UWF Fury Hour is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and broadcast weekly every Monday night on SportsChannel America from October 1, 1990, to September 23, 1991. The show was part of the network's Feet, Fists and Fury programming block that also included kickboxing and boxing.[1]
| UWF Fury Hour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Herb Abrams |
| Starring | See UWF alumni |
| Opening theme | "The Equalizer Busy Equalizing" by Stewart Copeland |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lenny Duge |
| Production locations | Reseda Country Club (1990) New York Penta (1991) Universal Studios Florida (1991) War Memorial Auditorium (1991) Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (1992) |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company | Abrams Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | SportsChannel America (1990–1991) Prime Ticket (1992) |
| Release | October 1, 1990 – October 25, 1992 |
A shoot occurred during a semifinal SportsChannel Television Championship Tournament match between Steve Ray and Steve Williams that aired in May 1991. Allegedly, Herb Abrams thought Ray was sleeping with his wife and paid Williams extra money to rough Ray up during the bout. Ray would claim years later that this was a worked shoot.[2][3][4]
After months without television, the company signed a deal with Prime Ticket for new episodes.[5] These new episodes taped at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium began airing as UWF Thunder Hour on Sunday nights in July 1992.
In March 1995, existing Fury Hour and Thunder Hour episodes were repackaged to a half-hour format and aired daily on ESPN2. Those same 24 repackaged episodes later re-aired on ESPN Classic between 2008 and 2013.[6][7] Steve Ray tried suing ESPN Classic in 2014 for using his likeness during these rebroadcasts, but was unsuccessful.[8]
ESPN Classic Canada reran the original one-hour format episodes of Fury Hour and Thunder Hour in 2004.[9]
Commentators
| Commentators | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Herb Abrams and Bruno Sammartino | September 24, 1990 - November 11, 1990 |
| Craig DeGeorge and Bruno Sammartino | December 6, 1990 - July 20, 1991 |
| Craig DeGeorge and Lou Albano | April 7, 1991 |
| Craig DeGeorge and John Tolos | June 19, 1992 |
| Carlo Gianelli and John Tolos | July 24, 1993 - September 23, 1994 |
Commissioners
| Commissioner | Date started | Date finished |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Ross | September 24, 1990 | October 11, 1990 |
| Carlo Gianelli | July 24, 1993 | July 24, 1993 |
| Bruno Sammartino | September 23, 1994 | September 23, 1994 |
Recurring segments
| Segment | Segment Type | Host(s) | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ask The Wrestlers | Interview | Herb Abrams | 1990 - 1991 |
| Captain Lou's Corner | Interview | Lou Albano | 1990 - 1991 |
| To the Point | Interview | Herb Abrams and Lou Albano | 1991 |
| Colonel Red's Corner | Interview | Colonel Red | 1992 |
