Singapore Pro Wrestling, commonly shortened toSPW, is aprofessional wrestling promotion based inSingapore.[4] It was the first modern professional wrestling promotion inSoutheast Asia,[5] and was founded byAndruew Tang (known as "The Statement" Andruew Tang in SPW), the first Singaporean professional wrestler, and Vadim Koryagin, in February 2012.[6][7] The promotion also has a wrestling school, in which Andruew Tang is the head coach, and SPW wrestlers, Aiden Rex, Dr. Gore,Alexis Lee andDa Butcherman work as assistant coaches.[8] SPW is best known for producingDante Chen (known as "Trexxus" during his time in SPW), the first wrestler from Southeast Asia to sign withWWE, making his debut onWWE NXT, on 22 September 2021.[9]
In 2011, Andruew Tang, an aspiring Singaporean professional wrestler, would attend a talk by Vadim Koryagin, a Russian businessman and owner ofIndependent Wrestling Federation (IWF), a Russia-based promotion, established in 2002.[10] Together the two would form the nation's first pro wrestling promotion, Singapore Pro Wrestling in February 2012.[6][7] They would begin to train the first generation of Singaporean professional wrestlers, including Tang, who would become"The Statement" Andruew Tang, Singapore's first professional wrestler andKaiser Trexxus, who would become the first Singaporean in the WWE, through Vadim's coaching and expertise.[11] SPW faced difficulties in the beginning, with many people doubting the promotion, and believing that Singaporeans "were too small".[12] In the beginning some of their wrestlers would appear in IWF shows, but later on they would host live shows in Singapore, beginning to gain an audience.[13] SPW would develop more regular talent, including Dr. Gore and The Eurasian Dragon, and eventually Tang and Trexxus would become trainers, after honing their talents.[14] In 2014, SPW would grow to a size that they were able to host international talent includingJohnny Gargano andSonjay Dutt.[15]
A major turning point for SPW, was when they hosted a show a day before the 2015WWE Live Event at theSingapore Indoor Stadium, which sold out completely.[12] SPW would inaugurate their first title, the Southeast Asian Championship in 2015, with their first champion being"The Statement" Andruew Tang.[16] SPW would host foreign talent, includingIWF wrestler,Lokomotiv andDDT wrestler,Masa Takanashi, who would help the promotion grow, each winning the Southeast Asian championship.[16] In the next year SPW would add three more titles to the promotion, the Queen of Asia, Tag Team and Singapore championships.[16] In 2017,Rene Dupree would debut in SPW, facing Tang. Later that year,NXT UK Champion, at that time,Pete Dunne would debut in the company and face Tang in a singles match.[17] SPW would continue to grow, developing local talent such as Alexis Lee (who would be called for a WWE tryout along with The Statement and Kaiser Trexxus),[18] bodybuilder and the 2016 Mr. Singapore,Danie "Destroyer" Dharma,[19]Da Butcherman, Big T, BGJ and Aiden Rex, who would all win various championships in the SPW promotion. In 2018, SPW would host its first all female event, titled Ladies Night. The main event of this show would featureRiho facingMakoto, which would become SPWs most viewed match ever.[20] In 2019, globally-knownAEW wrestler,Kenny Omega, would also debut in the promotion, participating in a 3 on 3 tag match.[21]Tajiri would make his SPW debut in 2019, defeating Tang.[22] SPW would grow to have over 10,000 subscribers on YouTube, and over 10,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook combined.[23][24][25]
SPW hosted its last show of 2020, No Guts No Glory, in February, featuring thenNXT UK Women's Champion,Meiko Satomura andDash Chisako in the main event.[26] During theCOVID-19 pandemic, SPW produced two seasons of an in-house show, called SPW Prove: Alive and Kicking and SPW Prove: It's A Slamdemic. During the first season of Prove, The Statement would retireKaiser Trexxus from the promotion,[27] who would leave toWWE NXT and debut asDante Chen.[28] Their second season was cut short as restrictions were lifted and SPW returned to a live show format, with their first private live show back on 15 April 2022, SPW: Sembawang Showdown, a private event formigrant workers of Singapore.[29][30] SPW hosted their first public live show, SPW: Homecoming on 27 May 2022, that sold out in a few days.[31][32] In July, SPW had their second public event of the year, SPW: Battlefront.[33] In September, SPW would announce its partnership withNothing But Cheese Burger to introduce the promotions 5th title, The NBCB Championship, a 24/7 championship.[34] In November 2022, SPW hosted its 10th anniversary show, featuring the return ofRiho,Tajiri,Masa Takanashi,HoHo Lun and the debut ofChris Brookes andMei Suruga, SPW X: Astronomical Anniversary.[35]
TheSPW Southeast Asian Championship is the regional championship, and the primary and most prestigious title of the Singapore Pro Wrestling promotion. There have been a total of 10 reigns shared between 6 different champions. The current champion isDa Butcherman, who won the title for the first time on 8 November 2024. Tang was also the inaugural champion, and is the only wrestler to have held the title more than once. Tang has the record for having the record for the longest reign at 826 days and the most reigns at 5.[64]
This was aWinner-take-all match where Shaukat's MYPW World-To-Regional Title was also on the line. On 9 February, Shaukat was forced to relinquish his title due to a concussion.
This match was against JY Eagle for the newly vacant SEA championship. Tang's reign is the longest in the history of this title. However, his reign was elongated due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
This match happened at the first public live show after the Covid-19 pandemic, concluding a storyline that was teased in early 2020, and naturally delayed due to the coronavirus.
TheSPW Singapore Championship is the national championship and the secondary title of the Singapore Pro Wrestling promotion.[67] There have been a total of six reigns. The current champion is CK Vin, who won the title for the first time on 8 November 2024. The inaugural champion was the Eurasian Dragon who won the belt in 2016.Da Butcherman holds the record for the longest reigning Singapore Champion at 1098 days. Black Arrow holds the record for most reigns at 2.
Da Butcherman's reign is the longest in the history of this title and any of the titles in the SPW promotion. However, his reign was elongated due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
TheSPW Queen of Asia Championship is the women's title of the Singapore Pro Wrestling promotion.[68] The current champion isAlexis Lee who won the championship on the 25th of November, 2022. Kasey was the first champion andRiho holds the record for longest reign at 1307 days.
After Riho won the title she would successfully defend it multiple times. However, in late 2019, she signed withAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she would become their inauguralwomen's champion. Due to this, Riho was unable to defend the SPW Queen of Asia Championship until November of 2022, where she would lose toAlexis Lee.
TheSPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Championship are thetag team titles of the Singapore Pro Wrestling promotion.[70] The title is currently held by CBK and BGJ, Jack 'N' Cheese. Onslaught, the duo of Andruew Tang and Trexxus were the first champions, and the duo ofAlexis Lee and Nyc are the longest reigning champions at 485 days. This title has been vacated on three separate occasions.[70]
Onslaught defeated Affi & MK to win the inaugural titles. The titles were relinquished on the 10 of May 2015 due to Trexxus'snational service commitments.
Lee & Nyc defeated Axel Sun & BGJ to win the vacant titles. Their reign is the longest in the history of this title. However, their reign was elongated due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Due to Nyc sustaining an injury, this title was vacated on the 7th of October, 2022.
TheSPW Hardcore Championship, formerly known as SPW NBCB Championship[72] and SPW 24/7 Championship,[73] is the Hardcore title of the Singapore Pro Wrestling promotion and the title must be defended under no disqualification rules.[74] Ryan Shen is the current Hardcore Champion.Destroyer Dharma holds the record for most reigns at 3, and Big T and Bryson Blade holds the record for longest reign.
