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This article is about professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom. For a European listing, see List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe. For a list of National Wrestling Alliance-affiiated promotions, see List of NWA territories.

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct professional wrestling promotions from the 1950s to the 2000s.

List

England

Location Promoter(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
One Pro Wrestling Doncaster Danny Rodd 2005- Yes [1][2][3]
4-Front Wrestling Wiltshire David Sharp
James Dunn 		2004- Yes [1][4]
A-Merchandise Portsmouth Mark Sloan 2008- Yes [5]
AMP Wrestling Coventry Quentin Hyde-Styles
Corey Vandal 		2008- No [6]
All Action Wrestling North Shields Tony Spitfire 2007- Yes [7]
All-Star Wrestling Liverpool Brian Dixon 1970- Yes [1][8][9]
Alternative Wrestling World Birmingham Kevin O'Neil 2003- Yes Originally known as Anti-Watershed Wrestling from 2003 to 2008.[10]
Best Of British Wrestling England Stuart Lake
Steve Morocco 		1996- Yes [11]
Britannia Wrestling Promotions North Wales/North West England Steve Saxon ? Yes
British Allstar Wrestling Alliance Oxfordshire Gary Young 2005- Yes [1][12]
British Real Attitude Wrestling League Northamptonshire 2000- Yes [1]
British Wrestling Alliance Stoke-on-Trent Chris Matthews Yes [1][13]
British Wrestling Evolution Essex Jacob Burtenshaw 2009 - Yes
Combat Sports Federation Wiltshire Stu Natt 1998- Yes [1][14]
Complete Revolutionary Wrestling Newcastle upon Tyne Ken Clarke 2009- Yes
Devon Wrestling Association Devon Joel Redman 2009- Yes [15]
Dynamic Pro Wrestling Morley 2008- Yes [16]
EDW Wrestling Shrewsbury and Telford Kieran O'Rourke 2008- Yes
Extreme World Wrestling St. Leonards Stuart Allen 1999- Yes Known as Extreme World Warfare from 1999 to 2008.[1][17]
Frontier Wrestling Alliance Essex Alex Shane
Tony Simpson 		1999- Yes Originally known as the Fratton Wrestling Association from 1999 to 2001. Closed in March 2007, but resumed operations in 2009.[1][18][19][20]
Future Championship Wrestling Midlands Joel Allen
Leemark Massey 		2003- Yes [1][21]
Futureshock Wrestling Manchester Dave Rayne 2004- Yes [22]
Garage Pro Wrestling Bolton Johnny Branigan 2000- Yes [1][23]
Herts And Essex Wrestling Bishops Stortford Sam Knee
Brett Meadows 		2005- Yes [24]
Independent Wrestling Federation Newcastle Martin McGurk 2000- Yes [1][25]
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom Orpington Daniel Edler
Andy Quildan 		2004- Yes [1][26]
K-Star Wrestling Midlands Carl Brooks 1998- Yes [1]
LDN Wrestling London Sanjay Bagga 2004- Yes [1][27]
Live Wrestling Entertainment Essex Phil Powers 2006- No [28][29]
New Generation Wrestling Hull Richard Dunn 2008- Yes [30]
Nitro Pro Wrestling Alliance Wigan Gary Wild Yes [1]
North East Wrestling Society County Durham Paul Fahey 2010– Yes
NWA UK Hammerlock Ashford Tony McMillain 1993- Yes [1][31][32][33]
Phoenix Pro Wrestling West Bromwich Chris Liston 2011 - Yes
Power Trip Wrestling Luton Peter Staniforth 2007 - Yes [34]
Premier Promotions Sussex John Freemantle 1987- Yes [1][35]
Preston City Wrestling Preston Steve Fludder 2011-
Pro-Wrestling: EVE Dann Read 2010 - Yes Female-only wrestling promotion.[36]
Real Deal Wrestling Grimsby Steve Cartwright
Joy Cartwright 		2004- Yes [1][37]
Real Quality Wrestling London Len Davies 2005- Yes [1][38]
SLAM Wrestling Bedford 2006 - Yes [39]
Shooting Star Wrestling Rotherham Jon Von Diesel 2008 - Yes [40]
Southside Wrestling Entertainment Cambridgeshire Ben Auld 2010 - Yes
Star Power Training Ltd Manchester Dave Pownall
Damien Smith 		2009 - Yes [41]
Superstars Of Wrestling Cheltenham Matt Jarrett 2007 - Yes [42]
Thunderslam Wrestling Harlow Charlie Rage 2006 - Yes Originally known as Playhouse Wrestlefest from 2006 to 2008.[43]
Total Action Wrestling Milton Keynes Samson 2010 - Yes Originally known as Anglian Championship Wrestling from 2003 to 2009.
Triple X Wrestling Coventry Quentin Hyde-Styles
Corey Vandal 		2006 - Yes [44]
Ultimate Championship Wrestling Wiltshire 2003- Yes [1]
Ultimate Wrestling Alliance Essex Paul Tyrell
Jonny Storm 		1998 - Present
Varsity Pro Wrestling Hampshire The UK Kid 2005- Yes [1][45]
Wild Wrestling Promotions West Midlands Carl Conroy 1999 - No Formed in mid-1999 by Carl Conroy, Darren Levy & Allan Blackstock. Debut event was 17th October 1999 at Northfield YMCA in Birmingham. WILD have since run several hundred events across the UK. WILD have enjoyed close working relationships with both CSF (Wiltshire) and W3L (Fife) in the past, often booking concurrent dates and sharing visiting talent from elsewhere in the country.
Wilde Wrestling Promotions Longbenton Paul Wilde 2006 - No [46]
Wrestling Association of Rugby Leicestershire Andrew Platt
Stuart Platt 		2001- Yes [1]
World Association of Wrestling East Anglia Ricky Knight 1993- Yes [1][47]
UKW - UK Wrestling Experience Wakefield Jonathan Sedgwick 2009- Yes
X Wrestling Alliance Morecambe Greg Lambert
Mark Kay 		2007- Yes [48][49]
Defunct
Anglian Championship Wrestling Milton Keynes 2003-2009 Yes [1]
AWA United Kingdom Ware John Chapman 2005-2006 No Originally known as Chapman Promotions until 2006.[50]
British Wrestling Entertainment Guildford 2009 Yes [51]
British Wrestling Federation

(version 1)

London alliance led by Paul Lincoln 1958-1966 No Continued to back Bert Assirati as rightful British Heavyweight Champion after he was stripped of the title by Joint Promotions. Later switched recognition to Shirley Crabtree
British Wrestling United Ware 2006 No [52]
Catch Wrestling Council Southampton, Birmingham, Caldicot 2003-2008 No
CombatStar Promotions Kent 2006 Yes [53]
Elite Wrestling Federation Chichester 1992-2009 Yes [54]
Euro Pro American Wrestling Wolverhampton Julio Torres 2006 No [55]
Headlock Championship Wrestling John Stallard 1998-2005 No [56]
Hi Brawl Wrestling England 2002-2006 Yes [1]
International Wrestling Promotions Steve Knight 2004-2008 No [57]
Joint Promotions

/ Ring Wrestling Stars

London Billy Dale
Jack Dale
Johnny Dale
Les Martin
Max Crabtree 		1952-1995 No [8][58]
Legend Wrestling League Wolverhampton Matthew Stark 2005-2008 Yes [59]
Main Event Wrestling Newcastle Daniel Fitch 2005-2008 No [60][61]
Midlands Professional Wrestling Birmingham Majik
"Psycho" Steve West 		2002-2009 Yes Also known as Wrestle Midlands.[1][62]
New Era Wrestling County Durham Martin Bean 2007–2008 Yes [1][63]
New Revolution Wrestling 2008-2009 Yes Broke away from Norton British Wrestling in 2008.[64]
Northern Wrestling League Swinton Brad Flash 2007-2008 Yes [65]
Original Pro Wrestling Organisation Kriss Sprules
Melicious 		Blackpool 2005-2006 No [1][66]
Pro Championship Wrestling 2007-2009 Yes [67]
Pro Wrestling 101 Doncaster Stephen Gauntley 2009-2010 Yes [68]
Revolution British Wrestling London Ron Sands 2002-2007 Yes Originally known as WrestlingUK.[1][69]
SAS Wrestling Birmingham 2005-2009 Yes [70]
Sovereign World Wrestling Alliance Midlands "Crush" Mellor 1994-2009 Yes Originally known as Sovereign Championship Wrestling from 1994 to 2009. One of the longest running wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom.[1]
Summit Wrestling Nick Aldis 2006-2008 Yes [71]
The Wrestling Alliance England Scott Conway 1989-2003 Yes

(Defunct, archived)

[72]
This Is Wrestling Mansfield 2008-2009 No [73]
Total Brutality Wrestling Shrewsbury 2005-2008 No [74]
Triple Team Promotions Cumbria The Nattrass Brothers 2006-2008 Yes [75]
Ultimate Wrestling Alliance Leicestershire 1999-2000 No Aired on L!veTV during 1999.[1]
United Kingdom Wrestling Alliance Liverpool Andrew Huntington 2003-2004 No Affiliated with Revolution British Wrestling.[1]
United Kingdom Pro-Wrestling London 2003-2005 No Broke away from Phoenix Promotions in 2003.[1]
World Association Of Women's Wrestling Norwich Sweet Saraya 2006-2009 Yes Female-only wrestling promotion.[76]
Wrestle Zone Wrestling Newcastle-upon-Tyne Barry Ahmed
Carl Turner 		2002-2007 No [1][77]
X-Sports:Wrestling Gloucester Dann Read 2006-2008 Yes [78]

Northern Ireland

Name Location Promoter(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Pro Wrestling Ulster Belfast Andi Thompson 2007 - Yes [79]
Sports Entertainment Wrestling 2009 - Yes [80]
Defunct
Ulster Championship Wrestling Belfast 2003-2007 Yes [81]

Scotland

Name Location Promoter(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
British Championship Wrestling East Kilbride, Colin McKay,Graham Mckay 2003- [No]
Insane Championship Wrestling Glasgow Mark Dallas 2006- Yes
Premier British Wrestling Across Scotland & North of England Ross Watson 2006 - Yes
Scottish Wrestling Alliance Motherwell, Uddingston, Glasgow, Clydebank, CUmbernauld, North Ayrshire, Johnstone, Erskine SWA Comittee 2002- Yes SWA hosts several events throughout the year building to the Scottish Supershow, the Gathering, and has two offshoot promotions; Source Wrestling which runs throughout the year showcasing the best home grown talent in affiliation with the Source Wrestling School and After Hours, adults only hardcore wrestling events.
Wrestlezone Aberdeen, Ellon, Nairn, Fraserburgh, Kirkcaldy, WrestleZone Comittee 2008- Yes WrestleZone is largely based in Aberdeen but runs shows all year round throughout the North East of Scotland as well as running their own training school.

Wales

Name Location Promoter(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Celtic Wrestling Cardiff Jonathan Millard 2005- Yes [1][82]
South Wales Championship Wrestling Rhymney Chris Roberts 2006- Yes [83]
Welsh Wrestling Wales Alan Ravenhill 2005- Yes Originally known as Pro Power Wrestling from 2005 to 2009.[1][84]
Defunct
NWA Wales Newport 2006-2007 Yes Affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance and NWA UK Hammerlock.[85]
Orig Williams Promotions/

British Wrestling Federation (version 2)

Rhyl Orig Williams 1965-

circa 2000

No [86] Orig Williams continued to promote WWF tribute shows and occasional traditional British shows until his death in 2009
Severn Wrestling Company Caldicot 2008 No Formed after Catch Wrestling Council dissolved in 2008 to continue promoting in South Wales

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