A report on Gran Akuma

Gran Akuma at a Chikara show in 2008
Team F.I.S.T. (from left to right: Chuck Taylor, Icarus, and Gran Akuma in May 2008

Retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in Chikara.

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Gran Akuma at a Chikara show in 2008

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Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero performing their signature pose after winning on Pro Wrestling Noah's European Navigation Tour

Kings of Wrestling

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Professional wrestling stable that worked on the independent circuit.

Professional wrestling stable that worked on the independent circuit.

Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero performing their signature pose after winning on Pro Wrestling Noah's European Navigation Tour
Left to right: Claudio Castagnoli, Sara Del Rey and Chris Hero as the Kings of Wrestling in 2011

The group also comprised Icarus and Gran Akuma who teamed separately as Team F.I.S.T. (Friends in Similar Tights) as well as Arik Cannon, Mitch Ryder, Max Boyer, Chuck Taylor and Shayne Hawke.

Gargano in June 2018

Johnny Gargano

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American professional wrestler.

American professional wrestler.

Gargano in June 2018
Gargano in June 2008
Gargano at Chikara's King of Trios tournament in April 2010
Gargano in October 2010
Gargano with the Open the Freedom Gate Championship belt in January 2013
Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans in April 2018
Gargano (back) facing Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans in April 2018
After defeating Adam Cole, Gargano won the NXT Championship
Gargano with his wife Candice LeRae in April 2018
Gargano is a former NXT Champion

On the second night of the tournament Gargano came out during a quarter-final match between F.I.S.T. (Icarus, Gran Akuma and Chuck Taylor) and Team Osaka Pro (Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke), wearing a F.I.S.T. shirt and witnessed how Icarus, Akuma and Taylor were eliminated from the tournament.

Hero in December 2013

Chris Hero

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American professional wrestler and trainer.

American professional wrestler and trainer.

Hero in December 2013
Hero in 2009
Hero (right) in the ring with Excalibur at the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles
Hero making his ring entrance in 2008
(Left to right) Claudio Castagnoli, Sara Del Rey and Chris Hero as The Kings of Wrestling in 2011
Hero in August 2011
Hero at ROH taping in January 2014
Hero (right) with Claudio Castagnoli as The Kings of Wrestling on Pro Wrestling Noah's European Navigation tour
Hero posing on the turnbuckles at Revolution Pro Wrestling's Global Wars UK event in November 2016
Spradlin as Kassius Ohno in May 2018
Ohno getting hit with a powerbomb by Keith Lee

On November 17, 2006 at the Chikara show Brick in Reading Pennsylvania, Hero and Castagnoli lost the Chikara tag title to Team F.I.S.T (Icarus and Gran Akuma) in a 2 out of 3 falls match.

Soldier Ant, Fire Ant and Green Ant (later known as Silver Ant) in April 2011, celebrating their King of Trios victory

The Colony (professional wrestling)

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Professional wrestling stable, best known for performing for Chikara.

Professional wrestling stable, best known for performing for Chikara.

Soldier Ant, Fire Ant and Green Ant (later known as Silver Ant) in April 2011, celebrating their King of Trios victory
Fire Ant in 2008
Green Ant in 2012
assailAnt, who joined The Colony in late 2012 and later became the second Worker Ant in 2014
From left to right: Silver Ant, Fire Ant, and Worker Ant (II) during the 2014 King of Trios in September 2014
Fire Ant with the Young Lions Cup

On February 20, the Colony lost to Team F.I.S.T. (Icarus, Gran Akuma and Chuck Taylor) after Worker Ant was pinned by Icarus.

Stigma in November 2008

Stigma (wrestler)

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American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he is a former Young Lions Cup Champion and King of Trios winner.

American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he is a former Young Lions Cup Champion and King of Trios winner.

Stigma in November 2008
(From left to right) Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm and Jigsaw
(From left to right) Colin Delaney, Stigma and Vin Gerard; The UnStable

On March 18 [email protected] fought Team F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma and Icarus) to a fifteen-minute time limit draw, which led to a rematch on April 15, which ended in a 22-minute time limit draw.

Tozawa in April 2018

Akira Tozawa

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Japanese professional wrestler.

Japanese professional wrestler.

Tozawa in April 2018
Tozawa in August 2010
Tozawa (third left), along with Kagetora and Super Shisa representing Dragon Gate in the 2011 King of Trios tournament, where they faced The Osirian Portal in the quarter-finals
Tozawa (right) wrestling Eddie Kingston in 2011

On May 7, 2010, Tozawa made his debut for Dragon Gate's international expansion Dragon Gate USA, as a member of the group Kamikaze USA, teaming with Gran Akuma in a match, where they were defeated by Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw.

Cabana in November 2018

Colt Cabana

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American professional wrestler, color commentator and podcast host, he is better known by his ring name Colt Cabana.

American professional wrestler, color commentator and podcast host, he is better known by his ring name Colt Cabana.

Cabana in November 2018
Cabana in Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2007.
Colton as Matt Classic in April 2010
Colt Cabana returned to ROH in 2016 and became a wrestler and commentator

On April 23, the trio of Classic, Hatfield and Dunkerton were defeated in the first round of the tournament by the reigning King of Trios winners F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Icarus and Gran Akuma).

Kotoge in September 2016

Atsushi Kotoge

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Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, two-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record nine-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.

Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, two-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record nine-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.

Kotoge in September 2016
Momo no Seishun Tag in April 2010
Kotoge in April 2011
Kotoge and Harada posing with The Colony, after their match in the 2010 King of Trios
Kotoge charging on Colin Delaney

While Kotoge and Harada worked the tour as faces, Tadasuke worked as a heel, and in the following day's quarterfinal match, used his heel antics to eliminate the reigning King of Trios, F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus), from the tournament by pinning Taylor, while holding his tights, thus sending Team Osaka Pro to the semifinals of the tournament.

Tadasuke in April 2010

Tadasuke

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Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah.

Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah.

Tadasuke in April 2010
Tadasuke and Atsushi Kotoge in April 2010
Tadasuke performing the WC on Green Ant

Unlike his partners, Tadasuke worked the tour as a villain, and in the following day's quarterfinal match, used his antics to eliminate the reigning King of Trios, F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus), from the tournament by pinning Taylor, while holding his tights.

Harada in April 2010

Daisuke Harada

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Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in his sixth reign, with Hajime Ohara.

Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in his sixth reign, with Hajime Ohara.

Harada in April 2010
Momo no Seishun Tag in April 2010
Harada and Kotoge thanking the crowd, after their first round match in the 2010 King of Trios
Harada posing over Fire Ant in April 2010
Harada holding Icarus in a headlock

While Harada and Kotoge worked the tour as faces, Tadasuke worked as a heel, and in the following day's quarterfinal match, used his heel antics to eliminate the reigning King of Trios, F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma and Icarus), from the tournament by pinning Taylor, while holding his tights, thus sending Team Osaka Pro to the semifinals of the tournament.