CHIKARA rounded out their King of Trios weekend with a third and final night in Easton, PA on September 16. Seven joshi talent were brought in from Japan for the tournament, with Team JWP, Team Sendai Girls and the team of Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Manami Toyota all advancing to [...]
CHIKARA continued its prestigious King of Trios weekend last night in Easton, Pennsylvania. As reported yesterday, all seven joshi talent that were brought in from Japan by CHIKARA advanced to Night 2 after victories on Night 1. Unfortunately, four of those seven talents were knocked out of the tournament last [...]
CHIKARA held their first night of the annual three night tournament titled Kings of Trios last night, and it looks to be good news for the Joshi athletes that entered, as all seven advanced to the second round. Check out the results below courtesy of user, MIKAS: Team Sendai Girls [...]
CHIKARA has released their latest Podcast-A-Go-Go, this time highlighting the complete match between trainee, Saturyne and Joshi talent, Kagetsu from the promotions stop in Manhattan earlier this year. You can check out the match below by skipping to the 1:10 mark: In other CHIKARA related news, Saturyne will also be [...]
CHIKARA has officially announced that Joshi talent, Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko have been added to their sixth annual King of Trios event, representing “Team Sendai Girls”. The CHIKARA King of Trios event is a three night tournament where competitors team up in a variety of six person [...]
2011 Diva Dirt Legacy Award recipient Manami Toyota will once again return to American soil to compete in CHIKARA’s ‘King of Trios‘ tag team tournament. Much like last year, she will team up with Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush. In 2011′s tournament, the trio defeated Amazing Red and Joel and Wil [...]
Queen of Wrestling Sara Del Rey, who has been a main event draw for CHIKARA in the past, will headline the company’s next show when she challenges Eddie Kingston for the CHIKARA Grand Championship. The title match takes place on July 28th in Portland, ME. Details here. In other CHIKARA [...]
CHIKARA has released its latest CHIKARA Podcast-A-Go-Go featuring footage from JoshiMania and Sara Del Rey‘s match at the company’s first ever Internet pay per view. Del Rey faced former BDK team member Jakob Hammermeier. Watch below:
Talk about a fast turnaround! Smart Mark Video, the official DVD distributor for CHIKARA, has released all three nights of JoshiMania on DVD — less than 48 hours after the extravaganza came to a close! Official press release below: [notice]CHIKARA: All 3 nights of “JoshiMania” available on DVD right now! [...]
We now have a second report from last night’s JoshiMania Night 3 event in Manhattan, NY, as well as over 100 photos. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More – JoshiMania Night 2 Results (Everett, MA): Aja Kong [...]
JoshiMania came to an end today with a matinee show in Manhattan, NY, headlined by Sara Del Rey taking on Ayako Hamada in the main event. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More – JoshiMania Night 2 Results [...]
JoshiMania moves to Everett, MA for Night 2 featuring Aja Kong vs Ayako Hamada in the main event. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More Diva Dirt reader Dana Begeurie reporting… * Toshie Uematsu and Gami beat Cherry [...]
Last night, CHIKARA kicked off its three-night JoshiMania extravaganza in Philadelphia, PA, in a show headlined by Sara Del Rey facing her idol, returning to the US for the first time in years, Aja Kong. Plus, Manami Toyota was presented the Diva Dirt Legacy Award. Complete results and an extensive [...]
Tonight at Night 1 of JoshiMania, Queen of Wrestling Sara Del Rey fulfills a career-long dream to face legendary Japanese star Aja Kong, who she cites as her idol. Earlier this week on DD360, we talked to Sara about the buzzworthy encounter, which headlines tonight’s opening night of JoshiMania in [...]
The wait is over! JoshiMania finally begins tonight and will continue over the weekend in a three-day extravaganza presented by CHIKARA. Tonight, JoshiMania kicks off in Philadelphia, PA, headlined by Sara Del Rey vs Aja Kong. Tonight will also see the Diva Dirt Legacy Award presentation for Manami Toyota live [...]
Lots of new matches have been booked for CHIKARA’s JoshiMania extravaganza on December 2nd-4th. Unfortunately, due to injury, Meiko Satomura will no longer be part of JoshiMania. She was due to face Aja Kong on December 3rd and Sara Del Rey on December 4th. The good news is that former [...]
CHIKARA has announced a major dream match between Sara Del Rey and Aja Kong for JoshiMania Night 1 on December 2nd. The bout will take place in Philadelphia, PA. Also taking place on Night 1, the Diva Dirt Legacy Award presentation for Manami Toyota. Tickets and more information for JoshiMania [...]
Another match confirmed for JoshiMania which will feature the iconic Aja Kong. Kong will face Meiko Satomura on Night 2 of the CHIKARA festivities, December 3rd, in Everett, MA. The next night, Satomura is scheduled to face Sara Del Rey. Aja is a decorated former champion, competed a few matches [...]
CHIKARA has revealed the first match for its three-night JoshiMania extravaganza from December 2nd-4th. Sara Del Rey will face off against Meiko Satomura on Night 3 (December 4th) in Manhattan, NY. For tickets and more information click here. As previously announced, Manami Toyota will receive the Diva Dirt Legacy Award [...]
The next name (and second “gaijin”) added to CHIKARA’s big JoshiMania weekend to be held on December 2, 3 and 4 is none other than former SHIMMER and current PWWA champion, Madison Eagles! Eagles joins Sara Del Rey, Cherry, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Commando Bolshoi, Mayumi Ozaki, Toshie Uematsu, Meiko Satomura, [...]
