The SETUP 24/7 Title Experience

From left to right, LegenDarius (FPW), Ken Warren (then with MWF) and yours truly.  This followed my first pro wrestling show in Southeast Asia.  Ken allowed us to hold the SETUP 24/7 belts.  It was my first experience holding a belt.  To my friends at SETUP: I took care of it and actually kept the face of the belt polished.  It was a great experience and one not to be forgotten!

 

Hello everyone.

 

SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling, one of this blogger's favorite pro wrestling promotions, came up with a title during the COVID-19 pandemic.  It was something similar to what WWE did.  The promotion came up with a new title which they still have today, the SETUP 24/7 title.

 

The 24/7 title is a mid card type title which allows everyone in the promotion involved as long as there's a referee present.  The idea of this was started by WWE wrestling legend, Mick Foley.  By no means it was never to be a major title.  However, when you least expect something that happens at a pro wrestling show, someone can win a title anywhere in the building.

 

At my first Southeast Asia pro wrestling show, Manila Wrestling Federation's Noche Buena, one of Pinoy wrestling's best performers, Jomar Liwanag, was the champion.  He would defend the title later in the evening against the previous champion, Ken Warren at the Peta Center in Quezon City.

 

There were 10 matches that evening.  From around the third to the eighth match of the evening, there would be times when the SETUP 24/7 title changed hands during the show.  It was a very clever idea from the MWF writers how they did it.  Here were the title changes that happened that night....

 

Tarek El Tayech (employee) d. Jomar Liwanag.

Veronica Litton (employee) d. Tarek El Tayech.

Danny Zamora & Razael d. Veronica Litton.

Bahay ng Liwanag d. Razael.

Ken Warren d. Bahay ng Liwanag in a 3-1 handicap match to win the SETUP 24/7 title.

 

Ken Warren would keep the title until he returned to Thailand.  Prior to the match in Thailand, he would announce that he would be leaving the Philippines and relocate in Canada.  

 

Anyway, back in Thailand, Mr. Suchart of SETUP Thailand would get his rematch and would win back the title.  Basically, the title, for the most part, has stayed in Thailand. At last count, around 50 people have had the title at one time or another.

 

Currently, Kevin Weng has the title.  He is one of the bright future stars in the SETUP promotion.  It will be interesting how long he holds on to the belt.

WUW Philippines Master Clash Update #8

Hello everyone.

 

Jomar has won two pro wrestling titles in his career.  They are the SETUP 24/7 and AWGC Tag Team Championships.

 

At the upcoming WUW Philippines Master Clash show, Jomar has an open challenge to wrestle anyone.  Who will step forward and accept?

 

Tickets for the Saturday, April 5th show are still available.  Please visit the World Underground Wrestling Philippimes - WUW Philippines Facebook page.  Thank you..

NWF Bad Blood Update #6

Hello everyone.

 

As mentioned in the last Norges Wrestlingforbund post, Rayo Flores will be in action on the show.

 

We now know who his opponent will be.  It will be, none other, than Espen Olsen.  It will be for the UEWA Cruiserweight Championship.

 

After what happened to Rayo's tag team partner, Kym, in the last pro wrestling show, there is more than just the title at stake.

 

For tickets to the April 5th show, 7pm at the Sagene Festival House, please visit the Norges Wrestlingforbund Facebook page.  Thank you.

Feature On Robin Sane

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.