About the i.W.e.

The Independent Wrestling Empire is a union of professional wrestling organizations, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The i.W.e. was founded in 1999 by David Harley, the owner of a wildy successful hardcore promotion called the Insane Wrestling Association, who used his bountiful profits to acquire rival promotions Xtreme Hardcore Wrestling and Old Fashioned Wrasslin', as well as a majority stake in the wrestling research company SIMbolic Labs. No longer specializing solely in hardcore wrestling, David Harley rebranded his company as the Independent Wrestling Empire, which has since grown to include seven distinct wrestling promotions from around North America.