WrestleCon is an annual professional wrestling fan convention held each spring since 2013 by Highspots, a digital professional wrestling retailer. The event features guest appearances, question-and-answer sessions, and live matches.
Traditionally, WrestleCon takes place during the weekend of, and either in or near the host city of WrestleMania - the flagship event of WWE and considered the biggest wrestling event of the year.
History and organization The inaugural WrestleCon was a collaboration between Highspots and WWNLive.com, taking place April 5–7, 2013 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey during WrestleMania 29 weekend. The convention included appearances by Bruno Sammartino, Paul Orndorff, Demolition, Tito Santana, The Iron Sheik and more. It also featured live wrestling from five promotions – EVOLVE, Combat Zone Wrestling, SHIMMER, CHIKARA, and Dragon Gate USA.
In 2014, WrestleCon emanated from The Sugar Mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured appearances by Bill Goldberg, Roddy Piper, Edge, and Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart together as the Hart Foundation. WWNLive and its affiliated promotions did not participate in WrestleCon in 2014, with the live wrestling portion of the convention being the inaugural WrestleCon Supershow headlined by Kevin Steen, Jeff Jarrett, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Drew Gulak, Masato Tanaka, The Suck Me Crew and more.
Beginning in 2018, the annual WrestleCon Supershow was rechristened the Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow in honor of Mark Hitchcock, an artist and wrestling fan who assisted in DVD production for Highspots
Originally scheduled for April 2–5, the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the lingering pandemic, WrestleCon was not held in 2021. It returned in 2022 during WrestleMania 38 weekend.
In 2022, Impact Wrestling, since reverted to its past branding as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, began promoting events as part of WrestleCon, partnering with different promotions to produce "Multiverse" shows.
Other events held as part of WrestleCon
2013 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesEVOLVE 19: Crowning The ChampionEvolve WrestlingApril 5Secaucus, New JerseyMeadowlands Expo CenterAR Fox vs. Sami Callihan in an EVOLVE Championship tournament final matchStreamed live on WWNLive.comCZW at WrestleconCombat Zone WrestlingMASADA (c) vs. Jun Kasai in a World Glass, Barbed Wire & Gusset Plate deathmatch for the CZW World Heavyweight Championshipstreamed live on RFVideoNow.comLate Fight With Kaiju Big BattelKaiju Big BattelAmerican Beetle (c) vs. Dr. Cube for the Kaiju Grand ChampionshipStreamed live on WWNLive.comSHIMMER Volume 53Shimmer Women AthletesApril 6Saraya Knight (c) vs. Cheerleader Melissa in a steel cage match for the SHIMMER ChampionshipShoulder of PallasChikaraJushin Thunder Liger and Mike Quackenbush vs. Jigsaw and The ShardLater released on DVDOpen The Ultimate GateDragon Gate USAJohnny Gargano (c) vs. SHINGO for the Open the Freedom Gate ChampionshipStreamed live on WWNLive.comMercury RisingApril 7SHINGO vs. Akira Tozawa
2014 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotes5DW Live V5 Dollar WrestlingApril 5New Orleans, LouisianaSugar MillFreight Train vs. Steve Corino
2016 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesQOC 10Queens of CombatApril 1Dallas, TexasHyatt Regency Dallas Taeler Hendrix (c) vs. Jessicka Havok vs. Tessa Blanchard in a three way match for the QOC Championship
2017 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesWrestlePro WrestleConWrestleProMarch 30Orlando, FloridaWyndham Orlando ResortCody Rhodes (c) vs. Brian Cage for the GFW NEX*GEN ChampionshipRevPro WrestleConRevolution Pro WrestlingMarch 31Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Penta El Zero M for the RevPro British Heavyweight ChampionshipPancakes & PiledriversThe Wrestling RevolverApril 1Jason Cade vs. AR Fox vs. Arik Cannon vs. Caleb Konley vs. Davey Vega vs. Joey Janela (w/Penelope Ford) vs. Lio Rush vs. Serpentico vs. Trevor Lee vs. Trey Miguel vs. Zachary Wentz in a AR Fox Invitational match for the vacant PWR Scramble ChampionshipLater released on DVDBest of the Best 16Combat Zone WrestlingDave Crist (w/JT Davidson) vs. Shane Strickland in a Best of the Best 16 finals matchLater released on DVD
2018 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesWildKat WrestleConWildKat Pro WrestlingApril 5New Orleans, LouisianaThe Sugar MillJ. Spade (c) vs. Billy Gunn vs. Bob Holly vs. Stevie Richards for the WildKat Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Crash WrestleConThe Crash Lucha LibreAustin Aries vs. Penta el 0MRevPro WrestleConRevolution Pro WrestlingApril 6Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight ChampionshipImpact Wrestling vs. Lucha UndergroundImpact WrestlingLucha UndergroundPentagón Dark vs. Austin Aries vs. Fénix in a three way matchStreamed live on TwitchPancakes & Piledrivers II: The Indy SummitThe Wrestling RevolverAAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined Fight Club: PROApril 7Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) in a three way ladder match for the AAW Tag Team Championship and PWR Tag Team ChampionshipWelcome To The Combat ZoneCombat Zone WrestlingWill Ospreay vs. Dezmond XavierStreamed live on StreamCZW.comHouse of Hardcore 40House of HardcoreWillie Mack vs. Alex Reynolds vs. Sami Callihan in a HOH Twitch Television Championship tournament final matchStreamed live on Twitch
2019 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesRevPro Live in New YorkRevolution Pro WrestlingApril 5New York City, New YorkHilton New York MidtownAussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. Roppongi 3K (SHO and YOH)Streamed live on FITE TVPancakes & Piledrivers 3The Wrestling RevolverApril 6The Unwanted (Eddie Kingston, Joe Gacy, and Shane Strickland) vs. oVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist, and Sami Callihan)Streamed live on Highspots.com
2022 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesAAA Invades WrestleConLucha Libre AAA WorldwideMarch 31Dallas, TexasFairmont Hotel DallasPsycho Clown vs. TaurusStreamed on FITE TVZicky Dice’s Trouble In Paradise 2IndependentApril 1Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Rich SwannStreamed on TwitchNJPW STRONG Lone Star ShootoutNew Japan Pro-WrestlingPart 1: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chris DickinsonNight 2:: Team Filthy (J. R. Kratos, Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor) vs. Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin and The DKC in a six man tag team matchStreamed on FITE TVMultiverse of MatchesImpact WrestlingThe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)WrestleCon USA vs. The WorldWrestleConApril 2Michael Oku (c) vs. Rich Swann for the RevPro Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
2023 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesMultiverse United: Only the Strong SurviveImpact WrestlingNew Japan Pro-WrestlingMarch 30Los Angeles, CaliforniaGlobe TheatreHiroshi Tanahashi vs. Mike BaileyStreamed on FITE TVTJPW Live in Los AngelesTokyo Joshi Pro WrestlingMarch 31121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) (c) vs. Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki) for the Princess Tag Team ChampionshipStreamed on FITE TVNervous BreakdownPrestige WrestlingMarch 31Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA) and Ultimo Dragon vs. Team Filthy (Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, and Tom Lawlor) in a six man tag team matchStreamed on Highspots.com
2026 +EventPromotion DateCityVenueMain eventNotesPoderMania~!PODER~!April 15Las Vegas, NevadaHorseshoe Las VegasStreamed on TrillerTVThe Gate of Sin CityDragon Gate USAMidnight XpressPro Wrestling UnpluggedHybrid WrestlingApril 16Progress Chapter 193: Progress Las Vegas II Progress WrestlingDeath Vegas InvitacionalNew Japan Pro WrestlingMDK Fight ClubGame Changer WrestlingApril 17Gringo Loco's Wrld on LuchaJosh Barnett's Bloodsport XVJoey Janela's Spring Break XStrangle-Mania: Viva Las ViolenceJuggalo Championship WrestlingApril 18Effy's Big Gay Brunch 11Game Changer Wrestling
Supershow events +EventDateCityVenueMain eventWrestleCon Supershow (2014)April 5, 2014New Orleans, LouisianaThe Sugar MillMasada defeated D. J. HydeWrestleCon Supershow (2015)March 28, 2015San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose Airport HotelRob Van Dam and Sabu defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) in a No Disqualification tag team matchWrestleCon Supershow (2016)April 2, 2016Dallas, TexasHyatt Regency DowntownJeff Hardy won a Six-Person Monster's Ball Match, also including Abyss, Andrew Everett, A. R. Fox, Trevor Lee, and Pentagón Jr.WrestleCon Supershow (2017)March 31, 2017Orlando, FloridaWyndham Orlando ResortThe Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated The Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix)Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2018)April 5, 2018New Orleans, LouisianaThe Sugar MillGolden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) defeated Chuck Taylor & Flip Gordon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2019)April 4, 2019New York City, New YorkHilton New York MidtownWill Ospreay defeated BandidoWrestleCon live results - F4W Online.comMark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2020)April 2, 2020Tampa, FloridaThe RitzCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemicMark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2022)March 31, 2022Dallas, TexasFairmont DallasThe Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated The Rottweilers (Homicide and Low Ki)Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2023)March 30, 2023Los Angeles, CaliforniaGlobe TheaterEl Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Black Taurus and Komander to retain the AAA Mega ChampionshipMark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2024)April 4, 2024Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2300 ArenaPaul Walter Hauser defeated Sami Callihan in a Philly Street FightMark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2025)April 17, 2025Paradise, NevadaPearl Theater at Palms Casino ResortTMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito) vs. Michael Oku, Flip Gordon and HechiceroMark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2026)April 16, 2026Paradise, NevadaHorseshoe Las VegasThe Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) vs. Michael Oku and JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey)
See also List of professional wrestling conventions
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