Thai twist to WWE wrestling

It’s a knockout: Singaporean pro-wrestler Andrew Tang aka ‘The Statement’ (centre) performing in the ring during a match at the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling show in Bangkok. — AFP

A fighter bursts through a flimsy tarpaulin curtain and bounds into the ring wearing a helmet and the unmistakable bright orange jacket of a Bangkok motorbike-taxi rider – it’s Thailand’s take on WWE wrestling.

The 25-year-old wrestler with the stage name “P’Suchart” was one of almost 20 individuals slapping, slamming and smacking one another at SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling.