TOP Dojo Breaking Point Update #3

Hello everyone.

 

A huge match has been added to the TOP Dojo (Thailand) show, Breaking Point.  The event takes place on Sunday, June 22md at the Motorway Dojo beginning at 12:30pm.

 

Prince Benny will put the King Of Thai Wrestling Championship on the line against two challengers, Kuhan, who has wrestled with Ring Of Rebirth Singapore,  and Jay Yuu in a three way match.  This blogger is not certain on this but in these types of matches, the Champion must either pin or have an opponent submit in order to retain the title.  Will get a clarification on this asap.

 

For tickets and more information on the upcoming show, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

TOP Dojo: Breaking Point Show Update #1

Hello everyone. 

 

TOP Dojo's (Thailand) next show, Breaking Point will take place on Sunday, June 22nd at the Motorway Dojo near the Hua Mak Airport Station beginning at 12:30pm.

 

One match has been made for the show.  Brother Bhai from Singapore's Ring Of Rebirth will travel to Thialand to face KUMA in a Singles match.  Brother Bhai is no stranger to the TOP Dojo shows as he appeared in one last year around this time.  I'm sure that KUMA will definitely be a formidable opponent for him.

 

For tickets, and more information on the show, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

IWA Thailand: EP02 - Whiplash Update #1

Hello everyone.

 

IWA Thailand's (SETUP) next show, IWA Thailand: EP02 - Whiplash will be taking place on Saturday, June 28 at The Circus Studio.  Bell time is 5:30pm with the doors opening at 5pm.

 

The Great Kappa will be taking on Jonathan Johnson, the IWA WorldTitle Tournament Winner for the IWA Title.

 

For tickets and/or for more information regarding the upcoming show, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

TOP Dojo (Thailand) Next Show

Hello everyone.

 

TOP Dojo's next show, Breaking Point, will take place on Sunday, June 22nd at the Motorway Dojo near Hua Mak Airport Station beginning at 12:30pm.

 

For more on the show, and tickets, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.

TOP Dojo: New Era Update #2

Hello everyone.

 

TOP Dojo (Thailand) has announced another match for the show, TOP Dojo: New Era scheduled for Sunday, March 16th beginning at 12:30pm at the Motorway Dojo.

 

The Champion, Revolution Squad's, Prince Benny will face Bad Company's Golem Thai in a Singles Match, One Fall with a 20 minute time limit.

 

Also (edited), Free Clan's- Wassana will face AIJU's KUMA in a singles match which is also one fall and a 20 minute time limit.

 

For tickets, and more information on the show, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling Facebook page.

 

Next week, this blogger will have a little more on the upcoming show.  Hopefully, you'll have a chance to read what's happening in the TOP Dojo scene.  Thank you.

SETUP / IWA Tag Team Title Match

Hello everyone.

 

This fan definitely enjoys pro wrestling and definitely loves tag team matches.  The upcoming tag team match coming up at the SETUP Thailand EP21 Double Cross show features two of my favorite tag teams in Southeast Asia.

 

The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo and Mr. Suchart) are the current SETUP / IWA Tag Team Champions.  They will defend the belts against Singapore's favorite tag team of Jack N' Cheese (BGJ and CBK).

 

Let me start with the challengers first.  Both BGJ and CBK have wrestled in singles competition.  However, this fan believes their best success has been as a tag team.  From memory here, but I believe the team, Jack N' Cheese, emerged in early 2024 at the first Singapore Pro Wrestling show.  Fans at the Foo Chow Building rallied behind the team right away.  Their rivalry with the Midnight B***s was, and still is one that fans remember.  

 

They would win the SPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Title #1 contendership in November in a three way match in Singapore.  They would defeat The Wonderboy and Miles Karu (MYPW) by DQ in Singapore for the belts.  However, they've been "refused" a rematch as of this post.  

 

Jack N' Cheese has also wrestled in Vietnam at a VPW show in December for the VPW Tag Team Title.  In fact, one half of the team, BGJ, along with another partner, The Eurasian Dragon, won the VPW Tag Team belts back in June 2023.  They would defend the titles a couple of times in Singapore before losing in a fatal four way match in October.  

 

For Jack N' Cheese, this will be their first visit in Thailand.  

 

The Good Deal is a team that I've enjoyed watching since the formation.  Up until July 2023, both Anont Alonzo and Mr. Suchart wrestled in singles competition.  Then at the EP14 show, The Good Deal defeated St. John's Innocent College in what was termed as a "Special Tag Team Match." 

 

Two months later, In September, The Good Deal became the first Thailand tag team world champions in history!  There would be a tournament to determine the champion.  In two separate three way tag matches, The Good Deal would defeat four other teams in would win the the SETUP / IWA Japan belts.

 

Their rivalries against St. John's Innocent College and the Calamari Drunken Kings are legendary at The Circus Studio.  Fans who have seen the teams they've faced have definitely been worthy opponents.  As of this post, The Good Deal has held the belts for 222 days and have defended it successfully on a couple of occasions.

 

You can say that the fans who will flock The Circus Studio in about two weeks are looking forward to this encounter.

SETUP Thailand Uprising Series '25 Match #1 Announced

Hello everyone!

 

A few hours ago, SETUP Thailand announced their first match of the Uprising Series.  This will be part of the EP21: Double Cross show scheduled for Saturday, March 22nd.

 

It is a single match in the Block B bracket as Flame Drake will take on Gunn.  

 

Here are the details of the tournament:

Single Match with a 10 minute time limit.

Winner: 2 points.

Time limit draw: 1 point each.

Loser: 0 points.

 

For more on the tournament AND tickets because they are still available, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Also, previously, this blogger did a feature on all six wrestlers in the Uprising Series '25.  The links will be below for viewing.  Thank you.

 

Flame Drake link:  https://pwtsea.blogspot.com/2025/02/setup-thailands-flame-drake.html

 

Gunn link:   https://pwtsea.blogspot.com/2025/02/setup-thailands-gunn.html

SETUP Thailand's Gunn

Hello everyone.

 

 

Hope all of you are enjoying the Uprising Series feature on all six of SETUP Thailand's wrestlers in the upcoming tournament.

 

The final wrestler this blogger would like to mention is, last but certainly not least, Gunn.  The following information is factual and is what this blogger sees in, what is, an up and coming as well as an improved wrestler. 

 

(NOTE - Please Facebook message me at SF Wayne regarding anything good or otherwise on this post).

 

Back in April 2020 when Covid-19 was affecting everyone, I started following SETUP Thailand and other Southeast Asia promotions on Facebook as well as other social media outlets.  It was a way of getting through a day.  Remember, much of the world was strongly advised not to go outside because of the virus.  So, to this wrestling fan, seeing videos and reading up what soon would be a blog would happen.

 

I first learned about Gunn on SETUP's Facebook page.  It was around the beginning of 2020.  His profile was shown on their page as a wrestling trainee / referee.  Over the years, knowing the promotion, his training that was led by wrestlers such as Paksa would be very beneficial.

 

His first match was what was termed an exhibition match against Paksa, definitely not a surprise.  It happened in August 2020 after a delay in the show due to Covid.  

 

In November that year, Gunn had his best moment yet as a young wrestler.  A show called an Enter The Island Tournament took place on a boat that took place on the Chao Phraya River.  A full house of fans were a part of the action.

 

Gunn wrestled three times in the event.  Defeating the likes of Paksa, Jonathan Johnson and EK Baki is no small feat!  All three are well known and great wrestlers in the Thailand and Southeast Asia scene.  He would go on to win the tournament!

 

There would be some defeats and victories in the next year for Gunn.  This blogger is not certain what happened to him.  Likely, an absence from wrestling was due to the epidemic.  

 

However, the next time we, and the fans, saw Gunn, was in a three way match for the SETUP 24/7 Championship in July 2023.

 

In November 2024, Gunn took part in the 20 person SETUP Rumble which was a very unique match with some of the different costumes that some of the wrestlers wore.  Early this year, in January, Gunn fared well in the Intergender Four Way match with Matcha, Kru Pol and Pondhub.

 

From the video I've seen of him, he has definitely good wrestling skills.  His drop kick on opponents is something that stands out.  He does have other attributes as well.        

 

Being told by sources that he may be the most experienced going into the upcoming tournament, Gunn definitely feels he has something to prove.  Interestingly, Gunn will face two of the competition from January's match.  Also, there is Kevin Weng, Flame Drake and Blick Drewz.  Gunn is in the B Block along with Flame Drake and Pondhub.

 

All this blogger can say is that any one of the six that are in the two blocks are more than capable of winning the tournament.  I'm not one to select the winner.  However, for the fans who will pack The Circus Studio over the next four months, anything can, and will happen.  The tournament, along with other great matches, will provide for an exciting 2025 in Bangkok and at The Circus Studio.  

 

Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page, as always, for tickets and information.  Thank you.

TOP Dojo on You Tube

Hello everyone.

 

TOP Dojo (Thailand) has released some You Tube videos from last November's show, Siam Fighter 2024 show.  The event took place at the Sila Market in a ring format in Bangkok.

 

There are four matches that were on the show (with one exhibition match).  The matches are full length in its entirety.

 

Please check them out and subscribe today!  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Major Announcment

Hello everyone!

 

A few hours ago, SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling made an announcement that is separate from the IWA Japan Tournament that began last month at the Bangkok Navigation show.  To this blogger's knowledge, the IWA Japan Tournament is still ongoing for the March show.

 

Here is the announcement that was posted a few hours ago on SETUP Thailand's Facebook page.

 

 

 [OFFICIAL] SETUP ‘UPRISING SERIES’ 2025 : Group division tournament of young wrestlers, winning cups and the right to win the first place in Thai wrestling championship.

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#SETUPTH As wrestling fans have seen, SETUP has many new wrestlers and many more students who are waiting to wrestle officially. We discussed with all stakeholders to the conclusion that we should organize a tournament to give them an opportunity to showcase their skills. And the prize for the winner should be big enough to be called the ‘moment of a lifetime opportunity’.

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Because we believe that even the experience of a wrestler is important, but wrestling comes with the word 'anything can happen'. This tournament may be the 'beginning' of a new legend that will happen to the Thai wrestling world in the near future.

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Let's get ready for this tournament fun !

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 TOURNAMENT RULES

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 Wrestlers will be divided into 2 groups, namely Block A and Block B. All compete in a similar match.

 Every match is scheduled for 1 round of 10 minutes. It is a single match wrestling with the standard wrestling rules.

 Winner gets 2 points / Draw gets 1 point / Loser gets 0 points / Loser gets Falw or Count Out gets no points.

 The group stage matches will take a total of 3 shows (1 pair per show from both groups).

 The highest scorer of each block will fight in the final in June 2025)

 The winner of the tournament will be eligible for SETUP Thailand Openweight Single Match at any time for 1 year. (Must be a wrestling match only, cannot Cash-In as the winner of SETUP Rumble).

 

Tickets for the Saturday, March 22nd show are still at an Early Bird promotion rate as of this post.  However, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page for more information.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand: EP21 Double Cross

Hello everyone.

 

SETUP Thailand's next show, EP21: Double Cross is now the theme for the March show.  Speaking about the event, it is on Saturday, March 22nd at The Circus Studio beginning at 6:30pm.  Doors will open for the event at 6pm.

 

A lot has happened since the blog has been idle for a few days.  It's to the understanding that a few of Singapore Pro Wrestling's talents will be coming to Thailand for the upcoming show.  This is to strengthen local wrestling scenes and provide a better foundation on the global stage. 

 

Because of an injury to SETUP's Monomoth at the hands of Shivam, there will be a special match to determine the new contender for the 'IWA Japan World Title No.1 spot.'  IWA Japan management wants this match to be a Triple Threat variety.  More on this match in the coming weeks.

Also, SPW's "The Statement" Andruew Tang is currently the SETUP Thailand Openweight Champion.  Will he return to The Circus Studio and defend the belt?  Who will his opponent be if the opportunity arises?  Jonathan Johnson would be the obvious choice after what happened last November.  Anyway, all of these questions will be answered in the coming days and weeks.

 

In the meantime, for more information on this show, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  My understanding is that there's an Early Bird Promotion.  However, please visit the page.

 

SETUP Thailand, as always, can be found on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and You Tube.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Update

Hello everyone.

 

Have just been informed that the SETUP Thailand Training tryout that was scheduled for Saturday, February 1st, has been canceled.  Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page if you have made a payment for the tryout.  There are instructions on how to get a refund.

 

Also, tickets for the EP21 show, Thai Wrestling Battle For The Month Of March (Saturday, March 22nd) will be sold at a special price!  The offer is  effective until Sunday, February 2nd.  Then, tickets will, once again, be sold at the normal price.  Once again, please visit the SETUP Thailand Facebook page on this and other informational things.

 

If there are any updates, am certain that SETUP will share it with everyone.  

 

SETUP can be seen on various social media platforms such as Instagram and You Tube.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation #7

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Navigation, is just over one week away...Saturday, January 18th beginning at 6:30pm at The Circus Studio G Village.  Ringside tickets are SOLD OUT but rows two on back are still available.  Please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page on how one can still buy tickets.

 

Next week, this blogger will share the full card of matches.  All of the matches are intriguing, especially the singles match between Paksa and Pro Wrestling Noah's (Japan), Naomichi Marufuji.

 

Both wrestlers are legends in their respective countries ....Thailand and Japan.  Personally, I've never seen either live at a show but on You Tube.  Both Paksa and Naomichi Marufuji have given their all in wrestling shows over the years.  This match alone is one to see.

 

This blogger mentioned a little about this match back on January 1st but wanted to add a little more to this special singles match.  If any of the fans reading this saw the singles match late last year between Paksa and Kenoh, also from Pro Wrestling NOAH, you'll be in for a special one next week!

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #6

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand's next show, Bangkok Navigation, will take place on Saturday, January 18th, a little over two weeks away.  One match has been added for the show and it's another big one!

 

A special intergender fatal four way match featuring Kru Pol, Pondhub, Gunn and Matcha has been added.

 

This, once again, is a great opportunity for each competitor.  All four competitors are coming off defeats in their last matches.

 

Fatal four way matches, no matter where they are in the world, are as unpredictable as rumble matches.  This blogger certainly won't predict who might come out on top, but it certainly will be interesting.  All four wrestlers have something to prove.

 

The event will take place at The Circus Studio G Village at Bangkok.  For more, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Also, SETUP can be found on You Tube!

Thank you and have a good weekend ahead!

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #5

Happy New Year everyone!

 

A huge match has been added for SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Navigation.  The wrestling event will take place on Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village.  Doors open at 6pm with the show beginning at 6:30pm.

 

Paksa, one of the greats in Thailand wrestling history, and with SETUP, will take on one of Japan's wrestling legends in Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling Noah).

 

IWA Japan's Tatsukuni "Kinroku" Asano Memorial International Special Single Match will be a memorable and special one.  Mr. Asano began promoting wrestling events in 1990 with FMW as well as All Japan Pro Wrestling.  Later on, Victor Qunones and Asano co-founded IWA Japan.

 

Asano passed away this past November.  According to a recent article, per Post Wrestling, in July 2024, SETUP and Asano’s promotion collaborated on a joint show. It was the first IWA Japan-branded event since 2014.  The upcoming match is in honor of him.

 

For more on the January 18th show, and ticket information, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page.  Also, SETUP Thailand can be found on You Tube.  Please subscribe!  Thank you.   

SETUP Thailand Bangkok Navigation Update #4

Hello everyone!

 

SETUP Thailand has announced a championship match for the show, Bangkok Navigation.  The show will take place on January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok.  Doors open at 6pm with the first match at 6:30pm.

 

Daz Black, the Premier British Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion will take on SETUP 24/7 Champion, Kevin Weng.  Only the British Championship will be on the line.

 

Of late, this blogger has watched both wrestlers on You Tube.  For Kevin Weng, this is a huge  opportunity of a lifetime to elevate himself in SETUP.  Championship opportunities don't come every day.

 

For Daz Black, I saw one match earlier in 2024 against Carlos Zamora, definitely no slouch in the wrestling world.  It was one of the most exciting matches this blogger has seen this year.

 

For more information, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  

 

Thank you everyone and a safe and prosperous New Year!   

 

  

SETUP Thailand: Bangkok Navigation Update #3

Hello everyone!

 

One match has been added for SETUP Thailand's first show in January.  The show is called Bangkok Navigation.  The date is Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok.  Doors for the event opens at 6pm with the first match at 6:30pm.

 

The IWA World Tag Team Championship has been just announced.  The team of Blick Drewz and Flame Drake, no strangers to the pro wrestling scene in Thailand, will take on the champions, The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo and Mr. Suchart).  This appears to be a dream match for both teams!

 

For more information on this match, the show, and for tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Also, SETUP Thailand can be found on You Tube.  Thank you!

SETUP Thailand: Bangkok Navigation Update #2

Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!

 

SETUP Thailand's next show, Bangkok Navigation is coming up soon.  The date is Saturday, January 18 at The Circus Studio, G Village.

 

A huge match has been made between two former champions.  Johnathan Johnson will take on Masa Takanashi in an IWA Japan World Title Tournament Dream Match.  This encounter is a main event anywhere in Southeast Asia.

 

For more information, including tickets, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.    

More About TOP Dojo

 

Back in July 2024, this blogger first heard of TOP Dojo or Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling.  It was through The Eurasian Dragon, a well known wrestler from Singapore that heads the Ring Of Rebirth promotion.

 

Ring Of Rebirth sent several wrestlers to the Bangkok area of Thailand for a show.  What I noticed right away was a little of my short background in high school.  That was wrestling on a mat.

 

This blogger will always appreciate pro wrestling whether the promotion and event is staged on a mat or a ring.  Several promotions in Southeast Asia began their quests with pro wrestling on a mat format.  Vietnam Pro Wrestling, for example, has done that.

 

It wasn't until recently on Facebook when I became friends with TOP Dojo Ring Announcer, Jason.  He shared some things about the promotion, the promotion's major show, as well as the country of Thailand.  Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia are places I would like to visit one day.

 

It appears that the groundwork for TOP Dojo began in late December 2019.

 

Led by P-Nutz and Golem Thai, TOP Dojo's first show, Reborn, would take place on February 29, 2020.  Along with the two mentioned, Jibsy, a top woman wrestler in Thailand wrestled in the show along with Blick Drewz, Kuma, Jay Yuu, Hideo (who's birthday is the same day as this blogger) and Oath took part.  The event was held at the Motorway Dojo, just east of the downtown area of Bangkok.

 

Unfortunately, less than a month later, the Covid pandemic set in and crippled pro wrestling throughout the world.  TOP Dojo would do a show late in December.  However, it wouldn't be until February 2022 before another show took place.

 

Also, because of the pandemic, several wrestlers who were at the initial show back in February 2020 are no longer wrestling currently.

 

P-Nutz, the owner and the first King Of Thai Wrestling Champion, has a very good roster.  Golem Thai, one of the original members is still an active member along with Kuma and Jay Yuu.  One of my favorites, Flame Drake, is very active.  Bobby, Jonathan Wolf, K.H.J, Earth and Mickey Rawz have made some appearances.

 

The remainder of the roster is Prince Benny (the current King Of Thai Wrestling Champion), Silver Bullet, Wassana, B. Jirawat, JT, Bahopia (a trainee) and Best Boonpa.  Jason continues to be the ring announcer and does a great job at it.  If there is anyone I missed, please message or contact me and will add them here.

 

The promotion also has stables (groups) like what you would see at New Japan Pro Wrestling.  Wassana, a masked wrestler in the promotion is a member of FREE CLANS.  P-Nutz and Golem Thai are currently BAD COMPANY.  Silver Bullet and Kuma are KAIJU and Flame Drake and Prince Benny are REVOLUTION SQUAD.

 

TOP Dojo's major show is Siam Fighter.  The latest version took place in November and was in a ring format.  Their other shows include Reinforce, Unleash, Nuclear Reaction and Overheat.  Most of the mat shows take place at the Motorway Dojo, located east of the center of Bangkok.

 

For more on TOP Dojo, please visit the TOP Dojo - Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  Also, they can be found on You Tube.  Please subscribe to them.  Thanks everyone!

TOP Dojo - Extermination Results

Hello everyone!

 

Here are the results from TOP Dojo (Thailand Origin Pro Wrestling) event, Extermination.  The show took place at the Motorway Dojo on September 15th.  Thank you to TOP Dojo for the results.

 

 

EXHIBITION MATCH

BAPHOBIA (TRAINEE) VS WASSANA (FREE CLANS)

WASSANA won by vertical suplex in 05.04 minutes

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- DEBUT MATCH

BEST BOONPA (ROOKIE) VS PRINCE BENNY (REVOLUTION SQUAD)

PRINCE BENNY won with a Bulldog Choke in 13.35 minutes.

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- SINGLE MATCH

FLAME DRAKE (REVOLUTION SQUAD) VS GOLEM THAI (BAD COMPANY)

GOLEM THAI won with Made in Japan in 14.48 minutes.

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- SINGLE MATCH

WASSANA (FREE CLANS) VS P-NUTZ(BAD COMPANY)

P-NUTZ won by Michinoku Driver in 12.41 minutes.

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- Main Event

KILL THE NUISANCE MATCH

SILVER BULLET (KAIJU) VS KUMA (KAIJU)

SILVER BULLET wins with Burning Lariat in 19.45 minutes.