Professional wrestling has officially been recognized as a sport in Uganda, as announced by Soft Ground Wrestling on Twitter. The promotion can now host events at any national stadium of its choice. The tweet stated, “Today @SGWug finalized plans of official launch of pro wrestling in the country. As of today we have been duly accepted to hold any show from any national stadium we choose. Uganda finally welcomes pro wrestling as a sport. More and more support and guidance is still needed.”
In other wrestling news, the match between Jon Moxley and EVIL at the NJPW Dominion event now has a unique stipulation – a Lumberjack Deathmatch. The match is scheduled to take place on June 9th, with Moxley defending his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
The updated NJPW Dominion lineup also features matches such as:
– IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Lumberjack Deathmatch: Jon Moxley vs. EVIL
– NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Shingo Takagi vs. HENARE
– KOPW 2024 Championship Match: Yuya Uemura vs. Great-O-Khan
– NJPW World Television Championship Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Tomohiro Ishii
– IWGP & NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tornado Tag Match: KENTA & Chase Owens vs. Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
The finals for the Best of the Super Juniors are yet to be determined.
Furthermore, EVIL’s request for a Lumberjack match as part of his challenge to Jon Moxley’s IWGP World Heavyweight title has been confirmed.
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