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List of professional wrestling promotions

Listing of professional wrestling promotions by country

Summary

Listing of professional wrestling promotions by country

A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show, the company is a sports governing body that sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for maintaining the divisions and their rankings. In truth, the company serves as a touring theatre troupe, as well as event promotion body for its own events.

Most promotions are self-contained, organized around one or more championships and do not acknowledge or recognize the legitimacy of other promotions' titles unless they share a working agreement. Governing bodies, such as the CyberFight, United Wrestling Network, WWNLive, Allied Independent Wrestling Federations, Union of European Wrestling Alliances, Pro Wrestling International and, previously, the National Wrestling Alliance, act as an umbrella organization that governs titles that are shared among multiple promotions. During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system".

This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.

Australia and New Zealand

Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Australia

Active

Australasian Wrestling Federation
Impact Pro Wrestling
International Wrestling Australia
Melbourne City Wrestling
New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling
Riot City Wrestling
Southern Pro Wrestling
World Series Wrestling

Defunct

Dominion Wrestling Union
I-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance
World Championship Wrestling
World Wrestling All-Stars

Canada

Main article: List of independent wrestling promotions in Canada

Active

Border City Wrestling
Great Canadian Wrestling
High Impact Wrestling Canada
International Wrestling Syndicate
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling
Northern Championship Wrestling
nCw Femmes Fatales
Real Canadian Wrestling
Winnipeg Pro Wrestling

Defunct

BSE Pro
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
Eastern Sports Association
Hart Legacy Wrestling
International Wrestling Alliance
Lutte Internationale
Maximum Pro Wrestling
NWA: All-Star Wrestling
Prairie Wrestling Alliance
Stampede Wrestling

Japan

Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

Active

Action Advance Pro Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
CyberFight (umbrella brand)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
Dradition
Dragongate
Dream Star Fighting Marigold
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Ganbare Pro-Wrestling
Gleat
Ice Ribbon
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling
Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling-X
Lion's Gate Project
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Osaka Pro Wrestling
Oz Academy
Pro-Wrestling Basara
Pro Wrestling Freedoms
Pro Wrestling Land's End
Pro-Wrestling Shi-En
Pro Wrestling Wave
Pro Wrestling Zero1
Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out
Pure-J
Seadlinnng
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
Strong Style Pro-Wrestling
Tenryu Project
Tokyo Gurentai
World Wonder Ring Stardom
Wrestling of Darkness 666

Defunct

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
Arsion
Battlarts
Diamond Ring
Federacion Universal de Lucha Libre
Fighting Network Rings
Gaea Japan
Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
Hustle
Inoki Genome Federation
International Wrestling Enterprise
IWA Japan
Japan Pro-Wrestling
Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Japan Wrestling Association
Jd'
JWP Joshi Puroresu
Kingdom
NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
Never (professional wrestling)
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi
Riki Pro (WJ)
Smash
Super World of Sports
Tokyo Pro Wrestling
Universal Wrestling Federation
Union Pro Wrestling
UWF International
Wrestle Association "R"
Wrestling International New Generations
Wrestle-1
Wrestling New Classic

Mexico

Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Mexico

Active

Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
International Wrestling Revolution Group
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
The Crash Lucha Libre
Toryumon Mexico

Defunct

International Wrestling League
Los Perros del Mal
Lucha Libre Elite
Nación Lucha Libre
Promo Azteca
Universal Wrestling Association
World Wrestling Association
Xtreme Latin American Wrestling

United Kingdom and Ireland

Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom

Active

1 Pro Wrestling
All Star Wrestling
Attack! Pro Wrestling
Bellatrix Female Warriors
British Kingdom Pro-Wrestling
Fight Factory Pro Wrestling
Grand Pro Wrestling
Insane Championship Wrestling
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Irish Whip Wrestling
Lucha Britannia
New Generation Wrestling
Over the Top Wrestling
Pro Championship Wrestling
PROGRESS Wrestling
Pro-Wrestling: EVE
Revolution Pro Wrestling
TNT Extreme Wrestling
World Association of Wrestling

Defunct

5 Star Wrestling
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Joint Promotions
Pro Wrestling Elite
Pro Wrestling Pride
World of Sport Wrestling
X Wrestling Alliance

United States

Main article: List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States

Main article: List of women's wrestling promotions in the United States

Active

All American Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling
Assault Championship Wrestling
!Bang!
Chaotic Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
DEFY Wrestling
East Coast Wrestling Association
Empire Wrestling Federation
Funking Conservatory
Game Changer Wrestling
Harley Race's Wrestling Academy
House of Hardcore
House of Glory
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Jersey Championship Wrestling
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
Southern States Wrestling
Sukeban
Texas All-Star Wrestling
Texas Wrestling Alliance
Top Rope Promotions
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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
Women's Wrestling Army
World League Wrestling
World Wrestling Network (governing body)
- Full Impact Pro
- Shine Wrestling
WWE

Defunct (modern-era)

American Wrestling Federation
Century Wrestling Alliance
Chikara
CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling
Deep South Wrestling
Dragon Gate USA
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1992–2001)
Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE, 2006–2010)
Extreme Rising
Evolve
Family Wrestling Entertainment
Florida Championship Wrestling
Front Row Wrestling
Future of Wrestling
Global Force Wrestling
Hardcore Homecoming
Heartland Wrestling Association
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
Shimmer Women Athletes
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 Stars
World Wrestling Legends
World Xtreme Wrestling
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
International Wrestling Federation
Jim Crockett Promotions
Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
Mid-South Wrestling
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
Windy City Pro Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling
World Wrestling Association
World Wrestling Network
Worldwide Wrestling Associates

Other

Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe, List of professional wrestling promotions in New Zealand, List of professional wrestling promotions in South America

Active

South Africa Africa Wrestling Alliance
Brazil Brazilian Wrestling Federation
India Continental Wrestling Entertainment
France Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel
Thailand Japan Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling
France International Catch Wrestling Alliance
Ireland Irish Whip Wrestling
Israel Israeli Pro Wrestling Association
Puerto Rico IWA Puerto Rico
Bahrain Kingdom Pro Wrestling
Puerto Rico La Liga Wrestling
Singapore Singapore Pro Wrestling
Uganda Soft Ground Wrestling
Germany Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Puerto Rico WWC
South Africa World Wrestling Professionals

Defunct

China Oriental Wrestling Entertainment
AustriaGermany Catch Wrestling Association
India Ring Ka King
Israel Israeli Wrestling League
Israel Ultimate Wrestling Israel
Philippines Philippine Wrestling Revolution
Philippines Manila Wrestling Federation
Germany Verband der Berufsringer

References

(14 October 2019). "The History of Wrestling's Territories Era".

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