DEFY Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Seattle, Washington. DEFY was created in 2017 after founders Jim Perry and Matt Farmer successfully petitioned the Washington state government (specifically the Washington State Department of Licensing) to alter laws around professional wrestling, which they had argued had severely impacted the ability of promoters to run small professional wrestling events in the state since the early 1990s. Since its launch in 2017, DEFY has risen to a high level of prominence on the American Independent circuit, in part because of its association as the "home" of emerging national wrestling stars Swerve Strickland, Darby Allin and Nick Wayne.[1][2][3]
As DEFY has grown, it has begun to hold events outside of Seattle, including locations such as Tacoma, Yakima, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles and London, England.[4] Stylistically, promoter Matt Farmer has compared the difference between DEFY and WWE as being like that of Alternative Rock and Pop Music.[5]
^Nason, Josh (25 March 2022). "Inside the rise of Seattle's DEFY Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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^"DEFY Wrestling event history". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^Vent, Terry (4 May 2018). "Defy Wrestling brings its performance art to Liberty Lake on Saturday". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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