IWA Thailand's next show, Whiplash, will take place on Saturday, June 28th. The venue is The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok beginning at 5:30pm.
Matcha, the 4th women's champion, will be making her first defense of the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship against Poppy Shay from Malaysia. This will be definitely a dream match for both competitors.
For tickets and more information on the upcoming show, pleas visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page. Thank you.
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's next show, EP22: The Fallen Kingdom will take place on Saturday, May 31st at The Circus Studio beginning at 6:30pm. Here are several matches and some information involving the show.
The winner of the Raku / Nor "Phoenix" Diana match on May 5th will take on Matcha. This will be for the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship!
Zack Sabre Jr. of NJPW will wrestle at the May 31st show. His opponent will be announced as soon as this coming weekend.
Also, it has been announced that Terry Diesel, long time wrestler who is taking a break from wrestling, has reached an agreement to be the General Manager and matchmaker. Congratulations to Terry.
It's been announced that Jeney will appear at The Fallen Kingdom against an opponent yet to be named.
Last, but certainly not least, Real Global Threat's Shivam and Andruew Tang will face Jonathan Johnson and Jake De Leon in a tag team match. This blogger has been told that RGT is not a faction but a "movement." In the coming days and weeks, the world of pro wrestling in Southeast Asia may know more about this "movement."
For tickets and more information, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page. Thank you.
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.
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.
Hello everyone.
A "major" match has just been added for SETUP Thailand's show, EP21; Double Cross. The event will take place at The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok on Saturday, March 22nd beginning at 6:30pm.
SETUP Thailand's Matcha, arguably the top female wrestler in Thailand, will face SPW's Alexis Lee in one terrific match! The winner of the 20 minute time limit battle will get a future shot at the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship. The title is currently held by Pom Harajuku.
Both women have held titles in their respective countries. Matcha was the first winner of the SETUP All Asia Women's belt and held the title for nearly a year (315 days). She lost to the current champion but is stepping up her game for another opportunity at this title sometime in the near future.
Alexis Lee is one amazing woman! In her career, she has won four different titles and is currently the CWE Vixen's Champion! She has held this title for 2445 days as of this post and has held it proudly against numerous opponents. Her title won't be on the line in this match.
This match is definitely main event material. The two wrestlers have faced each other one other time to my knowledge. It happened back in June 2022 when Matcha won at SETUP's EP6 show. At the time, both promotions, along with the rest of pro wrestling worldwide, were recovering from the Covid-19 epidemic. The statement here is not to make excuses, but factual. The situation for both wrestlers, and promotions, is a better one today!
For more on the SETUP Thailand EP21: Double Cross show, please visit the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Facebook page for ticket information. Thank you.
Hello everyone!
Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Navigation. The event took place this past Saturday, January 18th at The Circus Studio G Village in Bangkok. A full house of 256 enthusiastic, compassionate and energetic fans were there for s great show!
A lot of thank yous beforehand. Thank you to SETUP as always for the prompt results. Also, thank you to Derick and everyone in the instagram BKK wrestling group for the welcome and all the chats! Though this fan wasn't there for the show, it almost felt like being in the vicinity of The Circus Studio. Definitely, a lot of wild and unpredictable action, heel turns and outcomes. We will be hearing all of this in the weeks to come.
SETUP mentioned that their next show is on 23 March. Will share more about it in the coming days and weeks. Here are the results. Thanks everyone!
Intergender 4-way match between Pondhub, Kru Pol, Gunn and Matcha was won by Matcha.
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, 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.
Here are the results from SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling's IWA Japan 30th Anniversary Show - Hardcore Forever. The event took place this past Saturday at The Circus Studio in Bangkok.
The show was streamed on You Tube. This blogger definitely enjoyed it. Every once in awhile, it was a little hard to follow but definitely knew what was going on. The final match was a little confusing and chaotic. Thank you to SETUP Thailand for the stream. All the best in the upcoming September show!
Jonathan Johnson d. Monomoth and Thanomsak Toba to retain the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship.
Paska d. John Day in a No Disqualification match.
Gym Bros (Sunny Z and Benji) d KWO in an IWA SETUP Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Match.
August Artois d. Shivam to retain the FIP World Championship.
Matcha d. Wondergirl to retain the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship.
Shivam d. The Wonderboy to win MYPW Southeast Asia Championship!
The Good Deal d. CDK and UMA Corp to win the IWA SETUP World Tag Team Championship in a three way match.
Ultramantis Black d. Chris Brookes for the IWA Japan World Heavyweight Championship.
The event is called IWA Japan 30th Anniversary - Hardcore Forever. It's Thai Wrestling Big Battle of July.
Here are the matches lined up for the show as of this post.
CDK (champions) vs. The Good Deal vs. UMA Corp for the IWA Japan SETUP Tag Team Championship in a Three Way Hardcore Match.
August Artois (champion) vs. Shivam for the Full Impact Pro Heavyweight Championship.
John Day (Singapore) vs. Paska (Thailand) in a International Singles match with No Disqualification.
Gym Bros. vs. KWO in a number one contender's match for the IWA Japan SETUP Tag Team Championship.
Jonathan Johnson (champion) vs. Monomoth for the SETUP Thailand Openweight Championship.
Matcha (champion) vs. The Wondergirl for the SETUP All Asia Women's Championship in an Extreme Riles Match.
For more information on the show, and ticket availability, please visit the SETUP Thailand page on Facebook. Thank you.
Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, SETUP EP: 18: Clash Of The Titans. The event took place this past Saturday, May 25th at The Circus Studio, Bangkok.
SPECIAL REFEREE MATCH MYPW SOUTH EAST ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP IWA JAPAN SETUP WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NO.1 CONTENDER MATCH INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH - Loser Leaves Town Match MYPW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL : SETUP ALL ASIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT : SETUP THAILAND OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
SETUP Thailand's next show is EP18: Clash Of The Titans. The event will take place on Saturday, May 25th at 6:30pm. The venue is The Circus Studio.
There have been several matches already lined up for the show.
Shivam will take on "The Statement" Andruew Tang in what has been described as a Hell In A Cell Bra And Panties match. Yes, that is what SETUP Thailand's page on Facebook says.
Also, Matcha, the SETUP Thailand All Asia Women's Champion will take on Monomoth and Mizuki from TJPW in a triple threat match.
There will also be a number one contender's match for the IWA Japan SETUP World Tag Team Championship. Mr. Suchart will take on Ho Ho Lun in a singles match. If either wrestler wins, the wrestler along with the tag team partner of his choice will face CDK (Chris Brookes and Masa Takanashi) sometime later in 2024 for the IWA Championship.
For more information including tickets, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page in Facebook. Thank you.
Here are the matches lined up so far....
Chris Vice (C) will defend the Zero-1 Heavyweight Championship against The Statement- Andruew Tang.
The Horrors (C) will defend the SPW Southeast Asia Tag Team Championship against The Natural Classics.
Aiden Rex (C) will defend the SPW SEA Championship against Carlo Cannon (MYPW World Champion).
In an International Intergender Tag Team Match, Alexis Lee and Enman will take on SETUP Thailand's Riz and Matcha.
Black Arrow (C) vs. Big T for the SPW Singapore Championship.
For more information on the show including tickets, please check the SPW page on Facebook. Thank you.
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.
THREE-WAY TAG TEAM MATCH : St.John Innocent College (Kevin Weng & Pondhub) vs The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mister Suchart) vs Rubber Man & Masa Takanashi. WRESTLE SQUARE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP ‘RUMBLE MATCH’ INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH SETUP ALL ASIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH. 
Matcha กลายเป็นแชมป์คนแรก !!! ZERO-1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WRESTLE SQUARE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WRESTLE SQUARE vs GATOH MOVE : 6-PERSON TAG MATCH MAIN EVENT : SETUP THAILAND OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jonathan Johnson ใช้สิทธิ์ Cash-in ระหว่างแมตช์ การแข่งขันจึงถูกปรับเป็นแบบ 3 เส้า ก่อนที่จะเอาชนะ Shivam ไปด้วย Swanton Bomb (15.42)
EXHIBITION MATCH:
Warakorn vs The Gatekeeper
WINNER : The Gatekeeper.
SETUP THAILAND OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH:
‘American Lowlife’ Mikey Wild vs Monomoth vs Masa Takanashi (c)
WINNER : Takanashi.
SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH:
The Wonderboy (Malaysia Pro Wrestling) vs Paksa
WINNER : Paksa.
GATOH MOVE ONE AND ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
‘GrappleMax Openweight Champion’ Big Dave vs ‘Wrestle Brain Junior Heavyweight Champion’ Kagura vs ‘kWo’ Kappa Rockstar (c)
WINNER : Kappa (8.14).
5. MyPW NATIONAL WRESTLECON CHAMPIONSHIP 4-WAY MATCH:
Bital Hasdin vs Rocky Huynh (VPW) vs ‘Wrestle Square Hardcore Champion’ Sunny Z vs Miles Karu (c)
WINNER: Miles (9.51).
6. SETUP 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH:
Matcha vs Gunn vs Jeney AKIRA KURØ (c).
WINNER : Matcha (8.07) and is the new champion.
7. SPECIAL TAG TEAM MATCH:
Anont Alonzo & P’Suchart vs St.John Innocent College (Kevin ‘Akaradeth Weng & Pondhub with Prof. Pol & Ploy 3/2).
WINNER : Anont Alonzo and P'Suchart.
8. MAIN EVENT : SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH:
The Ace of Thai Wrestling Shivam vs ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ Tajiri.
WINNER : Tajiri.