Trio Number Four Has International Flair

Kicking it back to 2006
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Back in the late Aughts, Prince Nana commanded a stable whose reaches extended far and wide at points. The Embassy at points in time had wrestlers like Daizee Haze, Claudio Castagnoli, Erick Stevens, Bison Smith, Sal Rinauro, Jimmy Rave, Xavier, Alex Shelley, and even towards the end, the Necro Butcher. It was a scourge on Ring of Honor at two different points in the company's tenure, and whether or not they were in the opening match or the main event, they would annoy and terrorize their opponents effectively. Although the stable nominally broke up in 2010, like all good classic properties, it is due for a comeback, this time in King of Trios '19.

Trio number four is none other than The Embassy, headed by Prince Nana with Rave and Rinauro backing him. Although the announcement came as an initial shock — Nana and Rinauro have fallen out of the public eye, and Rave, after a brief resurgence nosedived out of the spotlight — the announcement itself isn't too surprising. Rinauro goes back a long ways with Mike Quackenbush, as Quack defended his NWA Light Heavyweight Championship against him about a decade back. Rave has close ties with the big Southern indie players, who themselves have buddied up with Chikara thanks to the emergence of Independent Wrestling TV (formerly Powerbomb TV). It's not the trio anyone was expecting, but this announcement certainly adds flair to the tournament this year.

Previously announced for King of Trios are:

• Team Pump (Scott Steiner, Petey Williams, Jordynne Grace)
• The Ancient Order of Nations (Jack Bonza, Adam Hoffman, Mick Moretti)
• The Carnies (Nick Iggy, Kerry Awful, Tripp Cassidy

The tournament will take place October 4-6 in Reading, PA at the Goodwill Beneficial Association. Tickets are on sale at chikarapro.com.