Friday, November 3, 2017

Dasher Hatfield to Bask in Keith Lee's Glory

Bask, Chikara, Bask!
Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein
Keith Lee has pretty much blown up the indie scene since his release from Ring of Honor last year. Long-time readers of The Wrestling Blog have known he was the goods since his days being billed from The Moon in Inspire Pro Wrestling. ROH didn't know what it had in him and kept him and tag partner Shane Taylor buried in the tag team midcard for nearly his entire tenure there. However, once he was free of Sinclair's grip, he went to WWN Live and basically started running with the big dogs, culminating in taking the WWN Live Championship from Matt Riddle last month. So it goes without saying that Mr. Bask in My Glory is a hot property across the indies nowadays. What does Chikara do with these special attractions? Well, it puts them against Dasher Hatfield, of course, which is what the fun-filled Americanized lucha libre supershow will be doing when it plays Enfield, CT on November 19 for Kill the Moon.

This match won't be Hatfield's first against a super indie name. He wrestled Moose at Deep Breath in Chicago last weekend. If anyone is suited to take on the Eddie Kingston Memorial Super Indie Guest Gauntlet role in the company right now, it'd be the Old Timey King of Swing. However, another wrinkle in this match is that Hatfield currently sits on two points towards contention to the Grand Championship, currently held by Juan Francisco de Coronado. With Icarus besting Rory Gulak at the second half of that same Chicago doubleheader, the path is clear for Hatfield to get his shot at the finale. However, it's not like Lee is some pushover. Hatfield will have to earn his point and his title match.

Regardless of the result though, Lee coming to Chikara is huge. If Chikara becomes the place for WWN Live guys to blow off some steam and have a little fun, it'll benefit everyone, as Lee joins Matt Riddle and Zack Sabre, Jr. as name guys from that corner of the indies to make an appearance or two this year. Either way, if you're in New England or plan on going there for Thanksgiving, why don't you head in a little early to see what could be one of the best matches of the year?