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Solie's A-List of Wrestling Resources

Here are my favorite places on the web that deal with Pro-Wrestling
listed in alphabetical order by catagories

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Wrestling Journalism

  • DDT Digest

    • Bill Milano's excellent site for wrestling news and views. Bill also runs the Arn Anderson web site and was instrumental in producing Arn's biography, "Arn Anderson 4 Ever: A Look Behind the Curtain"

  • The Independent Insider

    • "The Independent Insider is THE original member of the Hook Up!" So says the tag line on the main page of this comprehensive indie promotion news source. News from several such promotions along with pictures of the action, editorial comment, links to independent promotional web sites, and of special interest to Solie's readers - the Insider Classics section which brings us up to date concerning the participation of legendary wrestlers such as Ronnie Garvin and Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant.

  • Inside the Squared Circle

    • A very complete site featuring: Today in Wrestling History, Jobber Hall of Fame, Wrestler Stats, Games, Discussion Forums, and other interactive features. "Inside The Squared Circle" was born in June 1989 as a radio program on WMET-AM with Will Dunham, Fred Sternburg and Dirty Dick Daniel as co-hosts. The show lasted until October of 1992. A TV version was picked up on Montgomery County, Md., public access in February 1993 and expanded into Washington, D.C, in May 1993.

  • Japanese Womens Wrestling

    • This site is designed to keep everyone up to date with the Japanese womens wrestling scene. Match results, current title holders and profiles of women wrestlers highlight this comprehensive site.

  • The Wresling Booking Sheet

    • The Booking Sheet was an online professional wrestling newsletter which published creative ideas, "booking plans", for different scenarios in WCW, ECW and the WWF. While hardly great literature, The Booking Sheet was entertaining in its own right. Eventually, when my time grew scarcer and WCW only provided entertainment of the train wreck sort, the newsletter died. In the years since the wrestling business itself has grown less and less entertaining, a prime reason for the plummeting revenues and the survival of only one major wrestling company in the United States.

  • The Wrestling Truth

    • WT covers every piece of WWE news and every other story related to Pro Wrestling in as much detail and in as high quality as they can. They go to great lengths to authenticate the wrestling news and wrestling rumors posted on their site, visiting multiple sources and by doing their own research.

  • USA Independent Wrestling

    • A very complete site featuring news and commentary regarding the Indie Wrestling scene. Includes indie show reports and results, personalities, a message board, links, columns, indie tapes for sale, interviews and more.

  • Wrestling.com

    • Edited by Ross Marshal - formerly of the Ringside Insider, and Blake Norton who also edits the current version of the TBR newsletter.

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    Wrestling History, Statistics and Research

  • An Illustrated History of Wrestling in Northern California

    • Viktor Berry has assembled a great site detailing the history of San Francisco Bay Area wrestling (with an emphasis on promoter Roy Shire's Big Time Wrestling) with programs, action photos, articles and Memorable Matches and Gimmicks.

  • The Cauliflower Alley Club

    • This is the official web site of the club, which is a fraternal organization for pro wrestlers, boxers and wrestling and boxing enthusiasts. The web master of the Solie's site is a proud member of the club.

  • The Great Hisa's Puroresu Page

    • If you're into Japanese Pro-Wrestling - this is the place! Also the best statistics on various promotions' Title holders are here.

  • The Horsemen Files

    • This Horsemen Tribute site is just getting underway but promises to be a little different from all other such sites on the web.

  • Kayfabe Memories

    • This site explores the stories and personalities of the late lamented Territorial System which ran pro-wrestling in America before Vince McMahon turned it into a nationally based, mainstream entertainment form. Here you can relive the days of the AWA, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South, Southeastern/Continental, and others. This site is highly recommended to those who want to find out about what wrestling was like before the 1980's.

  • Japanese Womens Wrestling

    • This site is designed to keep everyone up to date with the Japanese womens wrestling scene. Match results, current title holders and profiles of women wrestlers highlight this comprehensive site.

  • Pro Wrestling Is Real!

    • A scholarly report on the history, personalities and traditions of Pro-Wrestling by Brett Ramsey. This article was originally to be found out on the web, but recently disappeared, so I have posted it on my site in it's original form.

  • Pro-Wrestling On Line Museum

    • The grandaddy of wrestling information sites created by Mark Long. The original Real Names List, Links, Merchandise, Resources and much more.

  • Solie's Vintage Wrestling

    • You're here!Historic Image Galleries: including The Early Days of Wrestling on TV, WWF, NWA, AWA, Mid-South, Georgia and Florida Wrestling, extensiveTitle Histories, Promotional Rosters, Win/Loss Records, Real Names, theIllustrated History of the Four Horsemen, Wrestling Articles, Exclusive Interviews, AOL and Prodigy Chat Transcripts and a twice weekly Newsletter featuring some of the best writers and wrestling historians on the Web.

  • Brian Westcott's Professional Wrestling Web Page

    • Check out Westcott's Wrestling Archives, the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, an article about the NWA and a SHOOT interview by Buddy Landel. Recently, Brian has become a contributer to this site as well by compiling Wrestling Title Histories for theSolie's Title History section.

  • What Ever Happened To...?

    • If you are into vintage wrestling, this is the other place (besides Solie's) for you. Stories that take you back to when Pro-Wrestling was the "real deal". Lou Thesz, Strangler Lewis, Frank Gotch...they're all here. A must visit for any REAL wrestling fan.

  • Wrestling Classics

    • A very well laid out site featuring classic videos for sale (see below), a wrestling museum, audio and video features and a message board.

  • Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments

    • Jason Cambell's ultimate reference work on Wrestling's biggest shows.

  • Wrestling - Then and Now

    • The only wrestling history newsletter published monthly since 1990. Features shoot columns by wrestlers Killer Kowalski, his protege Bryan Walsh and Dale Pierce. Rare clips, photos, ECW column, news columns, dirt, exclusive interviews with the legends, as well as today's superstars and indie prospects. This website features samples from the newsletter and product and ordering info.

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    International Wrestling Sites

  • All Star Wrestling

    • This British page chronicles the exploits of American wrestlers in England. Such wrestlers as Chris Chavez (Tatanka), the "Legend of Doom" (Road Warrior Hawk), the "Original" Undertaker, Earthquake, the Bushwackers and many others are among the American stars who appear in All Star Wrestling events.

  • Les Étoiles de la Lutte

    • The title means "Wrestling Superstars" in French

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    Wrestling Promotions/Schools/Resources

  • Afa's Wild Samoan Training Camp

    • Afa, of course, is the older of the infamous Wild Samoans tag team who held the WWF Tag Team Titles on several occassions. His school is one of the longest lived and most successful schools in the world, boasting of many current superstars as their graduates.

  • All Pro Wrestling

    • This is my favorite local Northern California indie. Their motto is "We Wrestle" and that they do! Roland Alexander is the promoter and the renowned "Dr. Mike" Lano is also personally involved with this scrappy promotion. The All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp is one of the most respected wrestling schools in the country.

  • AWWCF Atlanta World Wrestling Championship Federation

    • This Atlanta based wrestling school boasts of having several of it's students graduate to the majors, including Mark Jindrak, Jimmy Yun and Jamisan (of the Jung Dragons) and Chuck Palumbo. Among the top professional wrestling schools in America. Accomplishments include: - 31 wrestlers to WCW, WWF, ECW in 24 months - We can train almost anybody - Stars from WCW ECW & WWF to help train you - 11 of our gimmicks used by WCW-WWF - Lowest cost in the industry & Scholarships - No up front fees - We help you find housing and jobs

  • AWA Superstars of Wrestling

    • This is the official web site of the revived American Wrestling Association promotion.The tradition continues, but this ain't the '80s. Get set for a new brand of action with the AWA Superstars of Wrestling!

  • Big Time Pro-Wrestling School

    • This is wrestling legend Killer Tim Brooks' second wrestling school in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. His first school, N.A.W.A., which is listed further down this page, was such a success that he decided to open another! "Some Wrestling Schools are PHONIES! There are People who think they are WRESTLERS but have never been in a Pro Wrestling Match on TV. Before you pick a Wrestling School and a Coach, know who they are or check their background. Don't trust a web page, anyone can put a web page up. Check books for title holders, video tapes, talk to wrestling fans see if they have ever heard of that particular Wrestler. Know your Coach!" So says Brooks, who ought to know. "One last WARNING don't give your money to a school or coach that is not certifide to train you in Pro Wrestling. He can only teach you Pro Wresting if he was a Pro Wrestler." There is no doubt that Killer Brooks is a pro-wrestler, and a very famous one at that!

  • CZW - Combat Zone Wrestling

    • Welcome to the most hardcore league on the indy scene today, CZW!!!! A New Jersey indy promotion.

  • DCW - Downsouth Championship Wrestling

    • Based in Ripley, Mississippi this independent promotion also presents cards in Tennesee, and Arkansas featuring talent such as Austin Lane, Handsome Johnny Valiant, Lord Humungous,NWO Sting, Doink the Clown, Danny B. Good, Neil "Real Deal" Taylor, Malik Avalon, Deadly Dale, Mickey Ray, Loose Cannon, Jimmy Hall, Hollywood Jimmy, Bubba Pain, Fabulous Rocker, Big Indian Quixote, Sgt. O'Rielly, & Many More! They also have an active ladies division, including: Ladies Champion Christie Ricci, Valentina, Lady Victoria, Lollipop, Tracy Brooks, Josie, Miss Natural, and ODB

  • Official Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) web site

    • ECCW wrestlers' biographies, merchandise, title histories, news and results highlight this very complete official site.

  • Extreme Pro Wrestling

    • This is a coalition of several different independent wrestling organizations including the revived AWA, the RMCW, and WSW which put on combined cards.

  • Florida Championship Wrestling Online

    • The Official web site of this Florida based indie.

  • The Independent Insider

    • "The Independent Insider is THE original member of the Hook Up!" So says the tag line on the main page of this comprehensive indie promotion news source. News from several such promotions along with pictures of the action, editorial comment, links to independent promotional web sites, and of special interest to Solie's readers - the Insider Classics section which brings us up to date concerning the participation of legendary wrestlers such as Ronnie Garvin and Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant

  • J-Mar Championship Belts

    • This is the real thing! These guys make the belts used by most of the major wrestling organizations. Nuff said.

  • Mid-Florida Wrestling

    • This is an independent promotion based in central Florida.

  • MRW - Midwest Renegade Wrestling

    • Featuring a RealVideo intro on their front page, this St. Louis indie is always looking for the best and brightest talent in the business. Wrestlers, referees, managers, security, valets, audio tech, video tech, advertising, etc. Some of their current stars include "Pretty Boy" Kevin Sharp, "Night Train" Gary Jackson, Nikki Stricknine and "The Human Wrecking Ball" Pete Madden.

  • "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory

    • Sharpe's well known wrestling school includes: Paul Wight, Bam Bam Bigelow,King Kong Bundy, Raven, Chris Candido and Sunny, D-Lo Brown, Vincent, the Headbangers, Rocco Rock, Godfather, Kevin Von Erich and The Pitbulls among its graduates."If I wanted to become a Monster (which my wife says I am), the only place to become a monster is at the Monster Factory!" -Bill Apter, Senior Editor, PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED

  • N.A.W.A. Pro Wrestling School

    • This wrestling school and indy promotion is run by wrestling legend "Killer" Tim Brooks. Killer Brooks has wrestled in over 3800 television shows. He has directed and produced his own television shows called "N.A.W.A Pro Wrestling" on KTXT channel 39 and KTVT channel 11 in the Dallas / Ft Worth area. He has been a very successful booking agent for Pro Wrestling. "Pro Wrestling has been very good to me. Pro Wrestling can be good to you with sincere dedication and hard work. Make your dream come true with the help and training of KILLER TIM BROOKS."

  • Official NWA Website

    • This is the Official NWA site - featuring the history of the NWA both pre and post 1948.

  • NWA Championship Wrestling America

    • Also known as NWA New Jersey

  • NWA Midwest Wrestling Home Page

    • This NWA affiliate covers Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas

  • Official Ohio Valley Wrestling web site

    • Want to know where the next Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, or Mankind will be coming from? Well, look no further because you've found one of the top training grounds for the next generation of superstars... OVW! AN OFFICIAL TRAINING CAMP FOR THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION!

  • PCW - Pro Championship Wrestling

    • This Northen California indy promotion and training camp is run by "Mr Prime Time" Zack Reed. The site includes match results, title histories, pictures, event schedules, links, columns, individual wrestlers' site

  • Slammers Wrestling Federation

    • The Official site of the SWF and Verne Langdon's wrestling school in Studio City, California - SLAM U - featuring a wrestling museum and some great wrestling products and videos

  • P.O.W. Professional Outlaw Wrestling

    • This "family friendly", old school wrestling promotion also runs a wrestling school. "You will not see many, if at all, modern Hardcore matches with P.O.W. We want you to be able to bring your whole family, and have a great time". Professional Outlaw Wrestling is owned and operated in St. Petersburg, FL by Susan and Lance Michaels. The training camp is tought by Sir Black Knight and they have regular events mainly charity and fundraisers with one monthly event.

  • Southeastern Xtreme Wrestling

    • Based in the historic wrestling city of Dothan, Alabama, they run shows in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida.

  • United Wrestling League

    • Based in Piedmont, AL.

  • WLW - World League Wrestling

    • "Shut Up and Wrestle" is the motto of this Mid-West indy promotion which is owned and operated by seven time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race

  • Official WWE Website

    • Titan finally wised up and did away with the intrusive form that used to be required for entrance. The result is a much improved site with PPV news, official cards and schedules, ring music clips, images and more.

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