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 2022–2023	[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 (1970-2023) Joseph Allmark (2022–present)	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
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	2004–2017
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
TNT Extreme Wrestling	Liverpool	Jay Apter, Lee McAteer, Martyn Best	2015–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	Joe Cabray	2014–present

Scotland

Name	Location	Owner(s)	Years active	Notes
Relwyskow Promotions (as independent)	Glasgow	Ann Relwyskow	1986–1994	Previously part of Joint Promotions, not included in 1986 sale to Max Crabtree. Produced TV specials for Grampian and STV 1990 and 1993[15]
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.
British Wrestling Federation	Rhyl	Orig Williams	1960s - c.2002	Produced Welsh language TV wrestling show Reslo for S4C 1982-1995[16]

See also

• United Kingdom portal
• Ireland portal

• List of professional wrestling promotions
• List of women's wrestling promotions
• List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe

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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7. "Frontier Wrestling Alliance". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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15. ITV Wrestling Post-88 Scotland section includes full broadcast details of specials
16. ITV Wrestling - British Wrestling On Other Channels - Reslo section including full broadcast details