CHIKARA S11 Thread 5: "How to Hatch A Dinosaur"

[comahan]

Didnt Gabe say exactly that? That its recommendations from other wrestlers/promoters that causes guys to be discovered? And on the 'bugging' thing, wasnt it just Gabe being annoyed that someone had all of their fans spamming the hell out of his twitter on their accounts? Im not a huge Gabe fan, but Sabato sounds like a jackass there to me.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Jesus, I'm a Gabe fan, but Gabe needs someone to take him down a peg. Sic 'im, Sabato.

[Richard]

May 30, 2012 19:49:21 GMT -5 comahan said:

Didnt Gabe say exactly that? That its recommendations from other wrestlers/promoters that causes guys to be discovered? And on the 'bugging' thing, wasnt it just Gabe being annoyed that someone had all of their fans spamming the hell out of his twitter on their accounts? Im not a huge Gabe fan, but Sabato sounds like a jackass there to me.

Akuma kinda brought that up:

Derek Sabato ‏@dereksabato
If Kassius Ohno didn't see anything in @antoniocesaro you think he would've suggested him coming to America? And why was he booked?

‏@__AKUMA
@dereksabato That's one of the ways @bookitgabe said people DO get booked. Now if @antoniocesaro started an online petition to get booked...

@bookitgabe
@__AKUMA @dereksabato @antoniocesaro thanks for clearing that up Akuma and actually reading what I wrote.

@dereksabato
.@bookitgabe I read it. I enjoyed this: "Honestly there is no worst way to get on a show than have people bother the booker on Twitter."

‏@__AKUMA
@dereksabato There's a difference between someone (even a fan) recommending someone and a worker starting a Twitter campaign to get booked



So it seems to be on interpretation.


Also, I guess Gabe missed how Ryder got over and made WWE a ton of cash off of his Twitter and YT stuff.

[Richard]

And to lighten things up:
Vin Gerard ‏vingerard
If you don't order @chikarapro Chikarasaurus Rex LIVE iPPV Saturday, THIS GUY is coming for you! goo.gl/onWoi pic.twitter.com/iW0X7gt0

[kidkamikaze10]

Saw the Sabato/Gabe thing.

At first, I thought Akuma (and by extension Gabe) were right. Gabe did clarify what he meant: find other ways instead of online petitions because they are more organic.

But in the end, Sabato is completely on the money. Gabe put the wrestler caught in this mess (for those who were wondering, it's Aaron Epic) on blast publicly for something he didn't start. And though he's trying, I don't think Gabe is handling this social media thing as well as he should. And there's plenty of examples of that.

[Steveweiser]

Certainly worked for Epic, he got a boost in followers off the back of this. Can see Chikara booking him in some capacity, especially with Sugar working closely with him.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Pretty sure this is new for "Smack In The Middle":



3.Ole vs. FIST.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

And this, from Green Ant:

5/31/2012: CHIKARA's second ever iPPV event is just days away. However, it isn't worldwide exposure or the magnitude of "Chikarasaurus Rex" that has me counting down the days to June 2nd in excitement. No, it's the chance team up with four guys that I respect, and beat the tar out of five guys that I'll never respect.

GEKIDO takes their name from a word meaning rage and fury, but to me, "GEKIDO" means coward. Yeah, when I hear GEKIDO, I don't think of rage and fury. I think of a group of guys with chips on their shoulders, cheap knock-off ring gear, and a false sense of entitlement. If I had it my way, this match wouldn't go down with the world watching us on GoFightLive...it would take place behind closed doors, or maybe in a parking lot somewhere.

That's right GEKIDO, you don't deserve the spotlight. You crave it, you demand it, you manipulate things to get it...but simply put - you haven't earned it. You haven't worked for it. Jigsaw already told you in his blog, you haven't paid your dues. And on June 2nd, we're gonna send you the bill. The King Of Trios 2011 champions, The Colony, one of CHIKARA's most decorated athletes, Jigsaw, and the Grand Champion of us all, the last of a dying breed himself, Eddie Kingston are going to show you that you can't just walk in and snatch the spotlight from those who have earned it. The sneak attack in Long Island, trying to unmask us time and time again, the things you did to Quack and Dragonfly and Tianlong...everything you five cowards have done to try to get noticed is going to come right back around and smack you in the face.

I've said it before and I will say it again: by the time all is said and done, GEKIDO will be nothing more than a footnote in CHIKARA history. This isn't our first war, and it won't be our last. On June 2nd, my partners and I aren't walking into Philadelphia as wrestlers, we're walking in as soldiers. Now, you boys may be thinking that you'll be doing the same, but the difference between you and us is that we'll be walking out as well.

Get ready to count the lights, kids.
GA

[Steveweiser]

[kidkamikaze10]

I really want GEKIDO to win. And not just because I want the angle to pick up, but because I find myself siding with them.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

May 31, 2012 8:02:48 GMT -5 kidkamikaze10 said:

I really want GEKIDO to win. And not just because I want the angle to pick up, but because I find myself siding with them.

To be honest...yeah. Not only are they nowhere near ready to blow this angle off yet, the GEKIDO consistently make good points, while all the tecnicos can do is go "Pfftt.....losers". It's not a very well written feud from the good guy's side.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

‏@winkvavasseur:
I've made an official decree - @gregoryiron is now the special referee of this Saturday's #CRex ladder match!

[Djm Doesn't Find You Funny]

May 31, 2012 11:39:05 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

‏@winkvavasseur:
I've made an official decree - @gregoryiron is now the special referee of this Saturday's #CRex ladder match!

Oh, Wink. >.<

[Richard]

So Greg Iron in FIST or the start of a Greg Iron/Akuma/?? trio?

[Ultimo Chocula]

May 31, 2012 11:45:41 GMT -5 Richard said:

So Greg Iron in FIST or the start of a Greg Iron/Akuma/?? trio?

Iron Fist.

Sorry, had to do it.

Iron joining FIST at this point would be a 1999 WCW move that will kill all the heat in this feud. Akuma and Iron should join up, logic dictates.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

May 31, 2012 11:49:36 GMT -5 Ultimo Chocula said:

May 31, 2012 11:45:41 GMT -5 Richard said:

So Greg Iron in FIST or the start of a Greg Iron/Akuma/?? trio?

Iron Fist.

Sorry, had to do it.

Iron joining FIST at this point would be a 1999 WCW move that will kill all the heat in this feud. Akuma and Iron should join up, logic dictates.

Pretty much. Iron and Akuma are the two biggest things FIST has had to deal with over the past year or so, so them in an alliance, while not exactly my favorite choice, makes a whole lot of sense.

[Square]

So how long do CHIKARA iPPVs last?

[Deleted]

May 31, 2012 13:01:41 GMT -5 Square said:

So how long do CHIKARA iPPVs last?

Probably 2 and a half hours.

[Johnny B. Decent]

May 31, 2012 11:39:05 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

‏@winkvavasseur:
I've made an official decree - @gregoryiron is now the special referee of this Saturday's #CRex ladder match!

Oh yeah, he'll be unbiased.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

May 31, 2012 13:08:23 GMT -5 Johnny B. Decent said:

May 31, 2012 11:39:05 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

‏@winkvavasseur:
I've made an official decree - @gregoryiron is now the special referee of this Saturday's #CRex ladder match!

Oh yeah, he'll be unbiased.

Meh, I'll allow it, as it puts Icarus at a disadvantage. I'm still waiting for someone to challenge him to a Mask vs. tattoo match.