List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe explained

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Europe, sorted by country, and lists both active and defunct professional wrestling promotions.

All of Europe

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
New European Championship Wrestling	Nuremberg	Alex Wright	2009–	Yes	^[1]
Union of European Wrestling Alliances			2009–		Governing body^[2] ^[3]

Europe

Austria

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
European Wrestling Association	Vienna	Chris Raaber Michael Kovac	2002–	Yes	^[4]
Defunct
Catch Wrestling Association	Graz	Otto Wanz Peter William	1973–2000	Yes	^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] Originally known as the Internationalen Berufsringer Verbandes (IBV)

Belgium

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Banger Zone Wrestling	Frameries		2019–	Yes	^[9]
Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation	Liège	Salvatore Bellomo	2006–	Yes
Flemish Wrestling force	Tessenderlo	Homeless tom	2003-	yes

Croatia

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Prvi Hrvatski Kečeri	Zagreb	Antonio Ilić	2005–	Yes	First Croatian promotion

Denmark

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
BODYSLAM! Pro Wrestling	Aarhus	Kristian Buus Nielsen Søren Bjerg Nielsen	2015–	Yes	^[10]
Copenhagen Championship Wrestling	Copenhagen	Sebastian Krohn Børgesen	2016–		Union of European Wrestling Alliances member.^[11] ^[12]
Dansk Pro Wrestling	Randers	Kim Tinning	2004–	Yes	^[13] ^[14] Union of European Wrestling Alliances member.^[15]
Nordic Elite Wrestling	Copenhagen	Crazy 8	2021–	Yes
Defunct
Premier Wrestling League		European Sports Promotion Ltd.	2007–2009		^[16]
Wrestling DK	Fredericia		2011–2016

Finland

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
FCF Wrestling	Helsinki	Pro Wrestling Ry	2003–	Yes	^[17]
Slam Wrestling Finland	Porvoo	StarBuck	2018–	Yes	^[18]
Defunct
Valhalla Pro Wrestling	Helsinki	Patrick Pesola	2003–2005		^[19]

France

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Association les Professionnels du Catch	Nanterre	Fausto Costantino Fabio Costantino	2004–	Yes	^[20] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23]
Association Beauvaisienne de Catch et d'Athlétisme	Beauvais	M. Villeroy M. Queval Jean-Claude Grignon Olivier Grignon	1956–1966 1966–1970 1970–1985 1985–	Yes	Oldest ever-running pro wrestling school and promotion in France
Association Biterroise de Catch	Béziers	Max Soulié	2006–	Yes	Union of European Wrestling Alliances member.^[24] ^[25]
Catch Connexion	Montpellier Perpignan	Nicolas Broisseau Yannick Roussel	2008–	Yes
Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel	Wissous	Henri Deglane Roger Delaporte Marc Mercier	1933 1960–1989 2006–	Yes	^[26] ^[27] ^[28] ^[29] Oldest pro wrestling promotion in France
Fighters Revenge Pro Wrestling	Pessac	Ragnar Rök Ben Thundersky	2011–2018 2022–	Yes	^[30]
International Catch Wrestling Alliance	Laventie	Pierre Fontaine	2002–	Yes	^[31] ^[32] ^[33] ^[34] ^[35]
La Bagarre	Ploudalnézeau		2022–		^[36]
Ligue Nationale de Catch	Remiremont	Drommer Ludovic Xavier Christen	2010–	Yes	^[37]
Nevez Web Catch	Brest		2015–
Rixe Catch	Mordelles	Albert Roche	2019–		^[38]
Wrestling Stars	Montereau	Flesh Gordon Jean-Marie Albouy-Guidicelli	1979–	Yes	^[39]
Defunct
N'Catch	Tourcoing	Ludivine Hugot Philippe de Marsignac	2009–2013	Yes	^[40] ^[41]
European Wrestling League Championship	Mérignac	Frédéric Juste	2007–2021	Yes
Ouest-Catch	Lamballe	Régis Béreschel	2011–2019	Yes
Fighting Spirit Federation	Toulouse	Laurent Pourrut Jerome Pourrut Sacha Puyssegur	2005–2007	Yes	^[42] ^[43]
Force Francophone du Catch	Toulouse	Matthias Chalumeau	2004–2010	Yes	^[44]
Queens of Chaos	Toulouse	Jerome Pourrut	2005–2007	Yes	^[45]

Germany

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
German Wrestling Federation	Berlin	Ahmed Chaer, Crazy Sexy Mike	1995–	Yes
New European Championship Wrestling	Nuremberg	Alex Wright	2009–	Yes	^[46] ^[47] ^[48] ^[49]
Verband der Berufsringer	Berlin		1912–2005		^[50]
Westside Xtreme Wrestling	Essen	wXw Europe GmbH Felix Kohlenberg, Tassilo Jung, Jörg Steinmetzler, Christian Michael Jakobi	2000–	Yes	^[51] ^[52] ^[53] ^[54]

Greece

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
ZMAK Greek Pro Wrestling	Piraeus	Petros Polychronides	2016–	Yes
Defunct
T.W.T. (Thessaloniki Wrestling Team)	Thessaloniki	George Xaros	2016-2018	https://twt982.webnode.gr/
Hellenic Pro Wrestling Association	Athens	HPWA Board	2018-2022
Greek Wrestling House	Tripoli	George Konstas (Claude Makelele)	2021– 2021		This is not an actual Wrestlig Promotion, it is a Youtube channel.
Greek Wrestling Association	Athens	Anonymous General Manager	2022– 2023		This is not an actual Wrestlig Promotion, it is a Youtube channel.

Hungary

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Hungarian Championship Wrestling	Budapest	Aaron Kiss David Turger Ben Szalay	2010–	Yes	^[55]
Xtreme Wrestling Promotion	Salgótarján	Ron Corvus	2019–	Yes	^[56]
Defunct
Pro-Wrestling Magyarország	Budapest	Kirill Michurin †	2016–2020		^[57]

Italy

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Italian Championship Wrestling	Bergamo	Nino BaldanEmilio Bernocchi	2000–	Yes	Oldest Italian wrestling promotion still active
Milano Wrestling	Milan	Gaetano Durante	2019–	Yes
Wrestling Torino	Turin	Violenzo	2023–	Yes

Malta

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Pro Wrestling Malta	Malta	Wayne Pace	2014–	Yes	First Maltese promotion^[58]

Czech Republic

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Art of Wrestling	Prague	Michal Petrgal	2016–	Yes
VcV Original Wrestling	Prague	VcV Original Wrestling	2012–	Yes	First Czech promotion

Netherlands

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Dutch Pro Wrestling	Hazerswoude-Rijndijk	Mark Kodiak	2004-	yes
Pro Wrestling Holland	wormer	Jordy te Braak	2006-	yes
Live Action Wrestling		Rico Bushido	2023-
Defunct
Freestyle Championship Wrestling		Bas Jussen	1997 - 2011	no
Pro Wrestling Showdown			2004-2019	no

Poland

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Active
Maniac Zone Wrestling	Wrocław	Shadow	2014–		^[59]
Kombat Pro Wrestling	Gdynia	Kombat Pro Wrestling	2015–	Yes	KPW was created in the place of Do or Die Wrestling, which ceased operations in 2015^[60]
PpW Ewenement Wrestling	Warsaw	PpW Ewenement Wrestling	2020–	Yes	Started as a backyard wrestling promotion in 2010, transitioned into pro wrestling in 2020^[61]
Prime Time Wrestling	Chorzów	Arkadiusz "Pan" Pawłowski Marcin "Rzeźnik" Rzeźniczek	2021–	Yes	^[62]
Legacy of Wrestling	Katowice	Legacy of Wrestling	2024-		^[63]
Defunct
Do or Die Wrestling	Gdańsk	Don Roid	2009–2015		First Polish promotion^[64]
Total Blast Wrestling	Poland	Total Blast Wrestling	2009–2011		^[65]

Spain

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Website	Notes
Defunct
Corporación Internacional de Catch	Madrid Barcelona		1930s-1975		Dominant Spanish wrestling promotion of the 20th century^[66]
Luchadores Independientes de Europa			c.1991-1996		Revivalist promotion, formed in response to WWF's early 1990s success in Spain.

United Kingdom and Ireland

See main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Great Britain and Ireland.

See also

• List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe
• List of women's wrestling promotions
• List of professional wrestling promotions in South America

External links

• Promotions
• List of All Promotions at Cagematch.net
• List of All Promotions at wrestlingdata.com
• Promotions on onlineworldofwrestling.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: New European Championship Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
2. Web site: Lucha libre en Europa: Union of European Wrestling Alliances . 7 December 2011 .
3. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=582
4. Web site: European Wrestling Association . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
5. Web site: Foreign Promotions . 2010 . Promotions . OnlineWorldofWrestling.com . 2010-05-18.
6. Web site: Catch Wrestling Association . 2003 . The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com . 2010-05-18.
7. Web site: CWA - Catch Wrestling Association . Royal Duncan . Gary Will . Brian Westcott . Matt Benaka . 2004 . Solie's Title Histories . Solie.org . 2010-05-18.
8. Web site: Catch Wrestling Association . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de . 2010-05-18.
9. Web site: Banger Zone Wrestling (BZW) . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-07-11.
10. Web site: BODYSLAM! Pro Wrestling (BODYSLAM!) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531180208/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=1558. 2016-05-31.
11. Web site: Lucha libre en Europa: Union of European Wrestling Alliances . 7 December 2011 .
12. Web site: Copenhagen Championship Wrestling (CCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
13. Web site: Danish Pro Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de . 2010-05-18.
14. Web site: INDY NEWS: WXW Rage TV returns tonight on HyBridEnt.TV . 2009-03-11 . ImpactWrestling.com . 2010-05-30 .
15. Web site: Lucha libre en Europa: Union of European Wrestling Alliances . 7 December 2011 .
16. Web site: Premier Wrestling League . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de . 2010-05-18.
17. Web site: FCF Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-05-23.
18. Web site: Slam Wrestling Finland . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-05-23.
19. Web site: Valhalla Pro Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-05-23.
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30. Web site: FRPW on Cagematch .
31. Web site: International Catch Wrestling Alliance . 2003 . The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
32. Web site: International Catch Wrestling Alliance . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de.
33. News: Bienvenue chez les catcheurs . leJDD . fr . 2008-04-26 .
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36. Web site: Dubosc . Franck . ...LA BAGARRE .
37. Web site: Ligue Nationale de Catch. Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de.
38. Web site: Rixe Catch on Cagematch .
39. Web site: International Wrestling Stars Federation . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de.
40. Web site: N'Catch . cagematch.de. 2009 . Cagematch.de. 2012-06-19.
41. Web site: Des cours de catch au Palais de Sports. Constant, Aurelie. 2009. LaVoixDuNord. 2009-12-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091208134503/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Locales/Tourcoing/actualite/Secteur_Tourcoing/2009/12/01/article_des-cours-de-catch-au-palais-des-sports.shtml. 2009-12-08.
42. Web site: Fighting Spirit Federation . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de.
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45. Web site: Queens Of Chaos . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de.
46. News: Sie nennen ihn "925 Sterling Silber": Langquaider will Profi-Wrestler werden. 2009-10-09. Mittelbayerische. de.
47. News: Große Show der starken Männer . Schwabacher Tagblatt . de . 2009-10-06 .
48. News: Alles andere als ein Tanz . Martens, René . WOZ Die Wochenzeitung. de . 2010-01-21 .
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50. Web site: Verband Der Berufsringer . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.de . 2010-05-18.
51. Web site: Westside Xtreme Wrestling . 2003 . The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com . 2010-05-18.
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59. Web site: Maniac Zone Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
60. Web site: Kombat Pro Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
61. Web site: PpW Ewenement Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-03-19.
62. Web site: Prime Time Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
63. Web site: Rozwadowski . Błażej . 2024-08-15 . Nowa federacja wrestlingowa na polskim podwórku » MyWrestling . 2024-08-28 . MyWrestling . pl-PL.
64. Web site: Do or Die Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2023-11-04.
65. Web site: Total Blast Wrestling . Kreikenbohm, Philip . Cagematch.net . 2024-03-19.
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