The SETUP 24/7 Title Experience

From left to right, LegenDarius (FPW), Ken Warren (then with MWF) and yours truly.  This followed my first pro wrestling show in Southeast Asia.  Ken allowed us to hold the SETUP 24/7 belts.  It was my first experience holding a belt.  To my friends at SETUP: I took care of it and actually kept the face of the belt polished.  It was a great experience and one not to be forgotten!

 

Hello everyone.

 

SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling, one of this blogger's favorite pro wrestling promotions, came up with a title during the COVID-19 pandemic.  It was something similar to what WWE did.  The promotion came up with a new title which they still have today, the SETUP 24/7 title.

 

The 24/7 title is a mid card type title which allows everyone in the promotion involved as long as there's a referee present.  The idea of this was started by WWE wrestling legend, Mick Foley.  By no means it was never to be a major title.  However, when you least expect something that happens at a pro wrestling show, someone can win a title anywhere in the building.

 

At my first Southeast Asia pro wrestling show, Manila Wrestling Federation's Noche Buena, one of Pinoy wrestling's best performers, Jomar Liwanag, was the champion.  He would defend the title later in the evening against the previous champion, Ken Warren at the Peta Center in Quezon City.

 

There were 10 matches that evening.  From around the third to the eighth match of the evening, there would be times when the SETUP 24/7 title changed hands during the show.  It was a very clever idea from the MWF writers how they did it.  Here were the title changes that happened that night....

 

Tarek El Tayech (employee) d. Jomar Liwanag.

Veronica Litton (employee) d. Tarek El Tayech.

Danny Zamora & Razael d. Veronica Litton.

Bahay ng Liwanag d. Razael.

Ken Warren d. Bahay ng Liwanag in a 3-1 handicap match to win the SETUP 24/7 title.

 

Ken Warren would keep the title until he returned to Thailand.  Prior to the match in Thailand, he would announce that he would be leaving the Philippines and relocate in Canada.  

 

Anyway, back in Thailand, Mr. Suchart of SETUP Thailand would get his rematch and would win back the title.  Basically, the title, for the most part, has stayed in Thailand. At last count, around 50 people have had the title at one time or another.

 

Currently, Kevin Weng has the title.  He is one of the bright future stars in the SETUP promotion.  It will be interesting how long he holds on to the belt.