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Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)

Active promotion in the Europe region

General Data

Current name:

Westside Xtreme Wrestling

Current abbreviation:

wXw

Status:

Active

Location:

Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Active Time:

2000 - today

WWW:

https://www.wxw-wrestling.com

https://www.facebook.com/WestsideXtremeWrestling

https://x.com/wXwGermany

https://www.instagram.com/westsidextremewrestling

https://www.youtube.com/@wXwGER

Details

Names:

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2000 - today)

Abbreviations:

wXw

Owners:

wXw Europe GmbH (2009 - today)
wXw Deutschland GbR (2006 - 2009)
HATE (2000 - 2006)

TV & Online:

Shotgun/More Than Wrestling Videocast, We Love Wrestling

Logos:

wXw Shotgun 2020

wXw Shotgun

wXw Catch Grand Prix

(03.2013 - today)

(2010 - 02.2013)

(2000 - 2009)

AMBITION (2010 - today)

18+ Underground (2009 - 2012)

Current Champions

Title	Current champion(s)
wXw European Championship	Ricky Sosa
wXw Shotgun Championship	Dennis Dullnig
wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship	Elijah Blum
wXw World Tag Team Championship	The Grind (Laurance Roman & Nick Schreier)

Introduction

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8.75

Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 429

Number of comments: 146

10.0

189x

9.0

76x

8.0

88x

7.0

42x

6.0

24x

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

Average rating: 8.75 [429]

Average rating in 2025: 8.64 [28]

Average rating in 2024: 7.89 [19]

Average rating in 2023: 8.20 [20]

Average rating in 2022: 8.55 [22]

Average rating in 2021: 8.75 [8]

Average rating in 2020: 8.57 [14]

Average rating in 2019: 8.91 [11]

Average rating in 2018: 9.05 [21]

Average rating in 2017: 8.78 [23]

Average rating in 2016: 8.76 [25]

Average rating in 2015: 8.79 [28]

Average rating in 2014: 8.55 [11]

Average rating in 2013: 8.61 [18]

Average rating in 2012: 8.91 [11]

Average rating in 2011: 8.73 [11]

Average rating in 2010: 8.15 [20]

Average rating in 2009: 9.14 [29]

Average rating in 2008: 8.73 [48]

Average rating in 2007: 9.38 [61]

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Latest comments of the CAGEMATCH inmates

BigPopaa wrote on 20.06.2025:

[6.0] "wXw was for a long time a major reference in European independent wrestling, but nowadays, it feels like the promotion has lost some of its aura. The show quality is still decent, but the magic from the past has somewhat faded. There's less innovation and sometimes booking choices slow down the overall momentum. The young talents are still there, but the lack of major stars makes the cards less exciting than before. wXw remains a respectable promotion, but it no longer manages to stand out as it did a few years ago"

TPG wrote on 26.05.2025:

[9.0] "Re-editing my review from last time, because I slept on wXw. At their peak, they were bringing in the best wrestlers from all over the world and having phenomenal matches every single show. In a spiritual way, that still stands true to this day, with at least one match of the month contender for every show they put on. Also, it got me a lot into wrestling outside of the UK and USA, so good job on that!"

fireflykingdom wrote on 29.08.2024:

[6.0] "The quality has recently changed from what it was used to be in the past years. Lots of overbooking and complicated match endings. The general in-ring quality is also lower than previously. Maybe wXw passed their pick and is now working on another style of pro wrestling."

ChikawaStyle wrote on 28.06.2024:

[8.0] "The beacon of light for European Wrestling since who knows when, home to many wrestlers that defined a style of wrestling so unique and influential in the wrestling world. the 16 carat gold tournament is always a must-see every year, hard to not be impressed. It is far from its peak nowadays but it's still has the spirit within."

benny5bellys wrote on 08.09.2023:

[6.0] "Consistently the best produced European wrestling company but as always with smaller companies and wrestling in general, the standard of the in ring product can be up and down. Had some amazing weekenders over the years but I have been less than impressed with native talent in recent years but they needed to go through a rebuilding project when lots moved onto WWE. A pillar of the European scene. Good for interesting imports from Japan."

Bullshark1 wrote on 28.08.2023:

[9.0] "wXw is probably one of the best companies in Europe today. They consistently feature some of the best talent in the region, and their booking is pretty solid. With the looming threat of WWE and the damage the pandemic did to European pro wrestling, wXw is also one of the only companies in Europe to seem unbothered and continues to deliver."

GoldenIcebox wrote on 01.08.2023:

[10.0] "Extremely strong promotion that continues to exude the shine and lister than made it a hot magnet for so many popular wrestlers in Europe, Japan, America and abroad than continues to keep the lights on as probably the only European wrestling promotion today that wasnt destroyed by the pandemic, and as the result of it, the gentrifying threat of WWE through NXT UK, which had been a major qualm of British wrestling companies for long time. I just hope that theyll continue to shine when NXT Europe gets underway."

Leth99 wrote on 29.07.2023:

[6.0] "Best european wrestling promotion, partly thanks to WWE killing UK's indy scene. I gave some attention to wXw back in 2014 and they've always been just there. Probably their wrestlers have little experience. The things I remember more from wXw are Tommy End, Michael Dante (why has he never been to WWE or AEW? ), Ilja Dragunov and Walter, along with Chris Hero's EU matches"

Kamilahclan wrote on 08.04.2023:

[6.0] "A decent indie promotion with some occasional great matches in a calendar year. nothing you have to go out of your way to see stuff however."

TheOneAndOnlyCactus wrote on 09.02.2023:

[9.0] "Germany is one of the pillars of modern European wrestling, with some of the best promotions and fanbases on the continent, if not the world. And wXw is at the top of the list. The biggest European promotion in terms of quality and production, it's a must-see if you want to start your journey away from the major American promotions. Plus, it's available on the Network."

Kingmoose22 wrote on 27.11.2022:

[9.0] "In my personal opinion this is the best promotion in Europe. They have a very talented catch wrestling styled roster, plus they consistently bring some of the best wrestlers from around the world. Its always a Joy to watch WXW."

JeyReydar97 wrote on 08.09.2022:

[10.0] "One of the best promotions in Europe. Would be a great satellite company for the new NXT Europe brand."

zarkoandjelinovic wrote on 21.07.2022:

[10.0] "One of the best companies in the history of European wrestling. You can't explain the career of many huge wrestlers around the world without explaining their times in wXw, especially 16 Carat Gold winners. For many years they have been showing not only some of the best foreign talent, but also locals (Bad Bones Klinger, Walter, Ilja Dragunov, Absolute Andy, Lucky Kid) and other Europeans (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Chris Brookes, Emil Sitoci, Jurn Simmons and of course Tommy End/Malakai Black). The only thing that I don't like about wXw is the impossibility of watching their content live since it is only available on demand. In order to reach audiences from distant countries and gaining more fans in non-European countries, it is something that they should change in the next few years."

WU20 wrote on 09.07.2022:

[9.0] "Awesome wrestling company. Triple h used to find talents from this great. This company made many stars and still giving great stars and great memorable matches. Has a great impact in pro wrestling."

Chechblue20 wrote on 02.05.2021:

[9.0] "Great promotion that has featured many world class wrestlers. Caters to many different styles and there is something for everyone to enjoy."

epikElvato wrote on 22.12.2020:

[10.0] "So i've started to watch this new promotion and I instantly loved it, wXw not only entertains me when I'm bored and want to watch wrestling, it also improves my skills at understanding and speaking German, great wrestlers with great talent within the ring and as of writing this, the current wXw Unified World Champion (Bobby Guns) has a lot of charisma. i'm a new viewer and my first impressions on this promotion is a 10/10 but i'm new and i don't think it's the right thing to instantly write a 10/10, i'll come back here and write a new review when I get familiar with wXw Edit: i've watched the product and hae changed my mind from a 8/10 to a 10/10. wXw always delivers and i highly recommend watching wXw"

Tomas Montoya wrote on 09.10.2020:

[9.0] "An impressive promotion with a great history, they have great tournaments, memorable matches and awesome wreslers"

rykejamal wrote on 10.11.2019:

[7.0] "A decent promotion with a rich history. Started watching in early 2019 and watched a bunch of videos on demands, including past and new events. Recent events have ranged from average to good. After watching a number of shows however, I can safely say this is a really good promotion with interesting characters, stories and wrestling. That's really what we as fans ask for and maybe in the coming years, my rating for wXw will continue to increase."

zephyr wrote on 09.11.2018:

[7.0] "I understand WxW is sort of the darling company of this website and while they have a good catalogue of matches and some genuinely impressive ability to get big names, I wouldn't say they're 9/10 or above."

Luv all wrestling wrote on 26.08.2017:

[10.0] "On the outside looking in this is a pretty good local promotion. Once you actually watch wXw, you realize this is an amazing company with a rich history, amazing local talent and book great international matches."

ShooterMcShoot wrote on 28.09.2015:

[6.0] "I recently found a video of a WXW show online and decided I would check it out since it's one of the most popular companies in Europe and the users on here seem to rave about it. I'll be entirely honest, perhaps it wasn't the right show, or perhaps it was the language barrier, or perhaps it was my unfamiliarity with the previous shows the promotion has done, but I didn't get anything special from them like I'd see on Lucha Underground for example. Everyone worked hard, but the production felt lacking and I just got the vibe that it was like any other indy. Just fine, but nothing spectacular."

LS Inc wrote on 31.08.2014:

[6.0] "Dude, good company.. but, 9. 00 of rating? What? They have been the best in Europe for a while but their recent performances haven't been really good. I know every German in this site will rate 10 for wXw, but it isn't deserved. 6 on 10, it's an honest rating I think.."

That 70s Bloke wrote on 21.01.2013:

[10.0] "One of Europe's best promotions. Lots of great matches and an incredible atmosfeer!"

VanderVaart wrote on 01.10.2012:

"Die außergewöhnlichste Liga der Welt. Wo sonst dürfen Frauen nicht kämpfen, aber als Tabledancerinnen herhalten? Wo sonst werden Veranstaltungsorte teils erst 48 Stunden vorher bekannt gegeben und zwar nur den Leuten, die sich ein Ticket gekauft haben? Zuschauer_innen dürfen am Ring stehen, egal ob es ein Ultraviolent-Match ist oder nicht. Das ist nur ein Auszug."