Chikara

(Season 8 Premiere) The vacant Young Lions Cup is up for grabs in CHIKARA’s first-ever ladder match between Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen and Vin Gerard! UltraMantis Black reveals why Dr. Cube wanted information about “The CHIKARA Special!” The Colony cash in their three points, and challenge for los Campeonatos de Parejas!

In a King of Trios qualifying match, The Colony and F.I.S.T. fight once again and a fan-favorite falls! The rivalry between the Roughnecks and Incoherence continues when Frightmare takes on the mad trucker, "Big Rig" Brodie Lee! The heavyweights collide in singles action when Escorpion Egipcio locks up with Claudio Castagnoli!

In a King of Trios qualifier, The Roughnecks battle The Order of the Neo Solar Temple and Sami Callihan! The Colony wants revenge against F.I.S.T. for their actions against Worker Ant! Equinox makes his first Young Lions Cup defense at this event.

It is the biggest pro-wrestling tournament of 2009, and CHIKARA's hallmark: King of Trios! Sixteen teams, each comprised of 3 wrestlers, vie to win the tournament and ultimate bragging rights. Night 1 features all 8 of the opening round tournament matches!

During Night 2 of wrestling's biggest tournament, the quarter-final matches are held, and the Rey de Voladores ("King of Flyers") mini-tournament begins! Two incredible elimination matches take place: Austin Aries, Matt Jackson, Player Dos, and Fire Ant square off only to be trumped by the unforgettable El Generico vs. Nick Jackson vs. Jigsaw vs. Kota Ibushi battle!

The King of Trios tournament reaches its climax, and the Rey de Voladores is crowned when Kota Ibushi tangles with Player Dos! The annual Tag Team Gauntlet match is a featured attraction, and non-tournament action steals the spotlight as Austin Aries fights Eddie Kingston, and Arik Cannon wrestles El Generico!

Partners and friends must fight in the Atomicos Increibles! The F.I.S.T. and Colony rivalry escalates to a fever pitch. Jimmy “Equinox” Olsen defends his Young Lions Cup against his fraternal twin brother Colin Delaney! Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw receive their los Campeonatos de Parejas match in the main event, against The Osirian Portal!

The Eye of Tyr appears and alters the future for one member of Incoherence! Shark Girl and Sara Del Rey meet in a featured contest. A high-flying trios match caps off a loaded card, as The Future is Now comes together to face Ophidian, Amasis and Escorpion Egipcio!

A wild relevos atomicos sees The Colony and The Super Smash Bros. team-up to take on The Osirian Portal and Los Ice Creams. F.I.S.T. fights The Future Is Now (Helios, Lince Dorado) and their mentor, Jigsaw! Delirious wrestles for the first time since falling under the spell of the Eye of Tyr. In the main event, Claudio Castagnoli wrestles Vin Gerard!

The Colony and F.I.S.T. rivalry boils over in a landmark lucha de apuesta, where Fire Ant and Soldier Ant wager both their masks against the hair of Icarus and Chuck Taylor! Glacier and D-Lo Brown combine forces. Why? WHY NOT! In trios action, Delirious joins UltraMantis Black and Crossbones to take on the Super Smash Brothers and Create-A-Wrestler!

CHIKARA partners with Big Japan Wrestling! Kaz “Green Ant” Miyakami faces Tigre Rojo while Chuck Taylor takes on the slippery Michael Nakazawa! Atsushi Ohashi and Mototsugu Shimizu wrestle 2.0! In the main event, The Colony battles The Order of the Neo Solar Temple!

CHIKARA partners with Big Japan Wrestling once again! The mighty Daisuke Sekimoto locks up with Chuck Taylor in singles action! The Colony and Kaz “Green Ant” Miyakami versus Jaki Numazawa, Shinya Ishikawa, and Yuji Okabayashi turns into a five-on-five battle when 2.0, Chuck Taylor, and The Order of the Neo Solar Temple join the fray!

Rayna VonTash faces her trainer, Daizee Haze in a ladies bout. Gen 1 Originals return in a very special attraction, when Dragonfly wrestles Rorschach! In the main event, Green Ant makes his official debut when The Colony meets The Order of the Neo Solar Temple for a 6-man tag match!

CHIKARA’s longest running tradition, the Young Lions Cup tournament, begins here with the first 12 competitors. They battle in first-round matches, and the six winners advance into the main event! Create-A-Wrestler reveals his new fan-created persona, "Dasher Hatfield."

The annual showcase for rookies, CHIKARA's Young Lions Cup tournament, continues here! The next 12 wrestlers battle to reach the finals the next night! Darkness Crabtree tries to disguise his age and enter the tournament, but he’s replaced by Vökoder. Features the in-ring debut of Carpenter Ant. CMLL sends us two mini-luchadores the likes of which CHIKARA has never seen!

Colin Delaney and Player Dos meet in the finals of the annual Young Lions Cup tournament! Tension escalates between Claudio Castagnoli and Eddie Kingston. Nine former Young Lions Cup Champions do battle in a once-in-a-lifetime “Golden Dream Triangle Trios” match!

Claudio Castagnoli and Hallowicked put on a technical wrestling clinic! The seemingly familiar duo of The Badd Boyz arrive and make their presence felt. Tim Donst dominates his former tag team partner, Hydra! Ophidian returns from injury as the The Osirian Portal takes on F.I.S.T. in tag team action.

Bryan Danielson teams with Claudio Castagnoli to form "Team Uppercut" against Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw. Colt Cabana returns, and as you might expect, a baseball game breaks out. Player Dos makes his first Young Lions Cup defense, and The Colony challenges The Osirian Portal for los Campeonatos de Parejas!

The Order of the Neo Solar Temple gets a surprising bit of help from the enigmatic Vökoder! Mike Quackenbush shows the many uses of a headlock. Frightmare gets his Young Lions Cup opportunity and The Colony makes their first title defense of Los Campeonatos!

Eight tag teams are divided and the partners are placed on separate Cibernetico squads! Mike Quackenbush, Hallowicked, Player Uno, Matt Jackson, Carpenter Ant, Lince Dorado, Cheech, and Soldier Ant face off against Fire Ant, Jigsaw, Nick Jackson, Player Dos, Cloudy, Frightmare, Green Ant, and Helios! In an all-rudo cheatfest for the ages, Ultramantis Black, Chuck Taylor, and STIGMA fight Crossbones, Icarus, and Colin Delaney!

In a hard-hitting main event, Jigsaw battles Gran Akuma. Claudio Castagnoli, Mike Quackenbush, and Jorge “Skayde” Rivera (the Wrestle Factory trainers for 2009) team together for the only time in history to wrestle The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple! Tim Donst and Hydra meet in a “Loser Leaves CHIKARA” match that marks one competitor's farewell to the squared circle.

(Season 8 Finale) The fight between Incoherence and the Order of the Neo Solar Temple comes to a head, and Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli battle for respect! After the Osirian Portal tries to regain los Campeonatos de Parejas, die Brüderschaft des Kreuzes are revealed, and unleash chaos from every direction!