10 February 2024

MWF Kasaysayan Show Update #1


Hello everyone.  One match has been officially announced for the Manila Wrestling Federation show, Kasaysayan 2024.  The event will take place on Sunday, April 14th at the UP Film Institute Media Center at UP Dillman.

 

The two time - MWF Pinoy Wrestling Champion, Jake De Leon will put the title up against the number one contender, "Danger" Rex Lawin.

 

For those who didn't read the last post,   

Kasaysayan 2024 is co-presented by MWF 🇵🇭 and Kyushu Pro Wrestling 🇯🇵.
 
Early bird tickets for the show is between February 9th and March 24th.  For more, please check the ticket2me.net website.  Also, please check the Manila Wrestling Federation - MWF page for more details.  Thank you.

Malaysia Pro Wrestling's Next Show

 

Hello everyone.  Malaysia Pro Wrestling's next show, New Breed II will take place on Saturday, March 2nd.  The venue is the KuAsh Theater TTDI.  Doors open at 5pm with the show beginning at 6pm.

 

Here are the matches lined up so far:

 

Zhan Wen vs. Miles Karu in a singles match.

The Wonderboy (C) vs. Da Butcherman for the MYPW National Wrestlecon Championship.

10 man Invitational Rumble.  The winner will receive a shot at the MYPW National Wrestlecon Championship.

Emman Azman vs. Thommy Ardhi in a singles match.

Carlo Cannon (C) vs. The Statement Andruew Tang for the MYPW World Championship.


The event will celebrate 10 years of pro wrestling in Malaysia!  For more information on the show and tickets, please visit the Malaysia Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

Tag Of Glory Results


Here are the results from Hong Kong Pro Wrestling's event, Tag Of Glory.  The event was held last weekend, February 2-3
at 柴灣 青年廣場2樓 Y劇場 Youth Square 青年廣場
Y Studio in Hong Kong.

 

VPW: Spring Bash


Vietnam Pro Wrestling has announced that their next show will be held on Saturday, March 16th at the VAIB Studio.

 

The event named Spring Bash will pay tribute to legendary wrestler, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

 

More details on the show will be happening soon!

09 February 2024

Causeway Jam Update #3


The event, Causeway Jam in Singapore, has added another match to the show.

 

The event, to be held on Saturday, February 17th is now a sellout!  It will be held at the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Studios.  There will be a triple threat match involving tag teams from both Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling.

 

Cornelius Low and Jack Alexander (Malaysia Pro Wrestling) will take on Endboss Gregory and "Wildfire" Remus who will take on Showtime and Julian.  The last two teams represent Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore.

 

This match will be a wild one.  There's definitely no love lost between the two Grapplemax teams. I'm sure that the Malaysia Pro Wrestling team is aware of that.  However, will that be an advantage for them?

 

For more on the show, please check the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and the Malaysia Pro Wrestling pages on Facebook.

MWF Kasaysayan 2024


The 2024 Pro Wrestling year in Southeast Asia has taken off so far with several promotions doing big shows in China, Singapore and Thailand for example.  Well, in the Philippines, there is another one headed your way!

 

Manila Wrestling Federation will make history in the country at their first event, Kasaysayan, on Sunday, April 14th.  The event will be held at the UP Film Institute, UP Dillman beginning at 4:30pm.  

 

The event will be a co-presentation of wrestlers with the Manila Wrestling Federation and Kyushu Pro Wrestling, based out of Fukuoka, Japan.

 

Recently before this announcement, this fan wanted to learn more about the promotion and the style of wrestling.  Kyushu Pro Wrestling was founded in October 2007 and actually launched in July 2008 by Ryota Chikuzen.  The promotion, a non profit organization, has been very successful in the 15 years.  They have two active championships in the singles and tag team championships.  To my understanding, the promotion is very much involved in the community with charitable work.

 

If anyone has heard of a wrestler by the name of Tajiri, he is a very familiar name in Japanese pro wrestling as well as in America.  Tajiri wrestled in ECW and with WWE several years back and is very well known throughout all of Asia.

 

This fan wasn't aware of this but Tajiri signed with Kyushu Pro Wrestling in January 2003.  Then he won the Kyushi Pro Wrestling Championship at Jokyo 2023 the same night!

 

So, on April 14th, the kapafeds and pinoy wrestling fans will get a chance to see stars such as Jake De Leon, Fabio Makisig, Tajiri, perhaps the current Kyushi Pro Wrestling champion, Kodai Nazaki and more at the event.

 

For more info, including tickets, please check the Manila Wrestling Federation website and the ticket2me.net website for more.  Thank you. 

06 February 2024

JDL vs. Rex Lawin Match


This blogger hasn't done a Manila Wrestling Federation post in awhile.  The reason is that their next show isn't until April.  However, I've seen some things recently that may be of interest to everyone.

 

As the kapafeds and/or the Pinoy wrestling fans know by now, Jake De Leon won the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Title at the 2023 Noche Buena show in December.  It happened in an eight man elimination match, the final match of the night.

 

Earlier in the evening, Danger Rex Lawin defeated Ho Ho Lun in a #1 Contender's Match for a future shot at the coveted title.

 

This fan is not a matchmaker here, and will never be!  The assumption of most fans is that JDL vs. Rex Lawin will happen at the next show in April.  That would be Kasaysayan at the UP Film Institute.  For all of you reading this, that is up to MWF management.  It could happen at the following show, Republika in May.

 

Definitely, I can see this being a good match.  Both competitors are working hard in getting ready for 2024.  Both wrestlers did finish 2023 with victories which gives both of them momentum.  Also, the two are ring veterans meaning that one could possibly defeat the other on a given night.

 

Also, this fan believes former champion, Fabio Makisig, at one point, deserves a rematch.  Fabio, because of the rules of the match, lost the title.  However, he was not pinned or submitted to the eventual champion in the match itself.

 

As well, there is a very good possibility that Jake De Leon may face Main Maxx.  As of this post, we don't know if Main Maxx is still a part of Oro Plata Mata.  It is an assumption that he is no longer with them.  We will know in the upcoming weeks whether that is true.    


Speaking of this, looking ahead, this fan is interested seeing the paths of three wrestlers going forward.  During the Noche Buena show, there were some interesting moments at the end of matches involving C.J. Serafin, Danny Zamora and Main Maxx.  All three were a part of three stables within MWF.

 

Though I won't be there, this fan is excited that Main Maxx is teaming up with Romeo once again.  The Dexcon show in March will tell all of us if the two will team up perhaps in MWF shows sometime during the year.

 

Recently, I watched a livestream of Libreng Lucha.  Both C.J. Serafin and Danny Zamora were part of a tag team in a two on one handicap.  The event was held at the Brawl Pit Bulusan.

 

Though C.J and Danny won the match, it appeared that they were not exactly on the same page.  There appeared to be tension between the two, at times, but they got the victory.  

 

Definitely, this fan, and hopefully those watching MWF shows will be excited about the upcoming year.  Definitely, there will be some surprises.

Bangkok Strong Style Update #1


SETUP Thailand's show, EP17: Bangkok Strong Style will take place on Saturday, March 23rd at The Circus Studio.  Since the last post, there have been three matches added to the show.

 

Matcha, the All Asia Women's Champion, and first female wrestler from Thailand, will defend the title against Princess Pistachio, Taiwan's first female pro wrestler.

 

Also, in the last post, we mentioned about Zach Sabre Jr. and El Phantasmo from NJPW making their way to Thailand to wrestle in the show.

 

Sabre Jr. will face "The Ace Of Thai Wrestling", Shivam in one of the two Double Main Event matches.

 

The second match will have El Phantasmo going up against the SETUP Thailand Openweight Champion, Jonathan Johnson. 

 

The fans in Bangkok will be treated to a very special night of pro wrestling.

 

For more on tickets and the show, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

04 February 2024

Causeway Jam Update #2


A couple of update for the Causeway Jam show scheduled for Saturday, February 17th.  The show will feature wrestlers from both Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling.  The venue is the Grapplemax Studios in Singapore and it will begin at 7:30pm.

 

Added to the show is a special tag team match.  Thommy Ardhi and Miles Karu from Malaysia will take on Grapplemax's Ban Sachak and Big Dave.  This ought to be a huge match for both teams and promotions.

 

Also, the Causeway Jam is now SOLD OUT!  Please continue to check the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling pages for any updated information.  Thank you.

Filipino Pro Wrestling Update #4



Two more pro wrestlers have been added for Filipino Pro Wrestling's show.  The event is FPW: Astig to be held at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater on Sunday, February 11th at 2pm.

 

The "Dark Wolf" Matt Walters and "The Mad Doctor", FPW's Jan Evander will be in action at the show.

 

Would like to share a little about Matt Walters.  If this is the Matt Walters that I looked up on Cagematch, he's a freelance wrestler from Hunstanton Norfolk, England.  His resume is impressive as he has won four different British Championships, singles and tag team in his career.  He has wrestled in a couple of promotions such as Ultimate British Wrestling and Wrestle Force in the U.K.

 

This fan is impressed with "The Mad Doctor" Jan Evander as well.  Though, I didn't get a chance to see him last year at the last FPW: Astig event, I have seen him on video.  His amazing high flying maneuvers are definitely exciting for the fans who have seen him.

 

There will be another post or two on any event updates for the show.

 

With less than a week to go, tickets for the event are still available.  Please check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook as well as the ticket2me website on ticket availability.  Thank you.

02 February 2024

Causeway Jam Update


There have been a couple of matches added for the Causeway Jam show set for Saturday, February 17th.  The annual show has wrestlers from Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling.  The venue if the Grapplemax Studios beginning at 7:30pm with the doors opening at 6:30pm.

 

Hotshot Wilson, the Grapplemax Openweight Champion, will put the title on the line against Prabu in one of the matches.

 

According to history, the two wrestlers have met before in 2022.  Prabu pinned Hotshot in the Gold Standard Tournament.  Will there be a repeat or will Hotshot even the score?

 

In other singles matches, Shawn Phang of the tag team, Aussie Aussie Aussie, will take on upcoming wrestler, Larhvin one on one.

 

The other singles match will feature Joses of Grapplemax against Kazul of Malaysia Pro Wrestling.  For Kazul, it will be his debut at a Grapplemax show in Singapore.

 

For more information on the show, including tickets, please check the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore page on Facebook.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Update


Within the past few hours, there has been a major announcement regarding SETUP Thailand's upcoming show, EP17 Bangkok Strong Style.  The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd.  The venue is The Circus Studio, G Village in Bangkok.

 

In cooperation with New Japan Pro Wrestling, superstars, Zach Sabre Jr. and El Phantasmo will take part in a singles match.

 

This match is huge, not just for SETUP Thailand, but the entire Southeast Asia region.  The match alone is a main event one anywhere in the world!

 

For more information regarding the show, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  As of this post, there are tickets still available.  However, please check their page first beforehand.  Thank you.

Filipino Pro Wrestling Update #3


There have been a couple of mentions since the last Filipino Pro Wrestling post a few days ago.

 

First, "The Blessed One", Chino Guinto, will be in action at the upcoming FPW: Astig show.  His opponent has yet to be named.

 

Also, just announced will be a match between Duke Ortega against Freak Tisoy.

 

This fan knows some things about Chino Guinto and Duke Ortega since seeing then live and on video.

 

Filipino-Canadian wrestler, Freak Tisoy is one who is new to me, and perhaps to the FPW fans.  

 

On Sunday, February 11th, we will know more about him.  There could perhaps be more matches signed for the upcoming show at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati beginning at 2pm.

 

For more on tickets, and there are some still available, please check the ticket2me.net website and also, please check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

31 January 2024

Grapplemax Open House Results


Hello everyone!  Here are the results from Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore's event, Open House.  The event was held last Saturday, January 27th at the Grapplemax Studio in Singapore.

 

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.