User:MadMax/independent

Current

 * All-Pro Wrestling, California (1999-present)


 * Century Wrestling Alliance (1989-1997)
 * Notability: A regional territory of the National Wrestling Alliance as NWA New England/NWA Cold Front (1997-present).
 * Established by longtime wrestler and promoter Tony Rumble.
 * Its roster included many veterans of IWCCW and the Northeastern region.
 * "Anthony Magliaro, 43, professional wrestler. (Obituary)". Boston Herald 16 Nov 1999
 * "Down Our Street". The Record 09 Oct 1996
 * "The Station Fire". Providence Journal 06 Apr 2003


 * Chaotic Wrestling (2000-present)
 * Deleted under (CSD A7) in June 2006 and by uncontested prod in August 2006.


 * Notability: New England regional promotion whose former champions include Spike Dudley, Ronnie D. Lishus, Slyk Wagner Brown and Brian Black, the latter signed to a developmental contract with the WWE in 2005.
 * "Framingham Grad Finds Himself Wrsetling For A break Into The WWE". Boston Globe. 28 Mar 2004
 * "Wrestling event to build skating programs for youths". The Berkshire Eagle. 06 May 2002
 * "School of hard knocks - On the road to the WWE". The Sun 22 Feb 2006
 * "Sports". Providence Journal. 07 Aug 2004
 * "Throwing His Weight Around". Boston Globe 29 Aug 2004
 * "Once Hailed As "Mr. USA" On The Independent Circuit, Tony Atlas". Boston Globe. 02 Dec 2001
 * "Harvard graduate dreams of WWF Ex-Hersey standout pursues". Daily Herald 22 Aug 2001
 * "Art Ring masters; Exhibit reveals the dreams, struggles of aspiring pro-wrestlers". Boston Herald 06 Nov 2003


 * Chikara Pro Wrestling (2002-present)
 * Combat Zone Wrestling (1999-present)
 * East Coast Wrestling Association (1967-present)


 * Eastern Wrestling Alliance (1998-present)
 * Notability: New England-based wrestling promotion whose former champions include Tony Atlas, Axl Rotten, Damon Darchangelo, Kidd USA and Robbie Ellis /. Other wrestlers include Tom Matera and John Stagikas.
 * "Getting wild in tights - Local man views grappling as an art form". Worcester Telegraph Gazette 22 Dec 2006
 * "School Of Hard Knocks". Baltimore Sun 28 Sept 2006
 * "It was just Wild and Krazy guys - wrestling fans enjoy soap opera". Worcester Telegraph Gazette 06 Oct 2004
 * "Class Acts: The Theatrics of Professional Wrestling Find A Place In The Curriculum At One North Carolina College". Palm Beach Post 26 Mar 2000
 * Conner, Floyd. Wrestlings Most Wanted (P): The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers and Other Oddities. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2001. ISBN 1-57488-308-9


 * Exodus Wrestling Alliance (2004-present)
 * Deleted as nonsense in July 2005


 * Notability: North Carolina-based promotion whose former champions include George South, Masked Superstar and Brad Armstrong.
 * "He knows who REAL referee is: George South has made his pro wrestling events his ministry". Charlotte Observer. 28 July 2005
 * "Steamboat, Flair's son to grace same ring at Spindale House". Post and Courier. 31 Oct 2004
 * Green, Jordan. "‘I was famous for getting beat up’: The glorious and tragic story of Carolina wrasslin’". Yes! Weekly. 15 Dec 2005
 * "Raw's Move To USA Network Sparks On-Air Battle With Spike TV". Winston-Salem Journal 01 Oct 2005


 * Full Impact Pro (2003-present)
 * Hawaii Championship Wrestling (2003-present)
 * Heartland Wrestling Association (1998-present)
 * Owned by Les Thatcher
 * Independent Wrestling Federation
 * Protected against recreation.


 * International Wrestling Cartel
 * Deleted on February 14 and March 17 (see: Articles for deletion/International Wrestling Cartel)


 * "Harsh reality tosses wrestler out of WWE ring". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 24 Jul 2003
 * "Big Butler Fair wrestler relies on broader shoulders". Pittsburgh Post Gazette 25 Jun 2003
 * "Collier: Promoter finds funerals, wrestling make good match". Pittsburgh Post Gazette 11 Jun 2006
 * "Harsh reality tosses wrestler out of WWE ring". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 24 Jul 2003


 * IWA Deep South (2006-present)
 * Former champions include Ian Rotten and Mike Quackenbush.
 * IWA East Coast (2005-present)
 * Former champions include Chris Hero and Jerry Lynn.
 * IWA Mid-South (1996-present)
 * Jersey All-Pro Wrestling (1997-present)


 * Keystone Championship Wrestling (2002-present)
 * Deleted as non notable in August 2006


 * Former competitors include New Jack and Julio Dinero. /.
 * "Pro-wrestling club entertains PSU club with first show". Penn State Digital Collegan. 06 Dec 2004


 * Maryland Championship Wrestling (1998-present)
 * Maximum Pro Wrestling (2002-2003)
 * Former champions include Gangrel, D'Lo Brown, Simon Diamond and A.J. Styles . Merged with Border City Wrestling in April 2003 and later split in September 2003.




 * Mid-America Wrestling (1993-2004?)
 * Former champions include Ian and Axl Rotten, CM Punk and Zach Gowan . May be inactive since 2004.


 * Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1992-present)
 * Longtime regional promotion whose champions include Axl Rotten, Tom Brandi, Crash Holly, Jim Neidhart, Disco Inferno, Anthony Durante and The Honky Tonk Man as well as independent wrestlers Max Thrasher, Morgus the Maniac, Bob Starr, Dino Casanova, Danny Doring and Corporal Punishment.


 * Millennium Wrestling Federation (2001-present)
 * Affiliated with the American Wrestling Association (1996-present).
 * Percy Pringle manages several wrestlers in the federation.
 * The Iron Sheik, a regular on Dan Mirade's MWF show, has made frequent controversal statments towards B. Brian Blair and Hulk Hogan during interviews during 2004.
 * Covered by the Puroresu Dojo
 * "A Pro League Of Their Own". Charlotte Observer. 14 Dec 2000
 * "Nothing Personal, Sweatheart". Charlotte Observer. 14 Feb 2003


 * National Wrestling League (1989-present)/HoPWF (1997-present)
 * Longtime regional promotion whose former champions include Cactus Jack, Jimmy Snuka, The Patriot, The Fantastics, Paul Orndorff and B. Brian Blair. Other wrestlers include John Rambo, Prof. Egon Ecton and Morgus the Maniac.


 * New England Championship Wrestling
 * Boston-based promotion whose roster includes independent wrestlers "Revolution" Chris Venom and "Psycho" Mike Osbourne.
 * Kocian, Lisa. "Throwing Their Weight Around - Wrestlers Go To The Mat For A Charitable Cause". Boston Globe. 05 Dec 2004
 * Ryan, Steven and Dawn Witlin. "Women take to ring - no holds barred". Boston Herald. 06 Mar 2006
 * Kahn, Joseph P. "Glam Slam - Taking Their Place In The Ring, These Women Wrestlers Are Winning Devoted Fans". Boston Globe. 10 Jun 2006


 * New World Wrestling


 * Premier Wrestling Federation and World-1 (2004-present)
 * Formerly Pennsylvania Westling Federation
 * Former roster includes Jerry Lynn, Masato Tanaka, Mike Kahlua, Steve Corino and C. W. Anderson, all of whom have held championship titles in the promotion.


 * Pro Wrestling Guerilla (2003-present)


 * Pro Wrestling Unplugged
 * Deleted as non notable on August 2006 (see'': Articles for deletion/Pro Wrestling Unplugged) and on October 2006 under (CSD-G4)


 * Four votes for Keep against three for Delete in afd discussion.
 * Notability: Owned by Tod Gordon
 * Has one of the hightest attendences in the Mid-Atlantic region (PSPhenom) including rival promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (199.111.68.105).
 * Has originated several specialty matches since used in other wrestling promotions and are heavily used in its annual Crazy 8 Tournament (Asher Katz).
 * Featured in Mexican wrestling press because of their working relationship with the native promotion XLAW. PWU also was featured in overseas press when they recently ran a show featuring Japan's Dragon's Gate wrestlers. Most recently they hosted a rare stateside appearence of Hayabusa and several Japanese fans attended as well as Japanese press (Asher Katz).
 * "'Dirty Deeds' does it this weekend". Evening Sun 18 Apr 2006
 * "My Job: Pro wrstler and promoter endured triumph and tragedy". York Daily Record. 21 Dec 2005




 * Southern States Wrestling
 * Notability: Tennessee-based promotion whose former champions include Bunkhouse Buck, Mike Sampson, Buddy Landell and the Mongolian Stomper.
 * Duncan, Royal and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories, Revised 4th Edition. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications, 2000. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4


 * Top Rope Productions
 * Notability: Parent company of Afa Anoai's World Xtreme Wrestling.
 * "Red Lake Falls' Tag Team - Hometown Boys Pin Hope On Pro Wrestling". Grand Forks Herald. 22 Sept 2002
 * Pro wrestler dies in the ring". Associated Press. 10 Jan 2000


 * Ultimate Pro Wrestling (1998-present)


 * United States Extreme Wrestling (1996-present)
 * Notability: Former champions include past WWF wrestlers Tito Santana, Sgt. Slaughter and Bam Bam Bigelow as well as ECW wrestlers Tommy Cairo, "Big" Dick Dudley, Balls Mahoney, Sabu, Raven, Shane Douglas, Al Snow, Steve Corino and Rhyno.


 * Wrestling Society X (2006-present)


 * World Xtreme Wrestling (1996-present)
 * Notability: Owned by Afa Anoai, a former wrestler for the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
 * A longtime regional promotion based on the Trans World Wrestling Federation in the early 1970s.
 * Has toured the Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific regions.
 * In association with the Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center, the promotion has trained several WWE wrestlers including Batista, Chris Kanyon, Billy Kidman and Gene Snitsky.

Central States

 * Midwest Wrestling Association (1930s-1948)
 * Deleted as redirect to deleted Heart of America Sports Attractions in February 2007.


 * Boness, Kenneth R. Pile Driver: The Life of Charles "Midget" Fischer. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2002. ISBN 1-4010-8453-2
 * "Wrestling Legend Lou Thez Dies After Heart Operation". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 29 Apr 2002
 * "Sports". Zanesfield Signal. 27 Mar 1931
 * "Sports". Newark Advocate. 16 Jan 1936
 * "Sports". Mansfield News Journal. 13 Mar 1939
 * "Sports". Mansfield News Journal. 15 Feb 1940
 * "Sports". Newark Advocate. 09 May 1951


 * National Wrestling Alliance [Iowa] (?-1959)
 * NWA Heart of America/Central States (1948-1988)
 * World Wrestling Alliance (Jan. 1988-Oct. 1988)
 * NWA Midwest (1998-present)

Mid-Atlantic

 * NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (?-1985)
 * National Wrestling Alliance [Jim Crockett Promotions] (1985-1988)
 * National Championship Wrestling [N. Carolina] (1995-1998)
 * NWA 2000 [N. Carolina] (1997-1998)
 * NWA All-Star Wrestling [N. Carolina] (1998-1999)
 * NWA Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1999-present)
 * Carolina Wrestling Federation (2000-present)
 * NWA Virginia (2000-present)

Mid-South

 * NWA Tri-State (?-1982)
 * Mid-South Wrestling Association (1979-1986)
 * Universal Wrestling Federation (1986-87)
 * NWA Battle Zone [Mississippi] (1998-present)
 * NWA Oklahoma (2003-present)

New England

 * Atlantic Athletic Commission (1957-1961)
 * Big Time Wrestling (1961-1975)
 * Deleted as redirect to deleted Big Time Wrestling (usa) in August 2006 and by an uncontested prod in February 2007.

Pacific Northwest

 * Championship Wrestling U.S.A. [Oregon] (1992-1997)
 * Pacific Coast Wrestling [Oregon, Washington, & British Columbia] (1920s-1950s)
 * NWA Pacific Northwest Championship Wrestling (1950s- 92/07 )
 * NWA Pacific Northwest [British Columbia]
 * NWA Oregon/Championship Pro Wrestling [Oregon]
 * Championship Pro Wrestling Deleted after uncontested prod in September 2006.


 * Superstar Championship Wrestling [Washington] (1972-1976)

International

 * 1PW Wrestling (2005-present)
 * Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1995-present)
 * Border City Wrestling (1993-present)
 * European Wrestling Association
 * German Stampede Wrestling
 * International Wrestling Revolution Group (1996-present)
 * Irish Whip Wrestling (2002-present)
 * Italian Championship Wrestling

Defunct and Inactive Promotions

 * American Wrestling Federation (1994-1996)
 * Atlantic Terror Championship Wrestling
 * Future of Wrestling
 * Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling
 * IPW Hardcore Wrestling


 * Main Event Championship Wrestling
 * Deleted as non notable in March 2007 (see Articles for deletion/Main Event Championship Wrestling).


 * "WWE Programming Infused With McMahon Family Members". Sun Herald. 14 Aug 2003
 * "Stars Shine For the Family Of The "Flyin Bryan". Post-Standard. 13 Aug 2001


 * Major League Wrestling (2002-2004)
 * Title history covered by the Puroresu Dojo.
 * Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)
 * Memphis Power Pro Wrestling
 * Nittany Wrestling Federation
 * Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
 * Phoenix Championship Wrestling (2001-2003)
 * Pro Pain Wrestling (3PW)
 * Pro-Wrestling America
 * Regional Wrestling Alliance
 * Sunray Pro Wrestling
 * Texas Wrestling Alliance
 * Promoted by Shawn Michaels, a former WWF World Heavyweight Champion.


 * Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (2000-2003)
 * Deleted due to uncontested prod in February 2007.


 * Promoted by Dusty Rhodes.
 * Niesse, Mark. "Former WCW wrsetlers finding work outside the ring". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 23 Nov 2003
 * "Wrestling Promoters Decry Bill". Macon Telegraph. 09 Mar 2001
 * "Father-And-Son Wrestling Team Takes On Old Foes This Weekend". Macon Telegraph 11 Aug 2000
 * "Dream Date". Macon Telegraph. 09 Jun 2000
 * "Outside The Ring, World's Still A Fight For Wrestler's". Macon Telegraph. 09 Nov 2003


 * Women of Wrestling (2001-inactive)
 * World Japan Pro Wrestling