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This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters during the "Golden Age of Professional Wrestling" following the creation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1948. While most promoters operated specific wrestling "territories" as members of the NWA, a number of so-called "outlaw" promotions were also prominent during this period.
"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.
Promotion closed after Conners entered the mortuary business; became promoter for the International Wrestling Cartel in 2001 [3] [4] [5] [33] World Xtreme Wrestling: Allentown Afa Anoa'i: 1996–present Associated with Afa Anoa'i's Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center [8] [3] [34] International Wrestling Cartel: Pittsburgh Justin Plumer ...
Hulk Hogan was the face of the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980s; itself the most prominent American wrestling promotion of the decade The 1980s represented professional wrestling's greatest period of televised entertainment, reaching widespread popularity among American youth, as well as producing some of its most spectacular characters.
Pages in category "Professional wrestling promoters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 218 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Due to low ratings and viewer protests, WTBS began airing wrestling by Ole Anderson's new promotion, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, as well as Bill Watts's Mid-South Wrestling, both of which garnered higher ratings than McMahon's WWF show. [3] Later, McMahon sold the WTBS timeslot to rival promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. for $1 million. [3]
4 AWA Promoters. 5 Other notable AWA contributors. 6 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Below is a list of former members of the American Wrestling ...
Ring name (Real name)Life Years active Promotion Managed Ref. Billy Sandow (Wilhelm Baumann) 1884–1972 1900s- circa 1920s National Wrestling Association: Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Billy Jenkins, Marin Plestina, Everett Marshall