Israeli Wrestling League
# Israeli Wrestling League

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. 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. 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. As of 2016, the IWL does not pay their wrestlers, in order to keep costs down. The promotions' final event was IWL XX in 2018.

## Wrestling academy

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Max Stanger defeated Aviv Erad (w/Yonatan 2.0) | Singles match |
| 2 | Ori Avram (w/Max Havok) defeated Hadar Horovitz | Singles match |
| 3 | Aaron Gindi defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 4 | Ori Shmuel defeated Yarin Elkarif | Singles match |
| 5 | Adi Hurvitz defeated Yonatan 2.0 (w/Aviv Erad) | Singles match |
| 6 | Omer Philip defeated Adam Rabinovitz | Singles match |
| 7 | Edan Nissen defeated Daniel Kutchkin | Singles match |
| 8 | Ori Gold defeated Amit Magnezi | Singles match |

### IWL Academy 4

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Aharon Gindi defeated Hadar Horovitz | Singles match |
| 2 | Tony defeated Adam Rabinovitz | Singles match |
| 3 | Yarin Elkarif defeated Shalev | Singles match |
| 4 | Yonatan Goldshmit defeated Omer Rottstein | Singles match |
| 5 | Omer Philip defeated Shlomo | Singles match |
| 6 | Aviv Erad (w/Yonatan 2.0) defeated Ori Gold | Singles match |
| 7 | Edan Nissen defeated Pillar of Fire | Singles match |
| 8 | Daniel Kutchkin & Max Stranger defeated Amit Magnezi & Ori Avraham | Tag match |

### IWL Academy 5

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Omri Avili Gindi defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 2 | Yarin Elkarif defeated Omer Philip | Singles match |
| 3 | Ma'ayan defeated Hadar Horovitz | Singles match |
| 4 | Aharon Gindi defeated Ori Gold | Singles match |
| 5 | Adam Rabinovitz & Aviv Erad defeated Shalev & Yonatan Goldshmit | Tag match |
| 6 | Tyler Dawn defeated Edan Nissen | Singles match |
| 7 | Daniel Kutchkin & Max Stranger & Rimon defeated Amit Magnezi & Ori Avraham & Chen | Mixed Tag match |

## IWL special events

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.

### IWL I - IWL vs. Hayafa Veachnon

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | The Leopards (The Black Leopard & The White Leopard) defeated Da Style and Kronos | Tag team match |
| 2 | Ben Rozin defeated Ken Kerbis | Singles match |
| 3 | Shay Blanco defeated Da Shanell and Rixon Ruas | Triple threat match |
| 4 | Ben Rozin defeated Chris Korvinn, Da Style, Erik Crow, Idan Boulder, Ken Kerbis, Kronus, Leonardo, Psycho D, Rixon, Shay Blanco, The Arabian Horse, The Black Leopard, and The White Leopard | Battle royal for the inaugural IWL Heavyweight Championship |

### IWL II

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.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ken Kerbis defeated Shay Blanco | Singles match |
| 2 | Kronos defeated Max Havok | Singles match |
| 3 | Sharon Palty defeated Yossi the Bull | Singles match |
| 4 | Ben Rozin (c) defeated The Black Leopard | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL III

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Kronos defeated De Shannel | #1 contendership tournament quarterfinal match |
| 2 | The Black Leopard vs. Da Style ended in a double disqualification | #1 contendership tournament quarterfinal match |
| 3 | The White Leopard defeated Shay Blanco | #1 contendership tournament quarterfinal match |
| 4 | Idan Boulder defeated Max Havok | #1 contendership tournament quarterfinal match |
| 5 | The White Leopard defeated Idan Boulder | #1 contendership tournament semifinal match |
| 6 | The White Leopard defeated Kronos | #1 contendership tournament final match |
| 7 | Iceman Rozin (c) defeated Ken Kerbis | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Kronos | Kronos | | | | | |
| De Shannel | De Shannel | | | | | |
| De Shannel | De Shannel | | Kronos | Kronos | | |
| | | | BYE | BYE | | |
| The Black Leopard | The Black Leopard | DCO | BYE | BYE | | |
| Da Style | Da Style | | | | | |
| Da Style | Da Style | | | | Kronos | Kronos |
| | | | | | The White Leopard | The White Leopard |
| The White Leopard | The White Leopard | | | | | | The White Leopard | The White Leopard |
| Shay Blanco | Shay Blanco | | | | | |
| Shay Blanco | Shay Blanco | | The White Leopard | The White Leopard | | |
| | | | Idan Boulder | Idan Boulder | | |
| Idan Boulder | Idan Boulder | | Idan Boulder | Idan Boulder | | |
| Max Havok | Max Havok | | | | | |

### IWL IV

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | The Black Leopard defeated The Chinese | Singles match |
| 2 | Kronos defeated The Black Leopard | Singles match |
| 3 | Ken Kerbis & Max Havok defeated Idan Boulder & Shay Blanco | Tag team match |
| 4 | Rixon Ruas defeated De Shanell | Singles match |
| 5 | Iceman Rozin (c) defeated The White Leopard | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL V

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | The Leopards (The Black Leopard & The White Leopard) defeated Da Style and Kronos | Tag team match |
| 2 | Rixon Ruas defeated Udi Fitness | Singles match |
| 3 | Idan Boulder & Shay Blanco defeated Gilad & Guy | Tag team match |
| 4 | Psycho D defeated Tal Bar-On | Singles match |
| 5 | Iceman Rozin (c) defeated Ken Kerbis and Max Havok | Triple threat match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL VI

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tal Bar-On defeated Udi Fitness | Singles match |
| 2 | Psycho D defeated Rixon Ruas | Singles match |
| 3 | The Candy Crushers (Idan Boulder & Shay Blanco) defeated Ken Kerbis & Sharon Palty | Tag team match |
| 4 | The White Leopard defeated Amit Oren | Singles match |
| 5 | The Black Leopard defeated Da Style | Career vs. Career match |
| 6 | Max Havok defeated Iceman Rozin (c) | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL VII

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sharon Palty defeated The Black Leopard, De Shanell, The White Leopard | Four-way match to determine the #1 contender to the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| 2 | Pillar of Fire defeated Udi Fitness | Singles match |
| 3 | Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On defeated The Candy Crushers (Idan Boulder & Shay Blanco) & Guy Shaked | 3 on 2 handicap match |
| 4 | Kronos (with Da Style) defeated The Chinese | Singles match |
| 5 | Max Havok (c) defeated Iceman Rozin | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL VIII

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | The Candy Crushers (Idan Boulder & Shay Blanco) defeated Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On | Tag team match |
| 2 | Pillar of Fire defeated Tomer Shalom | Singles match |
| 3 | The Leopards (The Black Leopard & The White Leopard) defeated De Shanell & Kronos (with Da Style) | Tag team match |
| 4 | Max Havok (c) vs. Sharon Palty ended in a no decision | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL IX

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Candy Boulder defeated Rixon Ruas | Singles match |
| 2 | Tal Bar-On defeated Shay Crusher | Singles match |
| 3 | The SMS (Kronos & Udi Fitness) (with Da Style) defeated De Shanell & Pillar of Fire | Tag team match |
| 4 | The Black Leopard defeated The White Leopard | Singles match |
| 5 | Max Havok (c) defeated Iceman Rozin and Sharon Palty | Triple threat match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL X

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | De Shanell (with Hanania Tal) defeated Udi Fitness (with Da Style) | No holds barred match |
| 2 | Psycho D defeated Pillar of Fire | Singles match |
| 3 | Sharon Palty defeated The White Leopard by disqualification | Singles match |
| 4 | Kronos (with Da Style & Udi Fitness) defeated Yossi the Bul | Singles match |
| 5 | The Chinese defeated Guy Shaked | Singles match |
| 6 | The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) defeated Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On | 2 out of 3 falls match |
| 7 | Hadar Horvitz defeated Ben Rozin | Singles match |
| 8 | The Black Leopard defeated Max Havok (c) | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XI

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On defeated The SMS (Kronos & Udi Fitness) | Tag team match |
| 2 | Psycho D defeated De Shanell | Singles match |
| 3 | The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) defeated Ben Rozin & Sharon Palty | Tag team match |
| 4 | Guy Shaked defeated Hadar Horvitz | Singles match |
| 5 | Ken Kerbis & Max Havok defeated The Leopards (The White Leopard & The Black Leopard) | Tag team match |

### IWL XII

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. The main match of the evening was a 20-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the IWL Heavyweight Championship.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ben Rozin defeated Hadar Horvitz | Singles match where the loser enters the battle royal as #1 |
| 2 | Ken Kerbis defeated The White Leopard | Singles match for the twentieth spot in the battle royal |
| 3 | The SMS (Kronos & Udi Fitness) (with Da Style) defeated Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On | Tag team match for two spots in the battle royal |
| 4 | The Black Leopard (c) defeated Max Havok | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Shay Crusher defeated Pillar of Fire, Ben Rozin, Danino, Da Style, Guy Shaked, The White Leopard, The Chinese, Hadar Horvitz, Hanania Tal, Ken Kerbis, Kronos, Udi Fitness, Max Havok, Psycho D, Rixon Ruas, Sharon Paly, Tal Bar-On, TRX and Yuval Goldshmit | 20-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XIII

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ben Rozin & Guy Shaked defeated Hadar Horvitz & Yudal Goldschmit | Tag team match |
| 2 | Ken Kerbis vs. Max Havok ended in a no contest | Singles match |
| 3 | The White Leopard defeated Yossi the Bull | Singles match |
| 4 | Rixon Ruas & Tal Bar-On defeated The SMS (Kronos & Udi Fitness) (with Da Style) | Tag team match |
| 5 | The Black Leopard defeated Shay Crusher | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |

### IWL XIV

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | The White Leopard (with Psycho D) defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 2 | Ben Rozin defeated Yehoram Landau | Singles match |
| 3 | Hadar Horvitz defeated Danino | Singles match |
| 4 | De Shanell & Max Havok defeated The SMS (Kronos & Udi Fitness) (with Da Style) | Tag team match |
| 5 | Yossi the Bull defeated Psycho D | Singles match |
| 6 | TRX defeated Hanania Tal | Singles match |
| 7 | The Black Leopard (c) defeated Robbie E | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### Rage Megashow - IWL/LAW Main Show

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. 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. The show featured the return of Kevin Von Erich (with his sons Ross and Marshall) Tatanka and Marty Jannetty to Israel. Other international stars included Bad Bones, David Starr, and Jurn Simmons. Four of the matches at the Rage Megashow included IWL wrestlers.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| $1^P$ | Rixos Ruas defeated Ben Rozin | Singles match |
| $2^P$ | Tal Bar-On defeated Psycho D | Singles match |
| $3^P$ | Max Havok defeated Ken Kerbis | Singles match |
| 4 | The Leopards (The White Leopard & The Black Leopard) defeated The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) | Tag team match |
| 5 | Jurn Simmons defeated David Starr | Singles match |
| 6 | Joey Tylec vs. The Boss ended in a no contest | Singles match |
| 7 | Matt Sydal defeated Bad Bones | Singles match |
| 8 | Tatanka defeated Hakeem Waqur | Singles match |
| 9 | Tomer Offner defeated Kronos | Singles match |
| 10 | Kevin Von Erich, Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich defeated Gery Roif, Jumping Lee & Marty Jannetty | Six-man tag team match |
| P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show |||

### IWL XV

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.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Rixon Ruas defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 2 | Tal Bar-On defeated Guy Shaked | Singles match |
| 3 | Psycho D defeated Hadar Horvitz | Singles match |
| 4 | Lior Libman defeated Ken Kerbis | Singles match |
| 5 | The Leopards (The White Leopard & The Black Leopard) (c) defeated The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) | Tag team match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XVI

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.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Shay Crusher defeated Yonatan 2.0 | Main event qualifying match |
| 2 | Ben Rozin defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Main event qualifying match |
| 3 | Rixon Ruas defeated Psycho D | Main event qualifying match |
| 4 | Hadar Horvitz defeated Udi Fitness | Main event qualifying match |
| 5 | The White Leopard defeated Tal Bar-On | Main event qualifying match |
| 6 | Guy Shaked & Ken Kerbis defeated Lior Libman & Yehoram Landau | Tag team match |
| 7 | Rixon Ruas defeated The Black Leopard (c), Ben Rozin, The White Leopard, Hadar Horvitz and Shay Crusher | IWL Heavyweight Championship six man elimination |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XVII

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. In November 2017, the IWL announced that Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich will both be wrestling at IWL XVII.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tal Bar-On defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 2 | Hadar Horovitz & Kronos (with Hanania Tal) defeated The SMS (Ben Rozin & Udi Fitness) | Tag team match |
| 3 | The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) defeated Guy Shaked & Ken Kerbis | Tag team match |
| 4 | Rixon Ruas (c) defeated Psycho D | Strap match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | The Von Erichs (Marshall von Erich & Ross von Erich) (c) defeated The Leopards (The White Leopard & The Black Leopard) | Tag team match for the IWR Tag Team Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XVIII

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.

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tal Bar-On defeated Ken Kerbis | Singles match |
| 2 | The SMS (Ben Rozin & Udi Fitness) (with Da Style) defeated Hanania Tal & Kronos | Tag team match |
| 3 | Guy Shaked defeated Yuval Goldshmit | Singles match |
| 4 | The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) defeated Max Havok & Yehoram Landau | Tag team match |
| 5 | Amit Magnezi & Ori Avram defeated Daniel Kutchkin & Max Stranger | Tag team match |
| 6 | Rixon Ruas (c) defeated The Black Leopard | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XIX

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

| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Tal Bar-On defeated Ken Kerbis and The White Leopard | Triple threat match |
| 2 | Yuval Goldshmit defeated The Black Leopard | Singles match |
| 3 | Amit Magnezi defeated Yehoram Landau | Singles match |
| 4 | The Candy Crushers (Candy Boulder & Shay Crusher) defeated Amud Ha'Esh & Guy Shaked | Tag team match |
| 5 | Hadar Horovitz defeated Daniel Kutchkin | Singles match |
| 6 | Rixon Ruas (c) defeated Tal Bar-On | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match |||

### IWL XX

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. 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.

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Guy Shaked defeated Amit Magnezi, Aviv Erad, Daniel Kutchkin, Danino, Edan Nissen, Hadar Horovitz, Hanania Tal, Ken Kerbis, Max Stranger, Oded Paz, Ori Avraham, Ori Gold, Shay Crusher, The White Leopard, TRX, Udi Fitness and Yehoram Landau | 18-man Battle Royal match | — |
| 2 | Samson (with Oded Paz) defeated Max Havok | Singles match | — |
| 3 | Kronos defeated Ben Rozin (with Da Style) | Singles match | — |
| 4 | Rixon Ruas (c) defeated Tal Bar-On | Singles match for the IWL Heavyweight Championship | — |
| 5 | Haim Gozali defeated The Black Leopard by KO | Singles match | 0:20 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

## IWL Heavyweight Championship

Key :

| No. | Overall reign number |
| - | - |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Ben "Iceman" Rozin | 8 May 2013 | IWL I | Tel Aviv | 1 | 831 | 15 man battle royal to crown the first champion | |
| 2 | Max Havok | 17 August 2015 | IWL VI | Rehovot | 1 | 252 | | |
| 3 | The Black Leopard | 25 April 2016 | IWL X | Rehovot | 1 | 531 | | |
| 4 | Rixon Ruas | 8 October 2017 | IWL XVI | Petah Tikva | 1 | 2,118+ | 6 man elimination match | |
