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List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe
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This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Europe , sorted by country, and lists both active and defunct professional wrestling promotions.
All of Europe
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active New European Championship Wrestling Nuremberg Alex Wright 2009– Yes url=http://cagematch.de/?id=8&nr=583 title=New European Championship Wrestling author=Kreikenbohm, Philip publisher=Cagematch.net accessdate=2023-11-04}} Union of European Wrestling Alliances 2009– url=https://superluchas.com/lucha-libre-en-europa-union-of-european-wrestling-alliances/ title=Lucha libre en Europa: Union of European Wrestling Alliances date=7 December 2011 }}
Europe
Austria
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active European Wrestling Association Vienna Chris Raaber Michael Kovac 2002– Yes Defunct Catch Wrestling Association Graz Nico Selenkowitsch (1973-1987) Otto Wanz (1987-2000) Peter William (1987-2000) 1973–2000 Yes url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/promotions/foreign/ title=Foreign Promotions year=2010 work=Promotions publisher=OnlineWorldofWrestling.com accessdate=2010-05-18}} Originally known as the Internationalen Berufsringer Verbandes (IBV)
Belgium
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Banger Zone Wrestling Frameries 2019– Yes Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation Liège Salvatore Bellomo 2006– Yes Associated with Belgian Wrestling School Flemish Wrestling force Tessenderlo Homeless tom 2003- yes
Croatia
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Prvi Hrvatski Kečeri Zagreb Antonio Ilić 2005– First Croatian promotion
Cyprus
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Pro Wrestling Cyprus (PWC) Nicosia 2023- Yes Wrestling promotion that started as part of Cyprus Comic Con Absolute Cyprus Wrestling (ACW) Nicosia Frixos Masouras 2024- Yes Purely Cypriot pro-wrestling promotion
Denmark
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active BODYSLAM! Pro Wrestling Aarhus Kristian Buus Nielsen Søren Bjerg Nielsen 2015– Yes Copenhagen Championship Wrestling Copenhagen Sebastian Krohn Børgesen 2016– url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=705 title=Copenhagen Championship Wrestling (CCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database first=Philip last=Kreikenbohm}} Randers Kim Tinning 2004– Yes Originally known as Danish Wrestling from 2004 to 2008. Union of European Wrestling Alliances member. Nordic Elite Wrestling Copenhagen Crazy 8 2021– Yes Defunct Premier Wrestling League European Sports Promotion Ltd. 2007–2009 url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=8&nr=311 title=Premier Wrestling League author=Kreikenbohm, Philip publisher=Cagematch.de accessdate=2010-05-18}} Wrestling DK Fredericia 2011–2016
Finland
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active FCF Wrestling Helsinki Pro Wrestling Ry 2003– Yes Slam Wrestling Finland Porvoo StarBuck 2018– Yes Defunct Valhalla Pro Wrestling Helsinki Patrick Pesola 2003–2005
France
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Association Beauvaisienne de Catch et Athlétisme Beauvais M. Villeroy M. Queval Jean-Claude Grignon Olivier Grignon 1956–1966 1966–1970 1970–1985 1985– Yes Oldest ever-running pro wrestling school and promotion in France Association Biterroise de Catch Béziers Max Soulié Rémy Soulié 2006– Yes url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=701 title=Association Biterroise de Catch author=Kreikenbohm, Philip publisher=Cagematch.de}} Association les Professionnels du Catch Nanterre Fabio Costantino 2004– Yes La Bagarre Ploudalmézeau 2022– Catch As Catch Can Douai 2017– Catch ConneXion Montpellier Perpignan Nicolas Broisseau Yannick Roussel 2008– Yes Drag Attack Wrestling Paris 2024– Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel Paris Wissous Henri Deglane Roger Delaporte Marc Mercier 1933 1960–1989 2006– Yes Oldest pro wrestling promotion in France Fighters Revenge Pro Wrestling Pessac André Levissieux 2011–2018 2022– Yes Heritage Catch Professionnel Bollène William Wolf 2020– Hexagon Catch Montpellier 2022– International Catch Wrestling Alliance Laventie Pierre Fontaine 2002– Yes Khao Paris 2025– Ligue Nationale de Catch Remiremont Drommer Ludovic Xavier Christen 2010– Yes Lyon Wrestling Association Lyon 2025– Yes Nevez Web Catch Brest 2015– North France Wrestling Gravelines 2024– Rixe Catch Mordelles Albert Roche 2019– Tigers Pro Wrestling Narbonne Danielle Picout 2010– Wrestling Pro Essonne Corbeil-Essonnes David Stars 2018– Wrestling Stars Montereau Flesh Gordon 2002– Yes Defunct AYA Catch Rumilly Stéphane Nogues 2015–2024 Yes European Wrestling League Championship Mérignac Frédéric Juste 2007–2021 Yes Fighting Spirit Federation Toulouse Laurent Pourrut Jerome Pourrut Sacha Puyssegur 2005–2007 Yes Force Francophone du Catch Toulouse Matthias Chalumeau 2004–2010 Yes N'Catch Tourcoing Ludivine Hugot Philippe de Marsignac 2009–2013 Yes Ouest-Catch Lamballe Régis Béreschel 2011–2019 Yes Queens of Chaos Toulouse Jerome Pourrut 2005–2007 Yes
Germany
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active German Championship Wrestling Bremen Dennis Broszinski 2022- German Wrestling Federation Berlin Ahmed Chaer, Crazy Sexy Mike 1995– Yes New European Championship Wrestling Nuremberg Alex Wright 2009– Yes url=http://www.mittelbayerische.de/index.cfm?pid=10085&pk=468673&p=1 title=Sie nennen ihn "925 Sterling Silber": Langquaider will Profi-Wrestler werden date=2009-10-09 newspaper=Mittelbayerische language=de}} Unlimited Wrestling Halberstadt Martin Guerrero 2019- Yes Verband der Berufsringer Berlin 1912–2005 Oldest known wrestling promotion in the world. Westside Xtreme Wrestling Essen wXw Europe GmbH Felix Kohlenberg, Tassilo Jung, Jörg Steinmetzler, Christian Michael Jakobi 2000– Yes url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/germany/wxw/ title=Westside Xtreme Wrestling year=2003 work=The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com accessdate=2010-05-18}}
Greece
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active ZMAK Greek Pro Wrestling Piraeus Petros Polychronides 2016– Yes Defunct T.W.T. (Thessaloniki Wrestling Team) Thessaloniki George Xaros 2016-2018 https://twt982.webnode.gr/ Hellenic Pro Wrestling Association Athens HPWA Board 2018-2022 Greek Wrestling House Tripoli George Konstas (Claude Makelele) 2021– 2021 This is not an actual Wrestling Promotion, it is a Youtube channel. Greek Wrestling Association Athens Anonymous General Manager 2022– 2023 This is not an actual Wrestling Promotion, it is a Youtube channel.
Hungary
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Hungarian Championship Wrestling Budapest Aaron Kiss David Turger Ben Szalay 2010– Yes url = https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=926 url-status = dead archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151108191838/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=926 archive-date = 2015-11-08 title = Hungarian Championship Wrestling (HCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}} Xtreme Wrestling Promotion Salgótarján Ron Corvus 2019– Yes Defunct Pro-Wrestling Magyarország Budapest Kirill Michurin † 2016–2020
Italy
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Italian Championship Wrestling Bergamo Nino Baldan 2000– Yes Oldest Italian wrestling promotion still active Superior Italian Wrestling Cascina (Pisa) Alex Flash 2018- Yes Most-followed Italian promotion, with a weekly YouTube show and two yearly big events Milano Wrestling Milan Gaetano Durante 2019– Yes Wrestling Torino Turin Violenzo 2023– Yes DREAM Pro Wrestling Salerno Max Peach 2021- BREAK Pro Wrestling Roma Andrea Ballarin 2022- Squash A Jobber Milan Italian Wrestling Association Frosinone
Malta
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Pro Wrestling Malta Malta Wayne Pace 2014– Yes url = https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=1546 url-status = dead archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151118051710/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=1546 archive-date = 2015-11-18 title = Pro Wrestling Malta (PWM) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}
Czech Republic
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Art of Wrestling Prague Michal Petrgal 2016– Yes VcV Original Wrestling Prague VcV Original Wrestling 2012– Yes First Czech promotion
Netherlands
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Dutch Pro Wrestling Hazerswoude-Rijndijk Mark Kodiak 2004- yes Pro Wrestling Holland wormer Jordy te Braak 2006- yes Live Action Wrestling Rico Bushido 2023- Defunct Freestyle Championship Wrestling Bas Jussen 1997 - 2011 no Pro Wrestling Showdown 2004-2019 no
Poland
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Maniac Zone Wrestling Wrocław Shadow 2014– Kombat Pro Wrestling Gdynia Piękny Kawaler 2015– Yes KPW was created in the place of Do or Die Wrestling, which ceased operations in 2015 PpW Ewenement Wrestling Warsaw Mister Z 2020– Yes Started as a backyard wrestling promotion in 2010, transitioned into pro wrestling in 2020 Prime Time Wrestling Kozłów Arkadiusz "Pan" Pawłowski Łukasz "Prezes" Okoński 2021– Yes Legacy of Wrestling Katowice Legacy of Wrestling 2024- Defunct Do or Die Wrestling Gdańsk Don Roid 2009–2015 First Polish promotion Total Blast Wrestling Poland Total Blast Wrestling 2009–2011
Portugal
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Portugal Wrestlefest Lisbon João Ribeiro, Luís Manuel, Nelson Pereira 2022–
Spain
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Defunct Corporación Internacional de Catch Madrid Barcelona 1930s-1975 Dominant Spanish wrestling promotion of the 20th century Los Colosos del Ring Madrid Victor Castilla (formerly wrestler "Quasimodo") 1974-1986 Promoted World Welterweight Championship match, March 1983 on TVE2's "Estudio abierto" Luchadores Independientes de Europa c.1991-1996 Revivalist promotion, formed in response to WWF's early 1990s success in Spain.
Ukraine
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes Active Ukrainian Wrestling Arena Kyiv Kostiantyn Perlov 2016–
United Kingdom and Ireland
Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Great Britain and Ireland
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