Congolese wrestling legend Elephant passes away
Sad news coming in from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where Congolese wrestling legend, and still active wrestler at the time of his passing, Elephant has passed away.
Africa's Top Pro Wrestling Champions-a look at the best of the best in Africa heading into 2023
Africa's pro wrestling scene is the most under-reported in the world. In this video, WrestleMap takes a look at some of the top pro wrestling champions currently on the continent, serving as an introduction to the fan looking to find some new and unique pro wrestling to check out.
Interview with King Kizzy, Nigeria born wrestler now competing on the American indie scene
Not known back home in Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa and the 4th in the world after India, China and the United States, King Kizzy, whose real name is Kizzy Uzoma, is a Nigerian wrestler based in Dallas, Texas, USA. He breezed into the US in 2006 and made his pro wrestling debut in 2021 and since then, he has been causing sleepless nights for the Texas Cowboy wrestlers both as a singles competitor and on the tag team level.
Big arena event set for Brazzaville with Republic of the Congo’s top championship on the line
On February 3rd, the FECOLUSAF Championship of the Congo in Classic Style is on the line as RTGA will challenge Safrane for the Republic of the Congo’s top title! We’re happy to have helped sponsor this event and hope to bring video of the show to the WrestleMap site!
Nigeria’s Gold Wrestling Association set for Valentine’s Day bash in the ring
Valentine Wrestling Championship 2023 will promote community peace for the coming election – High Chief John Uche
Magnum McLaren, a Canadian Heavyweight Champion who is a third generation talent, eyes Africa
Though Magnum is a teenage third generation pro wrestler, the charismatic young star has traveled across Canada, his country, the USA and Mexico where he has had much success.
A look at Africa’s pro wrestling scene heading into 2023
We’ll introduce you to some of the continent’s top champions, talk some of the top stories in African pro wrestling in 2022, introduce you to some of the continent’s promotions and more!
“My coming back home this year as African descendant is timely” – Dr. "Golden Boy" Jimmy McDowell
Dr. Jimmy McDowell, known around the wrestling world as “The Golden Boy,” is an American professional wrestler and promoter of appreciable repute. He is the CEO & founder of the Golden Wrestling Federation based in Florida, USA.
“We need God more than ever before now in all spheres of life” - Nigerian pro wrestling legend Sunny Wonder
Interview with the former President of the Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation (NPWF), who later became the Nigerian national and African Light Heavyweight Champion and title holder in the 90’s and since the early 2000 he has been based in Dallas, Texas in the USA. He is ‘’Sunny Wonder’’ who has his real name as Sunday Oluwayemi and who reigned supreme in the late 80s and 90s in Nigeria and Africa.
‘’Anna Ring Marshal’’ Princess Anna Igelenyah, former national women pro wrestling champion set to address Nigerian professional wrestlers
Houston, Texas, USA based Princess Anna Igelenya, who had her ring name as Anna Ring Marshal, the former Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation (NPWF) Women’s Champion, has called for a meeting of all concerned with the Nigerian pro wrestling industry, scheduled to be held on Tuesday January 10th, 2023 at the wrestling training arena, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Morris Atula: the man who has seen it all in wrestling
The history of wrestling in Nigeria from amateur, traditional, professional, training and promotion of the sport would never be a complete story without the exploits of Morris Atula “The Golden Warrior.”
Two Congolese champions set to headline African diaspora event in South Africa
The main event is set to feature Makidiba, or Dieu Edingwe, the son of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s most popular wrestler and inventor of the catch fetiche style of voodoo wrestling, Edingwe, taking on South Africa’s Big Fire.
“I will defeat Nepali Bro in his backyard in Nepal” - De Hardman of Nigeria
De Hardman, whose real name is Tochuckwu Johnson and who was trained by “The African Dream” Jimmy Palm, is a great Nigerian talent who has plans to reign supreme in the world of Nigerian, African and even world professional wrestling among the toughest and the roughest in the industry as that has made him to focus on storming Nepal to wrestle with Kumar Thapa who is a great Nepali wrestler of appreciable repute from Asia.
Nepal pro wrestling champion Kumar Thapa set to storm Nigeria
35 year old Kumar Thapa, who has his ring name as Nepali Bro and is the current Nepal Women Wrestling Foundation (NWWF) Cruiserweight champion and title holder, has eyed Africa and has been seeking means of storming the shores of the Nigerian nation before the year runs out to deal with wrestlers in his Cruiserweight category.
More details on WWE scouting initiative in Africa
We’ll take a closer look at what the WWE might have planned for the future of their brand in Africa, what some talent in Nigeria are saying about the opportunity and what it could mean for the future of pro wrestling in the country, and how the WWE will select candidates for the Lagos tryout that’s set for February 2023.
WWE launches African talent initiative with event at Lagos hotel
Things sprung into full gear with this African talent scouting program today, November 8th, with an event held in the Moremi Hall room at the Sheraton Hotel at 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way Ikeja in Lagos, Nigeria. WWE Officials and talent, including Omos and Apollo Crews (both of Nigerian descent), were on hand to announce the launch of “The Search For Africa’s Next WWE Superstar.”
New champion of Kinshasa crowned in championship final
A new champion in the Classic Style division was crowned over the weekend of October 14-15, 2022 following a championship final in Kinshasa between Goldberg (DRC) and Animal Lion.
AWO African Lightheavyweight Champion pro wrestling belt for Governor Charles Soludo of Eastern Nigeria
The African pro wrestling organization handling the championship is currently working round the clock to see to the success of the championship in Nigeria once there is clearance from the state government and the Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASDS) on hosting the African Light heavyweight championship title contest.
“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.”
Kirikou becomes Cameroon pro wrestling trophy champion
Tala Mathieu Cedric, known around the wrestling world as Kirikou, outplayed other Cameroonian wrestlers in a massive competition to become the crowned champion of the 2022 edition of the Catch Cameroon Cup Finals.
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