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David McLane. 2000–2001; 2012-present. Women Superstars United. Jac Sabboth (2006–2007) Sean McCaffrey (2007–2012) Drew Cordeiro (2012–2014) D. J. Hyde (2013–present) 2006–present. Sister promotion to Combat Zone Wrestling and member of the United Wrestling Network.
Booker T. 2006–present. Texas All-Star Wrestling. Humble. Bob Murphy. 1994–present. The first successful promotion since the close of World Class Championship Wrestling in 1990 and the Global Wrestling Federation in 1994, it is currently the oldest independent promotion in Texas[ 3][ 4] Texas Wrestling Alliance.
2012–present. Founded by Tetsuya Koda and Nozomi. Sister promotion to DDT Pro Wrestling, became a standalone entity in 2015. World Wonder Ring Stardom. Tokyo. Bushiroad. 2010–present. Founded by Rossy Ogawa, Nanae Takahashi and Fuka. Acquired by Bushiroad in October 2019 and became a sister promotion to New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
1960s – 1970s. Kaoru "Danpu" Matsumoto, one of Japan's leading pro wrestlers in the 1980s. All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (est. 1968) was the dominant joshi puro organization from the 1970s to the 1990s. AJW's first major star was Mach Fumiake in 1974, followed in 1975 by Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda (the "Beauty Pair").
Shine Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Women's Extreme Wrestling 21 wrestlers, 1 tag team: Sonny Onoo (Kazuo Onoo) 1962– 1995–1999 World Championship Wrestling: 12 wrestlers, 2 tag teams: Sosay (Jennifer Kaiser) 1980– 2003–2007 Ohio Valley Wrestling: Ken Doane, Osama Rodriguez Alejandro, Robbie Dawber, Jack Bull: Stacy Keibler ...
American professional wrestling promotions (47 C, 27 P) Australian professional wrestling promotions (1 C, 9 P)
Pioneer-era (1900s–1940s) This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters, especially those of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch and "Gold Dust Trio"-eras, active prior to the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1948. Dark Red indicates founding members of the National Wrestling Alliance.
The history of professional wrestling, as a performing art, started in the early 20th century, with predecessors in funfair and variety strongman and wrestling performances (which often involved match fixing) in the 1830s. [ 1] Professional wrestling is a popular form of entertainment in Australia, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Japan.