WAR Anniversary Show
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.
| WAR Anniversary Show | |
|---|---|
| Promotion(s) | Wrestle Association R |
| First event | 1st Anniversary of Revolution |
| Last event | 8 Years Later |
| Event gimmick | The anniversary celebration of WAR and flagship event |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Wrestling and Romance | ||
| Date | June 17, 1993 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Nippon Budokan | ||
| Attendance | 14,300 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Cat and Osamu Nishimura defeated Nobukazu Hirai and Yuji Yasuraoka | Tag team match | 12:08 |
| 2 | Último Dragón defeated Norio Honaga | Singles match | N/A |
| 3 | Takashi Ishikawa defeated Masashi Aoyagi | Singles match | 5:26 |
| 4 | Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura, Shiro Koshinaka and The Great Kabuki) defeated Raging Staff (Super Strong Machine and Tatsutoshi Goto) and Yoshiro Ito | Six-man tag team match | 11:34 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Hase defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki | Singles match | N/A |
| 6 | John Tenta and King Haku defeated The Barbarian and Tony Halme | Tag team match | 15:10 |
| 7 | Masahiro Chono defeated Koki Kitahara | Singles match | 13:32 |
| 8 | The Great Muta defeated Ashura Hara | Singles match | 11:59 |
| 9 | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Shinya Hashimoto | Singles match | 18:23 |
2nd Anniversary of Revolution
| 2nd Anniversary of Revolution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Wrestling and Romance | ||
| Date | July 17, 1994 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Sumo Hall | ||
| Attendance | 11,050 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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 |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Wrestling and Romance | ||
| Date | July 7, 1995 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Sumo Hall | ||
| Attendance | 9,000 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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3rd Anniversary Show took place on July 7, 1995 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
- Results
| No. | Results[3][4] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Itakura, Osamu Tachihikari and Yuji Yasuraoka defeated Fukumen Taro, Kamikaze and Masayoshi Motegi | Six-man tag team match | N/A |
| 2 | Nobutaka Araya defeated Nobukazu Hirai via submission | Singles match | N/A |
| 3 | Koki Kitahara defeated Arashi | Singles match | N/A |
| 4 | Lionheart (c) defeated Último Dragón | Singles match for the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship | 19:59 |
| 5 | Bob Backlund, Jimmy Snuka and Mil Mascaras defeated Hector Garza and The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) | Six-man tag team match | 18:08 |
| 6 | Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto defeated Fuyuki-Gun (Jado and Gedo) | Tag team match | 22:57 |
| 7 | Animal Hamaguchi and Riki Choshu defeated Masao Orihara and Tatsutoshi Goto | Tag team match | 8:55 |
| 8 | Shiro Koshinaka defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki via submission | Singles match | 18:55 |
| 9 | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Koji Kitao in round 4 | Ten-round match | 2:21 |
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4th Anniversary Show
| 4th Anniversary Show | |||
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| Promotion | Wrestle Association R | ||
| Date | July 20, 1996 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Sumo Hall | ||
| Attendance | 11,000 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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 match | 19:21 |
| 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 submission | WAR 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 |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Wrestle Association R | ||
| Date | July 6, 1997 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Sumo Hall | ||
| Attendance | 6,000 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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
| No. | Results[6] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shigeo Okumura, Shoichi Ichimiya and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Masaaki Mochizuki, Takashi Okamura and Yoshikazu Taru | Six-man tag team match | 13:49 |
| 2 | Ryo Miyake defeated Battle Ranger | Singles match | 7:50 |
| 3 | Michiko Omukai and Rumi Kazama defeated Eagle Sawai and Sayuri Okino | Tag team match | 13:32 |
| 4 | Kishin Kawabata and Takashi Ishikawa defeated Jun Kikuchi and Osamu Tachihikari | Tag team match | 13:27 |
| 5 | Arashi and Shinichi Nakano defeated Joel Deaton and Tatsuo Nakano | Tag team match | 15:03 |
| 6 | Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Abdullah the Butcher | Singles match | 14:19 |
| 7 | Yuji Yasuraoka (c) defeated Masao Orihara | Singles match for the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship | 17:06 |
| 8 | Koki Kitahara, Lance Storm and Nobutaka Araya defeated Mitsuharu Kitao, Nobukazu Hirai and Tommy Dreamer | Six-man tag team match for the vacant WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | 16:46 |
| 9 | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Tarzan Goto | Singles match | 16:59 |
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7th Anniversary Show
| 7th Anniversary Show | |||
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| Promotion | Wrestle Association R | ||
| Date | June 20, 1999 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Korakuen Hall | ||
| Attendance | 2,100 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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
| No. | Results[7] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masao Orihara defeated Tomohiro Ishii | Singles match | 12:09 |
| 2 | Tatsumi Kitahara defeated Ni Hao via submission | Singles match | 6:05 |
| 3 | Ryuma Go defeated Thunder Warrior Alpha via submission | Singles match | 7:42 |
| 4 | Genichiro Tenryu and Magnum Tokyo defeated Nobutaka Araya and Sumo Fuji | Tag team match | 5:35 |
| 5 | Arashi and Osamu Tachihikari defeated Daikokubo Benkei and Ichiro Yaguchi | Tag team match | 12:42 |
| 6 | Naohiro Hoshikawa and Super Delfin defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Yuji Yasuraoka | Tag team match | 17:39 |
| 7 | Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Yuji Yasuraoka | Singles match | 4:31 |
| 8 | Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Shoji Nakamaki defeated Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako and Takashi Okamura | Street Fight Tornado Deathmatch | 12:52 |
8 Years Later
| 8 Years Later | |||
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| Promotion | Wrestle Association R | ||
| Date | July 13, 2000 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Korakuen Hall | ||
| Attendance | 2,000 | ||
| WAR Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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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
| No. | Results[8] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osamu Tachihikari defeated Nobukazu Hirai | Singles match | 8:22 |
| 2 | TARU defeated Stalker Ichikawa | Singles match | 12:25 |
| 3 | Shoji Nakamaki defeated Mitsunobu Kikuzawa | Singles match | 5:40 |
| 4 | Keiko Aono and Shinobu Kandori defeated Harley Saito and Noriyo Tateno | Tag team match | 11:04 |
| 5 | Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii | Singles match | 14:24 |
| 6 | Crazy MAX (CIMA, Sumo Dandy Fuji 2000 and SUWA) defeated Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi and SAITO | Six-man tag team match | 17:21 |
| 7 | Koki Kitahara defeated Nobutaka Araya | Singles match | 10:54 |
| 8 | Genichiro Tenryu defeated Hayabusa | Singles match | 12:44 |
References
- "WAR 1st Anniversary of Revolution". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "WAR 2nd Anniversary of Revolution". Cagematch. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "WAR 3rd Anniversary Show". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- Ryan Mancuso. "WAR 3rd Anniversary Memorial on 7/7/95". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "WAR 4th Anniversary Show". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "WAR 5th Anniversary Show". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "WAR 7th Anniversary Show". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "WAR 8 Years Later". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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