WrestleMap Staff 1/1/23 WrestleMap Staff 1/1/23

Local wrestling stars return to Niagara Falls

Western New York's top wrestlers to appear alongside national independent wrestling stars

Mario A. Mentasti 12/27/22 Mario A. Mentasti 12/27/22

New Blood: young talents of the Argentinian indie scene

Argentina is a fertile ground for new talent, with a new wave of indie wrestlers growing each year, drawing more people locally, slowing expanding the audience for indie shows in the country.

Bradley Craig 12/20/22 Bradley Craig 12/20/22

An overview of professional wrestling in Scotland

A nation of rich cultural heritage, Scotland has a unique professional wrestling history.

Olusesan Olukoya 12/19/22 Olusesan Olukoya 12/19/22

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.”

WrestleMap Staff 12/15/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/15/22

India’s Wrestle Square to hold live show this Saturday

WrestleMap Staff 12/12/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/12/22

Nor “Phoenix” Diana becomes inaugural APAC Women’s Champion as star studded, two day event in Malaysia comes to a close

The first hijab wearing pro wrestler has now become the first hijab wearing pro wrestling champion.

WrestleMap Staff 12/9/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/9/22

Upcoming indie wrestling events for the weekend of December 9, 2022 through summer 2023

Upcoming indie wrestling events for the weekend of December 9, 2022 through summer 2023 courtesy of Phil Stamper!

WrestleMap Staff 12/8/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/8/22

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.

WrestleMap Staff 12/7/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/7/22

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.

WrestleMap Staff 12/6/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/6/22

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.

WrestleMap Staff 12/4/22 WrestleMap Staff 12/4/22

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.

WrestleMap Staff 11/26/22 WrestleMap Staff 11/26/22

Bolivia’s Cholitas Wrestlers to participate in world cup tournament

Each of the ladies are set to represent a different country with quarterfinals kicking off at this Sunday’s event and the final set for the upcoming Naviluchas 2022 event.

WrestleMap Staff 11/25/22 WrestleMap Staff 11/25/22

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.

Olusesan Olukoya 11/23/22 Olusesan Olukoya 11/23/22

“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.

WrestleMap Staff 11/21/22 WrestleMap Staff 11/21/22

French pro wrestling legend Popoff wins in return to ring at close to 80 years old

Olusesan Olukoya 11/19/22 Olusesan Olukoya 11/19/22

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.

WrestleMap Staff 11/14/22 WrestleMap Staff 11/14/22

Stephen Amell would like to return to the wrestling ring as a heel

Stephen Amell was in Dubai for Pop Con at Expo City over the weekend. During a question and answer section on Sunday, November 13 as part of an Arrowverse panel with Katie Cassidy, the former Bullet Club member was asked about pro wrestling.