With the first OverDrive of the 2009 in the books, we managed to get word of the new King of the CyberRing Tournament which will once again determine the new IWL World Heavyweight championship as that account is currently vacant. The qualification round matches took place on OverDrive [90] with the winner advancing to the semi-final round to take place on OverDrive [91]. We’re now just two weeks away from determining the new World Heavyweight Champion in the IWL.

For a recap of the action, take a look back at the results for OverDrive [90].

The return card for the Internet Wrestling League has been posted!

Earlier this evening, the IWL Offices posted a memo to various identities with card details, announcing the that return show would take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and would be title “OverDrive [89]“.

For more information, please click the “IWL OverDrive” tab above, or check out the card on the forums!

There was a press release made today from the IWL Entertainment headquarters building stating that there was a possibility for an anniversary show taping to take place on December 1, 2009 to mark the nine-year anniversary of the formation of the Internet Wrestling League. Details were pretty skim as to what, who, and where will it be but it does give the impression that IWL is ready for a return.

Sorry everyone, evidently when the forums were upgraded to a new version, this changed the manner in which the posts were made to it. After some fiddling with the new version, the application page is now functioning fully once again with some minor special tweaks on the side.

If you haven’t done so, apply now! Hope to see you in the ring.

In another statement today, IWL President Paul Williams has announced that the IWL King of the CyberRing tournament will be returning this year, with an added catch; the winner will not only recieve the IWL King of the CyberRing trophy, but also the IWL World Heayweight Championship.

Speaking from his office in New York, Williams claimed that this year the tournament is open to anybody interested in competing.

“We’ve opened the doors to anybody in the world who wants a shot at taking out the title. If they win, it is expected that they’ll remain with the IWL to defend the IWL Championship however people who get knocked out of the tournament are more than welcome to stay as well. There are plenty of roster spots to fill and it is possible that the people who get eliminated may participate in matches to determine new Intercontinental and Television Champions.”

People who wish to participate are urged to submit an application to the IWL from the main page of the IWL website, to be booked on the first OverDrive card slated for mid-November.

During a press conference held today at the IWL Offices in New York, Paul Williams officially confirmed the resurrection of the IWL after a nine-month hiatus.

William claimed that dates and venues will be announced “within the next several weeks”, alongside the relaunching of IWL OverDrive and a reported influx of both new and old talent.

Men and women interested in competing for the IWL are urged to submit applications on the official forums, or through the IWL homepage.

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With the new server transition completed, the IWL site is now fully functional again. Stay tuned for updates on the restart of the IWL as well as other updates as well.

The IWL Site will be down for maintenance this week. Problems started occuring when certain files were being moved within the server. The outages will normally last not much longer than 10-15 minutes.

If it appears for longer, please do not hesitate to let me know.

With the lack of activty flowing from the IWL Offices, there is a bit of bad news.

In a memorandum distributed to IWL Staff and athletes, IWL Entertainment announced that the debut of OVerDrive has been delayed for about three weeks until September 7, 2009. No further details have been made available about the event but word is a recent acquisition was the cause for the delay.

IWL Talent Relations announced today that there have been two new acquisitions to the IWL this week. One in the form of “Shockwave” and the other in the form of Vestido Cansado.

Both wrestlers will be signed to the IWL OverDrive [89] event slated for later this summer.