List of professional wrestling promoters in the United States

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.

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.

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.