UK Wrestling Promotions

For a further list of UK Wrestling Promotions see Wrestling Directory

21st Century Wrestling (21CW)

Promotion area: Preston
Promotion debut: April 2007
Target group: Family
Description: Bringing Pro wrestling into the 21st Century
Promotion url: 21cw.co.uk

Alpha Wrestling Evolution (AWE)

Promotion area: Tipton / West Midlands
Promotion debut: October 2006
Target group: Family
Description: Run by the Hunter Brothers and "The Messiah" Brandon Thomas. Focuses on showcasing young, local, talent with various more well known names on the Midlands scene.
Promotion url: AWEEntertainment.com

Basix Wrestling

Promotion area: North Wales
Promotion debut: September 2006
Target group: Family
Description: Run by the Iron Man Mike Roberts this is a mix of old new school wrestling with the next generation of wresters coming through.
Promotion url: BasixWrestling.co.uk

CPW Northside

Promotion area: Ireland
Promotion debut: March 2008
Target group: Everyone
Description: Extreme alternative for Ireland.
Promotion url: MySpace - CPWNorthside

European Pro Wrestling (EPW)

Promotion area: Middlesbrough
Promotion debut: 2005
Target group: Family
Description: Offers a mix of young and old talent with the odd American thrown in.
Promotion url: EPW1Wrestling.com

Future Championship Wrestling (FCW)

Promotion area: West Midlands
Promotion debut: January 2003
Target group: Family
Description: The Future Is Now..... #1 Midlands promotion.
Promotion url: FutureWrestling.co.uk

Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW)

Promotion area: Glasgow, Scotland
Promotion debut: October 2006
Target group: Everyone
Description: Glasgow's own ICW, no count outs & no DQ's at all times. "Rules? F*CK RULES!"
Promotion url: ICWresting.co.uk

K-Star Wrestling (KSW)

Promotion area: Midlands
Promotion debut: October 1998
Target group: Family
Description: Founded by World of Sport Wrestler Steve Logan, KSW run regular shows and also offer training facilities.
Promotion url: KStarInsider.com

Leicester Professional Wrestling (LPW)

Promotion area: Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry and Wales
Promotion debut: December 2005
Target group: Family
Description: One of the Midlands most prolific promotions running several shows a month.
Promotion url: LeicesterProWrestling.com

Legend Wrestling League (LWL)

Promotion area: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Promotion debut: November 2005
Target group: 16+
Description: LWL is a relatively new federation that runs monthly shows and also offers wrestling training at a competitive rate.
Promotion url: LWLeague.tk

New Era Wrestling (NEW)

Promotion Area: County Durham, England
Promotion Debut: August 2007
Target Group: Family
Description: New Era Wrestling brings together the top talent from both England and Scotland to crown the true Dual Nations Champion of both countries.
Promotion url: NewEraWrestling.co.uk

Nitro Professional Wrestling Alliance (NPWA)

Promotion area: North-West of UK
Promotion debut: October 2001
Target group: Family
Description: Run by Darren Poole and Gary Thomas, NPWA promotes around two shows a month and also provides weekly wrestling training.
Promotion url: NPWAUK.com

Riot Act Wrestling (RAW)

Promotion area: Medway, Kent
Promotion debut: January 2008
Target group: Primarily family, although there are the odd 16+ shows too
Description: RAW is a Kent based promotion that runs regular shows around Medway and features talent both old and new from not only the local area, but London, the Midlands and Ireland as well. Offering entertainment for all in everything from regular matches to their own speciality matches and continuing storylines.
Promotion url: RiotActWrestling.co.uk

Scottish Wrestling Alliance (SWA)

Promotion area: West of Scotland
Promotion debut: July 2004
Target group: Family
Description: Come along and see some of the finest wrestling in the UK, recognised by the NWA! See who next has their eyes on the NWA Scottish Heavyweight title. NWA: Tradition Now comes In Tartan!
Promotion url: ScottishWrestling.co.uk

Shooting Star Wrestling (SSW)

Promotion area: Barnsley, Pontefract, Castleford
Promotion debut: August 2005
Target group: Everyone
Description:SSW is a promotion that hope to promote a mixture of styles from their Jr Heavyweight Division matches to their Heavy Hitting and Technical matches.
Promotion url: ShootingStarWrestling.com

Wrestling Association of Rugby (WAR)

Promotion area: Rugby, Midlands
Promotion debut: November 2001
Target group: Family
Description: WAR is one of the longest running Midlands promotions and boasts a number of extremely successful wrestling events over the years. They have promoted all sorts of gimmick matches from TLC to Blindfold, plus a wide range of single and tag team wrestling contests. One of their most historic events was booking CM Punk for a show in March of 2005.
Promotion url: WARUK.co.uk

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