WIW World War (2024)
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| World War (2024) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring various WIW wrestlers | ||
| Promotion | WIW | |
| Brand(s) | Rage ShowDown | |
| Date | January 27, 2024 | |
| City | Helena, Montana | |
| Venue | Kendrick Field | |
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The 2024 World War is the 36th annual World War professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WIW. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Rage and ShowDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Kendrick Field in Helena, Montana.
The event is based around the World War Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's SuperBrawl. For the 2024 event, the winners of both the men's and women's matches receive a choice of which championship to challenge for at SuperBrawl XVI. The men can choose to challenge for either Rage's World Heavyweight Championship or ShowDown's Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship, while the women have the choice between Rage's Women's World Championship and ShowDown's WIW Women's Championship.
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Production
Background
The World War is an annual professional wrestling event produced every January by WIW since 1999. It is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with SuperBrawl, SummerBash, Soul Survivor, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". The concept of the event is based around the World War Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.
Announced on September 13, 2023, the 37th Royal Rumble is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Kendrick Field in Helena, Montana and will feature wrestlers from the Rage and ShowDown brand divisions.
The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For 2024, the men and women can choose which world championship to challenge for at SuperBrawl XVI; the men can choose Rage's World Heavyweight Championship or ShowDown's Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship, while the women have the choice between Rage's Women's World Championship and ShowDown's WIW Women's Championship.
Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WIW's writers on the Rage and ShowDown brands, while storylines are produced on WIW's weekly television shows, Wednesday Night Rage and Friday Night ShowDown, which is moved from it's original Saturday night when WIW holds it's pay-per-views on Saturdays.
Before he went on hiatus, James Burdick was about to start a feud with The McAlmond Bloodline (Martin McAlmond, TJ McAlmond and Brad McAlmond). The following year at All Hail in November 2023 Zack Harding, Robert (who was representing champion Martin McAlmond, who is unable to compete) to retain the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship after interference from The McAlmond Bloodline. On the following episode of ShowDown, Harding stated that he was not done with The McAlmond Bloodline until he defeated whoever would represent Martin as champion for the title. Burdick then returned at WIW Soul Survivor: WarGames later that same month, and on the December 2 episode of ShowDown, he signed with the ShowDown brand after fending off an attack by The McAlmond Bloodline (which had since added Dylan McAlmond while TJ had left the group earlier that summer), vowing to get revenge. Two weeks later, the returning Kevin Hunter helped Harding and Burdick fend off The McAlmond Bloodline before attacking Harding. The following week, Hunter explained that he attacked Harding for taking his spot in a tag team match at Final Destination in October 2023. After Burdick interrupted and said that he also wanted a title match against whoever represents Martin, ShowDown General Manager Ediwn announced that Burdick, Hunter, and Harding would compete in a triple threat match at ShowDown: New Year's Resolution on January 5, 2024, where the winner would face the personal representing Martin as champion for the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship at World War. However, the match ended in a no contest after The McAlmond Bloodline attacked all three competitors. As a result, Edwin announced that whoever Martin cooses to represent him int he match would instead defend his championship in a fatal four way match against Burdick, Harding, and Hunter at World War.
At All Hail on November 4, 2023, Chris Colfer won his first WIW title, the WIW United Nations Championship. Colfer made his first appearance as champion on the December 2 episode of ShowDown where he announced that his first challenger would be determined by a 8-man tournament. The tournament was won by Tyler Posey at ShowDown: New Year's Resolution on January 5, 2024, thus earning a match against Colfer for the title at World War.
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men's World War Rumble match | 30-man World War Rumble match for a world championship match at SuperBrawl XVI | |
| 2 | Women's World War Rumble match | 30-woman World War Rumble match for a women's championship match at SuperBrawl XVI | |
| 3 | TBA (will represent Martin McAlmond) (c) vs. James Burdick vs. Kevin Hunter vs. Zack Harding | Fatal four way elimination match for the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 4 | Chris Colfer (c) vs. Tyler Posey (with Tyler Hoechlin) | Singles match for the WIW United Nations Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change | |||
Announced competitors
Men's World War Rumble Match
5 out of the 30 entrants have been announced as of September 26, 2026.
| Wrestler | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Barnhart | November 29, 2023 | Announced on Rage |
| Matt Borske | December 13, 2023 | |
| Daniel Gonzalez | January 4, 2024 | Announced on WIW New Years 2024 Preview Special |
| Charlie Hunnam | January 6, 2024 | Announced on ShowDown: New Year's Resolution |
| Justin Isaac | January 10, 2024 | Announced on Rage |
Women's World War Rumble Match
4 out of the 30 entrants have been announced as of September 26, 2026.
| Wrestler | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Holshue | December 16, 2023 | Announced on ShowDown |
| Renae Geerlings | December 20, 2023 | Announced on Rage |
| Ali Richards | January 4, 2024 | Announced on WIW New Years 2024 Preview Special |
| Willa Holland | January 6, 2024 | Announced on ShowDown: New Year's Resolution |
References
External links
| ← 2023 • 2024 WIW pay-per-view events • 2025 → | |||
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| WIW | World War • Steel Roulette: Perth • SuperBrawl XVI • Retaliation France • Royalty of the Ring • Clash in the Bronx: Draddy • Money in the Bank • SummerBash • Brawl in Berlin • Bloodbath • All Hail • Soul Survivor: WarGames | ||
| NGW | Punishment Day • Rise & Extricate • Battle Scars • Heatwire • No Remorse • Halloween Mayhem | ||
