CHIKARA Match Rating Archive / Match Recommendations

I've spent the first half of 2015 going through and watching every CHIKARA "Best of" compilation from 2005-2012 along with a few random matches & shows. I became hooked on their brand of pro wrestling. That leads us here. An archive of all the matches that reached three stars or higher aka the matches you should check out. Just like all my other MRA's, this can/will be updated as I watch more stuff although based on the compilations I've watched, this features most of the best/major matches in CHIKARA history aside from a few random ones. So, enjoy and feel free to tweet me your feedback on my ratings.

2005:
Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, & Arik Cannon vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Sabian - Remain In Light - ***1/4
Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, & Arik Cannon vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Reckless Youth - Anniversario Orange - ***1/2
Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Arik Cannon, & Gran Akuma vs. Mike Quackenbush, Sabian, Eddie Kingston, & Equinox - Young Lions Cup III Night 3 - ***
Shane Storm vs. Icarus - Young Lions Cup Finals - Young Lions Cup III Night 3 - ***3/4
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mike Quackenbush - Negative Balance - ***1/2
Chris Hero vs. Eddie Kingston - Negative Balance - ***1/2
Claudio Castagnoli vs. KUDO - International Invasion Stage 1 - ***1/4
Jigsaw vs. Hallowicked - International Invasion Stage 2 - ***
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Milano Collection AT & Skayde - International Invasion Stage 2 - ***1/2
Jigsaw vs. Hallowicked - 2/3 Falls Match - Running in the Red - ***3/4
Shane Storm vs. Gran Akuma - Mask vs Mask Match - Running in the Red - ***1/4
CHIKARA: Best of 2005 DVD Review

2006:
Team DDT (KUDO & MIKAMI) vs. Team Kaentai Dojo (MIYAWAKI & Yoshiaki Yago) - TWGP Nt 1 - ***3/4

FIST (Gran Akuma & Icarus) vs. Shane Storm & MISTER ZERO - TWGP Nt 1 - ***1/4
Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. Milano Collection AT & Skayde - TWGP Nt 3 - ***3/4
Eddie Kingston vs. Arik Cannon - Anniversario Delta - ***1/4
Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma & Icarus vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Shane Storm, & Milano Collection AT - Anniversario Delta - ****
Ricochet & Player Uno vs. Chuck Taylor & Cloudy - YLC V Night 3 - ***1/2
Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma & Icarus vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Shane Storm - YLC V Night 3 - ****1/4
Chris Hero vs. Shane Storm - Crushing Weight - ***1/2
Jigsaw vs. Icarus - Hair vs. Mask Match - Crushing Weight -  ***
Mike Quackenbush, Ricochet, & Cloudy vs. Retail Dragon, Cheech, & Shane Storm - Brick - ***
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Gran Akuma & Icarus - Brick - ***1/2
Chuck Taylor vs. Ricochet - Talent Borrows - ***1/4
CHIKARA: Best of 2006 DVD Review

2007:
Team TNA (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, & Sonjay Dutt) vs. BLK OUT (Ruckus, Sabian, & Joker) - King of Trios Night Two - ***1/2
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ricochet - King of Trios Night Three - ***1/4
The Colony & Hallowicked vs. BLK OUT (Eddie Kingston, Ruckus, Sabian & Joker) - Time Will Prove Everything - ***1/4
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mike Quackenbush - Time Will Prove Everything - ***
FIST (Gran Akuma & Icarus) vs. Cheech & Cloudy - Rey Da Valadores - ***3/4
Chuck Taylor vs. Ricochet vs. PAC vs. Retail Dragon - Rey Da Valedores - ***1/4
Mike Quackenbush vs. Chris Hero - Anniversario ? - ****
Eddie Kingston vs. Tim Donst - Showdown in Crisis Land - ***1/4
FIST vs. The Briscoes - Maximum Overdraft - ***3/4
The Colony vs. The Deliriosos - Maximum Overdraft -  ***
Chuck Taylor vs. Ricochet - International Invaders Stage 2 - ****
Claudio Castagnoli vs. PAC - International Invaders Stage 2 - ***1/2
Cheech & Cloudy vs. The Olsen Twins - Cibernetico & Robin - ***1/4
FIST (Chuck Taylor & Icarus) vs. Incoherence (Delirious & Hallowicked) - Bruised - ***1/4
Icarus vs. Tim Donst - New Star Navigation - ***
Claudio Castagnoli vs. MIYAWKI - Sordid Perils of Everyday Existence - ***1/4
Incoherence vs. Cheech & Cloudy - Chapter 11 - ***1/2
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Hero - Stephen Colbert > Bill O'Reilly - ***1/4
CHIKARA: Best of 2007 DVD Review

2008:
Eddie Kingston vs. Shane Storm - Two Eyebrows Are Better Than One - ***3/4
El Generico & Super Smash Bros vs. Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin, & Ryan Cruz - King of Trios Night One - ***1/2
FIST (Chuck Taylor, Gran Akuma, & Icarus) vs. Da Soul Touchaz - King of Trios Night One - ***1/4
Eddie Kingston, Ruckus, & Joker vs. KUDO, MIYAWAKI, & ? - King of Trios Night Two - ***1/4
Brodie Lee vs. Claudio Castagnoli - Passion & Persistence - **3/4
Claudio Castagnoli, Sonjay Dutt, & El Pantera vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jorge "Skayde" Rivera, & El Turbo - ***3/4
El Pantera vs. Jorge "Skayde" Rivera - Anniversario CT - ***
Mike Quackenbush & Shane Storm vs. The Osirian Portal - Anniversario MA - ***3/4
Super Smash Bros vs. Cheech & Cloudy - Anniversario MA - ***3/4
Vin Gerard vs. Fire Ant - Young Lions Cup VI - ****1/2
Mike Quackenbush vs. Shane Storm - Tragedy & Triumph - ***1/2
Brodie Lee vs. Claudio Castagnoli - Steel Cage Match - ****1/4

2009:
The Colony vs. The Osirian Portal - Revelation X - ****
Vin Gerard vs. Equinox - Ladder Match for the Young Lions Cup - ***3/4
Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. Cheech & Cloudy - ***3/4
El Generico & The Young Bucks vs. The Osirian Portal - King of Trios Night One - ***1/2
Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, & Dave Taylor vs. Mike Quackenbush, Johnny Saint, & Jorge Rivera - King of Trios Night Two - ****1/4
El Generico vs. Kota Ibushi vs. Jigsaw vs. Nick Jackson - King of Trios Night Two - ****1/4
FIST (Chuck Taylor, Icarus, & Gran Akuma) vs. The Future Is Now - King of Trios Night 3 - ***3/4
FIST (Chuck Taylor & Icarus) vs. The Colony (Fire & Soldier Ant) - Behind The 8 Ball - ***1/4
Brodie Lee, Eddie Kingston, & Grizzly Redwood vs. Delirous, Hallowicked, & Frightmare - Bobliographan - ***
Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Helios, & Lince Dorado vs. Hallowicked, Frightmare, Cheech & Cloudy - Aniversario Yang - ***3/4
FIST (Chuck Taylor & Icarus) vs. The Colony (Fire & Soldier Ant) - Aniversario Yang - ****
FIST (Gran Akuma & Icarus) vs. Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw - Never Kneel At the Altar of Conformity - ***1/2
Fire Ant, Hallowicked, & Arik Cannon vs. Chuck Taylor, Vin Gerard, & Stigma vs. Jigsaw, Helios, & Jimmy Olsen - Golden Dream Triangle Trios - ***1/4
Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw - Hiding In Plain Sight - ****
Jigsaw vs. Gran Akuma - Throwing Life's Instructions Away - ***1/4
Hallowicked & Frightmare vs. Delirious & Ultramantis Black - Three Fisted Tales - ***
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston - Three Fisted Tales - ****1/2

2010:
Fire Ant vs. Pinkie Sanchez - A Touch Of Class - ***
Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Equinox & Lince Dorado vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Ares, Tursas, & Lince Dorado - A Touch Of Class - ***1/4
Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Equinox, & Helios vs. Brodie Lee & The UnStable - Mint Condition - ***3/4
Eddie Kingston vs. Gran Akuma - A World of Comforting Illusions - ***
Vin Gerard & Stigma vs. The Osirian Portal - Wit, Verve - ***1/4
Team Frightning (Mike Quackenbush, Hallowicked, & Frightmare) vs. Team Big Japan (Daisuke Sekimeto, Kankuro Hoshino, & Yuji Okobayashi) - King of Trios Night 1 - ***1/2
FIST (Chuck Taylor, Icarus & Gran Akuma) vs. Team Osaka Pro - King of Trios Night 2 - ****
The Young Bucks vs. Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw - King of Trios Night 3 - ***3/4
Claudio Castagnoli & Ares vs. The Osirian Portal - Aniversario Elf - ***1/2
Bryan Danielson vs. Tim Donst - Faded Scars & Lines - ****
Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Hallowicked vs. BxB Hulk, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino - ***3/4
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Young Lion's Cup Night 2- ***1/2
Frightmare vs. Lince Dorado - Young Lion's Cup Night 3 - ***1/4
Claudio Castagnoli & Ares vs. 3.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews) - Eye To Eye - ***
Claudio Castagnoli & Sara Del Rey vs. Mike Quackenbush & Manami Toyota - Through Savage Progress - ****1/4
The BDK (Claudio Castagnoli, Ares, Tursas, Sara Del Rey, Daizee Haze, Delirious, Tim Donst, & Pinkie Sanchez) vs. Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Eddie Kingston, Vokoder, Icarus, Hallowicked, & Ultramantis Black - The Dark Cibernetico - ****1/2

2011:
El Generico vs. Eddie Kingston - Chaos In The Sea Of Lost Souls - ***3/4
Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. The Batiri - Caught In A Cauldron Of Hate - ***1/4
Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. The Colony - Creatures From The Tar Swamp - ****
Team Osaka Pro (Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada & Ultimate Spider Jr.) vs. F.I.S.T. (Icarus, Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano) - 2011 King of Trios Night Two - ****
Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Manami Toyota vs. Team Michinoku Pro (Dick Togo, Great Sasuke, & Jinsei Shinzaki) - 2011 King of Trios Night Two - ***3/4
El Generico vs. 1-2-3 Kid - 2011 King of Trios Night Three - ****
Chuck Taylor, Icarus, & Johnny Gargano vs. The Colony - 2011 King of Trios Night Three - ***1/2
Mike Quackenush vs. Hallowicked - Anniversario & His Amazing Friends - ***1/2
Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano vs. The Colony - The Case Of The Bulletproof Waldo - ***1/4
Sara Del Rey vs. Icarus - The Case of the Bulletproof Waldo - ***
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Hallowicked - The Case of the Bulletproof Waldo - ***
Fire Ant vs. UltraMantis Black - The Case of the Bulletproof Waldo - ***1/4
BDK (Tim Donst, Tursas, & Ares) vs. Soul Touchaz - The Case of The Bulletproof Waldo - ***
Mike Quackenbush & The Colony vs. FIST & Vin Gerard - The Evil That Lies Within Part 4 - ***1/2
Mike Quackenbush vs. Ophidian - ****
Fire Ant vs. Jigsaw - Chikarasarus Rex: King of Sequel Night One - ***1/2
Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli - Chikarasarus Rex: King of Sequel Night One - ***1/2
3.0le (El Generico, Jagged & Shane Matthews) vs. FIST (Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano & Icarus) - Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Sequel Night One - ***3/4
Mike Quackenbush & Johnny Saint vs. Colt Cabana & Johnny Kidd - Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Sequel Night Two - ***
Eddie Kingston vs. Jigsaw - Chikarasarus Rex: King of Sequel Night Two - ***1/4
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Sara Del Rey - Chikarasarus Rex: King of Sequel Night Two - ***1/2
Archibald Peck vs. Mat Fitchett vs. Milo Shizo vs. MK McKinnan - Young Lions Cup IX - ***
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Icarus - Young Lions Cup IX - ***
Sara Del Rey vs. Ophidian - Martyr Yourself To Caution - ***1/4
Eddie Kingston vs. Fire Ant - Martyr Yourself To Caution - ***3/4
Hallowicked vs. Icarus - Small But Mighty - ***
Mike Quackenbush vs. Sara Del Rey - Small But Mighty - ***1/2
FIST (Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano) vs. Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge - Small But Mighty - ***3/4
Hallowicked vs. Ophidian - Klunk In Love - ***1/4
Ultramantis Black vs. Jigsaw - Klunk In Love - ***3/4
Sara Del Rey vs. Kana - Klunk In Love - ****
Eddie Kingston vs. Vin Gerard - Maiden Flight of the Great Condor - ***
El Generico vs. Ophidian - Cibernetico: The Animated Series - ***3/4
The Young Bucks vs. The Colony - High Noon - ***1/2
Ares & Tim Donst vs. Hallowicked & Ultramantis Black - No DQ Match - High Noon - ***1/2
Eddie Kingston vs. Mike Quackenbush - High Noon - ****1/2

2012:
Mike Quackenbush vs. Green Ant - The 13th Hat - ***1/2
Chuck Taylor vs. Archibald Peck - It's How You Play The Game - HILARIOUS MATCH
Eddie Kingston vs. Brodie Lee - It's How You Play The Game - ***1/4
Sara Del Rey vs. El Generico - Hot Off The Griddle - ***3/4
Sara Del Rey vs. Meiko Satumaro - The Ogg And I - ***
Eddie Kingston vs. Jigsaw - The Ogg And I - ****
Gran Akuma vs. Icarus - Ladder Match - Chikarasaurus Rex: How To Hatch A Dinasour - ***3/4
FIST (Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano) vs. The Young Bucks - Campeones De Parejas - How To Hatch A Dinasour - ****1/4
Eddie Kingston vs. Sara Del Rey - The Great Escape - ****1/4
ACH vs. Mr Touchdown - Ring of Wax - ***
The Young Bucks & Michael Bennett vs. The Sendai Girls - King of Trios Night Three - ***1/2
Manami Toyota & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Commando Bolshoi & Tsubasa Koragaki - King of Trios Night Three - ****
The Young Bucks & Michael Bennett vs. The Spectral Envoy (Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Ultramantis Black) - King of Trios Night Three - ***1/2