Premier Wrestling Society

Premier Wrestling Society (PWS) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in,. Founded in 2020, the promotion began holding events in 2021, with all TV tapings held with limited attendance in. Starting in 2022, the promotion began a full touring schedule, though most TV tapings are based out of singular locations.

The promotion is currently owned by PWS Wrestling, LLC, a joint venture between Charisse Giles' CG Unlimited LLC and the television network's sports unit.

History
Giles officially announced the formation of Premier Wrestling Society on September 23, 2020, and that (then known as ViacomCBS) would own a stake in the promotion via. The promotion's first hirings included trainer/booker/writer Duncan Renzo as Head of Creative.

The first PWS tapings occurred in late April 2021 in at the, which was nicknamed "PWS Ground Zero", with limited attendance. The first episode of PWS Experience aired on May 8, 2021 on. The promotion's debut pay-per-view, Horizons, was held at the in, which is the current primary taping location of Experience, though the show occasionally tapes at other locations depending on the Music Factory's concert schedule.

In May 2022, PWS announced the addition of two additional TV shows - PWS Team Up airing on and PWS Dimension airing on. Tapings for Team Up began in July 2022 on a soundstage at the facility in, which has since been dubbed the "PWS Arena", while tapings for Dimension began later in July 2022 at the  Grand Ballroom in.

Style
Giles has stated that Premier Wrestling Society aims to reach audiences beyond the professional wrestling fan community by leveraging the present "cultural zeitgeist", supplementing professional wrestling matches with appearances from internet, music, television and sports personalities and integrating those appearances into storylines whenever possible. Giles has claimed inspiration for the central idea of the PWS from 's boxing pay-per-view series and the 's 1980s Rock 'n Wrestling Connection concept.

Contracts
PWS separates wrestlers into stables, which PWS refers to as "teams" as opposed to the traditional nomenclature "stables" to separate itself from other promotions. The six central teams in PWS are:


 * Team PWS
 * Dallas-Fort Worth Sports Club
 * The Groove Brigade
 * Team Total
 * The Hemmingsen Family
 * Ricky & Ryan
 * Always Beyond Crazy
 * Warriors By Nature
 * Remix