Manila Wrestling Federation


Manila Wrestling Federation was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Philippines. MWF was founded in late 2014, and relaunched in 2018. It shut down on May 25, 2024.
MWF promotes itself as the home of "Aksyonovela" – a portmanteau of the Filipino word for "action" and the suffix of telenovela – representing the mix of athletic wrestling action and timely, relatable storytelling that the promotion presents.
𝕏 MWF_PinoyWres

History

MWF's beginnings came on the heels of another Philippine pro wrestling promotion, Philippine Wrestling Revolution. Some of MWF's founders – like Mike Shannon, Robin Sane, Mr. Lucha, Tarek El Tayech, and William Elvin – had worked with PWR, but internal issues led to their departure from that company in late 2014. They then started laying the foundations of MWF along with co-founder Tala Haliya, recruited wrestlers and talents, and started wrestling training.
MWF informally launched at History Channel's HistoryCon event in August 2016, staging wrestling matches across three days of the convention. MWF wrestlers were joined by wrestlers from Singapore Pro Wrestling, like The Eurasian Dragon, "The Statement" Andruew Tang, Alexis Lee, and The Thaibarrian.
In April 2017, MWF produced its debut show, MWF Live, at the Makati Square Arena. After 4 more shows, MWF did a relaunch of its product in February 2018 at MWF Open House: Level UP, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Starting MWF 1: Kasaysayan, all of MWF's shows are numbered sequentially.
MWF also produces an online weekly wrestling show, Aksyonovela TV, on its YouTube channel. Its first episode aired on October 23, 2019. In November 2019, MWF started to tape episodes in front of a live audience.
On May 25, 2024, on a Facebook post, Manila Wrestling Federation announced its abrupt closure.
On June 27, 2024, one month after the closure of MWF, PUSO Wrestling was on the soft launch featuring most of the MWF wrestlers as its current roster. It is officially launched in August 2024.

Championships

MWF Championship

Established in 2018. Redesigned in 2019 and is now known as the “Jeepney belt”, which contains Filipino themed symbols like perlas "pearls", araw "sun", tambo "reed/bulrush", manok "chicken", pula at bughaw na strap "red and blue strap", and Jeepney main plate.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1Ho Ho Lun11,081
2Fabio Makisig1357
32265
4Robin Sane1237

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring NameNotes
Aaron LiwanagLeader of Bahay ng Liwanag
Bienvenido "Bro. Benny" SorianoMember of Bahay ng Liwanag
Black ShirtMWF Aspirant
Blue ShirtMWF Aspirant
Inactive; has not wrestled since March 2023
Serafin LiwanagFormer member of Brgy. Bagsakan. Current member of Bahay ng Liwanag
"Godkiller" Dabid RavenaMember of Oro Plata Mata
Danny Zamora
El KatipuneroMember of Super Friends
Fabio MakisigLeader of HSSL
Gray Shirt/DiakonoMWF Aspirant
Member of Bahay ng Liwanag
Isaiah ValenciaMember of Brgy. Bagsakan
Jake de LeonCurrent MWF Pinoy Wrestling Champion
Leader of Oro Plata Mata
Joey RosasMember of HSSL
Winner of Hong Kong-Philippine Alliance Cup
JomarFormer leader of Bahay ng Liwanag.
Kanto "Kilabot" Terror
Ken CiferWorld Underground Wrestling - PH
Winner of the Chilly Willy Wrestling Cup Tournament 2023
WUW International Tag Team Champion
Khayl SisonMember of HSSL
Inactive; has not wrestled since March 2023
Kurt JimenezMember of Oro Plata Mata
Main MaxxFormer member of Oro Plata Mata
Migs ValdezInactive; has not wrestled since August 2023
Nigel San JoseLeader of Brgy. Bagsakan
Orange ShirtMWF Aspirant; later known as Hakai Mateo in PUSO Wrestling
Pablo SalvacionInactive; has not wrestled since March 2023
RazaelWorld Underground Wrestling - PH
Red ShirtMWF Aspirant
"Danger" Rex Lawin
Robin SaneWorld Underground Wrestling - PH
Saint John MartinWorld Underground Wrestling - PH
WUW International Tag Team Champion

Female wrestlers

Ring NameNotes
Chelsea MarieMember of Brgy. Bagsakan
CrystalInactive; hiatus
Jorelle LiwanagMember of Bahay ng Liwanag
JoyaMember of HSSL
Patricia LigaiaMWF's Backstage Chismosa
Super PMember of Super Friends

Other personnel

Ring NameNotes
Chuck LopezMWF Referee
Dante GuinooMWF Referee; occasional wrestler
"Ang Official na Wrestler"
Eduardo JuanMWF Referee
Romeo MoranMWF Commentator
Sig PechoMWF Ring Announcer
Sonny GoMWF Commissioner, Commentator, and Ring announcer
Mr. SyManager of Oro Plata Mata
Tarek El TayechSenior analyst
Manager of Kanto "Kilabot" Terror
Veronica ShannonMWF President
William ElvinCreative Director, occasional commentator

MWF Alumni

  • Aldrin Richards
  • ”Classical” Bryan Leo
  • Frankie Thurteen
  • Gigz Stryker
  • Hanzello Shilva
  • Jorelle Liwanag
  • Ka Dencio
  • Ken Warren
  • Luchadonna
  • Lukas Buhawi
  • Mr. Lucha
  • Moises Liwanag
  • Ninja Ryujin
  • Nuke
  • PAC RG
  • Tala Haliya

Visiting international wrestlers