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 9 October for a show that was headlined by
Jake "The Snake" Roberts. IWW continued to promote shows around Ireland through 2003 and 2004. On 2 December 2004, IWW held a show in
Lucan, Dublin, and the main event featured an
FWA British Heavyweight Championship match in which
Alex Shane pinned
Sheamus O'Shaunessy. Also in 2004, IWW opened up their 'Lock-up' training school in Dublin. Trainers at this school have included Blake Norton, "Middleman" Lee Butler and "The Pukka One" Darren Burridge. The training school has also been host to the company's Gym Wars shows which gives trainees a chance to show their skills to IWW management and to a crowd.
Growth (2005–2007) , then known as Sheamus O'Shaunessy, as IWW Champion in 2005 with the IWW International Heavyweight Championship belt at an Irish Whip Wrestling event On 20 March 2005, IWW presented its first-ever SuperShow, held in the
SFX City Theatre in Dublin. On 28 March, O'Shaunessy was crowned the first-ever IWW International Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Darren Burridge in the tournament final. American wrestler
D'Lo Brown unseated O'Shaunessy as IWW Champion at D-Day on 20 May 2005. Brown reigned for 126 days, before dropping the title back to O'Shaunessy at a Main Event Wrestling Event in Newcastle, England. 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. In 2006, IWW ran shows in cities across Ireland. From August to October 2006, the first ever King of the Gym tournament was held over the course of four Gym Wars events. The key IWW feud of this period was between O'Shaunessy and
Drew Galloway who battled in a series of gimmick matches (Lumberjack, Two-Out-of-Three Falls, Last Man Standing) between January and August 2006 until Galloway successfully defeated O'Shaunessy to win the IWW title and the end their rivalry. At the beginning of 2007, the IWW Zero Gravity Championship was created, and a tournament was held to crown the first champion. In March 2007, IWW held its second SuperShow, and in the main event, Vic Viper defeated
Christopher Daniels to retain the IWW International Heavyweight Championship. On 6 July, 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 late October 2007, it ran 14 shows between 19 and 28 October. Several matches on the tour were taped for the
International Hits, Vol. 1 DVD.
Return of Gym Wars; Memorial Tournament & Tours (2008–2022) In 2008, Gym Wars shows were replaced with more additional live events. Later that year IWW returned to the
National Basketball Arena in
Tallaght, Dublin for the first time in six years. All the matches were taped for IWW's television show on
Buzz TV. IWW continued running national shows in 2011 and had re-runs on of their content on a number Irish terrestrial TV channels. Around this time, they branched into more
fundraiser festival seasonal events and festival circuit shows. From 2012 onward, IWW focused on showcasing almost exclusively Irish talent, resulting in a smaller roster that still utilised touring performers from Canada, America, the UK, and Europe. Irish Whip Wrestling toured nationally, participating in the festival and agricultural show circuit. In 2019, they held approximately 30 shows, compared to their peak of over 60 shows per year. Come the end of 2022, Irish Whip Wrestling never returned to performing live events.
Hibernation Irish Whip Wrestling stopped running live events in 2022. ==Championships==