Top 20 wrestling promotions

[Guest DeputyHawk]

Not which is best, or which is your favourite, but which in your opinion are the most important/ most significant promotions operating in America today.

 

I ask because my own UK perspective seems to be slightly askew on this. From across the pond, I would place them approximately:

 

1--WWE (Raw & Smackdown)

2--NWA: TNA

3--Ring Of Honor

4--Combat Zone Wrestling

5--Pro Wrestling Guerilla

6--IWA Mid-South

7--3PW

8--ECWA

9--Revolution Pro

10-OVW

11-NWA Wildside

12-World-One

13-Jersey All-Pro Wrestling

14-USA Pro

15-Ultimate Pro Wrestling

16-NJPW Inoki Dojo

17-Revolution X

18-NWA Florida

19-International Wrestling Cartel

20-Gateway Championship Wrestling

 

Please correct me, plus add any significant feds I may have missed out.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Yikes, top 20 is pretty hard to do.

 

What I do is usually group them in levels:

 

Level 1:

WWE

 

Level 2:

ROH, NWA TNA

 

Level 3

CZW, IWA Mid-South, NWA Wildside, PWG

 

Level 4

3PW, IWC, ECWA, JAPW, Rev Pro, UPW-

 

Level 5

Top regional feds- ie NECW, USA Pro, GCW

 

Level 6

Everybody else

 

I haven't figured out where to put World 1 yet, somewhere between levels 3 and 4 -and there might be some movement on the list, with JAPW moving up to level 3 judging by their newest live attendance figures. Inoki Dojo and OVW I'd put outside the level list because of their "training center" status for NJPW and WWE

Edited April 26, 2004 by Jay Z. Hollywood

[Sandman9000 0]

1: WWE

2: NWA-TNA

3: ROH

4: OVW

5: Inoki Dojo

6: IWA-MS

7: PWG

8: NWA Wildside

9: JAPW

10: CZW

11: NWA Florida

12: Revolution Pro

13: 3PW

14: ECWA

15: MAW

16: IWC

17: UPW

18: ECWA

19: GCW

20: USA-Pro

[Guest DeputyHawk]

More lists please indy fans! I want a comprehensive top 20 for ... strategic sheep-rearing purposes ...

 

So far the average rating from the three lists is:

 

1--WWE

2--NWA:TNA

3--Ring Of Honor

4--PWG

5--IWA Mid-South

6--CZW

7--NWA Wildside

8--3PW

9--Jersey All-Pro

10-OVW

11-Revolution Pro

12-ECWA

13-NJPW Inoki Dojo

14-World-One

15-UPW

16-IWC

17-NWA Florida

18-USA Pro

19-MAW

20-Gateway

 

with Revolution X & NECW bubbling under

[Youth N Asia 0]

1. WWE

2. NWA TNA

3. ROH

4. CZW

5. IWA-MS

6. NWA Wildside

7. 3PW

8. JAPW

9. ECWA

10. IWC

11. Revolution Pro

12. PWG

13. PWF

14. OVW

15. USA Pro

16. UPW

17. World One

18. UPW

19. BCW...I'm going to count Border City, although they run in Winsor

20. IWF (Michigan)...might not be known, but guys like Edge, Christian, and Rhyno were there (when it was ICW and) before they got huge. Also Jimmy Jacobs and Danny Daniels worked there before they got big (as big as you can get on the indies)

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

1. WWE

2. NWA TNA

3. ROH

4. CZW

5. IWA M-S

6. Inoki Dojo

7. JAPW

8. PWG

9. NWA Wildside

10. 3PW

11. ECWA

12. Revolution Pro

13. OVW

14. W-1

15. UPW

16. USA Pro

17. PWF

18. NWA Florida

19. GCW

20. Revolution X

 

 

damn, I didn't realize how hard this was gonna be.

[PsychoDriver 0]

1-20. PWG

 

seriously

 

1. WWE

2. NWA-TNA

3. Ring of Honor

4. CZW

5. PWG

6. IWA:MS

7. NWA-WildSide

8. JAPW

9 Lucha VaVoom

10. Inoki Dojo

11. NWA-Florida

12. Revolution Pro/Rev. X (same fed really...)

13. OVW

14. ECWA

15. UPW

16. 3PW

17. USA-Pro

18. PWI

19. IWC

20. APW

[Mecha Mummy 0]

Assuming we're only talking US...

 

1. WWE

2. NWA-TNA

3. RoH

4. CZW

5. IWA-MS

6. JAPW

7. UPW

8. 3PW

9. PWG

10. ECWA

11. Lucha Va Voom

12. Inoki Dojo

13. RevPro

14. Wildside

15. OVW

16. USA-Pro

17. Stampede

18. IWC

19. NWA-FL

20. APW

[Guest SoCalTF]

1. WWE

2. TNA

3. ROH

4. Lucha VaVoom(They have been drawing more then ROH and ran a show in Canada)

5. UPW(They draw also)

6. OVW

7. PWG

8. IWA-MS

9. JAPW

10. 3PW

11. Wildside

12. Rev Pro/Rev X

13. ECWA

14. W-1

15. USA Pro

16. IWC

17. The Inoki Dojo

18. PWF

19. APW

20. MAW

[razazteca 0]

I was a fan of PCW out of Arlington, Texas, I'm not sure how it would rank with the other indies but I would guess it would top 25ish.

[JustJoe2k5 0]

1. World Wrestling Entertainment

2. NWA Total Non-Stop Action

3. Ring of Honor

4. Ohio Valley Wrestling

5. Combat Zone Wrestling

6. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

7. IWA Mid-South Wrestling

8. World-1 Pro Wrestling

9. Jersey All Pro Wrestling

10. Pro Pain Pro Wrestling

11. NWA Wildside

12. East Coast Wrestling Association

13. All Pro Wrestling

14. Ultimate Pro Wrestling

15. International Wrestling Cartel

16. Revolution Pro Wrestling

17. U.S.A. Pro Wrestling

18. NWA Florida

19. Heartland Wrestling Association

20. Inoki Dojo

[Guest DeputyHawk]

Overall Top 20 from the nine lists to date:

 

1--WWE

2--NWA:TNA

3--ROH

4--IWA Mid-South

5--CZW

6--PWG

7--Jersey All-Pro

8--NWA Wildside

9--3PW

10-OVW

11-ECWA

12-Revolution Pro

13-UPW

14-NJPW Inoki Dojo

15-World-One

16-IWC

17-USA Pro

18-Lucha VaVoom

19-NWA Florida

20-All-Pro Wrestling

 

IWA Mid-South getting a higher rating than CZW was a surprise (mainly due to SoCalTF completely omitting Zandig & co from the Top 20 - harsh!), as was Jersey All-Pro coming as high as no.7 - possibly due to the impressive crowd they pulled at their most recent show?

 

Lucha VaVoom and All-Pro I've not really been following, but will amend that as I try to perfect the "push-me poll" monthly rankings system I've been working on.

 

This time next year, I would reckon World-One will be firmly entrenched in the Top 10.

 

Cheers to everyone who posted!

[r4g 0]

1--WWE

2--NWA:TNA

3--ROH

4--CZW

5--IWA-MS

6--NWA Florida

7--Jersy All Pro

8--PWG

9--3PW

10-Wildside

11-ECWA

12-Revolution Pro

13-UPW

14-NJPW Inoki Dojo

15-World-One

16-USA Pro

17-IWC

18-Lucha VaVoom

19-Juster's Lucha Promotion

20-NECW

[Sandman9000 0]

IWA Mid-South getting a higher rating than CZW was a surprise (mainly due to SoCalTF completely omitting Zandig & co from the Top 20 - harsh!), as was Jersey All-Pro coming as high as no.7 - possibly due to the impressive crowd they pulled at their most recent show?

Well, IWA-MS has been having some absolutely stand-out shows lately; they've been "off da hook," as the kids would say, this whole 2004, and if you look at the cards for some of their upcoming shows, I don't see how in the world they could suck.

 

I put IWA over CZW, and I'm surprised that others aren't doing so as well.

 

And if we could include all of NA in this, IWS would rank, as well as the Mexican lucha feds.

[ulfistgut 0]

I'm guessing several people missed the point of the thread and thats why the average = weird.

 

Some people have done preference.

 

Some people have done drawing.

 

Some people have done significance (e.g IWAMS draws a low blip in terms of drawing but influences lots of indies in how they make new stars)

 

And some guys are just a weird mix (e.g I'm guess SoCal-guy left out CZW due to dislike - but then put LuchaVaVoom 3rd because they draw well)

[Guest DeputyHawk]

Well, IWA-MS has been having some absolutely stand-out shows lately; they've been "off da hook," as the kids would say, this whole 2004, and if you look at the cards for some of their upcoming shows, I don't see how in the world they could suck.

IWAMS most certainly don't suck from the few shows by them I've seen. I was just surprised they're considered a more significant fed than CZW, as they're only just starting to have their tapes really noticed on a larger scale amongst fans over here in the UK, and ROH/CZW shows have been the staple diet for a year or so now. I'm glad they're getting the love, and all things considered I think they ARE a more important fed than CZW.