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This is a list of professional wrestling magazines. They are published either in print or online and range from official magazines of professional wrestling promotions to "dirt sheets", which cover more insider information and sometimes rumors. Some of the more notable magazines include Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Fighting Spirit Magazine, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Super Luchas, Power Slam, WWE Magazine, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arena De Lucha Libre | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | ||||
The Atomic Elbow | 2012- | Quarterly (2012-2019) Irregularly published (2020- ) | ![]() |
Robert Newsome | N/A | 500 | Yes | Professional wrestling fanzine featuring reviews, interviews, and analysis. |
Ben Strong Wrestling | 1973 – 1975 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Roger Elwood (ed) | Jalart House | N/A | No | [1] |
Box y Lucha | 1954–present | ![]() |
N/A | Yes | Oldest Mexican wrestling magazine still in print | |||
Boxing Illustrated Wrestling News | 1958 - 1967 | Monthly | ![]() |
Stanley Weston | Champion Sports Publishing | N/A | No | Became Boxing Illustrated in 1967.[1] |
Boxing & Wrestling Magazine | 1952 - 1964 | Monthly | ![]() |
Stanley Weston Eddie Borden |
Boxing and Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Celebrity Wrestling | 1987 - 1989 | Monthly | ![]() |
Michael O'Hara | Mand O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Championship Wrestling | 1984 - 1990 | Monthly | ![]() |
Modern Day Periodicals Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Complete Wrestling Roundup | 1974 - 1975 | Monthly | ![]() |
Jalbert House Inc. | No | No | [1] | |
Double-Action Wrestling | 1986 - 1988 | Monthly | ![]() |
Michael O'Hara | M. And O. Communications Inc. | N/A | No | [1] |
Fighting Spirit Magazine | 2006 - 2019 | Monthly | ![]() |
Brian Elliott | Uncooked Media | N/A | Yes | Contributors include Steve Austin, Jim Cornette, Lance Storm and Nick Aldis. |
Gold Belt Wrestling | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | ![]() |
Michael O'Hara | Gold Belt Wrestling, Inc. | No | [1] | |
Illustrated Wrestling Digest | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Dante Richardson
Kenny McIntosh |
Titan Insider Press | N/A | Yes | The successor to "Power Slam" |
Inside Wrestling | 1968 - 2013 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
N/A | No | |||
Major League Wrestling | c. 1978 – 1984 | Monthly | ![]() |
Norm Kietzer | N/A | No | [1] | |
Matmania | 1964 - 1968 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Mike O'Hara | Combat Sports Magazine Group | N/A | Yes | [1] |
Official International Wrestling Insider | 1987 - 1991 | Monthly | ![]() |
Wrestling Insider Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Official Wrestling | 1951 - c. 1975 | Monthly | ![]() |
Official Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Official Wrestling Guide | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
Jalart House | N/A | No | ||
Piledriver Magazine | 1989 - 2000 | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [8] | ||
Popular Wrestling | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
Popular Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Power Slam | 1994–2014 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Highbury Publishing House | N/A | No | [9] | |
Power-Wrestling | 1995–present | Monthly | ![]() |
Wolfgang Stach | PV Verlags GmbH, Düsseldorf | N/A | Yes | Longest-running professional wrestling magazine in Germany. |
Pro Wrestling Body Press Magazine | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1] | ||
Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 1979–present | Monthly | ![]() |
Stanley Weston Bill Apter (ed.) |
Kappa Publishing Group | N/A | Yes | [1][5][10] |
Rumble Magazine | 2011–present | Monthly | ![]() |
Rumble Magazine | N/A | Yes | [11] | |
The Ring Wrestling | 1963 - 1984 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | [1] |
Ring Sirens Magazine | 2013–present | Monthly | ![]() |
Tyler Prattis | N/A | Yes | Women's Wrestling Magazine | |
Sports Review Wrestling | 1972 - 1995 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Ernesto Ocampo | 15,000 | Yes | ||
Superstar Wrestlers | 1987 - 1994 | Monthly | ![]() |
Norman Jacobs | Starlog Publishing | N/A | No | [1] |
Superstar Wrestlers Reporter | 1988 - 1989 | Monthly | ![]() |
Comics World Corporation | N/A | No | ||
Superstars of Wrestling | 1991–1994 | Monthly | ![]() |
Findlay Martin Colin Bowman |
SW Publishing | N/A | No | Succeeded by Power Slam. |
The Tag Rope | 2014–present | Quarterly | ![]() |
Ryan Carse | N/A | Yes | ||
Total Wrestling | 2002 - 2004 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
N/A | Yes | Largest Italian language wrestling magazine. | ||||
Victory Sports Wrestling | c. 1972 - 1989 | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1] | ||
WOW Magazine (Women of Wrestling) | 1988 - | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | |||
WOW Magazine (World of Wrestling) | 1999 - 2001 | Monthly | ![]() |
H&S Media | Mike Morris | N/A | No | The first magazine marketed towards "smart" fans, Bill Apter served as its editor-in-chief during its 3-year run.[1][13] |
Wrestle America | c. 1992 - 1999 | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1] | ||
The Wrestler | October 1966 - 2013 | Monthly | ![]() |
Stanley Weston | London Publishing Company | N/A | Yes | Combined with Inside Wrestling in 2004.[1][4][5][10] |
Wrestling | 1951 | Monthly | ![]() |
Joseph Weider | Wrestling Inc. | N/A | No | [1][4] |
Wrestling | c. 1984 - 1992 | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1][4] | ||
Wrestling '83 | 1983 - 1992 | Quarterly | ![]() |
No | Subsequently published "Wrestling '84", "Wrestling '85", "Wrestling '86", etc. One-time special was published in 1999. | |||
Wrestling '93: Rulebreaker | 1993 - 1994 | Quarterly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Harris Publishing | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling All Stars Heroes and Villains | 1983 - 2000 | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Complete Sports Publishers | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Confidential | 1987–present | Monthly | ![]() |
DOJO Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Eye | 1980s | Monthly | ![]() |
Jems, Inc. | N/A | No | [1][5] | |
Wrestling Fever | 1980s | Monthly | ![]() |
M. Morse Publishing | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Fury | 1987 - 1992 | Monthly | ![]() |
Jems Inc. | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Greatest Battles | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
G.C. London Publishing Company | N/A | No | [1] | |
Wrestling Guide | 1970s | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling Illustrated | Monthly | ![]() |
N/A | No | ||||
Wrestling Life | 1955 - 1964 | Monthly | ![]() |
Dick Axman | N/A | No | [1][4][12][14] | |
Wrestling's Main Event | 1982 - c. 1994 | Monthly | ![]() |
George Napolitano | Pumpkin Press | N/A | No | [1] |
Wrestling Monthly | 1971 - c. 1977 | Monthly | ![]() |
Norm Kietzer | Kietzer Publishing | N/A | No | Merged with other Kietzer publications into The Wrestling News.[1] |
Wrestling News | 1959–present | Monthly | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
N/A | No | [1] | ||
Wrestling Power | 1986-1989 | Monthly | ![]() |
Norman Jacobs | N/A | No | [1] |