WWC_Aniversario

WWC Aniversario

WWC Aniversario

Annual World Wrestling Council event in Puerto Rico


Aniversario is a professional wrestling card that is held annually by Puerto Rican promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC) to commemorate its anniversary. The first show was held in 1983 to mark the tenth anniversary of WWC's creation in 1973. Various WWC championships are defending at the event, and the 1986 event featured two defenses of the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The show has also been dedicated to various former professional wrestlers and personalities including Bruiser Brody in 2007 and Hugo Savinovich in 2009. In 2017, WWC did not held the Aniversario show due to the path of Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico. Both the 2020 and 2021 Aniversario shows were also cancelled.

1983

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1984

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1985

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1986

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It took place in three venues:

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September 21
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1987

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1988

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1989

Aniversario 1989 is well known for having various changes and was postponed following the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo[citation needed]

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1990

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1991

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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2001

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The 2001 event was nicknamed "Black September (Septiembre Negro)".

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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This event was dedicated to WWC legend Isaac Rosario.

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2006

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This event was dedicated to Jose Rivera, Sr.

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2007

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The 2007 show was dedicated to Bruiser Brody. It consisted of two events. The first event took place at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The second event was held the following day at the Sports and Recreation Palace in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

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2008

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The event also featured a retirement ceremony of Carlos Colón, which featured Chicky Starr, Harley Race, Jose Rivera, Sr. and Abdullah the Butcher.

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2009

The event was dedicated to former WWC and WWE announcer Hugo Savinovich, which featured Carlos Cabrera, Carlos Colon, and Joe Don Smith

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2010

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This event was dedicated to the memory of Pedro Huracan Castillo. The event was celebrated in Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez at Bayamon, also two other shows were celebrated in Aguadilla and Ponce before the main night in Bayamon. Tommy Dreamer and Daizee Haze were present in Ponce & Aguadilla.

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2011

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This event was dedicated to former WWC Universal Champion Hercules Ayala. This event was the start of an invasion angle of IWA (rival promotion) which soon after was cancelled:

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2012

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This event was dedicated to The Invaders, Jose Huertas (1), Roberto Soto (2), Johnny Rivera (3) and Maelo Huertas(4). The event was held at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon.

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2013

This event was dedicated to former WWWF (WWE) World Heavyweight Champion Pedro Morales. The event was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón. This was a pay-per-view event.

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2014

This event was dedicated to Chicky Starr. The event was held at Coliseo Héctor Sola Bezares in Caguas, Puerto Rico. This was a pay-per-view event.

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2015

The event was dedicated to Jose Miguel Perez Sr., The event was held at Coliseo Ruben Rodríguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

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2016

The event was dedicated posthumously to former Canadian professional wrestler and WWC wrestler Pierre Martel. The event was held at: Humacao Arena (October 14), Cancha Jose Pepin Cesteros in Bayamon (October 15), Palacio de Recreación y Deportes in Mayaguez (October 16)[2]

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October 15 (Cancha Jose Pepin Cesteros de Bayamon)[3]

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2017

The World Wrestling Council did not held the WWC Aniversario in 2017 due to the wake of Hurricane María thru Puerto Rico.

2018

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July 14 (Cancha Mario Quijote Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

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2019

August 17 (Cancha Mario Quijote Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico). The event was dedicated to former WWC Universal Champion Dutch Mantell

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2022

WWC Aniversario 49 was held on August 6, 2022 after the event was cancelled for two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event took place at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón and was dedicated to Huracan Castillo Jr.

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2023

This edition of the annual WWC Aniversario show marked the 50th anniversary of the World Wrestling Council. The event was held on June 24, 2023, at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón Puerto Rico. It was dedicated to Carlos Colón, Victor Jovica, Gorilla Monsoon, Gil Hayes, Miguel Pérez, Huracan Castillo Sr., Joaquin Padín, Jr, Rickin Sánchez and the Puerto Rican fans.

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2024

WWC Aniversario 51 will be held on August 31, 2024 The event will take place at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón and will be dedicated to Shane The Glamour Boy

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References

General
  • Magazine Wrestling's Main Event January 1985
Specific
  1. WWC: Monster Ripper vs. Candi Devine (1990). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  2. "WWC (Página oficial). - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. WWCPRTV (2016-09-24), WWC TV 9/24/16, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-09-25

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