MWF Kasaysayan 2024

The 2024 Pro Wrestling year in Southeast Asia has taken off so far with several promotions doing big shows in China, Singapore and Thailand for example.  Well, in the Philippines, there is another one headed your way!

 

Manila Wrestling Federation will make history in the country at their first event, Kasaysayan, on Sunday, April 14th.  The event will be held at the UP Film Institute, UP Dillman beginning at 4:30pm.  

 

The event will be a co-presentation of wrestlers with the Manila Wrestling Federation and Kyushu Pro Wrestling, based out of Fukuoka, Japan.

 

Recently before this announcement, this fan wanted to learn more about the promotion and the style of wrestling.  Kyushu Pro Wrestling was founded in October 2007 and actually launched in July 2008 by Ryota Chikuzen.  The promotion, a non profit organization, has been very successful in the 15 years.  They have two active championships in the singles and tag team championships.  To my understanding, the promotion is very much involved in the community with charitable work.

 

If anyone has heard of a wrestler by the name of Tajiri, he is a very familiar name in Japanese pro wrestling as well as in America.  Tajiri wrestled in ECW and with WWE several years back and is very well known throughout all of Asia.

 

This fan wasn't aware of this but Tajiri signed with Kyushu Pro Wrestling in January 2003.  Then he won the Kyushi Pro Wrestling Championship at Jokyo 2023 the same night!

 

So, on April 14th, the kapafeds and pinoy wrestling fans will get a chance to see stars such as Jake De Leon, Fabio Makisig, Tajiri, perhaps the current Kyushi Pro Wrestling champion, Kodai Nazaki and more at the event.

 

For more info, including tickets, please check the Manila Wrestling Federation website and the ticket2me.net website for more.  Thank you. 

JDL vs. Rex Lawin Match

This blogger hasn't done a Manila Wrestling Federation post in awhile.  The reason is that their next show isn't until April.  However, I've seen some things recently that may be of interest to everyone.

 

As the kapafeds and/or the Pinoy wrestling fans know by now, Jake De Leon won the MWF Pinoy Wrestling Title at the 2023 Noche Buena show in December.  It happened in an eight man elimination match, the final match of the night.

 

Earlier in the evening, Danger Rex Lawin defeated Ho Ho Lun in a #1 Contender's Match for a future shot at the coveted title.

 

This fan is not a matchmaker here, and will never be!  The assumption of most fans is that JDL vs. Rex Lawin will happen at the next show in April.  That would be Kasaysayan at the UP Film Institute.  For all of you reading this, that is up to MWF management.  It could happen at the following show, Republika in May.

 

Definitely, I can see this being a good match.  Both competitors are working hard in getting ready for 2024.  Both wrestlers did finish 2023 with victories which gives both of them momentum.  Also, the two are ring veterans meaning that one could possibly defeat the other on a given night.

 

Also, this fan believes former champion, Fabio Makisig, at one point, deserves a rematch.  Fabio, because of the rules of the match, lost the title.  However, he was not pinned or submitted to the eventual champion in the match itself.

 

As well, there is a very good possibility that Jake De Leon may face Main Maxx.  As of this post, we don't know if Main Maxx is still a part of Oro Plata Mata.  It is an assumption that he is no longer with them.  We will know in the upcoming weeks whether that is true.    

Speaking of this, looking ahead, this fan is interested seeing the paths of three wrestlers going forward.  During the Noche Buena show, there were some interesting moments at the end of matches involving C.J. Serafin, Danny Zamora and Main Maxx.  All three were a part of three stables within MWF.

 

Though I won't be there, this fan is excited that Main Maxx is teaming up with Romeo once again.  The Dexcon show in March will tell all of us if the two will team up perhaps in MWF shows sometime during the year.

 

Recently, I watched a livestream of Libreng Lucha.  Both C.J. Serafin and Danny Zamora were part of a tag team in a two on one handicap.  The event was held at the Brawl Pit Bulusan.

 

Though C.J and Danny won the match, it appeared that they were not exactly on the same page.  There appeared to be tension between the two, at times, but they got the victory.  

 

Definitely, this fan, and hopefully those watching MWF shows will be excited about the upcoming year.  Definitely, there will be some surprises.

Bangkok Strong Style Update #1

SETUP Thailand's show, EP17: Bangkok Strong Style will take place on Saturday, March 23rd at The Circus Studio.  Since the last post, there have been three matches added to the show.

 

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.

Causeway Jam Update #2

A couple of update for the Causeway Jam show scheduled for Saturday, February 17th.  The show will feature wrestlers from both Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling.  The venue is the Grapplemax Studios in Singapore and it will begin at 7:30pm.

 

Added to the show is a special tag team match.  Thommy Ardhi and Miles Karu from Malaysia will take on Grapplemax's Ban Sachak and Big Dave.  This ought to be a huge match for both teams and promotions.

 

Also, the Causeway Jam is now SOLD OUT!  Please continue to check the Grapplemax Pro Wrestling Singapore and Malaysia Pro Wrestling pages for any updated information.  Thank you.