The Best of Chikara
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Actor: Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Jigsaw, Mike Quackenbush, Shane StormBrand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Big Vision
Movie Reviews of The Best of Chikara
Movie Review: I'm still not sure what I just watched....
Summary: 4 Stars
Chikara is an independent wrestling organization that is sort of a hybrid between luche libre, Japanese, and American style wrestling. The company features characters (and I do mean characters) that are often wearing masks and/or are completely over the top. The annoucning is odd since there seem to be different people handling the play-by-play and color for nearly every match, but they are all very entertaining and there were some honest "laugh out loud" lines throughout. The wrestling is entertaining and about what you would expect from an independent promotion.
There are some drawbacks however. The location of some of the shows varies from a half empty high school gym, to a bar, to what appears to be a ROTARY meeting. I know it's not the WWE, but come on - when you have only 2 rows of chairs surrounding the ring with no guard rail and kids milling about, it's sort of hard to take it seriously. The production values are decent, but they manage to show two matches from the same tag team tournament to determine their champion. Problem is that they show the final first, and have the team who wins show up two matches later on the DVD in a match from an earlier round. A minor compliant I know, but little things like that can turn people off before they give it a second look. Finally, the title is somewhat misleading since this really is not a "best of" as much as it is a DVD showing a lot of what Chikara has to offer (all the matches take place between 2005 and 2006 and there were far better matches that didn't make the cut).
Overall, if you are a fan of wrestling check it out. If you like what you see, there are places on the web that you can purchase their shows from.
Summary of The Best of Chikara
There are hundreds of pro-wrestling and lucha libre companies around the world, but there is only one CHIKARA. Combining the best elements from Mexican Lucha Libre to the British Lancashire style, from Japanese puroresu to traditional American pro-wrestling, CHIKARA is the true alternative to the world of mainstream wrestling. Througout the years CHIKARA's colorful cast of characters have collided for control of the ring in matches that have redefined the way their fans thought about professional wrestling! Now, YOU can witness the most legendary battles between CHIKARA's Technicos (good guys) and Rudos (bad guys)! With cutting-edge action, original concepts and a sense of humor all our own, CHIKARA is wrestling's most unique offspring, and the best can be found in this very collection!
MATCHES INCLUDE. . .
1. Shane Storm & Jigsaw & Quackenbush vs. Gran Akuma & Icarus & Castagnoli
2. Chris Hero vs. Shane Storm
3. Milano Collection AT & Skayde vs. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli
4. Allison Danger & Ranmaru & Rain vs. Daizee Haize & Mickie & Sumie Saki
5. Angel de Fuego & Equinox & The Colony vs. Los Ice Creams & Crossbones & Rorschach
6. North Star Express vs. The Kings of Wrestling
7. Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli
8. Eddie Kingston vs. Larry Sweeney
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