The company was founded in 2002 by wrestlers Mike Quackenbush(who has been in Texas before) and Reckless Youth. Quackenbush has also been an active performer in the company as well, they have several known tournaments such as the King of Trios and Young Lions Cup.
It is influenced by lucha libra and many of the people have masks and/or use unique gimmicks. They blend wrestling and comedy in many cases and have a loyal fan base, some Texas wrestlers have been there such as ACH and Jojo Bravo. St. Louis wrestlers who wrestler in Texas such as the Submission Squad have been invited a few times.
It all started as a wrestling school called Wrestle Factory and after 5 months it grew into Chikara. The first show was May 25th, 2002 and starred not only students and trainers but several other indie wrestlers including Don Montoya, CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Love Bug, Marshal Law, and Blind Rage.
As time went on they had former WCW star La Parka show up and even a sister promotion called Kiryoku Pro which focused on female wrestlers and even had a lawsuit filed against them saying the building they were doing the shows in was not properly zoned and they had to leave finally due to parking restrictions.
Trainers have included Chris Hero, Jorge "Skayde" Riveda, and Claudio Castagnoli and have teamed with CZW for training for awhile. They made a deal with Dragon Gate USA in 2009 to have Chikara stars in Dragon Gate. May 2, 2014 they found a new developer for their video game Rudo Resurrection and even have a web comic.
The current Grand Champion is Icarus and The Colony is a major stable. Both of them will be in Texas.
Just a little history for people who may not know. Texas is growing and this is a major step.
The Colony vs The Young Bucks
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