In many ways, Episode 14 was a graduation night for SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling – if not for their flagship competitor Shivam, who gave his all in a classic main event but eventually succumbed to the guile and experience of his legendary Japanese opponent, Tajiri.
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Tajiri v Shivam: The biggest match in Thai wrestling history
It’s one of the classic confrontations in fight sports – youth vs experience, old master vs young lion, ex-champ vs next champ. And it all plays out in the main event of the most important night in Thai wrestling history, as ‘Japanese Buzzsaw’ Tajiri takes on the rising local star, Shivam.
Shivam secures the right to fight a legend
Knowing the glare of the international spotlight was beaming down on them, Shivam and Monomoth went to war once more, and it was Shivam who emerged as the victor, both exhausted by the battle and enthused by the opportunity that now awaits him atop a sold-out Episode 14 – a match with the ‘Japanese Buzzsaw’ Tajiri.
Drunken King descends on SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling
Having last year celebrated a decade of Thai wrestling, SETUP now rewards a man who proved instrumental in the scene’s foundation – Japanese icon Masa Takanashi – with a shot at the Kingdom’s top prize in the sport.
Statement made: Tang wins the title – and targets more
In their third and final fight, Singapore’s Andruew ‘The Statement’ Tang ripped the AWGC Jr. Heavyweight championship from long-reigning local Shivam in the main event of SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling Episode 11. In a fitting conclusion to a rivalry that dated back three years, the pair clashed for the gold in a “two out of three falls” thriller that would settle the matter once and for all.
Titles and rivalries galore at SETUP’s latest international spectacular
SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling launches its 2023 schedule with a sensational card set for January 28 in its iconic home at Circus Studio in Bangkok.
SETUP’s Episode 11 looks to both build on the company’s position as a nascent regional powerhouse as well as settle some intense championship rivalries and, of course, thrill the fans like nobody else in the Kingdom can.