​About PWHS

The Professional Wrestling Historical Society was founded in June 2013 with the purpose of preserving history. Specifically the history not commonly recorded or spoken about.  It is our firm belief that every wrestler and every match is important to history of professional wrestling, not just the ones that have received mainstream attention or are fresh in the memories of fans. Most importantly, the idea was always to present the history as it happened. 

On July 1, 2014 the PWHS website was launched to make the archiving of information easier and more organized for people to view.

Julie Hankinson had been running her own website, the "Comprehensive History of Wrestling" which on March 12, 2015 closed down. The information held on  Julie's site can now be found at PWHS.

All costs of researching, running the website and etc. are covered by PWHS. As of October 12, 2018 we have been fortunate enough to receive enough money to cover some costs of running the website. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. 

​Please Contact PWHS with any inquiries. 

And don't forget to check out the PWHS Store and help support our efforts to preserve the history of Professional Wrestling.

All content on this website has been researched and composed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society as original work or by individuals who have provided their original work for the society to use. Newspapers are the primary source of information. unless it is otherwise stated within an item on the website. If you wish to use an excerpt of any of the content on the website all we ask is that you reference the website with the excerpt. To use any of the Society's property in bulk for a project you must Contact PWHS beforehand.

PWHS Teams

​Co-Owner and Co-Founder: Jimmy Wheeler.
Co-Owner: Terry Kent.
Co-Founder: Greg Skelley.

Original Facebook Group

Barry Rose.
Brian "Bubba" Edwards.
Curtis Thompkins.
Harry Grover.
Jay Boutwell.
Mark D. Robinson.
Pablo Alvarez,
Jimmy Wheeler,
Terry Kent.

Facebook Book Group

Julie Hankinson,
Brian Bubba Edwards,
Jimmy Wheeler.

Facebook Business Page

Brian Bubba Edwards.
Hayden Fallek.
Jimmy Wheeler.

Vimeo

Lee Jay Coghlan.

Twitter - @PWHistoricalS

Jimmy Wheeler.

InstaGram - @PWHistoricalS

Jimmy Wheeler.

Website Contributors

​Jimmy Wheeler,
Terry Kent,
Ronald Großpietsch, 
Phil Lions,
Scott Teal,
Hisaharu Tanabe,
Greg Skelley,
Harry Grover,
Julie Hankinson,
Shea Heath,
Roy Lucier,
NJPW Gaijin Eric,
Austin Porche,
Kris Levin,
Dr. Mike Lano,
Bob Colling,
David King,
John-Paul Volino (R.I.P.),
Ray Plunkett,
Mike Steele,
Don Luce,
Mark Hewitt,
Dan Anderson,
Carlos Eduardo Loddo,
Mark D. Robinson,
Kriss Knights,
​Russell Jackman,
Jason Presley,
Gernot Freiberger.,
Ruslan C. Pashayev,
​Barb Miller.

A special thanks to

​Eddie Cheslock,
Carroll Hall,
Iron Skull Productions,
Mark James,
Pete Lederberg,
Jackie McCann,
Fumi Saito,
Linda Boucher,
Jake Shannon,
Nathan Hatton. ​

research Websites

​www.loc.gov
www.cdnc.ucr.edu
www.nla.gov.au
www.bnf.fr
www.govt.nz
www.gov.sg
www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk 
www.newspaperarchive.com
www.newspapers.com
www.nytimes.com
www.fultonhistory.com
www.ancestry.com
www.memory.loc.gov
www.onb.ac.at
www.library.illinois.edu
www.archives.com
www.archive.org
www.immigrantships.net
www.theeuropeanlibrary.org
www.google.com

associated websites

WWF4Ever (Website in German)
Wrestling Titles
Puroresu
New York Pro-Wrestling
Crowbar Press
Pro-Wrestling Bulgaria (Website in Bulgarian)
Championship Wrestling From Florida Archives (Facebook)
Classic Japanese Wrestling (Facebook)
SixShooter500  (YouTube)
Amarillo Wrestling (Facebook)
GCCW History ​​

other websites

​​Wrestling Classics
Legacy of Wrestling
Mid-Atlantic Gateway
Georgia Wrestling History
Wrestling Heritage
Ejmas
Wrestling Data
Cage Match
Kayfabe Memories
When Grappling Was Golden
Memphis Wrestling History
Wrestling Memories
Scientific Wrestling
Pete Lederberg's Wrestling Photos