Philippine Wrestling Revolution
Acronym | PWR |
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Founded | December 22, 2013 |
Style | Professional wrestling |
Founder(s) |
Mark Javellana (Talent Relations) |
Owner(s) |
Sports Entertainment Philippines Manila Ring Fights Promotion |
Website | http://www.pwrcentral.com |
Philippine Wrestling Revolution (PWR) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Philippines. PWR was founded in December 2013.
History
Professional wrestling in the Philippines started in 1989 through the short-lived show called "Pinoy Wrestling". It aired on national television via PTV-4, with character actor Johnny Revilla as host.
Its roster consisted of locally-trained wrestlers such as Joe Pogi, King Cobra, Macho Franco, Caloy Bakal, and Max Buwaya. There were also tag teams such as The Smoky Mountain Brothers, The Bakal Boys, and Dr. Q’s henchmen The Brusko Brothers, Kamikaze Kid and Roboto. Women wrestlers like Aerobica and Pinay Wonder and midgets such as The Mikrobyos and The Tureritos were also featured. Other wrestlers include Juan Duwag, Waway The Wild Man, Turko Turero, Pinoy Ranger, Sultan Bato, Iggy Igorot, Lawin and Zorro. The show was discontinued in the early part of 1990.[3]
In 2012, the idea of forming PWR was born in a Facebook group. Wrestling fans from different parts of the country linked up and were added to the group to establish a wrestling company, discuss fantasy bookings, and conceptualize characters and gimmicks. This came about despite pro wrestling not being as popular in the Philippines since the end of the WWE Attitude Era in the late 1990s and early 2000s as well as the exposure of kayfabe. The upstart promotion got an assist from veteran American pro wrestler Joe E. Legend, who helped them in the preparations.
Sometime between late 2013 and early 2014, the group was contacted by a Japanese promoter Ankei Tamashiro doing a show in the Philippines for WNC-Reina, where two of the main attractions were former WWE and ECW superstar Tajiri and half-Filipina triple crown champion Shuri Kondo.[4] The Japanese promoter's representative in Manila found PWR's Facebook page and asked the group to assist them in setting up and promoting the show in the country. These events further encouraged the group to pursue the idea of setting up the first-ever wrestling promotion in the country.[3][5]
The pioneer batch of aspiring professional wrestlers were officially trained by an American pro wrestler who goes by the name of Josh Bauserman, whom they met in Manila during the early stages of planning. The founders credit Bauserman for teaching them everything about pro wrestling, from in-ring maneuvers to backstage activities.
Events
The promotion held its inaugural event called Renaissance on September 27, 2014, at the Makati Cinema Square Arena, Makati City.[6][7][8]
PWR then held subsequent events to complete its calendar: Terminus (December), Vendetta (February), and Wrevolution X (May), which is considered to be PWR's WrestleMania equivalent.[9]
On August 15, 2015, PWR held an event called PWR Live, still at the Makati Cinema Square Arena. Multiple events named PWR Live have been staged since.
To date, 2 PWR shows have been aired on television (on tape delay) via TV5: Terminus (2014)[10] and PWR Live (August 2015)[11]
After its second Renaissance event in September, PWR held a second PWR Live event in November, but in a new venue, at the iAcademy Auditorium in Makati City. Since then, all PWR events have been hosted there.
Celebrity guests who have been attendance in previous events include Quark Henares, Stanley Chi, Red Ollero, Darius Semaña, radio DJs Poch and Tino, Ryan Songalia, Mihk Vergara, King Palisoc, Miko Livelo, Brian Wilson of Juan Direction, Ramon Bautista, and Ryan Rems Sarita.
On February 5, 2016, PWR held a house show at the LBD Sports Arena in Candelaria, Quezon, its first outside Metro Manila.[12]
List of events
2014
Event | Date | Venue | Location | Main event |
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Renaissance | September 27, 2014 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | "The Senyorito" Jake de Leon vs. "Classical" Bryan Leo[6][13] |
Terminus | December 13, 2014 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | Bombay Suarez and Jake de Leon vs. Bryan Leo and Main Maxx[14][15] |
2015
Event | Date | Venue | Location | Main event |
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Vendetta | February 21, 2015 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | Jake de Leon vs. Chris Panzer[16][17] |
Wrevolution X | May 23, 2015 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | Jake de Leon vs. Bombay Suarez for the inaugural PWR Championship
Jake de Leon (c) vs Bryan Leo (Bryan Leo cashes in his title opportunity as promised by Mr. Sy)[18][19][20] |
PWR Live | August 15, 2015 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | Bryan Leo (c) vs Jake de Leon for the PWR Championship[21][22][23] |
Renaissance | September 26, 2015 | Makati Square Arena | Makati City | Bryan Leo (c) vs. Jake de Leon vs. The Apocalypse for the PWR Championship[24][25][26] |
PWR Live | November 28, 2015 | iAcademy Auditorium | Makati City | "The Social Media Sinister" Ken Warren (c) vs. Chris Panzer for the PHX Championship |
Terminus | December 19, 2015 | iAcademy Auditorium | Makati City | Bryan Leo (c) vs. Ralph Imabayashi for the PWR Championship |
2016
Event | Date | Venue | Location | Main event |
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PWR Live: Road to Vendetta | January 31, 2016 | iAcademy Auditorium | Makati City | Ralph Imabayashi (c) vs. The Apocalypse in an open challenge for the PWR Championship |
PWR on Tour: Quezon Invasion (house show) | February 5, 2016 | LDB Sports Arena | Candelaria, Quezon | Ralph Imabayashi (c) vs. Peter Versoza in an open challenge for the PWR Championship |
Vendetta | February 20, 2016 | iAcademy Auditorium | Makati City | Ralph Imabayashi (c) vs. Bryan Leo for the PWR Championship |
PWR Live: Manila Madness | March 5, 2016 | Tanduay Covered Court | Manila | Ken Warren (c) vs Bombay Suarez vs Chris Panzer for the PHX Championship |
PWR Live: Road to Wrevolution X | April 23, 2016 | BF Homes Covered Court | Parañaque City | The Royal Flush vs Jake de Leon, Ralph Imabayashi and Chris Panzer |
Wrevolution X | May 28, 2016 | iAcademy Auditorium | Makati City | Bryan Leo (c) vs Jake de Leon vs Ralph Imabayashi for the PWR Championship |
PWR on Tour: Batanes Beatdown (house show) | June 24, 2016 | Batanes | Jake de Leon (c) vs Bryan Leo vs The Apocalypse for the PWR Championship | |
PWR Live: The ShawDown | July 30, 2016 | 500 Shaw Zentrum Events Pavilion | Mandaluyong City | Jake de Leon vs Main Maxx in a non-title PWR Champion vs PHX Champion challenge |
PWR Live: Asia Pop Comic Con[27] (house show) | August 26-28, 2016 | SMX Convention Center | Pasay City | Day 1: Jake de Leon (c) vs Ralph Imabayashi for PWR Championship
Day 2: Jake de Leon (c) vs Ken Warren for PWR Championship Day 3: Jake de Leon (c) vs The Apocalypse for PWR Championship |
Renaissance | October 8, 2016 | Bayanihan Center | Pasig City | Jake de Leon (c) vs John Sebastian for the PWR Championship |
PWR Live: Suplex Sunday | November 13, 2016 | Bayanihan Center | Pasig City | Jake de Leon (c) vs John Sebastian in a Bacolod Bullrope Match for the PWR Championship |
Terminus | December 3, 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Championships and accomplishments
Current championships
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Notes |
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PWR Championship | John Sebastian | 1 | November 13, 2016 | 29+ | Defeated Jake de Leon in a Bacolod Bullrope Match at PWR Live: Suplex Sunday |
Philippine Hybrid X (PHX) Championship | Main Maxx | 1 | April 23, 2016 | 233+ | Defeated Bombay Suarez and Ken Warren at PWR Live: Road to Wrevolution X |
PWR Championship
Title reigns
The inaugural champion was "The Senyorito" Jake de Leon, who won it at Wrevolution X in May 2015.
As of November 2016, there have been four titleholders of the PWR Championship with a total of six title reigns.
John Sebastian is the current PWR Champion after defeating de Leon in a Bacolod Bullrope specialty match.
No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | Jake De Leon | 1 | May 23, 2015 | <1 | Makati City | Wrevolution X | Defeated Bombay Suarez to become the inaugural champion. |
2 | "Classical" Bryan Leo | 1 | May 23, 2015 | 210 | Makati City | Wrevolution X | Used the opportunity that Mr. Sy gave to Bryan Leo on the same night, after defeating Mayhem Brannigan. |
3 | Ralph Imabayashi | 1 | December 19, 2015 | 63 | Makati City | Terminus | Imabayashi won the #1 contender's match at PWR Live 2 to face Leo at Terminus. He is the first ever Japanese PWR Superstar to win the PWR Championship. |
4 | "Classical" Bryan Leo | 2 | February 20, 2016 | 98 | Makati City | Vendetta | |
5 | Jake de Leon | 2 | May 28, 2016 | 169 | Makati City | Wrevolution X | Defeated Bryan Leo and Ralph Imabayashi in a Triple Threat Match. |
6 | John Sebastian | 1 | November 13, 2016 | 29+ | Pasig City | PWR Live: Suplex Sunday | Defeated Jake de Leon in a Bacolod Bullrope Match. |
Philippine Hybrid X (PHX) Championship
Title reigns
The inaugural champion is "The Social Media Sinister" Ken Warren, who defeated Ralph Imabayashi in the finals of an 8-man tournament at Renaissance 2015.
As of August 2016, there have been 3 titleholders of the PHX Championship, with a total of 3 reigns.
The current champion is the "Perfect Ten" Main Maxx, who won it in a triple threat match at PWR Live: Road to Wrevolution X.
No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | "The Social Media Sinister" Ken Warren | 1 | September 26, 2015 | 161 | Makati City | Renaissance | Defeated Ralph Imabayashi in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
2 | Bombay Suarez | 1 | March 5, 2016 | 49 | Manila | PWR Live: Manila Madness | Defeated Chris Panzer and Ken Warren in a three-way match. He is also the MyPW Extreme Division Champion at that time. |
3 | Main Maxx | 1 | April 23, 2016 | 233+ | Parañaque | PWR Live: Road to Wrevolution X | Defeated Bombay Suarez and Ken Warren in a three-way match. Main Maxx's lawyer demanded that he be added to the championship match because he wasn't officially eliminated at The Path of Gold contest. |
Reign | The number of reigns for the wrestler listed |
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Location | The city in which the title was won |
Event | The event in which the title was won |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Other accomplishments
Accomplishment | Current winner(s) | Date won | Event | Notes |
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Path of Gold trophy | "The Senyorito" Jake de Leon | December 19, 2015 | Terminus (2015) | Eight-man gauntlet match. Last eliminated Peter Versoza to win. |
Roster
Male wrestlers
Ring Name | Notes |
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The Apocalypse [28] | |
Alexander Belmonte III | Member of The Network |
Bombay Suarez [29] | inactive; also PWR head trainer |
"Mr. Big Bank" Bruno Bernardo [30] | Member of The Network; inactive |
"Classical" Bryan Leo [31] | Leader of the Royal Flush; inactive |
Chino Guinto [32] | Member of The Network |
Chris Panzer [33] | |
Dan Ericson | One-half of Delirium |
Dax Xaviera | One-half of Delirium |
"The Senyorito" Jake de Leon [34] | |
James "Idol" Martinez [35] | Leader of The Network |
Joey Bax [36] | One-half of the Fighters 4 Hire |
John Sebastian [37] | Current PWR Champion |
Kanto Terror [38] | One-half of Beer Promdi |
Keivan Skull | |
"The Social Media Sinister" Ken Warren [39] | inactive |
Logan Ollores | One-half of the YOLO Twins |
"The Perfect 10" Main Maxx [40] | Current PHX Champion |
Mark D. Manalo [41] | One-half of Beer Promdi |
"The Man Doll" Martivo | |
"The Machine" Mavericc Knight [42] | Member of The Network; inactive |
Miguel Rosales [36] | One-half of the Fighters 4 Hire |
Mike Madrigal | |
Peter Versoza [43] | Member of the Royal Flush |
Ralph Imabayashi [44] | |
Rederick Mahaba [45] | |
SANDATA [46] | |
Trabajador Dos | Member of Los Trabajadores |
Trabajador Maximo | Enforcer of Los Trabajadores |
Trabajador Supremo | Leader of the Secret Council of Trabajadores |
Trabajador Tres | Adopted Brother of Los Trabajadores |
Trabajador Uno | Member of Los Trabajadores |
Vintendo [47] | |
Vlad Sinnsyk |
Female wrestlers
Ring Name | Notes |
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Crystal [48] | First woman to ever compete in an official PWR match. |
Robynn |
Other personnel
Name | Notes |
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Mr. Sy [49] | General Manager |
Pocholo Estrada | Ring Announcer |
Matt Roxas | Senior Referee |
Paulo Agudelo | Referee |
Ben Vitacion | Referee |
Francis Fabregas | Commentator |
Victor E. Manuel | Commentator |
Alumni
- Barry Navarro
- Draven Sloane
- Epitaph
- Mayhem Brannigan
- Mike Shannon
- Mike Vargas
- Mr. William Melvin
- THE Nelson Jr.
- Robin Sane
- Scarlett
- Lucas Hunter
PWR Bootcamp
The promotion has posted various campaigns on most social media platforms for pro-wrestling training on both males and females ages 18 and above for their scheduled bootcamp.
References
- ↑ "Philippine Wrestling Revolution". pwrcentral.com.
- ↑ "Philippine Wrestling Revolution". pwrcentral.com.
- 1 2 Nissi Icasiano. "PWR: Reviving pro wrestling in the Philippines". Rappler.
- ↑ "Ex-WWE star Tajiri wows crowd in Manila wrestling event". philstar.com.
- ↑ "30 in 30 Reborn: Philippine Wrestling Revolution's Channel - The Johnson Transcript". The Johnson Transcript.
- 1 2 "PWR Renaissance: Breaking down the revival of Pinoy wrestling". Rappler.
- ↑ "Philippine Wrestling Revolution Presents "Renaissance" Pro-Wrestling Event (Raffle)". geekypinas.com.
- ↑ "Renaissance: Philippine Wrestling Revolution Inaugural Event". When In Manila.
- ↑ "Renaissance: Philippine Wrestling Revolution live event". ASTIG.PH.
- ↑ "PWR Terminus - Main Event: JDL and Bombay vs. Royal Flush". Sports5 Portal.
- ↑ "PWR: Episode 1.1". Sports5 Portal.
- ↑ "PWR invades Quezon". facebook.com.
- ↑ "PWR: Renaissance – 5 Awesome Things from PWR's Pinoy Pro Wrestling Revival". When in Manila. 2014-09-28.
- ↑ "PWR: Terminus – Pinoy Pro Wrestling Event Ends 2014 With a Bang!". When in Manila. 2014-12-14.
- ↑ "Philippine Wrestling Revolution ends 2014 on high note with 'Terminus'". Rappler. 2014-12-18.
- ↑ "PWR: Vendetta – The Event That Made Philippine Pro Wrestling History". When in Manila. 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "Going over the edge at PWR's Vendetta event". Rappler. 2015-02-27.
- ↑ "PWR: Wrevolution X – The Crowning of the First PWR Champion". When in Manila. 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "The best of the best at PWR Wrevolution X". Rappler. 2015-05-26.
- ↑ "The Smark Henry Wrevolution X Review". Smark Henry. 2015-05-26.
- ↑ "PWR Live – Adding More Gold to the Philippine Pro Wrestling Scene". When in Manila. 2015-08-17.
- ↑ "The Smark Henry Review of PWR Live". Smark Henry. 2015-08-17.
- ↑ "The best of the best at PWR Live". Rappler. 2015-08-21.
- ↑ "PWR Renaissance – Lightning Strikes Twice For PWR's Second Renaissance Event". When in Manila. 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "The Smark Henry Review of PWR Renaissance". Smark Henry. 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "PWR Renaissance 2015 In Summary". What's A Geek. 2015-10-02.
- ↑ http://www.pwrcentral.com/asia-pop-comic-con-results/
- ↑ "The Apocalypse". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Bombay Suarez". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Bruno Bernardo". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Classical Bryan Leo". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Chino Guinto". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Chris Panzer". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Jake de Leon". PWR Central.
- ↑ "James "Idol" Martinez of The Network". PWR Central.
- 1 2 "Fighters 4 Hire". PWR Central.
- ↑ "John Sebastian". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Kanto Terror". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Ken Warren". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Main Maxx". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Mark D. Manalo". PWR Central.
- ↑ "The Machine Mavericc Knight". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Peter Versoza". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Ralph Imabayashi". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Rederick Mahaba". PWR Central.
- ↑ "SANDATA". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Vintendo". PWR Central.
- ↑ "Crystal - PWR". facebook.com.
- ↑ "General Manager Mr. Sy". PWR Central.
External links
- Official website
- Philippine Wrestling Revolution on Facebook
- Philippine Wrestling Revolution on Twitter
- Philippine Wrestling Revolution's channel on YouTube
- Philippine Wrestling Revolution on Instagram
- PWR Google Plus
- The Smark Gilas-Pilipinas Podcast