This is a list of professional wrestling magazines. They are published either in print or online and range from official magazines of professional wrestling promotions to "dirt sheets", which cover more insider information and sometimes rumors. Some of the more notable magazines include Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Fighting Spirit Magazine, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Super Luchas, Power Slam, WWE Magazine, Pro Wrestling Torch, Inside The Ropes Magazine, and The Bagpipe Report.
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Print magazines Title Years active Print Time Location Founder/Editor(s) Publishers Circulation Website Notes Arena De Lucha Libre Monthly N/A No The Atomic Elbow 2012- Quarterly (2012-2019) Irregularly published (2020- ) Athens, GA Robert Newsome N/A 500 Yes Ben Strong Wrestling 1973 – 1975 Monthly Rockville Centre, NY Stanley WestonBill Apter (ed) G.C. London Publishing N/A No Big Book of Wrestling 1968 - 1978 Monthly Scottsdale, AZ Roger Elwood (ed) Jalart House N/A No Box y Lucha 1954–present N/A Yes Oldest Mexican wrestling magazine still in print Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News 1958 - 1967 Monthly New York City Stanley Weston Champion Sports Publishing N/A No Boxing & Wrestling Magazine 1952 - 1964 Monthly Stanley WestonEddie Borden Boxing and Wrestling Inc. N/A No Celebrity Wrestling 1987 - 1989 Monthly Michael O'Hara Mand O. Communications Inc. N/A No Championship Wrestling 1984 - 1990 Monthly Modern Day Periodicals Inc. N/A No Complete Wrestling Roundup 1974 - 1975 Monthly Jalbert House Inc. No No Double-Action Wrestling 1986 - 1988 Monthly Michael O'Hara M. And O. Communications Inc. N/A No Fighting Spirit Magazine 2006 - 2019 Monthly United Kingdom Brian Elliott Uncooked Media N/A Yes Gold Belt Wrestling 1987 - 1991 Monthly Michael O'Hara Gold Belt Wrestling, Inc. No Illustrated Wrestling Digest 1970s Monthly Rob Dobratz N/A No Inside The Ropes Magazine2020–presentMonthly United KingdomDante Richardson Kenny McIntoshTitan Insider PressN/AYesThe successor to "Power Slam" Inside Wrestling 1968 - 2013 Monthly Ambler, PA Stanley WestonBill Apter (ed.) Kappa Publishing Group N/A Yes Main Event Wrestling c. 1983 – 1993 Monthly N/A No Major League Wrestling c. 1978 – 1984 Monthly Norm Kietzer N/A No Matmania 1964 - 1968 Monthly Minneapolis, MN Burt Ray N/A No New Wave Wrestling 1992 - 2004 Monthly New York City, NY Mike O'Hara Combat Sports Magazine Group N/A Yes Official International Wrestling Insider 1987 - 1991 Monthly Wrestling Insider Inc. N/A No Official Wrestling 1951 - c. 1975 Monthly Official Wrestling Inc. N/A No Official Wrestling Guide 1970s Monthly Jalart House N/A No Piledriver Magazine 1989 - 2000 Monthly N/A No Popular Wrestling 1970s Monthly Popular Publishing N/A No Power Slam 1994–2014 Monthly Maidstone, KEN Findlay MartinColin Bowman SW Publishing N/A Yes Succeeded by Inside The Ropes Magazine. Power of Wrestling 2001 - 2002 Monthly Highbury Publishing House N/A No Power-Wrestling 1995–present Monthly Wolfgang Stach PV Verlags GmbH, Düsseldorf N/A Yes Pro Wrestling Body Press Magazine 1970s Monthly N/A No Pro Wrestling Illustrated 1979–present Monthly Blue Bell, PA Stanley WestonBill Apter (ed.) Kappa Publishing Group N/A Yes Rumble Magazine 2011–present Monthly Rumble Magazine N/A Yes The Ring Wrestling 1963 - 1984 Monthly The Ring Inc. N/A No Ringside Wrestling 1984 - 2000 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog Publishing N/A No Ring Sirens Magazine 2013–present Monthly Tyler Prattis N/A Yes Women's Wrestling Magazine Sports Review Wrestling 1972 - 1995 Monthly Stanley Weston London Publishing Company N/A No Super Luchas 1991–present Weekly Ernesto Ocampo 15,000 Yes Superstar Wrestlers 1987 - 1994 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog Publishing N/A No Superstar Wrestlers Reporter 1988 - 1989 Monthly Comics World Corporation N/A No Superstars of Wrestling 1991–1994 Monthly Maidstone, KEN Findlay MartinColin Bowman SW Publishing N/A No The Tag Rope 2014–present Quarterly Ryan Carse N/A Yes Total Wrestling 2002 – 2004 Monthly Total Wrestling Magazine Highbury Publishing House 25,000 Yes Tutto Wrestling Magazine Italy N/A Yes Largest Italian language wrestling magazine. Victory Sports Wrestling c. 1972 – 1989 Monthly N/A No WOW Magazine (Women of Wrestling) 1988 – Monthly N/A No WOW Magazine (World of Wrestling) 1999 – 2001 Monthly H&S Media Mike Morris N/A No Wrestle America c. 1992 - 1999 Monthly N/A No The Wrestler October 1966 - 2013 Monthly Ambler, PA Stanley Weston London Publishing Company N/A Yes Wrestling 1951 Monthly Jersey City, NJ Joseph Weider Wrestling Inc. N/A No Wrestling c. 1984 - 1992 Monthly N/A No Wrestling '83 1983 - 1992 Quarterly No Wrestling '93: Rulebreaker 1993 - 1994 Quarterly Stanley WestonEddie Ellner (credited as "Editorial Conscience") London Publishing Company No N/A Wrestling Action 1977 - 1979 Monthly World Wide Wrestling Federation Vince McMahon, Sr. N/A No Wrestling Action 1987 Monthly Harris Publishing No Wrestling All Stars Heroes and Villains 1983 - 2000 Monthly Norman Jacobs N/A No Wrestling As You Like It 1946 - 1955 Monthly Chicago, IL Dick Axman N/A No Wrestling Bad Guys 1990s Monthly Stanley WestonEddie Ellner 1994-1996, Brandi Manciewicz 1996-end (both credited as "Editorial Conscience") G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No Wrestling Confidential 1964 - c. 1965 Monthly Complete Sports Publishers N/A No Wrestling Confidential 1987–present Monthly DOJO Publishing N/A No Wrestling Eye 1980s Monthly Jems, Inc. N/A No Wrestling Fever 1980s Monthly M. Morse Publishing N/A No Wrestling Fury 1987 - 1992 Monthly Jems Inc. N/A No Wrestling Greatest Battles 1970s Monthly G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No Wrestling Guide 1970s Monthly N/A No Wrestling Illustrated Monthly N/A No Wrestling Life 1955 - 1964 Monthly Dick Axman N/A No Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. (pg. 182, 230) Wrestling's Main Event 1982 - c. 1994 Monthly George Napolitano Pumpkin Press N/A No Wrestling Monthly 1971 - c. 1977 Monthly Norm Kietzer Kietzer Publishing N/A No Wrestling News 1959–present Monthly Fraser, MI Norm Kietzer Kietzer Publishing N/A Yes Wrestling Picture Book c. 1975 - 1979 Monthly N/A No Wrestling Power 1986-1989 Monthly Norman Jacobs N/A No Wrestling Revue 1959 - 1983 Monthly Stanley Weston Publications Quebecor N/A No Wrestling Ringside 1984 - 1992 Monthly N/A No Wrestling Scene c. 1982 - 1988 Monthly Norman Jacobs Starlog Press N/A No Wrestling Sports Stars c. 1972 - 1975 Monthly N/A No Wrestling Superstars c. 1978 - 1997 Monthly N/A No Wrestling Today 1978 - c. 1993 Monthly Ideal Publishing N/A No Wrestling Training Illustrated 1973-1985 Monthly Scott EpsteinDan Lurie Muscle-Man Inc. N/A No Too Sweet Magazine 2016 - Quarterly India Mohammad Faizan Shooting Star Press N/A Yes Wrestling and TV Sports 1951 Monthly New York City Fanfare Publications N/A No Wrestling USA 1954 - 1955 Monthly Charleston, WV Douglas Dalton Dalton Publications N/A No Wrestling USA c. 1984 - 1993 Quarterly Stanley Weston G.C. London Publishing Company N/A No Wrestling Weekly 1998 - 2001 Weekly N/A No Wrestling World 1954 - 1955 Monthly New York City, NY Norman Jacobs N/A No SEA Wrestling 2025 Bi-Monthly Southeast Asia Simon Richards N/A http://seawrestling.net Wrestling World 1962 - 2001 Monthly New York City, NY Sterling/Mcfadden Partnership N/A No
Official promotions Title Years active Print Time Location Founder(s) Publishers Circulation Website Notes AWA Magazine c. 1972 – 1977 Monthly Minneapolis Championship Sports Publishing N/A No AWE Magazine 2006 Monthly Winnipeg Jeff Dyck Canadian Gold Media N/A No ECW Magazine 1999 – 2000 Bi-Monthly Philadelphia Mike Morris (ed.) H&S Media N/A Yes GLOW Magazine 1988 Monthly Las Vegas, Nevada David McLane Tempo Publishing N/A No N.W.A. Official Wrestling 1951 - 1953 Monthly Washington, D.C. Fred Kohler,Dick Axman (ed.) N.W.A. Official Wrestling, Inc. N/A No WCW Magazine 1991 - 1994 Monthly Atlanta Bill ApterCraig PetersDennis A. Brent World Championship Wrestling N/A No WCW Magazine 1995 - 2001 Monthly Atlanta Colin BowmanRoss Forman World Championship Wrestling N/A No WWF/E Magazine 1983–2014 Monthly Stamford, Connecticut Bob LeeTony Romando (eic) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. N/A Yes Westside Pro Wrestling's Almanac 2010 Yearly N/A No Wrestling News 1960 Monthly N/A No XPW Magazine 1999 Monthly Philadelphia N/A No
Online magazines and newsletters Title Years active Print Time Location Founder(s) Publishers Circulation Website Notes The Bagpipe Report 1996–2000 Monthly Charles MacLaurinBlake Norton N/A 40,000 Yes The Chokeslam Newsletter 1998–2003 Daily John White N/A 8,500 N/A Connecticut Pro Wrestling 1993-1996 Monthly Colchester, CT N/A N/A N/A No Figure Four Weekly 1995– Weekly Woodinville, WA Bryan Alvarez N/A N/A Yes Pro Wrestling Torch 1987– Weekly St. Paul, MN Wade Keller N/A N/A Yes Ring Around The Northwest 1983–2013 Monthly Troutdale, OR Mike Rodgers N/A N/A No The Ring Fan 2011– Daily Wytheville, VA Clarence Eddie Cowan N/A N/A Yes The Squared Circle Magazines 2015– Monthly India Md. Faizan N/A N/A Yes Wrestling Observer 1983– Weekly Campbell, CA Dave Meltzer N/A N/A Yes Wrestling-Online Newsletter 1996– Daily Malta Colin Vassallo N/A 27,000 Yes Smark Henry Wrestling News 2015– Daily Philippines Anthony Cuello N/A N/A Yes Wrestling World News 1996-1998 Weekly Scotland Jamie Smith Approx. 60 subscribers No
References
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