Robin Sane (Red) and Serafin Liwanag in a match at the 2022 Noche Buena show.
Hello everyone.
Pinoy wrestling fans are definitely among the most passionate wrestling fans on the planet, if not the most. They definitely know wrestling when they see it.
One wrestler that is well known in the Metro Manila area is The Red Lightning, Robin Sane.
Since this fan began to follow pro wrestling in Southeast Asia, Robin has been one of my favorites. He's not the biggest wrestlers in size in the region. However, his athletic ability, agility and speed, more than make up for it. Definitely, he has the heart which is extremely important.
Robin's wrestling career began with Philippine Wrestling Revolution back in September 2014. Eventually, he would join a new promotion in the Manila Wrestling Federation a couple of years later in 2016. In that time, he faced some well known wrestlers such as Ho Ho Lun, The Eurasian Dragon and Andruew Tang who are with various SEA promotions.
In December 2018, Robin Sane would climb to the top of the mountain. In the finals of the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Championship tournament, he would defeat Fabio Makisig and would become the inaugural champion. It is a match that has, and still is talked about, in Pinoy wrestling history! The match took place at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in Quezon City.
Sane would defend the title successfully on three occasions before losing the belt in a very controversial decision in July 2019 at the Chinatown Mall. Unfortunately, Robin never got the rematch that he totally deserved. One of the major issues was Covid-19 which affected pro wrestling, especially throughout Southeast Asia.
He didn't give up however. Robin would wrestle in WUW - Philippines and Dexcon shows along with an occasional MWF show before the promotion folded in May 2024.
Some of the bigger highlights would definitely be the match he had with SETUP Thailand's Shivam in March 2024. Also, there was the tag match last November in Thailand. Robin would team up with SETUP's Monomoth to face IWA SETUP's The Good Deal for the tag team titles. To date, this blogger has been told that it was The Good Deal's stiffest competition to date.
At the December 2022 MWF Noche Buena show, this blogger had a chance to meet Robin. He was gracious with his time. I've always felt that if there was any kind of title opportunity in Southeast Asia, he can win another title! I still feel that way today!
Next month, Robin, along with Nigel San Jose will face Jake De Leon and Fabio Makisig in the WUW Philippines Master Clash show at the Brawl Pit Bulusan. The winner of the tag match will face Zack Sabre Jr. and El Phantasmo, two of NJPWs greats in an International Tag Team match at the Dexcon Dakila show.
Knowing Robin like I do, the upcoming match is no pushover for the opponents. Jake and Fabio are great wrestlers. However, anything can happen.
