Boo: Welcome to Bled Island

Kodama, Kobald, & Obaryion
The Batiri
Photo from: TheBatiri.com

By Kevin Hunsperger
@kevinhunsperger & @my123cents on Twitter

The end of the world is coming on December 21, 2012.  If you don't believe me, just ask the Batiri.  This threesome is made up of the Obaryion and Kodama (the demons with the green face paint) and their goblin buddy Kobald. The threesome has made quite an impact on Chikara Pro and other indie wrestling companies.

According to their official website the Batiri was selected by the devious Ultra Mantis Black (I'll be posting about him later this month) to wreck havoc on the world.  Sinn Bodhi (who wrestled very briefly for the WWE as Kizarny) trained this trio.  They plan to kick off a Batiri Apocalypse and rule the world as we know it.

If you follow @Batiri on Twitter, they'll keep you informed on their plans for world domination.  On a recent episode of From the Rafters Radio we interviewed Kobald.  To say the goblin is spooky may be the understatement of the year.  His demonic tones had the hosts of the show on edge the entire time.  We're not certain, but we believe he may have cast some sort of spell on the station that night as whenever the Batiri are mentioned on the air something inevitably goes haywire.

The Batiri attacks Sara Del Rey
"The Contaminated Cowl"
Photo by My 1-2-3 Cents

My first Chikara show in person I got to see all three members wrestle.  Obaryion and Kodama were on the losing end to The Throwbacks and Kobald ended up losing to Mixed Martial Archie at the "Hot Off the Griddle" event.  The next day at "The Contaminated Cowl" Kodama and Kobald lost in a tag team elimination match and Obaryion used a flying DDT to defeat the very talented Sarah Del Rey.  Both shows were a lot of fun and it was interesting see the Batiri out before and after their matches interacting with fans and selling merchandise.

Speaking of their merchandise you should really check it out on their page.  They sell a mystery bag of items.  It's only $6, but you never know what you're going to get.  So if you ever get a package from Bled Island, I would be careful when opening it.  Remember, the Batiri plan on ruling the world by December 21, are you with them or against?  I'm with them, as I picked the demons to win the King of Trios this year.  If we're around in 2013, don't bet against them.

MMA is Finally Entertaining

Archibald Peck & company

By Chad Smart
@chadsmart & @my123cents on Twitter

One of my breakout stars of the last year is Archibald Peck. “Marchie” Archie, along with his majorette Veronica, made their debut at Chikara’s “Operation Big Freeze” in a losing effort against current Chikara Grand Champion Eddie Kingston.

In his second appearance, Peck issued an open challenge to any competitor in the locker room at King of Trios. Colt Cabana answered the challenge only to be defeated by the crafty bandleader. Archie would later reveal that when Eddie Kingston hit the Backfist to the Future in his debut match it actually sent Archie to the future where he picked up a sports almanac and knew who would answer the open the challenge.

(From Chikara)

Archie went on to rack up a 7-1 record leading into his rematch against Colt Cabana at Chikara’s first Ippv “High Noon.” Prior to the rematch Archie revealed his new mascot, Colt Cabunny. Cabunny had not been seen in Chikara since the 2005 Tag World Grand Prix where he teamed with CP Munk. Due to the treatment of Cabunny by Archie, Cabana was going into the match not only with the hope of avenging his loss but also to free the bunny. At the end of the match Colt Cabunny got involved and helped Cabana win the match.

Since the loss at “High Noon,” Archibald has gone on a 7 match-losing streak. The lack of trips to the pay window did not set well with Veronica who came out and said if Peck didn’t start winning she would stop accompanying him to the ring. Throwing another wrench into the situation was the debut of Mr. Touchdown. Anyone who has gone to high school can relate to the scenario of the cheerleader pining for the captain of the football team.

With the consecutive loses along with the loss of his valet, Archie decided a change was in order. Two weeks ago “Marchie” Archie was retired and Mixed Martial Archie debuted. I have not seen the match nor have I heard much about it. I don’t know much about the new gimmick, but I am curious to see it in action. “Marchie” Archie was fantastic (and his last match against Chuck Taylor from the 3/25/12 show in Canada is one of the greatest matches ever) and I have no doubt Mixed Martial Archie will be just as entertaining. Here is MMA’s promo leading into the contest this Saturday against Kobald.

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