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Former employees in the UWF consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees. Alumni.
Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Marina del Rey, California from 1990 to 1996. Former employees in the UWF consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
The promotion was the first in Japan to be based around the Mexican style of professional wrestling, known as Lucha Libre (free fighting). Although since 1956 some Mexican wrestlers had appeared in Japanese promotions, their style was mixed with the American-originated standard, and not many of them could rise above mid-card level because of their size, which on average was less than Japanese ...
Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was an American professional wrestling promotion owned by Herb Abrams that operated from 1990 to 1996. The company aired nationally on SportsChannel America , and later on Prime Ticket and ESPN2 .
The UWF SportsChannel Television Championship was the premier title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1991 through 1992. The belt was introduced through a 16-man Tournament held during TV Tapings in April 1991 and June 1991. [ 10 ]
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Most UWF imports were gone from JCP's roster within a year; however, one wrestler would go from UWF midcarder/tag team act, to breakout star in JCP, and the wrestling industry as a whole: Sting. Sting's UWF tag team (as The Blade Runners) partner would later become a WWF wrestling legend, too: The Ultimate Warrior.
As the UWF's head booker, Abrams was often criticized for the promotion's inconsistent storylines, and matches that lacked clean-cut finishes. For the first 11 episodes of Fury Hour he was an on-screen commentator alongside Bruno Sammartino , [ 8 ] for which the readers of Wrestling Observer Newsletter voted him Worst Television Announcer of 1990.