15 November 2023

MWF Noche Buena Update #7


Here is an update of all the matches for the 2023 MWF Noche Buena show.  The event will be held on Sunday, December 3rd.  The venue is the PMC Blackbox Spotlight Theater in Circuit Makati at 4:30pm.  Doors will open at 4pm.

 

Here is the updated lineup.....

 

Team vs. Team Elimination Match for the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship.  The last man remaining will be the MWF Champion.

Team Oro Plata Mata (Jake De Leon, Main Maxx, Dabid Ravena and Kurt Jiminez w/Mr. Sy) will face the MWF All Stars (Fabio Makisig (c), Robin Sane, Nigel San Jose and Danny Zamora.

 

All Women Four Way Match

Chelsea Marie vs. Joya vs. Super P. vs. Patricia Ligaya.

 

"Danger" Rex Lawin vs. Ho Ho Lun in a #1 Contender's Match.

 

Bro. Jomar Liwanag vs. Aaron Liwanag with the winner heading Bahay ng Liwanag.

 

Michael Su vs. Joey Rosas vs. Bitman with the winner winning the Hong Kong-Philippines Alliance Cup.

 

El Kapitunero vs. Kapatid Na Benny.

 

Isaiah Valencia vs. CJ Serafin with the loser leaving Barangay Bagsakan!

 

Saint John Martin and Ken Cifer will be in action as a tag team.  Their opponents have not yet been named.

 

And

The Trial of Oppa KT and Tarek.

 

Ringside seats are sold out but General Admission tickets are still available.  However, please do not take my word on this.  As always, please check the Manila Wrestling Federation page for more details.

13 November 2023

MWF: Noche Buena Update #6


Hopefully, someone can explain to me about the trial.

Results From SETUP Thailand Show: Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya rhythm'


Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, 
Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya rhythm'.  The event tool place on Saturday, November 11th at the Promotion Yard, G Floor,  Central shopping center, Ayutthaya.

 

 

1. INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH. Set 1 round 15 minutes.
‘The Hunbelievable’ Benji vs Jonathan Johnson
WINNER : Jonathan Johnson (8.44).ด้วยท่า Swanton Bomb
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2. HANDICAP (2 ON 1) MATCH set 1 round 15 minutes
Kappa Family (Kappa Kozo & Kappa Junior) vs ‘Wrestle Square Hardcore Champion’ Bital Hasdin
WINNER : Bital Hasdin (8.41) with F-5 poses on both caps.
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3. TAG TEAM MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes.
St.John Innocent College (Pondhun & Kevin Weng) vs The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mister Suchart)
WINNER : The Good Deal (16.46) ด้วยท่า The Deal
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4. INTERGENDER TAG TEAM MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes
‘World’s Cutest Vampire’ Jeney & Monomoth vs Matcha & Crystal
WINNER : Matcha (17.21) with a collection > Monomoth
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5. MAIN EVENT : SPW SINGAPORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Set 1 round 30 minutes.
Black Arrow (SPW) vs Shivam (c)
WINNER : Shivam (15.11) ด้วยท่า Final Cut
*Shivam successfully defends 3rd Championship

12 November 2023

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

Grapplemax Seventh Anniversary Show Results


Here are the results from Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore's Seventh Anniversary show that was held on Saturday, November 11th.

 

It was great from seeing social media the reaction from the fans at the Grapplemax Studios.  Looked like everyone had a great time and were enjoying the action.

 

Hotshot Wilson d. Big Dave (c) and is now the Grapplemax Openweight Champion.

Jordan (c) d. Dick Togo and remains the Wrestle Square Cruiserweight Champion.

Sky (c) d. Prabu and Wildfire Remus and remains the NTW Champion.

Showtime d. Endboss Gregory.

Christian and Sarah d. Ban Sachan and TJ.

Aussie Aussie Aussie d. Joker and A-Yong-Go.

Simon Siah and Ryan d. Jullian and Kelvin. 

11 November 2023

New Taiwan Wrestling Update #2


Here is an update of the matches scheduled for New Taiwan Wrestling's show on Saturday, November 18th at 2pm.  The event is called Dragon Invasion.  The venue is
Zhongguang Dojo :No. 20, Lane 20, Sec. 1, Xingren Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City (5 mins walk from Neiang Railway Station).

 

Alex Cool vs. Kuangda.

Karas vs. Sky (c) for the NTW Championship.

Black Ho vs. Saka.

Lucifer vs  鬼狼 in a Championship Qualifying Challenge.

The Joker vs. Zombie Dragon.

 

For more information regarding the show and tickets, please visit the NTW page on Facebook.

MWF: Tuloy Ang Laban Results


Here are the results from Manila Wrestling Federation's show, Tuloy Ang Laban.  The event was held at Mandala Park in Mandaluyong on October 1st.

 

Isaiah Valencia d. Aaron Liwanag.

"Danger" Rex Lawin d. Razael.

Jake DeLeon and Main Maxx d. Nigel San Jose and CJ Serafin.

Robin Sane d. Joey Rosas.

Ken Cifer d. El Kapitunero.

Isaiah Valencia and Chelsea Marie d. Joey Rosas and Joya.

Bro. Jomar Liwanag d. Super P.

"Danger" Rex Lawin d. Red Shirt. 

Jake DeLeon d. Danny Zamora.

Fabio Makisig d. Crystal for the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship.

09 November 2023

Grapplemax Seventh Anniversary Show Update #6


There has been one updated match for Grapplemax's Seventh Anniversary Show scheduled for Saturday, November 11th.

 

This fan hasn't followed Grapplemax that long, but there is no love lost between Showtime and Endboss Gregory.  Apparently, this rivalry has gone back nearly six years.

 

For those who haven't seen the latest, please watch the recent match between Endboss Gregory and Simon Siah.  It was definitely an exciting and  good match between a young wrestler with a year's experience and someone who's been with the industry for several years.

 

What happened a few minutes after the match has led to this encounter.  With Endboss being blindsided from behind, Showtime took full advantage of a fatigued Gregory leading up to this match.

 

With Big Dave taking on Hotshot and Jordan taking on Dick Togo, and several other matches, definitely, this will be a great night for pro wrestling in Singapore.

 

Also, this fan wants to mention that You Tube has all the matches from their last show, Amplify in their channel.  Please check it out and subscribe if you haven't already. 

 

The show is a sellout.  Congratulations to Grapplemax on their seventh anniversary!    

ROR #2 Recap


Just got done a couple of days ago watching Ring Of Rebirth's latest show.  It is ROR Wrestling #2.  For those wondering, the show can be viewed on You Tube.  You can also subscribe to Ring Of Rebirth by clicking the SUBSCRIBE box.

 

I was impressed by two wrestlers in the segment at the Goldpine Industrial Building.  Aerial Sniper Nyc has impressed me, especially since coming to Ring Of Rebirth.  He took on a larger opponent in Gotham.  The match was happening both in and out of the ring.  Fans need to watch the match for themselves.  Let's just say that Nyc had an impressive match.

 

Speaking of Nyc, he will be representing Ring Of Rebirth at an upcoming TOP Dojo show in Thailand near the end of the month.  Will have more on this in a future post. 

 

The other match on this segment was Varum Khanna and Brother Bhai.  In ROR Wrestling #1, the former tag team partners were not on the same page as The Big Bad Boyz in their title match for the VPW Tag Team Championship.  It led to a singles match to what normally settles the score.

 

Unfortunately it didn't.  Varun, definitely stronger than he was last year, took the match to Brother Bhai.  It ended up a DQ win for him, not exactly the way he would have wanted it.  However, I don't believe the score has nearly been settled yet.  

 

There was an added segment.  Brownie Suplex. a new sponsor, had an eating competition between Ahmad Arif against BGJ w/The Eurasian Dragon.  This took place between the two matches.

 

From what I saw on the video, I believe everyone there had a good time.  If you don't believe me, please check both ROR Wrestling #1 and #2.  ROR Wrestling #3 will be out soon.

07 November 2023

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!

 

   

New Taiwan Wrestling Update #1


There has been one match signed up for New Taiwan Wrestling's next show, Dragon's Invasion. The show will take place on Saturday, November 18th at 2pm.  The venue is
Zhongguang Dojo :No. 20, Lane 20, Sec. 1, Xingren Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City (5 mins walk from Neiang Railway Station).

 

Alex Cool will take on Kuangda in the first match that has been signed for the show.

 

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

 

 

06 November 2023

Vietnam Pro Wrestling Immortal Glory Update #1


Here is an update regarding Vietnam Pro Wrestling's show, VPW: Immortal Glory.  The event will take place on Saturday, December 2nd at the VAIB Studio.  

 

Viva Van, Vietnamese born wrestler who is wrestling in California, and now with NJPW, will make her VPW debut against Sumie Sakai for the PCW Ultra Women's Championship!

 

This fan had a chance to see her live in Northern California at a Big Time Wrestling show last month.  She successfully defended the BTW Women's title at the show.  For fans who have never seen her live, she is the real deal.

 

For tickets, please check the Vietnam Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.

05 November 2023

New KOPW Tag Team Champions


The team of Big Sam and Ash DeSilva defeated The Lion Dance Brothers and are the new KOPW Tag Team Champions.

 

The win occurred this past Saturday, November 4th at a King Of Pro Wrestling show in Foshan, China.