List of professional wrestling conventions

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This is a list of professional wrestling conventions.

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A professional wrestling fan convention typically features a professional wrestling promotion's talent and alumni autograph signings, interviews, fan activities, memorabilia displays, meet-and-greets, and matches. One of the oldest professional wrestling fan convention is Cauliflower Alley Club established in 1965.

Canada

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Great Canadian Wrestling Expo 2005-Various
Pro Wrestling Expo2015-Various

United Kingdom

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
London Wrestling Convention2015-Grange Tower Bridge Hotel [1]
Wrestle Expo UK2015-Second City CrossFit
Wrestling MediaCon2018- BBC Manchester

United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
SummerSlam Axxess 2009-2013Various Vince McMahon
Starrcast 2018-Various Conrad Thompson [2]
WrestleCon 2005-VariousMichael BochicchioHeld on WrestleMania weekend
WWNLive Supershow Mercury Rising 2010-Various WWNLive Held on WrestleMania weekend
WrestleMania Axxess 1999-Various Vince McMahon
WrestleReunion 2005-2014VariousSal Corrente [3] [4] [5]
Wrestling Fans International Association1969-1983VariousMike Gratchner
Diane Devine
Tom Burke
Don Wilson

East Coast

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Baltimore Celebfest2021-Baltimore, MarylandChad Clark
The Big Event2011- Queens, New York Brian Barth [6]
Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl 1996-1999 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Dennis CoraluzzoConvention and banquet ceremony was held during the weekend of the shows.
Fan Slam Wrestling Convention2004- Totowa, New Jersey Tommy Fierro [7]
Hardcore Reunion2009 Allentown, Pennsylvania [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
K&S Wrestlefest Wrestling Convention2004- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [13]
Legends of the Ring1999-New Jersey [14] [15] [16] [17]
Memories, Moments and Mayhem Convention2013- Delanson, New York In Your Face WrestlingThe convention is followed by a live In Your Face Wrestling event.
PWHF Induction Weekend Convention 2005- Amsterdam, New York Convention is held at the annual induction ceremony.
RSPW Convention1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rec.sport.pro-wrestling The first and only fan organized convention via internet newsgroup. It featured a Q&A session with the ECW roster in addition to a live wrestling event. [18] [19] [20]
Wrestling Spectacular2012- Middletown, New York John Menechino
Lou Sabowski		 [21] [22]
WrestleCade Weekend2012- Winston-Salem, NC Tracy Myers, Brian Hawks, George SouthWrestleCade Weekend began as a 1-day wrestling convention in 2012 and has turned into 6 family-friendly wrestling events held over the course of 3 days the weekend after Thanksgiving in Winston-Salem, NC. Featuring more than 100 wrestling stars from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

|Icons of Wrestling | |2016- |Philadelphia, PA | Owner Rob Feinstein with helper Tim Embler |Held at the ECW Arena prior to House of Hardcore from 2016-2019 and Battleground Championship Wrestling (2021-present) Owner Rob Feinstein with Helper Tim Embler

Midwest

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Wrestle Legends2018- Hilliard, Ohio Matthew Sweeney First ever pro wrestling fan fest held in Hilliard, OH.
Squared Circle Expo2021-Indianapolis, Indiana Ed & Heather Gonzales, Adolfo & Carrie Dorta

New England

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Fanfest 2008- Providence, Rhode Island Joseph BruenConvention is held at the annual induction ceremony.
Pro Wrestling Icons2009- Cromwell, Connecticut Justin Credible [23]

Southern United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Atlanta Reunion Pro Wrestling Fanfest2010- Atlanta, Georgia The first-ever pro wrestling convention held in Atlanta. [24]
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest2004- Charlotte, North Carolina Greg PriceA special edition of the NWA Fanfest, "Last Battle of Atlanta", was held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel on August 3–7, 2011. [25] [26]
Superstars of Wrestling Fan Fest Weekend2013- Rome, Georgia
CWF Legends Fanfest2017- Tampa, Florida Barry Rose
River City Wrestling Con2019- Jacksonville, Florida The first-ever annual pro wrestling convention held in Florida.

Southwest United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Cauliflower Alley Club Wrestling Convention and Banquet 1965- Las Vegas, Nevada Mike Mazurki
Art Abrams
ClickJab Wrestling Fanfest2014- Arizona ClickJab Entertainment
Legends of Wrestling Fanfest2009- Houston, Texas Booker T [27] [28]

West Coast

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Women's Wrestling Convention1998- San Diego David C. Jackson
Wrestlefest2009-2014 Newark, California Kirk White [29] [30]

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