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Dominant independent promotion in New England during the 1980s; succeeded by Century Wrestling Alliance prior to its close in 1996 [1] [3] [5] [12] Millennium Wrestling Federation: Melrose: Dan Mirade Neil Manolian: 2001–2013 [14] New England Championship Wrestling: Jamaica Plain: Sheldon Goldberg 2000–2019 [8] [15] [16] [17] Top Rope ...
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. Independent promotions are essentially viewed as a minor league or farm system for the larger ...
The promotion was sold to Real Canadian Wrestling in early 2019 and they did a few co-hosted shows under "RCW/CWC" through that year but after their August 2019 show they announced their official closure and dropped the "CWC" from their initials, thereby marking the end of the Canadian Wrestling Coalition.
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.
Texas All-Star Wrestling (TASW) is a professional wrestling promotion that was established by Bob Murphy in Humble, Texas in 1994. It is the oldest independent promotion in the state of Texas [1] [2] and one of three based in the Greater Houston area along with Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and Lone Star Championship Wrestling.
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. By the early-21st century, a new generation of independent companies had emerged. The most prominent of these were Ring of Honor, Major League Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling and Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
National Independent Championship Wrestling (1985) National Wrestling Federation (1986–1988) [1] Gene Reed Denver, Colorado: American Wrestling Association (1963-1985) Roger Reed Universal Wrestling (1977) [1] René Reyes Ardsley, New York: New Independent Wrestling Association (1984–1985) [1] Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.) 1945–2015 ...
The first major independent promotion to operate in Connecticut, Assault Championship Wrestling became important on the independent circuit particularly after the close of Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2002 and featured many former ECW veterans including Danny Doring, Kid Kash, Justin Credible, Little Guido, Tony DeVito, Balls Mahoney, John ...