2nd BRF Wrestlemania Begins In Lagos.

The second edition of BRF Wrestlemania 2012 started yesterday (Wednesday) at the Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

The tournament put together to honour the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola is featuring 32 professional wrestlers across the country and some African countries with 12 officials as technical personnel.

At least 10 titles will be contested for in the tournament which will end on Friday evening.

The titles are Middleweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight, Super Heavyweight, Extra Heavyweight, Ladies’ bout, Royal Rumble, Survival Series and Ladders.

Coordinator of the championship, Prince Olarenwaju Mohammed said that the 2nd BRF Wrestlemania is a qualifying tournament to select Nigerian and African wrestlers for next year’s Intercontinental World Wrestling Championship which will take place at three centres in Lagos State.

“The 2012 BRF Wrestlemania is staged to prepare Nigerian and other African wrestlers for the world championship coming up in Lagos next year at yet to be decided three centres in Lagos.

 The BRF competition will be keenly contested because we want to use it to select the best Africa wrestlers that will fight their counterparts from other continents in next year’s intercontinental competition,” he said.

Some of the Nigerian wrestlers competing in the ongoing tourney include Super Haculus, Mr. Rick, Mighty Man, Super King, Super Billy Akasili, Hot Tempo, Afro De Giant, Big Fish and Young Stamina. Others are Silent Tiger, Young Mike, Hariba Swan, Licence to Kill and Mr. Mafu.

 Among the ladies wrestlers are Tina Terror, Lady Jess and Lady Bunmi. From other African countries are Stephane Mba (Cameroon), Mask Terror (Sierra Leone), Big Dog Bite (Cameroon), Hulk Power (Benin Republic) and Noundem Michael from Angola.

Prince Mohammed said a Local Organising Committee, LOC headed by Primate Charles Odugbesi has been working round the clock to ensure a smooth organisation of the competition.

He called on Nigerians especially Lagos residents to come out and watch exciting wrestling bouts which start by 4pm each day.

Banillux Bulldog from Scotland won the Royale Rumble of the first edition of BRF Wrestlemania held last year's September held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.