NIWA Annualversary is the yearly anniversary show which is put on by the National Internet Wrestling Alliance.
History[]
2000s[]
The first Annualversary was held in May 30, 2009 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the culmination of all the hard as well as the ups and downs that the NIWA faced over the course of the year. It was a time to reflect on success the promotion has had up to that point in the first year of NIWA's history. The event featured nine matches with four of them being title matches. first of the four title matches would see the first NIWA World Tag Team Champions crowned as the Socialites (Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie) defeated the Princesses (Princess Peach and Princess Daisy) to capture the titles as well as a remain undefeated in their open challenge. Xena Warrior Princess would retain the NIWA World Women's Championship when she defeated her good friend Gabrielle in the second of four title matches. The third title match saw Blitz retain the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship by defeating Spider-Man. The final title match saw Chuck Norris defend and retained the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship against Zangief and "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a triple threat match.
2010s[]
Annualversary II was held on May 31, 2010 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The event featured eight matches with five of them being title matches. The first of the five title matches saw EMW's Megan Fox retain the EMW World Women's Championship against Xena, Warrior Princess and EMW's Faith Lehane in a triple threat interpromotional match. The second title match saw The Warios defeat the Super Mario Brothers to capture the NIWA World Tag Team Championship for a second time. In the third title match of the event, Buttercup defeated Joanna Dark and Sonya Blade in a triple threat match to retain the NIWA World Women's Championship. Terrell Owens would be in the fourth title match as he would successfully retain the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship against "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH. The fifth and final title match of the show would see "007" James Bond retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Chuck Norris.
Annualversary III was held on May 27, 2011 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The event featured seven matches with four of them being title matches. The first of the four title matches saw Xena, Warrior Princess retain the NIWA World Women's Championship against "Narcissist" Blossom. The second title match saw Terrell Owens defeat Peter Pan to capture the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship for a second time. In the third title match of the event, "The Trendkiller" Fozzie Osbourne defeated Spiderman in a Hardcore Match to retain the NIWA Brass Knuckles Championship. The fourth and final title match of the show would see EMW's Luis Lopez retain the NIWA Venue Championship against Johnny Bravo.
Annualversary IV was held on June 1, 2012 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The event featured eight matches with four of them being title matches. The first of the four title matches saw James Bond retain the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Speed Racer. The second title match saw Xena, Warrior Princess continues her dominant reign as champion by defeating one of her long rivals, Blossom and retain the NIWA World Women's Championship. Tommy Vercetti claim his first title in NIWA by beating James Bond for the NIWA North American Championship. The fourth and final title match of the show would see Shadow the Hedgehog retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Blitz.
Annualversary V was held on May 31, 2013 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. The event featured eight matches with five of them being title matches. The first of the five title matches saw Zangief defeat Chad Johnson for the NIWA North American Championship . The second title match saw Blossom winning her fourth NIWA World Women's Championship by defeating Faith Lehane. The third title match saw "Las Vegas" Link retaining the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Peter Pan and "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a triple threat match. Agent J winning his fourth NIWA Venue Championship by beating Matt Hazard from EMW. The fifth and final title match of the show would see James Bond winning his second NIWA World Heavyweight Championship in over three years by ending Chuck Norris' reign as champion in an epic encounter between the two icons.
Annualversary VI was held on May 30, 2014 at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix, AZ. The event featured eight matches with three of them being title matches. The first of the three title matches saw Sheik retaining the NIWA World Women's Championship over Blossom once again, the second match was a Two Fall Triple Threat Match for the NIWA Junior Heavyweight Championship and NIWA North American Championship as The Shredder walk out with both titles, and the final match of the event would see James Bond winning the back the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship that he didn't lost by making "The Wreslting Badass" Shelton Benjamin tap out to the Ankle Lock.
Dates, venues, and main events[]
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annualverary | May 30, 2009 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Halifax Metro Centre | Chuck Norris (c) vs. Zangief vs. "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a Triple Threat Match for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Annualversary II | May 31, 2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Air Canada Centre | "007" James Bond (c) vs. Chuck Norris for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Annualversary III | May 27, 2011 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Credit Union Centre | Drew McIntyre, "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH, Chuck Norris, Zangief & Blitz vs. NintenDoom in a 10 Man Tag Team Match |
| Annualversary IV | June 1, 2012 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Credit Union Centre | Shadow the Hedgehog (c) vs. Blitz for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Annualversary V | May 31, 2013 | New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Arena | Chuck Norris (c) vs. James Bond for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Annualversary VI | May 30, 2014 | Phoenix, AZ | US Airways Center | "The Wrestling Badass" Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. James Bond for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |