Israeli Pro Wrestling Association
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Israeli Pro Wrestling Association is an independent wrestling promotion, currently operating out of Netanya
, Israel
. It is the only professional wrestling
promotion
in the country.
graduate Joey "The MOALM" Tylec in a televised match.
Subsequently, the IPWA gained a fair amount of recognition world wide; toward the end of 2003 Total Wrestling magazine started publishing its rankings on monthly basis.
Summer Splash 3 in 2004 featured FWA
star Aviv Maayan
making a one-night appearance to team up with Hawaii Allen and take on Jumping Lee and Yossi The Bull.
In 2005 almost the entire IPWA roster starred in a wrestling/social satire sitcom series "Makkat Medina" ("The Land Under Attack"), gaining further recognition in Israel.
In the beginning of 2006, the IPWA Wrestlenovella event was aired on The Wrestling Channel. In June 2009, the promotion had an event that got aired on the local Ego Total channel under the title of Israeli Wrestling.
These days the promotion runs 3-4 shows a year in the Central area of Israel in front of small crowds of about 100 people; its wrestlers mostly perform in an old school/technical style.
championship
in the Israeli Pro Wrestling Association promotion. At the end of 2002, Israeli professional wrestler Gery Roif announced a match between himself and Joey "The Moalm" Tylec to determine the first IPWA Heavyweight Champion; Roif won the match. A tournament was held at the IPWA Netanya Havoc event to determine a new champion (with Roif participating).
1The referee stopped the match after Arbel passed out while in the Lyder Lock.
Since the IPWA Heavyweight Championship's inception in 2003, there have been nine different title holders, combining for twelve championship reigns. The title was retired in February 2008 when the promotion closed but in May 2009 the title was active once again with the promotion got running again.
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is the only professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion 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...
in the country.
History
IPWA was founded in late 2001 by Gery Roif and ran a few exhibition matches on national TV before holding the initial Summer Splash event in summer 2002. The promotion did not have a title holder for about a year; Roif was crowned its first champion after defeating Texas Wrestling AcademyTexas Wrestling Academy
The Texas Wrestling Academy is a professional wrestling training school that was operated by Shawn Michaels and Rudy Boy Gonzalez...
graduate Joey "The MOALM" Tylec in a televised match.
Subsequently, the IPWA gained a fair amount of recognition world wide; toward the end of 2003 Total Wrestling magazine started publishing its rankings on monthly basis.
Summer Splash 3 in 2004 featured FWA
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
star Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan is an Israeli-Welsh professional wrestler. Originally from Wales, Maayan is best known for competing in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling, Varsity Pro Wrestling and other independent promotions in the United Kingdom....
making a one-night appearance to team up with Hawaii Allen and take on Jumping Lee and Yossi The Bull.
In 2005 almost the entire IPWA roster starred in a wrestling/social satire sitcom series "Makkat Medina" ("The Land Under Attack"), gaining further recognition in Israel.
In the beginning of 2006, the IPWA Wrestlenovella event was aired on The Wrestling Channel. In June 2009, the promotion had an event that got aired on the local Ego Total channel under the title of Israeli Wrestling.
These days the promotion runs 3-4 shows a year in the Central area of Israel in front of small crowds of about 100 people; its wrestlers mostly perform in an old school/technical style.
Current Roster
- "Mr. Israeli Pro Wrestling" Gery Roif
- Omry Balely
- "BlonDevil" Chris Korvin
- Eyal Smiley
- "The Snake" Horowitz
- Hellboy
- Erik Crow
- Evgeny Lyder
- Psycho D.
- Guy Landau
- Max von Punx
- "American All-Star" Ken Kerbis
- "Killer" Degani
- Lior Libman
- Leonardo De Chanell
- Rickson Ruas
Inactive
- Ben "Iceman" Rozin
- "Tough" Asaf
- Izzy Rozenfield
- Sharon Palty
- Da Style
- Chief Inspector Rozenberg (formerly known as Gluteus)
- The Black Leopard
- Omri Ilan
- Furious Ace
- The Red Executioner
- Idan Boulder
- Gilad Daliot
- Neo
- Danko Ex
- Shay Blanco
- Yossi The Bull
- Haus P.
- The White Leopard
- "Big" Saar Bukshtein
- Neta Mashav
- Hadar "Stormy" Nimetz
- Noam Amit
- Jumping Lee
- Joey "The MOALM" Tylec
- Hawaii Allen
IPWA Heavyweight Championship
The IPWA Heavyweight Championship is currently the only professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
in the Israeli Pro Wrestling Association promotion. At the end of 2002, Israeli professional wrestler Gery Roif announced a match between himself and Joey "The Moalm" Tylec to determine the first IPWA Heavyweight Champion; Roif won the match. A tournament was held at the IPWA Netanya Havoc event to determine a new champion (with Roif participating).
1The referee stopped the match after Arbel passed out while in the Lyder Lock.
Since the IPWA Heavyweight Championship's inception in 2003, there have been nine different title holders, combining for twelve championship reigns. The title was retired in February 2008 when the promotion closed but in May 2009 the title was active once again with the promotion got running again.
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | Gery Roif | 1 | 2003-07-24 | Herzliya, Israel Herzliya Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²... |
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| 2 | Nadav Arbel | 1 | 2004-02-24 | Netanya, Israel Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... |
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| 3 | Evgeny Lyder | 1 | 2004-02-24 | Netanya, Israel | ||
| 4 | New York Rosenfeld | 1 | 2004-04-13 | Netanya, Israel | ||
| 5 | Gery Roif | 2 | 2004-04-13 | Netanya, Israel | ||
| 6 | Joey Tylec | 1 | 2004-07-06 | Netanya, Israel | ||
| 7 | Gery Roif | 3 | 2005-04-28 | Netanya, Israel | ||
| 8 | Omry Balely | 1 | 2005-11-17 | Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with... |
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| 9 | Hawaii Allen | 1 | 2006-02-08 | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| 10 | Sharon Palty | 1 | 2007-06-09 | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| 11 | Yossi the Bull | 1 | 2009-05-13 | Tel Aviv, Israel | . | |
| 12 | Rabi Swissa | 4 | 2011-07-14 | Netanya,Israel | ||