It’s time to take a DVD expedition to Pottsville, PA to watch the next CHIKARA show in my collection, “A World of Comforting Illusion” (2/28/10). And hey, Renee thinks she’s been to the building they are in to see high school bands play! We may never know if it is true, but the chances of anybody in Pennsylvania having someplace better to be on a Saturday night are pretty low. ZING!
-The UnStable of Vin Gerard and STIGMA look really good in the opener against The Throwbacks. Lots of basic stuff here, but it all works and is all very entertaining. Sugar Dunkerton and Dasher Hatfield are perfect as the good guys you just want to root for. They’re as Americana as Richie Cunningham. And the evil constituents of the UnStable are the perfect foils for our heroes from Anytown, USA. Fun stuff!
-Green Ant is awesome, I’m just saying! His battle against Brodie Lee is quite enjoyable, with the young Ant more than holding his own against the Big Rig! Really liked these two together in the ring, but there’s not much else to say past that.
-Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey of BDK once again clash with one of CHIKARA’s top teams, this time Hallowicked and Frightmare. The bout has some good things about it, but it also has some downfalls. The story is enjoyable, but a lot of the action comes off as spotty and lacks the fineness these talents are capable of. It is exciting to see Del Ray and Hallowicked clashing, and a lot of the match can be sold on that alone. If only the ring-work was smoother. Oh well.
-For some reason, I just couldn’t get into the four-way of The Osirian Portal vs. The Badd Boyz vs. The Super Smash Brothers vs. Claudio Castagnoli and Ares of BDK. On paper this sounds remarkable, and indeed my excitement was mostly raised watching the entrances, but by the time the match started it was gone. The in-ring work was okay, and the results aren’t totally predictable, but ultimately nothing about it engrossed me.
-Hate to say the same thing for Gran Akuma vs. Eddie Kingston, but unfortunately I have to admit a lack of engagement from their bout as well. I appreciate the story here, the attempts both men take at hitting each other with the hardest blow and swiftest kick possible to get the win. But the passion just wasn’t as strong as I was expecting. The finish comes when the bout is only just starting to move into second gear, which is a bit of a disappointment.
-Four on four time as BDK brethren Tim Donst, Lince Dorado, Pinkie “Pink Ant” Sanchez, and Tursas take on Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Equinox and Helios. It starts out a bit slow and spotty, but by the end the excitement is definitely turned all the way up. The eight-man tag is a CHIKARA staple, nay it is an art that the company has mastered, so there is really no surprise at how good this bout becomes. Not quite as enjoyable as the similar battle from “A Touch of Class,” but fun stuff never the less.
-The Colony and The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple are on fire in the main event! At least, they are for the first half. Things start out really great and the work done by all four men is fantastic. Lots of close counts and exciting moments highlight the first fall of this best two out of three match. But following this, things pretty much abruptly switch gears and the rest of the bout is sacrificed for significant story line development. It is entertaining, and important to the developing BDK vs. CHIKARA plot, so thumbs up for that; however, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to some disappointment that a match on its way to being great ended up stuck at good and sacrificed for the bigger picture.
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