This is a list of women's professional wrestling promotions, sorted by country's and lists both active and defunct "indy promotions" and major promotions.
Japan
Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesActwres girl'ZTokyoSuper Project Co. Ltd2015–presentIce RibbonWarabiNeoplus2006–presentLadies Legend Pro-WrestlingTokyoRumie KazamaShinobu Kandori1992–presentOz AcademyTokyoMayumi Ozaki1998–presentPro Wrestling WaveTokyoZabun Co, Ltd.2007–presentSendai Girls' Pro WrestlingSendaiMeiko Satomura2005–presentTokyo Joshi Pro WrestlingTokyoCyberFight (CyberAgent)2012–presentFounded by Tetsuya Koda and Nozomi. Sister promotion to DDT Pro Wrestling, became a standalone entity in 2015.World Wonder Ring StardomTokyoBushiroad2010–presentFounded by Rossy Ogawa, Nanae Takahashi and Fuka. Acquired by Bushiroad in October 2019 and became a sister promotion to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. DefunctAll Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingTokyoKunimatsu MatsunagaTakashi Matsunaga1968–2005ArsionTokyoHiroshi Ogawa1997–2003Gaea JapanTokyoYuka Sugiyama1995–2005Jd'TokyoYoshimoto Kogyo CompanyJ Office Group1995–2007JWP Joshi PuroresuTokyoKiyoshi ShinozakiMasatoshi Yamamoto1992–2017
United Kingdom
Name Location Owner(s) Years active NotesBellatrix Female WarriorsNorfolk EssexSaraya Knight2006–presentFemale-only wrestling promotion originally known as World Association of Women's Wrestling up until 1 January 2013.Pro-Wrestling: EVEAll over Great BritainDann Read2010–present
United States
Promotion name Location Promoter(s) Years active NotesMission Pro WrestlingBuda, TexasThunder Rosa2020–presentProfessional Girl Wrestling AssociationRaleigh, North CarolinaRandy Powell1992–presentQueens of CombatCharlotte, North CarolinaJosette Bynum2004–presentShine WrestlingYbor City, FloridaDave Prazak and Lexie Fyfe2012–presentWWNLive brandSpark Joshi Puroresu of AmericaSanta Fe, New Mexico"Chibi C.B." C.B. Lifferand Francis Jay2023–presentSukebanNew York, New YorkDream Slam Productions2013–presentUltimate Women of WrestlingLos Angeles, CaliforniaRampage Jackson2022-presentWomen of WrestlingLos Angeles, CaliforniaDavid McLane2000–2001; 2012-presentWomen Superstars UnitedNew JerseyJac Sabboth (2006–2007)Sean McCaffrey (2007–2012)Drew Cordeiro (2012–2014)D. J. Hyde (2013–present)2006–presentSister promotion to Combat Zone Wrestling and member of the United Wrestling NetworkWomen's Wrestling ArmyChicago, IllinoisMaria Kanellis2022-presentWomen's Wrestling RevolutionProvidence, Rhode IslandDrew Cordeiro2016-presentSister promotion to Beyond Wrestling DefunctChickFightSan Francisco, CaliforniaJason Deadrich2004–2008Dangerous Women of WrestlingPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSteve O'Neill, Dan Kowal1999–2007Formerly "Gorgeous Ladies of Outrageous Wrestling" until 2003Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.)Las Vegas, NevadaMeshulam Riklis (1986–2001)Ursula Hayden (2001-2003)1986-2003Ladies Major League WrestlingFloridaHoward Brody1989–1992Ladies International Wrestling AssociationNorth CarolinaThe Fabulous Moolah1990-2000Ladies Professional Wrestling AssociationLaughlin, NevadaTor Berg1989–1998Naked Women's Wrestling LeagueLas Vegas, NevadaHoward Mann2004–2009Powerful Women of WrestlingIndianapolis, IndianaDavid McLane1987–1990Rise WrestlingNaperville, IllinoisKevin Harvey2016–2020Shimmer Women AthletesBerwyn, IllinoisDave Prazak and Allison Danger2005–2021Women's Extreme WrestlingPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDan Kowal, Greg Bagarozy, Steve Karel2002–2008World Women's WrestlingJamaica Plain, MassachusettsSheldon Goldberg2006–2010World Women's Wrestling AssociationLos Angeles, CaliforniaMildred Burke1950–1960WrestliciousTampa, FloridaJonathan Vargas, Johnny Cafarella, and Jimmy Hart2009–2010
Other countries Promotion name Location Promoter(s) Years active NotesFemmes FatalesMontreal, CanadaFrançois PoirierPhil Bélanger2009–presentFormerly known as nCw Femmes Fatales.Women's Wrestling SyndicateMontreal, CanadaLuFisto2023–present DefunctPro Wrestling Women's AllianceNew South Wales, AustraliaMadison Eagles2007–2013
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