Blog: Mike Quackenbush (3.6.15)
Kevin,
While your passion is admirable, your means of displaying that passion are coming across a bit...petulant. The captains I have selected for Challenge of the Immortals both expressed and demonstrated their passion for competition. And the fact that those 10 were chosen as captains above you does indeed say something about your approach to competition.
It is true that you have been a member of the CHIKARA family for a while now, but you have also damaged a once stellar reputation. You have directly disobeyed your mentors' instructions. You've disrespected our tradition. You led your team into the seat of danger, unprepared for an enemy you were never capable of handling, and your peers paid dearly for your hubris. You have proven that you need to grow before you can lead. That's been the pattern over and over here at CHIKARA, trust me, I know.
What happened to the eager young man who was always ready to learn? At CHIKARA we are like a symphony, and to function we must all read and play from the same page. But you...you tend to march to the beat of your own drum. To be clear; you do the direct opposite of what you're told to do, and for reasons I cannot fathom, you seem to think you should be rewarded for that.
In my mind, the only thing that you have earned is the opportunity to learn more. And since you claim that you can defeat any captain "single-handedly," I've booked you in a 1-on-1 match against Dasher Hatfield. A man that takes sportsmanship very seriously. A talented veteran anyone on our roster could stand to learn a little bit from. This bit of education is slated for tomorrow. When you stand across the ring from Dasher, reflect on the ending of your match with Eddie Kingston from "A New Start." It's how you play the game. Your view of competition is a key component in the professional wrestler you will become.
I wish you the best of luck in Gibsonville, and I hope you understand that any communications intended to be private between us will now be public. Fair game, y'know?
-MQ
Blog: Race Jaxon (1.23.15)
WHATS UP?!?! WHAT'S GOING ON?!?!
HOW ARE YOU??!!? ARE YOU READYYY?!?!?
YOOOOOO CHIKARA!!! "The Generator" Race Jaxon here, ready and waiting with unquenchable thirst for the season 15 premiere of CHIKARA!! I tell ya I simply can't sleep!!! I'm just so hyped, so so so so sooooo hyped up about it! Speaking of Hype he's here too, taking us all along the beautiful American Countryside, throwing dropkicks, snatching headlocks, and having a BLAST like only the adrenaline pumping N_R_G can!
Hype...Hype, man. HYPE! HYPE!!! Sorry, Hype was dozing off...I don't know what's been up with him lately, always zoning out at the wheel. Sometimes it's like Hype, HYPE, HYPE!!! C'mon, man. I'm making the same towns as you, keep it together...creeping out all the regulars, looking all droopy.
MISSILE ASSAULT ANT! ARCTIC RESCUE ANT! I could not be more amped about our match at "A New Start"! Beyond my excitement for the ECW Arena, beyond my excitement for delicious cheesesteaks, I am so excited to lock it up and show The Xtreme Force and the whole CHIKARMY just how EXTREME N_R_G can get!
Last time we locked up with ol' Missile and Arctic they got the better of us, but that was in a gauntlet match filled with other teams. It was ages ago! In a different time and a different place. We've driven thousands of miles since then and now we're far more ready to show you what being supercharged is all about!
WOOOOOOO!!!! GENERATOR! RACE JAXON! HYPE ROCKWELL!! N! R! G!
-RJ
Blog: Icarus (1.21.15)
After the dust settles, there's this moment of serenity that washes over you in a euphoric wave. Surrounded by joy and filled with love, and yet...you hear the faintest noise from over the horizon inside your mind.
On May 25, 2014 I remember hearing the air being sucked out of the room and footsteps of an army heading toward me, and I knew the universe was about to immediately correct its balance. On December 6th, I looked down on a slain monster. The dust had settled. I was surrounded by love and joy, and felt an amazing rush wash over me. However, I knew deep down these laurels could not be rested upon.
I heard that tiny voice (actually it was more like a little girl's scream) melodically chime in to the back of my head. "He will be next." That knot in my stomach that had been tied since he secured his three points in August slowly began to uncoil.
There is no one I've shared the ring with more in this life than the one and only "Kentucky Gentleman" himself. Thinking about all the memories that I've made with Chuck Taylor over the past 7 years brings a smile to my lips and a manly tear to my eye. Chuck Taylor is without a doubt one of the finest wrestlers to grace the CHIKARA ring. I knew this in 2006 when Akuma and I scouted him to join F.I.S.T. I knew it when we stood side by side defending los Campeonatos de Parejas. I knew it when I stood on the apron and watched him make Daniel Bryan tap out and we won King of Trios. I still feel this way today. I can understand why he doesn't hold himself in the same high esteem that I hold him in. Unfortunately for both of us, that reason is around my waist.
I'm Dottie holding the ball firmly in my hand and watching Kit round third, and it's breaking my heart.
Here comes a man, I've come to love as a brother, barreling toward me intent on taking home the big victory for the Belles. In my head, I know I can't let the Peaches down. And in my head, I know I am more than capable of pulling off a victory...but I question my heart with every ticking second. My heart that sees a man who just needs a little vindication to prove to not only his peers, but also himself, that he is worthy of praise. A man who has fought to acquire three consecutive singles wins to get the shot at the championship...who am I to deny him?
I helped bring CHIKARA back from extinction. I won the Grand Championship with a concussion. I eradicated a monster inside of a steel cage. I am CHIKARA. I relish challenges. On January 25, Chuck Taylor better step up to the plate with all he's got. I fought this hard to win this prestigious title, imagine what I'll do to keep it.
-I