Global Pro Wrestling (New York)

Global Pro Wrestling is an American professional wrestling and integrated media and entertainment company. It was founded in 2000 but it started up in 2002, the same year as rival promotions Total Nonstop Action (now Impact Wrestling) and Ring of Honor.

GPW has held numerous events all over the world. Their primary training facility is located in Brentwood, New York, though they have training facilities all over the United States and the world, such as England, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan, Ireland & Puerto Rico. They most recently opened an international training facility in India in 2018.

The company was born out of the ashes of the old United States Wrestling Federation. When the USWF went under after 1994, the Wagner Brothers bought the trademark which was lapsed after their father let it expire. The company retained some of the old hallmarks of the USWF which featured competitive matches and impeccable storytelling. The USWF was resurrected after a ten year dormancy and the company has since become a developmental system for GPW.

Company history
On April 1, 2000, the Wagner brothers held a press conference in Times Square in New York City talking about a new company starting up called Global Pro Wrestling.

They held their first ever event on January 4, 2002 emanating from New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. It was aired on ABC television and brought in 9.7 viewership rating. The main event saw company owner and CEO, John Wagner win the GPW World Heavyweight Championship in a 20 Man Gauntlet for the Gold match.

Since GPW has been in existence, they've done really well in the ratings and have gone no lower than 6.3. Their weekly show which airs now Tuesday nights on SLAM TV is called 'PUMPED! 'The show has done very well for itself drawing no less than a 7.0 viewership.

The company as of 2018, has amassed over 1,000 wrestlers on its roster, including 500 its on developmental system Rising Star Wrestling. They have the largest roster in professional wrestling right now.

Relationship with WWE
GPW has a working relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment as they have swapped talents back and forth. They have also done the same with Total Nonstop Action, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA World Wide among others. GPW also struck a deal with Super Japan Pro Wrestling to have talent exchanges.