Claim: Kurt Angle is an actor.

A professional wrestling promotion -LRB- also federation or fed -RRB- is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling . `` Promotion '' also describes a role which entails management , advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event -LRB- see promoter -RRB- . Within the convention of the show , the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for determining the divisions , rankings , etc. of wrestlers . In truth , the company serves as a touring theatre troupe , as well as event promotion body for its own events .   Currently , the major wrestling organizations in the United States are World Wrestling Entertainment -LRB- WWE -RRB- , Total Nonstop Action -LRB- TNA -RRB- and Ring of Honor -LRB- ROH -RRB- . The major Mexican lucha libre promotions are Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre -LRB- CMLL -RRB- and AAA . The top Japanese puroresu promotions are New Japan Pro Wrestling -LRB- NJPW -RRB- , Dragon Gate -LRB- DG -RRB- , All Japan Pro Wrestling -LRB- AJPW -RRB- , and Pro Wrestling Noah . There are also small promotions called indies or territories around the world .