La Lotería Letal

La Lotería Letal (English: The Lethal Lottery) is a tag team tournament that was held in autumn 2008 by professional wrestling promotion CHIKARA. It consisted of eight teams, who competed in a single-elimination tournament.

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Background

To determine the participants in the tournament, eighteen of CHIKARA's wrestlers were selected to participate. The tournament included several well-known wrestlers, including Colin Delaney, who gained fame on World Wrestling Entertainment's Extreme Championship Wrestling brand, and longtime independent circuit veteran Mike Quackenbush.[1] Other participants included CHIKARA regulars and other independent wrestlers. Sixteen names were drawn at random to form tag teams and determine the match pairings. The two remaining wrestlers, Hydra and Brodie Lee, faced each other in a singles match at the September 6 event.[2] The format was similar to that used in World Championship Wrestling's Lethal Lottery tournaments, which also involved random pairings of wrestlers.[3]

Event

The first two rounds were held at the Palmer Center in Easton, Pennsylvania on September 6, 2008.[4]

The singles match took place between the first and second rounds of the tournament, and Lee defeated Hydra. The team of Jimmy Olsen and Lince Dorado and the team of Vin Gerard and Colin Delaney faced each other in the final match, which was held on October 18, also at the Palmer Center.[4] Olsen and Delaney competing against each other was significant, as they had competed as kayfabe twin brothers, The Olsen Twins, early in their careers.[5] Olsen and Dorado won the tournament; as a result, they were awarded three points in CHIKARA's tag team division.[1] In the division, teams must accumulate three points before they are permitted to challenge for the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, the promotion's tag team championship.[6]

The shows at which the tournament matches took place were recorded and have been released separately on DVD through Smart Mark Video.[7][8]

Challenge for tag team championship

Olsen, competing under the ring name Equinox, and Dorado, challenged tag team champions The Osirian Portal at CHIKARA's "Armdrags to Riches" event on November 16, 2008. In a two out of three falls match, Dorado gained the first pinfall. The Osirian Portal won the match, however, after pinning Dorado and then Equinox to retain the title belts.[4]

Tournament bracket

  First Round
(September 6)
Semifinals
(September 6)
Finals
(October 18)
                           
   Icarus/Ultimo Breakfast Pin  
 Helios/Tim Donst 09:24[9]  
     Icarus/Ultimo Breakfast Pin  
     Jimmy Olsen/Lince Dorado 08:28[9]  
 Jimmy Olsen/Lince Dorado Sub
   Shane Storm/Eddie Kingston 07:06[9]  
       Jimmy Olsen/Lince Dorado Pin
     Vin Gerard/Colin Delaney 16:26[10]
   Vin Gerard/Colin Delaney Sub  
 Halcon Guerrero/Mitch Ryder 10:07[9]  
     Vin Gerard/Colin Delaney Pin
     Mike Quackenbush/Pinkie Sanchez 08:53[9]  
 Claudio Castagnoli/Larry Sweeney Pin
   Mike Quackenbush/Pinkie Sanchez 12:41[9]  

References

  1. ^ a b Martin, Adam (2008-08-25). "Feedback on NWA in Texas, APWF, CHIKARA, IWA Tri-State, and PWR". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1219693463.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  2. ^ "Southeastern Wrestling News, Notes, and Nostalgia: 8/12/2008". WrestleView. 2008-08-12. http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1218649924.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  3. ^ Reynolds, R.D.; Bryan Alvarez (2004). WrestleCrap and Figure Four Weekly Present: The Death of WCW. ECW Press. p. 42. ISBN 1550226614. 
  4. ^ a b c "Results". CHIKARA Pro. http://www.chikarapro.com/results.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  5. ^ "Wrestler Profiles: Colin Delaney". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/colin-delaney.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  6. ^ "F.A.Q.". CHIKARA Pro. http://www.chikarapro.com/faq.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  7. ^ "Chikara DVD September 6, 2008 "La Loteria Letal" - Easton, PA". Smart Mark Video. http://smartmarkvideo.com/product.php?productid=16374&cat=10&page=1. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  8. ^ "Chikara DVD October 18, 2008 "Global Gauntlet - Night 1" - Easton, PA". Smart Mark Video. http://smartmarkvideo.com/product.php?productid=16421&cat=10&page=1. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f ""La Loteria Letal" – 9/6/2008". Chikara Fans. http://chikarafans.com/?page_id=810. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  10. ^ ""The Global Gauntlet: Night One" – 10/18/2008". Chikara Fans. http://chikarafans.com/?page_id=951. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

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