One match has been added for Filipino Pro Wrestling's show, FPW Astig. The event will take place on Sunday, July 13th, 2pm at the Baked Studios in Makati City.
In the fourth and final Metro Manila Championship Qualifier match, Thiago will be taking on Mharckie in what should be one exciting encounter.
For tickets and more information regarding the upcoming show, please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling Facebook page. Thank you.
Ralph Imabayashi vs. Robbie Eagles in the August 2023 encounter at the PMC Spotlight Theater.
Hello everyone!
Earlier this week, this blogger shared a pinoy podcast (vlog) known as Forever Youngboys. The vlog / podcast shares what's happening with pro wrestling in the Philippines. Since this is about vlogs/podcasts, it's important to get the word out. Gabriel Calumpong, in the short time, has done great work with this. Here is the You Tube link once again so those who read this blog are aware. Also, while there, please Subscribe! Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/@Forever_Youngboys/videos
This blogger has one more to add and actually noticed it, not so much by accident, but because of not being on social media much lately.
Pinoy Wrestling Reviews is another podcast that this blogger would like to give a shoutout to. FPW Wrestlers, Thiago and Mharckie have done a great job sharing what is happening in the world of Pinoy Wrestling as well. I was able to catch some of the interview with PWR/FPW wrestler, Ralph Imabayashi. Imabayashi, a champion while at PWR, talked about several things including a match when he wrestled Robbie Eagles in August 2023.
It was this blogger's first FPW show and was impressed not only with his match, but the show in general. This blogger had a chance to do interviews with both Ralph and Thiago and they were both great and a class act. This blogger looks forward to seeing an FPW show again soon! (maybe later in 2025!)
Here is the You Tube link to Pinoy Wrestling Reviews. Please check them out...and by all means, please Subscribe! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Here is the You Tube link. Thanks everyone!
Here are the results from Filipino Pro Wrestling's show, FPW Astig. The event took place on Sunday, March 23rd at the Baked Studios in Makati City before a boisterous crowd.
There were some surprises. Mharkie returned to action after a serious injury that kept him away for nearly a year. Joshua (from the FPW Academy) made his FPW debut in a tag match with Thiago against The Yolo Twins. Rex Lawin has returned to Pinoy wrestling and making his FPW debut.
James "Idol" Martinez d. LegenDarius.
Cali Nueva d. Duke Ortega.
Dax Xaviera d. AB3 by DQ
Mharkie d. Ralph Imabayashi.
Yolo Twins d. Thiago and Joshua (debut).
Rex Lawin d. Sam Baltazar.
Quatro d. Robynn.
Chino Guinto d. Mike Madrigal.
Quatro d. Chino Guinto and is now the #1 contender for the FPW Title held by Jeff Cobb.
FPW Astig's March show will take place on Sunday, March 22nd at Baked Studios in Makati City beginning at 2pm.
As mentioned earlier, this fan said that the Gym Bro, Thiago would be in action at the upcoming show. It is now official. His opponent is yet to be determined. Sources tell us that he's feeling uneasy with his alliances, especially to FPW President, Red Ollero. Hopefully, Thiago will begin 2025 on a strong footing after a bad finish to last year.
Tickets are still available. Please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling Facebook page for more information. Thank you.
Here are the results from Filipino Pro Wrestling's show, Secret Show At The Secret Base. The event took place on Sunday, February 23rd at Quezon City.
Cali Nueva d. LegenDarius in the Main Event.
Ralph Imabayashi d. Ares Adreus.
Thiago d. Giga Herrera.
AB3 d. Sam Baltazar.
Jason Rex d. Joshua Ellevistah
Filipino Pro Wrestling announced one (and maybe two more) wrestlers will be present at the FPW Astig show. The event will take place on Sunday, March 23rd, Baked Studios, Makati City beginning at 2pm.
Chino Guinto will be in action against an opponent yet to be named. Chino was undefeated in FPW shows during the 2024 season. Will the unbeaten streak continue in 2025?
Also, and this is unofficial until getting confirmation, but the Gym Bro, Thiago will be in action as well. His opponent is to be determined.
For tickets, and more information, please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling Facebook page. Thank you.
Sunday's Filipino Pro Wrestling's show, Secret Show At The Secret Place was, undoubtedly, a huge success! A sellout crowd of over 100 fans filled the 2F Kowloon House in Quezon City. They were loud, enthusiastic and definitely were ready for the event!
Honestly, I don't know the results, but do know several things.
LegenDarius The Great did make his singles debut against and Cali Nueva. He cut a promo to the world of pro wrestling knows that he was in the main event and that SIGMA will be around for years to come!
Ralph Imabayashi wrestled in what is the 10th anniversary of his first wrestling match in the Philippines. Congratulations Ralph on the milestone!
Giga Herrera, a Filipino-American wrestler was in a match against the Gym Bro, Thiago. Giga wrestles for a promotion east of this blogger in California known as Total Wrestling Federation. Giga, without getting into trouble here, was a very busy person this past weekend! Thank you Giga on the visit. The FPW fans, I'm sure, appreciated the visit and you taking part in the show!
Also, it is announced on FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling of the following statement.
FPW President, Red Ollero will settle the score on who will be the UNDISPUTED #1 contender to the FPW Championship!
So, for more on the upcoming FPW Astig show on Sunday, March 23rd show at Baked Studios, please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling Facebook page. The show will begin at 2pm at the Baked Studios in Makati City. Thank you.
There is an additional match added for Filipino Pro Wrestling's show this coming Sunday afternoon. The show, Secret Show At The Secret Base will take place at 2F Kowloon House, 20 Matalino Street in Quezon City beginning at 2pm.
"Your Gym Bro" Thiago will face Fil-Am Pro Wrestler, Giga Herrera in his debut match. A win by Thiago would move him up the ladder towards championship opportunities once again. Herrera would love nothing better than winning his first ever match in FPW.
A reminder regarding Sunday, FPW Astig show. It It will take place at Baked Studios in Makati City (not the PMC Spotlight Theater in Circuit Makati). Show begins at 2pm.
Here is the lineup regarding the show. Please note that the card is subject to change.
The YOLO Twins vs. Mike Madrigal and James "Idol" Martinez
Ralph Imabayashi vs. Roxy Reeves.
Duke Ortega vs. Proximo.
Chino Guinto vs. Dax Xaviera.
Jan Evander vs. Cali Nueva.
Thiago vs. Jeffrey.
Good Guy Quatro vs. Evan Carleaux
and
A special announcement by President Red Ollero.
For more information, including tickets, please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.
This looks like a great show. Hope you're there. Have a good weekend everyone!
Looks like the FPW Astig show for July is beginning to take shape. The show will be held on Sunday, July 14th, Baked Studios beginning at 2pm.
Two matches have been added since the last post a couple of days ago.
The Gym Bro, Thiago will take on the resident high-flyer, Jeffrey in one of the matches.
The second match will feature Duke Ortega against Proximo.
For more on the show and tickets, please visit the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook. Thank you.
He has taken on all comers with the exception of Robynn who was unfortunately injured before the last show. A Triple Threat Match would take its place.
This blogger has been reading comments in Facebook on who possibly should be his next opponent.
If Robynn is fully healthy, "The Walking Death", am told, should give her the title match that she deserves. Mike announced this himself during the last Astig show in April.
If not, there are certainly some qualifiers, some are wrestlers. And then, there is Red Ollero.
This blogger wasn't at the show but am told things are heating up in FPW. There was the Triple Threat match between Madrigal against Jan Evander against Thiago. A reel that was posted had Red on the ring apron, then in the ring with what looked like a "chicken wing" on Madrigal. Mike got out of the way and Thiago, coming off the ropes, "accidently" clobbered Red with his right foot. Red wouldn't be of help during the remainder of the match. The Walking Death would go on to win the match and retain the FPW Championship.
There could be a title match with Mike and Ralph Imabayashi. That match could be a good one. Also, Mike could go up against Chino Guinto or Duke Ortega. There are several opponents that are possibilities. Dax Xaviera, Evan Carleaux and several others are possibilities.
The thought of Red Ollero enters the picture. I don't know how the fan base would feel about it. All this fan knows is things could be heating up in the weeks upcoming.
This blogger is not a match maker. However, there are several possibilities. Let's see what happens.
Due to an unfortunate injury to Robynn, the FPW Championship Match has been changed, and will now be a triple threat match.
FPW Champion, Mike Madrigal, will take on the Gym Bro, Thiago and The Mad Doctor, Jan Evander in a three way match. This will be nothing new for the FPW Champion since Madrigal won a three way match last year to become the first FPW Champion.
As much as I know right now, all the remaining matches have not changed. If there are any updates, I will update this post with them.
Tickets for Sunday's show are still available at ticket2me.net.
Hopefully for Robynn, this fan speaks for all FPW fans that she has a speedy recovery. Also, when she recovers, she will hopefully be the first in line for an FPW Championship title shot!
There has been another match added to the Filipino Pro Wrestling show, FPW Astig this coming April 14th. The event will be at 2pm at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati.
"The Gym Bro", Thiago will take on "The Mad Doctor, Jan Evander in a singles match as one of several matches lined up on the show.
Will the powerful and muscular, Thiago have his way or will the quick, high flying and unpredictable offense of Jan Evander be the story?
Also, here's an update of the other matches on the show so far....
Mike Madrigal (C) vs. Robynn for the FPW Championship.
Duke Ortega vs. Ralph Imabayashi.
The Yolo Twins and Good Guy Quatro vs. Evan Carleaux, Cali Nueva and James "Idol" Martinez in a Six Man Tag Match.
For more information, including tickets, please visit the FPW- Filipino Pro Wrestling page as well as the ticket2me.net website. Thank you.
See the stars of FPW such as Mike Madrigal, Thiago, Robynn, Ralph Imabayashi, THE YOLO Twins, Good Guy Quatro and more!
For more on the upcoming show, tickets are available on ticket2me.net. For more information, please check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook. Thank you.
Here is the lineup, once again, of matches up to this post. As always, the show is subject to change.
Mike Madrigal vs. Thiago for the FPW Championship.
Robynn vs. Ralph Imabayashi.
Cali Nueva and Evan Carleaux vs. The YOLO Twins.
James "Idol" Martinez vs. "Good Guy" Quatro.
Duke Ortega vs. Freak Tisoy.
Also,
"The Blessed One" Chino Guinto, "Dark Wolf" Matt Walters and "The Mad Doctor" Jan Evander will be in action!
For more information on tickets, please check the ticket2me.net website. Also, before doing that, please check the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook if there are any changes to what this blogger has mentioned.
Thank you and hope everyone enjoys the show on Sunday!
Thus far, two matches have been announced with more on the way.
Mike Madrigal vs. Thiago for the FPW Championship.
Robynn vs. Ralph Imabayashi.
This blogger shared a little bit about the Mike Madrigal vs. Thiago in the last post.
The Robynn vs Ralph Imabayashi match will be interesting and a really good one for the fans.
For those that are new to reading this blog, and with Southeast Asia pro wrestling, intergender wrestling matches are not uncommon. Because the number of women on rosters throughout the region are low in number, often, you will find matches like either a singles or a mixed tag team.
I've seen both Robynn and Ralph in action both live (August 2023) and on video (You Tube).
Beginning with Robynn, this fan was impressed in her match last August in an intergender match. She is as tough as nails. She can take the punishment as well as dish it out. This fan learned more about her when interviewing her last October.
Ralph Imabayashi is no stranger in Philippines wrestling history either. When first watching PWR, the first matches watching on You Tube were Ralph's matches. Then, there was the match in August 2023 against Robbie Eagles. I cannot share the result here but it was one of the most exciting matches ever to this fan!
Tickets are available right now on the early bird rate! Please check ticket2me.net and/or the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook for more information!
Undefeated and FPW Champion, Mike Madrigal, will put the title on the line against the Gym Bro, and rising star, Thiago.
This is the first time the two wrestlers have faced each other in competition. This fan has seen both wrestlers compete at last August's FPW: Astig and was impressed with what he saw. According to a couple of wrestlers, it has been said to watch out for Thiago! He is improving by the day. This fan is sure that Madrigal isn't taking his opponent lightly either. This will be Mike's third defense of the FPW Championship Title.
There will be matches added in the coming days. Tickets are still available on early bird rates until January 31st. For more information, please see the FPW - Filipino Pro Wrestling page on Facebook and/or check the ticket2me for tickets. Thank you.
As soon as there are more matches announced, I will add them on a separate post.
Thiago is definitely a wrestler to watch. Seeing pro wrestling for a long time, one doesn't see wins and losses. It is how the wrestler performs in the ring, the effort and the response from the fan base. Certainly, "The Gym Bro" from Cebu get the attention from those in attendance. Watching him in the FPW Astig match against Robynn was not only a solid match for both competitors, but it was a treat for all of us there that day.
This fan wants to thank Thiago for agreeing and wanting to do this interview. Though he has been in pro wrestling less than a year, fans and his peers know that he has a bright future in the industry. Certainly, this blogger is in his corner!
Wayne: Other than the pandemic time, how long have you been a pro wrestler?
Thiago - I debuted on November 20, 2022, so almost a year. I only had 6 matches so far.
Wayne: When did you believe that you wanted to become a wrestler?
Thiago: I've always wanted to become a pro-wrestler when I was a kid. I lived in Cebu for 5 years. When PWR started, I was in Cebu and I couldn't train to become a pro-wrestler. When Daniel Bryan came back from retirement, and did his "fight for your dreams" promo, I went back home to Manila so I could train and become a pro wrestler.
Wayne: What was your favorite promotion when you first followed wrestling?
Thiago: WWE. At the time, WWE was the only well-known promotion.
Wayne: Do you have a favorite promotion either locally and/or internationally that you follow? - Locally, of course I love our product, and I watch every match on the card. Internationally, I only watch WWE. I prefer watching them because of the pace, storytelling, and psychology. Sorry AEW fans.
Wayne: Is there a current and/or international wrestler that you follow today?
Thiago: I'm a huge Kevin Owens fan and he's my favorite pro-wrestler of all time. So yeah, KO. Recently, Gunther has been making classic matches.
Wayne: Up to know, what was your most memorable wrestling match that you were a part of?
Thiago: I only had 6 matches overall, so everything is memorable, but my favorite match that I'm a part of is my most recent match with Robynn. The crowd was really loud and the storytelling of that match was on point. Everything that we envisioned happened. I can speak for everyone for this, but I think every time that we have a show, we all improve. That's what I feel about myself. Every time that I have a match, I keep on improving.
Wayne: What are your thoughts on wrestling in the Philippines now and its future?
Thiago: I think the future's bright. There are 2 big local wrestling promotions. MWF has a TV deal, and FPW has a growing YouTube channel that is extremely well produced. I think in 3-5 years, wrestling will be big in the Philippines, as long as we have this undying support from our fans, and us wrestlers continue to grow and improve. Everyone that you see on an FPW show, everyone trains regularly, cuz if you don't, you won't be booked. On FPW, we try our best to give our fans the best product as possible.