearms. Rain sends Icarus out with a lungblower and gloats, but Akuma sneaks in and gives her a shinbuster followed by a nasty kick to her ear. Akuma with a snap suplex. He ties her in the ropes and kicks her in the chest. Icarus tags in hits Rain in the arm. Icarus gets two with a
Fisherman's Suplex. He pounds Rain in the corner, but she blocks some charges. Icarus is able to hit her in the mouth with a dropkick for two. He then chokes her on the ropes as Akuma taunts her. Haze breaks it up. Akuma chokes her in the corner with his boot. A snapmare and kick to the back gets two. Akuma gives her a chinlock. Akuma blocks a headscissors attempt and ties Rain up, tagging in Icarus. Icarus with an elbow drop. He goes for a Pedigree, but opts for a Sunset Flip. Rain rolls through and tags in Haze. She is able to take down Akuma briefly. He catches her rana attempt and powerbombs her for two. Rain breaks the pin up and gives Icarus a Tornado DDT. Icarus eventually gets the upper hand with a back breaker. He goes for a Pedigree, but moves when Haze tries to dropkick him. Icarus with a Pedigree, and then a legscissors submission to make Rain tap. Decent match, but Rain does not hit the ropes hard at all here.
Your winners, Gran Akuma & Icarus!
Arik Cannon is out yet again, calling out Jervis Cottonbelly, who according to UltraMantis, is no DJ Skittlez. Cannon says he has let himself go. The fans get a few lines in before Cannon says he doesn't want to wast any more of their time.
Men At Work (Shane Storm & Mr. Zero) vs. 2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews)
The Sandlot and Mighty Ducks references by Jagged in his pre match promo amuses me to no end. It is so weird to see wrestlers who grew up on the same movies that I did. Makes me feel old.
Matthews and Storm shake hands, then lock up. Storm shoulderblocks him. Matthews tries to say Storm pulled his hair. Storm gets another shoulderblock. Storm hits some hiptosses on 2.0. Men at Work team for a double drop toe fold on Matthews. Zero puts him in the Camel Clutch and starts reading his newspaper. Jagged comes in and tears it up, doing a Ric Flair type spot where he gives it an elbow drop. Storm low bridges Jagged. Zero puts Matthews on his back, and Jagged gives Zero a rolling neckbreaker. Matthews with a big dropkick. Jagged tags in and kicks Zero. He hits a reverse elbow. Jagged works the leg. Zero is thrown into Matthews' boot.
Matthews gets a backbreaker on Zero, and Jagged knees him in the face. A side russian legsweep gets two. Jagged tags in and comes off the first rope with a fist, since the roof in Reading is very low. "Safety first." Snap suplex by Jagged gets two. Swinging neckbreaker by Jagged and he tags in Matthews. 2.0 team for a double STO. Zero fights them off and runs out of the ring to make Shane Storm the legal man. Mantis points out that 2.0 aren't aware of the rules. Storm cleans house. Jagged comes back with a dropkick to Storm. Some chicanery with Storm's Stop sign occurs. Zero finishes the match with an inverted side slam to Matthews. Not bad. You either love 2.0's smarky running commentary of their own matches or you hate
it.
Your winners, Mr. Zero & Shane Storm!
Triple Dragon (Retail Dragon & Dragon Dragon) vs. Team Toryumon (Shinjitsu Nohashi & Amigo Suzuki)
Bryce Remsburg and Eddie Kingston take over on commentary. I heart Dragon Dragon. One of the best gimmicks ever. Retail Dragon and Suzuki show off with some flippy floppy stuff. Suzuki fakes a handshake and kicks Retail Dragon. A snapmare and dragon kick insult Retail Dragon. Retail is thrown into Nohashi's boot. Nohashi with a strike to the throat. He hits some more strikes in the corner. Nohashi attacks Retail's chest. An NBA Jam reference on commentary makes me feel even older. Suzuki teases Dragon Dragon, and takes Retail down to the mat. Nohashi comes back in and teams with Suzuki to pound Retail in the corner. They follow with a Natural Disaster. Retail hurts his knee when he reverses a backbreaker into a neckbreaker. Dragon Dragon tags in and whips Suzuki with his tail. It then gives Nohashi a Dragon Screw. Suzuki gets Dragon Kicks and a Dragon Sleeper from Dragon Dragon. It goes for a Dragon Suplex, but Nohashi blocks it. Nohashi grabs Dragon Dragon for an Old School. He then dropkicks Retail out of the ring. Nohashi wipes Retail out with a suicide dive. Dragon and
Suzuki brawl in the corner. Suzuki ties Dragon Dragon in the ropes. Retail gets a double drop toe hold, then headbutts from Team Toryumon. They then hit stereo top rope headbutts to retail. A crucifix bomb by Nohashi finishes off Triple Dragon.
Your winners, Team Toryumon!
Prescription Thugs (Darkness Crabtree & Dr. Cheung) vs. Milano Collection AT & Skayde
The Prescription Thugs incorporated elements of John Cena into their act. Crabtree's gimmick is an old man who moves slowly in the ring. Crabtree demands that Milano's "dog" be removed from the ring. Milano starts with Crabtree. Milano with a wristlock. Crabtree tries to reverse, but can't get up from the mat. Crabtree makes the ropes. Crabtree with a single leg takedown, but Milano pops back up. Crabtree tries to bend over for a back body drop, but Milano trips him. Skayde and Dr. Cheung tag in. Skayde with an armdrag to send Cheung out. Crabtree comes back in. Crabtree pauses to take his pills. Skayde steals them and it turns out they are downers for Skayde. Crabtree speeds up after his pills and starts hitting fast lucha moves. Milano gives him a step up enziguri. Cheung comes in and hits the FU. He pumps up his boots and nails Milano with a 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Cheung pounds and chokes Milano in the corner. The Prescription Thugs try to whip Milano and Skayde into each other, but it is reversed. Milano gets in the AT Lock, and Skayde gets a leg submission, forcing the Thugs to
submit. Short, hilarious match.
Your winners, Milano Collection AT & Skayde!
Kevin Steen & SeXXXy Eddy vs. Arik Cannon & Jigsaw
Jigsaw, who turned down Cannon's request to be partners the night before, accepts this night. Sweeney replaces Remsburg on commentary. Steen and Cannon lock up after much stalling. Cannon and Steen collide with shoulderblocks. Cannon goes for a sunset flip, but Steen steps on him, then gets a senton for two. A backbreaker from Steen gets another two count. Scoop slam to Cannon, and a somersault leg drop get two. Eddy tags in and a double team gets two. Eddy with a crossbody for two. Eddy hits a charge in the corner and suplex for two. Cannon comes back with a neckbreaker and tags Jigsaw in. Jigsaw chops Eddy in the corner, then hits a flying forearm in the opposite corner. Eddy punches back, but Jigsaw takes him down with a low dropkick. Snapmare and dragon kick by Jigsaw. Cannon tags in and kicks Eddy in the chest for two. Cannon with a big chop in the corner. Leaping back elbow by Cannon to Eddy. Jigsaw tags back in and does a double stomp to Eddy, who is set up with his feet on the ropes. At the same time, Cannon does a neckbreaker. Jigsaw punches and chops Eddy. Eddy takes back over and works over Jigsaw in the corner. Jigsaw reverses an irish whip in the corner and knees Eddy in the face. Face wash by Jigsaw. Suplex gets two. European Uppercut and Cannon tags back in, chopping Eddy on the ropes. Cannon puts Eddy in a submission and claps his chest for two. Eddy punches back, but Cannon takes him down with a lariat. Jigsaw tags back in and
elbows Eddy down. Leg drop gets two. Eddy makes the ropes to get out of a submission. Body slam by Jigsaw, and Cannon is back in. Cannon stretches Eddy. Cannon with a cravate. Eddy punches back. They take each other down with clotheslines. Cannon pulls Eddy away and tags in Jigsaw. Jigsaw with some punches, but Eddy catches him with a modified TKO. Cannon and Steen tag in. Steen chops Jigsaw HARD. Cannon gets chopped as well. Lungblower to Jigsaw. Steen with a loud curse. Unacceptable! Capture suplex to Jigsaw gets two. Back drop driver by Cannon to Steen gets two but is broken up by Eddy. Eddy catches Cannon in the corner with a SeXXXy Plex. He sits on the top long enough for Jigsaw to catch him with the Leap of Faith. An enziguri and cover is broken up by Steen. Steen with another stiff chop to Jigsaw. He ducks an Enziguri and puts Jigsaw in a Steen Crossface. Cannon breaks it up, and all four wrestlers are down. Cannon floats over a package suplex attempt by Steen, but can't hit the Glimmering Warlock. Eddy low blows Cannon, but misses a shooting star senton attempt. Jigsaw goes for
the Jig n' Tonic on Eddy, but Steen catches him with a superkick. Eddy pins Jigsaw, but Cannon breaks it up. Cannon nails Steen with the Glimmering Warlock. Steen rolls out of the ring. Steen kicks Eddy in the side of the head, and Jigsaw delivers a top rope leg drop to finish the match. Best match of the night so far. Great tag action, and the end packed in a lot of
wrestling.
Your winners, Jigsaw & Arik Cannon!
Post match, there is a dance off between all four men in the ring. Remsburg even joins in. Eddie Kingston gets down from the commentary table and shows the white boys how to dance. A little line dancing occurs. Think the Rockettes.
The Heartbreak Express (Superstar Sean & Fabulous Phil) vs. Osamu Nishimura
& Katsushi Takemura
Phil gets an early headlock on Nishimura. Phil runs into his partner, and Takemura comes in to even the odds. The HBX take a breather. When they are done, Sean is in the ring. Takemura tags in and kicks Sean in the corner. He follows with a stiff chop. Takemura with a forearm to the back. Sean rakes the eyes and tags in Phil. They team with a double reverse elbow. Phil chokes with his boot. He then hits a snapmare and elbow to the chest. Sean tags in again, and they team for a drop toe hold, splash combo. Sean hits and chokes Takemura with a chair on the outside. He throws him into the post. Phil with a strike to the throat. Sean chokes Takemura. Sean continues the assault in the ring. Phil tags in and kicks Takemura. Sean comes back in and hits a splash in the corner with an assist from Phil. They try again, but Takemura dodges it and hits Phil with a lariat. Nishimura tags in and hits European Uppercuts on the HBX. He locks in an abdominal stretch, but Sean breaks it up. Nishimura finishes the match with a backslide.
Your winners, Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura!
This marks the end of all first round matches in TWGP2006
The North Star Express w/ JJ Dillon vs. Lancelot
Mike Quackenbush is back on commentary. Cruz and Steel trade wristlocks. Cruz fails with a chop to Steel's chest. They briefly trade forearms. Steel with a dropkick. Slingshot lariat by Steel to the floor. Corbin and Steel come in. Corbin with a snapmare. He gets a headscissors takedown out of the corner. He goes for a wheelbarrow, but Steel blocks it. Cruz hits a blind tag, and the CHIKARA goofiness takes over, with a series of dropdowns. Funny. Cruz misses a body press and gets clotheslined by Steel. Steel with an elbow drop and tags Steel in. Steel with a dropkick for two. Steel with an arm wrench on the mat. Steel tags in and takes over with a wristlock. Cruz dropkicks the Lances into each other and they start to argue. Corbin comes in and gets a DDT/Ace Crusher on Lancelot. Snap Suplex to Steel gets two. Corbin with a body slam and somersault senton for two. Double armdrag into double STO by the NSE for two. Cruz with a flying back elbow for two. Double gutbuster by the NSE, but they get all chest plate. Dropkicks to Steel's head get two. Cruz comes back in, and the action breaks down. Steel with a Yakuza Kick to Corbin, Cruz with a wheel kick to Steel. Lancelot and NSE trade blows. Stereo two counts for the NSE. The Lances get stereo Boston Crabs, but they are reversed into stereo School Boys and the NSE advance to Night 3.
Your winners, Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz!
Team F.I.S.T. vs. Mean @ Work
Akuma and Icarus attack as soon as Men at Work come out. Akuma kicks Storm in the ring. Storm comes back with a roaring forearm and suicide dive. Icarus and Zero get in the ring. Zero gets a faceplant and tilt a whirl backbreaker. Zero with multiple body slams for two. He follows the near fall with a Crippler Crossface. Icarus makes the ropes and Storm tags in. Icarus with a drop toe hold into the ropes and Akuma kicks him for two. Akuma tags in and kicks Storm in the gut, followed by a snapmare and dropkick to the head. He chops Storm on the ropes, and hits a leg lariat. Standing senton gets two. Icarus tags in and they kick Storm more. Icarus with a running forearm and Camel Clutch. Akuma tags in and kicks Storm in the face. He hangs Storm across the top rope and hits a guillotine double stomp off the top for two. Akuma with a series of kicks. Icarus enters again with a leg drop to the back of Storm's head. Icarus with a chinlock
on the mat. Storm tries to come back, but Icarus gets a dropkick. Icarus goes for the senton, but Storm gets the knees up. Storm makes the tag, but Remsburg misses it. Akuma drags Storm back into their corner and starts to work the leg. Akuma with a double leg trap. Storm tries to fight out, but Akuma turns it over. Storm makes the ropes, and Icarus tags in. He knocks Zero off the apron, and gives Storm a leg drop to the back off the head again. Snap suplex for two. Another leg drop from Icarus and tags in Akuma, who hits an elbow drop. Akuma lays in the kicks. He kicks Storm into the wrong corner and Zero tags in. Zero sends Akuma from the ring.
Icarus blocks a charge in the corner and goes for the Pedigree. Storm comes into block it, and uses Akuma to hit That Japanese Move on Icarus. Akuma recovers and dropkicks Zero in the face. Zero blocks a swinging DDT and puts Akuma on the top rope. Zero hits a cutter off the top for two. Forearms, but Akuma catches a third and nails a swinging neckbreaker. An Akuma frog splash from the middle rope gets two. Icarus and Storm enter. Storm hits the Air Raid Crash, but Akuma breaks the pin up. Akuma gives Storm a spike DDT. Icarus hits a tornado Pedigree to the floor on Zero. Sick move. Akuma unloads with kicks on Storm in the ring. Storm kicks back for a two count. Akuma with a reverse STO and crossface. Storm makes the ropes, but he is on his own, as Zero is down. F.I.S.T. double team Storm for two. Storm with a German Suplex to Icarus and Akuma. That Japanese Move to both members of F.I.S.T. sends all men to the mat. Storm tries to comeback, but is overwhelmed, and F.I.S.T. move to night 3 after a Lungblower/Yoshi Tonic combo.
Your winners, Gran Akuma & Icarus!
There is a really heated scene with Zero lying on the floor after the match, with someone asking for an ambulance to be called. Zero gets back up, but to date, that was his last match in CHIKARA. It was a really good tag match, and Quack was tremendous with his solo commentary.
Jigsaw & Arik Cannon vs. Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura
The wrestlers shake hands out of respect before the match. Jigsaw and Takemura lock up first. Takemura takes him down, but Jigsaw reverses into legscissors. Takemura takes down Jigsaw with a shoulderblock, then hits a release belly to belly suplex. Jigsaw comes back with a leg lariat and tags Cannon in. Nishimura tags in and trades reversals with Cannon. Nishimura gets a hammerlock on the mat. Cannon with a side headlock takedown. Nishimura gets headscissors locked in, but Cannon reverses into a guillotine. Cannon with a cravate. They break in the corner. Nishimura with European Uppercuts in the corner. Takemura tags in and they get two with a double back elbow. Forearms and a dropkick to Cannon get another two count. Nishimura in with a sleeper, then he goes to work on the legs. Takemura back in and they team for a wishbone. Body slam and slingshot senton get two. Takemura sweeps down Cannon and continues to work the leg, but Cannon makes the ropes. Takemura with a back elbow in the corner. Cannon blocks a clothesline and hits a neckbreaker. Jigsaw finally makes the tag and stomps Takemura. Jigsaw with a submission on the arm, but Takemura makes the ropes. Jigsaw with a Bow & Arrow. Snapmare and Cannon tags back in. Cannon punches Takemura in the side. Cannon with chops and forearms on the ropes. Leaping back elbow by Cannon. Jigsaw tags in with a slingshot double stomp, and then he goes to the ankle. Cannon in with a forearm to the back. Cannon with a chop and slap to Takemura's face. Takemura blocks a suplex with a cross body. Cannon back with a lariat and Jigsaw tags in. Elbow drop then chinlock by Jigsaw. Jigsaw pounds him in the corner and hits a running knee to the face for two. Cannon tags in
again. Cannon with headbutts. Stiff chop by Cannon. He misses a Stinger Splash and Takemura kicks him. He doesn't go for the tag and Cannon is able to deliver an enziguri. Nishimura and Jigsaw tag in. Nishimura with kicks and uppercuts. Shinbusters to Jigsaw. Nishimura goes to the top, but misses a knee drop. Jigsaw kicks Nishimura down low and hits a superkick. Jigsaw to the top, but he fails to deliver the leg drop. Dragon screw and figure four by Nishimura. Takemura buts Cannon in a Figure Four, and Jigsaw taps.
Your winners, Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura!
Great match. About equal with the earlier Cannon/Jigsaw match and they are easily the MVPs of Night Two. Cannon shows good sportsmanship post match, and the two really sell their legs.
Team Toryumon vs. Skayde & Milano Collection AT
Milano and Suzuki get the action going with a lock up. They trade waistlocks and hammerlocks. Milano with a wristlock, but Suzuki reverses. Milano reverses into a headlock, then a side headlock takedown out of the corner. Milano shoulderblocks Suzuki, and gets another side headlock takedown. Suzuki reverses into the headscissors. Milano goes into a pin, but Suzuki bridges up and gets a backslide for two. Skayde and Nohashi tag in. Nohashi uses his speed to take Skayde down. Skayde counters into a hammerlock, then goes down to an STF. Skayde and Nohashi with a bunch of quick lucha action. Skayde with chops in the corner. Nohashi walks the ropes, but misses the chop, resulting in another showdown. Milano and Suzuki back in. Milano gets two with a school boy. Milano and Suzuki trade near falls. Nohashi tries to interfere, but Milano gets a double Boston Crab on both his opponents. Cool spot. Milano stomps Suzuki. Suzuki chops back, but Milano chops him right back down. Joystick by Skayde, double leg trap by Milano on Suzuki for a neat double team. Nohashi breaks it up, but Milano gets him from behind. Skayde with a facebuster, and Milano ties up Nohashi in the bottom rope, followed by a dropkick. Skayde and Suzuki come in. Suzuki goes for the eyes, and hits a headbutt. Skayde is thrown into the corner face first. Suzuki continues to pound him in the corner. Skayde gets double teamed with headbutts. Double drop toe hold by Toryumon, then
stereo headbutts to Skayde.
Nohashi tags in and hits a DDT, into a double wristlock. Suzuki tags in with a double axe handle to Skayde's arm. Nohashi back in and Toryumon with another double team on Skayde, as they give him a big facecrusher. Skayde is thrown into Nohashi's knee, but Toryumon miss another double team attempt. Skayde with a headscissors takedown on Nohashi and makes the tag to Milano. Milano chops Nohashi hard and nails a clothesline on both members of Toryumon. Flying forearm to Nohashi. Enziguri to Suzuki as Suzuki was going for a springboard. Tope con hilo by Skayde to Suzuki. Milano with a scoop slam and senton to Nohashi for two. Milano with chops in the corner. Nohashi reverses an irish whip into the corner and nails a charge. High cross body off the top to Milano gets two. Headbutt to Milano on the mat, but Milano gets the boots up when Nohashi dives off the top. Suzuki and Skayde come in. Skayde with chops in the corner and a facebuster. Skayde goes for a double chickenwing on the mat. Skayde puts Suzuki in the Venus Flytrap, but he makes the ropes. Jawbreakers by Suzuki to Skayde. Tiger suplex with the bridge by Suzuki gets two when Milano breaks it up. Nohashi and Milano trade forearms. Suzuki comes in for the double team. They headbutt Milano, then hit a sweep/forearm combo on him. Praying powerbomb by Nohashi with an assist from Suzuki. They hit stereo top rope diving headbutts for two. Suzuki and Skayde fight on the floor. Skayde blocks Nohashi on the top rope and Milano goes up with him and hits a top rope cutter. Enziguri and a modified Styles Clash by Milano get the victory, earning Milano & Skayde the last spot in the quarterfinals.
Your winners, Milano Collection AT & Skayde!
CHIKARA saved the best for last. Really quick wrestlers going all out. There were a ton of cool reversals here, and some interesting double team moves.
Overall, I would recommend this DVD. It's not as good as Night One, but is actually a more accurate representation of what CHIKARA is usually like. The first round was really heavy on the gimmicks, and only one match (Steen/Eddy vs. Cannon/Jigsaw) stood out. Aside from the first one, all the second round matches are worth checking out. First round had more laughs
for those who love the gimmicks, the second round brought the wrestling. As usual, Quackenbush does an excellent job on play by play, also giving some color commentary since he was flying solo. If you are a fan of Japanese wrestlers, definitely pick this up for the rare Stateside appearances. This was Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura's first match after leaving New Japan in early 06, according to Quack.
To purchase this DVD, go to http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/ For more information on CHIKARA, including info on this weekend's King of Trios tournament, go to http://www.chikarapro.com/
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