The Wrestle Factory was founded as a wrestling school in Allentown, Pennsylvania by Mike Quackenbush and "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter. After five months, the school started Chikara.
In 2004, Chris Hero became a co-trainer at the Chikara Wrestle Factory. In 2005, Jorge "Skayde" Rivera joined as the third trainer. In March 2005, the school moved from Allentown to the New Alhambra Arena, in Philadelphia. They then took over the training for Combat Zone Wrestling, leading to the school's new name of CZW/Chikara Wrestle Factory. After the schools split in 2007, the training center became once again simply known as the Chikara Wrestle Factory. In 2007, Claudio Castagnoli took over Chris Hero's training duties.[1]
The company's catalog of events (on both VHS & DVD) are available through Smart Mark Video.[2]
Chikara drew their biggest crowd ever of over 550 at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia to see the finals of King of Trios 2008 on March 2, 2008.
Chikara also makes internet pay-per-piews by the name of "Pod-Per-Views". Chikara also have a weekly internet show by the name of Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go which contains matches and interviews.
Best of Chikara Vol.1 realeased November 6, 2007.Contains 9 matches from 2005 & 2006.
- Chris Hero vs Shane Storm
- Shane Storm & Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs Gran Akuma & Icarus & Claudio Castagnoli
- Milano Collection AT & Skayde vs Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli
- Allison Danger & Ranmaru & Rain vs Daizee Haze & Mickie & Sumie Sakai
- Angel de Fuego & Equinox & The Colony vs Los Ice Creams & Crossbones & Rorschach
- North Star Express vs The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli)
- Mike Quackenbush vs Claudio Castagnoli
- Eddie Kingston vs Larry Sweeney
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