World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council , is a professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón Sr., Victor Jovica, and Gorilla Monsoon. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 1988. By the mid-1990s, the promotion had changed its name to the World Wrestling Council.
History
Beginnings (1970s)
Capitol Sports Promotions, with Carlos Colón, Victor Jovica and Gorilla Monsoon as promoters/co-owners of the organization, was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until late 1988, when Gorilla Monsoon left. The company then went bankrupt. Thomas Collado was the owner in 1976, before Carlos Colón and Victor Jovica.Capitol Sports Promotions gained fame in Puerto Rican homes soon after their TV show, Super Estrellas de la Lucha Libre, went on-air every weekend on channel 4, WAPA-TV. The taped show is still aired on weekends. From 1973 to 1980 it aired on channel 11, on channel 7 on Sunday evenings at 6pm and on Telemundo on Saturday mornings at 10am.
Pinnacle (1980s)
Capitol Sports Promotions began touring all over the island, and with the golden era of boxing in Puerto Rico limited only to Ponce and the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico, Capitol Sports Promotions took their shows to many, inner country towns where people were not used to seeing live in-ring sports events. As a result, Capitol's shows usually filled the smaller town arenas.During one specific stretch, CSP sold out a 30,000 venue at Bayamón during 13 consecutive shows. High profile wrestlers were winning in the range of $3,000-$5,000 per weekend.
In 1983, Rickin Sánchez had taken over as Capitol's main promoter, as well as becoming one of the organization's broadcasters on the television shows. He was joined by the already retired Savinovich. Some time later, Sánchez left the production of Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre due to some disagreements with the ownership of WWC. After these events, Savinovich became the main host of the programs.
The World Wrestling Council was a member National Wrestling Alliance from 1979 until 1987.
As the market remained a lucrative and “hot territory” within the organization, the presence of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship became ubiquitous in large events, predominantly represented by perennial headliner Ric Flair. On January 6, 1983, Colón defeated the latter to complete an unofficial run with the belt, retaining momentum afterwards and being ranked in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “Top 10” throughout 1984.
Death of Bruiser Brody (1988)
In 1988, American star Bruiser Brody was brutally stabbed in a WWC Anniversary event in Bayamón which he died from later on that night. The man who stabbed him was fellow wrestler and booker José González, known as Invader I. Apparently, the two men had a real-life feud that led to a confrontation in the locker room, that concluded with Brody receiving stab wounds to his chest and stomach. The only one to witness the series of events that ended in the death was WWC wrestler Tony Atlas. Atlas said he saw both men enter the shower area of the locker room. As Tony looked over to Carlos Colón, he then heard sounds and he saw Brody hunched over with González brandishing a bloody knife about to finish Brody off. Tony and Carlos rushed to break it up along with several angry wrestlers.After Brody's death, and the failed conviction of the murder, WWC went through some difficult years, due to the fact that the flow of wrestlers that came from the United States suddenly ended. In a crisis that the WWC never overcame, many wrestlers thought that the administration of the WWC actually helped Brody's murderer go free and actually allowed him to continue to wrestle after the events.
Rebrand (1990s)
By the mid 1990s, the organization changed its official name to World Wrestling Council. Women also began to have an ever-increasing presence in the organization during that decade.WWC vs. IWA-PR (2000–2006)
With the turn of the century came some changes that troubled the franchise. A promotion called International Wrestling Association, promoted by Víctor Quiñones, became WWC's biggest competitor when it made an alliance with wrestling giant the World Wrestling Federation which in turn brought American superstars to IWA-PR.Fallout of hurricane Maria (2017–2019)
Following the passing of Hurricane Maria over Puerto Rico, the WWC headquarters lost power for a prolonged time period due to infrastructure damage. In response, the promotion issued licenses to some of its wrestlers to participate in the local independent scene, barring some creative limitations that prevented them from being booked in clean defeats. As of December 2017, WWC's one-hour weekend shows on WAPA-TV continued to rerun the last several episodes produced prior to Maria. Almost five months after the hurricane, WWC confirmed its return with new episodes of the weekend shows leading up to a new live event on March 3, 2018.On July 23, 2018, longtime talent Ramón Álvarez and Engel Landolfi unveiled a spinoff based in the Dominican Republic, WWC DR, receiving the support of Colón and Jovica. Its first event was scheduled for October 28, 2018, featuring talent from both WWC and local competitor WWL.
In November 2018, WWE acquired the WWC video library.
Administrative changes (2019)
While still part of WWE’s roster, Eddie and Orlando Colón returned to WWC, working in both administrative roles and as in-ring talent in 2019. Ray González was brought back in and placed in a creative role that was described onscreen as Director of Operations.Collaboration with IWA-PR (2020–present)
On February 13, 2020, a video where Ray González extended an invitation to Savio Vega to attend a WWC to present him with a proposal that would be mutually beneficial was posted in the IWA-PR’s social media platforms. After some anticipation, the summon was accepted in a subsequent segment aired in Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre. On February 15, 2020, Vega accepted a copy of the document from González and informed that he would give his final answer at the IWA-PR event Histeria Boricua 2020. During this skit, the heel faction known as Legacy where placed in antagonism to the agreement.Roster
| Ring name | Notes |
| Abaddon | WWC World Tag Team Champion |
| Mighty Ursus | WWC Puerto Rico Champion |
| Bellito Calderón | |
| Jay Vélez | |
| MechaWolf 450 | Occasional wrestler |
| Ricky Banderas | Occasional wrestler |
| Carlito | Occasional wrestler |
| El León Apolo | |
| El Comandante | |
| "El Hombre Bestia" Enyel | |
| Gilbert | |
| Steve Joel | Occasional wrestler |
| Gran Armando | WWC Television Champion |
| Khaos | WWC World Tag Team Champion |
| La Revolución | A masked tag-team whose members are not identified |
| Doom Patrol | |
| La Potencia | |
| Los Parceleros | |
| Gigante Nihan | |
| Peter John Ramos | |
| Riviero | |
| Pedro Portillo III | |
| Ray González | Retired, now director of operations |
| Zcion RT1 | |
| Guevara | |
| Chicano | |
| Xix Xavant | |
| Justin Dynamite | |
| Super Georgie | |
| Athan "El Inmortal" | |
| Rey Reyes | |
| "La Perla Negra" Allison | |
| Black Rose | Occasional wrestler |
| Krystal | Doom Patrol manager & Occasional wrestler |
Others
Referees
Main Wrestling Events
Championships
Current
| Championship | Current champion | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location |
| WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship | Orlando Colon | 1 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | ||
| WWC Puerto Rico Championship | Mighty Ursus | 1 | November 23, 2019 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| WWC World Tag Team Championship | Khaos and Abaddon | 2 | December 7, 2019 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| WWC Television Championship | Gran Armando | 1 | September 14, 2019 | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
Defunct and inactive
| Championship: | Final champion: | Date won: | Notes: |
| Trinidad & Tobago Heavyweight Championship | Ray Apollon | December 1981 | Abandoned 1982 |
| Trinidad & Tobago Tag Team Championship | Gama Singh & Victor Jovica | May 1982 | Abandoned 1982 |
| WWC North American Heavyweight Championship | Manny Fernandez | Abandoned October 1991 | |
| WWC North American Tag Team Championship | The Hunters | Abandoned August 26, 1987 | |
| WWC Latin American Heavyweight Championship | El Bronco | February 1990 | Abandoned June 1990 |
| WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship | The Latin Connection | Abandoned December 1, 1991 | |
| WWC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | Pierroth, Jr. | Abandoned December 13, 1999 | |
| WWC Dominican Republic Heavyweight Championship | El Bronco | Abandoned October 2001 | |
| WWC Hardcore Championship | Sabu | Abandoned 2005 | |
| WWC Women's Championship | Black Rose | Abandoned December 31, 2011 | |
| WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | El Sensacional Carlitos | March 17, 2012 | Abandoned May 1, 2012 |
| WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship | Angel Cotto | August 27, 2017 | Abandoned March, 2018 |