Kingdom Pro Wrestling
| Acronym | KPW[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 August 2022 |
| Style | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
| Headquarters | Manama, Bahrain |
| Website | kpwbh.com |
Kingdom Pro Wrestling (KPW) is a Bahraini professional wrestling promotion founded on 23 August 2022.[2]
Training school
Kingdom Pro Wrestling hosts a professional wrestling school in Manama, Bahrain. It was founded in January 2019. The school currently has signed U.S veteran wrestler Glen Holbrook from The State of Georgia as Head Trainer.[3]During his training career, Glen Holbrook has trained wrestlers like The Enfoncer, Chris Cruz, Kochi Takakura and Steve Lawler who trained Disco Inferno.
History
Background and formation (2018–2020)
On December, 2018, several social media users in Bahrain indicated the launch of Kingdom Pro Wrestling. However, KPW's first show was in February 2020 at ELMercado Arena.
COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021)
As other sports cancellations and postponements were being announced by KPW in March 2020, KPW had canceled all events due to the pandemic and then announced the return of shows to fans on February 2022.
The Official start and the return to touring (2022–NOW)
On Feb 2022, KPW announced that they would be returning with Four events in one year in Three different towns. beginning with a special event on on Feb 11, 2022 in Janabiya, Bahrain which has been called KPW Redemption in which Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match took place, in turn becoming the first and only major professional wrestling promotion locally. KPW then announced their new partnership with LuLu Group International to sponsor their events in Bahrain. Next event KPW Brawl In The Mall would be KPW's Manama debut, a town primarily known as the capital of Bahrain, as well as their other Two events held in after that. first one was KPW SuperClash on May, 20th 2022 in which KPW Championship belt has been revealed and KPW Ramli Mall on Nov, 11th 2022. Both events got a lot of buzz and took place in Lulu Group locations which at that time considered by the public as Bahrain's own wrestling location.
On 2023 KPW held their most attended event at that time, with over 2500 spectators in Hidd, Bahrain in which Razor Jaw Shareef became the KPW Champion after beating The Great Zubari. The event featured most of roster including Ahmed Dragon, Ali Ninja, Alkaboos, Ismael The Living Dead, Jabbar, Khalid Kombat, Madrex, Mass Kid Man, Qassimovic, Razor Jaw Shareef, The Great Zubari and Yaqoob.
On 2024 KPW Held Three Events, KPW WinterSlam, first sold out event KPW BattleZone and KPW Comiccon. At KPW Comiccon, Mansoor and Mason Madden MXM made an appearance in which they wrestled a Six men tag team match against Madrex, Tigre and The Great Zubari.
In February 2025, KPW held KPW Comfest at Bahrain International Circuit where Aldababa made his KPW Debut. followed by another event on Feb 28, 2025 at Galleria Mall Arena.
In May and June 2025, KPW held Four sold out shows in Al-Riffa SC. The Shows made a lot of Buzz among Bahraini people and some wrestling fans in the GCC. KPW Texas Championship title has been revealed.
Roster
Male wrestlers
- Razor Jaw Shareef – KPW Champion
- Ahmed Dragon
- Aldababa
- Hamad The Lion
- Ismaeel The Living Dead
- Jabbar
- Khalid Kombat
- Khalil Kombat
- Madrex
- MKM The Night Wolf
- Qassimovic
- Rudy Ruyal
- The Great Zubari
- Tigre
- VCT
- Yaqoob
- Zameel Bhia
References
- ^ "Kingdom Pro Wrestling (KPW)". Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "إستكمال تسجيل أول تنظيم بحريني متخصص في ترويج عروض المصارعة". Alayam. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "KPW signs award winning US Trainer". GDNOnline. Retrieved 10 October 2020.