History Awesome / CHIKARA

* Wrestling/ChuckTaylor (yes, that is his name) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcjq4siu7A kills Soldier Ant with a "grenade"]]. Props to [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling Soldier Ant]] and his HeroicSacrifice, as well.

** The reveal of the then-leader of the Flood: Jimmy Jacobs.[[note]]Jacobs was busted down to TheDragon status three months later after the introduction of Wrestling/{{Deucalion}}.[[/note]]

* Team CHIKARA[[note]][=UltraMantis=][=/=]Quack[=/=]Kingston[=/=]Jigsaw[=/=][=Hallowicked=][=/=]Icarus[=/=][[Wrestling/ShaneStorm STIGMA]][=/=]Sweeney[[/note]]-BDK[[note]][=/=]Ares[=/=]Claudio[=/=]Wrestling/{{Tursas}}[=/=]Pinkie Sanchez[=/=]Donst[=/=]Sara Del Rey[=/=]Daizee[=/=]Delirious[[/note]] Torneo Cibernetico at ''The Dark Ciberknetico'', October 23, 2010. Amazing action from beginning to end that packs tons of history into a brisk 35 minutes and change. Plus, [[{{Tearjerker}} it's Larry Sweeney's last-ever CHIKARA appearance]].

** Heidi Lovelace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGByqXoUb5o&t=1s defeating]] [[Wrestling/MissileAssaultMan Missile Assault Ant]] in the Young Lions Cup final during the Pre-Show-A-Go-Go before ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', making her the first woman to win a title in CHIKARA.

** Egyptian time travelers Ophidian and Amasis (collectively known as The Osirian Portal) bringing in Mecha Mummy as their teammate, who busted out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QLZL32f2Cs his own special counter]] to opponent Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush's trademark palm strikes.
* The 2009 King of Trios event's biggest Crowning Moment has to go to Wrestling/GranAkuma, Icarus, and Chuck Taylor, aka Team FIST ([[FunWithAcronyms Friends In Similar Tights]]), for basically the ''entire weekend:''

* The ''Rey de Voladores''[[note]]Spanish for "King of Flyers"[[/note]] qualifier from ''King of Trios 2009 Night II'' with [[Wrestling/SamiZayn El Generico]] vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Nick Jackson vs. Wrestling/{{Jigsaw|Wrestling}}, with tremendous action from all four guys, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XesuznnHaA here]].

* Team CHIKARA[[note]][=UltraMantis=][=/=]Quack[=/=]Kingston[=/=]Jigsaw[=/=][=Hallowicked=][=/=]Icarus[=/=][[Wrestling/ShaneStorm STIGMA]][=/=]Sweeney[[/note]]-BDK[[note]][=/=]Ares[=/=]Claudio[=/=]Tursas[=/=]Pinkie Sanchez[=/=]Donst[=/=]Sara Del Rey[=/=]Daizee[=/=]Delirious[[/note]] Torneo Cibernetico at ''The Dark Ciberknetico'', October 23, 2010. Amazing action from beginning to end that packs tons of history into a brisk 35 minutes and change. Plus, [[{{Tearjerker}} it's Larry Sweeney's last-ever CHIKARA appearance]].

* The end of ''Three-Fisted Tales'', with the shocking return of Ares after four years in absentia and the huge riot that marked the formation of the BDK, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAD7_K7soWs seen here]]. In fact, near the very end, someone in the crowd can be heard saying, "This is the greatest thing ever."

* Chuck Taylor (yes, that is his name) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcjq4siu7A kills Soldier Ant with a "grenade"]]. Props to Soldier Ant and his HeroicSacrifice, as well.

** Heidi Lovelace [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGByqXoUb5o&t=1s defeating]] Missile Assault Ant in the Young Lions Cup final during the Pre-Show-A-Go-Go before ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', making her the first woman to win a title in CHIKARA.

** The reveal of the then-leader of the Flood: Jimmy Jacobs.[[note]]Jacobs was busted down to TheDragon status three months later after the introduction of Deucalion.[[/note]]

* The ''Rey de Voladores''[[note]]Spanish for "King of Flyers"[[/note]] qualifier from ''King of Trios 2009 Night II'' with [[Wrestling/SamiZayn El Generico]] vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Nick Jackson vs. Jigsaw, with tremendous action from all four guys, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XesuznnHaA here]].

* Team CHIKARA[[note]][=UltraMantis=][=/=]Quack[=/=]Kingston[=/=]Jigsaw[=/=][=Hallowicked=][=/=]Icarus[=/=]STIGMA[=/=]Sweeney[[/note]]-BDK[[note]][=/=]Ares[=/=]Claudio[=/=]Tursas[=/=]Pinkie Sanchez[=/=]Donst[=/=]Sara Del Rey[=/=]Daizee[=/=]Delirious[[/note]] Torneo Cibernetico at ''The Dark Ciberknetico'', October 23, 2010. Amazing action from beginning to end that packs tons of history into a brisk 35 minutes and change. Plus, [[{{Tearjerker}} it's Larry Sweeney's last-ever CHIKARA appearance]].

* The 2009 King of Trios event's biggest Crowning Moment has to go to Gran Akuma, Icarus, and Chuck Taylor, aka Team FIST ([[FunWithAcronyms Friends In Similar Tights]]), for basically the ''entire weekend:''

** First, they beat the Death Match Kings (a trio that happened to include the current-day hardcore icon Necro Butcher) in the opening round, despite being seemingly in over their heads.

** And to cap it all off, they beat Team Uppercut (the all-star team of Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson, and Dave Taylor) in convincing fashion: first they killed what should have been a [=CMoA=] for Team Uppercut by rushing them at the entrance when they had come out to Danielson's classic [=ROH=] theme ("The Final Countdown" by Europe), then Chuck Taylor then ended up winning the match (and the tournament) for FIST by making Danielson, one of the best technical wrestlers on the planet and one of the biggest names in indy wrestling, '''''tap out.'''''

* The end of ''Three-Fisted Tales'', with the shocking return of Ares after four years in absentia and the huge riot that marked the formation of the BDK, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAD7_K7soWs seen here]]. In fact, near the very end, someone in the crowd can be heard saying, "This is the greatest thing ever." One of the moments that makes it so powerful is how the announcers are ''completely silent'' throughout the whole thing, as if either they trust the audience to be able to piece it together themselves or they were simply too ''scared'' to say anything.

* Thief Ant, Green Ant, and Fire Ant's King of trios 2018 run, first having to go against The Proteus Wheel, then in night 2 going 40 minutes with Team F.I.S.T. before being ambushed by The Raiders of the Beyond. For their next match Fire Ant wasn't even able to make it to the ring until 10 minutes in due to his injuries but when he did they were able to win quickly. In the finals they managed to take out The Order of the Nations to be crowned King of Trios, and finally officially become a new version of The Colony.

* Arguably, Icarus wielding the late Estonian Thunderfrog's Hammer of War to end the onslaught of Deucalion.

* Princess Kimberlee's entire character arc, with her going from the spoiled manager of Knight Eye 4 The Pirate Guy to CHIKARA Grand Champion in the course of about two years.

* Princess Kimberlee's entire character arc, with her going from the spoiled manager of Knight Eye 4 The Pirate Guy to [[spoiler: CHIKARA Grand Champion]] in the course of about two years.