List of professional wrestling promoters in the United States

This article is about owners of professional wrestling promotions. For "kayfabe" owners and other notable personalities in pro wrestling, see Professional wrestling authority figures.

This is a list of professional wrestling promoters in the United States.

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.
• Light Red indicates later members of the National Wrestling Alliance.

Ring name (Real name) [a]	Life	Years active [b]	Location	Promotion [c] [d]	Ref.
Heywood Allen	1882–1958	1905–1949	Louisville, Kentucky	Midwest Wrestling Alliance (1935–1947)	[1]
Perry Bash		1941–1948	Wichita, Kansas		[1]
Paul Bowser	1886–1960	1910–1960	Boston, Massachusetts	American Wrestling Association (1922–1960)	[1]
Orville Brown	1908–1981	1931–1957	St. Louis, Missouri	Midwest Wrestling Association (1948–1963)	[1]
Jim Crockett, Sr.	1909–1973	1931–1973	Charlotte, North Carolina	Jim Crockett Promotions (1931–1973)	[1]
Price Daulton		1944–1945	Tampa, Florida		[1]
Max Clayton	1896-1957	1926–1957	Omaha	National Wrestling Alliance (Omaha) (1948-1957)	[2] [3]
Jimmy Demetral (Dimitro Demetralis)	1892–1978	1915–1973	Madison, Wisconsin	International Wrestling Promotion (1924–1973)	[4]
Ray Fabiani	1889–1973	1923–1969	Philadelphia		[1]
Clayton Fisher	1909–1977	1938–1940	Albuquerque, New Mexico		[1]
Pinkie George (Paul L. George)	1904–1993	1931–1976	Des Moines, Iowa	Midwest Wrestling Association NWA Central States (1948–1958)	[1]
Nick Gulas	1915–1991	1937–1980	Nashville, Tennessee	NWA Mid-America (1953–1980) Mid-South Wrestling Association / Mid-South Pro Wrestling (1982) South Wrestling (1982)	[1]
Al Haft	1886–1976	1914–1965	Columbus, Ohio	Midwest Wrestling Alliance (1930–1948)	[1] [5]
Virgil Hamlin		1922–1957	Portland, Oregon	Pacific Coast Wrestling (1922–1957)	[1]
Chris Jordan	1886-1940	1906–1940	Birmingham, Alabama	Chris Jordan Promotions (1932–1940)	[1]
Paul Jones	1902–1988	1929–1984	Atlanta, Georgia (GCW)	Georgia Championship Wrestling (1944–1984)
Al Karasick	1890–1965	1921–1962	Honolulu, Hawaii	50th State Big Time Wrestling (1936–1962)	[1] [6]
Gust Karras	1902–1976	1918–1976	St. Joseph, Missouri	Gust Karras Sports Promotions (1933–1948) NWA Central States (1949–1976)	[1] [7]
Fred Kohler (Fred Koch)	1903–1969	1925–1965	Chicago	NWA Chicago (1949–1963) International Wrestling Association (1963–1965)	[1]
Doc Krone (John Krone)	1873–1934	1896–1934	Chicago		[1] [8] [9]
Harry Landry			Friars Point, Mississippi	National Wrestling Association (1932–1946)	[1]
Harry Light	1898–1971	1945–1965	Detroit, Michigan	Harry Light Wrestling Office (1945–1948) NWA Detroit (1948–1958)	[1]
Bob Luce (Robert A. Luce)	1928–2007	1965–1989	Chicago	American Wrestling Association (1965-1985) World Wrestling Association (1965–1989)	[1] [10]
Joe Malcewicz	1897–1965	1922–1962	San Francisco, California	NWA San Francisco (1949–1962)	[1] [11]
Sam Marbarger			Indianapolis, Indiana	National Wrestling Association	[1]
Ed McLemore	1905–1969	1940–1966	Houston, Texas	Southwest Sports (1940–1966)	[1] [12]
Jess McMahon (Roderick J. McMahon)	1882–1954	1915–1954	Long Island, New York	Capitol Wrestling Corporation (1915–1954)	[1] [8]
Sam Muchnick (Jeshua Muchnick)	1905–1998	1932–1982	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Wrestling Club (1942–1982)	[1] [8] [13]
Toots Mondt (Joseph Raymond Mondt)	1886–1976	1902–1965		World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963–1965)	[1] [13]
Tom Packs	1894–1964	1922–1948	St. Louis, Missouri	Tom Packs Sport Enterprises, Inc. (1922–1948)	[1]
Jack Pfefer	1894–1974	1924–1967	New York City, New York San Diego, California Toledo, Ohio		[1]
Tex Porter (Franklin Porter)	1907–1998	1927–1953	Seattle, Washington	Pacific Coast Wrestling (1945–1953)	[14]
Eddie Quinn	1906–1965	1939–1963	New England and Quebec		[1] [8]
John Regus	1917–1995		Memphis, Tennessee	NWA Mid-America (1953–1980)	[1] [8]
Bill Sallade		1945–1949	Tampa, Florida		[1]
Morris Siegel	1897–1966	1929–1966	Houston, Texas	Southwest Sports (1929–1966)	[1] [8]
George Simpson	1897–deceased	1935–1964	Kansas City, Missouri	NWA Central States (1948–1964)	[1]
Tony Stecher (Anton Stecher)	1889–1954	1933–1954	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (1933–1948) NWA Minneapolis (1948–1954)	[1]
George Tuohey	1865-1927		Boston, Massachusetts	American Wrestling Association (1919–1922)
Adam Weissmuller	1899–1937	1930–1937	Detroit, Michigan		[1] [8] [15]
Ed White	1875–1955	1914–1943	Chicago	National Wrestling Association (1919–1943)	[1] [16]
Bertram Willoughby			Dallas, Texas	Southwest Sports (1936–1940)	[1]

Territory-era (1940s–1980s)

This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters during the "Golden Age of Professional Wrestling" following the creation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1948. While most promoters operated specific wrestling "territories" as members of the NWA, a number of so-called "outlaw" promotions were also prominent during this period.

• Dark Red indicates founding members of the National Wrestling Alliance.
• Light Red indicates members of the National Wrestling Alliance.
• Green indicates territory-era promoters who are still active.

Ring name (Real name) [a]	Life	Years active [b]	Location	Promotion [d]	Ref.
Dan Adams		1989–2010	Wichita, Kansas	Sunflower State Wrestling (1989–2010)	[1]
Billy Anderson	1956–	1974–	San Bernardino, California	Western States Wrestling Association (1988–1991) Empire Wrestling Federation (1996–)	[1]
Ole Anderson	1942–2024	1967–1993	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Championship Wrestling (1976–1984)	[1]
Max Andrews		1991–1992	Dallas, Texas	Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1994)	[1]
Bill Ash	1946-2022	1980–1981	Riverton, Wyoming	Rocky Mountain Wrestling (1980–1981)	[1]
Lynn Austin (Ron Lendowski)			Panama City, Florida	Universal Wrestling Association (1985)	[1]
Ron Barber		1994–1995	Portland, Oregon	Oregon Pro Wrestling Federation (1994–1995)
Bailey Barnes				Professional Promotions (1976)	[1]
Jack Barnett			New Jersey	Empire Wrestling Federation (1983–1985)	[1]
Jim Barnett	1924–2004	1949–2001	Chicago Indianapolis, Indiana (NWA Indianapolis) Detroit, Michigan (AWA) Melbourne (WCW) Atlanta, Georgia (GCW)	NWA Indianapolis (1955–1960) American Wrestling Alliance (1959–1964) World Championship Wrestling (Australia) (1964–1974) Georgia Championship Wrestling (1973–1984)	[1]
Fred Behrend	1954–	1985–1986	San Antonio, Texas	Texas All-Star Wrestling (1985–1986)	[1]
Barry Bernsten	1943-2011	1973–1991	Phoenix, Arizona	Universal Wrestling Association/Western States Wrestling Alliance (1973–1991)	[1]
Jerry Blackwell	1949–1995	1987–1990	Atlanta, Georgia	Southern Championship Wrestling (1988–1990)	[1]
Joe Blanchard	1928–2012	1953–1985	San Antonio, Texas	Southwest Championship Wrestling (1978–1985)	[1] [13] [17] [18]
Paul Boesch	1912–1989	1932–1987	Houston, Texas	Houston Wrestling (1966–1987)	[1] [13]
Marcial Bovee	1958–	1979–	Phoenix, Arizona	International Wrestling Union (1983)	[1]
Larry Bowling		1989	Logan, West Virginia	American International Wrestling (1989)	[1]
Grace Brazil				United Wrestling Association (1983)	[1]
John Brammer		1990–1992	Athens, Ohio	American Wrestling Federation (1990–1992)	[1]
Don Brinton	1927-2022	1979-1986	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	American Wrestling Association (1979-1986)
Howard Brody	1960–2022	1990–2001	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Ladies Major League Wrestling/Wild Women of Wrestling (1990–1993) NWA Florida (1990–2002) NWA Ring Warriors (2010)	[1] [19]
Robert J. Brooks	1960–	1989	Bridgeview	Tri-State Wrestling (1989)	[20]
Rusty Brooks	1958–2021	1982–2013	Davie, Florida	Independent Pro Wrestling Association (1988–2003)	[1]
Killer Tim Brooks	1947–2020	1969–1997	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	North American Wrestling Alliance (1990–1991)	[1]
Fritz Burns		1968–1994	Lansing, Michigan	Wolverine Wrestling (1968–1977) Michigan Championship Wrestling (1977–1994)	[1]
Richard Byrnes	1950-2012		Malden, Massachusetts	New England Wrestling Federation / United States Wrestling Federation (1982–1985) Superstar Pro Wrestling (2004–)	[1]
Frankie Cain	1940-2010	1960-1985	Bainbridge, Georgia	Star Wrestling (1982) American Wrestling Federation (1986) Star Cavalcade Wrestling (1988)	[1]
George Cannon	1932–1994	1953–1994	Detroit, Michigan / Windsor, Ontario	Superstars of Wrestling / Canadian Wrestling Association (1976–1983)	[1]
Dick Caricofe	1941-2021	1988–2020	Hagerstown, Maryland	National Wrestling League (1988–2020)	[1]
Bill Carr			Southern California	Golden State Wrestling (1987)	[1]
Tony Casta (John Castaldi)	1938-2000	1975-2000	St. Louis, Missouri	Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association (1985–)	[1]
John Cazana	1913–1986	1959–1974	Knoxville, Tennessee	NWA Mid-America (1959–1974)	[1]
Buddy Lee Cliff	1939-2016		Rockford and Peoria	American Wrestling Association (1960-1978)
Mike Collins			Columbus, Ohio	Ohio Championship Wrestling / All-Star Wrestling Alliance / American States Wrestling Alliance (1988–)	[1]
Ricky Cortez	1930-2008	1968–1994	Lansing, Michigan	Wolverine Wrestling (1968–1977) Michigan Championship Wrestling (1977–1994)	[1]
Glenwood Crocker		1987–1997	Smithfield, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997)	[1]
Jim Crockett, Jr.	1944–2021	1973–1988	Charlotte, North Carolina (JCP)	Jim Crockett Promotions (1973–1988) World Wrestling Network (1993)	[1] [13]
George Culkin	1927–2005	1973–1988	Jackson, Mississippi	International Championship Wrestling (1977–1979)	[21]
Gil Culkin		1973–1988	Jackson, Mississippi	International Championship Wrestling (1977–1979)	[21]
Don Curtis	1927–2008	1951–1981	Jacksonville, Florida	World League Wrestling (1981)	[1]
Gene Dargan		1962–?	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Three Rivers Wrestling Association (1977–1979) Super-Pro Wrestling (1984)	[1]
John Davenport			Florida	Professional Wrestling Alliance (1985)	[1]
Bobby Davis			Dayton, Ohio	Universal Wrestling Federation (1971)	[1]
Sam DeCero	1959–	1988–2010	Chicago	Windy City Wrestling (1988–2010)	[1]
Bobby Dee (Bobby Gene Bearden)	1942–2004		Huntsville, Alabama	South Wrestling (1982)	[1] [22]
Steve Devito			New York	International Championship Wrestling (1989)	[1]
Dick the Bruiser (William Afflis)	1929–1991	1971–1990	Detroit, Michigan (1971–1974) Indianapolis, Indiana (1974–1990)	World Wrestling Association (1971–1990)	[1] [13]
Micky DiFate			Ardsley, New York	New Independent Wrestling Association (1984–1985)	[1]
Mike Donatelli		1985–1995	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	North American Wrestling (1986–1995)	[1]
Johnny Doyle	1909–1969	1936–1968	Los Angeles (NWA Los Angeles) Detroit (AWA) Melbourne (WCW)	NWA Los Angeles (1936–1954) American Wrestling Alliance (1959–1964) World Championship Wrestling (Australia) (1964–1968)	[1]
D. C. Drake (Don Drake)	1957–	1978–1991	Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania	National Wrestling Federation (1986–1994)	[1]
Joe Dusek	1910–1992	1934–1972	Omaha, Nebraska	National Wrestling Alliance - Omaha (1957-1959) American Wrestling Association (1960-1983)	[1] [13]
Chief Jay Eagle (Jerry Bragg)	1953–	1977–2011	Lenoir, North Carolina (SCW) Kings Mountain, North Carolina (NCW) Union, South Carolina Spartanburg, South Carolina (APW)	Southern Championship Wrestling (1983–1990) National Championship Wrestling (1990–1993) Big Time Wrestling (1993–1998) American Pro Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Cal Eaton	1908–1966	1942–1966	Los Angeles	World Wrestling Association (1954–1966)	[1] [23]
Dale Edwards (George Hill)	1948–2006	1971–2006	Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois	Midwest Championship Wrestling (1984–1986)	[1] [24]
Russ Edwards			Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-South Wrestling Association / Mid-South Pro Wrestling (1982)	[1]
Joe Eugenio		1988–	New Bedford, Massachusetts	New England Wrestling Association (1988–1993) Yankee Pro Wrestling (1994–2000)	[1]
Ed Farhat	1924–2003	1949–1998	Detroit, Michigan	NWA Detroit (1964–1980)	[1] [13]
Woody Farmer	1935–2012	1963–2008	San Francisco, California	Bay Area Wrestling (1989–1992)	[1] [25]
Al Fenn	1919–2008	1953–1973	Phoenix, Arizona	World Athletic Association (1954–1973)	[1]
Don Fields (Donald Wayne Hatfield)	1932–2012	1959–1978	Dothan, Alabama	Gulf Coast Wrestling Association (1959–1978)	[1]
Lee Fields (Albert Lee Hatfield)	1930–2000	1948–1974	Dothan, Alabama	Gulf Coast Wrestling Association (1959–1978)	[1] [13]
Francis Flesher		1964–1980	Detroit, Michigan	NWA Detroit (1964–1980)	[1]
Bob Fradd			Ohio	Ohio Championship Wrestling (1984–1985)	[1]
Ed Francis	1926–2016	1946–1979	Honolulu, Hawaii	50th State Big Time Wrestling (1962–1979)	[1]
Buddy Fuller (Buddy Welch)	1925–1996	1951–1981		Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (1953–1959)	[1] [13]
Robert Fuller (Robert Welch)	1950–	1970–		NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling (1974–1980) USA Wrestling (1987–1988)	[1]
Ron Fuller	1947-	1974–1989	Knoxville, Tennessee	NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling (1974–1980) Continental Championship Wrestling (1986–1988) Continental Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)	[1] [13]
Charlie Fulton (Gary L. Fulton)	1949–2016	1968–1985	Mansfield, Ohio	Ohio Championship Wrestling / All-Star Wrestling Alliance / American States Wrestling Alliance (1988–unknown)	[1]
Dory Funk	1919–1973	1946–1973	Amarillo, Texas	NWA Western States Sports (1953–1973)	[1] [13]
Verne Gagne	1926-2015	1959–1991	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (1959-1991) NWA Minneapolis (1959-1960) American Wrestling Association (1960-1991)	[1]
Dennis Galamb	1946-2012	1985–1990	Woodbridge, New Jersey	Universal Wrestling Alliance (1985–1990)	[1]
Bob Geigel	1924–2014	1950–1988	Kansas City, Missouri	NWA Central States (1963–1986; 1988) World Wrestling Alliance (1988)	[1] [13]
Ron Garvin (Roger Barnes)	1945–	1962–2003	Knoxville, Tennessee	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1979–1980) Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (1995–2001) Ron's Championship Wrestling (2002–2003)
Phil Golden			Paducah, Kentucky	All-Star Wrestling (1972–1974)	[1]
David Gould		1980–1981	Boise, Idaho	Diamond Belt Championship Wrestling (1980–1981)	[1]
Eddie Graham (Edward Gossett)	1930–1985	1947–1985	Tampa, Florida	Championship Wrestling from Florida (1970–1985)	[1] [13]
Mike Graham (Michael Gossett)	1951–2012	1972–1992	Tampa, Florida	Florida Championship Wrestling (1988–1989) Professional Wrestling Federation (1989–1991)
Jerry Grey	1963–	1981–	Clermont, Florida	Southern Wrestling Federation (1988–1993) World Pro Wrestling (1994–)	[1]
John Guglyn			Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	American Wrestling Association (1960-1986)
Ann Gunkel	1936–1987	1972–1974	Atlanta, Georgia	All South Wrestling Alliance (1972–1974)	[1]
Jody Hamilton	1938–2021	1955–1988	McDonough, Georgia	Deep South Wrestling (1986–1988)	[1]
Gary Hart	1942–2008	1963–2004	Dallas, Texas	Texas Wrestling Federation (1990–1991) World Class II: The Next Generation (1997)	[1]
Billy Jack Haynes (William Haynes III)	1953–	1982–1996	Portland, Oregon	Oregon Wrestling Federation (1988) Oregon Pro Wrestling Federation (1994)	[1]
Mark Henderson		1982–2000	Lenoir, North Carolina	North American Wrestling Alliance (1982–2000)	[1]
Jesse Hernandez	1950–	1981–	San Bernardino, California	Western States Wrestling Association (1988–1991) Empire Wrestling Federation (1996–)	[1]
Dwaine Hoberg	1925-1984	1960-1984	Fargo/Moorhead	American Wrestling Association (1960-1984)
Johnny Hunter	1945–1989	1966–1989	Lexington, North Carolina	Eastern Wrestling Association (1974–1989)	[1]
Tom Janette		1983–1993	New Haven, Connecticut	Northeast Championship Wrestling (1983–1993)	[1]
Jerry Jarrett	1942–2023	1965–2005	Memphis, Tennessee	Continental Wrestling Association (1977–1989) United States Wrestling Association (1988–1997) Total Non-Stop Action (2002–2005)	[1] [13]
Paul Jones (Paul Frederick)	1942–2018	1968–1992	Charlotte, North Carolina	South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (1990–1992)	[1]
Dexter Justice-Smithfield		1987–1997	Smithfield, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997)	[1]
Wally Karbo	1915-1993	1952–1985	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (1952-1985) NWA Minneapolis (1952-1960) American Wrestling Association (1960-1985)	[1]
Craig Kay		1990–1993	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Ladies Major League Wrestling/Wild Women of Wrestling (1990–1993)	[1]
Steve Keirn	1951–	1972–2013	Tampa, Florida	Florida Championship Wrestling (1988–1989) Professional Wrestling Federation (1989–1991) Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2013)
Jerry Kennett	1954–	1978–1993	Smithfield, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997)	[1] [26] [27]
Duke Keomuka	1921–1991	1947–1991	Tampa, Florida	Championship Wrestling from Florida (1985–1987)	[1]
Lou Kokley		1989–1994	Euclid, Ohio	Great Lakes Wrestling Association (1989–1994)	[1]
Killer Kowalski (Walter Kowalski)	1926–2008	1947–2008	Reading, Massachusetts	International Wrestling Federation (1979–1996)	[1] [28]
Jim Lancaster	1954–	1981–1992; 2004	Jackson Center, Ohio	Midwest Championship Wrestling (1981–1992)	[1]
Gloria Gale Lane		1991–1992	Fresno, California	West Coast Wrestling Alliance (1991–1992)	[1]
Karl Lauer	1938-2022	1983–1990	Los Angeles	California Pro Wrestling (1983–1990)	[1]
Jerry Lawler	1949–	1970–	Memphis, Tennessee	United States Wrestling Association (1997)	[1]
Gene LeBell	1932–2022	1966–1982	Los Angeles	NWA Hollywood Wrestling (1966–1982)	[13]
Mike LeBell	1930–2009	1966–1982	Los Angeles	NWA Hollywood Wrestling (1966–1982)	[13]
Sandy Lee		1987–1997	Smithfield, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997)	[1]
Dave Leehy		1988–1993	Richmond, Virginia	Virginia Wrestling Association (1988–1993)	[1]
Antone Leone	1916–1994	1938–1982	Southern California	Western States Alliance (1981–1982)	[1]
Donn Lewin	1926–2010	1950–1983	Dayton, Ohio	Universal Wrestling Federation (1971)	[1]
Mark Lewin	1937–	1953–1998	Dayton, Ohio	Universal Wrestling Federation (1971)	[1]
Louie the Lipp (Louis Lipp)	1931–2005	1947–1977			[1] [8]
Mike London	1909–1989	1950–1979	Albuquerque, New Mexico	NWA Western States Sports (1951–1979)	[1]
Clarence Luttrall	1906–1980	1949–1970	Tampa, Florida	Championship Wrestling from Florida (1949–1970)	[1]
John "Cyclone" Macalpine	d. 1965	1962-1964	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	American Wrestling Association (1962-1964)
Boris Malenko (Lawrence Simon)	1933–1994	1957–1994	Knoxville, Tennessee (All-Star) Tampa, Florida	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1979–1980) IWWA (1984) Global Wrestling (1987–1988) Championship Wrestling Federation (1991)	[1]
Dale Mann	1939-2017	1968-2011	Georgetown, Kentucky	Mountain Wrestling Association (1979–1995)	[1]
Ken Mantell		1970–1991	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	Wild West Wrestling (1987–1988) World Class Championship Wrestling (1988–1989)	[1]
Pedro Martínez	1915–1998	1950s–1970s	Buffalo, New York	National Wrestling Federation (1970–1974) International Wrestling Association (1975)	[1] [29] [30]
Don Marxen			Moline and Davenport	American Wrestling Association (1963-1985)
Jim Massingale		1987–1997	Smithfield, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997)	[1]
Hiro Matsuda	1937–1999	1957–1987	Tampa, Florida	Championship Wrestling from Florida (1985–1987)	[1]
Rocky McGuire	d. 2008	1959–1978	Dothan, Alabama	Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (1968–1978)	[1] [31]
Leroy McGuirk	1910–1988	1933–1982	Tulsa, Oklahoma	NWA Tri-State (1958–1982)	[1] [13]
David McLane		1986–1992; 2000–2001	Las Vegas (GLOW) Los Angeles (WOW)	Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1986–1992) Women of Wrestling (2000–2001)	[1] [13]
Vince McMahon Sr.	1914–1984	1954–1982		Capitol Wrestling Corporation (1954–1963) World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963–1982)	[1] [13]
Vince McMahon	1945–	1969–2022	New York City, New York and the Northeast. Did not become National until the mid 1980s. NXT based in Orlando, Florida.	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE (1982–2022) Raw (2002–2022) SmackDown (2002–2022) ECW (2006–2010) NXT (2012–2022)	[1] [13]
Peter Maivia	1937–1982	1962–1982	Honolulu, Hawaii	NWA Polynesian Wrestling (1979–1982)	[1]
Lia Maivia	1927–2008	1982–1988	Honolulu, Hawaii	NWA Polynesian Wrestling (1982–1988)	[1] [8]
Denny Million			Rye Cove, Virginia	All-American Championship Wrestling (1988–1996)	[1]
Bob Hamel		1983–	New Port Richey, Florida	All-American Championship Wrestling (1983–2013) AMP Wrestling (2013–)	[1]
Ernie Mohammed		1954–1973	Phoenix, Arizona	World Athletic Association (1954–1973)	[1]
Jerry Monti	1940–1999	1966–1994	Hayward, California	Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling (1991–1992)	[1] [32]
Enzo Morabito			New Jersey	Empire Wrestling Federation (1983–1985)	[1]
Freddie Morton			Columbia, Tennessee	Mid-South Wrestling Association (1991–1996)	[1]
Mr. Ito (Umanosuke Ueda)	1940–2011	1961–1998	Mobile, Alabama	World Wrestling Organization (1988)	[1]
Bill Needham			Knoxville, Tennessee	All Star Championship Wrestling (1990–1992)	[1]
Wayne Oberton				Professional Promotions (1976)	[1]
Grady Odom			Macon, Georgia	All Star Championship Wrestling (1985) Georgia Championship Wrestling (2011–)	[1]
Bob Orton Jr.	1950–	1972–	Knoxville, Tennessee	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1979–1980)
Don Owen	1912-2002	1957–1992	Portland, Oregon	Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1957–1992)	[1] [13]
Joe Palumbo			San Bernardino, California	All-California Championship Wrestling (1987–1989)	[1]
Ira Parks		1981–1990	Columbia, South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Wrestling (1981–1990)	[1]
Al Patterson		1979–1983	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Superstar Wrestling (1982) United Wrestling Association (1983)	[1]
Joe Pedicino	1949–2020	1986–1994	Atlanta, Georgia (SCW/GASW) Dallas, Texas (GWF)	Southern Championship Wrestling (1988–1990) Georgia All-Star Wrestling (1990–1991) Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1992)	[1]
Grey Pierson		1992–1994	Dallas, Texas	Global Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)	[1]
Angelo Poffo	1925–2010	1949–1991	Lexington, Kentucky	International Championship Wrestling (1978–1984)	[1] [13]
Buddy Porter	1945–2005	1975–1995	Kings Mountain, North Carolina	North American Wrestling Alliance (1982–1995)	[1]
Henry Raines		1989–1993	Bradenton, Florida	Suncoast Pro Wrestling (1989–1993)	[1]
Bob Raskin			Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania	National Independent Championship Wrestling (1985) National Wrestling Federation (1986–1988)	[1]
Gene Reed			Denver, Colorado	American Wrestling Association (1963-1985)
Roger Reed				Universal Wrestling (1977)	[1]
René Reyes			Ardsley, New York	New Independent Wrestling Association (1984–1985)	[1]
Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels Jr.)	1945–2015	1968–2015	Tampa, Florida (PWF) Marietta, Georgia (TCW)	Professional Wrestling Federation (1989–1991) Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (2000–2003)
Vince Risko (Vincent T. Pelkowski)	1912–2002	1951–1977	Canton, Ohio		[1] [8] [33]
Red Roberts			Boca Raton, Florida	Global Wrestling (1986–1988)	[1]
Henry Robinson			Cleveland, Ohio	Ohio Championship Wrestling (1982)	[1]
Johnny Rodz (John Rodriguez)	1941–	1964–	Brooklyn, New York	Camp IWF (1986–1990) World of Unpredictable Wrestling (2007–)	[1]
Henry Rogers	1930-2012	1963–1987	Malden, Missouri		[1]
Bob Roop	1947–	1969–1988	Knoxville, Tennessee (All-Star) Boca Raton, Florida (Global)	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1979–1980) Global Wrestling (1987–1988)	[1]
David Rose			Phoenix, Arizona	Real Deal Pro Wrestling (2002–)	[1]
Bob Ross			Hillsville, Virginia	American Championship Wrestling (1978–)	[1]
Nelson Royal (Nelson Combs)	1935–2002	1949–1991	Mooresville, North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Wrestling (1988–1991)	[1] [34] [35]
Bert Ruby (Bertalan Rubinstein)	1910–1968	1933–1968		Wolverine Wrestling (1956–1967)	[1] [36]
Tony Rumble (Anthony Magliaro)	1956–1999	1989–1999	Boston, Massachusetts	Century Wrestling Alliance (1989–1997) NWA New England (1997–1999)	[1] [28]
Jim Ryan			Woodbridge, New Jersey	Universal Wrestling Alliance (1985–1990)
Morris "Mushky" Salow	1919-1996	1984–1985	Springfield, Massachusetts	Northeast Wrestling Federation (1984–1985)	[1]
Mike Samson			Castlewood, Virginia	United Wrestling Association (1989–1995)	[1]
Raoul Sanchez		1980–1981	Riverton, Wyoming	Rocky Mountain Wrestling (1980–1981)	[1]
Dino Sanna	1950–	1981–	Colmar, Pennsylvania	World Wide Wrestling Alliance (1981–)	[1] [37]
Tony Santos, Sr.	1922–1984	1960–1975	Boston, Massachusetts	Big Time Wrestling (1960–1975)	[1]
Angelo Savoldi	1914–2013	1985–1995	Boston, Massachusetts	International World Class Championship Wrestling (1985–1995)	[13] [28]
Mario Savoldi		1985–?	Boston, Massachusetts (IWCCW) Carolina, Puerto Rico (IWA) Mexico, Maine (NWA)	International World Class Championship Wrestling (1985–1995) International Wrestling Association (2008) NWA On Fire (2008–2011)	[1] [28]
Terry Scholl	1958–	1980–1995	Chicago	Pro Wrestling International (1984–1995)	[1]
Leonard Schwartz		1950–1955	Chicago	NWA Chicago (1950–1955)	[1]
George Scott	1929–2014	1948–1992	Charlotte, North Carolina	North American Wrestling Association/South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (1990–1992)	[1]
Eddie Sharkey	1936-	1985–	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Pro Wrestling America (1985–1996)	[1]
Larry Sharpe (Larry Weil)	1951–2017	1974–2017	Woodbury, New Jersey	World Wrestling Association (1989–1998)	[1]
Eric Shaw			Culver City, California	International Wrestling Federation (1986–1990)	[1]
Roy Shire	1922–1992	1950–1981	San Francisco, California	American Wrestling Alliance (1961–1968) NWA Big Time Wrestling (1968–1981)	[1] [13]
Dean Silverstone	1946-2020	1958–1978	Seattle, Washington	Superstar Championship Wrestling (1973–1978)	[1] [38]
Herb Simmons		1984-	East Carondelet, Illinois	Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling	[1]
Ron Slinker (David Slinker)	1945–2008	1977–1995	Tampa, Florida	Intercontinental / International Championship Wrestling Alliance (1989–1995)
Ken Spence			Greensboro, North Carolina	International Wrestling Alliance (1979–1997) New Dimension Wrestling (1997–2005)	[1]
Ted Stanley			New Jersey	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1985)	[1]
Dennis Stecher	1917-1977	1952–1959	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (1952-1959) NWA Minneapolis (1952-1959)	[1]
Dale Stepp				Big Time Promotions (1982–1992)	[1]
James Strange			Knoxville, Tennessee	Southern States Championship Wrestling (1986–1991) NWA Rocky Top (2005)	[1]
Ben Sternberg			Rochester	American Wrestling Association (1960-1985)
John Summers			Ohio	Tri-State Wrestling Association (1985–1986)	[1]
Paul Swanger			Easton, Pennsylvania	East Coast Wrestling Federation (1983–1984)	[1]
Lowell Takles			Bainbridge, Georgia	Star Cavalcade Wrestling (1988)	[1]
Sue Takles			Bainbridge, Georgia	Star Cavalcade Wrestling (1988)	[1]
Tugboat Taylor (Don Taylor)	1945–2017	1980–2017		Texas All-Pro Wrestling (1989–1995)	[1]
Mark Tendler	1939–1990	1955–1986		World Wrestling Council (1986)	[1]
Max Thrasher (Phil Livelsberger)	1962-	1987-2001	Hanover, Pennsylvania	Atlantic Wrestling Federation (1988–1993)	[1]
DA Thunder (Don Adams)			California	Pacific Coast Crown Championship Wrestling (1986–1987)	[1]
Al Tomko	1931-2009	1966-1989	Winnipeg, Manitoba Vancouver, British Columbia	American Wrestling Association (1966-1979) NWA All-Star Wrestling - Vancouver(1979-1989)
Alexander Turk	1906-1988	1946-1966	Winnipeg, Manitoba	National Wrestling Association (1946-1949) National Wrestling Alliance (1949-1960) American Wrestling Association (1961-1962) National Wrestling Alliance (1963-1966)
Jerry Vanover			Rye Cove, Virginia	All-American Wrestling (1988–1996)	[1]
Jack Viles		1975–1977	Lynn, Massachusetts	New England Wrestling Alliance (1975–1977)	[1]
Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson)	1929–1997	1958–1990	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	NWA Big Time Wrestling (1966–1981) World Class Championship Wrestling (1981–1990)	[1] [13]
Fred Ward	1914–1992	1937–1984	Macon, Georgia	Georgia Championship Wrestling (1949–1984)	[1]
Bill Wasserman			New Brighton, Minnesota	Western Wrestling Association (1988–)	[1]
Bill Watts	1939–	1963–1993	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Mid-South Wrestling (1979–1986) Universal Wrestling Federation (1986–1987)	[13]
Joe Weaver			Euclid, Ohio	Great Lakes Wrestling Association (1989–1994)	[1]
Roy Welch	1902–1977	1935–1977	Nashville, Tennessee	NWA Mid-America (1953–1977)	[1]
James Wells			Burlington, North Carolina	North American Wrestling Alliance (1980–1999)	[1]
Sam Wells				United Wrestling Association (1983)	[1]
Dennis Wildberger		1989–1993	Baltimore	Wrestling Independent Network (WIN) (1989–1993)	[1]
Eddie Williams		1963-1985	St. Paul	American Wrestling Association (1963-1985)
David Woods			Knoxville, Tennessee	USA Wrestling (1987–1988)	[1]
Ed Zohn		1983–	York, Pennsylvania	Atlantic States Wrestling Alliance / Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance (1989–1991) Universal Independent Wrestling (1991–1994) American Commonwealth Wrestling (1993–1995)	[1]

Modern-era (1990s–present)

This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters from the collapse of the National Wrestling Alliance territory system in the early 1990s up to the 21st century.

Ring name (Real name) [a]	Life	Years active [b]	Location	Promotion [d]	Ref.
Roger Abshire			Hendersonville, North Carolina	National Wrestling Federation (1993–1997)	[1]
Kevin Acres			Wartburg, Tennessee	Cumberland Wrestling Council (1991–1999)	[1]
Chris Adams	1955–2001	1978–2001	Dallas, Texas	World Class Championship Wrestling (1993)	[1]
Dan Adams			Wichita, Kansas	American Championship Wrestling (1997–1998)	[1]
Don Adams			Reading, Pennsylvania	Penn York All Star Professional Wrestling (1996–1999)	[1]
Richard Adcock			Mission, Texas	World Class Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)	[1]
Shelby Adcock	1937–2009	1961–1993	Central City, Kentucky	Tri-State Wrestling (1991–1993)	[1]
Edward Ahrens		1989–1998	Los Angeles	American Independent Wrestling Alliance (1989–1998)	[1]
Skandor Akbar	1934–2010	1962–2010	East Texas	Superstars of Wrestling (1998–2001)	[1]
David Allen			Wilmington, North Carolina	Coastal Carolina Wrestling Alliance / Carolina Wrestling Federation (1991–1994)	[1]
Terry Allen			Reading, Massachusetts	Big Time Wrestling (2006–)
Roland Alexander	1954–2013	1991–2013	Hayward, California	Pacific Coast Sports (1991–1995) All Pro Wrestling (1995–2013)	[1]
William Almas	1975–2002	1994–2002	New Port Richey, Florida	World Professional Wrestling Federation (1994–2000)	[1]
Mark Amaral		1991–	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Power League Wrestling (1991–)	[1]
Angel Amoroso		1994–1997	Philadelphia	Tri-County Wrestling (1994–1997)
Cliff Anderson		1990–2004	Tampa, Florida	Florida Wrestling Alliance (1996–2004)	[1]
Lars Anderson (Larry Heinemi)	1939–	1965–	Honolulu, Hawaii	World League Wrestling (1996–2000)	[1]
Christopher Annon	1971–	1996–	Kings Mountain, North Carolina	New Age Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Joshua Annon			Kings Mountain, North Carolina	New Age Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Afa Anoaʻi	1942–	1971–	Allentown, Pennsylvania	World Xtreme Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Greg Anthony (wrestler)	1981–	2012–	West Tennessee	Pro Wrestling Mid South
Jim Anthony			Columbus, Georgia	United Championship Wrestling (1998–2002)	[1]
Tom Anthony			New Britain, Connecticut	Wrestlepalooza (1997)	[1]
Tony Anthony	1960–	1980–	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (2001–)	Clarence Santini 1997- 2000 Murfreesboro, Tn New Age Wrestling Alliance
Paul Alperstein		1994–1996	Chicago	American Wrestling Federation (1994–1996)	[1]
Chad Appling			Franklin, Kentucky	Central Wrestling Federation (1997–2000)	[1]
Richard Arpin			Parkersburg, West Virginia	NWA of West Virginia (1998–2002) NWA Tri-State (1998–2007)	[1]
Kim Artlip	1963-	2015-	Vero Beach, FL	IGNITE Wrestling (2015-)
Bill Ash	1946–2022	1972–2006	Paris, Arkansas	Inter-Continental Pro Wrestling (1995–1999) Global Pro Wrestling (1999–2006)	[1]
Marc Ash (Marcus Watkins)	1971–	1989–	Wilmington, North Carolina	Independent Championship Wrestling (1992–2005)	[1]
Johnny Attiude (John Greene)	1965–2018	1994-2011	Hudson, Florida	Micro Championship Wrestling (2011)
Marty Aulicino			Levittown, Pennsylvania	Ultimate Wrestling Federation (1991–2002)	[1]
Isaias Aviles			Philadelphia	Grande Wrestling Alliance (1997–1999)	[1] [39]
Linda Bade			Honolulu, Hawaii	Hawai'i Championship Wrestling (2003–2008)
Howard Badecker		1992–1993	Bullhead City, Arizona	Interwest Wrestling Federation (1992–1993)	[1]
Joey Baglia			Chicago	American Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)	[1]
Bob Bailey			Elmira, New York	United States Wrestling Federation (1995–2000)	[1]
Ron Barber		1994	Portland, Oregon	Oregon Professional Wrestling Federation (1994)	[1]
Sandy Barr	1938–2007	1957–2007	Portland, Oregon	Championship Wrestling USA (1992–1997)	[1]
Buffalo Jim Barrier	1953–2008	1994-1998	Las Vegas, Nevada	National Wrestling Conference (1994–1998)
Jeremy Barron		2000–	Southbridge, Massachusetts	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (2003–)	[1]
Don Basher (Ron Owens)	1960–	1985–	Indianapolis, Indiana	Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws (1997–)	[1]
Harold Bass			Asheville, North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling (1997–2003)	[1]
Chris Bassett			Appleton, Wisconsin	New Age Wrestling (1989–1997) Packerland Pro Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Rick Bassman	1961–	1985–	Santa Ana, California	Ultimate Pro Wrestling (1998–2007)
David Baucom		1999–	Charlotte, North Carolina	NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1999–)	[1] [40]
Court Bauer	1978–	1998–	Philadelphia	Major League Wrestling (2002–2005; 2017–)
Fred Baxter			Memphis, Tennessee	Cable Championship Wrestling (1994–1996)	[1]
James Beard		1995–1997	Dallas, Texas	Confederate Wrestling Association (1995–1996) Continental Wrestling Alliance (1996–1997)	[1] [41]
Ed Beckley			Bridgeport, Texas	Bad Boys of Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
Bill Behrens			Nashville, Tennessee (MCW) Cornelia, Georgia (NWA-WW/NWA-WS)	Music City Wrestling (1997–1998) NWA Worldwide (1998–2000) NWA Wildside (2000–2005)	[1]
Joe Benkowski			Lakeville, Minnesota	Northern Premier Wrestling (1995–1998)	[1]
Rod Bell (Rod Bollenbacher)			Hammond, Indiana	Nu Wave Wrestling Association (1996–1999)	[1]
Andrew Bellamy			Wilmington, North Carolina	Coastal Carolina Wrestling Alliance / Carolina Wrestling Federation (1991–1994)	[1]
Don Belt			Olive Hill, Kentucky	Eastern U.S. Championship Wrestling (1992–1994)	[1]
Tor Berg		1989-2000	Laughlin, Nevada	Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (1989-1992, 1998-2000)
Scott Bickley			Jacksonville, Florida	Insane Wrestling Alliance (1996–2003)	[1]
Big Slam (Walt McDonald)	1966–2020	1989–2020	Gloucester City, New Jersey	Slam Championship Wrestling (2010–2012)
Randy Blake			Providence, Rhode Island	Mayhem Independent Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
The Blue Meanie (Brian Heffron)	1973–	1995–	Philadelphia	Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling (2002–2005)
Mark Bodey	1968–1994	1993–1994	York, Pennsylvania	American Commonwealth Wrestling (1993–1994)	[1]
Mike Bonomo			Bourbonnais, Illinois	World Wrestling Association (1999–2000)	[1]
Booker T (Booker Huffman)	1965–	1989–	Houston, Texas	Pro Wrestling Alliance (2006–)
Lou Bordeaux		1994	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Universal Championship Wrestling (1994)	[1]
Joel Andre Bouchard			Waterville, Maine	Top Quality Wrestling (2007–2012)
J.J. Bowers			Fort Wayne, Indiana	Championship International Wrestling Alliance (1998–1999)	[1]
Cody Boyns		1992	Nashua, New Hampshire	Universal Championship Wrestling (1992)	[1]
Donald Brackens	1969-2012		Louisville, Kentucky	Ohio Valley Wrestling
Gerald Bradbury			Fairfield, Ohio	Real Deal Pro Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
Mark Bradley			Summerville, Georgia	Powerhouse Wrestling (1994)	[1]
Steve Bradley (Steve Bisson)	1975–2008	1991–2008	Dover, New Hampshire	Wrestling Federation of America (2003–2004)
Kevin Brannen			Alabama	IWA Deep South (2005–)
Marlene Breegle			West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	Penn Atlantic Wrestling (1997–1998) Victory World Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Bubba Brewer (Ken Brewer)	1971–	1998–	Commodore, Pennsylvania	Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (2003–2011)
Sean Brockmole				New American Wrestling (1993–1994)	[1]
Don Brodie			Cleveland, Mississippi	South's Greatest Wrestling Fans (1998–1999) NWA Mississippi (1999–)	[1]
John Brody			Fort Pierce, Florida	Florida Wrestling Alliance (1994–1995)	[1]
Donald Brower		2003–	Wilmington, North Carolina	United Professional Wrestling Association (2005–)
Bill Brown	1954–		Cutler Ridge, Florida	Sunshine Wrestling Federation (1991–1998) Florida Championship Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Carral Brown			St. Louis, Missouri	Central Championship Wrestling (1992–2000)	[1]
Elizabeth Brown			Cleveland, Ohio	Masterz of Mayhem (1994–)	[1]
Kurt Brown			Los Angeles	Great American Mat Endeavors (1995–1996)	[1]
Mike Brown			Cleveland, Ohio	Masterz of Mayhem (1994–)	[1]
Patricia Brown			Palmers, Minnesota	Western Wrestling Association (1988–)	[1]
Paul Brown			Porterville, California	West Coast Wrestling Alliance (1992–1997)	[1]
Steve Bryant			McMinnville, Tennessee	Hardcore Championship Wrestling (1996–1998) Southern Tennessee Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Don Bucci			Toms River, New Jersey	Phoenix Championship Wrestling (2001–2003)
King Kong Bundy (Christopher Pailles)	1957–2019	1981–2007	Sewell, New Jersey	Devastation Wrestling Federation (2004–2006)
Tim Burke	1960–2011	1991–2009	Essex, Maryland	Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1992–2004)	[1]
Mike Burns			Palo Alto, Pennsylvania	Future Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000)	[1]
Al Burzynski			Columbus, Ohio	Capital City Wrestling (1999)	[1]
Tom Byron	1961-		Sherman Oaks, California	Xtreme Pro Wrestling (1999–2003)
Eric Caiden			San Francisco, California	Incredibly Strange Wrestling (1995–)	[1]
Tim Calhoun			Hendersonville, North Carolina	National Wrestling Federation (1993–1996)	[1]
Scotty Campbell		2022–	Mountain City, Tennessee	Beside The Ring (2022-)
Arik Cannon	1981–	2001–	Minneapolis, Minnesota	F1rst Wrestling (2007–)
Jeff Capo	1966–	1993–2008	York, Pennsylvania	American Commonwealth Wrestling (1993–1995)	[1]
Tony Capone (Anthony Dellamura)	1965-	1990-1999	Mount Vernon, New York	North American Westling Alliance (1992–1999)	[1]
Cueball Carmichael (Chris Jackson)	1960–	1983–	Chincoteague, Virginia	Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (1995–2001)	[1]
Ken Carpenter			Maynardville, Tennessee	Tri-State Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Lynn Carpenter			Maynardville, Tennessee	Tri-State Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Joey Carrier			Elizabethton, Tennessee	Tennessee Championship Wrestling (1992–1995)	[1]
Gino Caruso		1988–	Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey	East Coast Professional Wrestling (1991–)	[1] [42]
Rico Casanova (Jorge Luis Maldonado)	1968–	1992–	Pawleys Island, South Carolina	Atlantic Wrestling Federation (1994)	[1]
Nick Castantini		1993	Seekonk, Massachusetts	Coastal Pro Wrestling (1993)	[1]
Mike Cavanaugh			Lumberton, North Carolina	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1992–1993)	[1]
Grant Chapman		1992–1993	Bullhead City, Arizona	Interwest Wrestling Federation (1992–1993)	[1]
Ed Chuman	1947–2010		Streamwood, Illinois	NWA Midwest (1998–2010)	[1] [43]
Jeff Cohen			Indianapolis, Indiana	Championship Wrestling of America (1994)	[1]
Scott Cole		1992–1994	San Bernardino, California	Coast to Coast Wrestling Federation / Golden State Wrestling (1992–1994)	[1]
Bob Coley			Hague, Virginia	Southern Wrestling Association (1991–1994)	[1]
Norm Connors	1972–	1994–2009	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Steel City Wrestling (1994–2000) International Wrestling Cartel (2001–2009)	[1] [44]
Pat Connors			Newport News, Virginia	Continental Wrestling Alliance (1993–1994)	[1]
Sal Conte		1993–1998	Washington, Pennsylvania	United States Championship Wrestling (1993–1998)	[1]
Leroy Cook			Osceola, Arkansas	American Wrestling Federation (1999–2000)	[1]
Dennis Coralluzzo	1953–2001	1993–2001		Galaxy Wrestling Federation (1993) NWA New Jersey (1994–2001)	[1]
Marc Coralluzzo			Raeford, North Carolina	NWA 2000 (1997–2001)	[1]
Billy Corgan	1967–	2011–		Resistance Pro Wrestling (2011–2014) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling(2015–2016) National Wrestling Alliance (2017–)
Steve Corino	1973–	1994–	Limerick, Pennsylvania	3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes (2008–2009)
Jim Cornette	1961–	1982–2012	Knoxville, Tennessee	Smokey Mountain Wrestling (1992–1995)	[1]
Corporal Punishment (Dan McDevitt)	1973–	1998–2003; 2006–	Dundalk, Maryland	Maryland Championship Wrestling (1998–2003; 2006–)	[1]
Brusier Costa (Jeff Costa)	1962–	1994–	Hudson, New Hampshire	Ringside Wrestling (1994–1996) World Independent Wrestling (1997–1999)	[28]
Count Grog (Greg Mosorjak)	1961–	1981–	Raleigh, North Carolina	Southern Championship Wrestling (1994–2004) G.O.U.G.E. (2006–)	[1]
Jeff Cowey			Marietta, Georgia	Atlantic States Wrestling Federation (1992–1996)	[1]
Lewis Crane			Greer, South Carolina	Southern Carolina Wrestling (1990–1999)	[1]
Steve Creasy			Lexington, Tennessee	Tennessee Valley Wrestling Alliance (1998)	[1]
Wayne Cryderman	1968–	1996–	Lima, Ohio	Global Wrestling Alliance (1996–1998) World Wide Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
Mark Cuccia		1999	Lima, Ohio	Global Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
John Curse		1996–	Hicksville, New York	New York Wrestling Connection (2002–)
Dan Curtis	1961–1998	1989–1992; 1996–1998	Warren, Michigan (MCW)	Motor City Wrestling (1989–1992) Championship Wrestling Federation (1996–1997) Northern States Wrestling Alliance (1997–1998) Hellfire Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Tom Cusati			Tower City, Pennsylvania	Galaxy Wrestling Federation (1993)	[1]
B.A. Dalton (Wes Wilson)			Mineral Wells, Texas	Texas Outlaw Promotions (1993–2003)	[1]
Allison Danger (Cathy Corino)	1977–	2000–	Berwyn, Illinois	Shimmer Women Athletes (2005–)
Scott D'Amore	1974–	1993–	Windsor, Ontario	Border City Wrestling (1993–Present) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–2024) Global Force Wrestling (2014–2017) Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (2024–present)
Daryl Davis			Jacksonville, Florida	Pan-American Championship Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Danny Davis (Daniel Briley)	1952–	1978–	Houston, Texas (AWU) Louisville, Kentucky (OVW)	Associated Wrestlers of the Universe (1992–1994) Ohio Valley Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
Willie Paul Davis			Columbia, Tennessee	National Wrestling Federation (1998)	[1]
Scott Decker		1993–1994	Hamden, Connecticut	Renegade Wrestling Federation (1993–1994)	[1]
Henry Dean		1997–1999	Wilson, North Carolina	Global Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
Tommy Dee		1992–1997	Staten Island, New York	Universal Superstars of America (1992–1997)	[1]
Rick Deezel (Dean Puckett)	1962–	1992–	Mt. Airy, North Carolina	American Independent Wrestling Federation (1992) Allied Independent Wrestling Federation (1993–)	[1]
Rocco Dellasandro	1940–	1993–2005	Cranston, Rhode Island	New England Wrestling Alliance (1992–2005)	[1]
Jimmy Deo (James Eschbach)	1962-	1987–2000	Leesport, Pennsylvania	Independent Wrestling Alliance (1990)	[1]
Blaine DeSantis		1995–2001	Reading, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling (1995–2001)	[1]
Carmine DeSpirito		1993–	Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MAW) Brownsville, Texas (NWA-LA)	Mid-American Wrestling (1993–2007) NWA Lucha Americana (2009)	[1]
Doc Diamond		1983–	Sewell, New Jersey	World Wrestling Stars Alliance (2004–2005) Devastation Wrestling Federation (2006–)
Johnny Diamond	1952–2012	1994–2012	Cincinnati, Ohio	Northern Wrestling Federation (1994–1998) Dynamic Wrestling Alliance (2008) Classic Championship Wrestling (2009) World Renown Wrestling (2012)	[1]
Don DiBiase (Don Henritzy)		1996–2008	Chalmette, Louisiana	Ultimate Wrestling Federation (1996–2008)	[1]
Dusty Dillinger			Lima, Ohio	Global Wrestling Alliance (2007–2008)	[1]
Dave Dobashi			Tacoma, Washington	Universal Independent Wrestling (1992–1993) Universal Independent Wrestling Alliance (1995–1997) Cascade Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)	[1]
Rodney Dobson			Marietta, Georgia	Atlantic States Wrestling Federation (1992–1996)	[1]
Shane Dorr	1990-	2015-	Camden, South Carolina	Palmetto Championship Wrestling (2015-)	[1]
Shane Douglas (Troy Martin)	1964–	1982–	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Hardcore Homecoming (2005) Extreme Rising (2012–2013) Classic Wrestling Revolution (2016–)
Larry Doyle			Hollywood, California	Cal-International Pro Wrestling (1994–1998)	[1]
Ric Drasin	1944–2020	1965–2001	Sherman Oaks, California	American Wrestling Federation (1997)	[1]
Jeff Droke			Memphis, Tennessee	American Championship Wrestling (1999–2002)	[1]
Mike Dugger			Greeneville, Tennessee	All Pro Wrestling (1994–1998)	[1]
Jesse Ellis			Morristown, Tennessee	United Atlantic Championship Wrestling	[1]
Terry England			Brownsville, Kentucky (UCW) Franklin, Kentucky (CWF)	Ultimate Championship Wrestling (1997–1998) Central Wrestling Federation (1998–1999)	[1]
Vito Esparo	1984–	2011–	Fairfield, Connecticut (PGW)	Power & Glory Wrestling (2007–2011)	[1]
Paul Eubanks			Bentonville, Arkansas	South East Championship Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Bob Evans	1972–	1991–	Pawtucket, Rhode Island Hudson, New Hampshire	Power League Wrestling (1991–1993) World Independent Wrestling (1997–1999) Eastern Pro Wrestling (2005–2011)	[1]
Johnny Evans			Jacksonville, Florida	Pan-American Championship Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Johnny Evans			Miami, Florida	National Wrestling Council (1993–2009)	[1]
Excalibur (Marc Letzmann)	1980-	2000–	Los Angeles	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2003–)
Eric Extreme	1979-	1999-	Worcester, Massachusetts	Wrestling Alliance of Mayhem (1999–2006)
Johnny Fabulous (John Cena, Sr.)	1944-		Melrose, Massachusetts	Millennium Wrestling Federation (2007–)
Tony Falk	1961–	1983–	Paducah, Kentucky (ASW) Nashville, Tennessee (USWO)	All Star Wrestling (1994–2004) United States Wrestling Organization (2002–)	[1] [45]
Randall Fanning			McMinnville, Tennessee	Hardcore Championship Wrestling (1996–1998) Southern Tennessee Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
David K. Farmer			Fort Worth, Texas	Insane Hardcore Wrestling (1998–2003; 2008–)	[1]
Dan Farren			Hollywood, California	Hollywood Heavyweight Wrestling (1990) Cal-International Pro Wrestling (1994–)	[1]
Rick Fenwick			Philadelphia	Northern Wrestling Council (1994)	[1]
Tommy Fierro	1977–	1993–	Philadelphia (NWC) Freehold Township, New Jersey (ISPW)	Northern Wrestling Council (1994) Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (1999–2010) 80's Wrestling Con	[1]
Joseph Fillers			Flag Pond, Tennessee	Southern Championship Wrestling (1995–1998)	[1]
Robert Fischer			Philadelphia	Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000)	[1] [46]
Shawn Fitzgerald			Verona, Pennsylvania	Tri-State Wrestling Federation (1990–1992)	[1]
Doug Flex (Doug Yasinsky)	1964–	1988–2004	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	International Pro Wrestling (1996–2004)	[1]
John Forsythe			Tupelo, Mississippi	International Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Jim Foxx			Monroe, North Carolina	All-Pro Championship Wrestling (1994–1996)	[1]
Eric Freedom			Chicago	North American Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Darrell Fugate			Somerset, Kentucky	Hardcore Championship Wrestling (1996–2010)	[1]
Bobby Fulton (James Hines)	1960–	1977–		Heritage Championship Wrestling (1990–1991) Big Time Wrestling (1992–)	[1]
Dory Funk, Jr.	1941–	1963–	Ocala, Florida	International Wrestling Stars (1991) Funking Conservatory (1999–)	[1] [13]
Angel Gabriel			Fort Wayne, Indiana	Championship International Wrestling Alliance (1998–)	[1]
Dale Gagner	1996–	Present	Rochester, Minnesota	Wrestling Superstars Live (1996–2010)	[1]
Rick Garcia			Corpus Christi, Texas	Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling / Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance (1994–)	[1] [47]
Rick Garrett			Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Mid-South Wrestling Federation (1996–2002)	[1]
Mike Gasparza			Phoenix, Arizona	Southwestern Championship Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Steve Gatorwolf (Steve Ketcher)	1957-2017	1978–2006	Phoenix, Arizona	American Wrestling Federation (1990–2000; 2006)	[1] [48] [49]
Robert Geary			Philadelphia	Soul City Wrestling (1996–2000)	[1]
Joel Gertner	1975–	1995–	Waterbury, Connecticut	MXW Pro Wrestling (2004–2010)
Charles Gibbs			Vista, California	California Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)	[1] [50]
Silas Gibson				Universal Championship Wrestling (1992–1993)	[1]
Tommy Gibson			Ceredo, West Virginia	Championship Pro Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Paulie Gilmore (James E. Allen)		1994–	Blackstone, Massachusetts	New World Wrestling (2003–2009) New World Wrestling Xtreme (2009–)
Sheldon Goldberg			Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts	New England Championship Wrestling (2000–2010)
Joel Goodhart		1990–1992	Philadelphia	Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (1990–1992)	[1]
Frank Goodman		1983–	Deer Park, New York Orlando, Florida	USA Pro Wrestling (1994–2005) USA Xtreme Wrestling (2005–2008)	[1]
Tod Gordon	1955–	1992–	Philadelphia	Extreme Championship Wrestling (1992–1996) Pro Wrestling Unplugged (2006–2008)	[1]
Mitch Goude			Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling (1992) American Championship Wrestling (1993)	[1]
Michael Gowing			Woodbury, Tennessee	New Age Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
Michael Grandizio			Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	All American Wrestling (1997–1998)	[1]
Mickey Grant			Dallas, Texas	World Class II: The Next Generation (1997)
Lolly Griffin			Monroe, Louisiana	Southern Championship Wrestling (1996–)	[1]
Rodney Grimes			Corinth, Mississippi	Championship Wrestling Association (1998–)	[1]
Tom Gyarmati	1949–		Price Hill, Ohio	Intense Wrestling Inc. (1998–)	[1]
Bill Hagen			Asheville, North Carolina	Great American Wrestling Federation (1995–1997)	[1]
Randy Hales	1962–	1998–2001	Memphis, Tennessee	Power Pro Wrestling (1998–2001)	[1]
Sal Hamaoui			Largo, Florida	Full Impact Pro (2004–) EVOLVE Wrestling (2010–)
Larry Hamilton		1989–	Jacksonville, Florida	Pan-American Championship Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Sean Hansen			Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey	Women Superstars Uncensored (2007–)
Al Hardiman		1992–2002	Winter Haven, Florida	Florida Wrestling Federation (1992–2002)	[1]
Van Harden			Memphis, Tennessee	Kick Ass Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
Jeff Hardy	1977–	1997–1999	Cameron, North Carolina	OMEGA (1997–1999)	[1]
Matt Hardy	1974–	1997–1999	Cameron, North Carolina	OMEGA (1997–1999)	[1]
Jimmy Hart	1944–	1982–	Orlando, Florida	Xtreme Wrestling Federation (2001–2005) Wrestlicious (2010–2012)
Gary Hathaway		1990–	Colchester, Vermont	New England Wrestling Federation (1990–2001)	[1]
Jim Hawkins		1997–	Nutter Fort, West Virginia	Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling (1997–1998) Mason-Dixon Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Dave Hebner	1949–2022	1980–2022	Richmond, Virginia	UWF Live (2005–2022)
Earl Hebner	1949–	1980–	Richmond, Virginia	UWF Live (2005–)
Michael Heimberger			Martinsburg, West Virginia	Championship Pro Wrestling (1997–2003)	[1]
Robert Heimberger			Martinsburg, West Virginia	Championship Pro Wrestling (1997–2003)	[1]
Paul Hellams		1983–2017	Clinton, South Carolina	Southern Championship Wrestling (1995–2017)	[1]
Ed Hellier			Lakeville, Minnesota	St. Paul Championship Wrestling (1998–) Steel Domain Wrestling (2001–)	[1]
David Herro	1972–	1997–	Grafton, Wisconsin	Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
Paul Heyman	1965–	1987–2006	Philadelphia	Extreme Championship Wrestling (1992–2001)	[1]
Steve Hicks		1998	Moulton, Alabama	World Organization of Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Christopher Hill		2003–2008	Buffalo, New York	Ballpark Brawl (2003–2008)
Calvin Hodge			Pulaski, Virginia	Independent International Wrestling Association (1996–1997)	[1]
Tim Horner	1959–	1978–	Johnson City, Tennessee	National Championship Wrestling (1994)	[1]
John Horton		1992–1997	Greenville, Mississippi	Pro Wrestling International (1992) Extreme Mid-South Wrestling (1993–1997)	[1]
Tom Howard	1969-	1994-2006	Clawson, Michigan	International Wrestling Organization (1998–2001)	[1]
Henry Hubbard			St. Louis, Missouri	Missouri Wrestling Federation / Midwest Wrestling Federation / International Championship Wrestling (1992–1995)	[1]
Dwayne Huckaba			Memphis, Tennessee	American Championship Wrestling (1999–2002)	[1]
Kevin Hughes		1997–1999	Hudson, New Hampshire	World Independent Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
Robin Hunt			Elmira, New York	United States Wrestling Federation (1995–2000)	[1]
D. J. Hyde	1978–	2003–	Philadelphia	Combat Zone Wrestling (2009–)	[1]
Frank Iadevaia	1972–2015	1992–2015	Rahway, New Jersey	Northern States Wrestling Alliance (1995–1996) Jersey All Pro Wrestling (1997–2015)	[1]
Austin Idol	1949–	1992–1993	Dothan, Alabama	USA Wrestling (1992–1993)	[1]
Mike Imburgia	1972–		Fairfield, Ohio	Real Deal Pro Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
David Jackson		1992	Cranston, Rhode Island	New England Wrestling Alliance (1992–2005)	[1]
Johnny Jackson			Winter Garden, Florida	Central Florida Wrestling (1994)	[1]
Beau James		1989–	Kingsport, Tennessee	Southern States Wrestling (1991–)	[1]
Dallas James (Don Parker)		1993–1998	Indianapolis, Indiana	Midwestern Wrestling Alliance (1993–1994) Pro Wrestling International (1995–1998)	[1]
Jamie Jamitowski			North Andover, Massachusetts	Chaotic Wrestling (2000–)
Allen Jarnagan			Elizabethton, Tennessee	Northeast Championship Wrestling (1995) Appalachian Mountain Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Nick Jarman	1981–	1998–2000	Jacksonville, Florida	Thunder Wrestling Federation (1998–2000)	[1] [51]
Jeff Jarrett	1967–	1986–	Memphis, Tennessee	Global Force Wrestling (2014-2017) Total Non-Stop Action (2002–)	[1] [13]
Wesley Jenkins			Cleveland, Mississippi	South's Greatest Wrestling Fans (1998–1999) NWA Mississippi (1999–)	[1]
Jason Jerry		2005–	Green Bay, Wisconsin	NWA Wisconsin (2005–)	[1]
Mark Johnson		1995	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Massachusetts Wrestling Association (1995)	[1]
Rocky Johnson	1944–2020	1965–2003	Tampa, Florida	Caribbean Championship Wrestling (1993–1994)	[1] [52]
Barry Jones			Mustang, Oklahoma	Maximum Championship Wrestling (1996–1997)	[1]
Leslie Jones			Tupelo, Mississippi	International Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Tom Jones			Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Power Zone Wrestling Alliance (1994–1997) Mid-South Wrestling Federation (1998–2002)	[1] [53]
Stan Pain (Stanley Joseph)	1974–	1991–2008, 2011–	Chicago	Evolution Championship Pro Wrestling (2004) Real Good Wrestling (2007)
Chuck Justice			Cherokee, North Carolina	Southeastern Wrestling Alliance (1989) South Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1991–1997)	[1]
Ivan Kafoury		1997–	Portland, Oregon	Portland Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
Jeff Kafoury		1997–	Portland, Oregon	Portland Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
Johnny Kashmere	1978–	1999–	Philadelphia	Pro Wrestling Unplugged (2006–2010)
Spanky Keane			Wilson, North Carolina	Global Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
Mike Kelly			Westland, Michigan	Great Lakes Wrestling (1996–2003)	[1]
Jake Kemmerer		1990–2009	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Eastern Wrestling Federation (1998–2001) Hardway Wrestling (2001–2006)	[1]
Sam Kent	d. 2002		Forest Park, Georgia	North Georgia Wrestling Association (1992–1997)	[1] [54]
Jim Kettner		1967–2010	Newark, Delaware	East Coast Wrestling Association (1967–2010)	[1]
Gary Key	1963–		Simi Valley, California	Impact Wrestling Federation (1998–1999)	[1] [55]
Scott King		2000–	Portland, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (2000–)	[1]
Kevin Kleinrock		1999–	Los Angeles	Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)
Calvin Knapp			Terrell, Texas	Extreme Pro Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Roger Knapp			Hendersonville, North Carolina	National Wrestling Federation (1993–1997)	[1]
Alex Knight (Alejandro Fregoso)		1962–	Los Angeles	American Independent Wrestling Alliance (1990–1998)	[1]
Jason Knight (Ronald Jason Knight)	1963–	1977–	Waterbury, Connecticut	Assault Championship Wrestling (2001–2004)
Kevin Knight (Kevin Sorbo)	1973–	1996–	Woodland Park, New Jersey	Independent Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Rick Knopf			Jacksonville, Florida	Insane Wrestling Alliance (1996–)	[1] [56]
Michael Krause		1999–	Green Bay, Wisconsin	All-Star Championship Wrestling (1999–2001) Mercury1 Wrestling	[1] -
Barry Kohloff		2016-	Hazel Green, Alabama	Rocket City Championship Wrestling (2016-)	[1] -
Tom Labarge			Allentown, Pennsylvania	World Xtreme Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Brad Laber		1996–	Cincinnati, Ohio	Heartland Wrestling Association (1996–)	[1]
Joe Lachance		1999–	Milford, Connecticut (CCW) Fairfield, Connecticut (PGW)	Connecticut Championship Wrestling (2000–2007) Power & Glory Wrestling (2007–2011)	[1]
Ben Lagerstrom			Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey	Northeast Wrestling (1995–1998)	[1]
Tom Lance			Mineola, Texas	Superstars of Wrestling (1998–2002)	[1]
Terry Landell	1950–	1972–	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (2001–)
Verne Langdon	1941–2011	1986–1998	Studio City, California	Slammers Wrestling Federation (1986–1998)	[1]
Jeff Lane		1999–2003	Logan, West Virginia	World Professional Wrestling (1999–2003)	[1]
Gary Langevin		1996–2003	Newport, Vermont	Green Mountain Wrestling (1996–2003)	[1]
Thomas LaPeer			Warren, Michigan	Championship Wrestling Federation (1996–1997)	[1]
Chris Lash			Commodore, Pennsylvania	Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (1998–2003)	[1]
Larry Latham	1952–2003	1998–2003	Osceola, Arkansas	Moondog Championship Wrestling (1998–2003)	[1]
LaFonce Latham			Osceola, Arkansas	Moondog Championship Wrestling (1998–2009)	[1]
Karl Lauer	1938-2022		St. Louis, Missouri	World League Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Brian Latham			Deer Park, New York	Eastern States Wrestling / Eastern Shores Wrestling (1994–1998)	[1]
Johnny Legend			Hollywood, California (HHW) San Francisco, California (ISW)	Hollywood Heavyweight Wrestling (1990) Incredibly Strange Wrestling (1995–)	[1]
Rick Leribeus	1957–	1986–	Bay City, Texas	Texas Championship Wrestling (1996–2000)	[1]
J.T. Lightning	1970–2011	1993–2011	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (1993–1997)	[1]
Mark Little			Sparta, Tennessee	American Wrestling Federation (1997–1998)	[1]
Scott Little			Mt. Vernon, Illinois	Independent Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)	[1]
Bobby Lombardi			Long Island, New York	Long Island Wrestling Federation (1997–2002)	[1]
Josh Lomberger			Hammond, Indiana	Tri-Town Championship Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Rudy Lomberger			Hammond, Indiana	Tri-Town Championship Wrestling (1998–)	[1]
Scott Lost (Scott Epperson)	1980–	2001–	Los Angeles	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2003–)
Jose Lothario (Guadalupe Robledo)	1934–2018	1956–1999	San Antonio, Texas	Pro Wrestling International (1998) Texas Wrestling Alliance (1998–)	[1]
Jonathan Luvstruck			Red Lion, Pennsylvania	National Championship Wrestling (1997–2009)	[1]
Brian Lyle			LaSalle, Illinois	Powerhouse Championship Wrestling (1993–2000)	[1]
Tim Lyle			LaSalle, Illinois	Powerhouse Championship Wrestling (1993–2000)	[1]
Billy Mack			Tampa, Florida	International Championship Wrestling Association (1991–1994)	[1]
Mad Man Pondo (Kevin Canady)	1969–	1989–	Dunbar, West Virginia	IWA East Coast (2004–)
Pete Maguire			Tulsa, Oklahoma	Maximum Championship Wrestling (1996) Oklahoma Pro (1997–2000)	[1]
Brian Mailhot		2001–	Portland, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (2000–)	[1]
Major Massacre (Chris Brown)			Hamilton, Ohio	Wrestling Group International (1993–1998) Superstar Wrestling Federation (1998–2011)	[1]
Jordan Schneider (Jordan Schneider)			Manhattan, New York	Family Wrestling Entertainment (2010–)
Earl Mangrum			St. Louis, Missouri	Interstate Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
Neil Manolian			Melrose, Massachusetts	Millennium Wrestling Federation (2001–)
Eddie Mansfield			Orlando, Florida	International Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)	[1]
Johnny Mantell			Monroe, Louisiana	Southern Championship Wrestling (1996–)	[1]
Jayson Maples (Jason Maples)	1969–	1990–2010	Marion, Indiana	Extreme Wrestling Federation (1998–2012)	[1]
Richard Marchand			Philadelphia	Soul City Wrestling (1996–2000)	[1]
Martin Marin			Orange County, California	World Power Wrestling (1997–)	[1]
Doc Marlee (Jason Levin)		1998–2000	Pacoima, California	United Independent Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000)	[1]
David Marquez			Springfield, Missouri Los Angeles (NWA-P) Hollywood (NWA-CWH)	World League Wrestling (1997–1998) NWA Pro (2003–2010) NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (2011–)	[1]
Art Marshall			Warren, Michigan	Championship Wrestling Federation (1996–1997) Northern States Wrestling Alliance (1997–1998)	[1]
Rick Martello	1958–1997	1994–1996	Clinton, Massachusetts	New England Pro Wrestling (1994–1996)	[1]
David Martin			Millersville, Tennessee	International Wrestling Organization (1994)	[1]
Jerry Martin			Ellerbe, North Carolina	Mainstream Wrestling Organization (1997–1998)	[1]
Steve Martin			Cornelia, Georgia	National Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
T.C. Martin		1994-1998	Las Vegas, Nevada	National Wrestling Council (1994–1995)	[1]
Tony Martinelli			Marrero, Louisiana	Cajun Wrestling Federation (1997–2009)	[1]
Ken Massey			Kosciusko, Mississippi	Mid-South Wrestling Federation (1991)	[1]
Ben Masters			Cordele, Georgia	Peach State Wrestling (1991–1996)	[1]
Joe Matterazzo			Providence, Rhode Island	Mayhem Independent Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
John McAdam		1992	Nashua, New Hampshire	Universal Championship Wrestling (1992)	[1]
Daniel McClung			Falls View, West Virginia	5-Star Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Andy McDaniel			Charleston, South Carolina	Low Country Wrestling (1998) American Classic Wrestling (1999)	[1]
Ryan McGonagle			Pacoima, California	United Independent Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
J.D. McKay			Louisville, Mississippi	Ringside Riot Promotions (1991)	[1]
Scott McKeever			Ronceverte, West Virginia	West Virginia Wrestling (1992–1994)	[1]
Danny McLain			Cleveland, Mississippi	South's Greatest Wrestling Fans (1998–1999) NWA Mississippi (1999–)	[1]
Bob Meister		1995–1997	Dallas, Texas	Confederate Wrestling Association (1995–1996) Continental Wrestling Alliance (1996–1997)	[1]
Bill Mercer	1926–	1953–1959; 1976–1997	Dallas, Texas	World Class II: The Next Generation (1997)
Cody Michaels (Mark Keenan)		1986–	Los Angeles	Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)
Shawn Michaels (Shawn Hickenbottom)	1965–	1984–2010 2021–	San Antonio, Texas Orlando, Florida	Texas Wrestling Alliance (1998–2001) NXT (WWE) (2021–)	[1]
Dave Milan			Philadelphia	Women's Extreme Wrestling (2002–)
Gene Miller		1997–2002	Monroe, Michigan (SMCW) Charlotte, Michigan (NWA-M) Sterling Heights, Michigan (NWA-GL)	Southern Michigan Championship Wrestling (1997–1998) NWA Michigan (1998–2000) NWA Great Lakes (2000–2002)	[1]
Grant Miller			Los Angeles	Great American Mat Endeavors (1995–1996)	[1]
Jim Miller		1994–	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	NWA East / Pro Wrestling eXpress (1994–)	[1]
David Millican			Brighton, Tennessee	American Wrestling Alliance (1995–1996)	[1]
Alvin Minnick			Tiptonville, Tennessee	Warriors of Wrestling (1997–1998) NWA Mid-South (1999–2001)	[1]
Dan Mirade	1979-2022	2001–2022	Melrose, Massachusetts	Millennium Wrestling Federation (2001–2022)
Pete Miragliotta			Ohio	Midwest Championship Wrestling Alliance (1994–1997)	[1]
Jeff Molande			Sparta, Tennessee	American Wrestling Federation (1997–1998)	[1]
Malcolm Monroe, Sr.	1951–2004	1980–2004	Warren, Michigan	Midwest Championship Wrestling (1995) Insane Championship Wrestling (1996–2000) Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (2000–2004)	[1]
Malcolm Monroe, Jr.		1996–	Warren, Michigan	Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (2004–)	[1]
George Morales			Indianapolis, Indiana	Unified Wrestling Federation (1994–1998)	[1]
Rip Morrison		1997–1999	Hudson, New Hampshire	World Independent Wrestling (1997–1999)	[1]
Mark Morton		1993–1998	Hannibal, Missouri	Central States Wrestling Alliance (1993–1998)	[1]
Don Muraco	1949–	1970–2005	Honolulu, Hawaii	Hawai'i Championship Wrestling (2003–2008)
Bob Murphy			Humble, Texas	Texas All-Star Wrestling (1994–)	[1]
Steve Murphy			St. Louis, Missouri	Mississippi Valley Wrestling Association (1997–1998)	[1]
Jerome Muse			Maryville, Tennessee	All-State Wrestling (1993–1996)	[1]
Donny Myers			Northern Vermont and Southern Quebec	Eastern Township Wrestling Association (1992–)	[1]
Jason Nash		1999–2001	Lufkin, Texas	Texas Wrestling Association (1999–2001)	[1]
Jim Neidhart	1955–2018	1979–2016	Tampa, Florida	Anvil Promotions (1993–1994)
Steve Neilson			Salt Lake City, Utah	Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (2003–)
Ron Niemi	1970–	1991–	Davie, Florida	Independent Professional Wrestling (1998–2003)	[1]
Bob Nettles			Hague, Virginia	Southern Wrestling Association (1991–1994)	[1]
Kurt Nile			Warren, Michigan (MCW)	Motor City Wrestling (1989–1991)	[1]
Greg Oakes			Marietta, Georgia	Atlantic States Wrestling Federation (1992–1996)	[1]
Bo Oates	1970–	1993–1997	Columbus, Georgia	Georgia Wrestling Alliance (1996–1999)	[1]
Ted Oates (Ted Allen)	1955–2010	1970–2010	Columbus, Georgia	Georgia Wrestling Alliance (1996–1999)	[1]
Carlina O'Brien		1995–2000	Barnegat Township, New Jersey (WWC) Ocean City, Maryland (APWA) Staten Island, New York (RCW/NWA-NY)	World Wrestling Coalition (1995–1996) Action Packed Wrestling Alliance (1996–1998) Richmond Championship Wrestling (1998) NWA New York (1998–2000)	[1]
Mike O'Brien			Newburgh, New York	Northeast Wrestling (1994–1998) NWA Northeast (1998–2000) Northeast Wrestling (2000–)	[1]
Richard O'Brien		1995–2000	Barnegat Township, New Jersey (WWC) Ocean City, Maryland (APWA) Staten Island, New York (RCW/NWA-NY)	World Wrestling Coalition (1995–1996) Action Packed Wrestling Alliance (1996–1998) Richmond Championship Wrestling (1998) NWA New York (1998–2000)	[1]
Steve O'Neill			Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Extreme Rising (2013–2015)
Ben Oliver		1998–2007	St. Louis, Missouri	Midwest Renegade Wrestling (1998–1999) Gateway Championship Wrestling (2000–2007)	[1] [57]
Satoshi Oji			Philadelphia	Dragon Gate USA (2009–)
Paul Olsek, Sr.			Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Eastern Wrestling Federation (1998–2001) Hardway Wrestling (2001–2006)	[1]
Paul Olsek, Jr.		1990–2009	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Eastern Wrestling Federation (1998–2001) Hardway Wrestling (2001–2006)	[1]
Bob Orton, Jr.	1950–	1972–	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (2001–)
Jeff Osborne		1992–1995	Evansville, Indiana	New American Wrestling (1993–1995)	[1]
Michael Paolini		1998–2007	Milford, Connecticut	Connecticut Championship Wrestling (1998–2007)	[1]
Jeff Patton		1993–1995	Morganton, North Carolina	Burke County Wrestling (1993–1994) New World Wrestling (1994–1995)	[1]
Mark Pennington		2004–	Coldwater, Michigan	Price of Glory Wrestling (2004–)	[1]
Jose Perez	1972–	2011–	Taunton, Massachusetts	Full Spectrum Wrestling (2011–)	[1]
Joe Perri			Verona, Pennsylvania	Tri-State Wrestling Federation (1990–1992)	[1]
Mike Pescina		1998–2003	Davie, Florida	Independent Professional Wrestling (1998–2003)	[1]
Bud Petty			McMinnville, Tennessee	Hardcore Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)	[1]
Christopher Plano			Greensboro, North Carolina	New Dimension Wrestling (1997–2005)	[1]
Steve Podunavac		1990–2005	Logan, West Virginia	American International Wrestling (1989) World Professional Wrestling (1990–2005)	[1] [58]
Dan Polinsky			Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Far North Wrestling (2003–2011)
Kris Pope		1992–1994	San Bernardino, California	Coast to Coast Wrestling Federation / Golden State Wrestling (1992–1994)	[1]
Ron Post	1974–	1996–	Jersey Shore, New Jersey	Empire Wrestling Association (1996) Empire Wrestling Alliance (1997–)	[1] [59]
Brian Powell			High Point, North Carolina	Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Alternative Championship Wrestling (1994–2004)	[1]
William Powell			Richfield, Wisconsin	Badger State Pro Wrestling (1996–2003)
Scott Pratt		1998–1999	Marion, North Carolina	Southern Wrestling Alliance (1998–1999)	[1]
Dave Prazak		1996–	Berwyn, Illinois	Shimmer Women Athletes (2005–)
Bert Prentice	1958-2021	1984–2021	Sioux Falls, South Dakota (MSCW) Dallas, Texas (CWT) Memphis, Tennessee (MCW/NWA-WW)	Championship Wrestling from Texas (1992) Music City Wrestling (1997–1998) NWA Worldwide (1998–2002)	[1]
Greg Price			Charlotte, North Carolina	Carolina Championship Wrestling (1991) South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (1991–1992) All-Star Wrestling (1993–1998) NWA All-Star Wrestling (1998–1999) NWA Carolinas (1999) NWA: New Beginnings (2010)	[1]
Jim Princeton			Tiptonville, Tennessee	Warriors of Wrestling (1997–1999) NWA Mid-South (1999–2001)	[1]
Mike Quackenbush (Michael Spillane)	1976–	1994–2020	Philadelphia	CHIKARA (2002–2020)
Harley Race	1943–2019	1960–2019	Eldon, Missouri	World League Wrestling (1999–)	[1]
Dave Rahman		1998	Houston, Texas	Great South Wrestling Federation (1998)	[1]
Pharnell Raines			Kingsport, Tennessee	Iron Ring Wrestling (1998–2011)	[1]
John Rambo	1962–	1989–	Hagerstown, Maryland	House of Pain Wrestling Federation (1997–)	[1]
Steve Rand		2000–2003	Portland, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (2000–2003)	[1]
T. Rantula (David Younkins)	1962–	1990–	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Far North Wrestling (2003–2011)
Michael Rapuano	1974–	1990–2003; 2011–	Miami, Florida (AWC) Davie, Florida (FOW)	Atlantic Wrestling Council (1990–1994) Future of Wrestling (1998–2003; 2011–)	[1]
Vincent Ratte	1976–	1998–2000		Unified Championship Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
Lou Reardon (Louis Reardon)		1994	Deer Park, New York	Eastern States Wrestling / Eastern Shores Wrestling (1994)	[1]
Reckless Youth (Tom Carter)	1974-	1995–	Philadelphia	CHIKARA (2002–)
Frank Reed (Frank Root)		1987–	Hannibal, Missouri (CSWA) Litchfield, Illinois (RCW)	Gateway City Championship Wrestling / Heartland Championship Wrestling (1991–1994) Missouri State Wrestling Alliance (1992) Central States Wrestling Alliance (1993–1998) Rampage Championship Wrestling (1999–2009)	[1] [60]
Frank Reyes			Tampa, Florida	Southeastern Professional Wrestling Federation (1996–1998)	[1]
Cody Rhodes (Cody Runnels)	1985–	2018–2022	Jacksonville, Florida	All Elite Wrestling (AEW) (2019–present) Ring of Honor (2022–present)
Tony Khan	1982–	2018–present
J.R. Rhodes			Jacksonville, Florida	Insane Wrestling Alliance (1996–)	[1]
Steve Ricard	1979–	2000–	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Top Rope Promotions (2000–)	[1]
Randy Ricci	1966–	1998–	Lake Barrington, Illinois	North American Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Davey Richards (Wesley Richards)	1983–	2004–	Rahway, New Jersey	EVOLVE Wrestling (2010–)
Reno Riggins (Neal Hargrove)	1967–	1986–	Madison, Tennessee	Spectrum Sports (1993)	[1]
Ron Rivera			City of Industry, California	Revolution Pro Wrestling (1999–2004)
Chuck Roberts			Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	International Wrestling Cartel (2001–)
Rusty Roberts			Morristown, Tennessee	United Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1994–1998)	[1]
Chaz Rocco	1968–2005	1993–1999	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	American Championship Wrestling (1993–1999)	[1]
Gino Rocco (Gene Wapiennik)	1968–	1984–	Washington, Pennsylvania	All-Star Wrestling Association (1991–1993)	[1] [61] [62] [63]
Bobby Rogers	1974–	1998–2003; 2011–	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Future of Wrestling (1998–2003; 2011–)	[1]
Mike Rogers			St. Louis, Missouri (MRW) Cape Girardeau, Missouri (ICW)	Midwest Renegade Wrestling (1998–2000) Impact Championship Wrestling (2000)	[1]
Chris Rose			Memphis, Tennessee	American Championship Wrestling (1999–2002)	[1]
Ian Rotten (John Williams)	1970–	1996–	Louisville, Kentucky	IWA Mid-South (1996–)	[1]
Roger Ruffen		1998–	Cincinnati, Ohio	Northern Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1]
Anthony Rufo	1968–	1998–	Taunton, Massachusetts (FSW)	Unified Championship Wrestling (1998–2000) Ultimate Championship Wrestling (2003–2005) Full Spectrum Wrestling (2011–)	[1]
Hugh Rundles			Tiptonville, Tennessee	Warriors of Wrestling (1997–1999) NWA Mid-South (1999–2000)	[1]
Andy Runyon			Portsmouth, Ohio	Wrestling Group International (1993–1998) Superstar Wrestling Federation (1998–2001)	[1]
Rob Russen		1976–	Philadelphia (NAWF/NWF) Girard, Ohio (IWA)	North American Wrestling Federation (1979–1984) National Wrestling Federation (1985–1988) International Wrestling Association (1989–1995)	[1]
Joey Ryan (Joey Meehan)	1979–	2000–	Los Angeles	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2003–)
Kandy Ryan			Lenoir, North Carolina	Fantasy Pro-Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)	[1]
Bob Ryder	1956-2020	1990s-2020	Nashville, Tennessee	Impact Wrestling (2002–2020)
Gary Sabaugh	1957-		Charlotte, North Carolina (PWF)	Professional Wrestling Federation (1990–1999)	[1]
Hermie Sadler	1969–	2005–2007	Richmond, Virginia	UWF Live (2005–2007)
Fred Salem			Huntington, West Virginia	All Star Championship Wrestling (1996–1999)	[1]
Mike Samples	1964-		Central City, Kentucky (TSW) Indianapolis, Indiana (CCW) Evansville, Indiana (HWF)	Tri-State Wrestling (1991–1993) Circle City Wrestling (1996–1997) Hardcore Wrestling Federation (1997–1999)	[1]
Chris Sanders			Cranston, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Wrestling Alliance (1995–2004)	[1]
Tito Santana (Merced Solis)	1953–	1977–	Chicago	American Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)	[1]
Clarence Santini			Woodbury, Tennessee	Universal Wrestling Alliance (1998) New Age Wrestling Alliance (1999)	[1]
Gabe Sapolsky	1972–	1995–	Philadelphia	Dragon Gate USA (2009–) EVOLVE Wrestling (2010–)
Bruno Sassi	1970–	1988–	Coral Springs	Coastal Championship Wrestling (2004–)
Peter Savage			Stockton, California	Golden State Wrestling Alliance (1998–1999)	[1]
Savannah Slim (Chris Livingstone)			Columbus, Ohio	National Wrestling Conference (1993–1998)	[1]
Jordan Schneider			Manhattan, New York	Family Wrestling Entertainment (2010–)
Kurt Schneider	1951–	1989–2009	Warren, Michigan	Motor City Wrestling (1989–2000)	[1]
Leo Schneider		1993	Hannibal, Missouri	Central States Wrestling Alliance (1993)	[1]
Mark Shrader	1967–	1993–2003	Dundalk, Maryland	Maryland Championship Wrestling (1998–2003)	[1]
Gordon Scozzari	1970–2011	1991–2000	Asbury Park, New Jersey	American Wrestling Federation (1991–1992)	[1]
Bobby Sechrist			Mount Airy, North Carolina	Virginia Carolina Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph William Utsler)	1974–	1999–	Detroit, Michigan	Juggalo Championship Wrestling (1999–)
Joshua Shea		2000–2001	Portland, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (2000–2001)	[1]
John Short			Egg Harbor City, New Jersey	Force One Pro Wrestling (2006–)
Bernie Siegel (Bernard Siegel)		1991–	Cutler Ridge, Florida	Sunshine Wrestling Federation (1991–1998) Florida Championship Wrestling (1994–2001)	[1]
Cary Silkin			Bristol, Pennsylvania	Ring of Honor (2002–2022)
Thomas Simpson		1988–	Cameron, North Carolina	OMEGA (1997–1999)	[1] [64]
Sir Mo (Robert Horne)	1967–	1991–	Dyersburg, Tennessee Dallas, Texas	New Blood Wrestling (2006–2009) SOAR Championship Wrestling (2016-present)
Larry Skipper			Forest City, North Carolina	Eastern Wrestling Federation (1997–2003)	[1]
Bill Slaydon			Hammond, Indiana	Nu Wave Wrestling Association (1996–1999)	[1]
Richard Small		1995	Portland, Oregon	Pacific Coast Wrestling (1995)	[1]
Brian Smith			Elizabethton, Tennessee	Appalachian Mountain Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Robert Smith			London, Kentucky	Diehard Championship Wrestling (1997–2000)	[1]
Tyson Smith			Ceredo, West Virginia	Championship Pro Wrestling (1998)	[1]
Al Snow (Allen Sarven)	1963–	1993–1998	Lima, Ohio	Global Wrestling Alliance (1993–1999) Ohio Valley Wrestling (2018-)	[1]
George South	1962–	1985–	Charlotte, North Carolina (PWF) Concord, North Carolina (EWA)	Professional Wrestling Federation (1990–1999) Exodus Wrestling Alliance (2001–)	[1] [65]
Fred Sparta			Rockland, Massachusetts	World Wrestling Stars (1996–)
Mike Sparta			Rockland, Massachusetts	World Wrestling Stars (1996–)
Don Sparton			Hammond, Indiana	Ringside Wrestling Alliance (1994–1999)	[1]
A.J. Sparxx (Michael Illions)	1966–		Woodland Park, New Jersey (IWF)	New Jack City Wrestling (1995–1996) American Wrestling Council (1997–1998) Independent Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1] [66]
James St. Jean		1997–2000	Lewiston, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1997–2000)	[1]
David St. Onge	1964–		Warren, Michigan (CWF) Hazel Park, Michigan (MWA)	Championship Wrestling Federation (1996–1997) Michigan Wrestling Alliance (1997–2004)	[1] [67]
Bob Staples		1997–1999	Lewiston, Maine	Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1997–1999)	[1]
Preston Steele (Pete Lucic)		1983–	Girard, Ohio	International Wrestling Association (1995–)	[1] [68] [69]
Ken Staubs			Martinsburg, West Virginia	Ultimate Championship Wrestling (1995–1997)	[1]
Cory Stevens			Limerick, Pennsylvania	3K Wrestling Fighting Athletes (2008–2009)
Gary Stevens			Edison, New Jersey	Bloody Rage American Wrestling League (1998–2003)	[1]
Paul Stevens		1998–2000	Tucson, Arizona	Combat Championship Wrestling (1998) Dragon's Den (1998–2000)	[1]
Jonnie Stewart	1967–	1986–2007	Racine, Wisconsin	Wrestling Superstars Live (1996–2010)	[1]
Bill Stone		1999	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi	Heroes of Wrestling (1999)
Curtis Stone			San Antonio, Texas	Warriors 4 Christ Wrestling (1999–)
Matt Storm (Matt West)		1998–	Providence, Rhode Island	Mayhem Independent Wrestling (1998–2000) PWF Northeast (2002–2006; 2010–)	[1] [28]
Kyle Storm (Kyle White)	1974–	1998–	Providence, Rhode Island	Mayhem Independent Wrestling (1998–2000) PWF Northeast (2002–2006; 2010–)	[1] [28]
Larry Strickland		1994–1998	Gauley Bridge, West Virginia	Globe Star Pro Wrestling (1994–1998)
Sage Strong (Travis Shirk)		2005–	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	The Ultimate Wrestling Experience (2011–)	[70]
Gary Sturdevant			Dallas, Texas	Big D Wrestling (1992–1994)	[1]
Super Dragon (Daniel Lyon)	1975–	1997–	Los Angeles	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2003–)
Frank Szabo			Butler, Pennsylvania	United States Wrestling League (1993–1998)	[1]
Jeff Tankersley	1968–		Kingsport, Tennessee	Iron Ring Wrestling (1998–2011)	[1]
Mike Tartaglia			Sewell, New Jersey	Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (1998–)
Sean Tasco			Tampa, Florida	New Breed Pro Wrestling (1998–2004)	[1]
Ken Taylor			Dallas, Texas	NWA Southwest / Southwest Wrestling Alliance (1998–2011)	[1]
Trent Taylor (Scott Harvey)		1999–2001	Pacoima, California	United Independent Wrestling Alliance (1999–2001)	[1] [71]
Les Thatcher	1940–	1996–	Cincinnati, Ohio	Heartland Wrestling Association (1996–)	[1]
Dave Thomas			Jobstown, New Jersey	United Wrestling Coalition (1998–)
Lois Thomas			Jobstown, New Jersey	United Wrestling Coalition (1998–)
Gene Thompson			Maryville, Tennessee	Southern Wrestling Association (1992–1998)	[1]
Mike Thompson			Richfield, Wisconsin	Badger State Pro Wrestling (1996–2003)	[1]
John ThunderCloud (John Medlin)	1979–	1996–	Henderson, North Carolina	Atlantic States Championship Wrestling (1998) Central Carolina Pro Wrestling (1998–2000)	[1]
Frank Thurman			Collinsville, Illinois	New Midwest Wrestling (1997)	[1]
James Thurston			Morehead City, North Carolina	World Wrestling Organization (1998–2001)	[1]
Chris Tibbs			Winchester, Virginia	Mid-Eastern Championship Wrestling (1995–1997)	[1]
Ray Torres		1992–	Reading, Pennsylvania	Wild Independent Wrestling Federation (1995–1996) Regional Championship Wrestling (1996–)	[1]
Barron Vangor Toth	1973–2008	1998–1999	Milford, Connecticut	Connecticut Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Dave Touchstone			Stockton, California	Golden State Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000) Pacific Championship Wrestling (2000)	[1]
Brian Tramel			Louisville, Mississippi	Ringside Riot Promotions (1991)	[1]
Alfredo Travieso, Jr.	1965–	1995–	Cranston, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Wrestling Alliance (1995–2004)	[1] [28]
Triple H (Paul Levesque)	1969–	2012–	Stamford, Connecticut	WWE (2022–) Raw (2022–) SmackDown (2022–) NXT (2012–)	[1]
Emily Tzortzatos	1970–	1995–1999	New York City, New York	Ultimate Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)	[1] [72]
Dan Ulrich			Tampa, Florida	International Championship Wrestling Association (1991–1994)	[1]
Steve Unterman			Baltimore, Maryland	Wrestling Independent Network (1992)	[1]
Tony Valadez			San Bernardino, California	Sudden Impact Wrestling (1998)	[1]
David Valentin			Reading, Pennsylvania	Wild Independent Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)	[1]
Donny Valentine		1996–1997	Baytown, Texas	Iron Fist Wrestling Federation (1996–1997)	[1]
Rocco Valentino (Rob Biggins)	1964–	1996–	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Oklahoma Pro (1997–2000)	[1]
Kenny Valiant			Tupelo, Mississippi	All Pro Wrestling (1990–)	[1]
Mark Vance			Evansville, Indiana	Hardcore Wrestling Federation (1997–1999)	[1]
Vampiro (Ian Richard Hodgkinson)	1967–	1991–	Los Angeles	Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)
Jay Vargas (Jonathan Vargas)	1989–	2009–2010	Tampa, Florida	Wrestlicious (2009–2010)
Violent J (Joseph Bruce)	1972–	1999–	Detroit, Michigan	Juggalo Championship Wrestling (1999–)
Dale Walker			Dyersburg, Tennessee	Dyersburg Championship Wrestling (1998–2010) Mid-America Championship Wrestling	[1]
John Walter (Johnny Toonz)	1979-	2017-	Wysox,Pennsylvania	Northern Tier Wrestling (2017)
Doug Ward			Stanton, Virginia	Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance (1993–1995)	[1] [73]
Doug Watkins		1992–	Dalton, Georgia	Tri-Star Wrestling Alliance (1992–)	[1] [74] [75]
Wendell Weatherby	1960–	1992–1993	Billerica, Massachusetts	All-Star Can-Am Wrestling (1992–1993)	[1]
Bill Weaver	1964–	1997–2008	Melbourne, Florida	Coastal Championship Wrestling (1997–2008)	[1]
Tim Welch			Morristown, Tennessee	United Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1995–1998)	[1]
Danny Wenkel		1986–	Burlington, North Carolina	CWF Mid-Atlantic (2000–)
Ray Whebbe, Jr.	1955–2003		Lakeville, Minnesota	St. Paul Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1] [76] [77]
Flexx Wheeler		1992–	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000)	[1] [46]
Joe Wheeler			Wilmington, North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling (1997–2002)	[1]
Dennis Wipprecht		1991–	Baltimore, Maryland	Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1991–2004) Maryland Championship Wrestling (2006–)	[1]
Billy Whack (Larry Statkus)			Chicago	Lunatic Wrestling Federation (1993–2004)	[1] [78] [79]
Mikey Whipwreck (John Watson)	1973–	1994–	Hicksville, New York	New York Wrestling Connection (2002–)
Anthony White			High Point, North Carolina	Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Alternative Championship Wrestling (1994–2004)	[1]
Rod Whitworth			Commerce, Texas	National Class Wrestling (1993)	[1]
John Wickizer			Philadelphia	Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000)	[1] [46]
Scott Wilcox			Clinton, Tennessee	Volunteer Championship Wrestling (1997–1998)	[1]
Maverick Wild (Scott C. Despres)	1970–	1988–2010	Rochester, New Hampshire	Front Row Wrestling (2003–2010)
Brant Wilkens			St. Louis, Missouri	Midwest Renegade Wrestling (1998–1999)	[1]
Maurice Williams			Jacksonville, Florida	Thunder Wrestling Federation (1998–)	[1] [80] [81] [82]
Jack Williamson			Woodbury, New Jersey	Middle Atlantic States Wrestling (1992)	[1]
Fred Willis			New Albany, Indiana	Wild Wrestling Action (1992)	[1]
Carl Wilson			Wilmington, North Carolina	Coastal Carolina Wrestling Alliance / Carolina Wrestling Federation (1991–1994)	[1]
Allen Withrow	1974–		Jonesboro, Arkansas	Continental Wrestling Federation (1996–2002)	[1] [83]
Roger Withrow			Jonesboro, Arkansas	Continental Wrestling Federation (1996–2002)	[1] [83]
Danny Wolfe			Hollywood, California	Hollywood Heavyweight Wrestling (1990)	[1]
Mark Wood			Princeton, West Virginia	All Star Wrestling (1992–1993) Appalachian Championship Wrestling (1993)	[1]
Tim Woody			High Point, North Carolina	Alternative Championship Wrestling (1994–2004)	[1]
W.D. Woody		1995–2005	Louisa, Virginia	Ultimate Championship Wrestling (1995–2005)	[1] [84]
Gary Woronchak		1994–1995	Dearborn, Michigan	Midwest Territorial Wrestling (1994–1995)	[1]
Bruce Wren	1957–		Orlando, Florida	Southeastern Championship Wrestling (1991–2002)	[1] [85] [86]
Darren Wyse (Darren Wise)	1975–	1992–2009	Red Lion, Pennsylvania	National Championship Wrestling (1997–2009)	[1] [87]
John Zandig (John Corson)	1971–	1996–	Philadelphia	Combat Zone Wrestling (1999–2009)	[1]
Scott Zeinstra	1969–	1997–2003; 2007–	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Championship Wrestling of Michigan / Pro Wrestling Worldwide (1997–2003; 2007–)	[1] [88] [89]
Rob Zicari	1974–	1999–2003	Sherman Oaks, California	Xtreme Pro Wrestling (1999–2003)

See also

• List of professional wrestling rosters
• Professional wrestling authority figures

Footnotes

• ^a  – Entries without a birth name indicates that the individual did not perform under a ring name.
• ^b – This includes the individual's entire time in the wrestling industry as opposed to activities as a promoter.
• ^c – Prior to the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1948, many promoters did not publicly operate under a formal company. Instead, wrestling was independently promoted out of major cities and were only loosely affiliated under the National Wrestling Association.
• ^d – This section lists the promotions in which the individual was the owner rather than being employed in a subordinate role such as booker or road agent.

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Further reading

• Drasin, Ric and Bruce Dwight Collins. So, You Want to be a Wrestling Promoter?. Imprint Books, 2003. ISBN   1-59109-949-8

External links

• Wrestling Roundtable 6/21/09 (Part 2): Best/Worst Promoters on YouTube