List of professional wrestling magazines explained

This is a list of professional wrestling magazines. They are published either in print or online and range from official magazines of professional wrestling promotions to "dirt sheets", which cover more insider information and sometimes rumors. Some of the more notable magazines include Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Fighting Spirit Magazine, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Super Luchas, Power Slam, WWE Magazine, Pro Wrestling Torch, Inside The Ropes Magazine, and The Bagpipe Report.

List

Print magazines

Title Years active Print Time Location Founder/
Editor(s)
Publishers Circulation Website Notes
Arena De Lucha Libre Monthly N/A No
2012- Quarterly (2012-2019) Irregularly published (2020-)Robert Newsome N/A 500 Yes
Ben Strong Wrestling 1973 – 1975 Monthly Stanley Weston
Bill Apter (ed)
G.C. London Publishing N/A No
Big Book of Wrestling 1968 - 1978 Monthly Roger Elwood (ed) Jalart House N/A No
1954–present N/A Yes Oldest Mexican wrestling magazine still in print
Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News 1958 - 1967 Monthly Stanley Weston Champion Sports Publishing N/A No
Boxing & Wrestling Magazine 1952 - 1964 Monthly Stanley Weston
Eddie Borden
Boxing and Wrestling Inc. N/A No
Celebrity Wrestling 1987 - 1989 Monthly Michael O'Hara Mand O. Communications Inc. N/A No
Championship Wrestling 1984 - 1990 Monthly Modern Day Periodicals Inc. N/A No
Complete Wrestling Roundup 1974 - 1975 Monthly Jalbert House Inc. No No
Double-Action Wrestling 1986 - 1988 Monthly Michael O'Hara M. And O. Communications Inc. N/A No
2006 - 2019 Monthly Brian Elliott Uncooked Media N/A Yes
Gold Belt Wrestling 1987 - 1991 Monthly Michael O'Hara Gold Belt Wrestling, Inc. No
Illustrated Wrestling Digest 1970s Monthly Rob Dobratz N/A No
Inside The Ropes Magazine2020–presentMonthly United KingdomDante RichardsonKenny McIntoshTitan Insider PressN/AYesThe successor to "Power Slam"
Inside Wrestling 1968 - 2013 Monthly Stanley Weston
Bill Apter (ed.)
Kappa Publishing Group N/A Yes
Main Event Wrestling c. 1983 – 1993 Monthly N/A No
Major League Wrestling c. 1978 – 1984 Monthly Norm Kietzer N/A No
Matmania 1964 - 1968 Monthly Burt Ray N/A No
New Wave Wrestling 1992 - 2004 Monthly Mike O'Hara Combat Sports Magazine Group N/A Yes
Official International Wrestling Insider 1987 - 1991 Monthly Wrestling Insider Inc. N/A No
Official Wrestling 1951 - c. 1975 Monthly Official Wrestling Inc. N/A No
Official Wrestling Guide 1970s Monthly Jalart House N/A No
Piledriver Magazine 1989 - 2000 Monthly N/A No [1]
Popular Wrestling 1970s Monthly Popular Publishing N/A No
1994–2014 Monthly Findlay Martin
Colin Bowman
SW Publishing N/A Yes Succeeded by Inside The Ropes Magazine.
Power of Wrestling 2001 - 2002 Monthly Highbury Publishing House N/A No [2]
Power-Wrestling 1995–present Monthly Wolfgang Stach PV Verlags GmbH, Düsseldorf N/A Yes
Pro Wrestling Body Press Magazine 1970s Monthly N/A No
1979–present Monthly Stanley Weston
Bill Apter (ed.)
Kappa Publishing Group N/A Yes [3]
Rumble Magazine 2011–present Monthly Rumble Magazine N/A Yes [4]
The Ring Wrestling 1963 - 1984 Monthly The Ring Inc. N/A No
Ringside Wrestling 1984 - 2000 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog Publishing N/A No
Ring Sirens Magazine 2013–present Monthly Tyler Prattis N/A Yes Women's Wrestling Magazine
Sports Review Wrestling 1972 - 1995 Monthly London Publishing Company N/A No
1991–present Weekly Ernesto Ocampo 15,000 Yes
Superstar Wrestlers 1987 - 1994 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog Publishing N/A No
Superstar Wrestlers Reporter 1988 - 1989 Monthly Comics World Corporation N/A No
1991–1994 Monthly Findlay Martin
Colin Bowman
SW Publishing N/A No
The Tag Rope 2014–present Quarterly Ryan Carse N/A Yes
Total Wrestling 2002 - 2004 Monthly Total Wrestling Magazine Highbury Publishing House 25,000 Yes
Tutto Wrestling Magazine Italy N/A Yes Largest Italian language wrestling magazine.
Victory Sports Wrestling c. 1972 - 1989 Monthly N/A No
WOW Magazine (Women of Wrestling) 1988 - Monthly N/A No
WOW Magazine (World of Wrestling) 1999 - 2001 Monthly H&S Media Mike Morris N/A No
Wrestle America c. 1992 - 1999 Monthly N/A No
The Wrestler October 1966 - 2013 Monthly London Publishing Company N/A Yes
Wrestling 1951 Monthly Joseph Weider Wrestling Inc. N/A No
Wrestling c. 1984 - 1992 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling '83 1983 - 1992 Quarterly No
Wrestling '93: Rulebreaker 1993 - 1994 Quarterly Stanley Weston
Eddie Ellner (credited as "Editorial Conscience")
London Publishing Company No N/A
Wrestling Action 1977 - 1979 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Action 1987 Monthly Harris Publishing No
Wrestling All Stars Heroes and Villains 1983 - 2000 Monthly Norman Jacobs N/A No
Wrestling As You Like It 1946 - 1955 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Bad Guys 1990s Monthly Stanley Weston
Eddie Ellner 1994-1996, Brandi Manciewicz 1996-end (both credited as "Editorial Conscience")
G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No
Wrestling Confidential 1964 - c. 1965 Monthly Complete Sports Publishers N/A No
Wrestling Confidential 1987–present Monthly DOJO Publishing N/A No
Wrestling Eye 1980s Monthly Jems, Inc. N/A No
Wrestling Fever 1980s Monthly M. Morse Publishing N/A No
Wrestling Fury 1987 - 1992 Monthly Jems Inc. N/A No
Wrestling Greatest Battles 1970s Monthly G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No
Wrestling Guide 1970s Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Illustrated Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Life 1955 - 1964 Monthly N/A No [5]
Wrestling's Main Event 1982 - c. 1994 Monthly George Napolitano Pumpkin Press N/A No
Wrestling Monthly 1971 - c. 1977 Monthly Norm Kietzer Kietzer Publishing N/A No
Wrestling News 1959–present Monthly Norm Kietzer Kietzer Publishing N/A Yes
Wrestling Picture Book c. 1975 - 1979 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Power 1986-1989 Monthly Norman Jacobs N/A No
Wrestling Revue 1959 - 1983 Monthly Publications QuebecorN/A No
Wrestling Ringside 1984 - 1992 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Scene c. 1982 - 1988 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog PressN/A No
Wrestling Sports Stars c. 1972 - 1975 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Superstars c. 1978 - 1997 Monthly N/A No
Wrestling Today 1978 - c. 1993 Monthly Ideal PublishingN/A No
Wrestling Training Illustrated 1973-1985 Monthly Scott Epstein
Dan Lurie
Muscle-Man Inc. N/A No [6]
Too Sweet Magazine 2016 - Quarterly Mohammad Faizan Shooting Star Press N/A Yes
Wrestling and TV Sports 1951 Monthly Fanfare Publications N/A No
Wrestling USA 1954 - 1955 Monthly Douglas Dalton Dalton Publications N/A No
Wrestling USA c. 1984 - 1993 Quarterly G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No
Wrestling Weekly 1998 - 2001 Weekly N/A No
Wrestling World 1954 - 1955 Monthly Norman Jacobs N/A No
Wrestling World 1962 - 2001 Monthly Sterling/Mcfadden Partnership N/A No

Official promotions

Title Years active Print Time Location Founder(s) Publishers Circulation Website Notes
AWA Magazine c. 1972 – 1977 Monthly Championship Sports Publishing N/A No
AWE Magazine 2006 Monthly Jeff Dyck Canadian Gold Media N/A No
1999 – 2000 Bi-Monthly Mike Morris (ed.) H&S Media N/A Yes
GLOW Magazine 1988 Monthly Tempo Publishing N/A No
N.W.A. Official Wrestling 1951 - 1953 Monthly Washington, D.C. Fred Kohler,
Dick Axman (ed.)
N/A No
1991 - 1994 Monthly Bill Apter
Craig Peters
Dennis A. Brent
N/A No
WCW Magazine 1995 - 2001 Monthly Colin Bowman
Ross Forman
N/A No
1983–2014 Monthly Bob Lee
Tony Romando (eic)
N/A Yes
Westside Pro Wrestling's Almanac 2010 Yearly N/A No
Wrestling News 1960 Monthly N/A No
XPW Magazine 1999 Monthly N/A No

Online magazines and newsletters

Title Years active Print Time Location Founder(s) Publishers Circulation Website Notes
1996–2000 Monthly Charles MacLaurin
Blake Norton
N/A 40,000 Yes
The Chokeslam Newsletter 1998–2003 Daily John White N/A 8,500 N/A
Connecticut Pro Wrestling 1993-1996 Monthly N/A N/A N/A No [7]
1995– Weekly N/A N/A Yes
1987– Weekly N/A N/A Yes
Ring Around The Northwest 1983–2013 Monthly Mike Rodgers N/A N/A No [8]
The Ring Fan 2011– Daily Clarence Eddie Cowan N/A N/A Yes
The Squared Circle Magazines 2015– Monthly Md. Faizan N/A N/A Yes
1983– Weekly N/A N/A Yes
Wrestling-Online Newsletter 1996– Daily Colin Vassallo N/A 27,000 Yes
Smark Henry Wrestling News2015– Daily PhilippinesAnthony Cuello N/A N/A Yes
Wrestling World News 1996-1998 Weekly Jamie Smith Approx. 60 subscribers No

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Piledriver: Australian professional wrestling magazine . .
  2. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling: Lamenting Total Wrestling's sudden end . https://archive.today/20130115115331/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/04/03/407597.html . usurped . January 15, 2013 . Altamura, Mike . April 5, 2004 . SLAM! Sports .
  3. Web site: WWWF Wrestling Action Magazine . JW's Wrestling Memorabilia . 7 October 2010 . WrestlingMemorabilia.com .
  4. Web site: RUMBLE Magazine - Australia's First Pro-Wrestling Magazine . 2012-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730020937/http://www.rumblemagazine.com.au/ . 2012-07-30 . dead .
  5. Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. (pg. 182, 230)
  6. Web site: My Thoughts on Arnold Skaaland . Epstein, Scott . March 17, 2007 . WrestlingFigs.com .
  7. News: Ducey . Cliff . July 25, 1993 . INSIDE WRESTLING; Stamp of approval CPW newsletter worth reading . B20 . .
  8. Web site: Rodgers has Pacific Northwest covered . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408060948/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/05/27/1059471.html . dead . April 8, 2016 . Johns, Fred . July 7, 2005 . . SLAM! Sports .