YC (of Aussie Aussie Aussie) d. Nathaniel.
Endboss GREGORY and Sarah d. Jordan and Ming Rui in a Mixed Tag Team match.
BIG DAVE and Sachak d. Kelvin and Shaun P. Diddy.
This blogger will have some updated information on Grapplemax's next show, Causeway Jam soon. Thank you.
Wangtao d. "The Statement" Andruew Tang and retains the MKW Belt And Road Title.
Chen Wenben d. Bitman, Chen Pengwei, Feng Jianlang and Michael Su for the MKW World Title #1 Contendership Match.
Sino Badboys (Wang Xinxuan and Zhao Junjie) d. The Irish Whips and retain the MKW Tag Team Title.
Syuou Fujiwara, Taisuke Kimura and The Regiment Stable (Ash Silva and Uncle Money) w/Chairman Al and Lady Marie d. A-Yong-Go, Honwan, Plata Mascara and Sunny Zhai in an eight man tag match.
Alexis Lee d. Hibiscus Mii and retains the CWE Vixen's Title.
Yoshi Tatsu d. Big Sam w/Chairman Al and Lady Marie.
The Slam d. Coldray and Franco Varga to win the vacant MKW World Title.
There has been one match already lined up for the show. The Wonderboy, who, in December, won the MYPW Wrestlecon Championship, will take on "Crypto Bro" LK in The Wonderboy's first title defense.
There will be several more matches amongst the two promotions.
Tickets for the event are going well. Please check the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore page for more information. Thank you.
The first one is a return tag team match that will feature Cali Nueva and Evan Carleaux against the Yolo Twins.
I've seen both teams and all four wrestlers last August at the final FPW show of the year. The Yolo Twins have been a tag team for several years now and they are one great tag team. Their chemistry is as good as any tag team I've seen.
However, Evan Carleaux and Cali Nueva can rise to the occasion from what was witnessed last August. Though the Yolo Twins won the match, the fans could sense that their opposition might face them again sometime in 2024! Well, that time is February 11th.
The other match that's been made is also a rematch from 2023. Quatro, making his return to the ring will take on James "Idol" Martinez in a singles match.
I haven't seen Quatro live in the ring but seeing him on You Tube, he's very capable of holding the FPW Championship. The matches he had in PWR were classics and I still watch them on occasion.
James "Idol" Martinez is still looking for his first win in FPW. Seeing him last August when he faced Mharckie, this fan thought that he was going to triumph. The match ended up a draw. Could this be Martinez's time to come up with an upset victory?
Speaking of Mharckie, hopefully he's recovering from an accident late last year. Hopefully, he will be back sometime in 2024.
Tickets, to my knowledge are still available. Up until January 31st, tickets are still on a discounted rate. Please check the ticket2me.net website on availability and/or check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page for more information. Thank you.
Here are the matches as of this post. Please disregard the earlier posts as there have been changes.
Alexis Lee vs. Hibiscus MII for the CWE Vixens Championship.
Syuuou Fujiwara, Kimura Taisuke, Ash Silva and Uncle Money vs. Plata Mascaras, Sunny Z, Honwan and A-Yong-Go in an Eight Man Tag Match.
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Big Sam
Bad Boys vs. The Irish Whips for the MKW Tag Team Championship.
Chen Wenbin vs. Feng Jianlang vs. Michael Su vs. Chen Pengwei vs. Bitman in a Five Way "Number One Contender" Match for the MKW Championship.
Wangtao vs. "The Statement" Andruew Tang for the MKW Belt And Road Championship.
The Slam vs. Franco Varga vs. Coldray in a Triple Threat Match for the vacant MKW World Championship in the Main Event.
For more on tickets and information on the Saturday show, please check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook! Thank you.
Robin Sane in December 2022 prior to a match with CJ Serafin at the 2022 Noche Buena show.
Whenever this wrestling fan sees the title of this post, it reminds me of two things........the Manila Wrestling Federation and one of the founders of the promotion in Robin Sane.
When I first watched You Tube videos of the Manila Wrestling Federation back during the pandemic time, Robin was the first wrestler that I enjoyed watching.
The first time watching him was amazing. He reminds me a lot of WWE's Rey Mysterio, one of the great daredeviling and high fliers. Robin is not the tallest or biggest guy in MWF but he has a lot of heart and puts his body on the line in every match.
According to Cagematch, Robin was involved in the first MWF match known as Historycon 2016 when MWF and Singapore Pro Wrestling combined for a series of matches in Pasay City's World Trade Center. According to the website, he faced one of his rivals, Fabio Makisig in a singles match and The Statement, Andruew Tang from SPW.
Up until 2018, there would be more rivals that he would face in Mr. Lucha, "Danger" Rex Lawin and Hong Kong's Ho Ho Lun. Each guy was no small feat but more often than not, Robin would come up on the winning end.
In 2018, MWF would have three different shows to determine the two contenders who would wrestle for the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship.
At the 2018 Noche Buena show at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in Quezon City, Robin Sane defeated Fabio Makisig in one of the greatest, if not the greatest MWF match to date!
Over the next seven months, Robin successfully defended the title against the likes of "Danger" Rex Lawin, Frankie Thurteen, Morgan Vaughn and Moises Liwanag.
Then, there would be a controversy in the next defense of the title. According to sources, Khayl Sison was supposed to be the number one contender for the title going into MWF Republika. Instead, it was Ho Ho Lun according to then MWF Commissioner, Gus Queens. Ho Ho Lun would win a controversial decision and would capture the title. He would defend the title successfully on two occasions but the Covid-19 pandemic set in.
In 2022, Ho Ho Lun would relinquish the title. Back to Robin Sane, it has been an uphill battle just to get a title shot. He would get one in a TV show at Brawl Pit Bulusan against then, MWF Champion, Jake De Leon.
Then at the 2023 Road To Fate show, he received another opportunity against his rival, Fabio Makisig. This happened because Robin Sane would win the 10-man scamble at the Lights, Kamera, Akyson show in June at the QC Memorial Circle.
This fan first met Robin at the 2022 Noche Buena show afterwards. His match against CJ Serafin was one of the most hard fought matches I've seen in a long time. I mentioned at the time that he is still capable in winning the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship.
Watching him one year later (last month), Robin looks better, more confident, quicker and stronger than I saw in 2022.
With Jake De Leon as the current champion, he now has the target on his back. Robin is capable in beating people his size and larger. In 2023, he did defeat Main Maxx who was the final competitor when Jake De Leon won the belt last month. Main Maxx is a formidable opponent whether it is Jake, Rex Lawin or Robin.
There's no question that I can possibly see him with the MWF title sometime in 2024!
Thus far, two matches have been announced with more on the way.
Mike Madrigal vs. Thiago for the FPW Championship.
Robynn vs. Ralph Imabayashi.
This blogger shared a little bit about the Mike Madrigal vs. Thiago in the last post.
The Robynn vs Ralph Imabayashi match will be interesting and a really good one for the fans.
For those that are new to reading this blog, and with Southeast Asia pro wrestling, intergender wrestling matches are not uncommon. Because the number of women on rosters throughout the region are low in number, often, you will find matches like either a singles or a mixed tag team.
I've seen both Robynn and Ralph in action both live (August 2023) and on video (You Tube).
Beginning with Robynn, this fan was impressed in her match last August in an intergender match. She is as tough as nails. She can take the punishment as well as dish it out. This fan learned more about her when interviewing her last October.
Ralph Imabayashi is no stranger in Philippines wrestling history either. When first watching PWR, the first matches watching on You Tube were Ralph's matches. Then, there was the match in August 2023 against Robbie Eagles. I cannot share the result here but it was one of the most exciting matches ever to this fan!
Tickets are available right now on the early bird rate! Please check ticket2me.net and/or the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook for more information!
THREE-WAY TAG TEAM MATCH : St.John Innocent College (Kevin Weng & Pondhub) vs The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mister Suchart) vs Rubber Man & Masa Takanashi. WRESTLE SQUARE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP ‘RUMBLE MATCH’ INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH SETUP ALL ASIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH. 
Matcha กลายเป็นแชมป์คนแรก !!! ZERO-1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WRESTLE SQUARE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WRESTLE SQUARE vs GATOH MOVE : 6-PERSON TAG MATCH MAIN EVENT : SETUP THAILAND OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jonathan Johnson ใช้สิทธิ์ Cash-in ระหว่างแมตช์ การแข่งขันจึงถูกปรับเป็นแบบ 3 เส้า ก่อนที่จะเอาชนะ Shivam ไปด้วย Swanton Bomb (15.42)
Seeing the video, and seeing the aspirants, including several women, it looked to be very successful.
This fan has been told that it can vary from weeks to months and to possibly over a year for someone to become a wrestler. As noted, or been said, it takes a lot to become what a Jake De Leon, Fabio Makisig, Crystal, Chelsea Marie and what the MWF locker room had to accomplish to get where they are today.
It's nice to see factories like this throughout various Southeast Asia promotions. This fan has read numerous posts on Facebook and sees the results. Pro Wrestling, no matter where in the world, needs to continue to grow. Whether it's the road to WWE's NXT or the Manila Wrestling Federation, there is always a need for wrestlers, male and female!
Just the fact that numerous people took the first step.....and took part in the MWF Factory is the most important one. Hopefully, this will be the first of many!
Undefeated and FPW Champion, Mike Madrigal, will put the title on the line against the Gym Bro, and rising star, Thiago.
This is the first time the two wrestlers have faced each other in competition. This fan has seen both wrestlers compete at last August's FPW: Astig and was impressed with what he saw. According to a couple of wrestlers, it has been said to watch out for Thiago! He is improving by the day. This fan is sure that Madrigal isn't taking his opponent lightly either. This will be Mike's third defense of the FPW Championship Title.
There will be matches added in the coming days. Tickets are still available on early bird rates until January 31st. For more information, please see the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook and/or check the ticket2me for tickets. Thank you.
As soon as there are more matches announced, I will add them on a separate post.
Here is the lineup of matches on the show as of this post.
TJ vs Lucifer
Hiroki vs Black Ho
Ghost Wolf vs Ghost Fight 獒
Alex Cool & 剛田魁 vs OZ & VK
Mr. Yee & Karas vs Sky & Sinn
The Joker vs DDT
For more on the show including tickets, please check the NTW page of Facebook. Thank you.
The MKW World Championship has been vacated. It has been announced that a Triple Threat Match will decide a new champion.
It will be The Slam vs. Franco Varga vs. Coldray for the prestigious belt.
Also, Alexis Lee will take on Hibiscus Lii for the CWE Vixens Championship.
Zombie Dragon, who was to be part of a six person mixed tag team match, suffered a broken foot and has withdrawn from the match.
For more on the show and tickets, please check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook. Thank you.
The event is called APAC Wrestling's Enter The Dragon and will take place on Sunday, January 28th. Bell time is at 8pm and the venue is Spacerubix, Puchong.
Also, Nor 'Phoenix' Diana, the undefeated APAC Wrestling Women's Champion, faces off against Japan's powerhouse, Marika Kobashi.
For more information on the show and tickets, please check the APAC Wrestling page on Facebook.
Matchmaker, Linus Santos, who is becoming one of the top matchmakers in the region, has come up with another tag team match for the March 24th show!
The team of Oro Plata Mata (MWF Pinoy Wrestling Champion, Jake De Leon and teammate, Dabid Ravena) will face the Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) in the second of two tag matches.
CDK as they are known, and as of this post, are the SPW Southeast Asia Tag Team Champions. The team has wrestled throughout portions of Southeast Asia and has been a team to reckon with.
This is not to sell Oro Plata Mata short. The Pinoy Wrestling fans, particularly at Manila Wrestling Federation shows know the capability of Jake De Leon and Dabid Ravena. They are excellent singles wrestlers. I've been told by sources that the two have tagged on occasions. If I were CDK, this is a team not to be overlooked.
The other tag team match is for the WUW International Tag Team Championship. TZK (Saint John Martin and Ken Cifer) will put the titles on the line against reunited Gemini Kings (ROMEO and Main Maxx).
There will be a Meet and Greet on Saturday, March 23rd at 12 noon at Unbox Greenhills. The wrestling show will take place on Sunday, March 24th at Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City at 6pm.
For more information on the show and tickets, please check the Dexcon page on Facebook! Tickets are going well.
Shivam (C) vs. Skyler for the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship.
Bital (C) will defend the Wrestle Square Hardcore Championship against DMan and Venomous.
Just added...Avi vs. Crypto Bro (Grapplemax) vs. Jordan (C) (Grapplemax) vs. Alpha G for the Wrestle Square Cruiserweight Championship.
Emi Sakura, Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga vs. Mona, Kevin Malik and Mefisto in a Mixed Tag Team match.
Rubber Man and Masa Takanashi will be in a three way match against St. John Innocent
College and The Good Deal. (This match has changed because
Chris Brookes is recovering from surgery per the SPW Facebook page).
With Jake De Leon now as the two time - MWF Pinoy Wrestling Champion, this fan has been asked who his first opponent will be for the title.
I'm not a matchmaker here. This blogger can say that "Danger" Rex Lawin did win the Number One Contenders match against Ho Ho Lun at Noche Buena. Normally, that would be the next match.
Fabio Makisig deserves a return match for the belt. I say this especially since he wasn't pinned by Jake De Leon. He was pinned by Oro Plata Mata teammate, Main Maxx.
Main Maxx, being in the final pairing against Jake De Leon, deserves a title shot as well, especially how the match concluded. For those that haven't seen it, the match, in its entirety is on You Tube. Please check the Manila Wrestling Federation page, and more important, please subscribe! There are close to 5,000 subscribers!
There are more wrestlers in line such as Dabid Ravena, Nigel San Jose, Kurt Jiminez, Robin Sane and more wanting to get a shot at the title. When one is a champion, you are more likely to be hunted than being the hunter!
Back to Fabio and to Main Maxx for a moment, both have interesting situations going forward.
Fabio likely has Danny Zamora on his mind. Is Danny out of the stable after what happened at Noche Buena?
With Main Maxx, it's perhaps more than one wrestler since he was a part of Oro Plata Mata.
However, recently, Main Maxx is reuniting with R O M E O as part of a tag team known as The Gemini Kings. They will be wrestling in an event sponsored by Dexcon called Wrestle Storm in March. Their opponents will be the WUW International Tag Team Champions in Saint John Martin and Ken Cifer. Will one or both teams be a part of MWF going forward in 2024?
We will learn more in the next few weeks.
The show will take place on Sunday, February 11th at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati. Time is TBD (probably 2pm).
There was a mention on whom FPW Champion, Mike Madrigal should wrestle on the upcoming show.
Definitely, this blogger is not a matchmaker. Mike did defeat Ralph Imabayashi and Cali Nueva in the finals of a tournament last year to win the belt.
He defended it successfully against Duke Ortega in a banger of a match that I saw live last August.
Looking back at the FPW:Astig series, he wrestled nearly everyone on the roster and defeated everyone.
Perhaps they could run through the series again starting with Mharckie. However, though I wasn't at any of the tapings, he hadn't faced the likes of Quatro and Dax Xaviera per the 11 week series in which the fans saw on You Tube.
However, this fan knows that Mike Madrigal will be ready. no matter the opponent. He and the FPW locker room have had a long enough off season to see how the 2024 season will be like.
This fan is definitely looking forward to an exciting year. Am sure the fans cannot wait to watch the action at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater at Circuit Makati. Tickets are now available on the ticket 2 me website. However, please check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling for more information.
Here is an update of the matches so far....
Shivam (C) vs. Skyler for the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship.
Bital (C) will defend the Wrestle Square Hardcore Championship against DMan and Venomous.
CDK
(Chris Brookes and Masa Takanashi) will put the IWA Tag team
Championship on the line in a three way against St. John Innocent
College and The Good Deal. (This match is subject to change because Chris Brookes is recovering from surgery per the SPW Facebook page).
If you check under the title of the blog, you will see the word EVENTS. By clicking it, you will go to a page with all the Southeast Asia events that are mentioned on their Facebook page. The page will be updated often.
The announcement began with my friend, Linus Santos. The announcement was turned over to WWE Hall Of Famer, and one of this fan's favorite wrestlers in Tito Santana! Tito looked great in the video and hopefully, he's enjoying life after the great years he had in WWE.
Anyway, TZK (Ken Cifer and Saint John Martin) will defend the WUW International Tag Team Championship for the first time at the event. Their opponents will be a very familiar tag team in Philippines pro wrestling history.
The Gemini Kings (R O M E O and Main Maxx) will be reuniting to take on TZK.
For those who are wondering about the two tag teams, here is some history regarding both teams.
TZK have been part of World Underground Wrestling - Philippines for several years. Ken Cifer and Saint John Martin have trained together and probably have faced one other in matches. Last month, at the 2023 Noche Buena Show, TZK won the WUW International Tag Team title from Zera and Umezawa. Zera was a last minute replacement for Sansyu who was unable to fly in from Vietnam the day of the event.
The Gemini Kings were the last of the Philippine Wrestling Revolution tag team champions. Under Main Maxx and SANDATA, the team won the PWR titles from The KakaiBros (Kh3ndrick & Mh4rckie) on January 26, 2020. The event was held at the PMC Spotlight Theater in Makati. The team would hold the belts until July 31 when they left PWR. Per some info from Cagematch, Main Maxx and ROMEO have been a tag team since July 2019.
Regarding the weekend, this is the details I have so far. On Saturday, March 23rd, there will be a Meet And Greet at Unbox Greenhills beginning at 12 noon.
On Sunday, March 24th, the show will take place at 6pm at the Brawl Pit Bulusan. More on both the events will be in future posts. Please check the Dexcon and World Underground Wrestling - Philippines pages for further updates.