Soft Ground Wrestling
Acronym | SGW |
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Founded | 2023 |
Style | Indie wrestling with aspects of mud wrestling. |
Headquarters | Mukono District |
Founder(s) | Daniel Bumba |
Soft Ground Wrestling (Ekigwo kya Bumbash, abbrivated SGW) is an Ugandan professional wrestling promotion and wrestling school.[1][2] Based in Mukono – Kirangira, Mukono District, SGW was founded on March 16, 2023, by local resident Daniel Bumba, a quantity surveyor turned television presenter. As of March 2024, the school trains over 180 students. The promotion is noted for their rudimentary production setup that consists of a wrestling ring made from mud, surrounded by nylon ropes held together by bamboo posts.[3]
The promotion gained international attention when All Elite Wrestling's Will Ospreay and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Jordynne Grace made donations to a GoFundMe fundraiser aimed at providing it a standard wrestling ring as well as additional operating funds.[4] On June 11, WWE’s Cody Rhodes announced he would cover the cost to have an official ring constructed for the promotion.[5]
References
- ^ Pietsch, Bryan; Katumba, Badru. "Meet Uganda's mud wrestlers". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ MWESIGWA, PAUL; NSUBUGA, TIMOTHY (7 April 2024). "Soft ground wrestling embodies Ugandans' love for pro wrestling". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Onen, Patrick (2024-04-14). "Young Ugandans tangle in the mud. They dream of becoming professional wrestlers". AP News. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Applegate, C. J. (2024-02-07). "GoFundMe For SoftGround Uganda Wrestling Goes Viral, Will Ospreay Donates". Wrestlezone. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 11, 2024). "Cody Rhodes Purchasing A Proper Ring For SGW Uganda". Fightful. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
External links
- Soft Ground Wrestling on X
- Soft Ground Wrestling's channel on YouTube
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