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.
[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 events feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.
[6] 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.
[18] The main match of the evening was a 20-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the IWL Heavyweight Championship.
[21] 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.
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.