SEA Wrestling Retraction and Apology: Kamifuku Photo Error and What's Next for the Brand

Retraction and Apology

Yesterday, SEA Wrestling posted a photo for our news update that we suggested showed Yuki Kamifuku.

As the owner of SEA Wrestling, I want to personally apologize to anyone who felt upset, offended, or disrespected by this misrepresentation. The photo was sourced from a Google search for the intended subject competing in Southeast Asia. At a glance, the outfit and venue looked similar to Kamifuku's past matches, which is how the mistake happened. That said, a journalist should check this kind of thing more thoroughly, and I take responsibility for not doing so. SEA Wrestling is, and has always been, a one man band fan project, put together around a full time job and family life, which doesn't excuse the error but is part of the context.

The post was also left up longer than it should have been, because family came first that day and it wasn't checked in time. I make no apology for that priority. My son and my family will always come before a social media post, and if that's a problem for anyone, it's not going to change. What I am sorry for is the mistake itself and the time it took to correct it, and I've reviewed how we check and correct posts going forward.

Where the brand goes from here

This has also given me a chance to reflect on where SEA Wrestling's time and energy should go. I love the conversations I've had with wrestlers, and I'm proud of the positive impact this project has had on the local scene, but I don't want that impact to come at the cost of accuracy, quality, or my own life outside of it. I am not leaving myself open for the negativity that plagues the wrestling industry as a whole. Quite honestly, I'd rather leave it than be involved in that side. The world is an absolute mess at the moment, and we don't need people who share the same passion trying to dismantle each other. Criticism and issue are always best resolved privately between the two parties, behind closed doors.

As a person, I will come out and say I hate social media. I genuinely thing what we have in 2026 is not a tool but a disease. One that pushes us to be distracted, feel less than we are and pay little attention or care to what we love.

Recently, some of our social posts have been sloppy, with mistakes and typos that shouldn't appear in a text media product. We've always aimed to keep things original and handmade rather than relying on AI tools, but that approach only works if I have the time to do it properly, and that time isn't always there. Any adult with a family and career will understand these pressures.

So, starting today, SEA Wrestling will step back from weekly results, the weekly newsletter, and quick turnaround social updates. The main website will become largely inactive. Instead, we're going to focus on what the brand does best: magazines, storytelling, history, and in depth show reviews, the kind of content that takes real time and care rather than being rushed out between everything else in my life.

If you'd like to comment on this decision or have any other opinions, you're welcome to reach out by email or direct message. It's a lot more becoming, adult and respectful to talk directly and very very much appreciated.

If you would prefer to moan and complain online, do so or better yet just ignore us, block us and move on.

Get involved

If you're interested in helping SEA Wrestling move forward, whether that's running our social channels or contributing to the magazine, I'd love to hear from you. Get in touch and let's talk about working together.

To everyone in the Southeast Asian wrestling scene, and to the fans who've supported it for so long: thank you, and please keep doing so. This industry is still finding its financial footing, and your support matters more than ever in helping it get there.