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Israeli Wrestling League

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Israeli Wrestling League
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Israeli Wrestling League (IWL) (Hebrew: ליגת ההיאבקות הישראלית; Arabic: رابطة المصارعة الإسرائيلية, Rabitat al-musaraeat al-israyiylia), is an Israeli professional wrestling promotion founded in 2013 by Eitan Levy & Lidor Bushary.[1][2] Its first show was in May 2013 during the filming of the wrestling season in the fourth season of HaYafa VeHaChnun, the Israeli version of Beauty and the Geek.[3] The wrestling academy, led by Lidor Bushary, opened in May 2014 in Rehovot at the Alternative Sports Center, where performances are held every two month. The IWL has one belt, the IWL Heavyweight Championship.[4] As of 2016, the IWL does not pay their wrestlers, in order to keep costs down.[5] The promotions' final event was IWL XX in 2018.

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Wrestling academy

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The league runs the largest wrestling academy in Israel, led by Lidor Bushary, a fitness and coaching coach and professional wrestling coach, the first in Israel to be certified by the Wingate Institute.

The Academy also has their own shows, albeit smaller than the Main Roster with mainly trainees family and friends in attendance.

IWL Academy 3

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IWL Academy 4

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IWL Academy 5

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IWL special events

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The IWL events feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]

IWL I - IWL vs. Hayafa Veachnon

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The inaugural performance of the IWL was held on 8 May 2013 at Meimad Studios in Ramat Hahayal in Tel Aviv,[7] as a special episode HaYafa VeHaChnun, the Israeli version of Beauty and the Geek.

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IWL II

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On 13 October 2014, IWL put on their second show, IWL II, their first independent show. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 140 people.[8]

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IWL III

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On 17 November 2014, IWL put on their third show, IWL III. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 125 people.[9]

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IWL IV

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On 5 May 2015, IWL put on their fourth show, IWL IV. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 110 people.[10]

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IWL V

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On 1 June 2015, IWL put on their fifth show, IWL V. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 90 people.[11]

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IWL VI

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On 17 August 2015, IWL put on their sixth show, IWL VI. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 160 people.[12]

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IWL VII

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On 12 October 2015, IWL put on their seventh show, IWL VII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 150 people.[13]

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IWL VIII

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On 14 December 2015, IWL put on their either show, IWL VIII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 160 people.[14]

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IWL IX

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On 14 March 2016, IWL put on their ninth show, IWL IX. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 160 people.[15]

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IWL X

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On 25 April 2016, IWL put on their tenth show, IWL X. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 190 people.[16]

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IWL XI

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On 1 August 2016, IWL put on their eleventh show, IWL XI. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Rehovot and drew 130 people.[17]

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IWL XII

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On 3 January 2017, IWL put on their twelfth show, IWL XII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, their first show at the newly relocated hall.[18] The main match of the evening was a 20-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the IWL Heavyweight Championship.[19]

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IWL XIII

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On 14 February 2017, IWL put on their thirteenth show, IWL XIII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva.[20]

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IWL XIV

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On 6 April 2017, IWL put on their fourteenth show, IWL XIV. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva.[21]

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Rage Megashow - IWL/LAW Main Show

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On 9 July 2017 The Rage Megashow, was jointly produced by IWL and Los Angeles Wrestling, in an event that drew close to a 1,000 people.[23] It took the Drive-In Arena in Tel Aviv hosted the largest wrestling show in Israel in over 20 years, known as the Rage Megashow.[24][25] The show featured the return of Kevin Von Erich (with his sons Ross and Marshall) Tatanka and Marty Jannetty to Israel.[26][27] Other international stars included Bad Bones, David Starr, and Jurn Simmons.[28][29][30] Four of the matches at the Rage Megashow included IWL wrestlers.[31]

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IWL XV

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On 24 August 2017, IWL put on their fifteenth show, IWL XV. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, and drew 130 people.[33]

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IWL XVI

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On 8 October 2017, IWL put on their sixteenth show, IWL XVI. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, and drew 140 people.[34]

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IWL XVII

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On 13 December 2017, IWL put on their seventeenth show, IWL XVII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, and drew 160 people.[35] In November 2017, the IWL announced that Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich will both be wrestling at IWL XVII.[36]

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IWL XVIII

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On 22 March 2018, IWL put on their eighteenth show, IWL XVIII. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, and drew 130 people.[37]

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IWL XIX

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On 27 June 2018, IWL put on their nineteenth show, IWL XIX. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva.[38]

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IWL XX

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On 26 August 2018, IWL put on their twentieth show, IWL XX. It was held at Mabuza Hall in Petah Tikva, and drew 170 people.[39] Oded Paz, an actor best known in Israel for his role in Israeli series HaPijamot, was the General Manager of the event and participated in the Battle Royal.[40]

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IWL Heavyweight Championship

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