Interview with King Kizzy, Nigeria born wrestler now competing on the American indie scene
Not known back home in Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa and the 4th in the world after India, China and the United States, King Kizzy, whose real name is Kizzy Uzoma, is a Nigerian wrestler based in Dallas, Texas, USA. He breezed into the US in 2006 and made his pro wrestling debut in 2021 and since then, he has been causing sleepless nights for the Texas Cowboy wrestlers both as a singles competitor and on the tag team level.
Nigeria’s Gold Wrestling Association set for Valentine’s Day bash in the ring
Valentine Wrestling Championship 2023 will promote community peace for the coming election – High Chief John Uche
Magnum McLaren, a Canadian Heavyweight Champion who is a third generation talent, eyes Africa
Though Magnum is a teenage third generation pro wrestler, the charismatic young star has traveled across Canada, his country, the USA and Mexico where he has had much success.
“My coming back home this year as African descendant is timely” – Dr. "Golden Boy" Jimmy McDowell
Dr. Jimmy McDowell, known around the wrestling world as “The Golden Boy,” is an American professional wrestler and promoter of appreciable repute. He is the CEO & founder of the Golden Wrestling Federation based in Florida, USA.
“We need God more than ever before now in all spheres of life” - Nigerian pro wrestling legend Sunny Wonder
Interview with the former President of the Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation (NPWF), who later became the Nigerian national and African Light Heavyweight Champion and title holder in the 90’s and since the early 2000 he has been based in Dallas, Texas in the USA. He is ‘’Sunny Wonder’’ who has his real name as Sunday Oluwayemi and who reigned supreme in the late 80s and 90s in Nigeria and Africa.
‘’Anna Ring Marshal’’ Princess Anna Igelenyah, former national women pro wrestling champion set to address Nigerian professional wrestlers
Houston, Texas, USA based Princess Anna Igelenya, who had her ring name as Anna Ring Marshal, the former Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation (NPWF) Women’s Champion, has called for a meeting of all concerned with the Nigerian pro wrestling industry, scheduled to be held on Tuesday January 10th, 2023 at the wrestling training arena, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
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.”
“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.
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.
More details on WWE scouting initiative in Africa
We’ll take a closer look at what the WWE might have planned for the future of their brand in Africa, what some talent in Nigeria are saying about the opportunity and what it could mean for the future of pro wrestling in the country, and how the WWE will select candidates for the Lagos tryout that’s set for February 2023.
WWE launches African talent initiative with event at Lagos hotel
Things sprung into full gear with this African talent scouting program today, November 8th, with an event held in the Moremi Hall room at the Sheraton Hotel at 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way Ikeja in Lagos, Nigeria. WWE Officials and talent, including Omos and Apollo Crews (both of Nigerian descent), were on hand to announce the launch of “The Search For Africa’s Next WWE Superstar.”
AWO African Lightheavyweight Champion pro wrestling belt for Governor Charles Soludo of Eastern Nigeria
The African pro wrestling organization handling the championship is currently working round the clock to see to the success of the championship in Nigeria once there is clearance from the state government and the Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASDS) on hosting the African Light heavyweight championship title contest.
“Athletes of Nigerian origin dominate world sports including British Championships!” – Olusesan Olukoya, CADC General Secretariat
“You might believe because you see on TV that such and such is the biggest and baddest but what you don’t see on TV, where we come from, wrestlers are much more mightier. In Africa, black is power and we are plentiful.”
Rivals Wrestling in Scotland set to make history with main event double title match to determine new African continental champion
Scotsman Frankie Mooney will go head-to-head against Nigerian Champion Ubaha Martin and the stakes could not be any higher.
‘’Cash reward motivates athletes to go extra mile’’- Morris Atula
Atula, a former professional wrestling World Light Heavy weight champion and titleholder who sponsored the recently concluded Morris Atula Invitational Wrestling Tournament where winners have been rewarded handsomely to the tune of N1.5 million, has promised to do more all in an effort to raise future world champions in this chosen field.
Morris Atula addresses the success of the Edo State Invitational Amateur Wrestling Tournament
In this video, Nigerian pro wrestling legend Morris Atula discusses the success of the tournament and the steps necessary to keep developing the future of amateur and professional wrestling in Nigeria.
Aliking receives royal blessing, set to meet Kogi governor in October
Attai Muhammed Aliking’s heart’s desire of receiving royal blessings were met when he visited the Attah of Igala, His Royal Majesty, Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa, who blessed him, prayed for him to continue to win more laurels, and also pronounced him as an Igala Ambassador of Sports based on his exploits in professional wrestling where he has put the Igala Nation on the world map.
Nigerian pro wrestling legend Morris Atula speaks on current state and future of wrestling in Nigeria
Morris Atula is a former World Light Heavyweight Champion and is one of the founders of the pro wrestling scene in Nigeria.
African Topclass Wrestling Superstars (ATWS) middle weight champion, Aliking targets the world
Aliking De Action Disaster is set to showcase himself among his kinsmen as he will battle for supremacy with the United Kingdom PBW Middle Weight champion and title holder ‘’Prizefighter’’ Dean Ford at the Lokoja Township Stadium, Lokoja Kogi State on the 4th December, 2022.
Gold Wrestling Association makes big debut in Lagos
Nigeria’s newest pro wrestling organization successfully held their first event this past weekend on Saturday, July 30th from the Meals and Events Centre in Lagos.
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