Irish Whip Wrestling Irish Whip Wrestling ( IWW ) , is an Irish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2002 . The company was named in tribute to Irish professional wrestler Danno O ' Mahony , who is credited as the inventor of the " Irish Whip " wrestling maneuver . IWW runs shows throughout the whole of Ireland . The company has appeared on Sky One , RTE , TV3 , The Wrestling Channel , and recently had a weekly show on Buzz TV . History . Early years ( 2002 – 2004 ) . Irish Whip Wrestling ( IWW ) ran its first two shows in June 2002 in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght , which featured wrestler Tatanka . After these two shows , IWW returned to the ESB National Basketball Arena on October 9 for a show that was headlined by Jake " The Snake " Roberts . During one match at the show , Roberts defeated Flatliner . IWW continued to promote shows around Ireland through 2003 and 2004 , which featured the debuts of several wrestlers including Mad Man Manson , Red Vinny , Vic Viper , and Sheamus O ' Shaunessy . On December 2 , 2004 IWW held a show in Lucan , Dublin , and the main event featured an FWA British Heavyweight Championship match in which Alex Shane pinned O ' Shaunessy with the help of Vinny . Also in 2004 , IWW opened up their ' Lock - up ' training school in Dublin . Trainers at this school have included " Middleman " Lee Butler and " The Pukka One " Darren Burridge . Several graduates of the school also went on to become trainers there , such as Bam Katrazz , The Ballymun Bruiser , and Bingo Ballance . On occasion guest trainers have made appearances at the school , including D ' Lo Brown , A . J . Styles , Kid Kash , Doug Basham , and Tracy Smothers . The training school has also been host to the company ' s Gym Wars shows which gave up and coming trainees a chance to show their skills to IWW management and to a crowd . Supershow ; " Whiplash TV " ; Gym Wars ( 2005 – 2006 ) . In 2005 , IWW ran over 30 shows . On March 20 , it presented its first ever supershow , held in the SFX City Theatre in Dublin before 500 fans . This show featured wrestlers A . J . Styles , Christopher Daniels , Chris Sabin , Johnny Storm and Jody Fleisch . Four days later , IWW held a show in The Forum in Waterford which was headlined by Raven , who teamed with Sheamus O ' Shaunessy to defeat Red Vinny and Vid Vain in the main event . On March 28 , O ' Shaunessy was crowned the first ever Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion which he defeated Darren Burridge in the tournament final . He held the title until May 29 of that year when he was defeated by D ' Lo Brown , who then held it for five months before losing it back to O ' Shaunessy on October 2 . It ran its last show of the year in SFX City Theatre on November 14 . At the show , IWW International Heavyweight Champion O ' Shaunessy defeated Vampiro to retain his title . Also in 2005 , IWW got its own TV show called " Whiplash TV " , which was broadcast on The Wrestling Channel on Sky Digital . The show ran for two seasons . Throughout May and June 2006 , IWW taped several episodes of its " Whiplash TV " show in the Laughter Lounge in Dublin City . On August 27 , 2006 at " International Intermingle " , Drew Galloway beat O ' Shaunessy to become IWW International Heavyweight Champion , ending a near year long title reign title . From August to October 2006 , the first ever King of the Gym tournament was held over the course of four Gym War events . Wayne Daly beat Mandrake in the finals to become the first King of the Gym . Zero Gravity Championship ( 2007 ) . At the beginning of 2007 , the Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Championship was created , and a tournament was held to crown the first champion . Bingo Ballance defeated Pac in the finals of a tournament , which also involved Kid Kash . Three days later , the IWW International Heavyweight Championship was declared vacant after Drew Galloway was unable to make several championship defenses . Therefore , a four - way match was made to decide the new champion with Vic Viper overcoming Mad Man Manson , The Ballymun Bruiser and Kid Kash to become the new champion . In March IWW held its second supershow , and in the main event , Vic Viper defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the IWW International Heavyweight Championship . Bingo Ballance also retained the IWW Zero Gravity Championship in a Four - Way Donnybrook match . In May , IWW ran shows featuring independent women wrestlers like Lexie Fyfe and Portia Perez . On June 23 , Bam Katrazz beat Bingo Ballance to win the IWW Zero Gravity Championship . Pro Wrestling Noah wrestlers Takeshi Rikio and Ippei Ota also wrestled on the show . On July 6 , IWW returned to the Forum in Waterford for its " Global Impact " show , which was taped for DVD sales . The match between the Ballymun Bruiser and Doug Williams was featured on TV3 ' s " Diary of a Sportstar " program . In addition to regular IWW roster , this show also featured Doug Williams , CIMA , Dragon Kid , Takeshi Rikio , Ippei Ota , and Kid Kash . IWW ran its largest tour to date in late October 2007 . It ran 12 shows between the October 19 and 28 , which featured Kid Kash , Tracy Smothers , El Generico , Lupin Matsutani , and Kenichiro Arai . On October 20 , Red Vinny defeated Bingo Ballance to become the new IWW Zero Gravity Champion . Vic Viper also successfully defended his IWW International Heavyweight Championship against Mad Man Manson in a Dog Collar match . Several matches on the tour were taped for the " International Hits , Vol . 1 " DVD . Tours ; Gym Wars ; Memorial tournament ( 2008 ) . IWW ran a five - day tour in March 2008 , which attracted Eugene , Rene Dupree and Pierre Carl Oulette to Ireland for the first time . During the tour , Vic Viper successfully defended his IWW International Heavyweight Championship against Eugene . At one show , however , Mandrake pinned Eugene in a triple threat match involving Viper to become the new Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion . Mandrake ' s victory celebration was cut short when Dupree marched to the ring demanding to be the first challenger for the title , which Mandrake accepted . In the match , Mandrake successfully defended his title . Also on this show , Viper rebounded from his International Heavyweight title loss by becoming the Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Champion by defeating Red Vinny , Bam Katraz , Bingo Ballance , Liam Thompson in a five - way match . The show in Cork City featured Man Man Manson defeating Vic Viper in a non - title chain match . Mandrake also successfully defended his title against Pierre Carl Oulette in the main event . The next night , Mandrake once again defeated Rene Dupree to retain his title . On June 1 , Gym Wars returned after an 10 - month absence , and trainees Big Top Mongo and Working Class John made their debuts . The main event had Keith Connolly square off with Andy Barton . Another Gym Wars was held on June 22 in which a battle royal was held to determine the number 1 contender to Mandrake ' s International Heavyweight Title ; the match ended in a draw with Rugged Dillon Jones and Harry Hardshaw ' s feet both hitting the floor at the same time . As a result , Jones and Hardshaw had a match at the last Gym Wars on August 24 , which ended in a double count - out . In the main event , Keith Connolly won a 12 - man Battle Royal to become the 2008 King of the Gym . Later that month , IWW returned to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght , Dublin for the first time in six years . The show involved international wrestlers such as Raven , Davari , Nigel McGuinness , Chad Collyer , Balls Mahoney , Dave Moralez , and Andy Boy Simmonz . All the matches were taped for IWW ' s television show on Buzz TV . In July , IWW ran an eight show tour around Ireland , during which Mandrake successfully retained his IWW International Heavyweight Title numerous times against Doug Basham . Mandrake also retained his gold against Balls Mahoney in Waterford on July 12 . Bingo Ballance also left the Summer Heat Tour still the IWW Zero - Gravity Champion despite competition from LA Warren , Keith Connolly , Red Vinny , Wade Fitzgerald , and T - Bone . English wrestler Joel Redman also wrestled on this tour . In Clonmel on July 11 , Mahoney took on T - Bone in a falls count anywhere match . IWW hosted a tournament in honour of Danno O ' Mahony in August in O ' Mahony ' s hometown of Ballydehob . On September 18 , IWW tag team The Hurling Heroes ( Captain Rooney and Conor Hurley ) won the Celtic Wrestling Tag Team Championship by defeating Celtic Wrestling ' s Method and Madness tag team in Aberfan , Wales . During the annual October tour , The Hurling Heroes successfully defended their Celtic Wrestling Tag Titles against Celtic Wrestling representatives T - Bone and Jules Lambrini . They also defended their tag titles on October 27 against LA Warren and Lambrini . Bingo Ballance successfully defended his IWW Zero Gravity title against Vic Viper , Keith Connolly and Billy Boy Meehan throughout the tour . Also , Mandrake continued to retain the IWW International Heavyweight title against Bobby Fish and Vic Viper . IWW ended 2008 with shows in Enniscorthy , Wexford on December 6 and Balbriggan on December 7 . On December 6 , Mark Haskins defeated The Ballymun Bruiser , Vic Viper and Red Vinny ( the reigning RQW Cruiserweight Champion ) in a four - way match to become the new champion . The next night was Fan Appreciation Night , and Bingo Ballance beat LA Warren in the main event in a two out of three falls match . 2009 . Irish Whip Wrestling started 2009 with shows in Rathcoole , Dungarvan , Waterford and Cashel , Tipperary from January 30 - February 1 . At the Rathcoole show , Bingo Ballance lost the Zero Gravity Championship to LA Warren . Bingo received re - matches in Dungarven and Cashel but was unsuccessful in regaining the championship . Also Captain Rooney defeated Indian Wrestler Prince Mohammend Ahmeen throughout the tour and Mandrake successfully defended his IWW International Heavyweight Championship against No1 Contender Conor Hurley in a best of 3 falls match . In February , Irish Whip Wrestling held a multi - date tour around Ireland featuring Doug Basham and Big Vito and also the UK ' s T - Bone and Joel Redman in addition to the usual IWW Roster . It began with a show in Lucan , County Dublin on February 7 . This show saw the team of the Hurling Heroes ( Conor Hurley and Captain Rooney ) split up . They faced off in a three way match involving Zero Gravity Champion LA Warren in which Warren pinned Rooney . Post match Warren and Hurley vicious beat down Rooney . Warren and Hurley also got involved later on in the night in a last man standing match between IWW International Heavyweight Champion Mandake and Doug Basham . Post match Basham challenged Warren and Hurley to a tag match with Mandrake as his partner in the main event which saw Basham and Mandrake won . Also on the show Mad Man Manson defeated the Ballymun Bruiser and Bingo Ballance beat The Supermodel to become number 1 contender to the Zero Gravity Championship . IWW continued its February tour with a show in Drogheda , Co . Louth on February 12 . In notable happenings Doug Basham defeated The Supermodel and IWW International Heavyweight Champion successfully defended his title against former WCW and WWE Superstar Big Vito . In Carrick - on - Suir , Co . Tipperary on February 13 , Big Vito defeated Doug Basham in the first ever match between both competitors . Plus in a six - man encounter Mad Man Manson , Joel Redman and Conor Hurley beat The Supermodel , T - Bone and The Ballymun Bruiser . On February 14 IWW returned to the Forum in Waterford City . Highlights included a match in which La Warren successfully defended his Zero Gravity Title against Joel Redman . Also on the show Mad Man Manson defeated Big Vito and Mandrake beat Doug Basham in a Best of Three Falls match to retain the IWW International Heavyweight Championship . From March 12 – 17 , 2009 Irish Whip Wrestling held a six - day tour . La Warren successfully retained his Zero Gravity title against a variety of opponents include former champion Bingo Ballance , Joel Redman , Vic Viper and Red Vinny . Conor Hurley also defeated Big Vito at the Tallaght show on March 14 . In addition Mandrake successfully fended of the challenge of Doug Basham throughout the tour and retained his IWW International Heavyweight Championship . In April 2009 Irish Whip Wrestling ran shows in Cork , Donegal and Mount Mellick , Loais . On the shows Captain Rooney defeated The Supermodel . Also La Warren successfully defended his Zero Gravity title against Scottish wrestler Angus J . Rotanda . In addition there was a rematch between Conor Hurley and Big Vito . Finally Mandrake defeated English wrestler Joel Redman to retain the Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Championship . In late May / early June Irish Whip Wrestling ran a multi - date tour featuring Kevin Thorn . Throughout the tour Mandrake retained the IWW title against the likes off Joel Redman and Kevin Thorn . La Warren also fought off some stiff competition against Vic Viper , Bingo Ballance and The Supermodel and Joel Redman . In other news from the tour , a 8 - man tag elimination tag in portloaise came down to just Working Class John and Kevin Thorn with Working Class shockingly pinning Thorn to get the win for his team . July 2009 saw Irish Whip holding a show in Ennis , Clare , two shows in Dublin and two in Donegal . On the Dublin shows Captain Rooney pinned Bam Katrazz in Raheny and in Clondalkin , Hometown Hero Working Class John avenged a loss to La Warren earlier that evening when he teamed with Captain Rooney to defeat Warren and Conor Hurley . Also on the Dublin shows and on the weekend of the Donegal shows Mandrake saw of the challenge of the Supermodel in a series of best of 3 falls matches . On 1 and 2 August , IWW ran two shows as part of the Daingean Festival in Daingean , Co . Offaly . The next day it ran a show as part of the Tinahely festival . On 8 August The Supermodel won the second annual Danno Mahony Tournament . He defeated The Ballymun Briuser , Captain Rooney and Working Class John in separate matches in the tournament to win the trophy . IWW rounded its string of summer shows with shows in holiday towns Ballybunion , Kerry and Kilkee , Co Clare . In notable happenings Matt Vaughan and Angus J Rotanda beat The Supermodel and La Warren in Ballybunion and La Warren the won the King Of Kilkee Tournament in Kilkee beating Matt Vaughan in the final . After performing at a festival in County Cavan in September and following a successful debut in Wales the following month . Irish Whip Wrestling ran a 4 - day tour in Dublin . The show on October 9 in Finglas drew a packed house of 500 people . The show was headlined by Mandrake defending his title against the Supermodel in a best of 3 falls match . This led to a last man standing match the next night in Rathcoole . On the Ballyfermot show on 10 October La Warren defeated Red Vinny in Loser Leaves IWW Match to retain the Zero Gravity title . Also on the show Working Class John defeated IWW newcomer Swiss Luca . Swiss Luca is a former trainee of the Storm Wrestling Academy and Team 3D Academy also . Catain Rooney wrestled and beat the Supermodel on the Ballyermot show as well . Angus J Rotanda challenged for the IWW International Heavyweight Title in Ballyfermot and the next night in Terenure but was not able to win the title on both occasions . On 25 October at a show in Portlaoise , Angus J . Rotanda defeated LA Warren to become the new Zero Gravity Champion . He made his first title defence later that night teaming with Working Class John to defeat Captain Rooney and La Warren . On November 7 IWW Zero - Gravity Champion Angus J . Rotanda made an appearance backstage on Monday Night Raw as a security guard during the show . The next night he received a try out match on ECW in a losing effort against Vance Archer Championships . Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Championship . The Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Championship is the primary title for IWW . The Championship was created in 2005 . A tournament was held in Naas , Co . Kildare in March 2005 to crown the first ever champion . The current champion Mandrake is now the longest reigning champion in history of the company . Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Championship . The Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Championship is a professional wrestling championship in IWW . The Championship was created in 2007 . The first champion was decided via a tournament held in Balbiggan Combined Community Centre in January 2007 . Since the title was created there have been six different people to hold it . King Of The Gym Winners . 2006 Winner 2007 Winner 2008 Winner