- King of Trios
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King of Trios is a three-night tournament promoted by the Chikara wrestling promotion. The tournament is a different take on the Tag World Grand Prix event that the company is known for annually promoting; in King of Trios, instead of tag teams, there are trios that will compete in six-man tag team matches to see which of them will advance.
Contents
2007
All in all, sixteen trios competed in the tournament, making for a total of forty-eight competitors. The tournament marked the 2007 season premiere of the promotion. The three nights of the 2007 tournament took place on February 16, 2007 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, February 17 in Barnesville, Pennsylvania, and February 18 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] Nobutaka Moribe was originally scheduled to be a part of Team DDT, but had to be replaced by MASAMUNE, after getting stuck in traffic.[1]
Teams
- BLKOUT (Joker, Ruckus and Sabian)
- The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant and Worker Ant)
- Hallowicked and Up in Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy)
- The Iron Saints (Brandon Thomaselli, Sal Thomaselli and Vito Thomaselli)
- The Kings of Wrestling (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus)
- Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder and Robbie Ellis
- Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Jr. and Very Mysterious Ice Cream)
- Mike Quackenbush and ShaneSaw (Jigsaw and Shane Storm)
- The Order of the Neo–Solar Temple (Crossbones, Hydra and UltraMantis Black)
- Team DDT (American Balloon, Danshoku Dino and MASAMUNE)
- Team IWS (Jagged, Maxime Boyer and Shane Matthews)
- Team Kaientai Dojo (KUDO, MIYAWAKI and Yoshiaki Yago)
- Team Mucha Lucha (Lince Dorado, El Pantera and Sicodelico, Jr.)
- Team PWG (Chris Bosh, Joey Ryan and Scott Lost)
- Team TNA (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Sonjay Dutt)
- Team USA (Jay Jaillet, The Patriot and USApe)
Tournament bracket
First round
February 16 and 17Second round
February 16 and 17Semifinals
February 18Finals
February 18Los Ice Creams Pin Neo–Solar Temple 18:35 [1] Los Ice Creams Pin Kings of Wrestling 10:16 [1] Kings of Wrestling Pin Team USA 09:18 [1] Kings of Wrestling Pin Kaientai Dojo 14:35 [3] Sweeney/Ryder/Ellis Pin Iron Saints 12:19 [1] Iron Saints Pin Kaientai Dojo 17:43 [1] Kaientai Dojo Pin Team DDT 17:04 [1] Kaientai Dojo Pin Quack/ShaneSaw 23:05 [3] Team PWG Pin Mucha Lucha 14:06 [2] Mucha Lucha Pin Hallowicked/Cheech/Cloudy 11:04 [2] The Colony Pin Hallowicked/Cheech/Cloudy 10:15 [2] Mucha Lucha Pin Quack/ShaneSaw 14:45 [3] Team IWS Pin Quack/ShaneSaw 13:54 [2] Quack/ShaneSaw Pin Team TNA 24:52 [2] BLKOUT Pin Team TNA 17:43 [2] 2008
The 2008 King of Trios Tournament was held February 29, and March 1 and 2, 2008 at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4][5][6] The tournament featured 28 teams, up from the 16 of 2007. Team Dr. Keith was originally scheduled to comprise Brodie Lee and the Olsen Twins (Colin Olsen and Jimmy Olsen), but Colin was forced to pull out of the event after signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. His replacement was decided by a random draw.[4] Los Ice Creams' third partner was decided in similar fashion.[5]
Teams
- BLKOUT (Eddie Kingston, Joker and Ruckus)
- The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant and Worker Ant)
- The F1rst Family (Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz)
- The Fabulous Three (Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder and Shayne Hawke)
- F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus)
- Glacier and Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.)
- The Golden Trio (Delirious, Hallowicked and Helios)
- Kaiju's Sea Amigos (Call-Me-Kevin, D.W. Cycloptopuss III and Unibouzu)
- Las Chivas Rayadas (Chiva II, Chiva III and Chiva IV)
- Los Luchadores de Mexico (Incognito, Lince Dorado and El Pantera)
- Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm and Skayde
- The Naptown Dragons (Dustin Lee, Drake Younger and Scotty Vortekz)
- The Order of the Neo–Solar Temple (Crossbones, Hydra and UltraMantis Black)
- Da Soul Touchaz (Acid Jaz, Marshe Rockett and Willie Richardson)
- The Southern Saints (Marcus O'Neil, Reno Diamond and Shawn Reed)
- Sweet n' Sour Inc. (Bobby Dempsey, Sara Del Rey and Tank Toland)
- Team AZW (AkuA and The Immortals of Waipahu)
- Team BSE (Kobra Kai, La Sombra Canadiense and Super Xtremo)
- Team DDT (KUDO, MIYAWAKI and SUSUMU)
- Team Dr. Keith (Brodie Lee, Jimmy Olsen and Retail Dragon)
- Team Egypt (The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) and MECHA Mummy)
- Team El Dorado (Go, Michael Nakazawa and Mototsugu Shimizu)
- Team IPW:UK (Martin Stone, Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier)
- Team IWS (El Generico, Player Uno and Stupefied)
- Team ROH (Alex Payne, Rhett Titus and Shane Hagadorn)
- Team Stranglehold (Andy Sumner, Drew Gulak and Tim Donst)
- Team WTF (Cheech, Cloudy and m.c.KZ)
- Team WWF (Ax, One Man Gang and Smash)
Tournament bracket
First round
February 29 and March 1Second round
February 29 and March 1Quarterfinals
March 2Semifinals
March 2Finals
March 2Glacier/Los Ice Creams Pin Los Luchadores de Mexico 13:29 [5] Los Luchadores de Mexico Pin The F1rst Family Pin Team IWS 21:37 [5] Team IWS 15:35 [5] Los Luchadores de Mexico Pin Team Egypt Pin Quack/Storm/Skayde 19:06 [6] Quack/Storm/Skayde 14:22 [4] Quack/Storm/Skayde Pin Dr. Keith Pin Team WTF 12:47 [4] Team WTF 14:11 [4] Los Luchadores de Mexico Pin The Colony Pin The Colony 13:10 [6] Team El Dorado 13:44 [7] The Colony Pin Las Chivas Rayadas Pin Las Chivas Rayadas 11:23 [4] Team ROH 11:21 [4] The Colony Pin F.I.S.T. Pin F.I.S.T. 12:49 [6] Sweet 'n' Sour, Inc. 11:47 [5] F.I.S.T. Pin Da Soul Touchaz Pin Da Soul Touchaz 13:09 [5] Team BSE 13:31 [5] Los Luchadores de Mexico Sub BLKOUT BLKOUT 14:45 [6] BYE BLKOUT Pin Kaiju's Sea Amigos Pin Neo–Solar Temple 09:08 [4] Neo–Solar Temple 05:24 [7] BLKOUT Pin The Southern Saints Pin Team DDT 13:44 [6] Team DDT 10:26 [5] Team DDT Pin Team AZW Team AZW 09:20 [5] BYE BLKOUT DQ The Golden Trio The Golden Trio 10:32 [6] BYE The Golden Trio Sub Team IPW:UK Sub Team IPW:UK 16:05 [4] The Naptown Dragons 12:30 [4] The Golden Trio Pin The Fabulous Three Pin The Fabulous Three 12:40 [6] Team Stranglehold 10:18 [5] The Fabulous Three Pin Team WWF Team WWF 10:06 [5] BYE 2009
The 2009 King of Trios tournament took place over March 27, 28, and 29 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[8][9][10] This tournament had 16 teams due to the financial troubles of last year (down from the 28 of last year). The Cold Front was originally scheduled to comprise Al Snow, Iceberg and Glacier, but Iceberg couldn't make it to the show and was replaced by a random draw.[11]
Teams
- The Cold Front 2.0 (Al Snow, D'Lo Brown and Glacier)
- The Death Match Kings (Brain Damage, Necro Butcher and Toby Klein)
- The F1rst Family (Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz)
- F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus)
- The Future is Now (Helios, Equinox and Lince Dorado)
- Incoherence (Delirious, Frightmare and Hallowicked)
- The Masters of a Thousand Holds (Jorge "Skayde" Rivera, Johnny Saint and Mike Quackenbush)
- The Osirian Portal (Amasis, Escorpion Egipcio and Ophidian)
- The Roughnecks (Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston and Grizzly Redwood)
- Da Soul Touchaz (Marshe Rockett, Trauma and Willie Richardson)
- Team CZW (Beef Wellington, Greg Excellent and Pinkie Sanchez)
- Team DDT (Kota Ibushi, KUDO and Michael Nakazawa)
- Team EPIC WAR (Austin Aries, Ryan Drago and Tony Kozina)
- Team PWG (El Generico, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
- Team Uppercut (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Dave Taylor)
- The UnStable (Colin Delaney, STIGMA and Vin Gerard)
Tournament bracket
First round
March 27Quarter-finals
March 28Semifinals
March 29Finals
March 29The Cold Front 2.0 Pin The UnStable 26:22 [8] The UnStable Pin Da Soul Touchaz 8:40[9] Da Soul Touchaz Pin Team CZW 14:56[8] The UnStable Pin Team Uppercut 15:17 [10] Incoherence Pin Masters of 1,000 Holds 16:43[8] Masters of 1,000 Holds Pin Team Uppercut 33:35 [9] The Roughnecks Sub Team Uppercut 20:38[8] Team Uppercut Sub F.I.S.T. 11:09 [10] Team DDT Sub The Future is Now 19:39[8] The Future is Now Pin The Osirian Portal 17:53[9] The Osirian Portal Pin Team PWG 16:29[8] The Future is Now Pin F.I.S.T. 13:31[10] The Death Match Kings Pin F.I.S.T. 12:01[8] F.I.S.T. Pin The F1rst Family 15:03[9] The F1rst Family Pin Team EPIC WAR 11:43[8] 2010
The 2010 King of Trios tournament took place April 23, 24, and 25 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7] Like the previous year, 16 teams entered the tournament. The team of Aeroform and Johnny Gargano earned the final spot in the tournament by winning Absolute Intense Wrestling's 16-team Jack of All Trios tournament, held on April 9 and 10.[12] Team Delicioso was originally scheduled to consist of Cassandro, El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr., but Cassandro was forced to withdraw from the tournament, after breaking his leg at Ring of Honor's The Big Bang! pay-per-view on April 3. He announced on a blog on Chikara's official website that he had hand-picked his replacement as opposed to letting it be decided by a random draw.[13] On April 9 Curry Man was revealed as the replacement.[14] Originally Team Mexico (Jorge "Skayde" Rivera, Turbo and Valiente) was scheduled to enter the tournament, but on April 22 the company announced that both Valiente and Turbo were off the event and that as a result they were severing all ties with Rivera, who was in charge of bringing the two to the event and who reportedly tried to hold the company up for more money, despite failing to deliver Valiente and Turbo, who had already taken bookings elsewhere for the weekend.[15] Their replacement trio, who ended up being the team of The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) and Sara Del Rey, was decided at the event by a random draw.[16]
Teams
- Aeroform (Flip Kendrick and Louis Lyndon) and Johnny Gargano
- Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Ares, Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas)
- Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Lince Dorado, Pinkie Sanchez and Tim Donst)
- The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant)
- The F1rst Family (Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz)
- F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus)
- The Future is Now (Equinox, Helios and Jigsaw)
- The Jackson 3 (Malachi Jackson, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
- The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) and Sara Del Rey
- Team Big Japan Wrestling (Daisuke Sekimoto, Kankuro Hoshino and Yuji Okabayashi)
- Team Delicioso (Curry Man, El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.)
- Team Frightning (Frightmare, Hallowicked and Mike Quackenbush)
- Team Osaka Pro (Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke)
- Team Perros del Mal (El Alebrije, Cuije and El Orientál)
- The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Matt Classic and Sugar Dunkerton)
- The UnStable (Colin Delaney, STIGMA and Vin Gerard)
Tournament bracket
First round
April 23Quarter-finals
April 24Semifinals
April 25Finals
April 25The UnStable Pin Team Osaka Pro 09:55[7] Team Osaka Pro Pin F.I.S.T. 14:27[7] F.I.S.T. Pin The Throwbacks 13:43[7] Team Osaka Pro Pin The Colony 08:58[7] The F1rst Family Sub Dorado/Sanchez/Donst 18:40[7] Dorado/Sanchez/Donst Sub The Colony 18:51[7] The Colony Pin Aeroform/Gargano 14:10[7] The Colony Pin Ares/Castagnoli/Tursas 13:30[7] Ares/Castagnoli/Tursas Pin Osirian Portal/Del Rey 11:01[7] Ares/Castagnoli/Tursas Pin Team Perros del Mal 09:46[7] Team Perros del Mal Pin Team Delicioso 15:50[7] Ares/Castagnoli/Tursas Pin Team BJW 14:12[7] The Future is Now Pin The Jackson 3 19:24[7] The Future is Now Pin Team BJW 13:35[7] Team BJW Sub Team Frightning 11:12[7] 2011
The 2011 King of Trios tournament took place April 15, 16, and 17 at the Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[17][18] As in the two previous years, 16 teams entered the tournament.[17] The tournament marked the first time all scheduled participants were able to make it to the shows. The tournament was dedicated to the memory of Chikara Wrestle Factory graduate Alex Whybrow, better known as Larry Sweeney, who died on April 11, 2011. The whole tournament was released on DVD by Smart Mark Video on April 18, less than 24 hours after its conclusion.[19]
Teams
- ¡3.0lé! (El Generico, Scott Parker and Shane Matthews)
- Amazing Red and The Maximos (Joel Maximo and Wil Maximo)
- The Batiri (Kodama and Obariyon) and Sinn Bodhi
- Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Delirious, Jakob Hammermeier and Tim Donst)
- The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant)
- Da Soul Touchaz (Acid Jaz, Marshe Rockett and Willie Richardson)
- F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Icarus and Johnny Gargano)
- Jigsaw, Manami Toyota and Mike Quackenbush
- The Osirian Portal (Amasis, Hieracon and Ophidian)
- The Spectral Envoy (Frightmare, Hallowicked and UltraMantis Black)
- Team Australia (Kabel, Percy T and Tama Williams)
- Team Dragon Gate (Akira Tozawa, KAGETORA and Super Shisa)
- Team Michinoku Pro (Dick Togo, Great Sasuke and Jinsei Shinzaki)
- Team Minnesota (1-2-3 Kid, Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin)
- Team Osaka Pro (Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Ultimate Spider Jr.)
- The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Matt Classic and Sugar Dunkerton)
Tournament bracket
First round
April 15Quarter-finals
April 16Semifinals
April 17Finals
April 17Dragon Gate Pin Spectral Envoy 13:34[7] Dragon Gate Pin Osirian Portal 21:08[7] ¡3.0lé! Pin Osirian Portal 18:12[7] Osirian Portal Pin The Colony 16:01[7] The Colony Pin Batiri/Bodhi 16:32[7] The Colony Sub BDK 13:05[7] BDK Pin Da Soul Touchaz 11:23[7] The Colony Pin F.I.S.T. 20:51[7] Australia Pin F.I.S.T. 11:13[7] F.I.S.T. Pin Osaka Pro 19:15[7] The Throwbacks Pin Osaka Pro 17:04[7] F.I.S.T. Pin Michinoku Pro 16:13[7] Michinoku Pro Pin Minnesota 22:51[7] Michinoku Pro Pin Jigsaw/Toyota/Quackenbush 21:28[7] Jigsaw/Toyota/Quackenbush Pin Red/Maximos 10:11[7] DVDs
2007
- Chikara: King of Trios 2007 - Night 1
- Chikara: King of Trios 2007 - Night 2
- Chikara: King of Trios 2007 - Night 3
2008
- Chikara: King of Trios 2008 - Night 1
- Chikara: King of Trios 2008 - Night 2
- Chikara: King of Trios 2008 - Night 3
2009
- Chikara: King of Trios 2009 - Night 1
- Chikara: King of Trios 2009 - Night 2
- Chikara: King of Trios 2009 - Night 3
2010
- Chikara: King of Trios 2010 - Night 1
- Chikara: King of Trios 2010 - Night 2
- Chikara: King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2011
- Chikara: King of Trios 2011 - Night 1
- Chikara: King of Trios 2011 - Night 2
- Chikara: King of Trios 2011 - Night 3
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