Alliance launched between Pro Wrestling Africa and Belgian pro wrestling promotion
Pro Wrestling Africa (PWA), the apex body of the professional wrestling sport in Africa, met with and signed a contract of working collaboration with the management of the Belgium Pro Wrestling Federation under the auspices of the legendary Congolese “Shaolin Showman” Simba Batote who runs the Belgium Wrestling Federation (BPWF) and the famous Brussels Young Wrestling Style (BYWS)
In show of resiliency, pro wrestling returns to Ukraine
Despite ongoing war, live pro wrestling events have resumed in the country and are now taking place in Kyiv
UK wrestling’s famous Knight family teams up with South Africa’s Champions Pro Wrestling to create World Association of Wrestling South Africa
The relationship between the two sides blossomed earlier this year when reigning CPW All Africa Champion TJ Tremor headed to the United Kingdom to compete on a tour with WAW.
The time one of pro wrestling’s greatest world champions made a forgotten trip to the island nation of Cyprus
Londos’s trip to Cyprus came during a rare period of the 1930’s when he wasn’t a reigning World Heavyweight Champion. Despite not being World Champion at the time, his reception in the country was exceptional. The Cyprus Mail wrote that “Jim Londos has created enthusiasm that it is hard to believe could ever exist in Cyprus.”
The first pro wrestling promotion on the island nation of Cyprus in many years set to make debut in October
Pro Wrestling Cyprus, a brand new company, has stepped forward and announced their intention to run their debut event in the city of Nicosia from October 7th to October 8th at Cyprus Comic Con.
Pro wrestling event schedule for Germany in 2023
Courtesy of German pro wrestling site Moonsault.de and forwarded to us by friend of WrestleMap Sabine. Check out the event list for pro wrestling events in Germany set so far for 2023.
An overview of professional wrestling in Scotland
A nation of rich cultural heritage, Scotland has a unique professional wrestling history.
Progress Wrestling set to make visit to Dubai this weekend that some consider controversial
The London-based promotion will be heading to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for Sons and Daughters of the Desert on December 10th to make their debut in the Middle Eastern mega-city at Warehouse Four in Al Quoz.
Belgian group gathers to present year end awards
The Revue Du Catch Belge/D’Afrique group convened with their board members and some of Belgium’s independent wrestlers in Brussels on December third. The purpose of the get together was to honor the best of 2022 in the group’s opinion.
Big weekend for Poland’s growing pro wrestling scene: streaming deals, international stars, hardcore violence and casket matches
Last weekend was a pretty big one for Polish pro wrestling. Two of the country’s most popular promotions were in action and big news came out of both events and the days surrounding them.
Could pro wrestling be coming to the island of Cyprus soon?
The CEO and founder of Greece’s ZMAK wrestling promotion, Petros Polychronidis, visited the island country over the weekend of November 18-20, 2022 for a two day business trip.
Claudia Bradstone becomes first woman to hold promotion’s top title in Portugal
With a victory over Lobo Iberico in a street fight, Claudia Bradstone has become the new CTW Champion.
“Athletes of Nigerian origin dominate world sports including British Championships!” – Olusesan Olukoya, CADC General Secretariat
“You might believe because you see on TV that such and such is the biggest and baddest but what you don’t see on TV, where we come from, wrestlers are much more mightier. In Africa, black is power and we are plentiful.”
New Sicilian promotion Extreme Sicilian Wrestling set to make live event debut
The inaugural ESW show will feature a tournament to crown the first ever ESW Total Champion.
Rivals Wrestling in Scotland set to make history with main event double title match to determine new African continental champion
Scotsman Frankie Mooney will go head-to-head against Nigerian Champion Ubaha Martin and the stakes could not be any higher.
Sweden’s Freedom Pro launches tournament to crown first champion
The first round of the tournament kicked off at Hunger For Gold on September 17, 2022 at Subtopia in Stockholm. The tournament field included some surprises and one half of the championship tournament final was decided in the night’s main event.
Dynamic Sicilian Wrestling to be in action at Sicilian combat sports expo on October 16
This event will mark the first time that DSW has traveled to Mazara Del Vallo.
New Bulgarian pro wrestling academy holds Bulgaria’s first ever pro wrestling training seminar
Damyan Tangra, a Bulgarian pro wrestler who has been competing on the independent scene in the United States, kicked off the Bulgarian Wrestling Academy from “Orlovets” Sports Hall in Gabrovo, Bulgaria on Saturday, September 24, 2022.
Francesco Akira wins 2022 Scandigraps Invitational Tournament
The 2022 version of Scandinavia’s most prestigious pro wrestling tournament has concluded.
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