List of professional wrestling television series
This is a list of professional wrestling television series.
List
Territory-era (1950s-1970s)
Series | Country | Duration | Promotion | No. of episodes | Ref. |
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Hollywood Wrestling | Syndicated: 1947–1955 | NWA Hollywood Wrestling | |||
Wrestling from Marigold | DuMont: 1949-1955, WGN-TV: 1955-1957 | Fred Kohler Enterprises | |||
Portland Wrestling | Syndicated: 1953–1992 | Pacific Northwest Wrestling | [1][2] | ||
Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance | NET: 1953–1973 | Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance | |||
Saturday Night Wrasslin' | Syndicated: 1954–1977 | American International Wrestling | [3][4][5][6] | ||
Heavyweight Wrestling | DuMont: 1956, Syndicated: 1956–1970 | Capitol Wrestling Corporation | [7][8] | ||
Stampede Wrestling | Syndicated: 1957–1989, 1999–2000 | Stampede Wrestling | |||
All Star Wrestling | Syndicated: 1958–1979 | Big Time Wrestling | [9] | ||
Studio Wrestling | Syndicated: 1959–1972 | ||||
Wrestling at the Chase | Syndicated: 1959–1983 | St. Louis Wrestling Club | |||
50th State Big Time Wrestling | Syndicated: 1962–1979 | 50th State Big Time Wrestling | |||
Vancouver All-Star Wrestling | Syndicated: 1962–1989 | NWA All-Star Wrestling | |||
Titanes en el ring | Canal 9: 1962–1988 | ||||
Big Time Wrestling | Syndicated: 1964–1980 | Big Time Wrestling | |||
WWA Championship Wrestling | Syndicated: 1964–1989 | World Wrestling Association | |||
World Championship Wrestling | Channel 9: 1964-1978 | World Championship Wrestling | [10][11] | ||
World of Sport | ITV: 1965–1985, 2016, 2018 | Joint Promotions | |||
Telecatch | TV Excelsior: 1967–1980 | ||||
Big Time Wrestling | Syndicated: 1971–1979 | NWA Big Time Wrestling | [12][13] | ||
Georgia Championship Wrestling | TBS: 1971–1984 | Georgia Championship Wrestling | |||
WWWF Championship Wrestling | Syndicated: 1972–1979 | World Wide Wrestling Federation | |||
All Japan Pro Wrestling | Nippon TV: 1972–present | All Japan Pro Wrestling | |||
NJPW World Pro Wrestling | NET: 1973–1977, TV Asahi: 1977–present | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | |||
Lucha Libre Internacional | Canal 9: 1973–1997 | ||||
WWWF All-Star Wrestling | Syndicated: 1974–1986 | World Wrestling Federation | |||
Best of Championship Wrestling | TBS: 1973–1987 | Georgia Championship Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions |
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On the Mat | TV2: 1975–1984 | NWA New Zealand | |||
Superstars of Wrestling | Syndicated: 1975-1984 | Canadian-American Wrestling Association | |||
World Wide Wrestling | Syndicated: 1975–2001 | Jim Crockett Promotions | |||
Championship Wrestling from Memphis | WMC-TV: 1977–1989 | Continental Wrestling Association | |||
Mid-South Wrestling | Syndicated: 1979–1986, TBS: 1985 | Mid-South Wrestling | |||
World Class Championship Wrestling From Dallas | Syndicated: 1982–1989 | World Class Championship Wrestling | [12][14][15][16] |
1980s wrestling boom
1990s wrestling boom
Modern-era (2002-)
Series | Country | Duration | Promotion | No. of episodes | Ref. |
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WWE SmackDown | UPN: 1999–2006, The CW: 2006–2008, MyNetworkTV: 2008–2010, Syfy: 2010–2016, USA Network: 2016–2019, FOX: 2019–present, FS1: 2019 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 1089 (as of 29 May 2020) | ||
Ultimate Pro Wrestling | KDOC-TV: 1999-2002 | Ultimate Pro Wrestling | |||
IWA Zona Caliente | Canal 2: 2000-2008 | IWA Puerto Rico | |||
Transatlantic Wrestling Challenge | ITV 2: 2000 | NWA UK Hammerlock | 6 | ||
WXO Wrestling | Syndicated: 2000 | The WXO | 3 | [19][20] | |
Women of Wrestling | Syndicated: 2000-2001, KVCW: 2012-2018
AXS TV: 2019-present |
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Urban Wrestling Alliance | Syndicated: 2000-2001 | Urban Wrestling Alliance | 8 | [21] | |
PCW Full Throttle | Syndicated: 2000-2009 | Professional Championship Wrestling | |||
Pro Wrestling Noah | Nippon TV: 2000–present | Pro Wrestling Noah | |||
IWA Impacto Total | Telemundo: 2000-2010 | IWA Puerto Rico | |||
FWA TV | Portsmouth TV: 2001, The Wrestling Channel: 2004-2005 | Frontier Wrestling Alliance | |||
XPW TV | Syndicated: 2001-2003 | Xtreme Pro Wrestling | 127[22] | ||
CZW Fake You TV | WGTW-TV: 2001-2006 | Combat Zone Wrestling | |||
Pro Wrestling Zero1 | Samurai TV: 2001–present | Pro Wrestling Zero1 | |||
WWE Tough Enough | MTV: 2001–2003, UPN: 2004, USA Network: 2011, 2015 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 68 | ||
MCW Rage TV | Syndicated: 2002 | Maryland Championship Wrestling | 10? | ||
WWE Excess | TNN: 2001–2002 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 37 | ||
WWE Bottom Line | Syndicated: 2002–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 753 (as of 20 October 2016) | ||
Impact! Xplosion | Various: 2002–present | Impact Wrestling | 803 (as of 29 February 2020) | ||
WWE Confidential | Spike TV: 2002–2004 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 83 | ||
WWE Afterburn | Syndicated: 2002–2005 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 172 | ||
WWE Velocity | Spike TV: 2002–2005, 1971–1975, Webcast: 2005–2006 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 204 | ||
WWE Tribute to the Troops | UPN: 2003–2004, USA Network: 2005–present, NBC: 2008–2014 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 15 (as of 14 December 2017) | ||
MLW Underground | Syndicated: 2003-2004 | Major League Wrestling | [23][24] | ||
WWE Diva Search | Spike: 2004–2005, USA Network: 2006, UPN: 2006, WWE.com: 2007 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 6 | ||
WWP Thunderstrike | SABC 2: 2004-2009 | World Wrestling Professionals | 100 | [25] | |
AWF on E Slam Series | e.tv: 2004 | Africa Wrestling Alliance | |||
IWRG on TVC Deportes | TVC Deportes: 2004-2013 | International Wrestling Revolution Group | |||
Dragon Gate | Gaora TV: 2004–present | Dragon Gate | |||
WWE Experience | Spike and syndication | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Impact! | Fox Sports Net: 2004–2005, TNAwrestling.com: 2005, Urban America Television: 2005, Spike: 2005–2014, Destination America: 2015, Pop: 2016–2019, Pursuit Channel: 2019, Twitch: 2019-present, AXS TV: 2019-present | Impact Wrestling | 815 (as of 3 March 2020) | ||
NWE Destiny | LA7 Sport: 2005-2006 | Nu-Wrestling Evolution | |||
AWE/WFX Overload | Fight Network: 2006, America One: 2010 | Action Wrestling Entertainment Wrestling Fan Xperience |
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CMLL Guerreros del Ring | 52MX: 2006–present | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | |||
IWF Wrestling | Semyorka: 2006–2010 | Independent Wrestling Federation | |||
IWW Whiplash TV | The Wrestling Channel: 2006–2008 | Irish Whip Wrestling | |||
WWE ECW | Syfy: 2006–2010 | ECW (WWE brand) | 193 | ||
Real Quality Wrestling | The Wrestling Channel: 2006-2009 | Real Quality Wrestling | |||
100% Lucha | Telefe: 2006-2008 | ||||
Wrestling Society X | MTV: 2007 | Big Vision Entertainment | 10 | ||
IPW Ignition | Alt TV: 2007–2011 | Impact Pro Wrestling | |||
LDN Wrestling Capital TV | The Wrestling Channel: 2007–2008 | LDN Wrestling | |||
Wrestling Reality | Fight Network: 2007 | ||||
Dramatic Dream Team | Samurai TV: 2007–present | Dramatic Dream Team | |||
TNA Today | Webcast: 2007–2012 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | |||
WWE Vintage | Various: 2008–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 467 (as of 11 May 2017) | ||
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling | CMT: 2008 | 8 | |||
IWA Pro Wrestling | Aurora: 2008-2009 | International Wrestling Australia | |||
100% De Dana Dan | Colors: 2009 | World Wrestling Professionals | 26 | ||
EPW Monday Night Wrestling | Access 31: 2008–2010 | Explosive Pro Wrestling | |||
NZWPW Invasion | Triangle TV: 2008–2009 | New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling | |||
Off the Ropes | Prime TV: 2009–2010 | Kiwi Pro Wrestling | 12 | ||
Ring of Honor Wrestling | HDNet: 2009–2011,
Sinclair stations: 2011–present, Destination America: June 2015–November 2015, FITE TV: June 27, 2016-Present, Comet: December 2015–July 2017, Charge!: 2018–Present, Stadium: 2018–Present, Honor Club: 2018-present, Cox Sports Television: 2018-present, Fox Sports Network: 2019-present |
Ring of Honor | 445 (as of 28 March 2020) | ||
AAA Lucha Libre Premier | Fox Sports: 2009–2010 | Asistencia Asesoría y Administración | |||
Kardinal Sinners | Rush HD: 2009–2010 | [26] | |||
PDM on TVC Deportes | TVC Deportes: 2009–2012 | Los Perros del Mal | |||
WWE Superstars | WGN America: 2009–2011, WWE.com: 2011–2012, Hulu Plus: 2012–2016, WWE Network: 2014–2016 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 398 | ||
This is AWF Wrestling | Foxtel: 2010-2011 | Australasian Wrestling Federation | |||
DWE Zona de Impacto | Canal 9: 2010-present | Dominican Wrestling Entertainent | |||
DTU TV | TVC Deportes: 2010-2014 | Desastre Total Ultraviolento | |||
Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors | MTV2: 2010-2012 | Lucha Libre USA | 20 | ||
WWE NXT | Syfy: 2010, WWE.com: 2010–2012, WWE Network: 2014–2019, USA Network: 2019–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 549 (as of 27 May 2020) | ||
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood | KDOC-TV: 2010–present, MAVTV: 2013–present, Youtoo America: 2015–present, Z Living: 2019–present | Championship Wrestling from Hollywood | 461 (as of 28 March 2020) | ||
TNA Reaction | Spike: 2010 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | 23 | ||
Mana Mamau | Maori Television: 2011–2012 | Impact Pro Wrestling | 40 | ||
World of Hurt | Trace: 2011–2012 | Storm Wrestling Academy | 16 | [27] | |
CMLL on Fox Sports | Fox Sports: 2011-2015 | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | |||
UK Wrestling Mayhem | My Channel: 2011-2012 | UK Wrestling | 46 | ||
Turkish Power Wrestling | UZMANTV: 2011-2012 | Turkish Power Wrestling | |||
WWE Saturday Morning Slam | The CW: 2012–2013 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 38 | ||
AAA Fusion | TVC Deportes: 2012–2013 | Asistencia Asesoría y Administración | |||
Ring Ka King | Colors: 2012 | Ring Ka King | 26 | ||
IWRG Zona XXI | Canal 158 Cablevision: 2012-present | International Wrestling Revolution Group | |||
WWE Main Event | Ion Television: 2012–2014, WWE Network: 2014, Hulu: 2012-present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 388 (as of 4 March 2020) | ||
Top of the World | RDS2: 2013–2014 | Top of the World Wrestling | [28] | ||
EPW Overload | GXT: 2013–2014 | European Pro Wrestling | |||
TNA British Boot Camp | Challenge: 2013–2014 | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | 14 | ||
Total Divas | E!: 2013–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 88 | ||
Wrestle-1 | Samurai TV: 2013–present | Wrestle-1 | |||
Victory Wrestling Showcase | Rogers TV: 2013–present | Victory Commonwealth Wrestling | |||
WWL Campeones del Ring | WSTE-DT: 2013–2014 | World Wrestling League | |||
WWE Beyond the Ring | WWE Network: 2014 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 28 | ||
WWE Legends' House | WWE Network: 2014 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 10 | ||
WWE Slam City | WWE Network: 2014, Nicktoons: 2014 | World Wrestling Entertainment | 26 | ||
Reality of Wrestling | Syndicated: 2014–present | Reality of Wrestling | |||
West Coast Wrestling Connection | KPDX: 2014–present | West Coast Wrestling Connection | 40 (as of 1 March 2015) | ||
Wrestling Retribution Project | Justin.tv: 2014 | ||||
AAW Pro Wrestling | MaddyGTV: 2014-2015 | All American Wrestling | 32 | ||
WAW Epic Encounters | My Channel: 2014-2015 | World Association of Wrestling | 20 | ||
Lucha Underground | El Rey Network: 2014-2018 | Lucha Underground | 127 (as of 7 November 2018) | ||
Paragon Pro Wrestling | Pop: 2015 | Paragon Pro Wrestling | |||
ICW Fight Club | My Channel: 2011-2012, Nuvolari: 2016-present | Insane Championship Wrestling | |||
Lucha Libre Elite | Lucha Azteca 7: 2016-present | Lucha Libre Elite | |||
EWF on Sirk TV | SirkTV: 2016-present | Empire Wrestling Federation | |||
WAW Wrestling | Mustard TV: 2016-present | World Association of Wrestling | |||
WWE 205 Live | WWE Network: 2016–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 169 (as of 29 May 2020) | ||
Total Bellas | E!: 2016–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 34 (as of 24 March 2019) | ||
WWE Wal3ooha | OSN Sports: 2017–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 7 (as of 15 June 2017) | ||
MLW Fusion | beIN Sports: 2018–present | Major League Wrestling | |||
WWE Mixed Match Challenge | Facebook Watch / WWE Network: 2018–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 25 (as of 11 December 2018) | ||
Ring Warriors | WGN America: 2018 | Ring Warriors | 13 | ||
Miz & Mrs. | USA Network: 2018–present | World Wrestling Entertainment | 26 (as of 4 March 2020) | ||
AEW Dynamite | TNT: 2019–present | All Elite Wrestling | 34 (as of 27 May 2020) | ||
NXT UK | WWE Network: 2018–2020, BT Sport: 2020–present, Paramount Network: 2020–present, Channel 5: 2020–present | NXT UK (WWE brand) | 83 as of 5 March 2020 |
International Broadcasters
Series | Country | Duration | No. of episodes |
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NJPW World Pro Wrestling | AXS TV: 2014–2019 | ||
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | LATV: 2007–present | ||
See also
- Monday Night Wars
- Wednesday Night Wars
- List of current WWE programming
- List of former WWE television programming
- List of Impact Wrestling programming
References
- General
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- Greenberg, Keith Elliot (2000). Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV. Lerner Publications. ISBN 0-8225-3332-4.
- Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
- Rickard, Mike (2008). Wrestling's Greatest Moments. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55490-331-3.
- Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- Newcomb, Horace (2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge. ISBN 9781135194727.
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External links
- Kreit, Alex (1998). "Professional Wrestling and its Fans: A Sociological Study of the Sport of Pro-Wrestling". Solie.org. Sports and Society. Amherst College. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Harrington, Chris (2014). "History of WWE Television Programs (1982-2014)". Indeed Wrestling. Google Sites. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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