IndependentWrestling.tv
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jerry Durling |
| History | |
| Launched | 2016 |
| Founder | Gerard Durling Adam Lash |
| Former names | Powerbomb.tv |
| Links | |
| Website | independentwrestling |
IndependentWrestling.tv (IWTV), formerly known as Powerbomb.tv is a professional wrestling subscription streaming service owned by Jerry Durling. The service also books their own professional wrestling events under the IWTV banner.
History
In 2016, Gerard Durling, a former professional wrestler, launched Powerbomb.tv, a streaming service which featured live and taped professional wrestling events from various independent promotions. On June 11, 2017, Powerbomb.tv presented their inaugural Break the Barrier Festival at the GSW Arena in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.[1] On October 22, 2017, the first Powerbomb.tv Independent Champion was crowned during a tournament with Jonathan Gresham becoming the first champion.[2] On November 1, 2017, Durling presented a "3-minute elevator pitch" to Wilkes-Barre Connect’s PITCH program.[3] On December 31, 2017, Powerbomb.tv announced that they would be rebranding to IndependentWrestling.tv in 2019 beginnning with the premiere of Beyond Wrestling's weekly show Uncharted Territory.[4] On April 4, 2019, IWTV joined Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) to present the inaugural Family Reunion event as part of the GCW's Collective at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.[5][6] On October 14, 2020, IWTV launched The Masked Wrestler, a reality show co-produced with Beyond Wrestling which blends a mystery competition format with independent wrestling.[7]
In December 2020, Game Changer Wrestling ended their partnership with IWTV, later moving their content exclusively to Triller TV. In June 2021, IWTV filed a lawsuit against GCW alleging that the promotion had breached their contract.[8] GCW filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on September 13, 2021 claiming that the contract was procured under highly problematic circumstances evidencing fraud and duress and that the contract includes a limitation of damage provision that expressly prohibits recovery of lost profits and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On April 20, 2022, GCW announced that they had reached a settlement with IWTV to bring an end to the litigation between the promotion and the streaming service. In addition to this announcement, GCW announced that they would be streaming an eight-part event series titled the Settlement Series with the first event held on July 10, 2022 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.[9] On January 2, 2022, Beyond Wrestling streamed the first Wrestling Open event on the service.[10] On December 31, 2022, the first IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Champions were crowned during Beyond Wrestling's Heavy Lies The Crown event with Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) being crowned the first champions.[11] On January 1, 2026, after 4825 (Jaden Newman and Jamesen Shook) had vacated the titles, Bang And Matthews (August Matthews and Davey Bang) won the vacant IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Championship in a finals match for a tournament against Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King).[12]
Championships
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undisputed IWTV Independent Wrestling World Championship[13] | Mance Warner | 1 | April 14, 2026 | 136+ | Las Vegas, Nevada | ACTION We Gambled Away The Graphix Budget | [14] | |
| IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Championship[15] | Bang And Matthews (August Matthews and Davey Bang) | 1 | January 1, 2026 | 239+ | Worcester, Massachusetts | Wrestling Open: Back To The Beginning | [12] | |
References
- ↑ "Pro wrestling streaming service Powerbomb.tv brings festival to Old Forge". The Weekender. May 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Powerbomb.tv Futures". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurs make passionate pitches for business capital". Times Leader. November 1, 2017.
- ↑ Ross Sapp, Sean (December 31, 2018). "Beyond Wrestling Starting Weekly Show On Powerbomb.TV, Which Will Rebrand To IndependentWrestling.TV". Fightful.
- ↑ Radican, Sean (March 28, 2019). "Indie News: Details on GCW's The Collective WrestleMania week events, how to win access to all The Collective shows on Fite TV". Pro Wrestling Torch.
- ↑ "IWTV Family Reunion". Cagematch. April 4, 2019.
- ↑ "IWTV The Masked Wrestler S1 #1". Cagematch.
- ↑ Nason, Josh (June 4, 2021). "IndependentWrestling.TV sues GCW for breach of contract". F4WOnline.
- ↑ Pollock, John (April 20, 2022). "GCW issues statement on lawsuit settlement with IWTV, to produce "The Settlement Series"". POST Wrestling.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 2, 2022). "Wrestling Open Soft Opening Results (1/1): 12 Matches Kick Off Wrestling Open". Fightful.
- ↑ Hamilton, Ian (January 3, 2022). "Hamilton's Beyond Wrestling Heavy Lies The Crown 2021 12.31.2021 Review". 411Mania.
- 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (January 2, 2026). "Wrestling Open Back To The Beginning Results (1/1): New IWTV Independent Wrestling World Tag Team Champions". Fightful.
- ↑ "Undisputed IWTV Independent Wrestling World Championship". Cagematch.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (April 17, 2026). "ACTION We Gambled Away The Graphix Budget (4/17): Mance Warner Wins IWTV World Title". Fightful.
- ↑ "IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.
