Aniversario is a

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that is held annually by Puerto Rican

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World Wrestling Council The World Wrestling Council (WWC; Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha") is a professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón, Victor Jovica, and Goril ...

(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

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. The show has also been dedicated to various former professional wrestlers and personalities including

Bruiser Brody Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the year ...

in 2007 and

Hugo Savinovich Hugo Savinovich (born February 15, 1959) is an Ecuadorian sports commentator and retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. He is signed to Lucha Libre AAA as a Spanish commentator. He is best known as part of the Spani ...

in 2009. In 2017, WWC did not held the Aniversario show due to the path of

Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. It is the ...

through Puerto Rico. Both the 2020 and 2021 Aniversario shows were also cancelled.

1983

1984

1985

1986

It took place in three venues: *Round 1:

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at Juan Pachin Vicens Auditorium, drawing 9,500 *Round 2: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico at the Isidoro Garcia Stadium, drawing 9,500 *Round 3:

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...

Hiram Bithorn Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Hiram Bithorn) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda. The stadium is home to the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Baseb ...

, drawing 23,000 ;September 20 ;September 21

1987

1988

1989

Aniversario 1989 is well known for having various changes and was postponed following the aftermath of

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1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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

2002

2003

2004

2005

This event was dedicated to WWC legend

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2006

This event was dedicated to Jose Rivera, Sr.

2007

The 2007 show was dedicated to

. It consisted of two events. The first event took place at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in

. The second event was held the following day at the Sports and Recreation Palace in

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is the ninth-largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Virgin of Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also ...

2008

The event also featured a retirement ceremony of

Carlos Colón Carlos Edwin Colón González Sr. (born July 18, 1948) is a Puerto Rican wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler, better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón. He is, along with Victor Jovica, an owner of the Puerto Rica ...

, which featured

Chicky Starr José Anibal Laureano Colón (born June 24, 1958) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and manager. He is better known by his ring name, Chicky Starr. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Council (WWC) and International Wrest ...

Harley Race Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promotion, promoter, and trainer. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AW ...

, Jose Rivera, Sr. and

Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling mat ...

2009

The event was dedicated to former WWC and WWE announcer

, which featured

Carlos Cabrera Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera (born October 18, 1959) is a Colombian former newsman and professional wrestling commentator signed to All Elite Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is best known for his time with WWE, where he was one half of t ...

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, and Joe Don Smith

2010

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 Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and professional wrestling promotion, promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestli ...

and

Daizee Haze Emily Sharp (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional wrestler known under the ring name Daizee Haze. She is best known for her time on the independent circuit, where she performed for numerous promotions such as Chikara (professiona ...

were present in Ponce & Aguadilla.

2011

This event was dedicated to former WWC Universal Champion

Hercules Ayala Ruben Cruz (July 14, 1950 – January 22, 2020) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hercules Ayala. He competed in Canadian and international wrestling promotions including the eastern Canadian Grand Prix Wre ...

. This event was the start of an invasion angle of IWA (rival promotion) which soon after was cancelled:

2012

This event was dedicated to The Invaders, Jose Huertas (1),

Roberto Soto Roberto Soto (born September 12, 1948) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Invader II. Soto was one-half of the tag team "The Invaders" with Invader I. Professional wrestling career Although competing prima ...

(2), Johnny Rivera (3) and Maelo Huertas(4). The event was held at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon.

2013

This event was dedicated to former WWWF (WWE) World Heavyweight Champion

Pedro Morales Pedro Antonio Morales (October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Worldwide Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federati ...

. The event was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón. This was a

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event.

2014

This event was dedicated to

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

2015

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

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) October 15 (Cancha Jose Pepin Cesteros de Bayamon)

2017

The World Wrestling Council did not held the WWC Aniversario in 2017 due to the wake of

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thru Puerto Rico.

2018

July 14 (Cancha Mario Quijote Morales,

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)

2019

August 17 (Cancha Mario Quijote Morales,

). The event was dedicated to former WWC Universal Champion

Dutch Mantell Wayne Maurice Keown (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestling manager, booker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Dutch Mantel (also spelled Dutch Mantell). Since May 2022, Mantell has co-host ...

2022

WWC Aniversario 49 was held on August 6, 2022 after the event was cancelled for two years due to

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restrictions. The event took place at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón and was dedicated to Huracan Castillo Jr.

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

Victor Jovica Victor Jovica (born November 26, 1945) is a Croatian-born Puerto Rican semi-retired professional wrestler, and promoter. Along with Carlos Colón, he is the co-founder and promoter of Capitol Sports Promotions, now known as the World Wrestlin ...

Gorilla Monsoon Robert James "Gino" Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Sports commentator, play-by-play commentator, and Glossary of profess ...

Gil Hayes Gilbert Lee Hayes (October 20, 1939 – July 28, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American promotions during the 1960s and 1970s including All-Star Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling where he remained a mainstay fo ...

, Miguel Pérez,

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, Joaquin Padín, Jr,

Rickin Sánchez Enrique "Rickin" Sánchez Betancourt (June 5, 1935 – January 17, 2023) was a Puerto Rican wrestling, boxing, and baseball television broadcaster, as well as a boxing promoter and television producer. He was the main broadcaster and producer use ...

and the Puerto Rican fans.

2024

WWC Aniversario 51 was held on August 31, 2024 The event took take place at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón. This aniversario show was dedicated to Shane The Glamour Boy.

2025

WWC Aniversario 52 wil be held on August 30, 2025. The event will take place at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón. This aniversario show will be dedicated posthumously to Rico Suave.

References

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