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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.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
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.
Big Time Wrestling – also known as the American Wrestling Alliance ( AWA) or National All-Star Wrestling, and sometimes referred to as NWA San Francisco – was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States. [ 2][ 6] Founded by "Professor" Roy Shire (1922–1992) in 1960, the promotion ...
August 16 – Tarzan Goto [ 15] (died in 2022) August 20 – Bob Cook. August 27 – Sambo Asako (died in 2004) August 28 – Lester Speight. September 17 – Masahiro Chono [ 15] September 24 – Sunny Beach [ 15] September 26 – Knuckles Nelson. September 28 – Steve Blackman [ 15] September 30 – Mustafa Saed.
Border City Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor: Frankie Kazarian, Jimmy Rave, Conrad Kennedy III, A-1, Scorpio Sky, Mr. Hughes, Shane Douglas: JADEN 1977– 1999– Force One Pro Wrestling, NWA New Jersey: 36 wrestlers, 1 tag team: Jake Roberts (Aurelian Smith Jr.) 1955– 2020–2021 All Elite Wrestling: Lance Archer
1960 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions Only one promotion held notable shows in ...