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* [http://classicwrestlingarticles.wordpress.com/ Classic Wrestling Articles] – This source provides articles from newspapers and magazines dating from 1852, but since it is a blog, it is recommended not to directly cite it, but instead use it to find the original articles to cite from. |
* [http://classicwrestlingarticles.wordpress.com/ Classic Wrestling Articles] – This source provides articles from newspapers and magazines dating from 1852, but since it is a blog, it is recommended not to directly cite it, but instead use it to find the original articles to cite from. |
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*[https://www.sportskeeda.com/keeda/billibhatti Billi Bhatti]<ref> Wrong reports with no corrections, presenting speculation as fact [https://web.archive.org/web/20170512092527/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/sk-wwe-exclusive-brock-lesnar-is-on-the-hall-of-fame-list-for-the-first-time-ever], [https://web.archive.org/web/20170512092551/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-news-future-plans-for-bayley-and-the-raw-womens-championship]. Outright reporting of rumours [http://web.archive.org/web/20170512091458/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/sk-wwe-exclusive-chris-jericho-to-vacate-us-title-on-march-13th-raw], [https://web.archive.org/web/20170512092627/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-rumors-kelly-kelly-re-signs-with-wwe-and-will-get-emmalina-role], [https://web.archive.org/web/20170512092652/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/will-sasha-banks-turn-heel-on-bayley-as-soon-as-tonight]. Mocks Rosey's death [https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/67poqz/guy_from_sportskeeda_threatens_ryan_satin_after/dgsamrl/] Argued with wrestlers on his misogynistic views on women's wrestling [https://twitter.com/JimmyHavoc/status/911922105507368960], [https://twitter.com/DeonnaPurrazzo/status/911938280710709252], [https://twitter.com/BilliBhatti/status/911930348057120769] and was fired by Sportskeeda for it [https://twitter.com/SK_ProWrestling/status/912010114147565568]</ref> (Wrestling Inc, Dirtysheets.net, formerly Sportskeeda) |
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*[https://www.ringsidenews.com/members/carrierlp/ Steve Carrier] (All Wrestling News, Ringside News, Wrestling Newz, etc.) |
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*[http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/users/ryanclarkwzr Ryan Clark]{{cn}} |
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*[http://whatculture.com/author/grahame-herbert Grahame Herbert]<ref name=FakeStyles>[http://www.webcitation.org/6dAWMRXr4 Reddit user invents a false rumour quoting F4W's Alvarez regarding AJ Styles.]<br>Many sites report it, including [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119123047/http://www.24wrestling.com/update-aj-styles-not-debuting-in-royal-rumble-match-wwe-changes-plans/ 24wrestling], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119115838/http://dailyddt.com/2016/01/18/wwe-rumours-aj-styles-make-wwe-debut-raw-royal-rumble/ Daily DDT], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119124357/http://fansided.com/2016/01/18/wwe-rumors-aj-styles-not-debuting-at-the-royal-rumble/ FanSided], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119115103/http://www.givemesport.com/692558-aj-styles-rumored-to-make-his-wwe-debut-on-the-raw-after-the-royal-rumble Give Me Sport], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119114721/http://www.inquisitr.com/2719308/wwe-rumors-aj-styles-debut-date-with-wwe-set-new-plans-discussed-for-star/ Inquistr], [http://web.archive.org/web/20160119123741/http://www.sescoops.com/aj-styles-wwe-debut-royal-rumble/ SEScoops], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119114848/http://whatculture.com/wwe/aj-styles-to-make-wwe-debut-on-post-royal-rumble-raw.php WhatCulture] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160119115804/http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/663647-big-update-aj-styles-will-reportedly-not-debut-in-the-wwe-royal-rumble-match-new-plans-being-discussed-for-styles Wrestlezone].<br>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160119121202/https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/689172945239801856 Alvarez denied it, referring to the WhatCulture report by Grahame Herbert.]</ref> |
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*[http://www.pwmania.com/author/marcmiddleton Marc Middleton]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150207064054/http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Backstage_News_on_a_WWE_NXT_Superstar_Possibly_Debuting_a_New_Gay_Hair_Stylist_Gimmick.html cited] a Reddit user for rumours that Kalisto did well testing out as a gay hairstylist character, and was thus being considered for a character change to that role. [https://m.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2uujhz/let_me_be_clear_on_this_kalisto_story/2uujhz?context=0 After] WWE denied the rumour, the Reddit user claimed he never confirmed the story as true.</ref> (Daily Wrestling News, Lords of Pain, PWMania, Wrestling Inc., etc.) |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010235/http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/710329-kevin-owens-joins-undertaker-in-reaching-wwe-milestone-the-new-day-undress-tom-phillips-video-wwe-csc-setup-news-and-ticket-info Nick Paglino]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord>[http://www.webcitation.org/6dAWMRXr4 Reddit user wrongly writes] that the Undertaker wrestled on every PPV on his first year on the main roster, but he did not wrestle at [[SummerSlam (1991)]] after debuting at [[Survivor Series (1990)]]. Other websites that took this information from Reddit as reliable and did not fact-check include [http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/wwe-news/interesting-kevin-owens-stat/ All Wrestling News], [http://www.inquisitr.com/3117063/kevin-owens-is-now-the-second-wwe-star-in-history-to-accomplish-this-feat/ Inquistr], [http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/43253/20160521/wwe-rumors-kevin-owens-career.htm News Every Day], [http://nodq.com/wwe/465726330.shtml NoDQ], [http://www.pw-core.com/news/Kevin_Owens_Joins_Undertaker_in_Reaching_WWE_Milestone_The_New_Day_Undress_Tom_Phillips_Video_WWE_CSC_Setup_News_and/73116 PW-Core], [http://www.ringsidenews.com/wwe-news/interesting-kevin-owens-stat/ Ringside News], [http://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-news-kevin-owens-equal-undertakers-record Sportskeeda], [http://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/kevin-owens-will-match-a-record-only-held-by-undertaker-on-current-wwe-roster/ The Sportster], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010235/http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/710329-kevin-owens-joins-undertaker-in-reaching-wwe-milestone-the-new-day-undress-tom-phillips-video-wwe-csc-setup-news-and-ticket-info WrestleZone], [http://wrestlingcentral.xyz/2016/05/20/at-extreme-rules-kevin-owens-will-reach-wwe-milestone-only-reached-by-the-undertaker/ Wrestling Central] and [http://wrestlingnewsplus.com/wwe-news-at-last-kevin-owens-makes-his-way-to-the-top-see-details/# Wrestling News Plus], [http://wrestlingrumors.net/at-extreme-rules-kevin-owens-will-reach-wwe-milestone-only-reached-by-the-undertaker/ Wrestling Rumours]. Websites that fact-checked and corrected or removed their information are not listed here.</ref> |
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*[http://www.allwrestling.com All Wrestling]<ref>Article writers use screen names only</ref> |
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*[http://www.allwrestlingnews.com All Wrestling News]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://australianwrestling.org Australian Wrestling]<ref name=fansite>Fan website with no visible oversight</ref> |
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*[http://www.cagesideseats.com/ Cageside Seats]<ref>Blog owned by [[SB Nation]]</ref> |
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*[https://cultaholic.com/ Cultaholic]{{cn}} |
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*[http://dailyddt.com Daily DDT]<ref name=FakeStyles/> |
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*[https://www.express.co.uk/sport/wwe The Daily/Sunday Express]<ref name="tabloid"/> |
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*[http://www.diva-dirt.com/ Diva Dirt]<ref>Cites other unreliable sources. No proven oversite. Can be used for interviews, [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Sources#Diva Dirt - Is It Reliable?|per talk page discussion]].</ref> |
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*[http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/ ewrestlingnews]{{CN}} |
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*[http://fansided.com/ FanSided]<ref name=FakeStyles/> |
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*[http://forbes.com Forbes.com]<ref>The Forbes website is listed at [[Wikipedia:Potentially unreliable sources]]. Much of the content is created by paid "contributors". They may qualify under the self-published source criteria, but must never be used as third-party citations on statements relating to living persons.</ref> |
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*[http://www.gerweck.net Gerweck.net]<ref>Uses Facebook as a source [http://www.gerweck.net/2017/11/11/new-international-member-of-the-bullet-club/]</ref> |
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*[http://www.givemesport.com Give Me Sport]<ref name=FakeStyles/> |
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*[http://www.inquisitr.com Inquistr]<ref name=FakeStyles/><ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.itnwwe.com/ ITNWWE.com]<ref name=fansite/> |
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*[http://www.kayfabememories.com/ Kayfabe Memories]<ref name=fansite/> |
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*[https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/ Last Word on Pro Wrestling]<ref>Managing Editor is Jamie Greer who previously wrote for Wrestlezone</ref> |
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*[http://www.lordsofpain.net Lords of Pain]<ref name=Marc/> |
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*[http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/ Luchablog]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.newseveryday.com News Every Day]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://nodq.com NoDQ]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/><ref>[https://nodq.com/news/618865709.shtml] - Has used Sportskeeda, Ringside News, and other unreliable sites as a sources</ref> |
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*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/ Online World of Wrestling]<ref> Per Reliable Source notice board - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_88#Online_World_of_Wrestling].</ref> |
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*[http://www.pw-core.com PW-Core]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.pwmania.com PWMania]<ref name=Marc/> |
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*[http://www.pwpix.net PWPIX]<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/6dAWDuOHW 19 November 2015 PWPIX claimed "Becky Lynch is taking some time off from the road. After working WWE's entire European tour, she returned to her hometown of Dublin, Ireland and therefore missing this week's Raw and SmackDown events — she's still in Dublin. She's expected back before the end of the year."]<br>[http://www.webcitation.org/6dAWMRXr4 19 November 2015 Lynch tweeted "I'm not taking any time off"]</ref> |
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*[http://www.prowrestling.com prowrestling.com]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.prowrestlingscoops.com Pro Wrestling Scoops]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.rajah.com Rajah.com]<ref>As per discussion - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Sources#Rajah.com]</ref> |
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*[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle Reddit / SquaredCircle / Wreddit]<ref name=FakeStyles/><ref name=FakeTakerRecord/><ref>Is a forum</ref> |
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*[https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/wwe-news Republic TV/Republic World]<ref name="RSP"/> |
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*[http://www.ringsidenews.com Ringside News]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/><ref>http://www.ringsidenews.com/wwe-news/fred-durst-says-wwe-is-pussiefied-turns-down-wrestlemania-32-gig/</ref> |
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*[http://www.sescoops.com SEScoops]<ref name=FakeStyles/> |
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*[http://www.sportskeeda.com Sportskeeda]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.thesportster.com The Sportster]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/wwe/ The Sun]<ref name="tabloid">British tabloid paper. Listed at [[Wikipedia:Potentially unreliable sources]]. Not suitable for BLPs. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_134#Is_the_British_tabloid_newspaper_.22The_Sun.22_a_reliable_source.3F See here].</ref> |
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*[http://www.thewrestlinganswer.com/ The Wrestling Answer]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com TNA Wrestling News]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.tpww.net/ TPWW (The People's Wrestling Website)]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.voxcatch.fr VoxCatch.fr]<ref>http://www.voxcatch.fr/2015/07/29/on-a-echappe-a-un-live-de-limp-bizkit-a-wrestlemania-32/</ref> |
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*[http://whatculture.com WhatCulture]<ref name=FakeStyles/><ref name="RSP">Marked "generally unreliable" by [[WP:RSP]]</ref> |
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*[http://www.worldofwrestling.it/ WorldOfWrestling.it]<ref>http://www.worldofwrestling.it/it/dettaglio.php?tab=mkp_news&id=67828</ref> |
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*[http://www.wrestletalk.com WrestleTalk]<ref>As per discussion - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Sources#WrestleTalk]</ref> |
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*[http://www.wrestlezone.com WrestleZone]<ref name=FakeStyles/><ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.wrestlingattitude.com Wrestling Attitude]{{CN}} |
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*[http://wrestlingcentral.xyz Wrestling Central]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://thewrestlingestate.com/ The Wrestling Estate]<ref name=fansite/> |
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*[https://wrestling-edge.com/ Wrestling-Edge] |
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*[http://www.wrestlinginc.com Wrestling Inc]<ref>Uses Billi Bhatti</ref><ref name=Marc>Uses Marc Middleton</ref> |
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*[http://www.wrestlingnews.co WrestlingNews.co]<ref>As per discussion - [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Sources#WrestlingNews.co]]</ref> |
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*[http://wrestlingnewsplus.com Wrestling News Plus]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com Wrestling News Source]<ref>http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/39699/WWE-Wants-Limp-Bizkit-For-WrestleMania-32-But-Fred/ <br> https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3f4mfj/just_to_let_you_guys_know_pretty_sure_the_limp/</ref> |
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*[http://www.wrestlingnewz.com Wrestling Newz]{{CN}} |
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*[http://wrestlingrumors.net Wrestling Rumors]<ref name=FakeTakerRecord/> |
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*[http://www.wzronline.com/ WZR Online]{{CN}} |
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*[http://www.yardbarker.com/wwe Yard Barker]{{CN}} |
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Revision as of 21:33, 6 July 2021
| WP:PW | Talk • Article alerts • Assessment • Members list • New articles • Notability • Recognized content • Sanctions • Sources • Style guide • Templates • Top priority articles |
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Below is a guide for sources to be used within professional wrestling articles established by consensus among participants of WikiProject Professional wrestling. Please discuss this guide on the WikiProject talk page if you have any ideas about how to fine tune these guidelines. Only use reliable sources to verify facts and claims in articles; if a claim is not verified by a source deemed reliable, it could be challenged and removed.
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Search all reliable secondary sources for professional wrestling.
Search only websites dedicated to covering professional wrestling.
Search only mainstream websites.
Official promotion websites
- WWE.com – Contents of pay-per-view match previews are replaced with the match results when they are available. Any content taken from the preview articles should be archived (see below).
- AllEliteWrestling.com
- ImpactWrestling.com
- ROHWrestling.com
- NJPW1972.com
- Official websites of other promotions
Resources
- Wayback Machine – A great way to find information from a reliable source that may have been deleted. This website can also be used to archive webpages.
- Archive.is – Same usage as above. If you cannot find an archived version of a webpage on one, try the other.
- Webcitation.org – About the same as the two above, but not as easy to search.
- FindArticles – May be useful for finding articles on a specific subject.
Reliable sources
Industry specific
| Name | Media | Years | Language | Notes | Owner |
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| Box y Lucha | Online, Print | 1954– | Spanish | The magazine and website has an established staff of writers. | |
| Pro Wrestling Illustrated | Online, Print | 1979– | English | The magazine and website has an established staff of writers. | Kappa Publishing Group |
| Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online | Online, Print | 1980– | English | The newsletter released by Dave Meltzer and its website, co-authored by Bryan Alvarez; reliable for results and historical information. | Independent |
| Pro Wrestling Torch | Online, Print | 1987– | English | This organization has an established staff of writers and newsletter. | TDH Communications Inc. |
| Super Luchas | Online, Print | 1991– | Spanish | Former print magazine with an established, documented editorial process. | Independent |
| WrestleView | Online | 1997– | English | Has an established staff and editors. | Independent |
| Cagematch.net | Online | 2001– | English, German | Marginally reliable. Strictly used for match results and not other information. Takes user submissions but is reviewed by regional editors that verify all submissions before they are added to the database. | Philip Kreikenbohm |
| The History of WWE | Online | 2002–2015 | English | Maintained by Graham Cawthon, a journalist who has written several books on the history of professional wrestling. Source has results of every single WWE, WCW and ECW program. Has full-detailed results of some shows and matches. Defunct since 2015. | Graham Cawthon |
| PWInsider | Online | 2004– | English | The website has an established staff. Writer Richard Trionfo has a knack for inventing names for finishing or signature moves – "IEDDT", "Blackpool Slam", "Fandangobama Jam", etc. – do not use his reports to cite move names. | Independent |
| Solowrestling.com | Online, Print | 2004– | Spanish | The website has an established staff. Former print magazine with an established, documented editorial process. | Independent |
| Prowrestling.net | Online | 2008– | English | The website has an established staff. | Last Row Media LLC. |
| Pro Wrestling Sheet | Online | 2015– | English | The website is controlled by Ryan Satin, who has a background in news. It also has an editorial staff. | Ryan Satin LLC. |
| Fightful | Online | 2015– | English | The website has an established staff. The website is controlled by Sean Ross Sapp, who has an extensive background in news. | James Vanderlinden |
| POSTWrestling | Online | 2017– | English | The website has an established staff. | John Pollock and Wai Ting |
Mainstream
| Name | Media | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Baltimore Sun | Online, Print | American newspaper in the state of Maryland; inaccessible in EU | Tribune Publishing |
| CBS Sports | Online | Sports division of the American television network CBS. | CBS Interactive |
| ESPN | Online | U.S.-based global television channel, added a wrestling vertical in 2016. | ESPN Internet Ventures |
| Fox Sports | Online | Sports division of the American television network Fox Broadcasting Company, with its own dedicated regional and national cable channels. | Fox Sports Interactive Media |
| The Independent | Online, Print | British newspaper. | Evgeny Lebedev |
| The Masked Man (via Grantland) | Online | Columnist and podcast host David Shoemaker is an author of a book on professional wrestling. However, this does not mean other Grantland columnists are reliable. Grantland closed down in October 2015. | ESPN Internet Ventures |
| Miami Herald | Online, Print | American newspaper for the region of South Florida. | The McClatchy Company |
| Rolling Stone | Online, Print | Popular culture magazine published in the United States. | Jann Wenner |
| Sky Sports | Online | Website for the British-based group of sports television channels. | Sky UK |
| SLAM! Wrestling | Online | Includes detailed television and pay-per-view results, as well as wrestler biographies back to 1997. Independent from Canadian Online Explorer as of May 2020. | Postmedia Network |
| Sports Illustrated | Online, Print | American sports magazine. | Meredith Corporation |
Limited reliable sources
Use with caution, mainly for uncontroversial claims such as the attendance of the event, as these sites do not have proven fact checking.
| Name | Media | Notes and limitations | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 411mania | Online | This website has reports on many PPV and weekly events (dating back to mid-2000), as well as numerous columns. Stay away from news articles that are crediting sources we consider unreliable. | |
| Bleacher Report | Online | Can be used for minor claims such as interviews or match results. Refrain from using pre-2013 articles as some are user-generated. | WarnerMedia News & Sports |
| Internet Wrestling Database | Online | Only reliable for match results, and not for other BLP information. Has results for various wrestling promotions in the world, including WWE, AEW, Impact, ROH, NWA, WCW, ECW, NJPW, AJPW and NOAH. | |
| WWENetworkNews | Online | Only reliable for additions and removals to the WWE Network. |
Unproven sources
| Name | Media | Notes | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wrestling | Online | This website has been around since 1997 and has employed many well known wrestling reporters, including Bill Apter | |
| BodySlam.net | Online | Has editor and writers but uses Twitter as a source and has reported rumors that turned out to be false. | |
| InsidePulse | Online | This website has named writers and has been around for several years. | |
| NZPWI | Online | Has editors [1] | |
| Online Onslaught | Online | This source has detailed results of every WWF/E PPV, along with results of Raw, SmackDown, Heat and Velocity. Has not been updated since 2016. | |
| Pro Wrestling History | Online | This website list results of matches, pay-per-views, tournaments, history of promotions, buyrates, and attendance for events. | |
| So Cal Uncensored | Online | News, reviews, rankings, interviews, and more on the Southern California wrestling scene. | |
| Solie | Online | This website has exhaustive listings of title histories. | |
| Total Wrestling Magazine | Online, Print | ||
| Wrestling Perspective | Online, Print | ||
| Uproxx | Online | Has editorial staff [2] | Warner Music Group |
| WrestlingData | English German | Largest database of wrestlers and results on the web, extensively cross-referenced. | |
| Wrestling Titles | Online | A comprehensive listing of title histories. | |
| WrestlingWorldNews | Online |
Dead sources
May be found in archives.
- Puroresu Spirit – English results for many Japanese promotions.
Aggregators
News aggregators are websites that collects headlines from other pro wrestling news sites, but does not copy it. Might be worth looking at to see who broke a story.
- The Professional Wrestling Database
- SLAM.NEWS
- Classic Wrestling Articles – This source provides articles from newspapers and magazines dating from 1852, but since it is a blog, it is recommended not to directly cite it, but instead use it to find the original articles to cite from.
See also
References
Cited below are references associated with stated reasons for listing a website as unreliable.