WUW Philippines

Hello everyone.

 

It's important with this blog to mention every wrestling promotion, active or not.  This blogger hasn't mentioned this promotion enough.  Going forward, there will be more posts regarding the following promotion.

 

The oldest, if you want to call five years old, active wrestling promotion is World Underground Wrestling - Philippines.  WUW-PH, for short, is a branch of World Underground Wrestling.  WUW started in the 18th Century, and in France.

 

Per numerous sources, WUW-PH's first show took place on October 5, 2019.  The show, WUW PH Dojo Storm took place at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City, Philippines.

 

The show was a success with seven matches.  A couple of days after the show, the promotion began putting their matches on You Tube for viewing.

 

Led by Saint John Martin, the promotion has had some shows.  Prior to the 2020-2021 covid pandemic, WUW-PH did have three shows, roughly one per month.

 

Slowly but surely, since the return in 2022, WUW - PH has had some shows, the latest being the show, Tagay Na! that took place on July 7th.

 

WUW-PH does have one championship title currently.  That is the World Underground Wrestling Tag Team Titles currently held by Saint John Martin and Ken Cifer.  The pair won the belts this past December and have defended it successfully several times this year. 

 

Those that have appeared at WUW - PH shows have included wrestlers from the newest wrestling promotion in the country, PUSO Wrestling.  The performers include Saint John Martin, Ken Cifer, Dabid Ravena, Razael, Kanta Terror, Silent D, Zera, Main Maxx, Pinoy Bulldog and more. 

 

This blogger has been to one of their shows which was August of last year.  For those reading this post, I would definitely recommend any wrestling fan to see a show when one is announced again.  

A Look Back

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This post either was deleted or the blogger never posted it.  In either case, my apologies that this happened.

 

In the middle with Ken Cifer (l) and Steve The Teacher (now AFAM Steve).  The Meet And Greet was a blast!   

 

Last year, on Monday, August 21, there was a wrestling show sponsored by Dexcon and WUW-Philippines.  The show featured wrestlers from World Underground Philippines, Manila Wrestling Federation, Singapore Pro Wrestling, APAC Wrestling (Malaysia) and a wrestler who formerly wrestled for Middle Kingdom Wrestling in China.

The day featured a Meet and Greet as well as a wrestling show at the Brawl Pit Bulusan.  There were five matches on the show.  Here are the results from memory....

Robin Sane d, Zera.

Ken Cifer d. Steve The Teacher.

Dabid Ravena d. Razael in a Hardcore Match.

Alexis Lee d. Poppy, Crystal and Chelsea Marie in, what turned out to be a four way for the SPW Queen Of Asia Championship.

Crystal, St. John Martin, The Machine and Ken Cifer d. Poppy, Jake De Leon, Dabid Ravena and Kojio Akumu.

 

Note: Alexis Lee was the special guest referee and did a superb job at it!

 

This fan had a blast at the show.  It was the first time visiting the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City.  Though a small venue, it was perfect for the show.   The adjoining restaurant, Onyang's Place serves good food and drinks.  This fan remembers the great quesadillas and what, I believe, was San Miguel Beer that was brought into the venue!

 

It is nearly a year since this has happened.  How time flies! 

Brawl Pit Bulusan

This blogger has seen wrestling shows in a big arena such as the Cow Palace.  There was the one Wrestemania 31 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.  A couple of years ago, I went to an independent wrestling show at the Newark Pavillion with about 1500 people watching.

 

However, there's nothing like going to see a wrestling show at one venue in the Philippines.  The Brawl Pit Bulusan is a small, but enjoyable place to watch pro wrestling.

 

Last August, this blogger had a chance to see a World Underground Wrestling - Philippines show there.  During the vacation and visit, I was actually fortunate to see three wrestling shows over eight days last August.  The other venue visited was the PMC Spotlight Theater in Circuit Makati.

The night felt like full circle for this fan.  There were numerous matches that had the fans excited.  It reminded me of seeing another form of sports entertainment, Roller Derby.  It was held at Kezar Pavillion, a small arena in San Francisco where pro wrestling was once held on a weekly basis.

 

Wrestling fans in America love the big settings for sports entertainment.  I've been to those venues.  They are nice but it's always great to see something at a smaller place.

 

Venues like Kezar Pavillion in San Francisco and Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City are must see places to go, and enjoy.  The venue has a coffee shop and restaurant close by and the food is exceptionally good.

 

World Underground Wrestling - Philippines has had shows at the Quezon City location for several years now.  Dexcon, a promotion, has had two great shows at the location this year alone.

 

Just recently, a new promotion, PUSO Wrestling had a "fan invite" show that was very good per some wrestling fans that were in attendance.  They will be having their first "pilot" show in August.  Hopefully, I will be there at the show since I will be in the Metro Manila area for about three weeks next month.

Tagay Na! Show Update #6

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There has been one match added for the Tagay Na! show scheduled for this coming Sunday, July 7th.  The event will be held at Brawl Pit Bulusan beginning at 6pm.

 

"Mr. Philippine Wrestling," Jake De Leon will face Ed Kapitunero in a Submission or an "I quit!" match.

 

Later this week, this blogger will share the entire card for the show since there have been a few changes.

 

In the meantime, please check Dexcon and / or World Underground Wrestling - Philippines on facebook for any information including if any tickets remain.  Thank you.

Tagay Na! Show Update #5

Hello everyone!

 

A lot has happened since my last post two weeks ago.  My apologies for not posting but have had an emergency to take care of here in America.  Please don't worry everyone!  Health wise, I'm good and am looking forward to the Philippines visit in about four weeks time.

 

There have been changes on the card for Tagay Na!  The show will still take place at the Brawl Pit Bulusan on Sunday, July 7th beginning at 6pm in Quezon City.

 

Added will be an "I Quit" match between Main Maxx and Silent D.

 

Also, a singles match is now a Triple Threat Match.  The match between One Man Kru and Zera has been canceled.

 

Instead, Zera will wrestle against Dabid Ravena against Nigel San Jose in a Triple Threat Match.

 

Later in the week, this blogger will post the show lineup for everyone just in case anyone (like myself) forgot.

 

For more on the show, including tickets, please visit either the World Underground Wrestling Philippines - WUW Philippines and/or the Dexcon pages on Facebook.

 

Here is the link for tickets.  Thank you everyone!

 

 https://dexcon.helixpay.ph/categories/all 

Tagay Na! Show Update #4

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There has been a match added for the Tagay Na! show take will take place on Sunday, July 7th.  The venue is the Brawl Pit Bulusan and the first match begins at 6pm.

 

The living legend in Pinoy Bulldog will face the red lightning in Robin Sane.  This encounter has been mentioned as New School versus Old School.   Definitely, this has the makings of a great match.

 

For more information regarding the show, including tickers, please visit the World Underground Wrestling Philippines - WUW Philippines page on Facebook.  This definitely has the makings of a good show.  Have a good day everyone!    

Tagay Na! Show Update #3

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There have been a couple of developments since this blogger's last post a couple of days ago.  The show by World Underground Wrestling - Philippines will take place on Sunday, July 7th, 6pm at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City.

 

Zera, one of World Underground Wrestling - Philippines finest, and definitely bravest, will accept the challenge of One Man Kru, the Lineal World Champion.

 

Also, living legend, the Pinoy Bulldog, wants to take on one of the best in this generation of Pinoy Wrestling.  Who will accept the challenge.

 

For more on the show, as well as tickets, please visit the World Underground Wrestling - Philippines - WUW Philippines page on Facebook.  Thank you.  

Tagay Na! Show Update #2

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There has been a match added since my last post regarding Tagay Na!  The World Underground Wrestling - Philippines show will take place on Sunday, July 7th.  Bell time is 6pm at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City, PH.

 

The "Godkiller," Dabid Ravena will take on the "Suplex Machine," Nigel San Jose in a singles match.  This will definitely be one banger of a match!

 

For more on show information and tickets, please visit the World Underground Wrestling Philippines - WUW Philippines page on Facebook.

 

Here is the link listed below regarding buying tickets.  Thank you.

 

 https://dexcon.helixpay.ph/categories/all

WUW Show Update #1

There are a couple of updates regarding World Underground Wrestling's next show, Tagay Na!  The event takes place on Sunday, July 7th, 6pm, at the Brawl Pit Bulusan.

 

Fabio Makisig, one of the great Pinoy wrestling stars, and the Ace Of Philippines Wrestling, will take on up and coming wrestler, Isaiah Valencia. This will be the first time both wrestlers have faced each other in a match.  For Isaiah, this will be his biggest challenge against one of the greats, not only in the Philippines, but all of Southeast Asia.

 

Also, I don't know much about him, but One Man Kru, a Lineal World Champion will be coming to WUW - Philippines.  This massive athlete has faced the likes of Tony Atlas, Rhyno, 2 Cold Scorpio and others.

 

For more information and tickets, please visit the World Underground Wrestling Philippines - WUW Philippines page on Facebook.  Thank you. 

Next WUW - Philippines Show!

Hello everyone!

 

The next World Underground Wrestling - Philippines show is called Tagay Na!  The event will take place on Sunday, July 7th, 6pm bell time, at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City.

 

There will be more information coming out soon regarding the show.  There has been one match made for the show so far.

 

Kanto Terror, who returned at the Dexcon Decada show in May, will join forces with Razael.  The group now known as High Proof will take on Turn Zero Kill (Ken Cifer and SJM) for the WUW Tag Team Championship in a Tornado Tag Team - No Disqualification match.

 

If you look at the top of the post, this blogger added information on ticket prices for the show.  For more information, please see the World Underground Wrestling Philippines - WUW Philippines page on Facebook.  This blogger has also added the link listed below so you can click it to go there.  Thank you and hope you'll be there for the exciting action of Pinoy Wrestling!

 https://www.facebook.com/WUWPhilippines

  

The Rescue

Last night, this blogger had an opportunity to watch a wrestling video on demand.   This was not just a normal wrestling video either.  The timing of the VOD could not be any better!

 

The video known as Dexcon Wrestle Storm was definitely a very good show and a very good video.  The show took place back in March.  The two day event had a Meet And Greet with local and international wrestlers on Saturday.  Sunday was the actual show.  The venue was the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City, Philippines.

 

This blogger had an opportunity to see a Dexcon show last August at the same location.  The Meet And Greet along with the show was on the same day, a Monday.  It was a holiday in the Philippines that day.

 

For those of you that don't know Dexcon, hopefully I'll explain this well.  The organization is a group of Pinoy Wrestling Fans that love wrestling.  Whether it's on the local scene in the Philippines or Internationally in the Southeast Asia region, the group works tirelessly to bring in talent from Singapore, Thailand, wherever.  Along with local talent from the former Manila Wrestling Federation and World Underground Wrestling Philippines, the group, more than puts in the effort, to bring quality wrestling to the fans.

 

As mentioned, I had a chance to see the August 2023 Dexcon show and came away impressed.  Alexis Lee and Steve The Teacher among others were performing that evening.  A small but enthusiastic sellout crowd had a great time that night!

 

This blogger has shared posts from the three shows since the first one watched.  It's great to be in contact with Rosh, Cholo and the staff who are great promoters and ambassadors in PH.  Along with matchmaker, Linus and the rest of the staff, wrestling is doing well there.  This blogger is convinced that with their input, enthusiasm and love for the Pinoy and international wrestling will continue to grow and prosper.

 

The last Dexcon show, Dexcon Decada, was a life saver and definitely an emotional one.  The event celebrated 10 years of modern Pinoy wrestling.  The show had been planned and scheduled well before the sudden end of the Manila Wrestling Federation last month.  From some videos, pictures and numerous stories, the show was, definitely, more than a successful one!

 

This blogger has been told that there will be a World Underground Wrestling show sometime in July.  Also, the sense of this blogger has it that Dexcon could very well be involved in shows again.  Saying this. is not at all, to put any pressure on them.  However, there are a faction of wrestling fans in the Philippines that love what Dexcon, World Underground Wrestling - PH, and for that matter, Filipino Pro Wrestling are providing.  This blogger feels the same way.

 

To my friends at Dexcon, thank you for providing pro wrestling in the Philippines.  You guys know how this blogger feels about Dexcon, World Underground Wrestling and Filipino Pro Wrestling. It's something that this blogger supports, and more!

Dexcon Wrestle Storm Update

A few hours ago, there was a major announcement regarding Dexcon Wrestle Storm's next show.  The event will take place on Saturday/Sunday, March 23-24.  More on this later in the post.

 

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.  

 

 

Final Thoughts On WUW - Philippines

This blogger would like to share his final thoughts on World Underground Wrestling - Philippines for 2023.

 

Realizing that WUW - Philippines doesn't get as much ink on my blog as it should, still, the promotion needs to be recognized.

 

Led by a very talented performer in Saint John Martin, the promotion put on a great show with Dexcon being a major contributor in August of this year.  The show, as well as the meet and greet with wrestlers throughout the Philippines and some of Southeast Asia was great!  It was this fan's first taste of a meet and greet in Southeast Asia and it was very memorable.

 

Having the show at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City was really cool too.  The fans are right on top of the action which made the show even better.  What this fan liked was the cafe next to the venue called the S. Brewed Cafe.  The food was really good and something I would recommend to someone that is making a day of the show activities.

 

WUW - Philippines will be having their next show in March 2024 sponsored by Dexcon once again.  This blogger will have continual updates on who will appear.  The show is called WrestleStorm on it will take place on March 24th.

 

Finally, regarding WUW - Philippines, congratulations to Ken Cifer and Saint John Martin for winning the WUW Tag Team Championship at the 2023 Noche Buena show.     

 

  

51 Weeks Later!

The year has flown by fast for this blogger.  It was 51 weeks ago tomorrow in seeing my first pro wrestling show outside North America.

Since then, it feels like that I've known the Manila Wrestling Federation group, it's fan base known as the kapafeds and the Pinoy Wrestling Community for several years.  When joining the different groups on Facebook back in September 2022, it was a good feeling just to share things with wrestling fans.  It has been much more than that.  Being welcomed in the Pinoy Wrestling Community is like no other.  Am grateful for this and salamat po!  

Wrestling fans here in the Philippines are like no other that I've experienced.  They are passionate, knowledgeable, witty, humorous and know the industry inside out.  Some of the wrestling fans have told me that they've learned a lot from my knowledge.  Honestly, this fan has learned a lot from you guys!  I've never been one to say that I know everything about pro wrestling in spite of the 55+ years in following it.  Even if I did, staying as humble as possible is the way I was brought up by my parents.

The promotions here in the Philippines?  Filipino Pro Wrestling, World Underground Wrestling Philippines and the Manila Wrestling Federation have been great with me!  The cooperation has been top notch.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!  Though this is an MWF post, I cannot say enough about the other two promotions here.  The memories are still on my mind from the August visit.  This fan learned so much in the three shows over eight days.  I wish wrestling fans throughout the world could have experienced what was experienced.

Back to tomorrow's Noche Buena show, it is a SELLOUT with a small amount of tickets available at the door (I believe 1000 pesos).  The event is at the PMC Spotlight Center, Circuit Makati and beginning at 4:30pm.  If you are still "on the fence" about going, now is your chance!  Just trying to help you decide.

No question it should be a great show on Sunday.  Every match has some meaning to it.  There are two title matches, a match for the Hong Kong - Philippine Cup, a Women's Four Way Match with a debut of one wrestler, and a match for the number one contender for the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship sometime in 2024.  Also, five wrestlers from two countries (Hong Kong and Japan) will be appearing.

Looking forward to tomorrow.  The anticipation is definitely high and special.  To the kapafeds reading this....please enjoy the show!  This is an amazing lineup of matches and none of us should take this for granted.  Also, please continue to support MWF as well as the other two promotions if you follow them.  The promotions will definitely appreciate it.

See you guys tomorrow.  I will be wearing the black MWF shirt with my dark blue SF cap.  Will be sitting somewhere in the first row.  In the meantime, Merry Christmas in advance and have a good weekend everyone!

Pinoy Wrestling And The Direction

As a fan of pro wrestling in Southeast Asia and Pinoy Wrestling in the Philippines, I will quickly share my thoughts on all three wrestling promotions in the country.

 

The Manila Wrestling Federation has been tremendous in getting the word out throughout the Philippines, and for that matter, the world.  This fan has seen it over the past year but the seeds were planted before this. 

 

There are some Southeast Asia countries right now that are using streaming systems like the promotion's own, Premier Streaming Network and others.  There is also You Tube that some promotions use as well.  The tools are definitely there.

 

Not everyone is taking advantage of this though.  Hopefully, one day, iy will change.  It is up to the promotion to promote and communicate with its fans.  This includes everything from promoting a show all the way through providing results (even if they are delayed due to promoting a show on television, You Tube and/or another streaming service). When there are no results at all, and no desire to share it to its fan base and wrestling fans what happened, then, in my opinion, the promotion is not successful to its wrestling fans!  Just saying here.

 

Back to the Manila Wrestling Federation, ever since becoming a blogger, and more important, a fan of the promotion, they have been great.  This fan abides by holding up results until all the shows are televised and wrestling fans get a chance to see the product.  This has never been an issue.  I see the bigger issue and that is more fans seeing something that they didn't know about.

 

Because of Rock Of Manila TV, I believe somewhere in the neighborhood of around 90 million or more people can see an MWF show that was live just within the last month.  That is huge compared to the promotion's start in 2014 and relaunch in 2018.

 

This blogger believes that the last several shows were sellouts, if not close to it.  The 2022 Noche Buena show was nearly a sellout, and the first show I saw outside of America.

 

Also, a shoutout to Filipino Pro Wrestling.  They had a series of shows beginning in February called FPW: Astig.  Going back about six weeks ago as of this post, the promotion began putting their shows on You Tube for fans to view.  The product has been good.  This fan has seen the numbers and is encouraged with their direction.

 

The wrestlers with FPW have, each week, encouraged fans to watch the upcoming show.  Since this is a post, each new episode can be viewed every Thursday at 4pm Philippines time.

 

Each episode has two matches and they run approxiamtely 35-45 minutes in length.  Definitely not too short and not too long.

 

When seeing the last FPW Astig show in August, the fans were boisterous as they are at an MWF and a WUW - Philippines show.  Filipino Pro Wrestling believes that this is the correct way in going forward with their product.  There is no reason to question the direction they are going.     

 

I want to mention World Underground Wrestling - Philippines as well.  WUW - Philippines is a small promotion that has the makings to rise.  Though they are likely on a very small budget, the recent August show at the Brawl Pit Bulusan was definitely successful.

 

There were wrestlers, not from just the Philippines, but Singapore, and I believe Malaysia that were there.

 

The Meet And Greet, a sport collectors exhibit, a coffee shop named S. Brewed Cafe and a wrestling show, all in the same day last August was worth the price of admission to this fan.  It was quite an experience and something that hopefully will happen again soon.

 

As 2023 closes and 2024 is on the horizon, Pinoy Wrestling is definitely on the rise.  No question here!          

World Underground Wrestling - Philippines

There is a third wrestling promotion in the Philippines known as World Underground Wrestling - Philippines.

 

The promotion is based at the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City. Philippines.

 

Wrestlers such as St. John Martin, Dabid Ravena, Razael, Ken Cifer and Zera hugely make up as part of the promotion.