CHIKARA Season 9 Thread

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Senior Referee Bryce Remsburg - 16. April 2010

Ahoy CHIKARA fans! I just got a chance to watch "Wit, Verve, and a Bit o' Nerve" from Easton last month, and while I enjoyed most of the event, the main event left me with quite the bad taste in my mouth. I'm not even talking about the fact that those Swiss intruders are parading around with OUR belts, either. In the final moments of the championship match, that brute Tursas manhandled me, and pulled me from the ring during a routine pinfall count.

Perhaps I was caught up in the emotion of the match, with what was on the line, but I was so taken aback by his actions that I failed to administer a disqualification, which would have awarded the second fall to The Colony. Of course, I hate to dole out such decisions in a title match, but in hindsight, his actions were inexcusable. His distraction of me allowed the Bruderschaft to illegally sway the match, and consequently the Campeonatos de Parejas in their favor.

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Obviously there is no instant replay rule in wrestling, and it hasn't been the first time I have missed "rudo indiscretions," but with so much at stake, I feel compelled to publicly apologize for this one. I apologize to the CHIKARA fans, to our Director Dieter, and the Colony in specific for my lapse in judgment. It's easy to get carried away with the action in multiple-man matches, but such control is even harder to maintain when the BDK is involved. Still, that is my job as referee.

With King of Trios 2010 on the horizon, I realize all CHIKARA brass will be on hand, as will every member of the roster. In years past, when a ruling was delivered in error, Leonard Chikarason saw fit to amend the match results after the fact on rare occasions. With that in mind, I am asking that this title match from last month be examined and that the result of the second fall be changed to a disqualification. In my mind, this would mean the titles are held up, and a rematch should be scheduled as quickly as possible. Anything else, in my mind, puts a stain on the legacy of the most prized championship CHIKARA has. We cannot let this stand.


I thank you in advance for your hopeful understanding,
BR