This is a list of the most notable past & present
professional wrestling promotions.
Australia
Active
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Australasian Wrestling Federation
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Explosive Pro Wrestling
Explosive Pro Wrestling also known as EPW is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001 in Perth, Western Australia.
History
As of August 2014, Global Force Wrestling announced working agreements with Explosive ...
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Impact Pro Wrestling Australia
Impact Pro Wrestling (IPW) is a New Zealand professional wrestling promotion. It has promoted regular events throughout the country and abroad in the last several years and is credited for being the first to bring live wrestling shows to cities ...
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International Wrestling Australia
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Melbourne City Wrestling
Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne City Wrestling currently has two major venues that they use. MCW hosts monthly events at th ...
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Riot City Wrestling
Riot City Wrestling (RCW) is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in January 2006 in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs shows independently, in conjunction with local festivals, as well as with other organization ...
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World Series Wrestling
World Series Wrestling is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017. The company is founded, promoted and owned by Ad ...
Defunct
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I-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
i-Generation Wrestling Superstars of Wrestling was a small series of professional wrestling shows in 2000. The roster consisted of wrestlers who had previously achieved fame in other promotions. The tour promoted a World Championship, an Internat ...
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Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance
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World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nati ...
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World Wrestling All-Stars
World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) was a professional wrestling promotion founded by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus in 2001. The promotion was operated by McManus' International Touring Company. WWA was one of several promotions to come ...
Canada
Active
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Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling (BCW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion owned and booked by Scott D'Amore, and based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Many of the promotion's employees were trained at the ''Can-Am'' wrestling school. Aft ...
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Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) (formerly known as NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling) is a Western Canada-based professional wrestling promotion and a former member of the Na ...
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Great Canadian Wrestling
Great Canadian Wrestling (GCW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion company based in Oshawa, Ontario. GCW was founded in 2005 and promotes shows throughout Southern Ontario. The company also hosts since 2005 an annual Great Canadia ...
*High Impact Wrestling Canada
*International Wrestling Syndicate
*Northern Championship Wrestling
*nCw Femmes Fatales
*Prairie Wrestling Alliance
*Real Canadian Wrestling
Defunct
*BSE Pro
*Eastern Sports Association
*Hart Legacy Wrestling
*International Wrestling Alliance
*Lutte Internationale
*Maple Leaf Wrestling
*Maximum Pro Wrestling
*NWA: All-Star Wrestling
*Stampede Wrestling
Japan
Active
*Action Advance Pro Wrestling
*All Japan Pro Wrestling
*Big Japan Pro Wrestling
*CyberFight
(umbrella brand)
**Dramatic Dream Team, DDT Pro-Wrestling
**Pro Wrestling Noah
**Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
**Ganbare Pro-Wrestling
*Dradition
*Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate
*Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
*Ice Ribbon
*Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling
*Lion's Gate Project
*Michinoku Pro Wrestling
*New Japan Pro-Wrestling
*Osaka Pro Wrestling
*Oz Academy
*Pro-Wrestling Basara
*Pro Wrestling Wave
*Pro Wrestling Zero1
*Pure-J
*Real Japan Pro Wrestling
*Seadlinnng
*Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
*Tokyo Gurentai
*World Wonder Ring Stardom
Defunct
*All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
*Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
*Arsion
*Battlarts
*Diamond Ring (professional wrestling), Diamond Ring
*Universal Lucha Libre, Federacion Universal de Lucha Libre
*Fighting Network Rings
*Gaea Japan
*Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
*Hustle (professional wrestling), Hustle
*Inoki Genome Federation
*International Wrestling Enterprise
*International Wrestling Association of Japan, IWA Japan
*Japan Pro-Wrestling
*Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
*Japan Wrestling Association
*JDStar, Jd'
*JWP Joshi Puroresu
*Kingdom (professional wrestling), Kingdom
*NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
*Never (professional wrestling)
*Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi
*Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling, Riki Pro (WJ)
*Smash (professional wrestling), Smash
*Super World of Sports
*Tenryu Project
*Tokyo Pro Wrestling
*Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan), Universal Wrestling Federation
*Union Pro Wrestling
*UWF International
*WAR (wrestling promotion), Wrestle Association "R"
*W*ING, Wrestling International New Generations
*Wrestle-1
*Wrestling New Classic
Mexico
Active
*Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre
*Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
(Triple A)
*Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
*International Wrestling Revolution Group
*The Crash Lucha Libre
*Toryumon (Último Dragón), Toryumon Mexico
Defunct
*International Wrestling League
*Perros del Mal (promotion), Los Perros del Mal
*Lucha Libre Elite
*Nación Lucha Libre
*Promo Azteca
*Universal Wrestling Association
*World Wrestling Association
*Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
United Kingdom & Ireland
Active
*4 Front Wrestling
*All Star Wrestling
*Attack! Pro Wrestling
*Bellatrix Female Warriors
*Fight Factory Pro Wrestling
*Grand Pro Wrestling
*Insane Championship Wrestling
*Irish Whip Wrestling
*Lucha Britannia
*New Generation Wrestling
*NXT UK (WWE brand), NXT UK (WWE brand)
*One Pro Wrestling
*Over the Top Wrestling
*Premier British Wrestling
*Preston City Wrestling
*Progress Wrestling
*Pro-Wrestling: EVE
*Revolution Pro Wrestling
*Welsh Wrestling
*World Association of Wrestling (WAW)
*World of Sport Wrestling
Defunct
*5 Star Wrestling
*All England Championship
*Orig Williams, British Wrestling Federation (Orig Williams Version)
*Frontier Wrestling Alliance
*International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom(IPW:UK)
*Joint Promotions
*Pro Wrestling Pride
*XWA (professional wrestling), X Wrestling Alliance
United States
Active
*All American Wrestling
*All Elite Wrestling
*All Pro Wrestling
*!Bang!
*Chaotic Wrestling
*Combat Zone Wrestling
*East Coast Wrestling Association
*Empire Wrestling Federation
*Funking Conservatory
*Game Changer Wrestling
*Harley Race's Wrestling Academy
*House of Hardcore
*Impact Wrestling
*Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
*Juggalo Championship Wrestling
*Lucha VaVOOM
*Major League Wrestling
*MCW Pro Wrestling
*Millennium Wrestling Federation
*National Wrestling Alliance
*New England Championship Wrestling
*Northeast Wrestling
*Ohio Valley Wrestling
*Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
*Reality of Wrestling
*Revolutionary Championship Wrestling
*Ring of Honor
*Shimmer Women Athletes
*Southern States Wrestling
*Texas All-Star Wrestling
*Texas Wrestling Alliance
*Top Rope Promotions
*Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero
*United Wrestling Network
(governing body)
**Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
*Warrior Wrestling
*West Coast Wrestling Connection
*Women Superstars United
*Women of Wrestling
*World League Wrestling
*WWNLive, World Wrestling Network
(governing body)
**Full Impact Pro
**Shine Wrestling
*World Xtreme Wrestling
*WWE
**Raw (WWE brand), Raw
**SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown
**NXT (WWE brand), NXT
Defunct (Modern-era)
*American Wrestling Federation
*Assault Championship Wrestling
*Century Wrestling Alliance
*Chikara (professional wrestling), Chikara
*CWF Mid-Atlantic, CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling
*Deep South Wrestling
*Dragon Gate USA
*Extreme Championship Wrestling
*Extreme Rising
*Evolve (professional wrestling), Evolve
*Family Wrestling Entertainment
*Florida Championship Wrestling
*Front Row Wrestling
*Future of Wrestling
*Global Force Wrestling (2014–2017), Global Force Wrestling
*Hardcore Homecoming
*Heartland Wrestling Association
*Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
*Incredibly Strange Wrestling
*Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
*Independent Wrestling Federation
*IWF Promotions
*Jersey All Pro Wrestling
*Lucha Libre USA
*Lucha Underground
*Main Event Championship Wrestling
*Mason-Dixon Wrestling
*Memphis Championship Wrestling
*Memphis Wrestling
(governing body)
*Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
*Naked Women's Wrestling League
*National Championship Wrestling
*OMEGA Championship Wrestling
*Phoenix Championship Wrestling
*Power League Wrestling
*Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
*Resistance Pro Wrestling
*Rise Wrestling
*Southern Championship Wrestling
*Steel City Wrestling
*Texas Wrestling Alliance
*Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
*Ultimate Pro Wrestling
*Warriors 4 Christ Wrestling
*Women of Wrestling
*Wrestling Society X
*Wrestling Superstars Live
*Wrestlicious
*Xcitement Wrestling Federation
*Xtreme Pro Wrestling
*World Wide Wrestling Alliance
*World Women's Wrestling
*World Wrestling Alliance (Massachusetts), World Wrestling Stars
*World Wrestling Legends
*WrestleReunion
Defunct (Territory-era)
*All-Star Championship Wrestling
*American Wrestling Association
*Championship Wrestling from Florida
*Championship Wrestling from Georgia
*Continental Championship Wrestling
*Continental Wrestling Association
*Georgia Championship Wrestling
*Global Wrestling Federation
*Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
*Heart of America Sports Attractions
*International Championship Wrestling
*International World Class Championship Wrestling
*International Wrestling Association (1970s), International Wrestling Association
*International Wrestling Federation
*Jim Crockett Promotions
*Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
*Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts), Mid-South Wrestling
*American Wrestling Association, Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club
*National Wrestling Association
(governing body)
*National Wrestling Federation
*Pacific Northwest Wrestling
*Powerful Women of Wrestling
*Pro Wrestling America
*Pro Wrestling USA
*Smoky Mountain Wrestling
*Southern Championship Wrestling (Georgia)
*Southwest Championship Wrestling
*St. Louis Wrestling Club
*United States Wrestling Association
*Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams), Universal Wrestling Federation
*Windy City Pro Wrestling
*World Championship Wrestling
*World Class Championship Wrestling
*World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis), World Wrestling Association
*World Wrestling Network
*Worldwide Wrestling Associates
Other
Active
* Africa Wrestling Alliance
* All Wrestling Organization
* Brazilian Wrestling Federation
* Continental Wrestling Entertainment
* Impact Pro Wrestling
* Irish Whip Wrestling
* Israeli Pro Wrestling Association
* International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico), IWA Puerto Rico
* La Liga Wrestling
* New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling
* Oriental Wrestling Entertainment
* Philippine Wrestling Revolution
* Singapore Pro Wrestling
* Southern Pro Wrestling
* Westside Xtreme Wrestling
* World Wrestling Council, WWC
* World Wrestling Professionals
Defunct
* Catch Wrestling Association
* Dominion Wrestling Union
* Ring Ka King
* Israeli Wrestling League
* Ultimate Wrestling Israel
See also
*List of professional wrestling rosters
*List of women's wrestling promotions
External links
List Of All Promotions at Cagematch.netPromotions at OWW.comWrestlingdata.comThe Internet Wrestling Database
{{Professional wrestling by country
Professional wrestling promotions,
Professional wrestling-related lists, Promotions