Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
WAR Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event produced by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Wrestle Association R (WAR) to commemorate the anniversary of the promotion's founding by Genichiro Tenryu in 1992. The event to celebrate its anniversary was held between 1993 and 2000.
Dates, venues and main events
Event
Date
City
Venue
Attendance
Main event
1st Anniversary of Revolution
June 17, 1993
Tokyo , Japan
Nippon Budokan
14,300
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Shinya Hashimoto
2nd Anniversary of Revolution
July 17, 1994
Sumo Hall
11,050
Atsushi Onita , Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ashura Hara , Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta
3rd Anniversary Show
July 7, 1995
9,000
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Koji Kitao
4th Anniversary Show
July 20, 1996
11,000
Koki Kitahara , Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano vs. Fuyuki-Gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki , Jado and Gedo ) for the vacant WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
5th Anniversary Show
July 6, 1997
6,000
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tarzan Goto
7th Anniversary Show
June 20, 1999
Korakuen Hall
2,100
Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Shoji Nakamaki vs. Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Takashi Okamura
8 Years Later
July 13, 2000
2,000
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hayabusa
Results
1st Anniversary of Revolution
1st Anniversary of Revolution marked the first anniversary of Wrestling and Romance after the promotion was established in 1992. The event took place on June 17, 1993 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo , Japan , drawing a crowd of 14,300 people.
Results
2nd Anniversary of Revolution
2nd Anniversary of Revolution marked the second anniversary of Wrestling and Romance . The event took place on July 17, 1994 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo , Japan , drawing a crowd of 11,050 people. The event featured a special six-man tag team tournament, in which eight six-man teams were paired in three rounds and paired Atsushi Onita and WAR owner Genichiro Tenryu in one team along with Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow , just a few months after Tenryu had beaten Onita in a no ropes barbed wire deathmatch at FMW 5th Anniversary Show .
Results
No. Results[ 2] Stipulations Times 1 Masanobu Kurisu defeated Yuji Yasuraoka Singles match 12:15 2 Ashura Hara , Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta defeated Fuyuki-Gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki , Gedo and Jado )Six-Man Tag Team Tournament quarter-final match 9:04 3 Koji Ishinriki, Koki Kitahara and Takashi Ishikawa defeated Akio Kobayashi, Koji Kitao and Masaaki Mochizuki Six-Man Tag Team Tournament quarter-final match 6:37 4 Arashi , Kendo Nagasaki and Masashi Aoyagi defeated Animal Hamaguchi , Nobukazu Hirai and Shoichi Funaki Six-Man Tag Team Tournament quarter-final match 13:23 5 Atsushi Onita , Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Lionheart , Vampiro Casanova and The Warlord Six-Man Tag Team Tournament quarter-final match 9:38 6 Ashura Hara, Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta defeated Koji Ishinriki, Koki Kitahara and Takashi Ishikawa Six-Man Tag Team Tournament semi-final match 11:14 7 Atsushi Onita, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Arashi, Kendo Nagasaki and Masashi Aoyagi Six-Man Tag Team Tournament semi-final match 10:43 8 Último Dragón (c) defeated The Great Sasuke Singles match for the UWA World Middleweight Championship 22:23 9 Atsushi Onita, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Ashura Hara, Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta Six-Man Tag Team Tournament final match 16:04 (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Ashura Hara , Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta
Pin
Fuyuki-Gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki , Gedo and Jado )
12:15
Ashura Hara, Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta
Pin
Koji Ishinriki, Koki Kitahara and Takashi Ishikawa
11:14
Koji Ishinriki, Koki Kitahara and Takashi Ishikawa
Pin
Akio Kobayashi, Koji Kitao and Masaaki Mochizuki
6:37
Ashura Hara, Jinsei Shinzaki and John Tenta
Pin
Atsushi Onita, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu
16:04
Arashi , Kendo Nagasaki and Masashi Aoyagi
Pin
Animal Hamaguchi , Nobukazu Hirai and Shoichi Funaki
13:23
Arashi, Kendo Nagasaki and Masashi Aoyagi
Pin
Atsushi Onita, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu
10:43
Atsushi Onita , Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Genichiro Tenryu
Pin
Lionheart , Vampiro Casanova and The Warlord
9:38
3rd Anniversary Show
3rd Anniversary Show took place on July 7, 1995 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo , Japan .
Results
4th Anniversary Show
4th Anniversary Show commemorated the fourth anniversary of WAR. The event took place on July 20, 1996 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo , Japan . The event featured an eight-team tournament for the vacant World Six-Man Tag Team Championship , which had been vacated by previous champions Fuyuki-Gun after they vacated the title in June to participate in the tournament.
Results
No. Results[ 5] Stipulations Times 1 Nobukazu Hirai and Último Dragón defeated Lion Do and Ti Do Tag team match 15:19 2 Fuyuki-Gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki , Jado and Gedo ) defeated Kazuo Yamazaki , Osamu Kido and Takashi Iizuka WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match19:21 3 Osamu Nishimura , Riki Choshu and Satoshi Kojima defeated 200% Machine , Yoji Anjo and Yoshihiro Takayama WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 10:23 4 Arashi , John Tenta and Osamu Taitoko defeated Koji Kitao , Koki Kitahara and Masaaki Mochizuki WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 11:46 5 Masahito Kakihara , Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano defeated Genichiro Tenryu , Nobutaka Araya and Tatsumi Fujinami via submissionWAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 16:40 6 El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka (c)Tag team match for the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 15:45 7 Fuyuki-Gun defeated Osamu Nishimura, Riki Choshu and Satoshi Kojima WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match 11:23 8 Masahito Kakihara, Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano defeated Arashi, John Tenta and Osamu Taitoko via submission WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match 11:22 9 Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera (c)Singles match for the WWA World Welterweight Championship 8:36 10 Masahito Kakihara, Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano defeated Fuyuki-Gun via submission WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament final match 12:35 (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Fuyuki-Gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki , Gedo and Jado )
Pin
Kazuo Yamazaki , Osamu Kido and Takashi Iizuka
19:21
Fuyuki-Gun
Pin
Osamu Nishimura, Riki Choshu and Satoshi Kojima
11:23
Osamu Nishimura , Riki Choshu and Satoshi Kojima
Pin
200% Machine , Yoji Anjo and Yoshihiro Takayama
10:23
Fuyuki-Gun
Sub
Masahito Kakihara, Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano
12:35
Arashi , John Tenta and Osamu Taitoko
Pin
Koji Kitao , Koki Kitahara and Masaaki Mochizuki
11:46
Arashi, John Tenta and Osamu Taitoko
Sub
Masahito Kakihara, Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano
11:22
Masahito Kakihara , Nobuhiko Takada and Yuhi Sano
Sub
Genichiro Tenryu , Nobutaka Araya and Tatsumi Fujinami
16:40
5th Anniversary Show
5th Anniversary Show commemorated the fifth anniversary of WAR. The event took place on July 6, 1997 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo , Japan . The show was headlined by a main event between Genichiro Tenryu and Tarzan Goto , which Tenryu won. A match was held for the vacant World Six-Man Tag Team Championship at the event, in which Koki Kitahara , Lance Storm and Nobutaka Araya defeated Mitsuharu Kitao , Nobukazu Hirai and Tommy Dreamer to capture the vacant title. The event was televised on Samurai! TV.
Results
7th Anniversary Show
7th Anniversary Show was the seventh anniversary event of Wrestle Association R , which took place on June 20, 1999 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan . This marked the first time that the event was held at the Korakuen Hall and the first time that it was held at any other venue instead of Sumo Hall , where the previous four Anniversary Show events had taken place. In the main event, Genichiro Tenryu revived his feud with Atsushi Onita as the two captained opposite teams in a Street Fight Tornado Deathmatch .
Results
8 Years Later
8 Years Later marked the eighth anniversary of Wrestle Association R and was the final event of the promotion before Genichiro Tenryu closed it down to return to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). The event took place on July 13, 2000 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan and was headlined by an interpromotional match in which Tenryu took on Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling wrestler Hayabusa .
Results
References
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