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This is a list of independent wrestling promotions in the United States, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct "indy promotions" from the 1990s and 2000s. This list does not include the regional territories or promotions affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance .
The list is dominated by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment which has controlled the industry in North America since 2002. As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom.
WWE currently operates two Performance Center locations, with the first opened in Orlando, Florida on July 11, 2013, replacing the training facility of WWE's former developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). A second branch opened on January 11, 2019, in Enfield, London. [1]
Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. Active wrestlers and on-screen talent appear on MLW Fusion and at live events. Personnel is organized below by their role in MLW. Their ring name is on the left, and their real name is on the right. MLW refers to its in-ring performers ...
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).
Professional Wrestling Federation (1989–1991) Jerry Grey 1963– 1981– Clermont, Florida: Southern Wrestling Federation (1988–1993) World Pro Wrestling (1994–) [1] John Guglyn Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada American Wrestling Association (1960-1986) Ann Gunkel 1936–1987 1972–1974 Atlanta, Georgia: All South Wrestling Alliance (1972 ...
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings , a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings . WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , ring announcers , interviewers , referees , trainers ...
SMW's Superbowl of Wrestling, headlined by Shawn Michaels vs. Buddy Landel for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, was the biggest drawing show of 1995 with 5,000 fans in attendance. While SMW was forced to shut down in 1995, ECW survived to become a national touring promotion as part of the "Big 3" in pro wrestling.