SEA Wrestling Weekly Newsletter – 24th April 2026

EVENT UPDATES

Billy Added to SETUP Absolute Mayhem Next Saturday

Announced this week, one half of the greatest Vietnamese professional wrestling tag team, The Classic Night, will be in Ares’ corner when he challenges Shivam for the IWA World Championship at Absolute Mayhem.

Billy has not forgotten what Shivam did to him at Spring Bash last month and knows Jake De Leon is ready to strike to help keep the world title around Shivam’s waist. There, he will be in Ares’ corner.

Top Dojo Presents Overheat This Sunday

Top Dojo will present Overheat this Sunday from the Motorway Dojo in Bangkok. Already announced are three matches:

Baphobia vs Wassana
Best Boonpa vs P-Nutz
Chayut vs Jay Yuu

Grapplemax Announce May 30th Show

Grapplemax officially kick off their 10th year season on May 30th. They have announced a show but no follow-up information yet.

Sneak Peek at VPW’s New Outdoor Venue – A Permanent Change?

Vietnam Pro Wrestling are gearing up for their next show, Saigon Slam Jam, which will be their first major outdoor event. Being held at Fox Field, the show is a distance away from their usual home on the other side of Ho Chi Minh City in District 7.

The venue offers fans in other areas of the packed metropolis a chance to easily view the action while, thanks to the partnership with Sports Jam, the show has been given somewhat of a “WrestleMania” feel.

Rumors are also abound in non-wrestling circles that the site of VAIB Studios may be under threat by development. This info has not come from VPW sources, however, and any closure of the famous film studio site should be taken with a pinch of green mist.

Paradise Sports Entertainment Returns Home

After more tours in China, as well as a successful series of events in Phuket, PSE has announced they will be home at their performance center in Pattaya on May 30th for Heat in Paradise. Stay tuned for more updates.

Sunny Z Will Be in Attendance at VPW Saigon Slam Jam

DEXCON Dakila & Bakagaijin Shaping Up

We are only a month away from the second ever set of Dakila 2 and Baka Gaijin MNL 2, live from the Brawlpit Bulusan where the new ring will be revealed.

The card so far stands at:

Bakagaijin MNL 2

Super P & Hotdog San Jose vs Chris Brookes & Zack Sabre Jr

DEXCON Dakila 2

DEXCON Women’s Championship: Joya © vs Madkat ‘Karina’

Four Way Match: Jonathan Johnson vs Shaheen vs Robin Sane vs Munetatsu Nakamura

Mixed Nuts Match: BGJ vs Sage Matthews vs Serafin Liwanag vs Emman vs Hit vs Jomar

The Mixed Nuts match is a rumble-style contest with pinfalls and submission.

OTHER NEWS

Sarah Coldheart Featured in 40 Under 40

Singapore’s Prestige Magazine featured Grapplemax’s Sarah Coldheart. The 40 Under 40 article showcases exceptional women in the country, sharing their story. The article wrote:

“Sarah Coldheart (@sarahcoldheart) – real name Maisarah Abu Samah – is best known for tearing up Singapore’s professional wrestling scene as its first hijabi performer. When she’s on the mats, she’s a mean pirate queen – unapologetic, bold and always ready to throw down.”

Just remember who gave you a cover first, Sarah!

VPW Takes Center Stage at Pizza Fest and Flying Felix Debuts

Over the weekend, VPW travelled to the far reaches of Ho Chi Minh City for Pizza Fest.

At the two-day event, they first presented on Day 1: The British Horror vs Ronnie El Rapido, Vortex Rebellion vs The Classic Night, Ares vs Khoa Truong. Then on Day 2 they presented KPY vs Flying Felix, Hy Draco vs Damien, and The British Horror vs Billy.

The show then ended with a press conference for the main event of Saigon Slam Jam, which ended in an all-out brawl between The Rocky Horror Show, Ares, and Hy Draco.

As noted, the event saw the debut match for VPW Academy standout Flying Felix. Fans should likely expect him to continue development on smaller shows before possibly making a main show debut at The Rumble in the summer.

Devin Zemir Australia Tour

Over the past week, one half of Grapplemax Tag Team Champions, Devin Zemir, has been touring in Australia as part of EPW Super Camp, which included tutelage under Deminen Slater and a return to Phat Brew Club, where he lost in a title match to Pride Champion Faizal Ali, as well as appearing in the rumble like last year.

Kidd Bandit Retires

As mentioned in our Vegas roundup, Filipino wrestler Kidd Bandit (who spent her career in the USA) has retired to focus on promoting LGBT wrestling events. We wish her well and thank her for her match in DEXCON last year.

Penny Haze Injured

Penny Haze confirmed she had suffered a broken arm at Pagsubok a few weeks ago and will miss a few months of action. This is a blow to the Pinay wrestling scene, which is heating up right now, but we wish her a speedy recovery.

Alexis Lee to Make UK Debut

Currently on a world tour, Alexis Lee will be hitting the mean streets of London for Fist Club Strictly Ballroom on May 3rd. She is already scheduled to wrestle in France this weekend before she heads to Korea for a huge tag match with Yeni against Super P and Maki Itoh.