Herb, bless his heart, wanted to be the Vince McMahon of the West Coast but he had neither the talent nor the ability. He got lucky at first and the UWF hit the ground with both a TV show and a pretty decent roster.
Yet the promotion ended in record low admission and shows no one watched. If I had Abrams' ear at the time, how would I have booked the show? Having seen a bunch of episodes, all this month we'll be taking a look at Fury Hour
Reseda Country Club
Announcers: Herb Abrams and Bruno Sammartino
Announcers: Herb Abrams and Bruno Sammartino
Three Way match
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams VS David Sammartino VS Cactus Jack
Winner: Williams in 16:00. Good showcase, with Cactus Jack as the heel, David as the face, and Dr. Death playing the tweener. David tries his best, but after he and Dr. Death double clothesline Cactus Jack, Dr. Death turns on the second generation superstar and hits him with a backdrop, pinning the two men.
Singles match
Billy Jack Haynes VS "Spitball" Patterson
Winner: Hayes in 5.00. Straight jobber squash match with Billy Jack beating Patterson with a bearhug. Patterson would be more baseball themed. For this match he'd be decked out in white with blue highlights (home colors of the LA Dodgers)
Singles match
Col. DeBeers VS Paul Orndorff
Winner: Mr. Wonderful with a piledriver in 15.00
Universal Wrestling Federation North American Heavyweight title match Tournament Quarterfinals
B. Brain Blair VS Dan Spivey
Winner: Spivey in 10.00. Blair starts out strong, but Spivey gets a second wind and nails him with a Spivey Spike (DDT) for the win.
For the rest of the show we have Captain's Corner with Lou Albano and Herb Abrams with the unveiling of the UWF North American title. I was thinking gold, with the letters UWF over North America (Canada down through Mexico, with the Canadian and Mexican flags on the outer portions and the American flag stretched across the bottom). UWF had a World title, but for right now I feel that the focus should be more regional than worldwide.
The UWF had 12 titles total and most of them were awarded without fanfare or reason. So, now we'll focus on the main event, then the midcard and tag teams.
The brackets for the UWF North American championship:
B. Brain Blair
Dan Spivey
Steve Williams
Billy Jack Haynes
Paul Orndorff
Jay Strongbow, Jr.
Ken Patera
Ivan Koloff
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