MKW Championship Supercard Update #1

Hello everyone!

 

Middle Kingdom Wrestling will be holding their next, and premier show soon.  MKW Championship Supercard From Shanghai will take place on Saturday, September 14th beginning at 7pm.  The venue is the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base.

 

Here are the lineup of matches and confirmed entries for the show as of Friday, July 12th.

 

Yuki Kamifuku (C) vs. Crystal for the SPW Queen Of Asia Championship.

The Slam (C) vs. Chen Wenbin for the MKW World Championship.

Wangtao (C) vs. Benji vs. Gaoyuan.  I'll check but I believe it is for the Belt And Road Championship.

 

Also, Zombie Dragon, the MKW Tag Tam Champions - Badboys, Sunny Z and Franco Varga have confirmed that they will be appearing at the show.  There are more wrestlers that will confirm in the days ahead.

 

For more information, including tickets, please visit the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

Middle Kingdom Wrestling's Next Show

Hello everyone!

 

Middle Kingdom Wrestling will hold their next show on Saturday, September 14.

 

The event,"MKW Championship Supercard from Shanghai" will be held at the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base.

 

There are two confirmed matches signed so far.

 

Japanese mega-star "The Casual Beauty" Yuki Kamifuku will defend the SPW Queen of Asia championship against "The Queen of Philippine Wrestling" Crystal.  The SPW Queen of Asia championship will be fought for the first time ever in China!

 

 

Also, the MKW world champion, the Chinese pro wrestling icon, The Slam, will defend against China's most viral pro wrestling superstar, Chen Wenbin, in a "Match of the Century"—the biggest Chinese pro wrestling match in 100 years!

 

 

Stay tuned for more incredible match announcements featuring MKW Tag Team Champions Badboys, MKW Belt & Road Champion Wangtao, Franco Varga, Ho Ho Lun 何顥麟, The Stable, Gaoyuan, SunnyZ, Coldray, Zombie Dragon 僵尸龙, and more!

 

 

For more information on the show, including tickets, please visit the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

Bash At The Bay 3 Results

Here are the results from Middle Kingdom Wrestling's show, Bash At The Bay 3.  The event was held on Saturday, January 27th in Shenzen, China.

 

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.

MKW Bash At The Bay Update

There has been an update regarding MKW's Bash At The Bay 3 show to be held in Shenzen, China on Saturday, January 27th.

 

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.  

 

  

MKW Bash At The Bay 3 Update

This morning, this fan was checking up on any updates with Middle Kingdom Wrestling and their upcoming show.  The event is called MKW Bash At The Bay 3.  The event will take place on Saturday, January 27th in Shenzen, China.

There was a mention about Ho Ho Lun, the Godfather of Hong Kong professional wrestling and possibly being on the card.

I had an opportunity in America of seeing him on television back in 2016 when he wrestled for WWE NXT.  It was definitely great seeing a wrestler from Asia in the WWE.

After a couple of years, he returned to Asia to continue his career.  He wrestled for a couple of promotions such as the Manila Wrestling Federation when he was the second MWF Pinoy Wrestling Champion.  Eventually, he went over to Dragon Gate Japan Pro Wrestling.

I had an opportunity to see him live last month at MWF's final show of 2023.  He wrestled "Danger" Rex Lawin in a #1 Contender's Match for the MWF title.  Though Ho Ho Lun lost, the match was electric for those who were at the PMC Spotlight Center in Circuit Makati.

Ho Ho Lun, like Tajiri, is a knowledgeable wrestler throughout Southeast Asia pro wrestling.  Neither wrestler needs to have a title.  Showing up to wrestle at any promotion throughout the region will bring fans to the event.

 

Right now, Ho Ho Lun is on a wrestling tour throughout the United Kingdom.  He says that he has a goal to one day appear at MKW's biggest show of the year.  Don't be surprised if he does appear at the MKW show at the end of the month!

Middle Kingdom Wrestling Show Update

 

Here's an update of the matches to take place on the Middle Kingdom Wrestling show, Bash At The Bay 3.  The event will take place on January 27, 2024!  The venue is the Nashan Digital Innovation Exhibition Center in Shenzhen and will begin at 7pm. 

*Yoshi Tatsu vs. Big Sam.

 

*Bad Boys (C) vs. The Irish Whips for the MKW Tag Team 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.

 

*Coldray and Alexis Lee vs. Zombie Dragon and Hibiscos Mii in a Special Mixed Tag Team Match.

 

*A five way "Number One Contender's Match" for a future MKW Title shot between Chen Wenbin vs. Feng Jianlang vs. Michael Su vs. Chen Pengwei vs. Bitman.

 

*The Statement - Andruew Tang vs. Wangtao for the MKW Belt And Road Championship.

 

*M.A. (C) vs. Franco Varga for the MKW World Championship.

For more regarding the January show and tickets, please check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook.

Chris Jericho

Normally, this blogger doesn't bring up pro wrestling stars in WWE, AEW, NJPW, Impact, etc but this wrestler will be an exception to this blog's rule.

Last Saturday at the VAIB Studio in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, current AEW superstar, Chris Jericho made an appearance at the end of VPWs show, Immortal Glory.  It was a total shock certainly to the audience present as well as those who watched it on the streaming system.  It also sent shockwaves on social media.

A few months ago, Jericho inteviewed X-Pat, the ring announcer for VPW as well as Vietnam's first wrestler, Rocky Huynh.  This blogger listened to the entire interview and it went very well.

More recently, Chris, on his podcast interviewed the head of Middle Kingdom Wrestling, Adrian Gomez as well as the MKW World Champion, M.A.  This blogger also had the opportunity to listen to the interview.

Chris's interviews have always gone well in my opinion.  They are not the controversial type like some others that I've heard in America.  From this blogger, it is appreciated that he is taking the time to recognize pro wrestling in Asia.  It is something that has been needed for a long time.

Thank you Chris.  Hopefully in future visits to Asia, you will visit places like the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and others where pro wrestling in booming right now!

Middle Kingdom Wrestling Update

Hello everyone! 

Here's an update of the matches to take place on the Middle Kingdom Wrestling show, Bash At The Bay 3.  The event will take place on January 27, 2024!  The venue is the Nashan Digital Innovation Exhibition Center in Shenzhen and will begin at 7pm.  My friend, Adrian Gomez has a great show lined up.  Here are most of the matches (I may have missed one or two but will add if needed).

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Big Sam.

Bad Boys (C) vs. The Irish Whips for the MKW Tag Team 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.

Coldray and Alexis Lee vs. Zombie Dragon and Hibiscos Mii in a Special Mixed Tag Team Match.

Andruew Tang vs. Wangtao for the MKW Belt And Road Championship.

M.A. (C) vs. Franco Varga for the MKW World Championship.

Just added...

A five way "Number One Contender's Match" for a future MKW Title shot.

Chen Wenbin vs. Feng Jianlang vs. Michael Su vs. Chen Pengwei vs. Bitman. 

For more regarding the January show and tickets, please check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook.

MKW Bash At The Bay 3 Update

Have an update on Middle Kingdom's Bash At The Bay 3 show  scheduled for January 27th in Shenzen, China.

 

Wangtao, the MKW Belt And Road Champion will take on Singapore Pro Wrestling's founder, Andruew Tang for the title.  This match is definitely a main event, not only in China, but all throughout Asia.

 

Tickets for the event will take place soon.  Please check back on the Middle kingdom Wrestling page for more information on tickets and additional matches.

Chris Jericho Podcast with Middle Kingdom Wrestling

Several months ago, the wrestling podcast, Talk Is Jericho did a podcast with Vietnam Pro Wrestling.  The interview was very enlightening, considering that some people never knew that pro wrestling existed in Vietnam.

 

Moving forward, earlier today, this fan had the opportunity to listen to Chris Jericho's podcast with Middle Kingdom Wrestling.  Chris spoke with owner and founder, Adrian Gomez and M.A., MKW's World Champion.

This fan really enjoyed the near one hour of the interview.  A little of the history of the company, the upcoming event called Bash At The Bay 3 and more is mentioned.  For more, I added a link to the podcast right below.  Hope everyone enjoys it!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-fight-the-story-of-chinas-middle-kingdom-wrestling/id767016946?i=1000634351968

Cooperation Amongst Promotions

This wrestling fan may have shared this before under a previous blog, but he wants to share this again.

 

It is a welcome sight in this world of ours when, for example, a promotion such as the Manila Wrestling Federation invites some wrestlers from Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation to their show.  

 

Hopefully, I don't get into trouble here, but it is good for pro wrestling locally in a Southeast Asia country and worldwide.  Wrestling fans, who may not be able to see a Ho Ho Lun, Michael Su and/or a Bitman because they are unable to travel to Hong Kong, have a chance to see them locally like in the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, etc.

 

Since starting this blog a couple of years ago, it appears that every promotion in Southeast Asia is now doing it.  It sends the right message, not only for the promotion, but wrestling fans alike.

 

Up until a couple of years ago here in America, you would not see the big three promotions here in WWE, AEW and Impact (TNA in 2024) doing any cross promoting.  Then, AEW and Impact tried it in 2021.  I don't know if the pandemic had anything to do with it.  However, it created excitement for the wrestling fans in America.  There was the moment when Kenny Omega of AEW won both the titles.  Impact, I believe, had their best ratings in years because of it. 

 

To this day, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Impact, along with AEW, still have some cross promoting going on at times during the year.  

 

However, any cross promotion with WWE and anyone else won't happen, and won't happen anytime soon.  Right now, there is too much of a problem and egos between Tony Khan and whoever is running WWE at the moment.

 

Back to the cooperation in Southeast Asia, it's great to see wrestlers from ROR Wrestling at a Vietnam Pro Wrestling show.  New Taiwan Wrestling will make an appearance at a Grapplemax (Singapore) show in a couple of weeks.  The cooperation between NTW Wrestling and Middle Kingdom Wrestling is especially huge. A couple of times this year, there were wrestlers from other promotions at Filipino Pro Wrestling and World Underground Wrestling - Philippines shows.

 

As this fan sees it, promotions in Southeast Asia pro wrestling understand and see the big picture. The question is, does America based promotions?  I'll leave that question unanswered for the time being.

Middle Kingdom Wrestling Update

A super group is being formed and is known as The New Dangerous Alliance.  This group will appear at Middle Kingdon's next show, MKW Bash At The Bay 3.  The event will take place on January 27, 2014 in Shenzen, China.

 

The Japanese Illuminati, Kimura Taisuke and  Syuuou Fujiwara will join forces with Chairman Al, Queen Marie, Uncle Money and Ash Silva at this event.  The Japanese Illuminati have appeared at every Bash At The Bay event.

 

Tickets will be going on sale next month.  However, please continue to check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook for more information.

 

Also, congratulations to Ash and Big Sam for winning the KOPW Tag Team Championship this last weekend!

 

   

NTW's Next Show

New Taiwan Wrestling's next show, Dragon Invasion, will take place on Saturday, November 18th.  The venue is Zhongguang Dojo :No. 20, Lane 20, Sec. 1, Xingren Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City (5 mins walk from Neiang Railway Station).  It begins at 2pm with the doors opening at 1:30pm.

 

In cooperation with Middle Kingdom Wrestling, The Joker (NTW) will take on MKW's Zombie Dragon.  It will be the first time that NTW and MKW have cooperated to have a show.

 

I don't know too much about The Joker but have seen video of Zombie Dragon.  The former MKW World Champion is looking forward to this match after recently wrestling in Malaysia.

 

For more information regarding location and tickets, please check the NTW page on Facebook.  

New Taiwan Wrestling's Next Show

New Taiwan Wrestling's next show will take place on Saturday, November 18th beginning at 2pm with the doors opening at 1:30pm.  The venue is  Zhongguang Dojo :No. 20, Lane 20, Sec. 1, Xingren Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City (5 mins walk from Neiang Railway Station).

 

On this day, New Taiwan Wrestling in cooperation with Middle Kingdom Wrestling will have a well known wrestler in Zombie Dragon appear at the show.

 

For more information and tickets, please check the NTW page on Facebook.

Middle Kingdom Wrestling Update

There have been a couple of updates made to Middle Kingdom Wrestling's upcoming show in January.  The event is MKW Bash At The Bay 3 that is on January 27th.

 

A-Yong-Go, the president of New Taiwan Wrestling or NTW is confirmed to take part in the event as a competitior.

 

Also, there has been one other match added so far.  Big Sam will take on Yoshi Tatsu in a mega singles match.

 

Tickets will go on sale beginning next month.  Please continue to check the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page for further information.   

Middle Kingdom Wrestling Next Show

Middle Kingdom Wrestling's next show will be on January 27, 2024.  The event is called MKW Bash At The Bay 3.  It will take place at the will take place at the prestigious Nanshan Digital Exhibition Center in Nanshan, Shenzhen, China. The show will begin at 7:00pm local time.

 

MKW World Champion, M.A. will be putting his title on the line against Franco Varga,  Chinese pro wrestler, The Slam will be the special guest referee.

 

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements on matches in the coming weeks.  The names of The Japanese Illuminati, The Stable, Andruew Tang, Chen Wenbin, Zombie Dragon, Coldray, Hibiscus Mii, Alexis Lee, and many others will appear at the show!

 

Please check back often on the Middle Kingdom Wrestling page on Facebook. 

Interview #2 - Steve Hershkowitz

Steve Hershkowitz may not be a household name to those who watch WWE and AEW today.

 

However, to this fan, Steve is what wrestling is all about!  Back before the pandemic set in worldwide, off and on, I would be watching videos of promotions in Asia.  Middle Kingdom Wrestling was one of the promotions.

 

It was cool seeing how Steve and the reaction of the fans!  And watching him in matches, he was pretty good.

 

This blogger had a chance to meet him at a Meet And Greet for World Underground Wrestling Philippines last August and the wrestling show that followed.  Steve was making a return to the ring after a two year absence.  It looked like he hadn't missed a beat either.

 

Also, Steve has a book out called Class In Session! This blogger has a copy of the book and has read it.  You can a copy through Amazon.  Please check it out! 

 

Thank you to Steve for doing this.  Hopefully, wrestling fans will see him in a ring again very soon!      

 

 

Wayne - When you started following pro wrestling, who was your favorite promotion?

 

Steve:  I came to become a wrestling fan by happenstance. As a 10-year old boy, I was channeling surfing and landed on a live WWWF card from MSG on Sports Channel. For a period of time WWWF was the only game in town. Don’t ask me how - but somehow I learned about a California-based wrestling show that aired late night on Tuesday evenings on a New Jersey Spanish UHF channel. Shortly thereafter, I was able to watch Mid-Atlantic Wrestling on a cable channel emanating out of Buffalo, New York. Georgia Championship Wrestling on TBS was my next discovery. While enjoyed the options available to me, WWWF was my favorite promotion.

 

Wayne:  Who was your favorite wrestler early as a fan? 

 

Steve:  WWWF…Chief Jay Strongbow Mid-Atlantic…Ric Flair GCW…The Fabulous Freebirds.

 

Wayne:  Steve, who trained you before becoming a pro wrestler? 

 

Steve:  My initial trainers were Jon Dahmer and Eddie Valentine at the CZW Dojo. I was also trained by Jeff Rocker, Les Morgan, and Big Slam at various points. 

 

Wayne:  You wrestled for several years, some of it with Middle Kingdom Wrestling. What was your favorite match that you were involved in? 

 

Steve:  While I do have several favorite matches, I have more favorite moments/spots. A lot of those moments revolve around fan interaction. I think my favorite USA moment was when I was wrestling in an EWA show in Jackson, New Jersey. The front row was occupied by inebriated bachelor party guests. It was the first time I got face pops as a heel. In China, the highlight would be my extended feud with Wang Tao, but I also had memorable matches with Zombie Dragon, Curry Kid, and Black Mamba. 

 

Wayne:  You made a return to the ring with World Underground Wrestling - Philippines. How did you feel during the match with Ken Cifer and how you felt afterwards. 

 

Steve:  Let’s start with how I felt before the match. I was very nervous because not only was this a new promotion for me, but also because I was coming off a two-year layoff. During the match I gassed literally in the first minute. 

 

Ken really carried me through the match, and I will always respect him for that. Afterwards I felt a combination of jubilation and sheer exhaustion. I had two different people suggest I allow the medical staff to take my blood pressure.

 

Wayne:  I've asked this question with the Southeast Asia wrestlers. How do you feel right now with the improvement in the Southeast Asia promotions? Are they going in the right direction?

 

Steve:  Honestly, I have pretty much only worked for MKW in China other than one match for WLW (also in China) before debuting in WUW. It was truly a pleasure being involved with both groups. 

 

Wayne:  Finally, your thoughts on pro wrestling as a whole today? Is it the Golden Age that some people believe? 

 

Steve:  I believe that professional wrestling as a whole is experiencing a resurgence. Between Triple H taking creative control, the presence of AEW, and even NXT are definitely all positive things for the business in my opinion.

New Taiwan Wrestling

New Taiwan Wrestling was founded in 2011.

 

Their first show took place on November 26, 2011 with the event, NTW New Generation per Cagematch.  The event took place at the Haiten Budokan in Taipei, Taiwan.

 

Their latest show was on September 30, 2023 with the event, NTW Battle Of New Taiwan.  It was an online stream at Zhongli Dojo in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

 

The promotion has three titles per the summary.  They are the NTW Openweight, NTW Tag Team and NTW Newcomer Titles.

 

Recently, New Taiwan Wrestling and Middle Kingdom Wrestling have agreed to a partnership.  More details will be coming.

 

For more on the current and previous champions, please visit the link - NTW that will appear at the top and right hand sides of the page. 

Middle Kingdom Wrestling

Middle Kingdom Wrestling is a wrestling promotion that is based in Harbin, China.  The promotion began in 2015 and the founder/owner is Adrian Gomez.

 

The promotion has three active titles.  They are the MKW World, MKW Tag Team and the MKW Belt And Road Championships.  The current and former champions will be listed on the MKW page which is linked on the top and side of the blog.

 

The first show took place on July 18, 2015 according to Cagematch in an event known as CWE/MKW #23.  The event took place in Guangdong.  There have been roughly 80 events since the initial show.