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This article is about independent professional wrestling promotions in Canada. For an international listing, see List of professional wrestling promotions. For a list of National Wrestling Alliance-affiiated promotions, see List of National Wrestling Alliance territories.

This is a list of independent wrestling promotions in Canada, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct "indy promotions."

West Coast

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British Columbia

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
All-Star Wrestling Vancouver Parm Singh Athwal 2007– Yes Continuation of NWA: All-Star Wrestling.[1]
Big West Wrestling Kelowna Chris Olson 2011– Yes
Nation Extreme Wrestling Vancouver Rob Fai and Chris Parry 2021- Yes
Thrash Wrestling Okanagan Nick Szalanski 2004– Yes [2]
Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling Nanaimo Brent LaPlante, Cody Washington 2013– Yes
Defunct
All-Star Wrestling Vancouver Cliff Parker (1949–1968)
Rod Fenton (1950–1968)
Sandor Kovac (1968–1977)
Gene Kiniski (1968–1983)
Al Tomko (1977–1989) 		1962–1989 No
Canadian Wrestling Alliance Chilliwack Dave Bruce
Judy Bruce
Dillon Powers 		1993–1994 No
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling Vancouver Dave Republic (1996–2010)
Michael Sweetser (2010–2012)
ECCW Entertainment, LTD (2010–) 		1996–2020 Yes Formerly Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling.
International Championship Wrestling Vancouver Tim Flowers 1996–2010 No
Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling Vancouver Rocky Dellaserra
Fred Roselli 		1989–1994 No
Pro Wrestling Canada Vancouver Cobra
Moondog Manson 		2004–2005 Yes
Pure Wrestling Association Campbell River Mike Becherer 2013–?? No
Top Ranked Wrestling Abbotsford Grunt
Layne Fontaine 		2004–2005 No
Universal Wrestling Alliance Vancouver Al Tomko 1985–1989 No
Victoria City Wrestling Victoria Vid Vain 2005 No
West Coast Championship Wrestling Vancouver Mark Vellios 1991–1996 No

Canadian Prairies

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Alberta

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Can-Am Wrestling Calgary Steve Gillespie
Otto Gentile
Steve Wilde 		1997–2002
2021- 		Yes
Monster Pro Wrestling Edmonton Sean Dunster 2002– Yes
Love Pro Wrestling Edmonton Spencer Love 2021– Yes
Pure Power Wrestling Lethbridge Kevin Farrell
Kyle Kristiansen
Jim Kristensen
Richard Rainey 		2010– Yes
Real Canadian Wrestling Edmonton Steven Ewaschuk 2003– Yes
Wild Rose Sports Association Calgary Jay Sullivan 2022– Yes
Defunct
Can-Am Wrestling Grand Prairie Martin Boroditsky 1989 No
Canadian All-Pro Wrestling Calgary Tim Stein 2011–2012 No
Canadian Championship Wrestling Edmonton
Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling Calgary Darryl Harty
Ed Langley 		1992–1995 No
Canadian Wrestling Coalition Red Deer Dylon Featherstone 2015-2019 No The promotion was sold to Real Canadian Wrestling in early 2019 and they did a few co-hosted shows under "RCW/CWC" through that year but after their August 2019 show they announced their official closure and dropped the "CWC" from their initials, thereby marking the end of the Canadian Wrestling Coalition.
Canadian Wrestling Connection Calgary Bob Pupetz 1989–1992 No
Hart Legacy Wrestling Calgary John Oniston (2013)
Smith Hart (2015–2017)
Stacey Angel 		2013-2017 No
Power Zone Wrestling Lethbridge Tim Strom 2005–2009 No
Revolution Pro Edmonton Justin Sczembora 2013–2014
Stampede Wrestling Calgary Stu Hart (1948–1984)
Vince McMahon (1984–1985)
Bruce Hart (1985–1989, 1999–2005)
Ross Hart (1999–2005)
Bill Bell (2005–2008) 		1948–1989
1999–2008 		No

Saskatchewan

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Best Entertainment Wrestling Saskatoon 2020- Yes
Prairie Pro Wrestling Saskatoon Roberto Ureta 2020-
Ringside Wrestling Moose Jaw Joe Neustaeter 2014– Yes
Defunct
Gold Dragon Wrestling Moose Jaw Jan and Michelle Armstrong 2008–2014 Yes
Hardcore Wrestling/Wild West Wrestling Regina Scott Wheatley 1996–1998 Yes
High Impact Wrestling Canada Regina Charles Pichette (1996–2012)
Mike Roberts (2012–2019) 		1998–2019 Yes Split Brand: HIW Wildside
High Impact Wrestling Wildside Regina/Saskatoon Mike Roberts 2014–2015 and 2017–2019 Yes Split Brand: HIW Canada
Professional Outlaw Wrestling Saskatoon Crash Crimson 2001–2005 Yes

Manitoba

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Canadian Wrestling's Elite Winnipeg Danny Warren 2009– Yes
Premier Championship Wrestling Winnipeg Andrew Shallcross 2002–
Primos Wrestling Canada Winnipeg Graeme Keam 2010– No
Union of Wrestling Winnipeg 2016- No
Winnipeg Pro Wrestling Winnipeg 2018- No
Defunct
Action Wrestling Entertainment Winnipeg Jeff Dyck 2005–2006 No
Canadian Wrestling Federation Winnipeg Ernie Todd 1979–1984 No
International Wrestling Alliance Winnipeg Joan McGuire
Tony Condello 		1974–2000 No Originally known as the West Four Wrestling Alliance from 1974 to 1994.
New Wrestling Nation Île-des-Chênes Dan King 2006–2011
Steeltown Pro Wrestling Selkirk Rob Stardom
TJ Bratt 		2007–2013 Yes
Supercard Wrestling Winnipeg Walter Shechyk 1979–1984 No Formerly known as New Brand Wrestling.
WFX Wrestling Winnipeg Jeff Dyck 2007–2010 No

Central Canada

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Ontario

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Cody Deaner posing with the Classic Championship Wrestling Heavyweight belt
Josh Alexander with Zero Gravity belt and the Alpha-1 Alpha Male championship belt
Cherry Bomb holding up the Tri-City Wrestling's Women's title
Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Acclaim Pro Wrestling Ottawa Chaz Lovely (2010–)
Brent Doherty (2010–) 		2010- Yes
Barrie Wrestling Barrie Shawn Gibson 2015– Yes
Big Time Pro Wrestling Ottawa Joe Dunlap
Pat Paquette 		2004– Yes Associated with Bodyslammers Gym. Head trainer Claude Prest and trainers Crimson X and Hangman.
Border City Wrestling Windsor Scott D'Amore 1993– Yes
Border Town Pro Wrestling Fort Erie Chris Snieg 2018– Yes
Capital City Championship Wrestling (C*4) Ottawa Mark P. 2007– Yes
Canadian Pro Wrestling Woodstock Robbie McAllister 2011– Yes
Canadian Wrestling Federation St. Catharines Frank Ryckman 2014– Yes
Chem Valley Wrestling Sarnia Arron Sisson 2019- No
Chinlock Wrestling Kingston Jan Murphy ?– Yes
Classic Championship Wrestling Southern Ontario Jay McDonald 2009– Yes
CrossBody Pro Wrestling Kitchener Ben Ortmanns
Chris Tidwell 		2016-
Crossfire Wrestling St. Catharines Chris LaPlante 2012– Yes
Deathproof Fight Club South-Western Ontario Chad Gowing 2009– Yes
Demand Lucha Toronto Jordan Matthew Marques 2015- Yes
Destiny Wrestling Mississauga Emilio Albi 2014- Yes
Great Canadian Wrestling Oshawa David Lorne 2005– Yes
Independent Pro Wrestling (IPW) Brantford Mike Shea 2002- Yes
Magnificent Championship Wrestling Brantford Nick Mercante 2010– Yes
Northland Wrestling North Bay Dann Pigozzo 2016- Yes
Northumberland Pro Wrestling Northumberland County Derek Sharp, Lionel Poizner, Rob MacArthur 2019- www.northumberlandpro.com
Ontario Elite Wrestling (OEW) North Bay Steve Lavictoire, Rhyan Tourout 2022-
Pro Wrestling Eclipse Oshawa Sean Murley 2010– Yes
Pure Wrestling Association Kitchener
Guelph 		Mike Becherer 2005– Yes
PWA Niagara Niagara Region Pete Stalmach 2006– Yes
Smash Wrestling Toronto 2011– Yes
Superkick'D Live Toronto Ashley Sixx, Kris Chambers[3] 2015– Yes
Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers Toronto Anthony Kingdom James 2007; 2012–2014; 2019- Yes
Defunct
Alpha-1 Wrestling Hamilton Julian Micevski (2010–)[4] 2010–2021 This company was on an indefinite hiatus as of their show on October 21, 2012, due to financial issues that are related to thefts totaling at least $1,350. It resumed in 2013 with REHAB.
Apocalypse Wrestling Federation Toronto Ron Hutchison 1998–2004;
2008 		Yes
BSE Pro Toronto Dave Blezzard 2005–2010 No Merged with Border City Wrestling to form Maximum Pro Wrestling in 2010.
Canadian Grand Prix Wrestling Joe Dunlap 2003–2007 Yes [5]
Canadian Wrestling Action Cornwall Greg Ezard 2007–2015 Yes
Canadian Wrestling Revolution Toronto Frank Greco 2007-2010 Yes
Championship Wrestling International Brantford Nick "Nitro" Wyman 1998– Yes
Conflict Wrestling Kitchener Jeffery Marsh 2011–2014, 2016 Yes Formerly known as Tri-City Wrestling
Extreme Wrestling League Show Brooklin Darryl Swoffer 2007–2014 Yes
Fight! Brand Toronto Ashley Sixx 2011–2014 Yes
Fringe Pro Wrestling Hamilton Cameron Banks 2013–2016 No
Great White North Wrestling Hamilton Jack Kinsella 2007–2013 Yes
Hogtown Wrestling Toronto Jay Nadler 2012–2017 Yes Formerly known as Victory Commonwealth Wrestling.
Maple Leaf Wrestling Toronto Jack Corcoran (1930–1939)
John Tunney (1939)
Frank Tunney (1939–1983)
Jack Tunney (1983–1986)
Eddie Tunney (1983–1986) 		1930–1986 No
Maximum Pro Wrestling Toronto
Windsor 		Scott D'Amore
Arda Ocal
Jason Brown
Jeffrey Scott
James Trepanier
Dave Blezard 		2010– Yes
Neo Wrestling Niagara Falls Jesse Friskey (2002–2006)[6]

Jesse Scott (2002–2006, 2011–)[7]

2002-2006
2011-[8] 		Yes Formerly known as Neo Spirit Pro Wrestling
Niagara Pro Wrestling Fort Erie Aaron Thompson 2010–2013 Yes
Mecca Pro Wrestling Cornwall 2010–2016 Yes
Moonshine Branded Wrestling Welland Matthew Terry 2011–2014, 2016 Yes
Ontario Championship Wrestling Kingston Roy Demerchant 2016–2019 Yes
Pro Wrestling Xtreme Tillsonburg Jay McDonald/Dan Vandekerckhove 2004–2009 Yes
Rage Wrestling Entertainment Ottawa Damian Styles 2005–2012 Yes Merged with Big Time Pro Wrestling in 2012.
Sault Area Wrestling Sault Ste. Marie Rob Zagorc 2007–2014 Yes
Squared Circle Wrestling Toronto Rob Fuego 2010– Yes
Steel City Pro Wrestling Hamilton 2014 - 2017 Yes
TWA Powerhouse St. Catharines Frank Ryckman 2008–2013 Yes
Twin Wrestling Entertainment Toronto Jian Magen
Page Magen 		1999–2011 Yes
WrestleCrisis Toronto Ross Aitken[9] 2011-2014 Yes
Wrestling Abaddon Toronto Osiris 2015–2016 Yes

Quebec

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
BATTLEWAR Montreal James McGee
Mike Daponte 		2012– No
Federation de Lutte Québécoise / Théâtre Extrême Montréal Carl Leduc 2001– Yes
Granby Entertainment Wrestling Granby Sébastien Maltais 2002– Yes
Inter Species Wrestling Montreal Mike Rotch 2005– Yes
International Wrestling Syndicate Montreal Manny Eleftheriou 1998–2010;
2014– 		Yes
La Descente du Coude Montreal Maxime Thifault
Julien Ethier
Guillaume Maltais 		2017- Yes
nCw Femmes Fatales Montreal François Poirier
Phil Bélanger 		2009– Yes
Northern Championship Wrestling Montreal François Poirier
Phil Bélanger 		1986– Yes
North Shore Pro Wrestling Quebec Steve Boutet
 2011– Yes
Gatineau Pro wreslting (GPW) Gatineau dereick clement, martin villeneuve, stephane gauthier , denis 2019- no
Defunct
Canadian International Wrestling Mike Vachon
Paul Vachon 		1994 No
Elite Wrestling Revolution Quebec City Eric Picard
Patrick La Rue
Claude Provost 		2004–2005 No
Grand Prix Wrestling Montreal Lucien Gregoire
Gary Legault
Paul Vachon 		1971–1974 No
International Wrestling Association Montreal Eddie Quinn (1935–1964)
Bob Langevin (1965–1975)
Johnny Rougeau (1965–1975) 		1935–1975 No Originally known as the American Wrestling Association from 1935 to 1965.
Lutte Internationale Montreal Andre the Giant (1980–1984)
Gino Brito (1980–1987)
Frank Valois (1980–1987) 		1980–1987 No
Royal Wrestling Ring Verdun Alain Field 1994–1997 No
World All-Star Wrestling Montreal 1994–1995 No

Atlantic

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New Brunswick

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling Shediac Emile Duprée (1977–1986, 2001– Present)
Paul Peller (1986–1992)
Mike Zinck (2001) 		1977–1992
2001–Present 		No Also Referred to as "Grand Prix." Runs intermittently.
Innovative Hybrid Wrestling Greater Moncton Julien Young (2005–)
Mathieu Titus (2005–)
Serge Doucet (2005–2013)
Dave Cawley (2005–2015)
Kevin Tyler (2013–2018)
Peter Smith (2018–)
Sandra Taylor (2018–)
Chris Glidden (2018–) 		2005– Yes
North Pro Canadian Wrestling ased in Greater Moncton, New Brunswick Eric Doucet 2015– No Also Referred to as "North Pro Wrestling or North Pro"
Defunct
NWE Pro Wrestling Miramichi, Sussex, St.John Sean Nelson, Isaac Malley 2013–2021 Yes Also Referred to as "Next Wrestling Entertainment"


Nova Scotia

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Downtown Wrestling Halifax Ryan Fried 2022- Yes
EPIC Pro Wrestling South Shore Kasey Krypt 2022- No
Kaizen Pro Wrestling Halifax / Dartmouth 2019- Yes https://www.kaizenwrestling.ca
Relentless Wrestling Dana Christie
Sophie Marie 		2022- No
Ultimate Championship Wrestling Spryfield Chuck "Coalminer Chuck" Martin 2007– Yes Yes
Defunct
Canadian Championship Wrestling Berwick Paul Peller
Stephen Petitpas 		1990–1992 No
East Coast Pro Wrestling Kingston Sheldon MacLean 2005–2010 No
Eastern Sports Association Halifax Al Zink (1969–1975)
Rudy Kay (1969–1975)
Bobby Kay (1975–1976) 		1969–1976 No
New Breed Wrestling Truro Chris Cooke & Tyson Hamilton 2008–2012 Yes No
WrestleCentre Halifax Jason Mosher 2014–2016 Yes

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Inner City Wrestling Bonavista Brady Hobbs
Kyle Durdle 		2023- Yes
New Evolution Wrestling St. John's Travis Canning
Sheldon Bishop 		2015- Yes
Newfoundland Championship Wrestling St. John's Bennett Brothers 1998–2005
2023- 		No
Defunct
Cutting Edge Wrestling St. John's Sailor White
Gord Glynn 		1998–2007
2011–2019 		No
Newfoundland Pro Wrestling St. John's Steve Clarke 2013–2015 No

Prince Edward Island

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Name Location Owner(s) Years active Website Notes
Active
Red Rock Wrestling Stratford Mike Hughes 2009– Yes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Daniel (2012). "B.C.'s All-Star Wrestling reaches into the past". slam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2012. Mark Vellios
  2. ^ "Former WWE star Gangrel headlining Thrash Wrestling". bclocalnews.com. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Superkick'D « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  4. ^ van der Griend, Blaine (2012-01-18). "Ontario indy Alpha-1 lands TV deal". slam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ Emanuel, Melo (July 11, 2003). "Interview with Joe Dunlap, promoter for Canadian Grand Prix Wrestling". OntarioIndyWrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-12.
  6. ^ LaCroix, Corey David (2003-11-11). "The year of Neo Spirit". slam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  7. ^ Cheevers, Melinda (2011-08-11). "Wrestling's Wylde Card takes centre stage". niagarathisweek.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  8. ^ Cino, Sam (2011-02-09). "Neo spirit Pro Wrestling to make a comeback". niagara-news.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  9. ^ Semley, John (2011-04-08). "Video Game Wrestlers Go For Broke". torontoist.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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