Here are the results from this past weekend's Grapplemax - Open House at the Grapplemax Studios in Singapore. The event was held this past Saturday night, July 20th. Thank you to Grapplemax Pro Wrestling for the results.
Just recently, Ring Of Rebirth Singapore (or RoR Wrestling) celebrated its second anniversary as a promotion.
For those that don't know, RoR Wrestling began in 2022. As the third, and newest promotion in Singapore, ROR Wrestling, led by The Eurasian Dragon, had its first show on July 9th. The theme was called RoR - Press Start and was held at the Goldpine Industrial Building. The location has hosted a few pro wrestling shows over the years.
The promotion does it in a studio type format, something very familiar especially in the Territory Era days. The Eurasian Dragon has done a great job with the local talent such as Nyc, Varun Khanna, BGJ, Mr. Geylang, Erfie, Kuhan Bluestar and others. Wrestlers from nearby countries such as Vietnam, Australia and Hong Kong.
The Eurasian Dragon, himself, wrestles on occasions and has wrestled throughout Southeast Asia. He appeared at a recent APAC Wrestling show in Malaysia and did quite well in a tag team match.
Kudos to The Eurasian Dragon and to RoR Wrestling. Their latest shows, RoR Wrestling #8 through #10 were recently taped and will be out on You Tube soon. This blogger cannot wait who was on the show and the matches that took place. As soon as the announcement is received here, I will announce it on the blog.
Here are the results from SPW's show, Clash At The Club II. The event was held this past Friday night, July 19th at the ION Club. Thank you to SPW for the results.
Legendary announcer, Walt Harris interviewing Kinji Shibuya at the KTVU studios in Oakland, CA.
Wrestling fans in America, for the most part, love the large venues. Certainly Madison Square Garden, Crypto.com Arena, United Center and others come to mind.
However, what about the small arenas or venue?
Before seeing my first big wrestling show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, it was seeing a one hour wrestling show at a television studio in Oakland. KTVU Channel 2 would originally televise their promotional shows at 9pm each Friday night for a few years. One night, some family friends and I had a chance to see a show. There were four matches in the one hour time slot with commercials. It was a beginning for this wrestling fan.
I've been fortunate to see some shows in all different venues. Wrestlemania 31 at Levi's Stadium was monumental. However, seeing a show in a small venue is every bit as important.
Right now, there are six matches scheduled for the show.
Four of the matches are part of a tournament to declare an inaugural Pusong Pinoy Wrestling Champion.
There will be a battle royal in honor of a late, huge wrestling fan. The Jun Capilos Jr. Battle Royal will be an exciting one to watch.
Also, the Pinay Vixen, Chelsea Marie will face "Mr. Philippine Wrestling" Jake De Leon in the Main Event. This is a return match from the Pinoy Wrestling Night last month.
For more information, including tickets, please visit the PUSO Wrestling Facebook page. PUSO Wrestling can also be found on Instagram, X and You Tube.
Finally, if anyone, or anyone you know is interesting in sponsoring the show, please email PUSO Wrestling at pusowrestling@gmail.com for more details. Thank you.
During the pandemic in 2020, this blogger watched a lot of You Tube videos of Southeast Asia wrestling promotions. The Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore wrestling shows really caught my eye.
Since watching Dante Chen last week, this blogger went back and watched several videos of Singapore Pro Wrestling shows over the past several years.
The promotion, I believe, is the oldest in Southeast Asia, began in 2012. Their first show was an event called SPW Open House in October. The names, that this fan learned quickly, were "The Statement" Andruew Tang and The Eurasian Dragon. Soon afterwards, the names of Trexxus. Aiden Rex and Alexis Lee were wrestlers that I enjoyed watching.
Singapore Pro Wrestling has been very consistent with the shows over the years. Not only does the promotion have their local talent in Singapore. Wrestlers, from other promotions in Southeast Asia and beyond, travel and wrestle in their shows. Though I've never been to one of their shows live, I've seen You Tube as well as the premium videos. The organization is very strong. Andruew has done great work for this promotion in the nearly 12 years!
Dante Chen (Trexxus), I believe, began his WWE/NXT career in 2021 when the pandemic eased a bit. I remembered reading in on a couple of websites. Definitely, this is a great story, for Dante, SPW and wrestling fans throughout Southeast Asia.
When one thinks of pro wrestling in Southeast Asia, whether SPW or any other promotion, the local wrestling scene in the countries are still very young!
Speaking of Singapore Pro Wrestling, their next show, Hardcore Island 2: A Fine City, will take place on Friday, August 16th beginning at 7:30pm. The venue is the Foo Chow Building. Please visit SPW on their Facebook page for more information including tickets. Thank you.
One match has been added to the show. The team of Jack N' Cheese (BGJ and CBK) had their open challenge accepted by The Gym Bros (Sunny Z and Benji).
For more on the show, including tickets, please visit the SPW page on Facebook. Thank you.
Hello everyone!
In the Philiipines, the country is well covered when it comes to pro wrestling, whether it is local or on the international level.
There are three podcasts that I would like to share with the readers. Pinoy wrestling fans are probably familiar with these already. However, this being a Southeast Asia wrestling blog, it would be good to share these with wrestling fans worldwide.
https://www.channelfourteen.com/
The group, Pro Wrestling PH Club is a club that was created in 2016 and rebranded on December 31, 2022. Angelo, Danielle, Christian and many others have done a great job with this group. I was invited into the group in August 2023 and have enjoyed every moment since following.
Pro Wrestling PH Club cam be found on Facebook and a couple of other social media outlets. Here is the link to their page on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/prowrestlingphclub
Rowen, Ro, Emile, Stan and Chino are extremely knowledgeable with both the worldwide and local scene in the Philippines. Usually, their podcasts take place at 7pm on Thursdays (Philippines) and sometimes, subject to change. Here is the link to The Wrestling Wrestling Podcast on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/wrestlingwrestlingpodcast
https://www.facebook.com/kayfabecafe
Finally, if any wrestling fan reads this, please take the opportunity to at least see their page and follow the group. It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks everyone.
The Eurasian Dragon from ROR Wrestling in Singapore will team up with Hendo Ramli. They will take on the team of Joe Louise and K.A.E in a tag team match.
APAC Wrestlelegion will be this evening at the WNZ Arena, Spacerubix, Puchong.
For more information, please visit the APAC Wrestling Facebook page regarding tickets, if any available. As always with any wrestling show, the card is subject to change.
Some
of this is similar to my experiences of preparing a track for another
sports entertainment in North America known as Roller Derby.
Very recently, this blogger read a post shared by Philippine pro wrestler, Fabio Makisig. Definitely, preparing for a show varies from country to country. Please check out by clicking the link below. This fan is always appreciative of what goes on behind the scenes of pro wrestling shows!
https://ko-fi.com/post/Bayanihan-in-Pinoy-Wrestling-Z8Z410P8GK
APAC Wrestling's next show, Wrestlelegion, will take place on Saturday, July 20th. The venue is the WNZ Arena, Spacerubix, Puchong beginning at 8pm.
There has been one enormous match added to the show that this blogger just learned.
Filipino Pro Wrestling Champion, Mike Madrigal will face NYC from Ring Of Rebirth (Singapore) and local stars, Big Eddie Emil and Mick Mercer in a four way match for the FPW Championship. These type of matches always reduce the champion's odds. However, I would never count out a champion, especially one of Mike Madrigal's caliber!
For more information, and if any tickets remain, please visit the APAC Wrestling page on Facebook.
All the best to everyone appearing at the show on Saturday. Have a good weekend everyone!
PUSO Wrestling, as been mentioned over the past couple of weeks, will be having their inaugural show. Unang Tibok, on Saturday, August 17th beginning at 6pm. The location is the Brawl Pit Bulusan in Quezon City, PH.
Up until this post, there will be a Main Event match and four quarter final matches of a tournament. The tournament of seven matches overall will determine who will be the first Pusong Pinoy Wrestling Champion.
There is one additional match that has been added to the show. The Jun Capilos Jr. Battle Royal, an over-the top elimination battle royal will feature six wrestlers, all capable of winning the event.
This blogger knows the family from a couple of shows last year. Jelson and his two daughters have always been supportive in the short time we've known one another. Thank you to the Capilos family who has supported shows and Pinoy wrestling in general!
The wrestlers involved in the match are Fabio Makisig, Patricia Ligaya, Dabid Ravena, Ken Cifer, Danny Zamora and Brother Benny.
For more information on the show, including tickets (which are still available), please visit the PUSO Wrestling page on Facebook. PUSO Wrestling can also be found on social media platforms such as Instagram, X and You Tube.
If anyone is interested in sponsoring for the upcoming show, please email PUSO Wrestling at pusowrestling@gmail.com for more details. Thank you.
Just announced! TOP Dojo's (Thailand) next show, Reinforce, will take place on Sunday, August 18th beginning at 12:30pm. The venue is the Motorway Dojo, near Hua Mak Airport Station in Bangkok.
For more on the show, and ticket availability, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling page on Facebook. Thank you.
APAC Wrestling's (Malaysia) next show, Wrestlelegion, will take place this coming Saturday, July 20th at 8pm. The venue is the WNZ Arena, Spacerubix, Puchong.
There is an added match to the show. "Asian Warrior" Daryl Wong, the UCE Wrestling Intercontinental Champion, a promotion from Hawaii, will take on Jago Aqasha and Konrad Kai in a Gauntlet Match. It will be Wong's first appearance in Malaysia in a couple of years.
For more information, including ticket availability, please visit the APAC Wrestling page on Facebook. Thank you.
