In Your House Wrestling Alliance
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| Acronym | IYHWA IYH |
| Established | 2005-present |
| Founder(s) | Chris Cryptic, Curt Unearth, Michael Diablo, Blair Vertigo, Underminer |
| Style | Athletic and technical wrestling |
| Format | Backyard wrestling |
| Wrestling base | Professional ring |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| External links | Official Website |
In Your House Wrestling Alliance (IYHWA), and also referred to as IYH and IYHWA V2, is an Australian backyard wrestling federation founded by Chris Cryptic, Curt Unearth, Michael Diablo, Blair Vertigo and Underminer and based out of Sydney, Australia since 2005.
IYHWA has grown to establish themselves considerably on the internet as one of the premiere upscale backyard wrestling organizations for Australia outlasting many others and a benchmark to online viewers around the world eventually earning a million views for their first upload.
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History
Federation origins
Originally named IYHWE, an upstairs wrestling federation, five founders in Chris Cryptic, Curt Unearth, Michael Diablo, Blair Vertigo and Underminer with no prior wrestling experience, had renamed and presented the In Your House Wrestling Alliance federation in October 2005. Inspiration for IYHWA has been much attributed to Australian federation, Hunter Valley Wrestling Alliance (HVWA), believed to have paved the way for them after witnessing several of their shows.
IYHWA began producing video compilations online for public viewership in April 2006, their first one entitled "Backyard Wrestling", a montage of wrestling clips in a ring. As a result, an unexpected boom in viewers lead to an onset of fans and the video gradually became a widely popular video gaining 1 million views across YouTube, influencing the support and emulation of thousands. Taking in the success, IYHWA was able to create a sophisticated website and held supercards such as Dawn of the Immortals, Seven Deadly Sins, Damnation, Destiny's Challenge, Nightfire, and Rise to the Throne which were along some of their top viewed events.
In early 2007, the federation reached an abrupt premature end due to inside politics and issues overcoming settlement. General belief has it that with the unfortunate falter of the federation, plunged Australian backyard wrestling shortly after, as other, if not all, federations in the Australian circuit folded as well.
Revival as IYHWA V2
In 2008, following a year, IYHWA announced on their YouTube channel that a likely resurrection of IYHWA was in the works as internet buzz circulated on the news. The concept of IYHWA V2 was birthed out of the dire requirement to revive the Australian circuit, and thus, the federation made a comeback showcasing their event, Withdrawal Symptoms. This event made conspicuous upgrades to IYHWA including a newly built steel wrestling ring and the sharpened skills of the wrestlers.
Relocation and Sponsorship
Champions
| Championships | Current champion(s) | Date Won | Event |
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