UWF & Power Pro Wrestling

[GrappleMania01]

Scratch that last comment.. I actually watched the video LOL

[GrappleMania01]

What does the description mean ? (serious enquiries call dadada) dosent wwe own the tape library ? Or are you tring to start the promotion again ?

[mamacornettesmoney]

@GrappleMania01 Bll Watts ex-wife owns the library and their son Micah runs the company that sells these videos. Their site offers all kinds of videos, including house shows.

[ItchyGoomie]

Who was the wrestler that wore the black glove and was called the Terminator back in the day in the UWF?

[mamacornettesmoney]

@ItchyGoomie He was ... the Terminator. LOL He was really Mark Lauernitas, brother of Animal and Johnny Ace.

[sammys70]

Jim Ross i admit was a great announcer back then in the UWF,as he was Bill Watt's right hand man for years.You can thank Vince for taking him and turning him into a goofball cowboy hat wearing good ole JR in the wwf.

[bakerskateboards99]

whats the song at 1:45?? plz tell me

[jerryleebrock]

@bakerskateboards99 born in the usa

[bakerskateboards99]

whats the song at 1:20?? plz tell me

[mamacornettesmoney]

@bakerskateboards99

"Hotstuff" by Donna Summer. Eddie Gilbert used it as his theme song.

[daj3166]

Oh yeah, I wonder if that jim ross number is still any good.

[daj3166]

Devastation Inc... I haven't heard that shit in a long time.

[donknotty]

How was Watts not successful with this venture?

[junelima363]

how  many of these guys are still alive

[Lurvy1963]

It was exciting to watch at the time. It's a shame it didn't go on forever. Another station you left out that also broadcast UWF during 1986 and 1987 was KSTW Washington, Channel 11. I don't know about the viewer numbers but it televised wrestling matches from UWF. Their viewership stretched from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Yes. It was also popular in the Pacific Northwest too.

[aidsmonkey]

wow with bowie tooo thats fuckin AWESOME

[choice2099]

Dark Journey was one smokin mulatto!

RIP Williams, Gordy, Gilbert, and the UWF

[omyswift1]

sting almost broke his neck.......

[akabigron]

What is the name of the first song in the video an and the name of the artiste ?

[swingbass05]

Sounds like Ted DiBiase doing the narration, maybe?

[mickdundee1973]

Can't remember the name, but that's not DiBiase

[kevinconsolo1]

@swingbass05 Michael P.S. Hayes the leader of the fabulous Freebirds is the announcer with Jim Ross. Dibiase did do commentary but only for a few spots.

[slimmsayton]

4:22. You gotta be kiddin' me.

[CMDrevello]

Hey UWF, at 7:00 that is not a highlight that is a BOTCH OF DEATH!

[actionsub]

That was Gilbert's signature finishing move, the Hot Shot. It was a good, but dramatic, sell by the other wrestler.

[CMDrevello]

Damn, I always imagined the Hot Shot a lot more controlled than that. Thanks for the clarification!

[actionsub]

In this case, either the jobber had too much momentum when he ran into Gilbert or he oversold the move. The general intent of the move was to sort of catch the opponent's throat on the rope and stun him, more like Tully Blanchard's old slingshot suplex. They usually didn't go over the rope like that.

[JuliusC1973]

Steve Austin copied that move and used it when he was Stunning Steve Austin in WCW.

[TVTraX]

Whoever owns the UWF archives (the ex Mrs. Bill Watts) should just sell the archives to WWE... Do they honestly think anyone else is going to make them a better offer? Absolutely not. Time to stop being childish - these archives are going to continue to collect dust

[Buckeyecat2002]

Salvador Guerrero III[1] (born on January 7 1949)[1], better known as Chavo Guerrero or Chavo Guerrero, Sr., is a former professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and for being the father of current superstar Chavo Guerrero, Jr. He is the oldest son of Salvador "Gory" Guerrero, and part of the Guerrero wrestling

[bocebed]

UWF rules! I miss that promotion!

[gwef7]

If you didn't like UWF,you're an idiot. There, I said it. Seriously though, the combination of Watts, Taylor, and Ken Mantell were red hot when it came to booking episodic television. Everyone worked harder for Watts. The Freebirds -- THE FREAKIN' FREEBIRDS! -- were putting on great matches. Missy Hyatt was actually hot! Eddie Gilbert couldn't not entertainment me if he tried.

[gwef7]

Also , from a creative standpoint, this may be the best that professional wrestling has ever produced. It's on par with the peak of the NWO and Austin vs. McMahon.

[tomwalker389]

That's not Chavo Guerrero!

[gerusiiaki31]

なんだこのすげえメンツ

[elchicho25]

Sting's botched landing at 6:07 = OUCH!

[CMDrevello]

@elchicho25 I don't know who should've met the end of thier career there, him or the guy he landed on!

[BOX5]

my boy jacc victory that equal got a great shoot interview the fantastics was a hell of a team as well yell

[emeraldorange]

Thanks for posting this--old footage like this is just priceless

[derberzz]

Great memories !  Its great to see a match that doesnt include : ladders, flaming tables, barbed wire bats, or even a leprechaun under the ring ! Back in the day ... when the wrestler SOLD the match.. not the GIMMICK selling the match.. like now a days. Thanx and keep up the good work.

[JohnGalt1970]

Well said. Could not agree more.

[bigwoodse874]

my bad john ,"hollywood john" tatum to b exact not to b confused with his tag partner Jack(or Jacko) Victory

[bigwoodse874]

this is classic stuff i was a bigger fan of the uwf than nwa or wwf at the time! this was what wrestling was all about: violent, athletic, entertaining w/o being too gimmicky! Also i almost forgot about Jack Tatum one of the most underrated heels in the sport ! he could sell like nobody's business (his pouts and faces he used to make were funny as hell!)

[larrystarstruck]

You are right about Tatum being underrated. He really did a good job selling and taking bumps. I always considered Tully Blanchard one of the best in that sense.

UWF booked diferently than other wrestling at that time. No "squash" matches that were dominate on all the other channels. So, even the mid card part of the show was interesting.

[BOX5]

and how can you leave out the classic "HE WAS LACERATED!" call by jr damn near every week,i use to anticipate him saying that,the uwf (watts) was the shit yell

[DoomMCMV]

awefuckingsome :D

[larrystarstruck]

This truly was classic stuff. I used to watch this every week. One of my favorite wrestling shows other than Georgia Wrestling with Gordon Solie.

It's time we had wrestling return. I am sick and tired of sports entertainment.

[BOX5]

got any savanah jacc matches on tape? yell

[GhettoAttitude]

Sell the Video Libary to the WWE so we could get a Mid-South/UWF DVD like the AWA ,WCCW & ECW DVDs

[tahajah]

ted debise is on wwe raw

[thewrestlinggenuis]

link died a few years ago

as did gordy

[Jiltedin2007]

I remembered seeing the UWF on TV on Saturday Mornings back in 1987. Besides watching Ted DiBiase, Dr. Death(Steve Williams), or Jake(The Snake) Roberts, it was really the Announcing of Jim Ross that really turned me on to the UWF. Every chance I would get, I would watch UWF Wrestling.

The way Jim Ross would announce a Match would have you hangin on the edge of your seat.

[seabrook1976]

Hell yeah, man. I would watch this with my cousin every Saturday morning. This was the shit.

[Jiltedin2007]

No Doubt!  But please, give me your take on Jim Ross?

[rosario508]

What was the point of this? To convince stations to carry the UWF? To attract advertisers? To raise money?

[larrystarstruck]

Yeah and this wasn't the bologna that Vince was promoting then.

[actionsub]

That's precisely what it was for. It was shown to stations and advertisers to get stations to carry the syndicated UWF programming.

[rickvcd]

i swear dark journey looks like a stripper

[arielcardona]

Because that's what she was before joining wrestling.

[dafish25abc]

very rare to see Savannah Jack footage.

Watts never had a problem pushing the African American wrestlers (JYD, Butch Reed, Ron Simmons, Iceman)

[22ekaj]

espn classic is airing this on sauterday at 7 am central time

[mamacornettesmoney]

That's a different UWF. It's not anywhere in the same league as this one. I wish it had a different name so people wouldn't get them confused. That Herb Abrams UWF is crap. The Bill Watts UWF is da bomb.

[phobos271]

Bill's son and ex wife should try to get a deal for this footage with ESPN Classic.

[MIKELIN8]

I'm pretty sure VKM owns all of this footage...he bought it from Cowboy Bill Watts.

[rolochoshu]

No, WWE hasn't bought the Watts family library. They sell the footage on their website.

[frank5304]

no, bill watts is the only one who has not sold his video library to vkm.

he has stated that he is doing well financially and does not need to sell the uwf/mid-south or cwg libraries.

[mamacornettesmoney]

Bill doesn't own it. His ex-wife does. She and their son Micah Watts sell tapes and DVD's from their library on their website. In fact, this is their Youtube channel. There is info for their website in the info pannel and on their page.

[JuliusC1973]

Vince McMahon does not own the rights to Mid South Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation Footage. If he did, then WWE could really put together DVD Sets of Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ted Dibiase, Junkyard Dog and a number of other wrestlers.

[lexer777]

yeah i wish youtube was flooded with all the old territory stuff like mid south mid atlantic because their legacy can at least still be viewed

[Grcar57]

wich song is played in 1:50 ??

[KINGVISION2000]

Bruce Springsteen:Born In The U.S.A

[SweetDaddyBugg]

Sister Sledge on Iceman Parsons!

[tmattrope]

You know how to become a millionaire? Put on FAKE TRASH like this, call it "wrestling" and then wait for the trailer park trash to fill the arena! You can always make lots of money on the poor, uneducated trash (because they are too stupid NOT to pay money to see this).

[cmd1995]

oh good god do you know how much the wrestlers do take about 8 flights a week wrestling might be scripted but it's not fake they wrestle every day and when they have there days off (2 days) they train....and pro wrestling is not a rich thing to do some peapole don't even get payed and when they do they maby get like 10 or 20 dollars so don't say that pro wrestling is trash it's really hard work!

[tmattrope]

Dude are you STONED? Did you read or understand my post? Your response is so incredibly STUPID and just utter nonsense. The fact that you think fake pro wrestling is real really says it ALL about you. You REALLY need a life!!

[cmd1995]

eh?.....lol first off all i know that pro wrestling is sctipted but the thing's they do to go in to that ring is just incredible

[tmattrope]

Stay in school, and learn how to spell before you post. "thing's" would mean "thing is". The word is spelled "things" FYI. The things they do are all scripted, practiced, and cater to the lower class.

[cmd1995]

LOL.....i bet that your like 10 years old or something

[kidstatik3]

i think you need a life more so than he does. i mean he likes wrestling like you like gay porn. but he dosnt youtube gay porn and post comments bout how gay it is. everyone knows wrestling is fake or "predetermined" your an ignorant asshole who cant understand that its not supposed to be real.

[hfhun]

this is SOOO fake :)

[WhipDizzle72]

UWF.  Click my name or type Whipdog and watch my matches. You can then hit me up about cummin 2 ur promotion

[rtenny7]

Classic Rasslin, not sports entertainment.

[bacardilvr]

Noticed the darker music for Dibiase? Prelude to a heel turn?

[ia74me]

I remember when UWF tv finally came to city, and jumping up down like a maniac. Say what you want about Bill Watts, he knew how to run a show!

[evilmetaltwin]

great video

[GhettoAttitude]

What no mention with the New York City area market?

[mamacornettesmoney]

If I'm not mistaken, New York came in early 87. This may be a presentation that helped bring UWF there. The ratings they cite are from Nov 86. I think that was a few months before ole JR announced that a New York station had picked up the show. Did they have something before that?

[rolochoshu]

I believe they were on a smaller NY area station before WPIX, where the ratings wouldn't have been impressive.

[JuliusC1973]

Never seen infomercial before, but it's a welcome trip down memory lane. Thanks for posting it. I really enjoyed the Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Federation shows.

[Mp25DIII]

Had no idea UWF was on in those big markets, always thought it was Oklahoma, South Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Houston. I think the Greenwood MS rating made it one of the highest rated shows in that area, period!

[MCOneMan]

what is that theme song that starts this video? It's fuckin amazing

[dexterdenise]

VOICES IN MY HEAD BY THE POLICE

[maestro48239]

I tuned in every week, it was a great weekly wrestling show!

[BooBooLane]

Had never heard of Sonny Beach until ESPN Classic began running these old UWF programs which are highlighting Sonny, Paul Orndorf, Nik. Volkoff, Dr Death and others not mentioned here. Sonny was a very good athlete.

[mamacornettesmoney]

That's not the same UWF. That one was in the early 90's and was kind of a vanity project for a coke head promoter named Abrahms. They taped shows for a couple of years and dropped big money on name guys, but it was never a big promotion. This is Mid-South Sports when they expanded beyond a strictly regional promotion. This UWF was in 86-87 (Midsouth from 79-early 86). GREAT wrestling!

[BooBooLane]

mactey:

What can you tell us about Mr. Beach?

[newschoolz]

great league

[pyoobez]

I better call Good Ol' JR!

[AlbanianMan]

A UWF infomercial? Wow!

[keiwal1]

this looks awesome...great job micha