First challenger for World Wrestling Congo championship title announced
The first challenger for Dix-Francs’s World Wrestling Congo championship belt has been announced!
Video: World Wrestling Congo training session exhibition bout
Aside from the big visit from Shaolin, the WWC has also provided us with some exclusive footage of a training session bout that took place between Dix-Francs and WWC wrestler, Rey Diable.
Two more international African pro wrestlers announced for Asagba of Asaba’s 97th birthday celebration wrestling event
WrestleMap can confirm that two more international African wrestling stars from outside of Nigeria will be traveling to Asaba, Delta State for the July 24th wrestling event to honor the Asagba of Asaba for his 97th birthday
World Wrestling Congo gets new gear, provides update on some future plans
World Wrestling Congo continued its training this Sunday at Melodrome Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wrestler turns opponent into a goat in catch fetiche match
After some back and forth magic exchanges, Lipasa is able to force his opponent into a coffin. A couple minutes later, Lipasa’s opponent is gone and in her place is a baby goat.
Two champions meet face to face in the DRC
This meeting has been in the planning stages for a couple weeks. Dix-Francs, the president and inaugural champion of World Wrestling Congo and Zombi De Kibambi the champion of Africa, as recognized by Brussels Young Wrestling Style from Belgium, had a face off on Sunday and furthered discussions regarding a match between the two.
New catch fetiche (voodoo wrestling) match posted featuring two of The Congo’s biggest stars
A new video of some Congolese catch action has been uploaded to YouTube. The video features two matches and both utilize the catch fetiche/voodoo wrestling style that has been made famous in the DRC.
Memorial Day Weekend quick news tidbits
Hello everyone! After taking the long holiday weekend (Memorial Day, USA) off, we’re doing our best to catch up with the wide world of international pro wrestling today! Instead of firing out multiple posts, in an attempt to catch up to the fast moving world of pro wrestling, we’ve consolidated some smaller news stories into one post!
Regional wrestling event to showcase DRC’s best set for Kinshasa this Saturday
The Ligue de Kinshasa de Catch (Kinshasa Catch League), or LICAKIN, is holding a wrestling show on Saturday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo featuring some of the country’s best grapplers. The wrestlers that are set to participate have been hand selected and invited to perform by the regional wrestling club that encompasses all of the neighborhoods and districts of the sprawling capital city and the wrestling clubs that lie within it.
World Wrestling Congo kicking off training, announces partnership
World Wrestling Congo is set to launch things into high gear this Sunday with plans to begin their training at Stade Velodrome (Velodrome Stadium) in Kinshasa.
African champion of catch fetiche hoping to defend title in multiple countries in near future
Zombie De Kibambi has bigger ideas in mind and is intent on defending his African championship in both of the Congos and in other countries of Africa, creating a strong regional championship belt that will represent the Congos, Angola and beyond.
Originator of Congolese voodoo wrestling style vows to give up mystical practice behind wrestling technique
Edingwe Moto Na Ngenge, the Congolese wrestler widely credited as being the first to incorporate the catch fetiche style, or what has become known in the West as voodoo wrestling, has renounced his use of fetishes. Edingwe wept and repented while speaking to the spiritual head of the Kimbanguist church,
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