WWC Aniversario

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.

WWC Anniversary 1983
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 17, 1983
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1984
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 14, 1984
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Attendance	34,383

WWC Anniversary 1985
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 21, 1985
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1986 - Night 1
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 19, 1986
City	Ponce, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo de Pachin Vicens
Attendance	9,500

It took place in three venues:

• Round 1: Ponce, Puerto Rico 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 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, drawing 23,000

September 20

WWC Anniversary 1986 - Night 2
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 20, 1986
City	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Venue	Isidoro García Stadium

September 21

WWC Anniversary 1986 - Night 3
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 21, 1986
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1987
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 20, 1987
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance	11,000

WWC Anniversary 1988
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 10, 1988
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium
Attendance	23,000

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

WWC Anniversary 1989
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	October 7, 1989
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium
Attendance	17,000

WWC Anniversary 1990
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 7, 1990
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1991
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 6, 1991
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1992
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 8, 1992
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1993
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 8, 1993
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium
Attendance	12,000

WWC Anniversary 1994
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 6, 1994
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1995
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 13, 1995
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico

WWC Anniversary 1996
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 14, 1996
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico

WWC Anniversary 1997
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 15, 1997
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico

WWC Anniversary 1998
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 1, 1998
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium

WWC Anniversary 1999
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 14, 1999
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico
Venue	Yldelfonso Sola Morales Stadium
Attendance	22,656

WWC Anniversary 2000
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 16, 2000
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico
Venue	Yldelfonso Sola Morales Stadium

WWC Anniversary 2001
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 8, 2001
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

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

WWC Anniversary 2002
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 14, 2002
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

WWC Anniversary 2003
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 19, 2003
City	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Guillermo Angulo

WWC Anniversary 2004
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 21, 2004
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico

WWC Anniversary 2005
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	November 5, 2005
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium

This event was dedicated to WWC legend Isaac Rosario.

WWC Anniversary 2006
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 12, 2006
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Pepin Cestero Court

This event was dedicated to Jose Rivera, Sr.

WWC Anniversary 2007
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 13–14, 2007
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Sports and Recreation Palace

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.

WWC Anniversary 2008
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 19, 2008
City	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot
Attendance	Approximately 5,000

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

WWC Anniversary 2009
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 11, 2009
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez
Attendance	9,000

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

WWC Anniversary 2010
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 11, 2010
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez
Attendance	Approximately 4,000

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.

WWC Anniversary 2011
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 15, 2011 July 17, 2011
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez Auditorio Pachin Vicens
Attendance	Approximately 8,000 at Bayamon

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:

WWC Anniversary 2012
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	June 30, 2012
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez Auditorio Pachin Vicens
Attendance	Approximately 7,000

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.

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.

WWC Anniversary 2013
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 21, 2013
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez

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.

WWC Anniversary 2014
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	October 25, 2014
City	Caguas, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Héctor Sola Bezares

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

WWC Anniversary 2015
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	September 26, 2015
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez

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]

WWC Anniversary 43
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	October 14 (Humacao) October 15 (Bayamon) October 16 (Mayaguez)
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Humacao Arena (Oct. 14) Coliseo Pepin Cesteros Bayamon (Oct. 15) Palacio Recreación y Deportes Mayagüez (Oct. 16)

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

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

WWC Anniversary 45
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	July 13 (Manatí) July 14 (Guaynabo) July 15 (Ponce)
City	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Venue	Cancha Mario Quijote Morales (Jul. 14) Auditorio Pachin Vicents (Jul. 15)

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

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

WWC Anniversary 46
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 16 (Hatillo) August 17 (Guaynabo) August 18 (Manatí)
Venue	Coliseo Francisco Deida (August 16) Cancha Mario Quijote Morales (August 17) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

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.

WWC Anniversary 2022
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 6, 2022
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez
Attendance	5,000

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.

WWC Anniversary 2023
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	June 24, 2023
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez
Attendance	Approximately 8,000

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

WWC Anniversary 2024
Promotion	World Wrestling Council
Date	August 31, 2024
City	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Venue	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez
Attendance	7,412

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