List of professional wrestling promotions

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This article is about professional wrestling promotions from throughout the world. For a list of National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated promotions, see List of National Wrestling Alliance territories.
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A professional wrestling promotion or “kayfabe” 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 which 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 which 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".[1]

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

Australia and New Zealand

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Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Australia

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Canada

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Main article: List of independent wrestling promotions in Canada

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Japan

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Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan

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Defunct

Mexico

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Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Mexico

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Defunct

United Kingdom & Ireland

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

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United States

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

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Defunct (Modern-era)

Defunct (Territory-era)

Other

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Wrestling's Territories Era". ArcGIS StoryMaps. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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