CHIKARA Showdown in Crisisland
CHIKARA Showdown in Crisisland (7/21/2007)- Wallingford, CT
COLIN OLSEN TRIES TO GET OUT OF A MATCH WITH LOS ICE CREAMS BY TELLING LEONARD F. CHIKARASON THAT HE IS LACTOSE INTOLERANT- they did the same thing in the right after this, except with Bryce Remsburg, not Chikarason, so this was a waste of time.
LOS ICE CREAMS vs. THE OLSEN TWINS- UTTER F*CKING HILARIOUS!
PLAYER UNO vs. OPHIDIAN- 4.5/10
Not too shabby a debut for Ophidian.
THE COLONY vs. F.I.S.T. & MAX BOYER- 5.5/10
NWA RECLAIMING THE GLORY WORLD HEAYVWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL MATCH: Sicodelico Jr. vs. Claudio Castagnoli- 6/10
MIKE QUACKEBUSH, SHANE STORM, & JIGSAW vs. SHAYNE HAWKE & 2.0- 6.75/10
SHAYNE HAWKE & 3.0 PROMO- great!
EDDIE KINGSTON PROMO- If I were Tim Donst I would be scared sh*tless right now.
EDDIE KINGSTON vs. TIM DONST- as a match, this is about a 7/10, but as a segment, this is just perfect.
An absolutely BEAUTIFUL performance by both men. Donst sells like he’s Ricky freakin’ Steamboat, and Kingston is just such an asshole and a bully that you want to see Donst get the upset… but then every time Donst gets up Kingston hits him so hard that you just want Donst to stay down so he doesn’t take any more punishment. This is art.
ORDER OF THE NEO-SOLAR TEMPLE BACKSTAGE- funny
CHEECH, CLOUDY, & HALLOWICKED vs. THE ORDER OF THE NEO-SOLAR TEMPLE- 6/10
Eddie Kingston watched the match from ringside. After the match he says he wants to fight Hallowicked, then runs away. I thought this was pretty dumb. Having Kingston demand a match will Hallowicked all night on commentary, then not take it? WHY?
CHRIS HERO vs. LINCE DORADO- 6.75/10
Very good aside from one bad botch. Lince looked especially impressive. I think that I am willing to give them a break on not hitting my 7/10 threshold because this was Lince’s first big singles match and he did extremely well.
Overall, not a particularly good show from CHIKARA, although the Kingston vs. Donst match is worth watching. Both that match and Ophidian’s debut give this show some historical significance, though. Not required watching, but if you have the cash I would certainly recommend it for Donst vs. Kingston.