This is a list of professional wrestling conventions.

History

A professional wrestling fan convention typically features a professional wrestling promotion's talent and alumni autograph signings, interviews, fan activities, memorabilia displays, meet-and-greets, and matches. One of the oldest professional wrestling fan convention is Cauliflower Alley Club established in 1965.

Canada

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Great Canadian Wrestling Expo 2005- Various
Pro Wrestling Expo 2015- Various

United Kingdom

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
London Wrestling Convention 2015- Grange Tower Bridge Hotel [1]
Wrestle Expo UK 2015- Second City CrossFit
Wrestling MediaCon 2018- BBC Manchester

United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
SummerSlam Axxess 2009-2013 Various Vince McMahon
Starrcast 2018- Various Conrad Thompson[2]
WrestleCon 2005- Various Michael Bochicchio Held on WrestleMania weekend
WWNLive Supershow Mercury Rising 2010- Various WWNLive Held on WrestleMania weekend
WrestleMania Axxess 1999- Various Vince McMahon
WrestleReunion 2005-2014 Various Sal Corrente [3][4][5]
Wrestling Fans International Association 1969-1983 Various Mike Gratchner
Diane Devine
Tom Burke
Don Wilson

East Coast

Convention Years activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Baltimore Celebfest 2021- Baltimore, Maryland Chad Clark
The Big Event 2011- Queens, New York Brian Barth [6]
Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl 1996-1999 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Dennis Coraluzzo Convention and banquet ceremony was held during the weekend of the shows.
Fan Slam Wrestling Convention 2004- Totowa, New Jersey Tommy Fierro [7]
Hardcore Reunion 2009 Allentown, Pennsylvania [8][9][10][11][12]
K&S Wrestlefest Wrestling Convention 2004- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [13]
Legends of the Ring 1999- New Jersey [14][15][16][17]
Memories, Moments and Mayhem Convention 2013- Delanson, New York In Your Face Wrestling The convention is followed by a live In Your Face Wrestling event.
PWHF Induction Weekend Convention 2005- Amsterdam, New York Convention is held at the annual induction ceremony.
RSPW Convention 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rec.sport.pro-wrestling The first and only fan organized convention via internet newsgroup. It featured a Q&A session with the ECW roster in addition to a live wrestling event.[18][19][20]
Wrestling Spectacular 2012- Middletown, New York John Menechino
Lou Sabowski		 [21][22]
WrestleCade Weekend 2012- Winston-Salem, NC Tracy Myers, Brian Hawks, George South WrestleCade Weekend began as a 1-day wrestling convention in 2012 and has turned into 6 family-friendly wrestling events held over the course of 3 days the weekend after Thanksgiving in Winston-Salem, NC. Featuring more than 100 wrestling stars from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

|Icons of Wrestling | |2016- |Philadelphia, PA |Timothy Embler |Held at the ECW Arena prior to House of Hardcore from 2016-2019 and Battleground Championship Wrestling (2021-present)

Midwest

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Wrestle Legends 2018- Hilliard, Ohio Matthew Sweeney First ever pro wrestling fan fest held in Hilliard, OH.
Squared Circle Expo 2021- Indianapolis, Indiana Ed & Heather Gonzales, Adolfo & Carrie Dorta

New England

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Fanfest 2008- Providence, Rhode Island Joseph Bruen Convention is held at the annual induction ceremony.
Pro Wrestling Icons 2009- Cromwell, Connecticut Justin Credible [23]

Southern United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Atlanta Reunion Pro Wrestling Fanfest 2010- Atlanta, Georgia The first-ever pro wrestling convention held in Atlanta.[24]
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest 2004- Charlotte, North Carolina Greg Price A special edition of the NWA Fanfest, "Last Battle of Atlanta", was held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel on August 3–7, 2011.[25][26]
Superstars of Wrestling Fan Fest Weekend 2013- Rome, Georgia
CWF Legends Fanfest 2017- Tampa, Florida Barry Rose
River City Wrestling Con 2019- Jacksonville, Florida The first-ever annual pro wrestling convention held in Florida.

Southwest United States

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Cauliflower Alley Club Wrestling Convention and Banquet 1965- Las Vegas, Nevada Mike Mazurki
Art Abrams
ClickJab Wrestling Fanfest 2014- Arizona ClickJab Entertainment
Legends of Wrestling Fanfest 2009- Houston, Texas Booker T [27][28]

West Coast

ConventionYears activeLocationFounder(s)Notes
Women's Wrestling Convention 1998- San Diego David C. Jackson
Wrestlefest 2009-2014 Newark, California Kirk White [29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Ramblings: The London Wrestling Convention 2015". 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mark Cuban explains why he bet big on NJPW". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Clevett, Jason (January 19, 2010). "SLAM! Wrestling: Los Angeles an untapped market for approaching WrestleReunion 4". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, James (January 12, 2012). "Mike Tyson announced for big wrestling convention". Quick News. Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ Clevett, Jason (April 6, 2012). "SLAM! Wrestling: 11 reasons to check out WrestleReunion 8". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Schmida, David (March 18, 2012). "Extreme Reunion to present largest independent pro wrestling live event in Philadelphia in a decade". TheWrestlingPress.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Steven (September 11, 2003). "SLAM! Wrestling: Website woos Sammartino fans". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ Margolis, Liz (March 28, 2009). "Ex-wrestler has fond memories of Allentown". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Mike (March 30, 2009). "TONS OF NEWS AND ECW ORIGINALS UPDATES FROM HARDCORE REUNION CONVENTION". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Mike (December 24, 2008). "'HARDCORE REUNION' CONVENTION FEATURING A SLEW OF FORMER ECW STARS ANNOUNCED". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Csonka, Larry (December 24, 2008). "Hardcore Reunion Announced for March". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ Steven, Andy (April 2, 2009). "Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch Having Major Weight Issues?". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  13. ↑ Krewda, Frank (April 8, 2011). "K&S WrestleFest: A Chance to Meet Some Personal Heroes". Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Blog. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  14. ↑ Richani, Fred (March 15, 2011). "Former WWE star MVP booked for NJ Wrestling Convention". TheSportsCourier.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Vince Ruuso To Address Public at "Youshoot: Live!" And Legends Of The Ring". 1Wrestling.com. March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Legends of the Ring Announces Platinum Guest". 1Wrestling.com. March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 23, 2010). "RING ROASTS 3: JIM CORNETTE UPDATES". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  18. ↑ rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Producer) (1995-02-04). ECW - 1995/02/04 - RSPW Convention (VHS). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: WrestlingDVD.net.
  19. ↑ Palacios, Chris (June 5, 2005). "PWINSIDER.COM SPECIAL TRIBUTE SECTION TO EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  20. ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu (February 16, 2006). "RIP - Johnny Grunge". Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  21. ↑ Martin, Adam (October 23, 2011). "Wrestling convention in Queens, NY on Nov. 12". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ Martin, Adam (November 3, 2011). "New names for Wrestling Convention in Queens". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Justin Credible's Pro Wrestling Icons Convention Update". WrestlingNewsWorld.com. May 29, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  24. ↑ Johnson, Mike (January 4, 2010). "NUTS AND BOLTS: LINEUP FOR NECW TV DEBUT, JAPW VS. EVOLVE, COLONS IN WWC, CHIKARA, JIM POWERS, KAMALA AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  25. ↑ Andrews, Michael (July 26, 2011). "SLAM! Wrestling: NWA Atlanta Fanfest spotlights Georgia history and beyond". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  26. ↑ Andrews, Michael (August 7, 2011). "SLAM! Wrestling: Mix of memorable personalities on third day of NWA Atlanta Fanfest". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Booker's fanfest for fans to help community". The Miami Herald. March 6, 2009.
  28. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 26, 2009). "TNA Star Booker T Promoting Legends of Wrestling Fanfest in Houston Weekend of WrestleMania XXV with Sting, Nash and More". PWInsider. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  29. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 8, 2009). "ROB VAN DAM ISSUES APOLOGY TO FANS AS MOVIE ROLE FORCES CANCELLATION OF CONVENTION APPEARANCE THIS WEEKEND, COMPLETE STATEMENT". PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  30. ↑ Farrell, Sean (May 31, 2011). "Randy Savage: Death Mocked by WWE/TNA Superstar". RingsideReport.com. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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