Switzerland
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Main Promoters
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Paul Favré Gottfried Grüneisen
Paul Berger
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National National
National
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1932-1949 1933-1939 & 1946-1957
1948-1953; 1958-1959 & 1980-1981
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During the 1930s Favré and Grüneisen toured across Switzerland; each with his own troupe and became the most influential promoters in the country.
In the 1930s Zurich was one of the major wrestling cities in Europe.
In the 1930s Zurich was one of the major wrestling cities in Europe.
Other Promoters
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Henri Chevalley Max Seibt
Heinz Pippert
Franz Doberl
Heinz Pippert & Paul Berger
Robert Girot
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Basel, Bern, Geneva & Zurich Basel & Zurich
Zurich
Basel / Zurich
Zurich
Geneva
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1920s 1932-1935
1933
1933 / 1933 & 1936
1948-1949
Late 1940s-Early 1950s
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Promoters of Zurich Hallenstadion
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Emil Keller & Gottfried Grüneisen Emil Keller
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1947-1956 1956-1958
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Keller & Grüneisen had a working relationship with Raoul Paoli of Paris, France.
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Emil Keller & Paul Berger
Heinrich Hächler & Maurice Durand, of Paris
Josef Voegeli & Paul Berger
Josef Voegeli
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1958-1959
1960-1976
1980-1981
1980s
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Organizations
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Union Internationale des Lutteurs (UIL)
[Internationale-Ringer-Union International Wrestling Union] |
Zurich
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1933-1934
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Landesverband der Schweizerischen Berufsringer (LSB)
[National Association of Swiss Professional Wrestlers] |
National
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1933-1938 & 1946-1947
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Verband-Schweizer-Berufsringer (VSB)
[National Association of Swiss Professional Wrestlers] |
National
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1948
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- President: A. Hirzel (1936).
- Main Promoter: Paul Favré.
- Main professional wrestling association in Switzerland during the 1930s.
- Inactive from 1939 until 1946.
- Parent association / Supervision: Athletic Commission of S.F.A.V. (Schweizerischer Fußball und Athletik-Verband) [Swiss Football and Athletics Federation]
- Main Promoter: Paul Favré.
- Main professional wrestling association in Switzerland during the 1930s.
- Inactive from 1939 until 1946.
- Parent association / Supervision: Athletic Commission of S.F.A.V. (Schweizerischer Fußball und Athletik-Verband) [Swiss Football and Athletics Federation]
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Organisation de Lutte Suisse
[Swiss Wrestling Oganization] |
National
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1948-1953
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- Promoter: Paul Berger.
- Berger was banned by Favré out of the Verband-Schweizer-Berufsringer; he founded his own promotion; beginning in late 1948 he worked together with Heinz Pippert of the Zurich City Hall and promoted his first wrestling shows.
- Berger was banned by Favré out of the Verband-Schweizer-Berufsringer; he founded his own promotion; beginning in late 1948 he worked together with Heinz Pippert of the Zurich City Hall and promoted his first wrestling shows.
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Swiss Wrestling Entertainment (SWE)
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National
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2014-Current
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- Promoter: Steffen Semmet.
- Management: Steffen Semmet, Markus Wymann & Michael Ludwig.
- Management: Steffen Semmet, Markus Wymann & Michael Ludwig.
Troupes
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Theodor Sztekker's
Jaan Jaago's
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Zurich
Zurich
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1932-1934
1933 & 1936
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Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Promoter Information for Switzerland.
Updated: January 21, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Promoter Information for Switzerland.
Updated: January 21, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
