Aniversario is a

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that is held annually by Puerto Rican

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(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 yea ...

in 2007 and

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

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through Puerto Rico.

1983

1984

1985

1986

It took place in three venues: *Round 1:

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

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") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...

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. It is operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name ho ...

, 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 Isaac Rosario.

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 a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Pura ...

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 former professional wrestler, better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón. He is, along with Victor Jovica, an owner of the Puerto Rican ...

, which featured

Chicky Starr José Anibal Laureano Colón (born June 24, 1958) is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler and manager. He is better known by his ring name, Chicky Starr. He's currently the general manager of the International Wrestling Association (IWA ...

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

, 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 matc ...

2009

The event was dedicated to former WWC and WWE announcer

, which featured

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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 wrestler and promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Impact Wrestling and is the owner and promoter of the House of Hardcore (HOH) promo ...

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, Ring of Hon ...

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 Wres ...

. 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 (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 Federation ...

. 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 Jean Gagné (July 19, 1947 – October 21, 2016) was a French–Canadian professional wrestler and manager, best known under the ring name Frenchy Martin. During his World Wrestling Federation heyday in the 1980s as the manager of Canadian wrest ...

. 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

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2022

WWC Aniversario 49 was held on August 6, 2022 after the was 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 will mark the 50th aniversary of the World Wrestling Council. The event will be held on June 24, 2013, at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón Puerto Rico. It will 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 Wrestling Co ...

Gorilla Monsoon Robert James Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a villainous super-heavyw ...

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, Miguel Pérez, Huracan Castillo Sr., Joaquin Padín, hijo, Rickin Sánchez and the puertorrican fans.

References

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