IWA SETUP EP02 - Whiplash Update #4

Hello everyone.

 

Since this blogger's last post, there have been two matches added for the Whiplash show.  The event will take place on Saturday, June 28th, The Circus Studio, G Village,  beginning at 5:30pm.

 

In a crucial match in the Uprising Series - Group B, Pondhub (2 pts) will take on Gunn (1 pt) in a 10 minute singles match.  Gunn needs to win the match outright to move on while Pondhub only needs to draw, or win of course.

 

In the other scheduled match, set up as a GM Terry Diesel Special Match, the challengers, Gatekeeper and Flame Drake will take on The Good Deal for the IWA Setup World Tag Team Championship.

 

Tickets are still available for the show as of this post.  Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page for more information.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand EP22: The Fallen Kingdom Results

Hello everyone.

 

Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, EP22: The Fallen Kingdom.  The event took place last Saturday, May 31st.  Thank you to SETUP Thailand's Facebook page for sharing the results.

 

-International Special Single Match:  

Anont Alonzo d. Sage Matthews.

 

-Uprising Series Block A Decision 3-Way Match:

Kru Pol d. Jeney and Blick Drewz.

 

-International Special Singles Match:

Gunn d. Steve The Teacher. 

 

 -Champion vs Champion : International Special Singles Match:

AWGC Tag Team Champion - Michael Su d. IWA SETUP World Tag Team Champion - Mr. Suchart.

 

  -Uprising Series Block B Decision 3-Way Match:

Pondhub d. Flame Drake.

Pondhub vs. Gunn in the next group match. 

 

 -SETUP All Asia Women's Championship Match:

Matcha d. Raku (C).  Matcha becomes the 4th champion.

 

 -Main Event  : International Special 6-Man Tag Team Match:

Team RGT (Shivam & Andruew Tang & Emman Azman) d. Team SETUP (Jonathan Johnson & Zach Sabre Jr. & Jake De Leon).

Jake De Leon turns on TEAM SETUP & Jonathan Johnson to help Team RGT for the win.

 

Next SETUP Thailand wrestling show is IWA Thailand Episode 2 : Whiplash at The Circus Studio on Saturday, June 28th beginning at 5:30pm.  Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page on tickets and information.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand EP21 Double Cross Results

Hello everyone.

 

Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, EP21 Double Cross.  The show took place this past Saturday night, March 22nd at The Circus Studio.  Normally, I don't do a recap unless this blogger was at the event.  However, this recap is important in various ways.

 

The show began with a tribute to Masa Takanashi by playing his intro song.  He took part in SETUP's very first show back in January 2020 and is a very familiar face to the fans in Thailand and throughout all of Asia.

 

Takanashi suffered an unfortunate neck injury a few days ago at a show in Japan.  All of us who have read about, or know him, we're thinking, praying, and are hoping for the best.  Our thought and prayers are with him at this time.   

 

On to the show, this blogger heard, read and saw some clips.  It was wild to say the least.  A loud and boisterous crowd of 141 fans saw some great action.   The second, third and fourth matches were a part of the Uprising Series which will give everyone some much needed experience.

 

The final three matches had some great action and also, very interesting endings.  None of the SETUP Titles changed hands, but there were interesting developments that happened.  This blogger wasn't there, but word does get back, especially from about 12,800 kilometers away...

 

There was a chair shot that ended one match.

 

There was a referee, for some reason, that stopped a count in a tag match.  Heard some rumor going around that the referee was paid.

 

And then there was some interference from a wrestler who wasn't supposed to be at ringside.  Not only that, he aligned with another wrestler after the match to become a group called the Real Global Threat.  Am hearing that RGT want to take over the local wrestling industry.

 

This fan, while doing this post is supposed to be unbiased here.  However, thanks to this blogger's regional wrestling hero, JDL, he stopped RGT before any further damage was done.  This blogger hears that our regional wrestling hero will team up with Jonathan Johnson and have challenged RGT to a match scheduled this coming May.

 

AND.......if some things can be worked out back in America, this blogger WILL be visiting Thailand AND will be at the May show!  I want to thank several fans who shared some insights with the show as well as sharing pics, reels and more.  Also, thank you to SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling, to Pumi, the staff, and to all the wrestlers and fans involved.  It makes doing this post a whole lot easier to do.

 

Here are the results... 

 

Anont Alonzo d. "Gatekeeper" Hyde in an open challenge.  

Kevin Weng d. Kru Pol.

Flame Drake and Gunn wrestled to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Pondhub & Blick Drewz d. Chalee & Admin Oak.

Shivam d. Jake De Leon in the #1 contender's qualifying match for the IWA Japan World Heavyweight Title.  Shivam will face Jonathan Johnson and Mikey Wild in the tournament final.

Matcha d. Alexis Lee and is the #1 contender for the SETUP All Asia Women's Title.

The Good Deal d. Jack N' Cheese and remain the IWA SETUP World Tag Team Champions.  They successfully defended it for the fourth time.

Andruew Tang d. Jonathan Johnson in Tang's first defense of the title and remains the SETUP Openweight Champion.

SETUP Thailand Double Cross Show Update #8

Hello everyone.  This post is a little long, but very important.  Please read.  Thanks.

 

In a stunning development, there has been one more match added for the SETUP Thailand EP21 show scheduled for March 22nd at The Circus Studio.

 

In an IWA Japan World Championship #1 Contender Tournament Qualifying Match, PUSO Wrestling and Mr. Philippine Wrestling's, Jake De Leon will take on the MYPW SEA Champion, Shivam.  This match is a major one for both competitors in their wrestling careers!

 

Jake De Leon just recently came off a huge tag team match in the Philippines where he teamed up with legendary Japanese wrestler, Yoshi Tatsu at the Dexcon show.  Their team won a successful match this last weekend.

 

Shivam is the MYPW SEA Champion and won the title last year at the IWA SETUP 30th Anniversary show at The Circus Studio.  

 

Both JDL and Shivam have seen each other before, at least twice over the past year.  The latest was a four way match in Singapore when both wrestlers were wrestling for the SPW SEA Title that is currently held by Da Butcherman with SPW.  This match. everyone, is a main eventer anywhere in Southeast Asia.  Fans in Thailand should be really excited about this one!

 

Note**  The winner of this match will face Jonathan Johnson and Mikey Wild in a Three Way match sometime later this year.       

 

Here is the rest of the lineup for the show. 

 

Kru Pol vs. Kevin Weng in a Uprising Series Block A Match.

Flame Drake vs. Gunn in a Uprising Series Block B Match.

Jack N' Cheese (BGJ and CBK) vs. The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo and Mr. Suchart) (C) for the IWA SETUP World Tag Team Championship.

Andruew Tang (C) vs. Jonathan Johnson for the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship.  Shivam has been banned from ringside.

Matcha vs. Alexis Lee with the winner receiving a future title shot for the SETUP All Asia Championship.

Jake De Leon vs TBD in the SETUP World Championship Tournament.

 

Tickets are still available for the show this Saturday.  Please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  Thank you.    

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.

SETUP Uprising Series Update

Hello everyone.

 

SETUP Thailand has announced, in the past few hours, an Uprising Series involving some of the newer talent in the promotion.  The following information below is from the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.

 

  

* BLOCK A

- Blick Drewz

- Kru Pol

- Kevin Weng

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* BLOCK B

- Flame Drake

- Pondhub

- Gunn

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!! ️The above brackets will allow each show to have 1 wrestler from both blocks with no tournament line up. So we will have both wrestlers match up to face 2 other Rookies in a Tag Team style alternating until the tournament is over.

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* TOURNAMENT RULES

* 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 go to 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).

 

 

This tournament will begin with the Saturday, March 22nd show, EP21: Double Cross which will take place at The Circus Studio, G Village in Bangkok.  Doors will open at 6pm with the first match beginning at 6:30pm.  For tickets and more information, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page.  SETUP Thailand can also be found on other social media platforms such as Instagram and You Tube.  Thank you.

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!

Robin Sane Wrestling In Thailand

Haven't been on social media much lately but this just got my eye.

 

Robin Sane, legendary Filipino wrestler and SETUP Thailand's Monomoth, will be taking on The Good Deal.  The match will be for The International Wrestling Association Japan x SETUP World Tag Team Championship.  

 

The event will take place on Saturday, November 30th at SETUP Thailand's next show, Year End Climax.  The event takes place once again at The Circus Studio, G Village Bangkok, beginning at 6:30pm.

Also on the show, here are the other matches scheduled....

Jonathan Johnson (c) vs. "The Statement" Andruew Tang for the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Openweight Championship.

Gunn vs. The Debuting International Wrestler in a singles match.

Matcha (c) vs. Pom Harajuku for the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship in a No Disqualification match.

Paska vs. G Sharpe in a Special Singles match.

Also, a SETUP Thailand Openweight: Rights To Challenge Anywhere, Anytime Fantasy Rumble Over The Top Rope Match.

 

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