List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe

This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Europe, sorted by country, and lists both active and defunct professional wrestling promotions.

All of Europe Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveNew European Championship WrestlingNurembergAlex Wright2009–YesUnion of European Wrestling Alliances2009–Governing body

Europe Austria Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveEuropean Wrestling AssociationViennaChris RaaberMichael Kovac2002–YesDefunctCatch Wrestling AssociationGrazNico Selenkowitsch (1973-1987)Otto Wanz (1987-2000)Peter William (1987-2000)1973–2000YesOriginally known as the Internationalen Berufsringer Verbandes (IBV)

Belgium Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveBanger Zone WrestlingFrameries2019–YesBelgian Catch Wrestling FederationLiègeSalvatore Bellomo2006–YesFlemish Wrestling force TessenderloHomeless tom 2003- yes

Croatia Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActivePrvi Hrvatski KečeriZagrebAntonio Ilić2005–First Croatian promotion

Cyprus Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActivePro Wrestling Cyprus (PWC)Nicosia2023-YesWrestling promotion that started as part of Cyprus Comic ConAbsolute Cyprus Wrestling (ACW)NicosiaFrixos Masouras2024-YesPurely Cypriot pro-wrestling promotion

Denmark Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveBODYSLAM! Pro WrestlingAarhusKristian Buus NielsenSøren Bjerg Nielsen2015–YesCopenhagen Championship WrestlingCopenhagenSebastian Krohn Børgesen2016–Union of European Wrestling Alliances member.RandersKim Tinning2004–Yes Union of European Wrestling Alliances member.Nordic Elite WrestlingCopenhagenCrazy 82021–YesDefunctPremier Wrestling LeagueEuropean Sports Promotion Ltd.2007–2009Wrestling DKFredericia2011–2016

Finland Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveFCF WrestlingHelsinkiPro Wrestling Ry2003–YesSlam Wrestling FinlandPorvooStarBuck2018–YesDefunctValhalla Pro WrestlingHelsinkiPatrick Pesola2003–2005

France Name Location Owner(s) Years activeWebsite NotesActiveAssociation Beauvaisienne de Catch et AthlétismeBeauvaisM. VilleroyM. QuevalJean-Claude GrignonOlivier Grignon1956–19661966–19701970–19851985–YesOldest ever-running pro wrestling school and promotion in FranceAssociation Biterroise de CatchBéziersMax SouliéRémy Soulié2006–YesUnion of European Wrestling Alliances member.Association les Professionnels du CatchNanterreFausto Costantino Fabio Costantino2004–2019 2019–YesLa BagarrePloudalmézeau2022–Catch As Catch CanDouai2017–Catch ConneXion MontpellierPerpignanNicolas BroisseauYannick Roussel2008–YesFighters Revenge Pro WrestlingPessacAndré Levissieux2011–20182022–YesHexagon CatchMontpellier2022–International Catch Wrestling AllianceLaventiePierre Fontaine2002–YesK.H.A.O.Paris2025–Ligue Nationale de CatchRemiremontDrommer LudovicXavier Christen2010–YesLyon Wrestling AssociationLyon2025–YesNevez Web CatchBrest2015–North France WrestlingGravelines2024–Rixe CatchMordellesAlbert Roche2019–Tigers Pro WrestlingNarbonneMarc Sébire Danielle Picout2010–2014 2014–Wrestling Pro EssonneCorbeil-EssonnesDavid Stars2018–Wrestling StarsMontereauFlesh Gordon2002–YesDefunctAYA CatchRumillyStéphane Nogues2015–2024YesEuropean Wrestling League ChampionshipMérignacFrédéric Juste2007–2021YesFédération Française de Catch ProfessionnelParisWissousHenri DeglaneRoger DelaporteMarc Mercier19331960–19892006–2025YesOldest pro wrestling promotion in FranceFighting Spirit FederationToulouseLaurent PourrutJerome PourrutSacha Puyssegur2005–2007YesForce Francophone du CatchToulouseMatthias Chalumeau2004–2010YesHeritage Catch ProfessionnelBollèneWilliam Wolf2020–2026N'CatchTourcoingLudivine HugotPhilippe de Marsignac2009–2013YesOuest-CatchLamballeRégis Béreschel2011–2019YesQueens of ChaosToulouseJerome Pourrut2005–2007 Yes

Germany Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveGerman Championship WrestlingBremenDennis Broszinski2022-German Wrestling FederationBerlinAhmed Chaer, Crazy Sexy Mike1995–YesNew European Championship WrestlingNurembergAlex Wright2009–YesUnlimited WrestlingHalberstadtMartin Guerrero2019-YesVerband der BerufsringerBerlin1912–2005Westside Xtreme WrestlingEssenwXw Europe GmbHFelix Kohlenberg, Tassilo Jung, Jörg Steinmetzler, Christian Michael Jakobi2000–Yes

Greece Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveZMAKAthens Petros Polychronidis 2016-2026 (Retired) George Charos 2026-Active2016–zmakgr.comDefunctT.W.T. (Thessaloniki Wrestling Team) ThessalonikiGeorge Charos2016-2018https://twt982.webnode.gr/Hellenic Pro Wrestling AssociationAthensHPWA Board2018-2022Greek Wrestling House Athens & TripoliGeorge Konstas2021–This is not an actual Wrestling Promotion, it is a Youtube channel.Greek Wrestling Association Athens Anonymous General Manager2022– 2023This is not an actual Wrestling Promotion, it is a Youtube channel.

Hungary Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveHungarian Championship WrestlingBudapestAaron KissDavid TurgerBen Szalay2010–Yes Xtreme Wrestling PromotionSalgótarjánRon Corvus 2019–Yes DefunctPro-Wrestling MagyarországBudapestKirill Michurin †2016–2020

Italy Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveItalian Championship WrestlingBergamoNino Baldan Emilio Bernocchi2000–YesOldest Italian wrestling promotion still activeSuperior Italian WrestlingCascina (Pisa)Alex Flash2018-YesMost-followed Italian promotion, with a weekly YouTube show and two yearly big eventsMilano WrestlingMilanGaetano Durante 2019–YesWrestling TorinoTurinViolenzo2023–YesDREAM Pro WrestlingSalernoMax Peach2021-BREAK Pro WrestlingRomaAndrea Ballarin2022-Squash A JobberMilanItalian Wrestling AssociationFrosinone

Malta Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActivePro Wrestling MaltaMaltaWayne Pace2014–Yes First Maltese promotion

Czech Republic Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveArt of WrestlingPragueMichal Petrgal2016–Yes VcV Original WrestlingPragueVcV Original Wrestling2012–Yes First Czech promotion

Netherlands Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveDutch Pro WrestlingHazerswoude-RijndijkMark Kodiak 2004-yesPro Wrestling Holland wormerJordy te Braak2006-yesLive Action WrestlingRico Bushido 2023-DefunctFreestyle Championship WrestlingBas Jussen1997 - 2011noPro Wrestling Showdown2004-2019no

Poland Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveManiac Zone WrestlingWrocławShadow2014–Kombat Pro WrestlingGdyniaPiękny Kawaler2015–YesKPW was created in the place of Do or Die Wrestling, which ceased operations in 2015PpW Ewenement WrestlingWarsawMister Z2020–YesStarted as a backyard wrestling promotion in 2010, transitioned into pro wrestling in 2020Prime Time Wrestling KozłówArkadiusz "Pan" PawłowskiŁukasz "Prezes" Okoński2021–Yes Legacy of WrestlingKatowiceLegacy of Wrestling2024-DefunctDo or Die WrestlingGdańskDon Roid2009–2015First Polish promotionTotal Blast WrestlingPolandTotal Blast Wrestling2009–2011

Portugal Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActivePortugal WrestlefestLisbonJoão Ribeiro, Luís Manuel, Nelson Pereira2022–

Spain Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesDefunctCorporación Internacional de CatchMadridBarcelona1930s-1975Dominant Spanish wrestling promotion of the 20th centuryHistory of Pro Wrestling In Spain, Valentin Maldonado, Wrestling-Titles.com, retrieved January 20, 2024Los Colosos del RingMadrid Victor Castilla (formerly wrestler "Quasimodo")1974-1986 Promoted World Welterweight Championship match, March 1983 on TVE2's "Estudio abierto"Luchadores Independientes de Europac.1991-1996Revivalist promotion, formed in response to WWF's early 1990s success in Spain.

Ukraine

Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website NotesActiveUkrainian Wrestling ArenaKyivKostiantyn Perlov2016–

United Kingdom and Ireland

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