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[edit] Current

  • Century Wrestling Alliance (1989-1997)
    • Notability: A regional territory of the National Wrestling Alliance as NWA New England/NWA Cold Front (1997-present).
    • Established by longtime wrestler and promoter Tony Rumble.
    • Its roster included many veterans of IWCCW and the Northeastern region.
    • "Anthony Magliaro, 43, professional wrestler. (Obituary)". Boston Herald 16 Nov 1999
    • "Down Our Street". The Record 09 Oct 1996
    • "The Station Fire". Providence Journal 06 Apr 2003
    • Oliver, Greg (2000-10-15). NWA Convention closes with a whimper. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
Deleted under (CSD A7) in June 2006 and by uncontested prod in August 2006.
    • Notability: New England regional promotion whose former champions include Spike Dudley, Ronnie D. Lishus, Slyk Wagner Brown and Brian Black, the latter signed to a developmental contract with the WWE in 2005 [1].
    • "Framingham Grad Finds Himself Wrsetling For A break Into The WWE". Boston Globe. 28 Mar 2004
    • "Wrestling event to build skating programs for youths". The Berkshire Eagle. 06 May 2002
    • "School of hard knocks - On the road to the WWE". The Sun 22 Feb 2006
    • "Sports". Providence Journal. 07 Aug 2004
    • "Throwing His Weight Around". Boston Globe 29 Aug 2004
    • "Once Hailed As "Mr. USA" On The Independent Circuit, Tony Atlas". Boston Globe. 02 Dec 2001
    • "Harvard graduate dreams of WWF Ex-Hersey standout pursues". Daily Herald 22 Aug 2001
    • "Art Ring masters; Exhibit reveals the dreams, struggles of aspiring pro-wrestlers". Boston Herald 06 Nov 2003
    • Clevett, Jason (2002-04-22). John Walters building a 'Killer' career. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  • Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1998-present)
    • Notability: New England-based wrestling promotion whose former champions include Tony Atlas, Axl Rotten, Damon Darchangelo, Kidd USA and Robbie Ellis [2]/[3]. Other wrestlers include Tom Matera and John Stagikas.
    • "Getting wild in tights - Local man views grappling as an art form". Worcester Telegraph Gazette 22 Dec 2006
    • "School Of Hard Knocks". Baltimore Sun 28 Sept 2006
    • "It was just Wild and Krazy guys - wrestling fans enjoy soap opera". Worcester Telegraph Gazette 06 Oct 2004
    • "Class Acts: The Theatrics of Professional Wrestling Find A Place In The Curriculum At One North Carolina College". Palm Beach Post 26 Mar 2000
    • Conner, Floyd. Wrestlings Most Wanted (P): The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers and Other Oddities. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2001. ISBN 1-57488-308-9
    • Prahlad, Kate (2007-03-10). For Hardwick, being bad feels so good. Examiner.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  • Exodus Wrestling Alliance (2004-present)
Deleted as nonsense in July 2005
    • Notability: North Carolina-based promotion whose former champions include George South, Masked Superstar and Brad Armstrong [4].
    • "He knows who REAL referee is: George South has made his pro wrestling events his ministry". Charlotte Observer. 28 July 2005
    • "Steamboat, Flair's son to grace same ring at Spindale House". Post and Courier. 31 Oct 2004
    • Green, Jordan. "‘I was famous for getting beat up’: The glorious and tragic story of Carolina wrasslin’". Yes! Weekly. 15 Dec 2005
    • "Raw's Move To USA Network Sparks On-Air Battle With Spike TV". Winston-Salem Journal 01 Oct 2005
    • Johnson, Annie (2004-02-22). Beauty and the beasts in South Carolina. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  • International Wrestling Cartel
Deleted on February 14 and March 17 (see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Wrestling Cartel)
  • "Harsh reality tosses wrestler out of WWE ring". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 24 Jul 2003
  • "Big Butler Fair wrestler relies on broader shoulders". Pittsburgh Post Gazette 25 Jun 2003
  • "Collier: Promoter finds funerals, wrestling make good match". Pittsburgh Post Gazette 11 Jun 2006
  • "Harsh reality tosses wrestler out of WWE ring". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 24 Jul 2003
  • Heyl, Eric (2005-12-05). PNC Park gets a little Ugly. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  • Keystone Championship Wrestling (2002-present)
Deleted as non notable in August 2006
  • "Pro-wrestling club entertains PSU club with first show". Penn State Digital Collegan. 06 Dec 2004
Former champions include Gangrel, D'Lo Brown, Simon Diamond and A.J. Styles [9]. Merged with Border City Wrestling in April 2003 and later split in September 2003.
  • Millennium Wrestling Federation (2001-present)
  • Affiliated with the American Wrestling Association (1996-present).
  • Percy Pringle manages several wrestlers in the federation.
  • The Iron Sheik, a regular on Dan Mirade's MWF show, has made frequent controversal statments towards B. Brian Blair and Hulk Hogan during interviews during 2004.
  • Covered by the Puroresu Dojo
  • "A Pro League Of Their Own". Charlotte Observer. 14 Dec 2000
  • "Nothing Personal, Sweatheart". Charlotte Observer. 14 Feb 2003
  • New England Championship Wrestling
    • Boston-based promotion whose roster includes independent wrestlers "Revolution" Chris Venom and "Psycho" Mike Osbourne.
    • Kocian, Lisa. "Throwing Their Weight Around - Wrestlers Go To The Mat For A Charitable Cause". Boston Globe. 05 Dec 2004
    • Ryan, Steven and Dawn Witlin. "Women take to ring - no holds barred". Boston Herald. 06 Mar 2006
    • Kahn, Joseph P. "Glam Slam - Taking Their Place In The Ring, These Women Wrestlers Are Winning Devoted Fans". Boston Globe. 10 Jun 2006
  • New World Wrestling
  • Pro Wrestling Unplugged
Deleted as non notable on August 2006 (see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pro Wrestling Unplugged) and on October 2006 under (CSD-G4)
    • Four votes for Keep against three for Delete in afd discussion.
    • Notability: Owned by Tod Gordon
    • Has one of the hightest attendences in the Mid-Atlantic region (PSPhenom) including rival promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (199.111.68.105).
    • Has originated several specialty matches since used in other wrestling promotions and are heavily used in its annual Crazy 8 Tournament (Asher Katz).
    • Featured in Mexican wrestling press because of their working relationship with the native promotion XLAW. PWU also was featured in overseas press when they recently ran a show featuring Japan's Dragon's Gate wrestlers. Most recently they hosted a rare stateside appearence of Hayabusa and several Japanese fans attended as well as Japanese press (Asher Katz).
  • "'Dirty Deeds' does it this weekend". Evening Sun 18 Apr 2006
  • "My Job: Pro wrstler and promoter endured triumph and tragedy". York Daily Record. 21 Dec 2005
  • Southern States Wrestling
  • Top Rope Productions
  • Notability: Parent company of Afa Anoai's World Xtreme Wrestling [15].
  • "Red Lake Falls' Tag Team - Hometown Boys Pin Hope On Pro Wrestling". Grand Forks Herald. 22 Sept 2002
  • Pro wrestler dies in the ring". Associated Press. 10 Jan 2000
  • World Xtreme Wrestling (1996-present)
    • Notability: Owned by Afa Anoai, a former wrestler for the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
    • A longtime regional promotion based on the Trans World Wrestling Federation in the early 1970s.
    • Has toured the Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific regions.
    • In association with the Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center, the promotion has trained several WWE wrestlers including Batista, Chris Kanyon, Billy Kidman and Gene Snitsky.

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance and Regional territories

[edit] Central States

Deleted as redirect to deleted Heart of America Sports Attractions in February 2007.
    • Boness, Kenneth R. Pile Driver: The Life of Charles "Midget" Fischer. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2002. ISBN 1-4010-8453-2
    • "Wrestling Legend Lou Thez Dies After Heart Operation". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 29 Apr 2002
    • "Sports". Zanesfield Signal. 27 Mar 1931
    • "Sports". Newark Advocate. 16 Jan 1936
    • "Sports". Mansfield News Journal. 13 Mar 1939
    • "Sports". Mansfield News Journal. 15 Feb 1940
    • "Sports". Newark Advocate. 09 May 1951

[edit] Mid-Atlantic

[edit] Mid-South

[edit] New England

  • Atlantic Athletic Commission (1957-1961)
  • Big Time Wrestling (1961-1975)
Deleted as redirect to deleted Big Time Wrestling (usa) in August 2006 and by an uncontested prod in February 2007.

[edit] Pacific Northwest

  • Championship Wrestling U.S.A. [Oregon] (1992-1997)
  • Pacific Coast Wrestling [Oregon, Washington, & British Columbia] (1920s-1950s)
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Championship Wrestling (1950s- 92/07 )
  • NWA Pacific Northwest [British Columbia]
  • NWA Oregon/Championship Pro Wrestling [Oregon]
Championship Pro Wrestling Deleted after uncontested prod in September 2006.
  • Superstar Championship Wrestling [Washington] (1972-1976)

[edit] International

[edit] Defunct and Inactive Promotions

  • Main Event Championship Wrestling
Deleted as non notable in March 2007 (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Main Event Championship Wrestling).
  • Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (2000-2003)
Deleted due to uncontested prod in February 2007.
    • Promoted by Dusty Rhodes.
    • Niesse, Mark. "Former WCW wrsetlers finding work outside the ring". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 23 Nov 2003
    • "Wrestling Promoters Decry Bill". Macon Telegraph. 09 Mar 2001
    • "Father-And-Son Wrestling Team Takes On Old Foes This Weekend". Macon Telegraph 11 Aug 2000
    • "Dream Date". Macon Telegraph. 09 Jun 2000
    • "Outside The Ring, World's Still A Fight For Wrestler's". Macon Telegraph. 09 Nov 2003
    • Oliver, Greg (2001-08-03). Dustin Rhodes back in the saddle. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
    • Schramm, Chris (2002-04-01). Catching up with Daffney. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
    • Oliver, Greg (2005-10-23). Sonny Siaki.. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.