Chikara Season 11

CHIKARA's Season 11 took place in 2012. During this season, the final embers of the Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes were smothered, the rivalry between Ring of Honor and CHIKARA intensified, and a new enemy would rise in the GEKIDO.

At the close of Season 10, UltraMantis Black reclaimed the Eye of Tyr and ended the Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes and The Dark Army. It was time to make good on a promise he made in 2011. Accompanied by fellow Spectral Envoy factionmate Hallowicked, he found Delirious and freed him from the influence of the Eye, hoping to draft him into The Envoy as well. However, before Mantis could react, Delirious snatched the Eye away, shattered it with a rock, and fled. Seconds later, in perfect English, Delirious issued a proclamation: "I REMEMBER EVERYTHING!"
Season 11 opened at The Thirteenth Hat on January 28 , 2012. In addition to the revelation documented above, it featured Green Ant utilizing the "CHIKARA Special: Green" to defeat the originator of "The CHIKARA Special", Mike Quackenbush; the introduction of by Dasher Hatfield; the first clash between partners-turned-enemies Gran Akuma and Icarus; the inauspicious start of Tim Donst's reign as kingpin of the BDK as he and Jakob Hammermeier were defeated by 3.0; Ophidian unmasking former Osirian Portal factionmate Hieracon; and the return of Vin Gerard, who had been exiled from CHIKARA the preceding season. Eddie Kingston would chase Gerard from the building before insisting that Director of Fun Wink Vavasseur reinstate him, a request that was denied for the moment.
At A Death Worse Than Fate, on February 25 , Brodie Lee defeated Jigsaw before issuing a challenge for the Grand Championship the next month, Archibald Peck's losing streak continued, and a Green Ant impersonator appeared. UltraMantis felt the first taste of Delirious' wrath as he interfered during a match for the Campeonatos de Parejas between The Spectral Envoy and Icarus and Chuck Taylor of F.I.S.T. (the former substituting for an injured Johnny Gargano).
The next night, at Caught in the Spider's Den, Delirious declared that UltraMantis' end would come in 2014, Delirious vowed to make him suffer for two years in revenge for the two years of his life stolen away by the Eye. The show also saw the very beginnings of a love affair between Mark Angelosetti and Veronica Ticklefeather; the start of Gran Akuma's trial series; Eddie Kingston successfully defending the Grand Championship against and retiring a newly re-instated Vin Gerard. The Green Ant impersonator returned with four other masked men and led an attack upon Quackenbush, Jigsaw, and The Colony. Later, their identities were revealed to be 17, The Shard, combatANT, deviANT, and assailANT (the latter three known as The Swarm), collectively known as the GEKIDO.
On March 24 at Green Ice, The Swarm targeting The Colony and 17 utilizing one of the variations of the "Quackendriver" before snapping Quackenbush's wrist back with one of what he would soon term the "Seventeen Forgotten Submission Holds", injuring him. 3.0 journeyed to "The Promised Land", defeating Taylor and Icarus for the Campeonatos de Parejas; Veronica left Peck for Angelosetti; and Delirious continued to attack UltraMantis. Ophidian would align with Delirious the next night at It's How You Play The Game and steal UltraMantis' skull staff. Also at this event, Donst unsuccessfully tried to regain the Young Lions Cup(YLC) Hallowicked took from him at High Noon; The Swarm successfully unmasked Green Ant; and Kingston successfully defended The Grand Championship against Brodie Lee.
The next month on the 14 , at I'll Be A Mummy's Uncle, UltraMantis unsuccessfully attempted to reclaim his staff from Ophidian, who indicated that the staff held the key to his next transformation; Peck donned the identity of Mixed Martial Archie and was ultimately disqualified for excessive violence towards Angelosetti; Akuma faced the second of his trials, defeating Gregory Iron; Donst continued to make his case for a match with Hallowicked; and Kingston stood alongside The Colony to face the GEKIDO in a losing effort, witnessed by an injured and angry Quackenbush on commentary.
Following a quick stop at the 2012 Road to Ruin Fest, CHIKARA arrived on the 28 in Chicago Ridge, IL, for Hot Off the Griddle. The Colony teamed with Jigsaw to get revenge against The Shard and The Swarm of The GEKIDO, with combatANT tapping to Soldier Ant's CHIKARA Special. In his debut match, Tianlong's career was ended by 17 with another of "The Seventeen Forgotten Submission Holds". Donst reclaimed his YLC by attacking Hallowicked during intermission and putting him in the "From Dusk 'til Donst", leading Hallowicked to run Donst off during an atomicos (four on four man) match later in the show. A rivalry between 3.0 and The Bravado Brothers began during the same atomicos match as Lancelot Bravado injured with a chair. After his offer of an alliance was rejected by Kingston at a Ring of Honor show earlier in the month, Kevin Steen returned to CHIKARA for the first time since 2005 in an unsuccessful attempt to win the Grand Championship. Akuma successfully completed the third of his trials, a handicap match against the whole of F.I.S.T.
The next night, at The Contaminated Cowl, The Young Bucks secured three points for a future shot at the Campeonatos de Parejas in an elimination tag match also featuring The Spectral Envoy, Donst and Hammermeier, and Kodama and Kobald of The Batiri. The Colony and The Swarm battled once again, with both teams going for each other's masks before 17 arrived to cause a disqualification. Kingston challenged 17 following the match, coming away with the victory. Jigsaw laid down a challenge for the Grand Championship after defeating Icarus, the match itself noteworthy for being the first time the two had faced off since 2006. Gargano and Taylor unseated 3.0 to become the first two-time Campeones de Parejas in CHIKARA's history.
At Aniversario: A Horse of Another Color on May 19 and Aniversario: The Ogg and I on the 20 , Ophidian was defeated by Dasher Hatfield. Season 11 and Season Three collided as Donst and Hammermeier teamed with The Batiri to face Shane Storm, Crossbones, Jolly Roger, Lance Steel, and Rorschach. Mixed Martial Archie was defeated by Darkness Crabtree in an MMA exhibition. Donst challenged Hallowicked to a lucha de apuesta (mask versus hair) for the upcoming CHIKARAsaurus Rex. 3.0 and The Bravados continued their feud by interfering in each other's matches. Frightmare returned from injury to complete The Spectral Envoy in a multi-team Trios match. Kingston successfully defended the Grand Championship against Jigsaw.
June 2 's CHIKARAsaurus Rex: How to Hatch a Dinosaur was live on iPPV. Ophidian completed his transformation, though he would be defeated by UltraMantis. In a "Loser Leaves Town" match, Mixed Martial Archie and Colt Cabana were defeated by Angelosetti and Hatfield. In CHIKARA's second ladder match, Akuma completed his last trial by defeating Icarus and winning his way back onto the roster. Hallowicked defeated Donst in a lucha de apuesta. Quackenbush returned to action, replacing an injured Fire Ant, in an atomicos match alongside Kingston and the remaining Colony against the GEKIDO, gaining a measure of revenge against 17 for injuring him earlier in the Season. The Young Bucks cashed in their three points to win the Campeonatos from Gargano and Taylor. After this event, Peck embarked on a journey through North America, which was soon documented through the "Where In The World Is Archibald Peck?" webseries, and would soon be the focal point of a very strange series of events taking place during both this Season and the next.
The Young Lions Cup tournament began later in the month on the 23 , at The Foggiest Notion, as Hammermeier won his way into the competition. In the main event, 3.0 defeated The Bravados.
Angelosetti qualified for the tournament at Smack in the Middle, while three GEKIDO/CHIKARA mirror matches (Green Ant/deviANT, Jigsaw/The Shard, and Soldier Ant/assailANT) took place, Donst's arrogance was replaced by a crazed desperation as he was defeated by Sara Del Rey (his change in attitude would soon be accompanied by antipathy and disdain towards Hammermeier). Kingston successfully defended the Grand Championship against Hatfield.
Next into the YLC tournament was newcomer Anthony Stone, who advanced at The Great Escape on July 28 . Also at The Great Escape, was the successful debut of The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger. It was announced that, as determined by Wink's CHIKARAbermetrics calculations, Soldier Ant would be forced to join The Swarm for the upcoming King of Trios. Kingston successfully defended the title against Del Rey.
At Give 'Em The Axe the next night, Del Rey took her final bows as a CHIKARA competitor after a loss to Icarus. Donst attempted to curtail Hammermeier's enthusiasm about being in the Young Lions Cup tournament, then advised him to leave professional wrestling after proclaiming Hallowicked a god (marking the start of an odd idol worship phase for Donst towards Hallowicked). ACH became the fourth competitor to advance in the Young Lions Cup tournament. The Young Bucks successfully defended the Campeonatos against The Throwbacks and afterwards, Hatfield had given Angelosetti an ultimatum regarding his use of questionable tactics.
A Benefit for Baseballtown Charities on August 12 saw the debut of Sidney Bakabella and his Devastation Corporation, who destroyed two young men. Marty Jannetty made an appearance to team with Green Ant against Los Ice Creams. Saturyne was next to feel the wrath of Donst. Angelosetti resorted to more bullying tactics during a tag match against F.I.S.T., yet somehow still remaining a technico through it all.
The semifinals of the Young Lions Cup tournament were underway at Shoot A Crooked Arrow on the 17 , as Angelosetti defeated Stone and ACH defeated Hammermeier following interference by Donst. 3.0 fell prey to The Bravados during an elimination tag match. Wink's CHIKARAbermetrics once again affected CHIKARA, as Sugar Dunkerton was moved from The Throwbacks into F.I.S.T. and assailANT took Soldier Ant's place in the Colony.
Ophidian and Delirious officially welcomed The Batiri into their ranks at The Ring of Wax, an event which also saw Quackenbush use every variation of the Quackendriver to injure 17 (noticeably upsetting Jigsaw, as it cost him and Quackenbush points). Angelosetti became the 2012 Young Lions Cup champion by defeating ACH.
The weekend of September 14 through the 16 was King of Trios. Another CHIKARAbermetrics calculation saw Akuma join 3.0 in a trio, as 3.0's usual partner El Generico was absent. Unfortunately for Wink, all of his created teams that competed (F.I.S.T. being the exception as Dunkerton did not compete in the tournament) were defeated during Round 1. Quackenbush struck again, injuring combatANT. The Devastation Corporation squared off with and came up short against Demolition during a ten man tag gauntlet which eventually saw The 1-2-3 Kid and Jannetty earn two points. After an atomico, Condor Security arrested The Swamp Monster for post-match disorderly conduct, prompting The Gentleman's Club to free him after the show. Within the tournament, The Envoy embarked on a hot streak, knocking out both The Batiri and F.I.S.T. on their way to the finals. Their eventual opponents, Team ROH (The Young Bucks and Mike Bennett, accompanied by Maria Kanellis), eliminated The Extreme Trio (Tommy Dreamer, Too Cold Scorpio, and Jerry Lynn) and (DASH Chisako, Meiko Satomura, and Sendai Sachiko) on their own trek to the finals. The two teams clashed at the end of Night Three. Delirious, Ophidian, and The Batiri tried to interfere, only to be chased off by a returning Crossbones. Hallowicked ended the match by making Bennett tap out, and The Envoy became the 2012 King of Trios. This was especially noteworthy for being the first and so far only accolade won by UltraMantis during his entire time in CHIKARA.
Dunkerton joined F.I.S.T. in Trios action for the first time at Deep Freeze on October 6 , though it would be in a losing effort against Ophidian and Batiri members Kodama and Obariyon. Angelosetti made his first successful defense of the Young Lions Cup defeating Green Ant. Over this and the next several events, assailANT starting trying to get into the good graces of both the fans and the technico locker room.
Donst began to target Kingston, while The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger had Angelosetti in his sights. This would cost him the life of his friend, the feral pigeon Sapphire, as she was brutally attacked by Angelosetti at Zelda The Great on November 10 .
Quackenbush's vendetta against GEKIDO continued the next day at A Piece of the Action as he targeted The Shard and deviANT, further upsetting Jigsaw. The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger sought revenge for Sapphire at the same event, but was disqualified for excessive violence.
The violent rift between Steen and Kingston reared its ugly head once more, as the two men were chosen to lead the Season's Cibernetico teams. Steen selected Ring of Honor regulars Jimmy Jacobs, The Briscoes, The Bravados, and The Young Bucks for his team. Kingston countered with Frightmare, UltraMantis, Hallowicked, Donst, Akuma, and 3.0. The two teams clashed at The Cibernetico Rises on the 18 . After an hour-long war, the match turned into Donst vs. Kingston. After an assist from Hammermeier and use of a foreign object, Donst secured the win, becoming the winner of the 2012 Cibernetico. After the match, Donst versus Kingston was made the Season Finale, Under The Hood. Outside the Cibernetico match, Jigsaw turned rudo for the first time in several Seasons, turning on Quackenbush and aligning himself with The Shard, the resulting team becoming known as The Pieces of Hate.
The Season closed with CHIKARA's 3 iPPV, Under The Hood on December 2 . 3.0 triumphed over F.I.S.T. to secure a shot at the Campeonatos the following Season. Jigsaw joined GEKIDO to face Quackenbush and The Colony, with assailANT completing his redemption by sacrificing himself to block a superkick from Jigsaw that was intended for Quackenbush. Angelosetti defending his YLC against ACH. The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger and Veronica were voted CHIKARA Homecoming King and Queen. After a slow dance, Veronica attempted to remove the Stranger's mask for a kiss, but was slopped instead. The Stranger unmasked to reveal that he had been Archibald Peck the entire time. He was quickly hustled out of the building by Condor Security. Delirious led his iteration of The Dark Army against The Spectral Envoy, who were joined by Blind Rage and Crossbones. During the match, Amasis returned from a one year absence to taunt Ophidian. The match ended with UltraMantis gaining a measure of revenge on Delirious. The 1-2-3 Kid and Jannetty, having secured a third point, made an unsuccessful bid for the Campeonatos. In the main event, Kingston and Donst battled it out for the Grand Championship in a twenty minute match that ended with two "Backfists to the Future". Afterwards, Hammermeier saved Donst from a further beating and instead of being attacked by King, he was allowed to leave without being harmed.
At the end of the DVD for Under the Hood, two videos played. One featured two men in hazmat suits near the cave where the Eye had been smashed, picking up and placing something (assumed to be the pieces of the Eye) into a bag. The other featured Wink being ordered by his father Conrad Vavasseur not to "screw up" any further. A third video was released to YouTube afterward, showing how Barrister RD Evans got his client, Archibald Peck reinstated to CHIKARA. Due to time travel, there were now two Pecks. One who was backfisted to the past during the "Loser Leaves Town" match. The other who lost that match and had been walking all that time, eventually reaching Parts Unknown. It had been the former who had assumed the identity of The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger, and by virtue of not having been the one who lost the "Loser Leaves Town" match, he would be allowed to compete until he received another "Backfist to the Future", which would theoretically complete the time loop. This didn't come into play until The Tag World Grand Prix, following Season.

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