Zitat:Well, it's been a few months since you've seen me, but I'm happy to say that Gregory Iron returns to Reading on February 19th for CHIKARA! I will face off against Icarus of F.I.S.T., and I'm determined to make this my first victory in a CHIKARA ring. Now, I know Icarus is pretty devious, and always has a trick or two up his sleeve - defeating him will be no easy task, friends. But I've thrived off of overcoming tough challenges my whole life, and this situation will be no different for Yours Truly.

For those of you who don't know, I was born with a disability known as Cerebral Palsy. C.P. is a form of brain damage that effects the mobility of muscles throughout the body, usually on one side. My particular case gives me extremely limited use of my right arm, hand, and to an extent, my right leg. Living with a disability has always been a tough challenge, but one I've fought time and time again to overcome.

I went to therapy until age 7 so I could learn how to walk properly, and maintain some sort of daily function with my arm. In school, I was teased, both for my disabilty, and my dream... to be a professional wrestler. For me, wrestling was always my escape from the negatives in my life, whether it was the kids poking fun at me, or problems at home. All the other kids wanted to be policemen, or fire fighters, or doctors. But I knew being a wrestler was the life for me.

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(Photo by Lyle Williams)

People said it couldn't be done. "How can a guy who can't even tie his shoes become a pro wrestler...?" Despite the critics, at age 16, I began weight training. At first, it was frustrating. There were several excercises I couldn't perform, and I could only bench press twenty pounds. Today, weighing a mere 155 pounds, I am able to bench press 220 pounds. At 19-years-old, in a small building on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, I began training to become a wrestler. It was the most intense pain I ever went through. Somedays, I wasn't sure if I would even get an opportunity to have one match; four years later, I've had hundreds of matches across the country, inspired people with my story, and met tons of people through wrestling, that have made me the man I am today. I've been very fortunate. Despite my affliction, through hard work and perserverance, my dreams are becoming reality.

My debut at this past year's Young Lions Cup tournament was a huge moment for me. When I started wrestling, it was a goal of mine to wrestle for CHIKARA. A big part of me had always wondered if I would be accepted by the CHIKARA fans. But there was no doubt in my mind after my match in the YLC tournament against Lince Dorado. Though I lost in the ring, rising up in the middle of the squared circle that evening, and receiving a standing ovation from you great CHIKARA fans was one of the greatest victories of my life. It gave me the courage to take on the massive Tursas on Night 3, and again, though I came up on the losing end, I once again had your support. It was a very emotional weekend for me, almost surreal, and I can honestly say I will never forget it.

Which brings us to the next CHIKARA event. Icarus, I hope you don't plan on underestimating me on February 19th. Lince had that mindset, and it almost cost him the tournament. Bring everything you have, because I'm planning on leaving with a win. Come February 19th, you're going to find out why I'm called "One Armed And Dangerous"...


GI

Zitat:On January 23, 2011 I - The Warlord of Weird - Sinn Bodhi, stood in the nostalgic ECW Arena & like the wrestlers before me I was hungry for blood...my appetite was set on UltraMantis Black! You turned to me in your hour of need, and now you think I can be ignored? I trained The Batiri for war, prepared them in the shadows, but ultimately the one they will destroy is you, UltraMantis, and your pathetic allies! You squirmed away like a slippery coward as I was about to put you under my knife (or in this case, FLY SWATTER) - how can you call yourself a man...I am done playing around with you! DO I LOOK LIKE I AM CLOWNING AROUND?!?!

Did you NOT get enough of a taste of fear & horror when I choked you with an Iron Bar bent in my own teeth? That was just a taste! Next time, who knows what carnage I will unleash on you?!?!

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(Photo by Zia Danger)

You made a brash and overzealous challenge to me after you had been bested and THEN saved by your pitiful friends! You do not deserve to be in the ring with me just yet! I have nothing to prove, it is ALL on you. You will have to show me that you are worthy of dancing with the devil in the pale spotlight of the squared circle...you will have to do this in a 666 man tag team match against Obariyon, Kodama and Kobald. Prove yourself a worth adversary...if you can.

UltraMantis Black...be careful, beware, be Koko B. Ware what you wish for...or your life might just get turned into a three ring Kizarnival!


SB

Zitat:Good day, fans. Wink Vavasseur here, your new Director of Fun. For several months prior to my new position appointment, I spent time among the commoners, walking through the rows at events, talking to you. Any good businessman listens to his clientele, and the recurring theme in these conversations was very apparent.

CHIKARA needs a clear-cut champion. No, not one for rookies, one for the big dogs. We have an event for the 3-on-3 matches, we have an event for the little lions, but this is Season 10. When I tell my friends what I'm doing these days - taking a plucky lil' wrestling group to the next level - they all ask me the name of our champion. I never know what to say.

I want it. You want it. Corporate wants it. The world wants it. Do you feel the synergy here? Its time. Its time to crown a definitive champion.

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(Copyright - CHIKARA 2011)

I have the savvy and the managerial acumen to realize I'm not as familiar with the roster as I should be yet, so I'm going to crowd-source this one. That's the kind of forward thinking we need around here. People wonder what qualifies me to direct the fun around here? Look at the long list of businesses I've turned around in my short time playing at the executive level. I know how to steer a wayward ship through rough waters. And the best kind of management knows when to call for back-up. I haven't spent my whole adult life as a fan of CHIKARA. I don't know the names and the masks of everyone that pops in and out of here from month to month. I need the people who know the roster best to select who will compete for this prize.

...and those people ARE the roster. The men and women that comprise the full-time CHIKARA roster will choose who will compete for this prestigious, historic championship title. I'm going to ask each of them to cast a vote - my only provision is, a wrestler cannot vote for him or herself. Stay tuned, as I fully intend to make my year the most interesting yet...


WV

Zitat:Howdy.

Coming up on February 19th in Reading, PA is the first-time-ever meeting between Yours Truly and one Eddie Kingston. As soon as this match got announced, I know exactly what went through your collective minds...

"This kid doesn't have a chance..."

"This kid is as good as dead!"

"This kid doesn't belong in the same ring as an athlete the caliber of...JOHNNY GARGANO."

You're right on all accounts! This Eddie Kingston kid doesn't have a chance. Now...I'm sure like...1% of people out there feel a tad differently. But I ask you - What's Ed gonna do? Backfist me?! To the future?! Ha! I dare you, Edward! Backfist me! Backfist me right in the face! It's not gonna hurt! Look at this face. There's like a cute forcefield around this thing. Impenetrable.

SPOILER ALERT - He probably will backfist me. I will then stand right up, pick him up above my head and proceed to POWERBOMB HIM...THROUGH THE RING.

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Does Kingston have momentum? Sure. He's taken on some top notch competition. Now he's in the ring with THE top notch competition. He's just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong brochacho. I'm 100% focused and better than ever. I went on a 17-person killstreak in Black Ops multiplayer today. Yea...I'm THAT ready.

Why am I so focused you ask? Well right around the corner is The Biggest Tournament in Professional Wrestling. King of Trios 2011! The Ick-Man (As I like to call him), Chucky T and myself are out to prove that nothing has changed, F.I.S.T. is still as dominant and deadly as ever. They had a little hiccup last year, but don't you fret! He who shall not be named is LONG GONE and The Bee's Knees, The Cat's Pajamas and The Whole Shebang is here!

It'll be one of the most inspirational victories in CHIKARA history. When our hands are raised in the air, the blind will see, the deaf will hear and little kids in wheelchairs will stand up and rush the ring and parade us around on there shoulders. At the end of the night on April 17th, F.I.S.T. will regain its rightful spot atop King Of Trios. I'll be easy to spot...I'll be the guy saying "I told you so."


Eat it, CHIKARA fans.
JG