International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)
The International Wrestling Association is a conglomerate of professional wrestling promotions that originated in Puerto Rico and currently operates there. Founded in 1994 by wrestler promoter Víctor Quiñones and wrestler Miguel Perez Jr. it quickly entered an agreement to serve as a development territory for the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) that lasted until 2001. During its first decade, IWA grew to rival the long-standing World Wrestling Council (WWC). Its business model relies on pushing younger talents, using veterans and foreign wrestlers to get them over with the public.
The logo used by IWA-PR. | |
| Acronym | I.W.A. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Style | Fusion of several (among them technical, aerial and strong style) |
| Headquarters | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Founder(s) | Víctor Quiñones Miguel Perez Jr. |
| Owner(s) | Savio Vega |
| Website | https://www.iwapuertorico.com/ |
Besides a number of alliances with foreign promotions that included Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, International Wrestling Association of Japan (which Quiñones also co-founded in 1994), IWA Mid-South, and Ring of Honor (ROH), the company was also a member of the National Wrestling Alliance between 2007 and 2008. The original incarnation ceased operations in 2012. On October 24, 2018, the reopening of IWA-PR was also announced.