10 Wrestlers who started their own promotions

7- Brian Kendrick

Kendrick runs his own promotion and school, as seen on Total Divas

Kendrick has been in the WWE previously and is currently wrestling in the Cruiserweight Classic tournament. While in and out of the WWE, Kendrick started up his own school which includes his promotion Wrestling Pro Wrestling.

The promotion serves as training grounds for aspiring wrestlers who want to learn the trade. It essentially gets the graduates started and a chance to hone their craft before going off to other promotions. The school was featured on Total Divas, as Kendrick had a hand in helping train Eva Marie prior to her working in NXT. It gave viewers a firsthand look at how wrestling training really is.