King of Trios was a three-night tournament promoted by the Chikara

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promotion. The tournament was a different take on the Tag World Grand Prix event that the promotion was known for annually promoting; in King of Trios, instead of tag teams, there were trios that competed in six-man tag team matches to see who would advance. The tournament served as the promotion's premier event, similar to what

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is for the WWE.

List of winners

2007

Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm, and Jigsaw

All in all, sixteen trios competed in the tournament, making for a total of forty-eight competitors. The tournament marked the 2007 season premiere of the promotion. The three nights of the 2007 tournament took place on February 16, 2007 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, February 17 in

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, and February 18 in

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. Nobutaka Moribe was originally scheduled to be a part of Team DDT, but had to be replaced by

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, after getting stuck in traffic. ;Teams * BLKOUT ( Joker, Ruckus and Sabian) * The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant and Worker Ant *

Hallowicked Robert Goodwin (born November 1, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Hallowicked. He performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he started his career in May 2002. His accomplis ...

and Up in Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy) *

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(Brandon Thomaselli, Sal Thomaselli and Vito Thomaselli) *

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( Chuck Taylor,

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and

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) *

Larry Sweeney Alexander K. Whybrow (February 18, 1981April 11, 2011) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Larry Sweeney. He performed primarily on the American independent circuit, but also competed in Canada, Mexico, ...

, Mitch Ryder and

Robbie Ellis Rob Elowitch (born April 8, 1943), better known by his ring name, Robbie Ellis, is an American professional wrestler who has competed in New England and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit as well as international promotions in Europe. The co-owne ...

*Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Jr. and Very Mysterious Ice Cream) *

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and ShaneSaw (

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and Shane Storm) *The Order of the Neo–Solar Temple (Crossbones, Hydra and

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) *Team

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(American Balloon,

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and

) *Team IWS (

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Max Boyer Maxime "Max" Boyer (born June 2, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in the Chikara and International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS) professional wrestling promotions. Boyer is a former Chikara Young Lions Cup Champion ...

and

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) *Team

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( Kudo, Miyawaki and Yoshiaki Yago) *Team Mucha Lucha (

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and

Sicodelico, Jr. Aaron Rodríguez (born June 13, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Sicodelico Jr. Rodríguez is the son of Sicodelico and the nephew of Mil Máscaras and Dos Caras, and the cousin of Alberto Del Rio (Dos Car ...

) *Team PWG (

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, Joey Ryan and

Scott Lost Scott Epperson (born June 8, 1980), better known by the ring name Scott Lost, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, which he founded with five other wrestlers and where he is a for ...

) *Team TNA ( Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and

Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer and manager. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop ActionImpact Wrestling under the ring name Sonjay ...

) *Team USA (Jay Jaillet, The Patriot and USApe) ;Tournament bracket

2008

The 2008 King of Trios Tournament was held February 29, and March 1 and 2, 2008 at the New Alhambra Arena in

. The tournament featured 28 teams, up from the 16 of 2007. Team Dr. Keith was originally scheduled to comprise

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and the Olsen Twins ( Colin Olsen and

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), but Colin was forced to pull out of the event after signing a contract with

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. His replacement was decided by a random draw. Los Ice Creams' third partner was decided in similar fashion. ;Teams * BLKOUT (

Eddie Kingston Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Kingston started his wrestling career in 2002, and has wrestled for numerous ...

, Joker and Ruckus) *The Cold Front (

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and Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.)) * The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant and Worker Ant *The F1rst Family (

Arik Cannon Arik Cannon (born December 23, 1981) is an American professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X. He also runs the Minneapolis-based wrest ...

, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz) *The Fabulous Three (

, Mitch Ryder and Shayne Hawke) *F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor,

and

) *The Golden Trio (

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and

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) * Kaiju's Sea Amigos (

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, D.W. Cycloptopuss III and Unibouzu) *Las Chivas Rayadas (Chiva II, Chiva III and

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) *Los Luchadores de Mexico (

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and

) *

, Shane Storm and

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*The Naptown Dragons (Dustin Lee,

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and Scotty Vortekz) *The Order of the Neo–Solar Temple (Crossbones, Hydra and

) *

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(Acid Jaz,

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and Willie Richardson) *The Southern Saints (Marcus O'Neil, Reno Diamond and Shawn Reed) * Sweet n' Sour Inc. (Bobby Dempsey,

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and

Tank Toland John Michael Toland (born August 31, 1973) is a former American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tank Toland. Toland is best known for his appearances on the independent circuit with promotions such as Ring of Honor, as well ...

) *Team AZW (AkuA, Immortal Black and Immortal White) *Team

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(Kobra Kai, La Sombra Canadiense and Super Xtremo) *Team

( Kudo, Miyawaki and Susumu) *Team Dr. Keith (

and Retail Dragon) *Team Egypt (

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(Amasis and Ophidian) and MECHA Mummy) *Team El Dorado (Go, Michael Nakazawa and Mototsugu Shimizu) *Team IPW:UK ( Martin Stone,

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and

Terry Frazier The Kartel was a professional wrestling tag team made up of Terry Frazier and Sha Samuels. They are best known their work on the independent circuit mainly within the United Kingdom. Professional wrestling career Frazier, and Samuels, The E ...

) *Team IWS (

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and Stupefied) *Team ROH (Alex Payne,

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and Shane Hagadorn) *Team Stranglehold (Andy Sumner,

Drew Gulak Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and an eight-time ...

and

Tim Donst Michael Hopes (born October 17, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Tim Donst. He is performing primarily in Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Chikara and Dragon Gate USA. He is known for his amateur ...

) *Team WTF ( Cheech, Cloudy and

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) *Team WWF (

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and

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( Ax and Smash)) ;Tournament bracket

2009

The 2009 King of Trios tournament took place over March 27, 28 and 29 at The Arena in

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. This tournament had 16 teams due to the financial troubles of last year (down from the 28 of last year). The Cold Front was originally scheduled to comprise

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and

, but Iceberg could not make it to the show and was replaced by a random draw. ;Teams *The Cold Front 2.0 (

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and

) *The Death Match Kings (

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and Toby Klein) *The F1rst Family (

, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz) *F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor,

and

) *The Future is Now (

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and

) *Incoherence (

, Frightmare and

) *The Masters of a Thousand Holds ( Jorge "Skayde" Rivera,

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and

) *

(Amasis, Escorpion Egipcio and Ophidian) *The Roughnecks (

and Grizzly Redwood) *

(

, Trauma and Willie Richardson) *Team

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(Beef Wellington, Greg Excellent and Pinkie Sanchez) *Team

(

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, Kudo and Michael Nakazawa) *Team Epic War (

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, Ryan Drago and

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) *Team PWG (

, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) *Team Uppercut (

Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he worked fro ...

Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club stable. Castagnoli also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Ho ...

and Dave Taylor) *The UnStable (

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, Stigma and

Vin Gerard Vince Gerard Durling (born February 4, 1986) is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Chikara, where he was a one time Young Lions Cup Champion. Currently he is the owner/operator of Indiewrestling.tv. Pro ...

) ;Tournament bracket

2010

The 2010 King of Trios tournament took place April 23, 24 and 25 at The Arena in

. Like the previous year, 16 teams entered the tournament. The team of Aeroform and

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earned the final spot in the tournament by winning Absolute Intense Wrestling's 16-team Jack of All Trios tournament, held on April 9 and 10. Team Delicioso was originally scheduled to consist of

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, El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr., but Cassandro was forced to withdraw from the tournament, after breaking his leg at

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's The Big Bang!

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on April 3. He announced on a blog on Chikara's official website that he had hand-picked his replacement as opposed to letting it be decided by a random draw. On April 9

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was revealed as the replacement. Originally Team Mexico ( Jorge "Skayde" Rivera, Turbo and Valiente) was scheduled to enter the tournament, but on April 22 the company announced that both Valiente and Turbo were off the event and that as a result they were severing all ties with Rivera, who was in charge of bringing the two to the event and who reportedly tried to hold the company up for more money, despite failing to deliver Valiente and Turbo, who had already taken bookings elsewhere for the weekend. Their replacement trio, who ended up being the team of

(Amasis and Ophidian) and

, was decided at the event by a random draw. ;Teams *

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(

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and Tursas) *Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (

, Pinkie Sanchez and

) * The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant) *The F1rst Family (

, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz) *F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor,

and

) *The Future is Now (

and

) *The Jackson 3 (Malachi Jackson, Matt Jackson and

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) *

(Amasis and Ophidian) and

*Team

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(

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, Kankuro Hoshino and

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) *Team Delicioso (

, El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.) *Team Frightning ( Frightmare,

and

) *Team Oreo (Flip Kendrick, Louis Lyndon and

) *Team Osaka Pro (

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and

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) *Team

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( El Alebrije, Cuije and

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) *The Throwbacks (

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and Sugar Dunkerton) *The UnStable (

, Stigma and

) ;Tournament bracket

2011

The 2011 King of Trios tournament took place April 15, 16 and 17 at the

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. As in the two previous years, 16 teams entered the tournament. The tournament marked the first time all scheduled participants were able to make it to the shows. The tournament was dedicated to the memory of Chikara Wrestle Factory graduate Alex Whybrow, better known as Larry Sweeney, who died on April 11, 2011. The whole tournament was released on DVD by Smart Mark Video on April 18, less than 24 hours after its conclusion. ;Teams *¡3.0lé! (

, 3.0 (professional wrestling), Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) *Amazing Red and The S.A.T., The Maximos (Joel Maximo and Wil Maximo) *The Batiri (Kodama and Obariyon) and Nick Cvjetkovich, Sinn Bodhi *

(

, Jakob Hammermeier and

) * The Colony (Fire Ant, Tracy Williams, Green Ant [I] and Drew Gulak, Soldier Ant) *

(Acid Jaz,

and Willie Richardson) *F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor,

and

) *

, Manami Toyota and

(Amasis, Jonathan Gresham, Hieracon and Ophidian) *The Spectral Envoy ( Frightmare,

and

) *Team Australia (Kabel, Percy T and Tama Williams) *Team Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate (Akira Tozawa, Fumiyuki Hashimoto, Kagetora and Super Shisa) *Team Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Michinoku Pro (Dick Togo, Great Sasuke and Jinsei Shinzaki) *Team Minnesota (Sean Waltman, 1–2–3 Kid,

and Darin Corbin) *Team Osaka Pro (

and Ultimate Spider Jr.) *The Throwbacks (

and Sugar Dunkerton) ;Tournament bracket

2012

The 2012 King of Trios tournament took place September 14, 15 and 16 in Easton, Pennsylvania. The tournament featured the first ever all-female trios, representing the Japanese JWP Joshi Puroresu and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotions. Submission Squad (Davey Vega, Evan Gelistico, Gary Jay and Pierre Abernathy) was originally scheduled to become the first quartet in the history of King of Trios, but were unable to make the event due to "travel issues". They were replaced by the team of Mihara, Robert Evans (wrestler), The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger and Tito Santana, a team decided supposedly by a random draw. Submission Squad did however show up later that night and attempted to force their way into the arena. They were subsequently turned away and thrown out. ;Teams *The Batiri (Kobald, Kodama and Obariyon) * The Colony (AassailANT, Fire Ant and Green Ant *Extreme Championship Wrestling, The Extreme Trio (Jerry Lynn, Tommy Dreamer and 2 Cold Scorpio, Too Cold Scorpio) *The Faces of Fear, Faces of Powers of Pain, Pain (The Barbarian (wrestler), The Barbarian, Tonga Fifita, Meng and The Warlord (wrestler), The Warlord) *F.I.S.T. ( Chuck Taylor,

and

) *

and 3.0 (3.0 (professional wrestling), Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) *

, Manami Toyota and

*Mihara, Robert Evans (wrestler), The Mysterious and Handsome Stranger and Tito Santana *The Spectral Envoy ( Frightmare,

and

) *The Swarm (CombatANT, DeviANT and The Colony (professional wrestling), Soldier Ant) *Team JWP Joshi Puroresu, JWP (Command Bolshoi, Kaori Yoneyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki) *Team Osaka Pro (Ebessan, Mitsunobu Kikuzawa, Kikutaro and Takoyakida) *Team

( Matt Jackson, Mike Bennett (wrestler), Mike Bennett and

) *Team Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Sendai Girls (Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko) *Team WWF (Sean Waltman, 1–2–3 Kid, Justin Credible, Aldo Montoya and Tatanka (wrestler), Tatanka) *The Throwbacks (

, Mark Angelosetti and

) ;Tournament bracket

2014

The 2014 King of Trios tournament took place September 19, 20 and 21 in Easton, Pennsylvania. The streams of each night were available on demand 10 hours after the conclusion of each. On September 23, the entire tournament was released on Blu-ray for the first time. ;Teams *3peck0 (Robert Evans (wrestler), Archibald Peck, 3.0 (professional wrestling), Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) *Bruderschaft des Kreuzes, BDK³ (

, Doctor Cube and Nøkken) *The Bloc Party (Chuck Taylor (wrestler), Mr. Azerbaijan, Prakash Sabar and The Proletariat Boar of Moldova) * The Colony (Fire Ant, Silver Ant and Worker Ant [II]) *The Colony: Xtreme Force (Arctic Rescue Ant, Missile Assault Ant and Orbit Adventure Ant) *The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch and Max Smashmaster) *The Flood (

, Jimmy Jacobs and Volgar) *Gekido (17,

and The Shard) *The Golden Trio (

and Mark Angelosetti) *KE4TPG (Jolly Roger, Lance Steel and Kimber Lee, Princess KimberLee) *Kizarny & his Odditorium (Qefka the Quiet, Nick Cvjetkovich, Sinn Bodhi and Sir Oliver Grimsly) *The Latin American Xchange, LAX (Chavo Guerrero Jr., Hernandez (wrestler), Hernandez and Homicide (wrestler), Homicide) *The Spectral Envoy ( Frightmare,

and

) *The Spirit Squad (Johnny Jeter, Johnny, Kenny Dykstra, Kenny and Mike Mondo, Mikey) *Team Extravaganza (Jervis Cottonbelly, Marion Fontaine and ThunderKitty) *Team UK (Damian Dunne, Mark Andrews (wrestler), Mark Andrews and Pete Dunne (wrestler), Pete Dunne) ;Tournament bracket

2015

The 2015 King of Trios tournament took place September 4, 5 and 6 in Easton, Pennsylvania. MK McKinnan was originally announced for the tournament as part of Team Fight Club: Pro, but was on August 25 replaced by Daniel Moloney. ;Teams *Arcane Horde (The Batiri, Kodama, Obariyon and Oleg the Usurper) *Battleborn (Kevin Condron, Lucas Calhoun and Missile Assault Man) *Battle Hive (Amasis (wrestler), Amasis, The Colony (professional wrestling), Fire Ant and Worker Ant [II]) *

(Jakob Hammermeier, Nøkken and Soldier Ant) *Bullet Club, The Bullet Club (A.J. Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) *Crown & Court (El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream Jr. and Kimber Lee, Princess KimberLee) *Dasher's Dugout (

and Mark Angelosetti) *Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch and Max Smashmaster) *The Gentleman's Club ( Chuck Taylor,

and the Swamp Monster) *Nightmare Warriors ( Frightmare,

and The Colony (professional wrestling), Silver Ant) *Snake Pit (

, Ophidian and Shynron) *Team Lucha Libre AAA World Wide, AAA (Aero Star, Drago (wrestler), Drago and Fénix (wrestler), Fénix) *Team Attack! Pro Wrestling, Attack! (Mark Andrews (wrestler), Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster, Morgan Webster and Pete Dunne (wrestler), Pete Dunne) *Team The Blue World Order, bWo (Stevie Richards, Big Stevie Cool, The Blue Meanie, Da Blue Guy and Mike Bucci, Hollywood Nova) *Team Fight Club: Pro (Daniel Moloney, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) *United Nations (Juan Francisco de Coronado, Chuck Taylor (wrestler), Mr. Azerbaijan and The Proletariat Boar of Moldova) ;Tournament bracket

2016

The 2016 King of Trios tournament took place September 2, 3 and 4 in Easton, Pennsylvania. Madison Eagles was originally announced as part of Team Shimmer Women Athletes, Shimmer, but had to drop out due to an injury. Her spot was taken by Solo Darling. Hornswoggle, The Big Deal was originally announced for the tournament as part of Team Big Deal alongside Rick Roland and Sloan Caprice, but was also forced to pull out due to an injury. They were replaced by The Submission Squad. ;Teams *The Batiri (Kobald, Kodama and Obariyon) * The Colony (Orange Cassidy, Fire Ant, Tracy Williams, Silver Ant and Drew Gulak, Soldier Ant) *Heidi Lovelace and N_R_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon) *The HeXed Men (

and

) *Just a Lot of Ants (Bullet Ant, Missile Assault Man and The Colony (professional wrestling), Worker Ant [II]) *Major League Moustache (

, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) *The Snake Pit (Amasis (wrestler), Amasis, Argus and Ophidian) *The Submission Squad (Davey Vega, Gary Jay and Pierre Abernathy) *Team #Cruiserweight Classic, CWC (Cedric Alexander,

and

) *Team JWP Joshi Puroresu, JWP (Command Bolshoi, Hanako Nakamori and Manami Katsu) *Team Original Divas Revolution (Jazz (wrestler), Jazz, Mickie James and Lisa Marie Varon, Victoria) *Team Police Squad (Detective Bill Carr, Officer Warren Barksdale and Supercop Dick Justice) *Team Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Sendai Girls (Cassandra Miyagi, Dash Chisako and Meiko Satomura) *Team Shimmer Women Athletes, Shimmer (Candice LeRae, Crazy Mary Dobson and Solo Darling) *United Nations (Juan Francisco de Coronado, Prakash Sabar and The Proletariat Boar of Moldova) *The Warriors Three (Oleg the Usurper, Princess KimberLee and ThunderFrog) ;Tournament bracket

2017

The 2017 King of Trios tournament took place on September 1, 2 and 3 in Wolverhampton, England. Originally announced in February 2017 as taking place in Birmingham, the tournament was moved to the larger venue in June. ;Teams *Casa Dorada (Juan Francisco de Coronado, Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge) *House Attack (Chief Deputy Dunne, Jim Obstruction and Lee Obstruction) *House Bike Cops (Donald Kluger, Jasper Tippins and Officer Warren Barksdale) *House Bodyslam (Emeritus, Michael Fynne and Vasyl) *House Calamari (Chris Brookes, Elijah and Kid Lykos) *House Fight Club (Kyle Fletcher, Millie McKenzie and Omari) *House Furies (The Colony (professional wrestling), Fire Ant, Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee) *House Revival (Jody Fleisch, Johnny Moss and Jonny Storm) *House Rot ( Frightmare,

and The Batiri, Kobald) *House Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Sendai Girls (Cassandra Miyagi, Dash Chisako and Meiko Satomura) *House Seven Seas (Cajun Crawdad, Hermit Crab and Merlok) *House of World of Sport (UK TV series), Sport (Danny Boy Collins, James Mason (wrestler), James Mason and Mal Sanders) *House Strong Style (Pete Dunne (wrestler), Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) *House Throwbacks (

, Mark Angelosetti and Simon Grimm) *House WhiteWolf (A-Kid (wrestler), A-Kid, Adam Chase and Zayas) *House Xyberhawx (Nytehawk, Razerhawk and Sylverhawk) ;Tournament bracket

2018

The 2018 King of Trios tournament took place on August 31, September 1 and 2 in Easton, Pennsylvania. *Teams **Ancient Order of the Nations (Mick Moretti, Jack Bonza, and Adam Hoffman) **Dark Lords of the Proteus (Volgar, Callux, and Frantik) **The F.I.S.T. Order (

, Travis Huckabee, and Tony Deppen) **Galactic Wildlife Commission (ThunderFrog, Air Wolf, and Wildcat) **The Millennium Throwbacks (

, Mark Angelosetti, and Boomer Hatfield) **The New Republic (El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Jr, and Mitsunobu Kikuzawa, Kikutaro) **The Nexus Alliance (P. J. Black, Michael Tarver, and Darren Young, Fred Rosser) **The Ohnaka Gang (Rey Bucanero, Carl Ouellet, Pierre Carl Ouellet, and Katarina Waters, Katarina Leigh) **Raiders of the Beyond (Chris Dickinson (wrestler), Chris Dickinson, Cam Zagami, and Brian Milonas) **The Regime (Juan Francisco de Coronado, Rick Roland, and Sloan Caprice) **The Colony (professional wrestling), The ResistANTce (Orange Cassidy, Fire Ant, The Colony (professional wrestling), Green Ant [II], and The Colony (professional wrestling), Thief Ant) **Shimmer Women Athletes, The Shimmer Collective (Madison Eagles, Shazza McKenzie, and Jessica Troy) **Sisters of the Mighty (Solo Darling, Molly Holly, and Aja Perera) **Society of the Deep (Merlok, Hermit Crab, and Cajun Crawdad) **Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Joshi Freedom Fighters (Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, and Shoko Nakajima) **Xyberhawx Techno Union (Razerhawk, Nytehawk, and Danjerhawk) ;Tournament bracket

2019

The 2019 King of Trios tournament took place on October 4, 5 and 6 in Reading, Pennsylvania. *Teams **The Carnies (Nick Iggy, Kerry Awful, and Tripp Cassidy) ** The Colony (Orange Cassidy, Fire Ant, The Colony (professional wrestling), Green Ant [II], and The Colony (professional wrestling), Thief Ant) **The Creatures of the Deep (Oceanea, Merlok, and Hermit Crab) **The Crucible ( Ophidian, Kimber Lee, Princess KimberLee, and Lance Steel) **The Crucible (Devantes, Matt Makowski, and E.M. DeMorest) **The Embassy (professional wrestling), The Embassy (Prince Nana, Jimmy Rave, and Sal Rinauro) **F.I.S.T. (

, Travis Huckabee, and Tony Deppen) **Hatfields & McCoy (

, Boomer Hatfield, and Molly McCoy) **Karate Kat Xtreme (Lucas Calhoun, Missile Assault Man, and Stray Kat) **The Legion of Rot (

, Frightmare, and The Batiri, Kobald) **The Nations (Mick Moretti, Jack Bonza, and Adam Hoffman) **Quack Attack (

, Lance Lude, and Rob Killjoy) **Queens (Solo Darling, Willow Nightingale, and Freddie Mercurio) **Team Nerder Death Kris (Nick Gage, Thomas Santell, and Kris Statlander) **Team Pump (Scott Steiner, Petey Williams, and Jordynne Grace) **VeloCities (Paris De Silva, Jude London, and Mat Diamond) ;Tournament bracket

References

External links

Chikara official websiteDVD Location
{{DEFAULTSORT:King Of Trios Chikara (professional wrestling) events Recurring events established in 2007 Tag team tournaments