List of professional wrestling promotions in Great Britain and Ireland

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Great Britain and Ireland, including England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man and lists both active and notable defunct professional wrestling promotions from the 1950s to the present day.

England
Promotion name Location Promoter(s) Years active Notes
1 Pro Wrestling Doncaster Steven Gauntley, Adam Moverley 2005–2011

2022–present

 [1][2][3]
4 Front Wrestling (4FW) Wiltshire David Sharp 2004–present [1][4]
5 Star Wrestling Sheffield, Liverpool Daniel Hinkles 2015–2018
All Star Wrestling Liverpool Brian Dixon 1970–present Longest-running UK wrestling promotion.[1][5][6]
ATTACK! Pro Wrestling Bristol, Cheltenham, London Mark Andrews 2011–present Founded by Pete Dunne & Jim Lee in Birmingham in 2011. They also run shows in Cardiff in Wales.
Bellatrix Female Warriors Norfolk, Essex Saraya Knight 2006–2009, 2011–present Female-only wrestling promotion originally known as World Association of Women's Wrestling
Entertainment Wrestling Association High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Carl Snook 2008–present ewawrestling.co.uk
Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) Portsmouth, Essex, London Elisar Cabrera, Mark Sloan, Alex Shane, Tony Simpson 1993–2007, 2009–2012 [1][7][8][9]
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK) Portsmouth, Essex, London Daniel Edler, Billy Wood, Paul Hopkins 2004–present
Joint Promotions / Ring Wrestling Stars London Les Martin and Dale family cartel

The Hurst Syndicate
Jarvis Astaire
William Hill plc
Max Crabtree

 1952–1995 [5][10]
Lucha Britannia London Garry Vanderhorne 2006–present
New Generation Wrestling (NGW) Hull Richard Dunn 2008–present [11]
NXT UK (WWE) London, Cardiff, Blackpool Triple H
Vince McMahon		 2018–2022 WWE's UK-based brands.
Preston City Wrestling (PCW) Preston Steve Fludder 2011–present
PROGRESS Wrestling London Jon Briley and Glen Joseph 2012–present
Pro-Wrestling: EVE London Dann Read, Emily Read 2010–present Female-only wrestling promotion.[12]
Pro Wrestling Pride South West Darren Saviour 2012–2017 [13]
Revolution Pro Wrestling London

Hampshire

 Andy Quildan, Andy Simmonz 2012–present
World Association of Wrestling (WAW) East Anglia Ricky Knight, Zak Zodiac 1993–present [1][14]

Ireland
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Notes
Irish Whip Wrestling Dublin Ray Rooney 2002–present
Fight Factory Pro Wrestling Dublin Phil Boyd 2004–present
Over the Top Wrestling Dublin/Belfast Joey Cabray 2014–present

Scotland
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Notes
Insane Championship Wrestling Glasgow Mark Dallas & Duncan Gray 2006–present

Wales
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Notes
ATTACK! Pro Wrestling Cardiff Mark Andrews 2011–present Founded by Pete Dunne & Jim Lee in Birmingham in 2011. They also run shows in different parts of England such as Bristol, Cheltenham and London.
Basix Professional Wrestling Connah's Quay Mike Roberts 2006 - present Founded by owner Mike Roberts in 2006. The promotion also operates a training school.
Pro Wrestling Karnage Port Talbot Daniel Thomas and Kai Sandbrook 2021–present Founded by Daniel Thomas and Kai Sandbrook in 2020, first show being run in 2021.
Merthyr Pro Wrestling Merthyr Tydfil Kat Von Kaige and Jimmy Vice 2022–present Founded by owners in Kat Von Kaige and Jimmy Vice in 2022.
New Wave Wrestling Newport, Cardiff Brendan White 2009–present Originally founded as Dragon Pro Wrestling by Mike Bird & Benjamin Harris in 2009. The promotion was rebranded as New Wave Wrestling and run by new owner, Brendan White, as of March 2022.
No Mercy Wrestling Caerphilly, Penrhiwceiber Chris Bevan 2022–present Founded by owner Chris Bevan in 2022.
Royal Imperial Wrestling Port Talbot Johnny Harris & PJ Shultz 2011-present Wrestling school founded by Johnny Harris & PJ Shultz in 2011.
Slammasters Wrestling Rhondda Cynon Taf Jonathan Walker 2019–present Founded by owner Jonathan Walker in 2019, this promotion runs many shows in different parts of the Rhondda Cynon Taf, usually in Beddau while also going to other Welsh locations like Cardiff.
Welsh Wrestling Wales Alan Ravenhill 2005–present [15]

See also

References
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  2. Garrison, Nick; Brian Wescott (2008). "1PW-1 Pro Wrestling". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Frontier Wrestling Alliance". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Joint Promotions". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "New Generation Wrestling". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Pro-Wrestling: EVE". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Pro Wrestling Pride". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "World Association of Wrestling". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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