UWF Heavyweight Championship
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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. When Jim Crockett Promotions purchased the UWF, the title was defended in Crockett for a while and was then retired.
UWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
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Details | |||||||
Promotion | Universal Wrestling Federation | ||||||
Date established | May 30, 1986 | ||||||
Date retired | November 26, 1987 | ||||||
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It should not be confused with the UWF Heavyweight Championship that was defended in the Universal Wrestling Federation promotion owned by Herb Abrams. That title and promotion began several years after Watts' promotion was sold.
Title history
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Terry Gordy | May 30, 1986 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 163 | Defeated Jim Duggan in tournament final | [1][2] |
2 | One Man Gang | November 9, 1986 | House show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 161 | Won by forfeit when Gordy was injured | [1] |
3 | Big Bubba Rogers | April 19, 1987 | House show | Muskogee, Oklahoma | 1 | 83 | [1] | |
4 | "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | July 11, 1987 | House show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 | 138 | [1][3] | |
— | Deactivated | December 26, 1987 | — | — | — | — | [1] |
References
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