List of professional wrestling conventions

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This is a list of professional wrestling conventions.

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History

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.
River City Wrestling Con 2019- St. Augustine, FL New Horizon Entertainment, LLCRiver City Wrestling Con began in 2019 as a single day wrestling convention in Jacksonville, FL. Since then, it has turned into a weekend long family-friendly event held at the World Golf Village Renaissance Resort in St. Augustine, FL. The event features more than 100 wrestling stars from yesterday, today and tomorrow and is filled with meet and greets, Q&A panels, and live wrestling matches held throughout the convention weekend.
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 Con 2019- St. Augustine, FL River City Wrestling Con began in 2019 as a single day wrestling convention in Jacksonville, FL. Since then, it has turned into a weekend long family-friendly event held at the World Golf Village Renaissance Resort in St. Augustine, FL. The event features more than 100 wrestling stars from yesterday, today and tomorrow and is filled with meet and greets, Q&A panels, and live wrestling matches held throughout the convention weekend.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Ramblings: The London Wrestling Convention 2015". 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mark Cuban explains why he bet big on NJPW" . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Clevett, Jason (January 19, 2010). "SLAM! Wrestling: Los Angeles an untapped market for approaching WrestleReunion 4". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, James (January 12, 2012). "Mike Tyson announced for big wrestling convention". Quick News. Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ Clevett, Jason (April 6, 2012). "SLAM! Wrestling: 11 reasons to check out WrestleReunion 8". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Schmida, David (March 18, 2012). "Extreme Reunion to present largest independent pro wrestling live event in Philadelphia in a decade". TheWrestlingPress.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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  8. ↑ Margolis, Liz (March 28, 2009). "Ex-wrestler has fond memories of Allentown". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Mike (March 30, 2009). "TONS OF NEWS AND ECW ORIGINALS UPDATES FROM HARDCORE REUNION CONVENTION". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Mike (December 24, 2008). "'HARDCORE REUNION' CONVENTION FEATURING A SLEW OF FORMER ECW STARS ANNOUNCED". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Csonka, Larry (December 24, 2008). "Hardcore Reunion Announced for March". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ Steven, Andy (April 2, 2009). "Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch Having Major Weight Issues?". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  13. ↑ Krewda, Frank (April 8, 2011). "K&S WrestleFest: A Chance to Meet Some Personal Heroes". Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Blog. Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  14. ↑ Richani, Fred (March 15, 2011). "Former WWE star MVP booked for NJ Wrestling Convention". TheSportsCourier.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Vince Ruuso To Address Public at "Youshoot: Live!" And Legends Of The Ring". 1Wrestling.com. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Legends of the Ring Announces Platinum Guest". 1Wrestling.com. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 23, 2010). "RING ROASTS 3: JIM CORNETTE UPDATES". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  18. ↑ rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Producer) (1995-02-04). ECW - 1995/02/04 - RSPW Convention (VHS). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: WrestlingDVD.net.
  19. ↑ Palacios, Chris (June 5, 2005). "PWINSIDER.COM SPECIAL TRIBUTE SECTION TO EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  20. ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu (February 16, 2006). "RIP - Johnny Grunge". Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  21. ↑ Martin, Adam (October 23, 2011). "Wrestling convention in Queens, NY on Nov. 12". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ Martin, Adam (November 3, 2011). "New names for Wrestling Convention in Queens". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Justin Credible's Pro Wrestling Icons Convention Update". WrestlingNewsWorld.com. May 29, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  24. ↑ Johnson, Mike (January 4, 2010). "NUTS AND BOLTS: LINEUP FOR NECW TV DEBUT, JAPW VS. EVOLVE, COLONS IN WWC, CHIKARA, JIM POWERS, KAMALA AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  25. ↑ Andrews, Michael (July 26, 2011). "SLAM! Wrestling: NWA Atlanta Fanfest spotlights Georgia history and beyond". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  26. ↑ Andrews, Michael (August 7, 2011). "SLAM! Wrestling: Mix of memorable personalities on third day of NWA Atlanta Fanfest". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Booker's fanfest for fans to help community". The Miami Herald . March 6, 2009.
  28. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 26, 2009). "TNA Star Booker T Promoting Legends of Wrestling Fanfest in Houston Weekend of WrestleMania XXV with Sting, Nash and More". PWInsider. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  29. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 8, 2009). "ROB VAN DAM ISSUES APOLOGY TO FANS AS MOVIE ROLE FORCES CANCELLATION OF CONVENTION APPEARANCE THIS WEEKEND, COMPLETE STATEMENT". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  30. ↑ Farrell, Sean (May 31, 2011). "Randy Savage: Death Mocked by WWE/TNA Superstar". RingsideReport.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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