NIWA Beach Wars is the supershow for the month of June and it is put on by the National Internet Wrestling Alliance (NIWA). The first Beach Wars held was a three day event. It was held from June 28–30, 2008 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
History[]
2000s[]
Upon formation of the NIWA, the first event was going to be held in June 2008. The name of the event would be called Beach Wars. Due to this being the first event for the NIWA, Mr. C.C. announced that it would be a three day event. Day one was held on June 28, 2008 at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Day one of the inaugural event saw the start of the tournament to crown the first ever NIWA World Heavyweight Champion. Link would be the first person to advance in the tournament as he would defeat Captain Hook. In the second tournament match of the night, "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH defeated Gargamel to advance. In the third and final tournament match of the night, Zangief would defeat Shredder in the main event to advance as well.
Night two was held on June 29, 2008 coming to you live from Saskatoon. Three more tournament matches were slated for that evening as well. Ganondorf made easy work of Casey Jones to advance in the tournament. The next tournament match would see The Punisher defeat Scream to advance as well. Finally, Turok defeated Peter Pan in the main event to advance. The third and final night of NIWA Beach Wars would see two tournament matches. Max Payne would defeat Wario to advance to the next round of the tournament. "007" James Bond had a tournament match which was in the main event. Bond went into the match not knowing who his opponent was. Bond's opponent was revealed to be none other than Internet sensation Chris Crocker. Chris Crocker almost pulled off a major upset, but it Bond who would pick up the win and move on in the tournament.
Beach Wars 2K9 held on June 30, 2009 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The event featured nine matches with four of them being title matches. In the first title match, The Socialites (Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie) defeated the then NIWA World Women's Champion and Gabrielle to retain the NIWA World Women's Tag Team Championship after Xena inadvertently hit Gabrielle with a title belt. The second title match saw a change as "007" James Bond defeated "The Trendkiller" Fozzie Osbourne to become the new NIWA World Brass Knuckles Champion as well as win back his Money in the Bank briefcase that Osbourne previously stole. The next title match would see The Warios (Wario and Waluigi) retain the NIWA World Tag Team Championship in steel cage match against their longtime rivals, The Super Mario Brothers (Mario and Luigi). The final title match in the main event of the event would see Chuck Norris retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship against "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH.
2010s[]
Beach Wars 2K10 was held on June 29, 2010 from the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida. The event featured seven matches with five of them being title matches. The first title match saw The Socialites defeat The Powerpuff Girls (Blossom and Bubbles) to capture the NIWA World Women's Tag Team Championship for a second time from the team that previously defeated them for the titles. The second title match saw Mr. Clean and Chuck Norris defeat The Warios to become the new NIWA World Tag Team Champions. The third title match pitted Buttercup against Joanna Dark in defense of the NIWA World Women's Championship in which Dark was to defeat the long reigning champion Buttercup to win the title. But it was due to outside interference from Blossom that Dark was able to win the title. The final title match of the evening saw "007" James Bond defeated Blitz via disqualification to retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship after the masked man attacked Bond again who then revealed himself to be WWE superstar Drew McIntyre.
Beach Wars 2K11 was held on July 1, 2011 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The event featured eight matches with three of them being title matches. The first title match saw EMW's Terrell Owens defeat Spider-Man and retained the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. The second title match saw Johnny Bravo defeat Luis Lopez to capture the NIWA Venue Championship for a second time in his career. The final title match of the evening saw Ganondorf defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship after a hood masked man knock out Drew with the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship belt to the back of Drew McInytre. After the match, the hooded man came back in the ring who then revealed himself to be James Bond.
Beach Wars 2K12 was held on June 29, 2012 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA. The event featured eight matches with five of them being title matches. The first title match saw Las Vegas Link was able to defeat James Bond via disqualification, but unable to win the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. The second title match saw Drew McIntyre & Peter Pan defeat EMW's The Avengers to capture the Unified NIWA/EMW World Tag Team Championship. Xena, Warrior Princess continues her dominant streak in the Women's Division by Blossom and Buffy Summers in a triple threat match to retain the NIWA World Women's Championship. Tommy Vercetti retained the NIWA North American Championship by getting the win over The Crow. The final title match of the evening saw Shadow the Hedgehog defeated Blitz in a Ladder Match to retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Beach Wars 2K13 was held on June 28, 2013 from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL. The event featured eight matches with five of them being title matches. The first title match saw Agent J retained his NIWA Venue Championship against The Shredder. The second title match saw Zangief luckily defeated Fozzie Osbourne to retain the NIWA North American Championship after landing a low blow while the ref was on the outside. The third title match saw Blossom defeating his sister, Buttercup to retain theNIWA World Women's Championship after their baby sister, Blubbles throw in the towel for her older sister. The four title match saw "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH was able to defeat "Las Vegas' Link via disqualification, but unable to win the NIWA Junior Heavyweight Championship . The fifth and final title match saw James Bond retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing Match after outside interference from Shadow the Hedgehog.
Beach Wars 2K14 was held on June 27, 2014 from the SAP Center in San Jose, CA. The event featured eight matches with five of them being title matches. The first title match saw The Shredder retained the NIWA North American Championship over his main rival, Agent J. The second title match saw Fozzie Osbourne defeating both Ganondorf and "Badass" Bart Simpson in a Triple Threat Match to win the NIWA Venue Championship. The third title match saw Sheik continues her dominant reign as NIWA World Women's Champion by defeating Joanna Dark once again. The fourth title match ended when "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH winning the NIWA Junior Heavyweight Championship for a second time over the Shredder via submission. The fifth and final title match saw James Bond retain the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship against one of his toughest challengers, Hugo.
Dates, venues, and main events[]
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Wars 2K8 | June 28, 2008 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Credit Union Centre | Zangief vs. Shredder in the first round of the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament |
| Beach Wars 2008 | June 29, 2008 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Credit Union Centre | Turok vs. Peter Pan in the first round of the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament |
| Beach Wars 2008 | June 30, 2008 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Credit Union Centre | "007" James Bond vs. Chris Crocker in the first round of the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament |
| Beach Wars 2K9 | June 30, 2009 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden | Chuck Norris (c) vs. "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Beach Wars 2K10 | June 29, 2010 | Orlando, FL | Amway Arena | "007" James Bond (c) vs. Blitz for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Beach Wars 2K11 | July 1, 2011 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena | Ganondorf (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Beach Wars 2K12 | June 29, 2012 | San Francisco, CA | Cow Palace | Chuck Norris vs. "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a Hell In A Cell Match |
| Beach Wars 2K13 | June 28, 2013 | Sunrise, FL | BB&T Center | James Bond (c) vs. Chuck Norris in a Last Man Standing Match for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Beach Wars 2K14 | June 27, 2014 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center | James Bond (c) vs. Hugo w/Poison for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |