Promotions
Every company
From WWE, AEW and New Japan to the indies (GCW, PWG, RevPro, Progress, CZW) and the companies that built the business: owners, founders, standout stars and where to find them.
Today
The majors
WWE
The biggest wrestling company in the world: Raw, SmackDown, NXT and the premium live events, from the 2002 rename to today.
NXTWWE NXT
WWE's developmental brand, which became a must-see show of its own in the mid-2010s.
All Elite Wrestling
Launched in 2019 as the first real national alternative to WWE in two decades: Dynamite, Collision and the Forbidden Door shows with NJPW.
NJPWNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Japan's biggest promotion; Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome every January 4.
CMLLConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
The oldest wrestling promotion still running, home of Arena México and the heart of lucha libre.
TNATNA Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action, launched by the Jarretts in 2002; known as Impact Wrestling from 2017 to 2024 before returning to the TNA name.
NWANational Wrestling Alliance
The once-mighty alliance of territories, now a promotion of its own owned by Billy Corgan since 2017.
Ring of Honor
Founded in 2002 around pure, workrate-first wrestling; the launch pad for Danielson, Punk, Joe, Styles, the Young Bucks and more. Owned by AEW's Tony Khan since 2022.
Today
The independents
Major League Wrestling
Court Bauer's promotion, first in the early 2000s and relaunched in 2017, mixing lucha, strong style and hard-hitting heavyweights.
Game Changer Wrestling
New Jersey's hardcore-and-everything-else indie, home of The Collective weekend and Joey Janela's Spring Break.
HOGHouse of Glory
Amazing Red's New York school and promotion in Jamaica, Queens.
West Coast ProWest Coast Pro Wrestling
A San Francisco promotion that grew into one of the West Coast's most-watched indies.
PWGPro Wrestling Guerrilla
Southern California's cult-favorite indie: Battle of Los Angeles, the Reseda years, and a who's-who of future stars.
RevProRevolution Pro Wrestling
Britain's strong-style promotion, a long-time New Japan partner, and the home base for Zack Sabre Jr. and Will Ospreay.
ProgressProgress Wrestling
The London indie that helped spark the British wrestling boom of the 2010s.
CZWCombat Zone Wrestling
The ultraviolent deathmatch promotion behind Cage of Death and the Tournament of Death.
EvolveEvolve
Gabe Sapolsky's workrate-first indie of the 2010s, bought by WWE in 2020 and revived as a WWE show in 2025.
IndiesOther independents
Independent promotions that don't have their own page yet.
History
The Classic Vault
Jim Crockett Promotions / NWA
The Crockett family's Mid-Atlantic promotion that became the national face of the NWA: Starrcade, the Great American Bash, Clash of the Champions, the Four Horsemen.
World Championship Wrestling
Turner's company after buying Crockett in 1988; Nitro, the nWo and the Monday Night Wars.
WWFWorld Wrestling Federation
The Golden Era and Hulkamania, the New Generation and the Attitude Era, up to the 2002 rename to WWE.
ECWExtreme Championship Wrestling
Paul Heyman's Philadelphia promotion: born as Eastern Championship Wrestling, renamed Extreme in 1994, and the hardcore, high-risk alternative of the Monday Night War era. Its library and name went to WWF in 2001.
History
The territories
Mid-South / UWF
Bill Watts' territory, renamed the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1986 and sold to Crockett in 1987.
Memphis / USWAMemphis / USWA
Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler's Memphis territory, which became the USWA in 1989.
AWAAmerican Wrestling Association
Verne Gagne's Minneapolis-based promotion.
World ClassWorld Class Championship Wrestling
Fritz Von Erich's Dallas promotion, home of the Von Erichs and the Freebirds.
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