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triplexpac posted:Can someone explain to me what it is about Chikara that gets people so obsessed and in love with it? I just don't get people who think Chikara is the best thing about pro wrestling. It was goofy and fun and silly but also had character progression and long-term continuity. Same reasons people are Marvel or DC comics fans, really.
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They had 3.0 who don't really seem to get high profile bookings elsewhere. That was my main reason for liking Chikara.
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I don't necessarily think that Chikara was the best thing in wrestling. It had its flaws, but I never failed to be entertained by a show, and by and large, its storylines were good, I thought.
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CHIKARA has interesting characters and is just really fun most of the time. King of Trios is always really good shows. And a lot of their shows are local to me, so I consider it somewhat of a home promotion which makes it easy to follow.
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Nov 11, 2013 21:45
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Jay 2K Winger posted:I don't necessarily think that Chikara was the best thing in wrestling. It had its flaws, but I never failed to be entertained by a show, and by and large, its storylines were good, I thought. Yeah, that type of viewpoint I can get. I'm not saying Chikara was terrible by any means. But when I'm talking to someone who thinks WWE and ROH suck and Chikara is the best, I get confused. I guess there are fans who just decide to cling to something, no matter what it is or what else is out there.
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Nov 11, 2013 22:07
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triplexpac posted:Yeah, that type of viewpoint I can get. I'm not saying Chikara was terrible by any means. But when I'm talking to someone who thinks WWE and ROH suck and Chikara is the best, I get confused. There are people that will tell you PHISH is the greatest band ever and if you don't like it you're a big dumb idiot who doesn't appreciate music. Some Chikara fans are like the awful PHISH fans of wrestling.
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Nov 11, 2013 22:56
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triplexpac posted:Yeah, that type of viewpoint I can get. I'm not saying Chikara was terrible by any means. But when I'm talking to someone who thinks WWE and ROH suck and Chikara is the best, I get confused. TNA has fans.
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coconono posted:There are people that will tell you PHISH is the greatest band ever and if you don't like it you're a big dumb idiot who doesn't appreciate music. Some Chikara fans are like the awful PHISH fans of wrestling. Yes, but this very argument can be said about fans of anything. They like {X} and it's the greatest {thing} ever, and if you disagree, then you're a loving moron. Doesn't matter if it's wrestling, music, video games, TV shows, whatever.
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Jay 2K Winger posted:Yes, but this very argument can be said about fans of anything. They like {X} and it's the greatest {thing} ever, and if you disagree, then you're a loving moron. Doesn't matter if it's wrestling, music, video games, TV shows, whatever. Yeah but both of those segments get special headscratches from me because they're supposed to be super chill yet completely rabid at the same time.
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Chikara appeals to those who like weird angles and goofy gimmicks in their wrestling, and was the most notable fed in that particular niche. Same way ROH is big with those who love the athletic side, CZW is for people who really really really like seeing light tubes destroyed, TNA is for fans of late period WCW, etc.
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New Ashes video. Hallowicked has terrible penmanship.
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Gavok posted:New Ashes video. Hallowicked has terrible penmanship. To be fair, that totally looks like what a wicked Haloween spirit would write like after teaching themselves English.
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Gavok posted:That leaves Cool, Heart, Respect and Fun. Fun might be exempt from this whole angle, since it's a bit more realized and would probably stick around anyway. If not, it would likely be the last to go. But there is no F in Chikara... There is no effin' Chikara? 
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Umbra Dubium posted:But there is no F in Chikara... There is no effin' Chikara? Jervis Cottonbelly has been heard saying that Fun represents the 'K'. Because bananas have lots of potassium ('K' on the periodic table) in them.
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Jay 2K Winger posted:Jervis Cottonbelly has been heard saying that Fun represents the 'K'. Because bananas have lots of potassium ('K' on the periodic table) in them. What in the gently caress.
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Genetic Toaster posted:What in the gently caress. Wrestling is Fun's title is a banana.
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There's also the explanation that the ! in Wrestling is Fun! adds the ! to CHIKARA! and the K is for Kaiju Big Battle. So it could be like this: Cool Heart Intense Kaiju Big Battle Art Respect Awesome ! (Fun!) Either way, its kinda silly, but that's CHIKARA for you.
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I liked F CHIKARA better.
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In other Chikara-related news... Two years ago today, Eddie Kingston won the Grand Championship of Chikara. He still holds the belt. In that time, he has defended the title 14 times, but has not defended the title since June.
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Jay 2K Winger posted:In other Chikara-related news... Chikara doesn't exist anymore and his reign shouldn't count either.
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Jay 2K Winger posted:In other Chikara-related news... Clearly the 30 day rule is in effect and it's held by the mightiest champion of all time, Abeyance.
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404GoonNotFound posted:Clearly the 30 day rule is in effect and it's held by the mightiest champion of all time, Abeyance. His name is VACANT, thankyouverymuch.
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Another thrilling hardcore title match! Chuck Taylor is the best.
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404GoonNotFound posted:Clearly the 30 day rule is in effect and it's held by the mightiest champion of all time, Abeyance. Can a wrestling org with access to time machines and portals be bound by a 30 day rule? Chikara Deep Thoughts.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Another thrilling hardcore title match! Clearly a screwjob. Chuck asked "Can I NOT NOT have the title", which equals "Can I HAVE the title?". Colt replied with "No", so technically he should still be the champion. I bet in the next episode the ref shows up in a ChuckieT shirt.
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DM Punk posted:There's also the explanation that the ! in Wrestling is Fun! adds the ! to CHIKARA! and the K is for Kaiju Big Battle. So it could be like this: That's not it, though. It's not KBB. It's the banana thing.
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Literally The Worst posted:That's not it, though. It's not KBB. It's the banana thing. Possibly. To be fair, they've never had an official explanation about it so its whatever you want it to be.
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New Ashes up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZLWl5yV6E Halloween spirits, new rookies, and a suitcase full of trashbag pants.
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PRIVATE EYE CAMEO  Aaah, remember when Chikara was fun?
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According to PWI: "In the latest from the ongoing CHIKARA storyline, we have learned that the afternoon of 11/30, there will be a CHIKARA fan scavenger hunt kicking off at FDR Park in Philadelphia, PA. The hunt, described to me as “city-wide” will kick off at 12 Noon and will be an interactive event inviting fans to help “decide the future” of the promotion going forward, depending on their success. CHIKARA has not run an event since their last iPPV, which saw their “parent company” suddenly shut down the show and throw everyone out of the venue. Since then, there have been a series of viral campaigns via Youtube videos and Twitter accounts pushing to bring the company back from the brink of oblivion, including a “guerrilla show” that ended with the security team of the parent company kidnapping a “fan” that was leading the cause for the return.
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dsriggs posted:PRIVATE EYE CAMEO Apparently, that's supposed to be Private Eye Jr., a new person in the same mask, and who has been posting photos and such related to the current ARG-ish metaplot... thing.
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SirDippingSauce posted:The hunt, described to me as “city-wide” will kick off at 12 Noon and will be an interactive event inviting fans to help “decide the future” of the promotion going forward, depending on their success. Well if Mysterium P is anything to go by this will be a rousing success.
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SirDippingSauce posted:According to PWI: Some CHIKARA fan is going to get shanked digging through dumpsters in Philly.
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SirDippingSauce posted:According to PWI: Everyone decide the future of the company as dead and don't show up.
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Bard Maddox posted:Everyone decide the future of the company as dead and don't show up. Hulkamatt asked if I want to go to Philly and try to find stuff to ensure CHIKARA is never reborn. Hopefully someone does that.
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MassRafTer posted:Hulkamatt asked if I want to go to Philly and try to find stuff to ensure CHIKARA is never reborn. Hopefully someone does that. It's like the plot of Terminator but wrestling! On the downside, Quack would probably work it into the time travel storyline.
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Quack will dress up like a hobo on the corner of Swanson & Ritner Street. If you say the correct phrase, he will give you a coded message that when decrypted will read "Sign up at the WrestleFactory!"
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Someone should start a fake CHIKARA meet-up on Twitter - like "We Are CHIKARA: room 121 at the Old Oak Inn!" and every dork that shows up gets their picture taken as they enter the hotel room
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DM Punk posted:Quack will dress up like a hobo on the corner of Swanson & Ritner Street. If you say the correct phrase, he will give you a coded message that when decrypted will read "Sign up at the WrestleFactory!" The coded message will require 13 people working together to combine fragments of it, each with a different cypher. When people get bored of trying to solve it around the fourth fragment and stop, Quack will then have a temper tantrum and get Vink to announce 18 months later on twitter that the code is the most important part of the arg.
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