2/22/2010: In 2009, I took several steps in the right direction. Icarus, Chucky T and I won King of Trios, Icarus and I tore through three teams in CHIKARA to earn ourselves a chance to win our belts back, and I debuted for Dragon Gate USA, wrestling on a handful of pay-per-view events, including making the finals in the tournament to crown the first Open the Freedom Gate champion. No other athlete in CHIKARA can say the same. I was on pace to have my best year in wrestling to date until a training injury sidelined me for two months, knocking me into somewhat of a slump.

The months since my return have brought disappointment after disappointment. I went into my return match against Jigsaw with guns blazing, and found myself right back on the shelf the next day. We swung for the fences when we challenged The Colony for the belts in January, but we came up empty. I have yet to win a match in 2010. In spite of all of this, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. In a matter of days, I can turn it all around.

On Sunday in Pottsville, I step into the ring with Eddie Kingston, and anyone who's followed CHIKARA over the years knows what that means. Eddie and I bring out the most brutal, the most merciless facets of one another. When the doctors x-rayed my neck last November, they informed me that the neck is supposed to be curved, but mine is perfectly straight. I have Eddie Kingston to thank for that. But when Eddie wakes up in the morning and can't feel his left arm, he remembers me spiking him on his head with a Yoshi Tonic from the top rope. There's a lot of history, dating back to Season 1, between me and Kingston. This isn't going to be a match with cute wristlock counters and fancy armdrags. On February 28th, Eddie and I both know we're walking into a war.

And only one of us will walk out.
GA

READ CHAD BADD'S BLOG FROM 2/19/2010 HERE