Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Wrestling Title Histories/Promotions
This is an expanded missing topics and requested articles list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling. It is based on the 4th and final edition of "Wrestling Title Histories" (2000) by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. It also incorporates information from various online and print sources to fill in missing information from the book and help determine which promotions are notable to include on Wikipedia. Out of 710 original entries, there are 607 left.
List
[edit] Currently active
Territory-era National Wrestling Alliance members (1948-1992)
Modern-era National Wrestling Alliance members (1993-2017)
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