List of professional wrestling magazines
This is a list of professional wrestling magazines. They are published either in print or online and range from official magazines of
Pro Wrestling Torch, Inside The Ropes Magazine, and The Bagpipe Report
.
List
Print magazines
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder/ Editor(s) |
Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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Arena De Lucha Libre | Monthly | Mexico | N/A | No | ||||
The Atomic Elbow | 2012- | Quarterly (2012-2019) Irregularly published (2020- ) | Athens, GA | Robert Newsome | N/A | 500 | Yes | Professional wrestling fanzine featuring reviews, interviews, and analysis. |
Ben Strong Wrestling | 1973 – 1975 | Monthly | Rockville Centre, NY | Stanley Weston Bill Apter (ed) |
G.C. London Publishing | N/A | No | Past of the "Ben Strong Series".[1][2] |
Big Book of Wrestling | 1968 - 1978 | Monthly | Scottsdale, AZ | Roger Elwood (ed) | Jalart House | N/A | No | [1] |
Box y Lucha | 1954–present | Mexico | N/A | Yes | Oldest Mexican wrestling magazine still in print | |||
Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News | 1958 - 1967 | Monthly | New York City | Stanley Weston | Champion Sports Publishing | N/A | No | Became Boxing Illustrated in 1967.[1] |
Boxing & Wrestling Magazine | 1952 - 1964 | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston Eddie Borden |
Boxing and Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Celebrity Wrestling | 1987 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | Mand O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Championship Wrestling | 1984 - 1990 | Monthly | United States | Modern Day Periodicals Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Complete Wrestling Roundup | 1974 - 1975 | Monthly | United States | Jalbert House Inc. | No | No | [1] | |
Double-Action Wrestling | 1986 - 1988 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | M. And O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Fighting Spirit Magazine | 2006 - 2019 | Monthly | United Kingdom | Brian Elliott | Uncooked Media | N/A | Yes | Contributors include . |
Gold Belt Wrestling | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | United States | Michael O'Hara | Gold Belt Wrestling, Inc. | No | [1] | |
Illustrated Wrestling Digest | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Rob Dobratz | N/A | No | Regarded as the top "dirt sheet" in the US after the close of Matmania in 1968.[3] | |
Inside The Ropes Magazine | 2020–present | Monthly | United Kingdom | Dante Richardson
Kenny McIntosh |
Titan Insider Press | N/A | Yes | The successor to "Power Slam" |
Inside Wrestling | 1968 - 2013 | Monthly | Ambler, PA | Stanley Weston Bill Apter (ed.) |
Kappa Publishing Group | N/A | Yes | Combined with The Wrestler in 2004.[1][4][5][6][7] |
Main Event Wrestling | c. 1983 – 1993 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
Major League Wrestling | c. 1978 – 1984 | Monthly | United States | Norm Kietzer | N/A | No | [1] | |
Matmania | 1964 - 1968 | Monthly | Minneapolis, MN |
Burt Ray | N/A | No | Publication is considered the earliest-known "dirt sheet". Continued by James C. Melby after Ray's retirement in 1968.[1][3] | |
New Wave Wrestling | 1992 - 2004 | Monthly | New York City, NY |
Mike O'Hara | Combat Sports Magazine Group | N/A | Yes | [1] |
Official International Wrestling Insider | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | United States | Wrestling Insider Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Official Wrestling | 1951 - c. 1975 | Monthly | United States | Official Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Official Wrestling Guide | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Jalart House | N/A | No | ||
Piledriver Magazine | 1989 - 2000 | Monthly | Australia | N/A | No | [8] | ||
Popular Wrestling | 1970s | Monthly | United States | Popular Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Power Slam | 1994–2014 | Monthly | Maidstone, KEN |
Findlay Martin Colin Bowman |
SW Publishing | N/A | Yes | Longest-running professional wrestling magazine in the United Kingdom. Succeeded Superstars of Wrestling. Succeeded by Inside The Ropes Magazine. |
Power of Wrestling | 2001 - 2002 | Monthly | United Kingdom | Highbury Publishing House | N/A | No | [9] | |
Power-Wrestling | 1995–present | Monthly | Germany | Wolfgang Stach | PV Verlags GmbH, Düsseldorf | N/A | Yes | Longest-running professional wrestling magazine in Germany. |
Pro Wrestling Body Press Magazine | 1970s | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 1979–present | Monthly | Blue Bell, PA | Stanley Weston Bill Apter (ed.) |
Kappa Publishing Group | N/A | Yes | [1][5][10] |
Rumble Magazine | 2011–present | Monthly | Australia | Rumble Magazine | N/A | Yes | [11] | |
The Ring Wrestling | 1963 - 1984 | Monthly | United States | The Ring Inc. | N/A | No | Merged with other Kietzer publications into The Wrestling News in 1972.[1][4][12] | |
Ringside Wrestling | 1984 - 2000 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | [1] |
Ring Sirens Magazine | 2013–present | Monthly | Canada | Tyler Prattis | N/A | Yes | Women's Wrestling Magazine | |
Sports Review Wrestling | 1972 - 1995 | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston | London Publishing Company | N/A | No | Published the popular "Apartment Wrestling" columns from 1973 to 1983.[1][7] |
Super Luchas |
1991–present | Weekly | Mexico | Ernesto Ocampo | 15,000 | Yes | ||
Superstar Wrestlers | 1987 - 1994 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | [1] |
Superstar Wrestlers Reporter | 1988 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | Comics World Corporation | N/A | No | ||
Superstars of Wrestling | 1991–1994 | Monthly | Maidstone, KEN |
Findlay Martin Colin Bowman |
SW Publishing | N/A | No | Succeeded by Power Slam. |
The Tag Rope | 2014–present | Quarterly | United Kingdom | Ryan Carse | N/A | Yes | ||
Total Wrestling | 2002 - 2004 | Monthly | United Kingdom | Total Wrestling Magazine | Highbury Publishing House | 25,000 (2003)[9] | Yes | Continuation of Power of Wrestling. Bill Apter served as senior editor.[9] |
Tutto Wrestling Magazine | Italy | N/A | Yes | Largest Italian language wrestling magazine. | ||||
Victory Sports Wrestling | c. 1972 - 1989 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
WOW Magazine (Women of Wrestling) | 1988 - | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
WOW Magazine (World of Wrestling) |
1999 - 2001 | Monthly | United States | H&S Media | Mike Morris | N/A | No | The first magazine marketed towards |
Wrestle America | c. 1992 - 1999 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
The Wrestler | October 1966 - 2013 | Monthly | Ambler, PA | Stanley Weston | London Publishing Company | N/A | Yes | Combined with Inside Wrestling in 2004.[1][4][5][10] |
Wrestling | 1951 | Monthly | Jersey City, NJ | Joseph Weider | Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1][4] |
Wrestling | c. 1984 - 1992 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1][4] | ||
Wrestling '83 | 1983 - 1992 | Quarterly | United States | No | Subsequently published "Wrestling '84", "Wrestling '85", "Wrestling '86", etc. One-time special was published in 1999. | |||
Wrestling '93: Rulebreaker | 1993 - 1994 | Quarterly | United States | Stanley Weston Eddie Ellner (credited as "Editorial Conscience") |
London Publishing Company | No | N/A | Heel viewpoint magazine. Succeeded "Wrestling '83" last issue in 1992 and was succeeded by Wrestling Bad Guys. |
Wrestling Action | 1977 - 1979 | Monthly | United States | World Wide Wrestling Federation |
Vince McMahon, Sr. |
N/A | No | Notable staff members included editor-in-chief Les Thatcher and photographer George Napolitano.[10] |
Wrestling Action | 1987 | Monthly | United States | Harris Publishing | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling All Stars Heroes and Villains | 1983 - 2000 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | N/A | No | Originally published as simply Wrestling All Stars from 1983 to 1985.[1][5] | |
Wrestling As You Like It | 1946 - 1955 | Monthly | Chicago, IL |
Dick Axman | N/A | No | Earliest wrestling publication ever published and the only one active during the post-WWII years. Replaced by Wrestling Life in 1955.[4][12] | |
Wrestling Bad Guys | 1990s | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston Eddie Ellner 1994-1996, Brandi Manciewicz 1996-end (both credited as "Editorial Conscience") |
G.C. London Publishing Company | N/A | No | [1] Heel viewpoint magazine |
Wrestling Confidential | 1964 - c. 1965 | Monthly | United States | Complete Sports Publishers | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Confidential | 1987–present | Monthly | United States | DOJO Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Eye | 1980s | Monthly | United States | Jems, Inc. | N/A | No | [1][5] | |
Wrestling Fever | 1980s | Monthly | United States | M. Morse Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Fury | 1987 - 1992 | Monthly | United States | Jems Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Greatest Battles | 1970s | Monthly | United States | G.C. London Publishing Company | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Guide | 1970s | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling Illustrated | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | ||||
Wrestling Life | 1955 - 1964 | Monthly | United States | Dick Axman | N/A | No | [1][4][12][14] | |
Wrestling's Main Event | 1982 - c. 1994 | Monthly | United States | George Napolitano | Pumpkin Press | N/A | No | [1] |
Wrestling Monthly | 1971 - c. 1977 | Monthly | United States | Norm Kietzer | Kietzer Publishing | N/A | No | Merged with other Kietzer publications into The Wrestling News.[1] |
Wrestling News | 1959–present | Monthly | Fraser, MI | Norm Kietzer | Kietzer Publishing | N/A | Yes | Purchased by Arena Publishing in 2002 and published as "Wrestling Revue".[1][5][10] |
Wrestling Picture Book | c. 1975 - 1979 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling Power | 1986-1989 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Revue | 1959 - 1983 | Monthly | United States | Stanley Weston | Publications Quebecor | N/A | No | [1][4] |
Wrestling Ringside | 1984 - 1992 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
Wrestling Scene | c. 1982 - 1988 | Monthly | United States | Norman Jacobs | Starlog Press | N/A | No | [1] |
Wrestling Sports Stars | c. 1972 - 1975 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | |||
Wrestling Superstars | c. 1978 - 1997 | Monthly | United States | N/A | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling Today | 1978 - c. 1993 | Monthly | United States | Ideal Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Training Illustrated | 1973-1985 | Monthly | United States | Scott Epstein Dan Lurie |
Muscle-Man Inc. | N/A | No | [1][15] |
Too Sweet Magazine | 2016 - | Quarterly | India | Mohammad Faizan | Shooting Star Press | N/A | Yes | First ever pro wrestling magazine from India. Earlier known as The Squared Circle Magazine. Head writers: Nick Whitworth, Santos Esquivel Jr. & Tom Yamamoto. |
Wrestling and TV Sports | 1951 | Monthly | New York City | Fanfare Publications | N/A | No | [1][4] | |
Wrestling USA | 1954 - 1955 | Monthly | Charleston, WV | Douglas Dalton | Dalton Publications | N/A | No | [4] |
Wrestling USA | c. 1984 - 1993 | Quarterly | United States | Stanley Weston | G.C. London Publishing Company | N/A | No | [1] |
Wrestling Weekly | 1998 - 2001 | Weekly | Australia | N/A | No | |||
Wrestling World | 1954 - 1955 | Monthly | New York City, NY |
Norman Jacobs | N/A | No | Continuation of the NWA's Official Wrestling magazine.[4] | |
Wrestling World | 1962 - 2001 | Monthly | New York City, NY |
Sterling/Mcfadden Partnership | N/A | No | Contributors included Stately Wayne Manor.[1][4] |
Official promotions
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder(s) | Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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AWA Magazine | c. 1972 – 1977 | Monthly | Minneapolis | Championship Sports Publishing | N/A | No | Official American Wrestling Association magazine.[1] | |
AWE Magazine | 2006 | Monthly | Winnipeg | Jeff Dyck | Canadian Gold Media | N/A | No | Official Action Wrestling Entertainment magazine. |
ECW Magazine |
1999 – 2000 | Bi-Monthly | Philadelphia | Mike Morris (ed.) | H&S Media | N/A | Yes | Official Extreme Championship Wrestling magazine.[13] |
GLOW Magazine | 1988 | Monthly | Las Vegas, Nevada | David McLane | Tempo Publishing | N/A | No | Official Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling magazine. |
N.W.A. Official Wrestling | 1951 - 1953 | Monthly | Washington, D.C. | Fred Kohler, Dick Axman (ed.) |
N.W.A. Official Wrestling, Inc. | N/A | No | Official National Wrestling Alliance magazine.[1][4][12] |
WCW Magazine | 1991 - 1994 | Monthly | Atlanta | Bill Apter Craig Peters Dennis A. Brent |
World Championship Wrestling | N/A | No | Originally known as NWA/WCW Wrestling Wrap-Up from 1989 to 1991.[1][16] |
WCW Magazine | 1995 - 2001 | Monthly | Atlanta | Colin Bowman Ross Forman |
World Championship Wrestling | N/A | No | Second volume which ran until WCW's close in 2001.[16] |
WWF/E Magazine | 1983–2014 | Monthly | Stamford, Connecticut | Bob Lee Tony Romando (eic) |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. |
N/A | Yes | Originally known as WWF Victory Magazine in 1983. In July 2014 the WWE announced it would cease production due to budget cuts and declining sales of the magazine.[1][17] |
Westside Pro Wrestling's Almanac | 2010 | Yearly | Australia | N/A | No | Official Westside Pro Wrestling magazine. | ||
Wrestling News | 1960 | Monthly | Australia | N/A | No | Official World Championship Wrestling magazine. | ||
XPW Magazine | 1999 | Monthly | Philadelphia | N/A | No | Official Xtreme Pro Wrestling magazine. |
Online magazines and newsletters
Title | Years active | Print Time | Location | Founder(s) | Publishers | Circulation | Website | Notes |
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The Bagpipe Report | 1996–2000 | Monthly | United States | Charles MacLaurin Blake Norton |
N/A | 40,000 | Yes | One of the most read internet newsletters during the late-1990s, it was the first weekly pro wrestling magazine show broadcast via TWC Fight!. Purchased by Wrestling-Online.com in 2000.[13]
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The Chokeslam Newsletter | 1998–2003 | Daily | United States | John White | N/A | 8,500 | N/A | One of the few daily email newsletters. John White got his start as a contributor to The Bagpipe Report. |
Connecticut Pro Wrestling | 1993-1996 | Monthly | Colchester, CT | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | [18] |
Figure Four Weekly |
1995– | Weekly | Woodinville, WA | Bryan Alvarez | N/A | N/A | Yes | [13] |
Pro Wrestling Torch |
1987– | Weekly | St. Paul, MN |
Wade Keller | N/A | N/A | Yes | |
Ring Around The Northwest | 1983–2013 | Monthly | Troutdale, OR | Mike Rodgers | N/A | N/A | No | [19] |
The Ring Fan | 2011– | Daily | Wytheville, VA | Clarence Eddie Cowan | N/A | N/A | Yes | |
The Squared Circle Magazines | 2015– | Monthly | India | Md. Faizan | N/A | N/A | Yes | The first ever pro wrestling magazine in India. |
Wrestling Observer |
1983– | Weekly | Campbell, CA | Dave Meltzer | N/A | N/A | Yes | |
Wrestling-Online Newsletter | 1996– | Daily | Malta | Colin Vassallo | N/A | 27,000 | Yes | The newsletter is also available on iPad as a monthly magazine titled Wrestling-Online Digital Magazine, free for download on the iTunes Newsstand. |
Smark Henry Wrestling News | 2015– | Daily | Philippines | Anthony Cuello | N/A | N/A | Yes | |
Wrestling World News | 1996-1998 | Weekly | Scotland | Jamie Smith | Approx. 60 subscribers | No |
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