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The TV title was the mid-level wrestlers' title during its existence. The title's final appearance was during Nikita Koloff's interview on the November 28, 1987 edition of World Championship Wrestling, with Koloff then declaring the NWA TV title was the only TV title, effectively unifying the UWF TV title into its NWA counterpart and retiring ...
Unlike the other NWA-affiliated promotions JCP had bought out in the mid-1980s, the UWF did not immediately end; JCP kept its brand—and its three championships—alive in TV storylines until December 1987, when JCP's NWA-affiliated characters defeated all of the UWF characters in a series of "title vs. title" unification matches, among others.
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] The winner of the tournament was crowned in a finals match at Beach Brawl. [11]
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 Heavyweight Championship was the premier title in the Universal Wrestling Federation owned by Bill Watts.When Mid-South Wrestling Association changed its name to the UWF, the Mid-South North American Championship was retired and a tournament was held to crown a new UWF Heavyweight Champion.
Lead UWF announcer Jim Ross joined the World Championship Wrestling announce team with Tony Schiavone and David Crockett on December 12, 1987. Larry Zbyszko and Baby Doll formed a tag team and targeted Barry Windham's Western States Heritage title, which Windham won at the Bunkhouse Stampede in January 1988.
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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.