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Fan attendance at live shows can be a factor, but is by no means a definite consideration. Most shows hosted by independent promotions have attendances anywhere from under fifty to a thousand or more, but Extreme Championship Wrestling in its heyday in the 1990s regularly hosted events of several thousand fans. Media exposure is also considered.
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"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.
Beyond Wrestling’s success as an indie wrestling company — it is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the country — comes through founder Drew Cordeiro’s raw love of the sport.
Independent promotions are usually local in focus and, lacking national TV contracts, are much more dependent on revenue from house show attendance. Due to their lower budgets, most independent promotions offer low salaries (it is not unusual for a wrestler to work for free due to the fact most promoters can only afford to pay well-known talent).
Many accomplished Japanese indie wrestlers, including Aja Kong and Kazusada Higuchi, are stepping into the ring during WrestleMania weekend in L.A. The scene in California has a rich history of ...
The first-ever pro wrestling convention held in Atlanta. [24] Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest 2004- Charlotte, North Carolina: Greg Price A special edition of the NWA Fanfest, "Last Battle of Atlanta", was held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel on August 3–7, 2011. [25] [26] Superstars of Wrestling Fan Fest Weekend 2013- Rome, Georgia
All In comprised eleven professional wrestling matches, including two on the Zero Hour pre-show, that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of ...