SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #11

Hello everyone!

 

There is a disclaimer that this blogger should post in every wrestling show.

 

The disclaimer is that a wrestling show is subject to change regarding a wrestling card.  This happened with this fan last Saturday night while attending a NJPW wrestling show live and it's happening with the upcoming SETUP show this coming Saturday night.

 

Originally, the singles number one contender match for the IWA Japan World Heavyweight Championship was supposed to be between Shota and Monomoth.  However, it is now a Triple Threat "Decision" Match between Shota, Monomoth and the MYPW SEA Champion, Shivam.

 

I'm not going into the details as to why this match was changed.  In the future, maybe this fan will discuss it.  For the fans who read my blog, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page, You Tube or any other social media platform as to the decision.

 

In the meantime, Bangkok Navigation, as this fan knows will still be on Saturday night at The Circus Studio beginning at 6:30pm.  Have a good day everyone!

SETUP Bangkok Navigation Update #10

SETUP Thailand's show this coming Saturday, Bangkok Navigation, is now SOLD OUT!

 

However, if you are reading this, and still want to go to the show, PLEASE visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page and follow some instructions under their latest post.  You may still be able to see the show if you see what is mentioned!

 

Since this will be the last post before the Saturday show, once again, here are the list of matches below.  Thank you to SETUP Thailand for all the posts leading up to now.  Good luck to everyone involved (wrestlers, staff and management).  Like any pro wrestling show preparation, they work hard to make the show the best for the fans. 

 

To the fans attending this Saturday, please enjoy the show!  Am looking forward to finding out what happened.  Here's the list...

 

1. FATAL FOUR WAY INTERGENDER MATCH
Matcha vs Pondhub vs Kru Pol vs Gunn

2. IWA JAPAN WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT : HOMEROOM ‘DEATHMATCH’
’Steve’ The Teacher vs ‘Holy Hell’ Mikey Wild

3. PREMIER BRITISH WRESTLING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Kevin Weng vs Daz Black (c)

4. IWA JAPAN SETUP WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Flame Drake & Blick Drewz vs Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mister Suchart - c)

5. IWA JAPAN WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT : SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH
‘Freelance’ Shota vs ’Smiling Angel’ Monomoth

6. IWA JAPAN WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT : SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH
Jonathan Johnson vs Masa Takanashi

7. [MAIN EVENT] TATSUKUNI ‘KINROKU’ ASANO MEMORIAL’S SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH
Paksa vs Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling NOAH)

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #9

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand's upcoming show, Bangkok Navigation, will take place this coming Saturday night at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok.  Doors open at 6pm with the first match at 6:30pm.

 

This fan is excited about the upcoming IWA Japan x SETUP Tag Team match.  The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mr. Suchart), the current champions, face Blick Drewz and Flame Drake for the coveted championship.

 

Blick Drewz and Flame Drake are new to SETUP Thailand but not new to the wrestling scene in Thailand.  Flame Drake mentioned to me recently that Blick was his senior wrestler when they were at TOP Dojo, one of Thailand's other promotions in the country.

 

Also, Flame Drake and Mr. Suchart are friends and it was mentioned that both wrestlers were fans at SETUP's inaugural wrestling show back in 2020.

 

Since this blogger has mentioned three of the four wrestlers, I want to mention Anont Alonzo for a moment.  There is no question that he's a very good quality wrestler whether it's in singles or tag team competition.  I've seen it on video.  His opponents know this as well as the fans watching.

 

It will be interesting how the match plays out.  If it was me instead of either Flame Drake or Mr. Suchart, I'm trying to help our team win. Definitely, the importance is not only winning the match, but either winning or retaining the title.

 

The fans are definitely looking forward to the outcome of this and the other matches on the show.

 

Front row seats are sold out for Saturday's show.  Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page on remaining tickets.  Thank you!

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #8

Hello everyone!

 

The upcoming post will be about two important singles matches that haven't been covered.  This may be a little long, but please be patient.  

 

Before sharing it, there's one important clarification regarding the blogger's last post on Steve The Teacher.

 

Per several sources, and since I wasn't there for the show, something important was not mentioned about the SETUP Rumble.  Mikey Wild was officially not a part of the match which changes the complexion of what happened that day.  There were other things that happened in the Rumble, but that is for another time.

 

The Steve The Teacher-Mikey Wild match next Saturday is definitely one that wrestling fans at The Circus Studio need to see!  

 

This blogger stresses that what is posted here on the blog IS factual as much as possible.  I don't do this to be a Dave Meltzer nor the dirt sheets that you see on social media.  Not into that!

 

Thank you to the sources who messaged me regarding this.  There is nothing wrong with messaging when something written needs correcting!  It's not taken as criticism but a learning experience.  Definitely, am not and never will be a know it all!  Most important, it's appreciated here!  Thank you as always.

 

Moving forward, SETUP Thailand and wrestling fans should really be excited about the upcoming show.  Besides Paksa vs. Naomichi Marafuji, Kevin Weng vs. Daz Black and Steve The Teacher vs. Mikey Wild, there are these two singles matches.

 

Masa Takanashi vs. Jonathan Johnson

Shota vs. Monomoth

 

Masa Takanashi has been busy wrestling in Japan for various promotions since August both in singles and tag team action.  He was last in a SETUP ring at the 30th anniversary show when the Calamari Drunken Kings (w/Chris Brookes) lost the IWA SETUP Tag Team Title in a 3-way match.

 

Jonathan Johnson had a great 2024.  He held the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship for 315 days, longer than any wrestler on record.  In his last match, he lost in controversial fashion.  Please check You Tube on what happened.  You can say in the case of both wrestlers here, both are looking to get back into the win column as soon as next Saturday.

 

In the other singles match, Shota is a wrestler that this blogger believes is exciting to watch from some video.  He wrestles for several promotions in Japan.  I don't recall if he's wrestled in Thailand before, but remember him at a Vietnam Pro Wrestling show last May.  Fans there were impressed with his performance.

 

What can this blogger say about Monomoth!  In 2024, Monomoth, not only wrestled before sell out crowds at The Circus Studio, but also in the Philippines, Japan and in America with the GCW Promotion at a Philadelphia show.  One can say that this singles match will be exciting to watch as well.

 

For more on tickets (front row is sold out as of this post), please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

Steve The Teacher At The SETUP show

From left to right, Ken Cifer (WUW-PH and PUSO Wrestling), this blogger and Steve The Teacher (also known as AFAM Steve).  This was at a Meet And Greet which was fun and memorable! 

 

A couple of years ago, August 2023 to be exact, this blogger saw his first Dexcon/WUW Philippines show while vacationing.

 

It was a great show with wrestlers from throughout Southeast Asia wrestling that night.  The Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City was very close to sold out.  This was given the fact that there was a wrestling show one day before at Circuit Makati, a few kilometers south.

 

I got to meet a few wrestlers that day including Steve The Teacher (picture above).  During the unfortunate Covid era, had a chance to learn more about him through video of his time with Middle Kingdom Wrestling in China.  After this session, and the match with Ken at the show, it was more impressing.  Steve The Teacher hadn't wrestled in a match in over two years that night.  However, it didn't look like he had any ring rust from the encounter.

 

Steve has several books that he's written including one called Class In Session.  It is a must read for any wrestling fan.  You can get a copy through Amazon.

 

Moving forward, Steve has wrestled several times since, including the most recent SETUP Thailand show last November.  Mikey Wild, one of the participants in the Rumble match, took advantage, and tossed Steve over the top rope.  It ended any opportunity for a victory in which Benji came out the winner.

 

I've never see Mikey Wild in action, but on video only.  He's definitely an unpredictable presence in the ring.  

 

However, Steve The Teacher has redemption coming.  The two will face off on Saturday, January 18th in a Homeroom Death Match at the SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation show.  

 

This blogger doesn't know the full meaning of this but am sure this won't be exactly a wrestling match.  I'm sure the wrestling fans at The Circus Studio will be wide awake when these two go at it.

 

Tickets, other than the first row, are still available.  For more on this match and the other six matches, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation #7

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Navigation, is just over one week away...Saturday, January 18th beginning at 6:30pm at The Circus Studio G Village.  Ringside tickets are SOLD OUT but rows two on back are still available.  Please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page on how one can still buy tickets.

 

Next week, this blogger will share the full card of matches.  All of the matches are intriguing, especially the singles match between Paksa and Pro Wrestling Noah's (Japan), Naomichi Marufuji.

 

Both wrestlers are legends in their respective countries ....Thailand and Japan.  Personally, I've never seen either live at a show but on You Tube.  Both Paksa and Naomichi Marufuji have given their all in wrestling shows over the years.  This match alone is one to see.

 

This blogger mentioned a little about this match back on January 1st but wanted to add a little more to this special singles match.  If any of the fans reading this saw the singles match late last year between Paksa and Kenoh, also from Pro Wrestling NOAH, you'll be in for a special one next week!

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #6

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand's next show, Bangkok Navigation, will take place on Saturday, January 18th, a little over two weeks away.  One match has been added for the show and it's another big one!

 

A special intergender fatal four way match featuring Kru Pol, Pondhub, Gunn and Matcha has been added.

 

This, once again, is a great opportunity for each competitor.  All four competitors are coming off defeats in their last matches.

 

Fatal four way matches, no matter where they are in the world, are as unpredictable as rumble matches.  This blogger certainly won't predict who might come out on top, but it certainly will be interesting.  All four wrestlers have something to prove.

 

The event will take place at The Circus Studio G Village at Bangkok.  For more, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Also, SETUP can be found on You Tube!

Thank you and have a good weekend ahead!

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #5

Happy New Year everyone!

 

A huge match has been added for SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Navigation.  The wrestling event will take place on Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village.  Doors open at 6pm with the show beginning at 6:30pm.

 

Paksa, one of the greats in Thailand wrestling history, and with SETUP, will take on one of Japan's wrestling legends in Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling Noah).

 

IWA Japan's Tatsukuni "Kinroku" Asano Memorial International Special Single Match will be a memorable and special one.  Mr. Asano began promoting wrestling events in 1990 with FMW as well as All Japan Pro Wrestling.  Later on, Victor Qunones and Asano co-founded IWA Japan.

 

Asano passed away this past November.  According to a recent article, per Post Wrestling, in July 2024, SETUP and Asano’s promotion collaborated on a joint show. It was the first IWA Japan-branded event since 2014.  The upcoming match is in honor of him.

 

For more on the January 18th show, and ticket information, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page.  Also, SETUP Thailand can be found on You Tube.  Please subscribe!  Thank you.   

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #4

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand has announced a championship match for the show, Bangkok Navigation.  The show will take place on January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok.  Doors open at 6pm with the first match at 6:30pm.

 

Daz Black, the Premier British Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion will take on SETUP 24/7 Champion, Kevin Weng.  Only the British Championship will be on the line.

 

Of late, this blogger has watched both wrestlers on You Tube.  For Kevin Weng, this is a huge  opportunity of a lifetime to elevate himself in SETUP.  Championship opportunities don't come every day.

 

For Daz Black, I saw one match earlier in 2024 against Carlos Zamora, definitely no slouch in the wrestling world.  It was one of the most exciting matches this blogger has seen this year.

 

For more information, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  

 

Thank you everyone and a safe and prosperous New Year!   

 

  

SETUP Thailand: Bangkok Navigation Update #3

Hello everyone!

 

One match has been added for SETUP Thailand's first show in January.  The show is called Bangkok Navigation.  The date is Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok.  Doors for the event opens at 6pm with the first match at 6:30pm.

 

The IWA World Tag Team Championship has been just announced.  The team of Blick Drewz and Flame Drake, no strangers to the pro wrestling scene in Thailand, will take on the champions, The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo and Mr. Suchart).  This appears to be a dream match for both teams!

 

For more information on this match, the show, and for tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Also, SETUP Thailand can be found on You Tube.  Thank you!

SETUP Thailand: Bangkok Navigation Update #2

Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!

 

SETUP Thailand's next show, Bangkok Navigation is coming up soon.  The date is Saturday, January 18 at The Circus Studio, G Village.

 

A huge match has been made between two former champions.  Johnathan Johnson will take on Masa Takanashi in an IWA Japan World Title Tournament Dream Match.  This encounter is a main event anywhere in Southeast Asia.

 

For more information, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.    

Bangkok Navigation Update #2

Hello everyone!

 

Since the last SETUP Thailand post, it has been announced that an IWA Japan World Title Tournament will take place.  Two matches have already been announced for the show.  Here are the two matches.

 

Steve The Teacher vs. Mikey Wild in a Homeroom Deathmatch.

Monomoth vs. Shota in an International Special Single Match.

 

Also, Masa Takanashi will take part in the event with an opponent yet to be named.

 

Bangkok Navigation will take place on Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio, G Village Bangkok.  Doors open at 6pm with the first match beginning at 6:30pm.

 

For more information, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.