This article is about professional wrestling promotions in Europe. For an international listing, see List of professional wrestling promotions. For a list of National Wrestling Alliance-affiiated promotions, see List of National Wrestling Alliance territories.
This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Europe, sorted by country, and lists both active and defunct professional wrestling promotions.
All of Europe
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | |||||
| New European Championship Wrestling | Nuremberg | Alex Wright | 2009– | Yes | |
| Union of European Wrestling Alliances | 2009– | Governing body | |||
Europe
Austria
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| European Wrestling Association | Vienna | Chris Raaber Michael Kovac |
2002– | Yes | ||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Catch Wrestling Association | Graz | Otto Wanz Peter William |
1973–2000 | Yes | Originally known as the Internationalen Berufsringer Verbandes (IBV) | |
Belgium
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Banger Zone Wrestling | Frameries | 2019– | Yes | |||
| Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation | Liège | Salvatore Bellomo | 2006– | Yes | Associated with Belgian Wrestling School | |
| Flemish Wrestling force | Tessenderlo | Homeless tom | 2003- | yes | ||
Croatia
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Prvi Hrvatski Kečeri | Zagreb | Antonio Ilić | 2005– | Yes | First Croatian promotion | |
Denmark
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| BODYSLAM! Pro Wrestling | Aarhus | Kristian Buus Nielsen Søren Bjerg Nielsen |
2015– | Yes | ||
| Copenhagen Championship Wrestling | Copenhagen | Sebastian Krohn Børgesen | 2016– | Union of European Wrestling Alliances member. | ||
| Randers | Kim Tinning | 2004– | Yes | Originally known as Danish Wrestling from 2004 to 2008. Union of European Wrestling Alliances member. | ||
| Nordic Elite Wrestling | Copenhagen | Crazy 8 | 2021– | Yes | ||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Premier Wrestling League | European Sports Promotion Ltd. | 2007–2009 | ||||
| Wrestling DK | Fredericia | 2011–2016 | ||||
Finland
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| FCF Wrestling | Helsinki | Pro Wrestling Ry | 2003– | Yes | ||
| Slam Wrestling Finland | Porvoo | StarBuck | 2018– | Yes | ||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Valhalla Pro Wrestling | Helsinki | Patrick Pesola | 2003–2005 | |||
France
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | |||||
| Association les Professionnels du Catch | Nanterre | Fausto Costantino Fabio Costantino |
2004– | Yes | |
| Association Beauvaisienne de Catch et d'Athlétisme | Beauvais | M. Villeroy M. Queval Jean-Claude Grignon Olivier Grignon |
1956–1966 1966–1970 1970–1985 1985– |
Yes | Oldest ever-running pro wrestling school and promotion in France |
| Association Biterroise de Catch | Béziers | Max Soulié | 2006– | Yes | Union of European Wrestling Alliances member. |
| Catch Connexion | Montpellier Perpignan |
Nicolas Broisseau Yannick Roussel |
2008– | Yes | |
| Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel | Wissous | Henri Deglane Roger Delaporte Marc Mercier |
1933 1960–1989 2006– |
Yes | Oldest pro wrestling promotion in France |
| Fighters Revenge Pro Wrestling | Pessac | Ragnar Rök Ben Thundersky |
2011–2018 2022– |
Yes | |
| International Catch Wrestling Alliance | Laventie | Pierre Fontaine | 2002– | Yes | |
| La Bagarre | Ploudalnézeau | 2022– | |||
| Ligue Nationale de Catch | Remiremont | Drommer Ludovic Xavier Christen |
2010– | Yes | |
| Nevez Web Catch | Brest | 2015– | |||
| Rixe Catch | Mordelles | Albert Roche | 2019– | ||
| Wrestling Stars | Montereau | Flesh Gordon Jean-Marie Albouy-Guidicelli |
1979– | Yes | |
| Defunct | |||||
| N'Catch | Tourcoing | Ludivine Hugot Philippe de Marsignac |
2009–2013 | Yes | |
| European Wrestling League Championship | Mérignac | Frédéric Juste | 2007–2021 | Yes | |
| Ouest-Catch | Lamballe | Régis Béreschel | 2011–2019 | Yes | |
| Fighting Spirit Federation | Toulouse | Laurent Pourrut Jerome Pourrut Sacha Puyssegur |
2005–2007 | Yes | |
| Force Francophone du Catch | Toulouse | Matthias Chalumeau | 2004–2010 | Yes | |
| Queens of Chaos | Toulouse | Jerome Pourrut | 2005–2007 | Yes | |
Germany
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | |||||
| German Wrestling Federation | Berlin | Ahmed Chaer, Crazy Sexy Mike | 1995– | Yes | |
| New European Championship Wrestling | Nuremberg | Alex Wright | 2009– | Yes | |
| Verband der Berufsringer | Berlin | 1912–2005 | Oldest known wrestling promotion in the world. | ||
| Westside Xtreme Wrestling | Essen | wXw Europe GmbH Felix Kohlenberg, Tassilo Jung, Jörg Steinmetzler, Christian Michael Jakobi |
2000– | Yes | |
Greece
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| ZMAK Greek Pro Wrestling | Piraeus | Petros Polychronides | 2016– | Yes | ||
| Defunct | ||||||
| T.W.T. (Thessaloniki Wrestling Team) | Thessaloniki | George Xaros | 2016-2018 | https://twt982.webnode.gr/ | ||
| Hellenic Pro Wrestling Association | Athens | HPWA Board | 2018-2022 | |||
| Greek Wrestling House | Tripoli | George Konstas (Claude Makelele) | 2021– 2021 | This is not an actual Wrestlig Promotion, it is a Youtube channel. | ||
| Greek Wrestling Association | Athens | Anonymous General Manager | 2022– 2023 | This is not an actual Wrestlig Promotion, it is a Youtube channel. | ||
Hungary
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Hungarian Championship Wrestling | Budapest | Aaron Kiss David Turger Ben Szalay |
2010– | Yes | ||
| Xtreme Wrestling Promotion | Salgótarján | Ron Corvus | 2019– | Yes | ||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Pro-Wrestling Magyarország | Budapest | Kirill Michurin † | 2016–2020 | |||
Italy
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | |||||
| Italian Championship Wrestling | Bergamo | Nino Baldan
Emilio Bernocchi |
2000– | Yes | Oldest Italian wrestling promotion still active |
| Milano Wrestling | Milan | Gaetano Durante | 2019– | Yes | |
| Wrestling Torino | Turin | Violenzo | 2023– | Yes | |
Malta
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Pro Wrestling Malta | Malta | Wayne Pace |
2014– | Yes | First Maltese promotion | |
Czech Republic
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Art of Wrestling | Prague | Michal Petrgal | 2016– | Yes Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine | ||
| VcV Original Wrestling | Prague | VcV Original Wrestling | 2012– | Yes | First Czech promotion | |
Netherlands
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Dutch Pro Wrestling | Hazerswoude-Rijndijk | Mark Kodiak | 2004- | yes | ||
| Pro Wrestling Holland | wormer | Jordy te Braak | 2006- | yes | ||
| Live Action Wrestling | Rico Bushido | 2023- | ||||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Freestyle Championship Wrestling | Bas Jussen | 1997 - 2011 | no | |||
| Pro Wrestling Showdown | 2004-2019 | no | ||||
Poland
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Maniac Zone Wrestling | Wrocław | Shadow | 2014– | |||
| Kombat Pro Wrestling | Gdynia | Kombat Pro Wrestling | 2015– | Yes | KPW was created in the place of Do or Die Wrestling, which ceased operations in 2015 | |
| PpW Ewenement Wrestling | Warsaw | PpW Ewenement Wrestling | 2020– | Yes | Started as a backyard wrestling promotion in 2010, transitioned into pro wrestling in 2020 | |
| Prime Time Wrestling | Chorzów | Arkadiusz "Pan" Pawłowski Marcin "Rzeźnik" Rzeźniczek |
2021– | Yes Archived 2022-05-28 at the Wayback Machine | ||
| Legacy of Wrestling | Katowice | Legacy of Wrestling | 2024- | |||
| Defunct | ||||||
| Do or Die Wrestling | Gdańsk | Don Roid | 2009–2015 | First Polish promotion | ||
| Total Blast Wrestling | Poland | Total Blast Wrestling | 2009–2011 | |||
Spain
| Name | Location | Owner(s) | Years active | Website | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defunct | ||||||
| Corporación Internacional de Catch | Madrid Barcelona |
1930s-1975 | Dominant Spanish wrestling promotion of the 20th century | |||
| Luchadores Independientes de Europa | c.1991-1996 | Revivalist promotion, formed in response to WWF's early 1990s success in Spain. | ||||
United Kingdom and Ireland
Main article: List of professional wrestling promotions in Great Britain and IrelandSee also
- List of professional wrestling attendance records in Europe
- List of women's wrestling promotions
- List of professional wrestling promotions in South America
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External links
- Promotions
- List of All Promotions at Cagematch.net
- List of All Promotions at wrestlingdata.com
- Promotions on onlineworldofwrestling.com
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