Established on September 13, 1973, the World Wrestling Council (WWC), first named Capitol Sports Promotions, was founded. It stands behind Mexico’s CMLL, the WWE, AJPW, and NJPW as the fifth oldest active wrestling promotion on the planet. The closest to follow it would be AAA, established in 1992, 19 years later.
WWC has already slated its 50th Anniversary event for this coming June 24th. It will take place in the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. A historic venue for both the island and the promotion. Though a very challenging one to fill in the day and age of pro wrestling. The company has slated the event the earliest it possibly could in order to capitalize on its growing momentum. As other companies have seen to fall in standing and WWC bounced back after a very public criticism of its presentation just prior to its 49th Anniversary show last year.
WWC: 50th Anniversary Event
One Likely Match
While no matches or participants have been announced. The only unofficially announced wrestler is the current Universal Champion, Intelecto 5 Estrellas, as presented on the official poster. There have been rumblings of a big “legends” match that would hearken back to the company’s heyday. That being Chicky Starr vs. Invader #1. Chicky Starr is currently a regular performer for WWC. Even having the occasional match. While The Invader just had a months-long run in the IWA that saw him win it’s Heavyweight and Tag Team Championship. The idea of the match was actually slated as far back as 2017. With a segment where Chicky Starr was set to call out The Invader already scheduled before Hurricane Maria forced massive changes to the very island itself in the wake of its disaster. As the company’s 50th Anniversary looms, we can see Chicky Starr doing the same as he was back then, with callouts on social media and trash talk directed at the controversial figure.
No doubt we’re all familiar with the controversial figure that is The Invader #1. Saying he is polarizing is putting it mildly. However, his feud with Chicky Starr was a transformative one for the company in its heyday. So, while re-visiting it will be likely shocking and appalling to the outside viewer, it holds an air of nostalgia that blinds judgment for those that grew up with it. For better or worse.
Where The Stars Gather
Since last year’s 49th Anniversary show, which saw Ric Flair return, there’s been lots of speculation regarding what celebrities and veteran wrestling figures WWC could bring in. WWC’s Anniversary shows have always brought about outside figures for big matches such as last year’s headliner of Andrade El Idolo vs. Carlito with Ric Flair at ringside. Ric Flair has already presented interest in returning. As far as active wrestlers, who knows? Many of the names WWC brings in these days can be quite baffling in their seeming randomness. From the likes of people with history on the island like Aron Stevens, Bryan Idol, or Pablo Marquez to ones with some level of connection like Andrade El Idolo, Jack Swagger/Jake Hagger to the completely random such as Doc/Luke Gallows or The Briscoe Brothers. One thing is for certain, WWC has shown the capability of pulling talent from anywhere. Last year’s Anniversary show managed to have talents signed to AEW (Andrade), IMPACT (Doc Gallows) & NWA (Bryan Idol and Aron Stevens) present at once.
Road To 50
Nearing last year’s Anniversary show, the company saw massive criticism for its poor presentation, inexistant stories, no development for its stars, and graphical quality that was shockingly poor and even matches “borrowed” from other promotions that would air on TV. Since then, WWC brought back producer Jose Roberto Rodriguez who has had a strong hand on WWC’s overall presentation. This has led to a very notable increase in attendance in viewership.
As WWC seems to be on the rise, lots of other potential stars have become available due to issues with other companies. Though WWC has currently been more slow and steady in the development of its own stars such as Mike Nice, Androide 787, Makabro, and Intelecto 5 Estrellas while picking up lesser-known faces like Brandon The Skater, Chris Mendoza, JC Jexx, and Los Inmortales to develop from scratch. Though there is always potential to bring in more notable names such as Mike Mendoza. The older brother of Chris Mendoza. As connections can already be made
WWC: 50th Anniversary Event: In Conclusion
Tickets are already on sale for the event on the Ticketera ticket service provider. While the prices are some of the steepest WWC has ever put out, at $80 for ringside and the general admission being $30, it’s not new to the local wrestling scene. It’ll be very interesting to see how WWC can drum up enough interest to fill the 12,000-seat venue to a point that it can be called a success. It’s certainly not impossible. As promotion for the event ramps up and the WWC product in general seems to be far more coherent than it has been in many years. Attendance has noticeably increased since the start of the year, owed to the company’s creative direction.
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