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1/31 Chikara “A Touch of Class” Results (pictures included)

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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Chikara opened up their 2010 as they closed their 2009: on a Sunday in Philadelphia, on the day of a major WWE PPV. Oh yeah, and awesomely, likely better than the WWE show.

11/28 Dragon Gate USA “Open The Freedom Gate” Results

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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DGUSA crowned their first champion in Philadelphia and offered two Match of the Year contenders along the way. Brian Streleckis has all of the (admittedly late) details of this big show and PPV taping.

11/22 Chikara “Three-Fisted Tales” Results

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Brian Streleckis gives his thoughts on Chikara’s final event of 2009 - their Season 8 Finale - in Philadelphia with a couple of standout matches and a wild ending straight out of a Lost finale (imagine Ben Linus as a Swiss wrestler).

10/18 Chikara “Cibernetico Increible” Results

Sunday, October 18, 2009

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Chikara returned to Philadelphia (and Brian returned to Chikara) for their annual massive Torneo Cibernetico tournament, and still finished in time for the Phillies game, so kudos to them! Check out all of the glorious details that took place.

8/16 Chikara “Young Lions Cup VII: Night 3″ Results

Sunday, August 16, 2009

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After two nights of ROH TV tapings, Brian Streleckis finishes up a long weekend of live wrestling with a Chikara chaser, as this year’s Young Lions Cup tournament closes and new developments arrive.

7/25 Dragon Gate USA “Open The Historic Gate” Results

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Brian Streleckis runs down one of the biggest cards in Philadelphia in a good while: a new Japanese venture, a new promotion, and a PPV taping all in one.

5/24 Chikara “Aniversario Yang” Results

Sunday, May 24, 2009

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Brian Streleckis has had plenty of BBQ already, so he celebrates Memorial Day weekend with the second half of Chikara’s anniversary weekend in Philadelphia, capped off with one of the best Chikara matches of the year.

4/26 Chikara “The Bobliographon” results

Sunday, April 26, 2009

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Tensions mount, stables explode, and a major partnership was announced at Chikara’s latest Philadelphia outing post-King of Trios.

BS With Honor Presents: The Best of ROH 2008

Friday, April 24, 2009

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After watching every show from the past year and going over the best of what they saw in audio format, Brian and Steve go into a little more detail on their personal picks in each category, thanks to the written word. Once again, reading is beneficial.

3/29 “King of Trios: Night 3″ Results

Sunday, March 29, 2009

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The King of Trios, Rey de Voladores, and Brian’s erratic sleep schedule have come to an end for the weekend. Plenty of excitement was had.

3/28 “King of Trios 2009: Night 2″ Results

Sunday, March 29, 2009

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The largest wrestling tournament of the year continued with the Quarter-Final round and two matches for Rey de Voladores, featuring “the greatest man that ever lived” and the magnificence of Johnny Saint and Kota Ibushi.

3/27 “King of Trios 2009: Night 1″ Results

Saturday, March 28, 2009

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A very busy work day leads to really fun evening leads to an extremely late night. King of Trios is off and running, and Brian Streleckis runs down what occurred in the first round.

Chikara “King of Trios 2009″ Preview

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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Brian Streleckis fills you in on what we’ll be seeing at Chikara’s third annual epic ode to the six-man tag next weekend. Who’s in it, how certain participants have fared in the past tournaments, and how they may fare against each other.

1/25 Chikara “Revelation X” Semi-Quick Results

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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Brian Streleckis gives some brief thoughts on Chikara’s season premiere held in Philadelphia over the weekend. It’s now Tuesday, he’s been busy with other non-wrestling activities, and stayed up after this live show to watch the Royal Rumble immediately after getting home, but he still wants to talk about some hot and eventful action [...]

BS With Honor #32 (Part 2)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

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We start off Part 2 with a review of ROH’s debut in Montreal, The French Connection, and struggle to comprehend the show title, the announcing, and all the au Francais talk. We also rate the big 4-way battle of champions and the rest of the matches on, naturally, The French Connection Meter. Plus, [...]

12/14 Chikara “Duel and Duality” Results

Sunday, December 14, 2008

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Brian Streleckis feels quite deflated about the state of certain areas in wrestling (absentee bookers, pathetic-looking PPVs, and some garbage fed still clinging to life), but then he remembers that he experienced some more Chikara goodness in Philadelphia (and has some approximate match times!)

10/19 Chikara “Global Gauntlet: Night 2″ Results

Monday, October 20, 2008

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Brian Streleckis has yet another live report from (now cold) South Philadelphia, the New Alhambra Arena, and the house that Quackenbush built, this time housing the stars of Big Japan and another monumental title change.

9/7 Chikara “Style and Substance” Results

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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‘Twas a nice sunny day following the threats of Tropical Storm Hannah, so Brian Streleckis skipped off with a whistle on his merry way to the City of Brotherly Love for some wholesome Chikara goodness… and witnessed a scary faction come to fruition and Brodie Lee bleed all over himself.

Mid South Diaries: Match #103

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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Match # 103: Buzz Sawyer vs. Dr. Death (1/28/86) Buzz is such a heel he yells on the mic like a stereotypical wrestler, and then complains of hair pulls when they first lock up. The early head lock stuff is awesome. Anyone who reads my reviews knows I’m a sucker for a good head lock with [...]

8/10 Chikara “Vanity and Violence” Results

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Brian Streleckis braves severe thunderstorms and threats of tornados (seriously, they were talking about them on the local news) to attend Chikara’s latest show from Philadelphia and relay to all the big news and other happenings.

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