[1] It was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion, but stayed primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Einhorn offered his wrestlers more money and benefits than competing promotions, helping to lure big names such as Mil Mascaras (the company's heavyweight champion).
[3] To get prominent professional wrestlers such as Ernie Ladd and Mil Mascaras, the company used contracts that guaranteed money to the talent regardless of ticket sales.
[5] The IWA's early house shows featuring Mascaras were competition for Vince McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
[4] One show at the Roosevelt Stadium featured former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff against Mascaras, drawing an attendance of 14,000.
[4] The IWA used new innovations like freeze frame shots and replays in slow motion to enhance the matches.
[7] Einhorn left the IWA in late 1975 due to business conflicts and a large financial loss.
[2][8] At that time, Tom Ficara acquired the IWA Wrestling programming for his FBC Cable Network.
[10] The exact lineage of the title is unknown, but Johnny Powers claims to have held it three times.
[10] In 2012, JADAT Sports Inc. bought all the footage of the International Wrestling Association from Ron's Son, Jason Martinez.