Edingwe’s son Makidiba set to compete for vacant Congolese title in Belgium
So now a match has been made to determine a new FCC Champion. Edingwe’s son, Makidiba, will take on Ghost for control of the FCC belt.
Professional Wrestling Documentary, The Ballad of Gia and Frankie, Launches on Vimeo on Demand
Based on a tragic true story, the documentary was selected by 19 international film festivals and is now available for streaming.
Upcoming indie wrestling events for the week of May 8, 2022
Upcoming indie wrestling events for the week of May 9, 2022 courtesy of Phil Stamper!
Meet Pakistan’s first martial artist pro wrestler, Talha Ali
“The Ironman” Talha Ali is recognized as being the first martial artist pro wrestler in the young history of Pakistan’s pro wrestling scene. He is currently wrestling for Revolution Eastern Wrestling and is a member of the powerful heel faction Traitorx along with Xekay, Sohail Khilari, Sahil G, and Nawab.
Dominican Wrestling Entertainment set to team up with Allied Independent Wrestling Federations
Allied Independent Wrestling Federations has announced that a new promotion from a previously unrepresented country, has joined up with their coalition. The AIWF will now be entering a working relationship with Dominican Wrestling Entertainment from the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic.
Head trainer of French Professional Wrestling Organisation touring Mexico
He recently wrestled at an event in Villa Guadalupe Xalostoc, a village located in the State of Mexico, that was organized by the town’s mayor.
Challenge issued for the top title in the Republic of the Congo’s second largest city with two titles being on the line in the proposed bout
As a result of this encounter, Sogor Le Cogneur Machine, the District 6 Champion in Pointe Noir, has issued a challenge to Bildosere, the current FECOLUSAF champion of Pointe Noire in Classic Style Pro Wrestling.
New promotion launching in Palermo on Italian island of Sicily
Extreme Sicilian Wrestling was set to kick off training courses for new wrestlers today, May 2 2022. As per the founders of the company, the goal of ESW is to aim high in terms of entertainment and to feature extreme wrestling matches in the ring.
Two of the top titles in the Republic of the Congo change hands
This past Thursday, April 28th, in Ouenzé, Brazzaville, the FECOLUSAF Champion of the Congo titles were up for grabs in both the Classic Style and African Style categories.
Legion Nueva Era reaches back into the Old Era for another well received show in Buenos Aires
On April 24th, Legion Nueva Era Argentina continued a series of strong showings since the start of the year and the (so far) definitive return to live shows with crowds. This time around, the venue was the Club Riestra in Pompeya, Buenos Aires, like their previous show “Into the Legionverse.”
San Marino’s AWS headed to TV
Associazione Wrestling San Marino took to their Facebook page today to announce a that their I Titani Del Wrestling TV series will be aired on television as of June 6th.
Pro wrestling rings in the Nepali New Year as Nepal Ring Wrestling Heavyweight Championship belt changes hands
In what appears to be a new pro wrestling tradition in Nepal, the Nepal Ring Wrestling Association took to the squared circle to ring in the Nepali New Year.
Buddy Matthews coming to ESW
Headlining Brawlfest will be a special cross-promotional match between All-Elite Wrestling’s Buddy Murphy and Impact Wrestling’s Trey Miguel – both newcomers to ESW. There will also be several top independent wrestling stars and many of the best locally-based wrestlers on the docket.
Live pro wrestling returns to the Bahamas for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
This Saturday, Bahamas Wrestling Entertainment is set to get in the ring in front of a live crowd for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A look back at the Huge Pakistan Clash, one of Pakistan’s biggest pro wrestling shows yet
Let’s take a look back to late March of this year, March 23rd to be exact. On that date, Karachi, Pakistan was the host to a big outdoor pro wrestling event held by Revolution Eastern Wrestling. Regular readers of WrestleMap are likely familiar with REW, the Pakistani company that seems to always be making moves to expand their brand both in their home country and abroad.
‘’Edo State Invitational Amateur Wrestling Tournament will produce future National Champions’’ – Morris Atula
The Chairman of the Edo State Wrestling Association, Morris Atula, has emphasized that the forthcoming Edo State Invitational Wrestling Championship scheduled to hold at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State from Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th August 2022 will definitely produce the future champions of the mat sport from our part of the world nationally, continentally and even world champions.
“Action Man” Tiger Fist set to go into pro wrestling promotions in Nigeria in 2023
’Wrestling promoters are sleeping now and it is now high time to wake up and do the needful.”—”Action Man” Tiger Fist on his decision to begin promoting wrestling events in Nigeria starting in 2023.
Fans throw chairs toward ring as wild scene unfolds during UWE Nepal Intercontinental Title match
This one is a page almost directly out of the ECW book that helps to solidify the parallel that we drew earlier. Many fans of the old ECW will remember the infamous chair throwing incident that took place in a match between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk. Well now, we have seen something similar from the UWE fans who, during the match between Thagu and Awesh, threw chairs toward the ring.
Sevilla Wrestling releases highlights from major tag team event
Sevilla Wrestling has released a highlights package from the big event!
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