Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan

Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan (PWFP) also known as PWF Pakistan is a Pakistani wrestling promotion, founded in 2015 in Karachi, Pakistan. Its inception was by PWFP president and chairman Nauman Suleman. Kamran Mughal joined Nauman Suleman as the Executive Vice President. Since 28 July 2018, PWFP started to produce a weekly show named as PWFP Season 1.

Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan
Native name
پڑو ریسلنگ پاکستان
Formerly
Ring of Slam (2017)
IndustryProfessional Wrestling
FoundedApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12) in Karachi, Pakistan
FounderNauman Suleman
Headquarters
Karachi
,
Pakistan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsLive events
Merchandise
Pay-per-views
Television
OwnerNauman Suleman
Number of employees
20+

History

Background

On 12 April 2015, Pakistan Pro Wrestling Federation Entertainment (PPWFE) held their first ever show in Karachi.

In 2017, Nauman Suleman put up training of some boys wrestlers and after a year selected a few of them. On 20 October 2017, it had its first day as a wrestling company.

Formation

The company was named "Ring of Slam" which was held at a 24/7 Gym in Karachi. All matches were held on a wrestling ring which costed around 400,000. On 9 January 2018, PWFP made an amateur event at Atrium Mall. They introduced a National Television Championship which was defended on the Mall. The ROS World Heavyweight Championship was also introduced.

Then after a few months, they changed the company's name to Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan. On 28 July 2018 PWFP held their PWFP Season 1. In December 2018, the PWFP Ultimate Championship was introduced with Jordan being the first champion. In April 2019, PWFP announced a new PWFP Hardcore Championship which would be defended in a Royale Battle match. On 28th April 2019, PWFP held its first pay-per-view event "Rumble in Pakistan" in Karachi. It gained a lot promotion.[1][2] Panda won 30 Men First Ever Rumble in Pakistan and became the inaugural PWFP Hardcore Champion. In 2019, RJ Faddy became the head coach of Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan. In August 2019, actor Waqas Pasha became the ring announcer and commentator for PWFP.

On 21st December 2019, PWFP held its second event "World Wrestling Champions" in which many international superstars coming to Pakistan including Rhyno, Matt Cross, JTG and others.

PWFP will launch their website in May 2020.

Seasons

On 28 July 2018, PWFP held its first season named the "PWFP Season 1". Every year, they have a PWFP Season. They started PWFP Season 2 on 22 June 2019. On 8 March 2020, PWFP Season 3 started.

Programming

Events

PWFP's first pay-per-view Rumble in Pakistan was aired on Geo Super at Eid-ul-Fitr. Their second event World Wrestling Champions will also be aired.

Event Date Location Venue Main event
Rumble in Pakistan[3] 28 April 2019 Karachi, Sindh Dreamworld Resort 30 Men Rumble Battle Match for the inaugural PWFP Hardcore Championship
World Wrestling Champions[4] 21 December 2019 Karachi, Sindh Dreamworld Resort 6 Men Ladder Match for the inaugural PWFP World Heavyweight Championship
Burn To Ashes TBA Karachi, Sindh PWFP Complex TBA

Partnerships

In November 2019, Lou Gotti announced at VIP Wrestling Dallas that he would go global.[5] He revealed that he will go to Pakistan and VIP Wrestling Dallas had partnership with PWFP.

On 21 February 2020, Australasian Wrestling Federation announced that they have a partnership with PWFP.[6] They announced that there would be a Pakistan vs Australia series in 2020.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Championships
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes
PWFP World Heavyweight Championship Jordan 1 21 December 2019 180+ Karachi, Sindh Defeated Rhyno, Matt Cross, Danny, RJ Faddy and Low Rider at World Wrestling Champions
PWFP Hardcore Championship Demon Saqib 2 21 December 2019 180+ Karachi, Sindh Defeated Arbab Fahim Kasi "Panda" and Lucifer at World Wrestling Champions
PWFP Ultimate Championship Raja Naveed 1 28 April 2019 76+ Karachi, Sindh Was handed over the title from Sammy Guevara

Accomplishments
Accomplishment Latest winner Date won Location Notes
Rumble Battle Arbab Fahim Kasi "Panda" 28 April 2019 Karachi, Sindh Last eliminated Lucifer to become the inaugural PWFP Hardcore Champion

References
  1. Desk, Web (2019-04-01). "International wrestlers coming to Pakistan". The Financial Daily. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "Pro Wrestling Federation Pakistan". ACE NEWS. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  3. Maqsood, Fawad (2019-03-31). "'Rumble in Pakistan': A new era of international sports to start from Karachi". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. Khilari. "International wrestlers set to enthrall audiences of Karachi at 'World Wrestling Champions' on 21st December - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. Lou Gotti makes a huge announcement at VIP Wrestling, retrieved 2020-04-03
  6. "Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  7. AWF Vs PWFP: Australia Vs Pakistan Series, retrieved 2020-04-03
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