Double shot of CHIKARA with “If The Airplane Is Snowed In, Put Your Bloody Skis On And Get Going!” (2/20/09) and “Motive, Means, Opportunity” (2/21/09). Not going match-by-match with both shows, but rather giving some general thoughts to the weekend and highlighting some bouts that deserve to have love songs written about them.
-The war between F.I.S.T. and The Colony goes from start to HOLY COW over these two shows, and it is a fantastic escalation to watch! Their 6-man bout on (what for simplicity sake we will refer to as) Bloody Skis is a lot of fun, but it is the post-match brutality and the Motive, Means, Opportunity tag bout that really sizzles with excitement. That second bout is incredibly intense and quite awesome for it. Excellent stuff.
-Motive, Means, Opportunity is definitely the stronger of these two shows, if only for the two matches I am about to discuss. First, Gran Akuma and Claudio Castagnoli reach a whole new degree of assault on each other to everybody’s delight. The strikes between these two are beyond painful looking, and leave you salivating for more. A great, great singles bout. What follows is an off-the-charts tag contest between Cheech and Cloudy and Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush. It is the kind of match that causes expletives to pour from your mouth after every unimaginable move is pulled off. Beyond entertaining, it is a truly exceptional contest.
-The two-night “Order of the Neo-Solar Temple auditions a new member” story is another fun little tale to follow. Pinkie Sanchez does well on Bloody Skis even as he sticks out from his would-be brethren. It is Sami Callihan on night two who fits in perfectly with Crossbones and UltraMantis Black, leading to a really grand opening contest against Eddie Kingston, Brodie Lee, and Grizzly Redwood. Callihan also looks great in singles competition against Delirious on Bloody Skis. Frankly I just like Sami Callihan.
-The UnStable has a pretty big weekend, though their highlight comes at Bloody Skis in a really strong contest with Quackenbush, Jigsaw, and Tim Donst. Lots of great story going on in that bout, along with some really good wrestling. I’m not always high on some of the members of The UnStable, particularly Colin Delaney, but everybody looks like a star here.
-Both shows are pretty even as far as main event matches go. Bloody Skis treats us to a battle of the big men between Claudio and Escorpion Egipcio, which I for one found to be enjoyable. Motive, Means, Opportunity is headlined by Amasis taking on Equinox, and while the bout gets off to something of a slow start, things really pick up by the finish. It may not be one of the best matches on the show, but given how extraordinary the best matches on this show are, that really isn’t an insult.
Overall two really good shows, though if I had to Sophie’s Choice them, I’d go with Motive, Means, Opportunity for Akuma/Castagnoli and Cheech and Cloudy/Jigsaw and Quackenbush alone.
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