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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Feb 18, 2019 22:07:00 GMT -5
So, I remember Blank had two minions, Still Life with Apricots and Pears, and the other guy whose name in drawing a blank on (no pun intended). What happened to the other guy? Ursa Minor in the Night Sky. He got kicked out of the group last summer. Maybe he retired or works unmasked elsewhere. I couldn’t really tell you.
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Feb 18, 2019 23:43:54 GMT -5
very interesting. the student that was unmasked was jawbreaker joe sue i believe. i meet him at the same hour of power that apricots hurt him at. honestly this is more interesting than any chikara storyline right now. the chubby tim donst guy looks interesting. *this was the hour of power i referenced. chikarapro.com/events/season-19/10-07-2018_hour-power-s196 interestingly enough joe's match is not listed. i dont have chikaratopia anymore so i am unsure if his match is still there or not. that entire show was a hot mess of ouchies. *and um fightinthecrucible.com/ *we are also about a day or so behind on this. 101 which is almost completely dead was actually talking about it in the random thread. i am going to pop over to the dead discord next. *yes they are talking about it on the discord in the grape jelly section. nothing worth mentioning though.
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Post by sushiburrito on Feb 19, 2019 7:46:00 GMT -5
There is a sign up form on the crucible website. Asks for phone number and email.
The druid/robed person that the ref gives Joe Sue's mask to is very intriguing. Initial guess is it's Ophidian. He's fed up with how things have been happening and started this weird fight club where the masked students graduate to non masked status somehow.
Theory on the 101 is that the masked figure in Renaissance Dawns in the foreground looks like Lance Steel. Rather would have it be a new character.
I wouldn't mind if this is somehow connected to the whisper/owl thing.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 19, 2019 7:51:07 GMT -5
I'm hoping this leads to a new big faction or stable, just something to shake things up again, Nicodemus was a huge failure, an Ophidian lead brutality stable based off his 17 methods would be the most intriguing thing CHIKARA has done in years.
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Feb 19, 2019 8:17:06 GMT -5
There is a sign up form on the crucible website. Asks for phone number and email. The druid/robed person that the ref gives Joe Sue's mask to is very intriguing. Initial guess is it's Ophidian. He's fed up with how things have been happening and started this weird fight club where the masked students graduate to non masked status somehow. Theory on the 101 is that the masked figure in Renaissance Dawns in the foreground looks like Lance Steel. Rather would have it be a new character. I wouldn't mind if this is somehow connected to the whisper/owl thing. i signed up. i also was thinking ophidian so i tweeted him about it. i do not expect a reply but i figured it could not hurt.
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Post by sushiburrito on Feb 19, 2019 12:19:32 GMT -5
New video up. Nothing too notable.
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Post by EyeofTyr on Feb 19, 2019 13:02:40 GMT -5
As someone else pointed out, those are all fairly old show names. The name of it is interesting too and honestly if not for the notable show names I'd almost think this was its own thing, like someone within the Wrestle Factory spectrum was doing a Pancrase type idea.
As is, we'll have to wait and see. The website reminds me of the old days of CHIKARA, like with that old tea website.
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 19, 2019 14:11:36 GMT -5
Could the person behind all of this be the same person The Whisper references at the end of last season?
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Feb 19, 2019 14:46:04 GMT -5
Loving going back to the YLC 06. Ricochet doesn't even look like the same guy, and Chuck Taylor? Exactly the same.
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Post by sushiburrito on Feb 19, 2019 15:26:29 GMT -5
Could the person behind all of this be the same person The Whisper references at the end of last season? I wouldn’t mind that.
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Post by EyeofTyr on Feb 19, 2019 16:45:06 GMT -5
The channel information is interesting too, it says whoever is uploading it isn't the one who the footage belongs to. A minion of whatever this is or a concerned party?
If he hadn't died, I'd have suspected maybe it's El Hijo Del Private Eye again.
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Post by sushiburrito on Feb 19, 2019 19:16:10 GMT -5
Maybe crucible will take over the factory. And that’s why all the summer shows at baseball games.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Feb 19, 2019 19:51:34 GMT -5
Hmmm. A crucible is a mold you pour molten metal into to forge something, often a weapon. The jobber students are shown in attendance, with one of them having their Chikara mask removed after winning.
Guys... is this how you graduate the Wrestle Factory? Is this how you move up to a proper gimmick? Is The Crucible there to hone and "forge" new roster members, and make sure they're ready for anything that comes at them?
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 19, 2019 20:03:31 GMT -5
In other news, Dasher is a jerk
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Post by sushiburrito on Feb 20, 2019 19:10:26 GMT -5
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 20, 2019 20:21:18 GMT -5
That kid wins the fight in "Glutton for Punishment" and then loses in "Kids Eat Free on Tuesday"
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Post by EyeofTyr on Feb 20, 2019 21:09:13 GMT -5
I know others have said some of these theories, but I can't help but wonder about this a little. These are all mostly initial thoughts based on the information we have.
A few different thoughts have run through my head, something Ophidian's perhaps doing in secret in response to his unhappiness with how CHIKARA's been going? Maybe something to do with Whisper and his arc? Maybe this is something to do with Quack's plans to try to prevent future terrors to run rampant over the promotion that we thought was only the Furies? Something in relation to Titor and/or Nicodemus as it seems reminiscent of what Titor had intended to turn CHIKARA and the Wrestle Factory into? Is Fire Ant somehow involved as silly as that may sound, but he's the only roster member really having any connection to fire and given the name the Crucible it could be a hint and maybe Fire Ant isn't as okay as we thought he is now?
The fact that there's a "The Jewel" and he's either a separate entity or one of the two hooded men too is interesting. The arguably silliest thought that came to mind being, since he's been working at the Wrestle Factory, Jimmy Rave of all people. Delirious and Hallowicked came to mind as The Jewel could be in relation and a reference to a jewel that had influence over CHIKARA's narrative for years, The Eye of Tyr.
The fact that there appears to be at least two people in charge, maybe one of them being "The Jewel", makes me think that whoever is behind this it may not just be one roster member (so not just Ophidian orchestrating it).
So far it's interesting, I'm curious to see where this all goes, and I hope it does go somewhere. Preferably at a brisk pace in comparison to a lot of modern CHIKARA story telling.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Feb 20, 2019 21:12:48 GMT -5
That guy in the foreground in The Renaissance Dawns and Rebellion to Remember definitely looks like he's wearing a Lance Steel mask. He looks a bit thicker built than Lance was, though.
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Post by EyeofTyr on Feb 20, 2019 23:03:53 GMT -5
Honestly, a lot of the masks look similar to old masks.
Like, the dude with the vlog's mask looks similar to Fire Ant's and Ophidian's "Mask Collector" mask after he initially turned rudo and started collecting the rest of the Portal's masks.
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Post by theaman44 on Feb 20, 2019 23:05:26 GMT -5
Honestly, a lot of the masks look similar to old masks. Like, the dude with the vlog's mask looks similar to Fire Ant's and Ophidian's "Mask Collector" mask after he initially turned rudo and started collecting the rest of the Portal's masks. Old masks and all the titles are old show names. It's definitely one of the originals, or just older wrestlers, who want to bring Chikara back to the older times. Maybe playing off the stuff some of the rudos have been saying about the new generation being too soft.
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