While Chikara was inactive, the storyline was chronicled in a YouTube series, titled "Ashes". An extended movie version of the series, titled "The Ashes of Chikara", premiered on May 5 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and was made available for purchase four days later. The storyline rivalry between Amasis and Ophidian concluded with Aniversario: Never Compromise with the two reuniting in Wrestling is Cool (WiC) on July 21, after which they went on to wrestle together for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Dragon Gate USA.