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, Danny Rodd 2005–2011 [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 Chris Brookes & Mark Andrews 2011–present Founded by Pete Dunne & Jim Lee in Birmingham in 2011. They also currently 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
Colliery Championship Wrestling Murton, County Durham, Co. Durham James Barrass 2020–present
Cornish Pro Wrestling (CPW) Cornwall, Devon Terry Speller 2015-2018, 2021-present Held a one off show in 2019 under the Promotion name Renegade Pro Wrestling (RenPro) which was ran by Alice Speller
Fight Club: PRO Wolverhampton Martin Zaki, Trent Seven 2009–present
Fight Factory Wrestling (FFW) Lincoln, Lincolnshire Becca & Hayden "Dutch" Loeve 2013–present [7]
Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) Portsmouth, Essex, London Elisar Cabrera, Mark Sloan, Alex Shane, Tony Simpson 1993–2007, 2009–2012 [1][8][9][10]
HOPE Wrestling Mansfield Harvey Dale, Liam Morley 2013-present
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][11]
Lucha Britannia London Garry Vanderhorne 2006–present
New Generation Wrestling (NGW) Hull Richard Dunn 2008–present [12]
NWA UK Hammerlock Kent Tony McMillain 1993–2014
NXT UK (WWE) London, Cardiff, Blackpool Triple H
Vince McMahon
2018–present WWE's UK-based brands.
Preston City Wrestling (PCW) Preston Steve Fludder 2011–present
Premier Promotions Worthing John Freemantle 1987–present . Second oldest active UK promotion. TV coverage on Johnny Vaughan's BBC3 show Johnny Vaughan's World of Sport
Prime Wrestling Entertainment (PWE) Newcastle Paul Chirnside Vu /

Pauly C

2001-

present

Upon launch will be available to watch on Sports Channel Network
PROGRESS Wrestling London Jon Briley and Glen Joseph 2012–present
Pro-Wrestling: EVE London Dann Read, Emily Read 2010–present Female-only wrestling promotion.[13]
Pro Wrestling Fire
Pro Wrestling Pride South West Darren Saviour 2012–2017 [14]
REACH Wrestling Plymouth Jason Clarke, Matt Bradbury-Molloy 2018–present The promoters are better known by their ring names Jason King & Grayson Reeves
Revolution Pro Wrestling London

Hampshire

Andy Quildan, Andy Simmonz 2012–present
Rumble Wrestling Kent Steve Barker
Shield Pro Wrestling South Shields Jamie Harvey AKA Rabbit Daniel Thorburn AKA Fracture The Clown 2016–present
United Kingdom Pro Wrestling Medway Anton Green 2003–present
Ultimate Wrestling Alliance Essex Dan Berlinka, Andrew Martin 1998–1999
World Association of Wrestling (WAW) East Anglia Ricky Knight 1993–present [1][15]

Ireland

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

Scotland

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

Wales

Name Location Owner(s) Years active Notes
ATTACK! Pro Wrestling Cardiff Chris Brookes & Mark Andrews 2011–present Founded by Pete Dunne & Jim Lee in Birmingham in 2011. They also currently run shows in Bristol and Cheltenham in England.
Basix Pro Wrestling Deeside Mike Roberts 2005-
Britannia Wrestling Promotions Prestatyn Alan Ainsworth & Ryan Ainsworth 2008- Owned by Steve Saxon until July 2020.
Dragon Pro Wrestling Newport Mike Bird, Benjamin Harris, Mike Hitchman 2009-
Exist Pro Wrestling Swansea Jezz Gardner 2018-
Exposure Wrestling Entertainment Newport Nigel Fleming 2015-
Slammasters Wrestling Beddau Jonathan Walker 2019-
Vertigo Pro Wrestling Aberdare Unknown 2015- Founded in Cardiff in 2015.
Welsh Wrestling Wales Alan Ravenhill 2005- [16]

See also

References

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  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Pro Wrestling Pride". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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