A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. The courses are taught by qualified professional instructors that have usually worked for several years as professional wrestlers themselves. Many of these schools are linked to independent wrestling promotions for graduates to debut in, but some of the more elite schools are linked to major wrestling promotions. Professional wrestling is a form of performance entertainment where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches. ... A wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ...

Some wrestling schools train their students from 30 days to six months but some of the better schools train their students for two or more years.

List of professional wrestling schools

There over 500 wrestling schools in the world. Here are some of the more sucessful wrestling schools.

United States of America

• All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp- Taught by Roland Alexander.
• Harley Race Wrestling Academy- Taught by Harley Race.
• Killer Kowalski Institute of Professional Wrestling- Taught by Mr. Kowalski.
• Les Thatcher's Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp- Taught by Les Thatcher.
• Skull Krusher's Wrestling School- Taught by Adrian Street.
• Slam U- Taught by El Toro Bravo.
• The Funking Conservatory- Taught by Dory Funk, Jr.
• The Monster Factory- Taught by Larry Sharpe.
• The Wild Samoan Training Center- Taught by Afa the Wild Samoan.
• Ohio Valley Wrestling Training School, associated with World Wrestling Entertainment
• Ring of Honor Wrestling School- Taught by CM Punk
• Can-Am Wrestling School- Taught by Scott D'Amore

Harley Race Harley Leland Race (born April 11, 1943 in Quitman, Missouri), is an American professional wrestler and promoter. ... Wladek Kowalski Wladek (Walter) Killer Kowalski was a professional wrestler. ... Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is the official training grounds for the WWE based in Louisville, KY. OVW is one of the most recognized facilities for up and coming wrestlers. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... The Ring of Honor (ROH) is an independent professional wrestling promotion created in 2001. ... Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk is a professional wrestler mostly known from his work in the independent wrestling promotion Ring Of Honor, he has also worked in other promotions all around the world, including TNA Wrestling. ...

Defunct

• WCW Power Plant- Taught by Paul Orndorff and Buddy Lee Parker
• The Dungeon- Taught by Stu Hart

Paul Martin Paul Martin was a professional wrestler. ... Stewart Edward (Stu) Hart (born May 3, 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died October 16, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta) was a Canadian wrestler and wrestling trainer. ...

United Kingdom

• British Championship Wrestling Taining Sessions- Open 7 days a week.
• Dropkixx Pro Wrestling Academy- Taught by Frank Rimer.
• Futureshock Wrestling School- Taught by Alex Shane.
• Frontier Wrestling Alliance Training Center
• Revolution British Wrestling Training Schools- Three separate schools.