— CHIKARA has announced that the following teams will be apart of the 2012 King of Trios Tournament. The 2012 King of Trios tournament takes place on September 14th, 15th and 16th. Here is the updated list of teams…
* The Extreme Trio: Jerry Lynn, 2 Cold Scorpio, Tommy Dreamer
* F.I.S.T: Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano, Icarus
* The Batiri: Obariyon, Kobald and Kodama
* The Spectral Envoy: Hallowicked, Frightmare, Ultramantis Black
* The Throwbacks: Mr. Touchdown, Dasher Hatfield and Matt Classic
* Team JWP: Comando Bolshoi, Tsubasa Kuragaki and Kaori Yoneyama
* Team Ring of Honor: Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson and Mike Bennett
* The Swarm: combatANT, deviANT, Soldier Ant
* Quack, Jig and Toyota: Mike Quackenbush, Jigsw and Manami Toyota
* The Faces of Pain: Meng, The Warlord and The Barbarian
* Team Osaka Pro: Ebessan, Kikutaro and Takayakida
* Team Sendai Girls: Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko
* 3.0 & Akuma: Scott Parker, Shane Matthews and Gran Akuma
* The Colony: Fire Ant, Green Ant and assailANT
— Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore will have their debut show on October 6th, and pre-sale tickets are available at this link. Scheduled for the show is the following…
* Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. The Young Bucks
* Confirmed to appear are:
* Carlos Colon Jr.
* Eddie Kingston
* WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland
* The Steiner Brothers
* Hale Collins
* Jazz
* Shawn Daivari
* The “Manbeast” Rhino
* Sami Callihan
* Chris Mordetsky formerly known as Chris Masters
* The Big XLG formerly known as Luke Gallows
* The “Hardcore Icon” The Sandman
— As noted earlier here on the website, below is the attendance and gate for some recent WWE house shows:
July 27th RAW show (Charleston, West Virginia): 5,500 attendees paying $170,000
July 28th RAW show (Lexington, Kentucky): 6,000 attendees paying $200,000
July 29th RAW show (Louisville, Kentucky): 6,000 attendees paying $235,000 (sell-out)
July 28th SmackDown show (Johnson City, Tennessee): 3,500 attendees paying $110,000
July 29th SmackDown show (Pikeville, Kentucky): 4,000 attendees paying $120,000
