| Acronym | ICW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Style | |
| Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Founder(s) | Mark Dallas |
| Owner(s) |
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| Website | InsaneWrestling.co.uk |
Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Mark Dallas in 2006.[1] It mixes elements of traditional sports entertainment with hardcore wrestling; thus admittance is restricted to those over 18[1] years old.
The company began expanding across the UK,[2] and was featured in a Vice Magazine documentary in 2012 and BBC documentary in 2014.[3][4] It was named UK Promotion of the Year by Fighting Spirit Magazine in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018.[5][6]
ICW formerly aired on cable television station MyChannel across Europe. ICW records and releases the majority of their shows on limited edition DVD as well as producing series of their own YouTube show, ICW Worldwide.[7] In 2015, ICW launched their On Demand service (ICW On Demand), which has become the company's primary source of distribution of content.
On August 13, 2020, it was announced that ICW content would be available on WWE's video on-demand service, WWE Network.[8]
- ^ a b Biggs, Chris. "Insane Championship Wrestling: 'There's a million things that can be done as a wrestling company,' says founder Mark Dallas". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Docking, Neil (12 August 2014). "Insane Championship Wrestling comes to Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "The British Wrestler". www.vice.com. Vice Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (11 March 2014). "Insane fight club: Reinventing wrestling for a new generation". BBC News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Whiplash, Mickey. "UK Promotion of the Year". Fighting Spirit Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "ICW: ICW Wins FSM UK Promotion Of The Year For Third Year Running". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "ICW: Worldwide". www.insanewrestling.co.uk. insanewrestling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Available now: The best independent wrestling companies on WWE Network".
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