It’s not just the WWE. Here’s every wrestling event around Philadelphia during WrestleMania week

WrestleMania is coming to Philadelphia, and with it, a whole slate of wrestling events, from those affiliated with WWE to smaller local shows.

Whether you’re a newcomer to wrestling looking for a cheaper event to attend rather than committing to WrestleMania, or you’re a wrestling fanatic looking to watch as much as you can while you’re in Philadelphia, there’s something on this list for you.

Here’s a full rundown of all the wrestling events in the Philly and South Jersey area during WrestleMania week:

If you’re into hard core, deathmatch wrestling, H20 is the promotion for you. If you don’t know what that means, deathmatch wrestling takes away a lot of the rules from standard wrestling, so you’ll likely see more blood and violence than at a WWE show, thanks to the occasional barbed wire, glass, or fire. If that sounds good to you, here’s what you need to know:

These two local promotions are teaming up to put together a two-night wrestling event hosted at a brewery, featuring live music, food trucks, and more. If you’re more into the ambience and feel like the hard core stuff isn’t for you, check this out:

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If you’re staying in New Jersey, kick off your WrestleMania week with Pro Wrestling: R.

This one is, you guessed it, an intergender show. If you’re more interested in the comedy and entertainment sides of wrestling, this might be the promotion for you.

These two LA and New York-based promotions are converging on Philadelphia to put on a WrestleMania kickoff event of their own, and then New Fear City is putting on their own free show the following day. It’s a no-ring deathmatch, so it’s not for the faint of heart.

Some top wrestlers have come up through DEFY, so you’re likely to see some high-level matches.

This promotion targets a Caribbean audience, both in its performers and in its audience. Their WrestleMania event will feature live music from hip-hop duo M.O.P. and a slate of former WWE stars on hand.

This Japanese women’s promotion is coming to the US for the first time since 2019 to put on an event ahead of WrestleMania. All of the seating for this one is already sold out, so if you want to go, you’ll have to stand, but there’s sure to be some great matches.

Monster Factory is a training ground for future wrestling stars, run by former WWE and AEW wrestlers. The facility’s in New Jersey, but they’re running shuttles from Philly for fans in town for WrestleMania. Keep an eye out, you might see some special guests here.

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This event is for the newbies. If you’re still not sold on wrestling but are looking to get a taste of the experience, Smash Master Wrasslin’, Grand Slam Wrestling, and 880 Wrestling are hosting a whole slate of party wrestling events.

Are you an MMA fan? These promotions blend mixed martial arts with wrestling for their steel cage showdown.

WrestleCon is one of the biggest conventions of the week, featuring special appearances by Sting and Ronda Rousey and serving as a gathering place for wrestling fans from all over. In addition, they’re hosting a super show at the 2300 Arena to kick off the weekend.

This is another deathmatch show, including a no-ring match. It will also feature live performances by metal and punk rock bands.

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Head back out to the Monster Factory for this show, featuring some of the best professional wrestlers outside of the WWE and AEW.

This Japanese promotion, which features a more comedic style, is coming stateside ahead of WrestleMania. Konosuke Takeshita, who is regularly featured on AEW, will also be at the show.

This Georgia-based promotion is coming up to New Jersey for a special WrestleMania show.

Looking for some late-night wrestling? This midnight show might be for you. This promotion’s a popular one — one of their other WrestleMania week events already sold out.

Tokyo Joshi is a Japanese women’s promotion and an affiliate of DDT Pro Wrestling. They’re running a few events in Philly around WrestleMania, including crossover events with Game Changer Wrestling.

This promotion is hosting a full-slate of events on Friday, with two sets of matches and a block party in between. The day gets started with their “Born to Die” show at 1 p.m., followed by a block party featuring several of their superstars. But the main event, at least locally, is a tribute to Philly-born ECW, which begins at 8 p.m.

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Progress is one of Europe’s biggest independent promotions. They’re coming stateside for WrestleMania with a card of their own.

These two promotions are joining up to put on a huge show to lead in to the main WWE proceedings on Friday.

Back in New Jersey, All 4 One is collaborating with a few local promotionsto put on their own card for WrestleMania week, featuring a few former WWE personalities.

Ring of Honor is affiliated with WWE’s rival promotion, AEW, and they’re putting on one of the weekend’s biggest non-WWE events.

If deathmatch wrestling is for you, here’s another option. ICW No Holds Barred uses chains instead of standard rope, making their events even higher stakes with more violence.

This is a charity event in honor of Megan Thrash to raise money for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. All donations made on this page and at the event will go toward the foundation.

Kaiju Big Battel’s shows are closer to a parody of wrestling and Japanese monster movies than a traditional wrestling show. But if that sounds up your alley, this might be the show for you.

Head back out to New Jersey for one last show before you head to the Linc for WrestleMania.

For a fun kickoff to your WrestleMania day, head to South Street for SuplexMania. There’ll be live wrestling in the street and a variety of food, merchandise, and alcohol vendors, so there’s something for all kinds.

Once a hard core wrestling promotion, Combat Zone is now a little tamer, so fans looking to avoid that kind of thing shouldn’t get scared away.

Spark Joshi is a Japanese women’s promotion, and this event also includes a meet and greet.

This event features both the ticketed indoor show and a few free outdoor matches, if you want to get a taste before heading in for WrestleMania.

The last non-WWE event of WrestleMania weekend is a deathmatch show hosted by Ruthless Pro Wrestling. If that’s your speed, head on out to New Jersey for the final event before the last night of WrestleMania.

This is what you’re here for. You probably already know the event calendar, but just in case, here’s what you need to know in terms of WWE offerings during WrestleMania week: