Nachtfalter Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Sometimes in life, you get more than you bargained for. When I went into Herb Abrams' office in New York to interview for a position as announcer in his Universal Wrestling Federation, there really was no way I could have anticipated what would happen. Even for a field of work as crazy as professional wrestling, this was (and is) insane. I decided to write down my experiences because I fear in a couple of years no one will believe this actually happened. Including myself. My name is Eric Bischoff and as of right now, it seems like I'm in control of the UWF. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWF1991/EricBischoff1_zpsd784518f.jpg http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWF1991/UWFb_zpsb89873f0.jpg It was obvious within seconds after the interview started that Herb Abrams, who founded UWF and somehow got it onto national cable TV, was in a severely chemically altered stated. In plain english, the guy was coked out of his everloving mind. He was talking fast and he was talking nonsense. Mostly, he talked about having to meet his "provider" in L.A. and that he needed someone to take care of the TV tapings for UWF Fury Hour in his place. I reminded him that I was there to talk about a position as on-air talent. Potentially replacing him, yes, but merely in front of the camera as the announcer for UWF's television programming. I'm not entirely sure if he heard me or understood me – all I know is he put a signed contract in front of me that would call for me to be the executive producer of all UWF programming and give me complete control over creative, financial and contractual decisions. "Take it or leave it!" Abrams said. I looked at the contract – the money was a bit more than what I had envisioned for the announcing position and would give me and my family a bit of security, but most of all what I saw was... a challenge. I've never been able to back down from a challenge – a character flaw that cost me a couple of teeth already – and I realized that I couldn't back down from this one, either. Seconds after I signed the contract, Abrams was out the door without as much as a word of advice or caution. I have no idea when he'll be back, but until then, I'll try and do the best I can with what he dropped into my lap. UWF (this UWF at least – Bill Watts used to run a territory under the same name) is a new company and only started running shows three months ago in September. With Paul Orndorff, Cowboy Bob Orton Jr, Greg Valentine, Honky Tonk Man, Don Muraco an others, there's a bunch of recognizable talent under contract. Some of them might be past their prime, but I'm sure they have something to offer. Above and beyond the old-timers, Dr. Death Steve Williams and Bam Bam Bigelow are very credible heels who still have a lot of good years ahead of them. There's potential here. And of course, most valuable of all, there's a national TV deal. I don't know if I can make this work, but I'll give it my very best. I'd better call Loree and tell her that I won't make it back to see her and the kids this week... OOC: This is the first time in many years I'm doing a diary for TEW, so I hope I'm not too rusty and some people will enjoy the ride. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWF1991/UWF_zpsa9dae74d.jpg Inspired and made possible by justtxyank's Rising Storms mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Starting Roster: Main Event Paul Orndorff (Face) Bob Orton Jr. (Heel) Steve Williams (Heel) Greg Valentine (Heel) Honky Tonk Man (Heel) Upper Midcard Don Muraco (Face) B. Brian Blair (Face) Bam Bam Bigelow (Heel) Ivan Koloff (Heel) The Viking (Heel) Midcard Iceman King Parsons (Face) S.D. Jones (Face) Tom Brandi (Face) Barry O (Face) Col. De Beers (Heel) Cactus Jack (Heel) Angel Of Death (Heel) Lower Midcard David Sammartino (Face) Sunny Beach (Face) Steve Ray (Face) Corporal Kirchner (Heel) Louie Spicolli (Heel) Opener Dusty Wolfe (Face) David Power (Heel) Larry Power (Heel) Other Talent André The Giant (Face - Personality) Wild Samoan Afa (Heel – Occasional Wrestler) John Tolos (Heel – Manager) Lou Albano (Face – Manager) Myself, Eric Bischoff (Face – Announcer) Craig DeGeorge (Face – Announcer) Bruno Sammartino (Face – Colour Commentator) Jesse Hernandez (Face – Referee) Billy Silverman (Face – Referee) Larry Sanders (Face – Referee) Scott Dickinson (Face – Referee) Herb Abrams (No position assigned – away due to "important errands") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Card UWF Fury Hour, Episode 13 (January 1991, Week 1) (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) David Sammartino vs. "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) S.D. Jones vs. Honky Tonk Man Tag Team Match Wet 'n' Wild (Sunny Beach & Steve Ray) vs. The Power Twins Singles Match Barry O vs. Corporal Kirchner +++ PLUS +++ Captain's Corner with Lou Albano and Iceman King Parsons So there we go, I'm officially the UWF promoter now. I just sent out a press release with a list of matches for our TV taping this week. Three of those matches (Sammartino vs. Koloff, Blair vs. Orton and Orndorff vs. Williams) had already been advertised, so obviously I have to follow through on them, even though personally, I may have wanted to wait a little bit before delivering a big match like Orndorff vs. Dr. Death. Currently, UWF does not have a champion of any kind, but I found a ready-made belt in Herb Abram's office (which is now my office, I guess) – the UWF SportsChannel Television Title. I've decided to award it as soon as possible which is why the already advertised matches plus an additional match between S.D. Jones and the Honky Tonk Man are to be the first half of first round matches in a tournament for the title. The second half of first round matches will happen in the following week, the semi-finals over the next two weeks and by mid-February, UWF is gonna crown it's first TV champion. I've tried to talk with someone from SportsChannel about the tournament and a bunch of other issues, but no one was available for me. I'm not sure these people even know the UWF is on their channel... I have met with a couple of the boys by now. Some of them appeared happy to hear that Herb Abrams isn't gonna be around for a little while but most were entirely indifferent. They're here to get a paycheck and nothing more. I tried to motivate them a bit, pointing out that they have a chance to be seen on national TV and improving their personal brands, but I'm not sure they really cared about what I had to say. I can't even say I blame them. Not that long ago, I ran a landscaping business and sold meat from the back of a truck. Who am I to tell Paul Orndorff or Bob Orton anything at all? My office staff consists of an elderly lady called Marge. She's nice and all, but she's also a bit forgetful and couldn't tell me much about what Herb had planned for the near future. At least she helped me find a book of contacts to potentially sign. The first name on the to-call list was Riki Ataki, who worked a couple of dates for UWF already as an enhancement talent. He did well and made his opponents look good, so I offered him a deal for some more appearances. My first signing as UWF promoter. I still can't believe I'm here and I'm doing this. What a crazy world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Normally I would go with Dr. Death but I picked a heel heavy tournament after this so I will go with Paul. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. I would like to go with Brian Blair but I have to think that Bob is more over, the only thing is I have picked two other heels to win in the tournament and I highly doubt you would have three heels win in the first round. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) David Sammartino vs. "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff Uncle Ivan beat David's old man for the WWWF World Title now it is time for him to beat Bruno's kid. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) S.D. Jones vs. Honky Tonk Man Tag Team Match Wet 'n' Wild (Sunny Beach & Steve Ray) vs. The Power Twins Singles Match Barry O vs. Corporal Kirchner I would have thought for sure that Barry O would be a jobber but it would seem that is not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Really excited to see this, not because I've ever seen the UWF but just because justtxyank is right, the roster is so strangely intriguing; you literally could just grab up anybody from the world and it'd make sense. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. Blair and Orndorff are basically the only two faces who have a chance in the tournament, so they move on in the first rounds. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) David Sammartino vs. "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) S.D. Jones vs. Honky Tonk Man inb4 longest reigning SCTV champ ever Tag Team Match Wet 'n' Wild (Sunny Beach & Steve Ray) vs. The Power Twins Singles Match Barry O vs. Corporal Kirchner Echoing BHK here, surprised Barry isn't at the bottom rung of the ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJaguar Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Paul Orndorff vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams I feel a heel turn coming for Mr. Wonderful.... (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. Blair is good, but he really belongs in the tag ranks IMHO (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) David Sammartino vs. "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff I hope you try to make him half of what his dad was... (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) S.D. Jones vs. Honky Tonk Man Tag Team Match Wet 'n' Wild (Sunny Beach & Steve Ray) vs. The Power Twins Singles Match Barry O vs. Corporal Kirchner Make him the next Sgt. Slaughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 UWF Fury Hour, Episode 13 (January 1991, Week 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWFFuryHour_zps2f196e22.jpg from Penta Hotel, New York Attendance: 253 The announcers Eric Bischoff, Craig DeGeorge and Bruno Sammartino put over the fact that we'll be seeing Paul Orndorff take on Steve Williams in tonight's main event – one of eight overall matches in the first round of the tournament to crown a UWF SportsChannel Television champion. Segment Rating: C --- Singles Match http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BarryOrton_zps10b8c1e1.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/MichaelKirchner_zps77134333.jpg Corporal Kirchner defeated Barry O in 3:01 by pinfall. Kirchner didn't really give Barry any shine whatsoever and made sure he looked strong himself. Match Rating: E --- Tag Team Match http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/prometheus2099/media/SunnyBeach1_zpsd8b37d1a.jpg.html%5Dhttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SunnyBeach1_zpsd8b37d1a.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SteveRay_zps08554933.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LarryPower_zpsad296a02.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DavidPower_zps3aae679e.jpg In an extremely poor match, Wet 'n' Wild (Sunny Beach and Steve Ray) defeated The Power Twins (Larry and David, managed by John Tolos) in 3:59 when Sunny Beach pinned Larry Power after hitting the Tidal Wave. Match Rating: E- --- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/HonkyTonkMan3_zps43631103.jpg Backstage, Honky Tonk Man cuts a short promo hyping up his upcoming match with S.D. Jones and promising this special delivery was bound for the heartbreak hotel. Segment Rating: C+ --- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SDJones_zpsc8382743.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/HonkyTonkMan3_zps43631103.jpg Honky Tonk Man defeated S.D. Jones in 4:55 by pinfall by grabbing his tights in a roll-up for the three-count. Match Rating: D --- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DavidSammartino_zps4d8762d7.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/IvanKoloff_zps08763c7e.jpg Much to the chagrin of "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino on commentary, Ivan Koloff defeated David Sammartino in 3:41 by pinfall with a Russian Sickle. Match Rating: D- --- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LouAlbano2_zps7ea9ed78.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/IcemanKingParsons_zps1ed4e152.jpg It's time for the Captain's Corner with Lou Albano. His guest this week is Iceman King Parsons who talks about the disgusting remarks made and attitude shown by Colonel DeBeers. Iceman brings out Larry Sanders, the referee DeBeers didn't want to referee his matches due to the colour of his skin, and promises to both Larry and Captain Lou to make the Colonel pay for his deeds. In their match on next week's Fury Hour, Iceman promises he "ain't gonna have no mercy, NO WAY!" Captain Lou ends the segment by telling everyone that he's embarrassed to be in the same profession as Colonel DeBeers and that he hopes, Iceman is going to shut him up for good. Segment Rating: D- --- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BobOrtonJr_zpsf01e633f.jpg Bob Orton Jr and his manager John Tolos cut a very short promo hyping Cowboy's upcoming match with B. Brian Blair. Segment Rating: B- --- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BrianBlair1_zps4955b425.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BobOrtonJr_zpsf01e633f.jpg After relatively open match, Bob Orton Jr. defeated B. Brian Blair in 7:09 by pinfall with a Superplex after John Tolos interfered. Match Rating: D+ --- Spurred on by Tolos, Orton continues viciously putting the boots to Blair after the match. Seeing the assault, Paul Orndorff comes running in and fights Orton off, saving Blair from a more serious beating. Segment Rating: C --- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/PaulOrndorff_zpse1988822.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SteveWilliams4_zps2e51f704.jpg "Dr. Death" Steve Williams more than keeps up with the veteran Paul Orndorff and actually has him on the edge of defeat on numerous occasions. After hitting an especially impressive powerslam again gets only a two-count, Williams angrily shoves referee Billy Silverman to the ground. Silverman has no choice but to call for the bell which gives Orndorff the win by disqualification in 9:54. Match Rating: C+ --- "Dr. Death" keeps beating on Orndorff after the match and is soon joined by Bob Orton Jr in the assault. The show goes off the air with both dastardly heels mercilessly kicking a helpless Paul Orndorff... Segment Rating: C- 58 --- Overall Show Rating: C So that was the first UWF event I was responsible for. I think it went pretty well for the most part. We're off to a decent start, even though there have also been a bunch of things I wasn't happy with. The Penta Hotel that damn fool Abrams booked wasn't even a third full. We'll have to be back here in next week to honor the agreement they had with Herb Abrams, but after that, I'll be looking to shift to a much smaller venue, perhaps even back to the West Coast where all previous UWF tapings have been. I have no idea why Abrams decided to hop to the East Coast this year, especially since his drug dealers of choice seem to reside in Los Angeles. The tag team match was dreadful to watch. Just god-awful. Some of the guys told me that young Steve Ray and especially Sunny Beach are decent hands with some upside, so I guess I'm gonna have to blame this abomination on the Power Twins. I absolutely hate what Herb has done with Colonel DeBeers. Hate it. When I spoke to him on the phone (he wasn't around for this taping), I told DeBeers I wanted none of that racist sh!t in the future. I believe in seeing things through, so I'm gonna give the people the match between DeBeers and Iceman that has been advertised for next week, but after that, I'll wash my hands of this thing and go a different route. Bob Orton just looks, sounds and acts like a star. He had a one-minute promo that might have been the highlight of the show (although I also really liked the main event). I'm very impressed by "Ace" Orton. Too bad his brother Barry O shows pretty much none of the same qualities. There actually were maybe a dozen people in the crowd who cheered for Barry, but I can't say I see anything special in the guy, which is why I had him lose in such one-sided fashion. There's much more potential in Kirchner, I think. Since the Orndorff / Dr. Death match had already been advertised, I had to deliver it, but I didn't want there to be any conclusive ending and I wanted Steve to look as strong as possible. I think it worked out well which isn't too surprising since they are just tremendous talents. Bruno gave me a hard time about having Ivan beat his boy. In every break, he kept going on and on about how he had lost once to Koloff and that should be enough and how David was young and had upside while Ivan was old and busted. I have a lot of respect for Bruno, how could you not? So I promised him I'd do something with his son and told him I had some good ideas. I don't really. Not yet, anyway. Some of the guys asked me about the non-televised live event we had scheduled for the following week. First time I heard about that one, thanks Herb! I'll have to come up with something for that, since – once again – you have to give the consumer what's been advertised. Maybe live events can even bring in some additional money, I don't know, but I feel like our focus should be our TV show. This is how we reach all of the US, this is our biggest exposure, so this is where we'll put forward our best efforts. OOC: Thanks for the interest so far! I'll probably get into more detailed write-ups as I go along, but I'm still easing back into this thing... Predictions: BHK1978: 5/6 Well done, sir! Beejus: 4/6 LordJaguar: 4/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtxyank Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hey! How did I miss this! Outstanding work! I'll bookmark this for sure. UWF is one of my guilty pleasures. Such a weird mashup of guys that I really like, a tv deal...but somehow it was always garbage. LOL The Col. DeBeers stuff was cringe worthy to watch. Interested to see where you take it. Someone once said of DeBeers "His racism drew a ton of heat everywhere he went but never sold a single ticket." I hate seeing Dr. Death lose, but at least it was by DQ. Be conscious of the fact that Steve Williams went nearly a decade without being pinned or submitted in North America! So they say anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Card UWF Fury Hour, Episode 14 (January 1991, Week 2) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWFFuryHour_zps2f196e22.jpg (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Iceman King Parsons vs. Col. DeBeers (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Viking (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Tom Brandi vs. Cactus Jack Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Angel Of Death Tag Team Match ??? & ??? vs. Riki Ataki & Louie Spicolli +++ PLUS +++ Lou Albano presents his Captain's Corner with guests "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. And "Dr. Death" Steve Williams I have some mixed feelings about this card. The Rock vs. The Hammer is a good main event, even though they're both a bit older, they still have lots of supporters and should do well. I hate the whole storyline around DeBeers, so I'm not too fond of the co-mainer, but it's been advertised before I took over – no choice, there. I also caught some heat for putting two bad guys against each other in Bam Bam and The Viking, but quite frankly, that's just how it shook out and I hope it won't be too much of a problem. Bam Bam has been the good guy in his most famous US run in the WWF, so I simply told him to channel those days and see if maybe the crowd wouldn't much rather cheer him. Probably what I'm most excited about is the tag team match. I've made lots of calls to various workers across the country in the past week and unfortunately most of the more famous ones wanted no part of the UWF, either because they know it's Herb Abrams' company and they (correctly) think he's incompetent, an idiot and a junkie or because they don't want to be in business with me, Eric Bischoff, a complete unknown who has never laced up wrestling boots himself. But I managed to come to terms with two really exciting talents who are gonna be the heart and soul of our tag team division (which, so far, is pitiful to say the least). They're good at what they do, they have a fanbase already... I'm extremely happy I got those two and I can't wait to see them mix it up! A healthy tag team division is important, because you don't want to have only singles matches. You want a bit of diversity. For the same reason, I really want to take advantage of the relationship Abrams has built with the Wild Women of Wrestling organization and build a ladies' division. My first choice to head that division would have been Wendi Richter of MTV Rock'n'Wrestling fame. Unfortunately, like so many others, she felt that UWF wasn't worth her time or efforts, so I'm going to have to look elsewhere for my female star... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtxyank Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Notes: Hard one to pick, but I'll go with The Rock because he's a face. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Iceman King Parsons vs. Col. DeBeers Notes: The easiest way to kill of the DeBeers storyline is to have it lose to a black man. (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Viking Notes: Bam Bam for the win (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Tom Brandi vs. Cactus Jack Notes: Cactus has a much brighter future. Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Angel Of Death Notes: I don't care about Angel of Death, but Dusty Wolfe is Dusty Wolfe! Tag Team Match ??? & ??? vs. Riki Ataki & Louie Spicolli Notes: I wanted to pick Spicolli's team, but he does have Riki Ataki next to him. Plus, your hype for the tag team makes it seem like it is someone worthwhile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hey! How did I miss this! Outstanding work! I'll bookmark this for sure. UWF is one of my guilty pleasures. Such a weird mashup of guys that I really like, a tv deal...but somehow it was always garbage. LOL The Col. DeBeers stuff was cringe worthy to watch. Interested to see where you take it. Someone once said of DeBeers "His racism drew a ton of heat everywhere he went but never sold a single ticket." I hate seeing Dr. Death lose, but at least it was by DQ. Be conscious of the fact that Steve Williams went nearly a decade without being pinned or submitted in North America! So they say anyway... Great work yourself! Without the rising storms mod and your call for some UWF love, I couldn't and wouldn't be doing it. I'll have to admit I never watched an actual Fury Hour broadcast - what I know are the UWF VHS tapes that were sold here in Europe a few years later. The matches and segments on there were pretty much all out of context and made no god-damn sense whatsoever, but I still loved it as a kid because it was only the second promotion outside of WWF and WCW I'd had any exposure to (the first one was New Japan, which broadcast for a while on Eurosport). And it was the first time I saw Cactus Jack do his sommersault to the concrete floor outside, which - to me at least - was pretty insane at the time. Steve Williams must have made an impression on me as well, because I remember I had some no-brand hasbro knock-off wrestling action figures and I named one of them Dr. Death (even though in truth it looked more like Jim Duggan with red hair...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtxyank Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That's hilarious! You can find most of the UWF stuff on youtube now. Watching Captain's Corner is a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Interested to see what direction you take this. I read up UWF on wiki it seems a little bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Iceman King Parsons vs. Col. DeBeers (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Viking (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) Tom Brandi vs. Cactus Jack Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Angel Of Death Tag Team Match ??? & ??? vs. Riki Ataki & Louie Spicolli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 UWF Fury Hour, Episode 14 (January 1991, Week 2) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWFFuryHour_zps2f196e22.jpg from Penta Hotel, New York Attendance: 289 http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/EricBischoff1_zpsaac4b399.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/CraigDeGeorge_zps0f73572e.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BrunoSammartino_zpsa8115904.jpg The announcers Eric Bischoff, Craig DeGeorge and Bruno Sammartino put over the fact that we'll be seeing Don Muraco take on Greg Valentine in tonight's main event. Segment Rating: C- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LouAlbano2_zps7ea9ed78.jpg Lou Albano hypes tonight's match between Iceman King Parsons and Col. DeBeers as well as the appearance of "Cowboy" Bob Orton and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams in the Captain's Corner. Segment Rating: D+ http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/RickyMorton2_zps08d4eaf1.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/RobertGibson2_zps6313913c.jpg Rock & Roll music hits and The Rock 'n' Roll Express debut in UWF! Segment Rating: D Tag Team Match http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/RickyMorton2_zps08d4eaf1.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/RobertGibson2_zps6313913c.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/RikiAtaki_zps23706258.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LouieSpicolli1_zps321d99d3.jpg The Rock 'n' Roll Express defeated Ataki & Spicolli in 5:07 when Ricky Morton pinned Riki Ataki after a Double Dropkick. Match Rating: E+ Singles Match http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DustyWolfe_zpsfc68f398.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/AngelofDeath_zpsa9bd08bc.jpg Angel Of Death completely rolled over Dusty Wolfe and pinned him after 38 seconds. Match Rating: E- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/TomBrandi_zps7420990c.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/CactusJack2_zps7d55fcf1.jpg In an open match with some back and forth, Tom Brandi defeated Cactus Jack in 6:42 by pinfall with a quick roll-up. Match Rating: D- (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BamBamBigelow1_zpscb3cdf40.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/TonyHalme_zps38cbfacf.jpg Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Viking in 3:22 by pinfall with a Diving Headbutt. Match Rating: D- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DonMuraco_zps57b75a73.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/IcemanKingParsons_zps1ed4e152.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/TomBrandi_zps7420990c.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/GregValentine_zpsb450c3d6.jpg In the "Ask the wrestlers" segment, Don Muraco, Iceman King Parsons, Tom Brandi and Greg Valentine briefly talk about their favourite foods. Segment Rating: D+ http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/EricBischoff1_zpsaac4b399.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/CraigDeGeorge_zps0f73572e.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BrunoSammartino_zpsa8115904.jpg The announcers talk about the upcoming Iceman King Parsons vs. Col. DeBeers match. Eric Bischoff also apologizes for the Colonel's past actions and makes it clear that his views in no way represent those of the UWF organization. Segment Rating: D (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/IcemanKingParsons_zps1ed4e152.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/ColDebeers_zps7266ff14.jpg In a bout that had a good crowd but featured terrible wrestling, Iceman King Parsons defeated Col. DeBeers in 7:04 by pinfall with a Butt Butt. During the match, Captain Lou Albano came to ringside to observe, which caused some distraction for Col. DeBeers. Match Rating: D- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/ColDebeers_zps7266ff14.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/IcemanKingParsons_zps1ed4e152.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LouAlbano2_zps7ea9ed78.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LarrySanders_zpsb8ad77c9.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SDJones_zpsc8382743.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/TomBrandi_zps7420990c.jpg While DeBeers is throwing a temper tantrum, Iceman King Parsons and Captain Lou bring out referee Larry Sanders (whom DeBeers didn't want to referee his matches) as well as fellow fan favourites S.D. Jones and Tom Brandi. Together they celebrate the victory and taunt the Colonel a little. Segment Rating: D (UWF SportsChannel Television Title Tournament – Round 1) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DonMuraco_zps57b75a73.jpg vs. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/GregValentine_zpsb450c3d6.jpg In an open match that had a good crowd and good action, "The Rock" Don Muraco defeated Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in 9:41 by pinfall with a Muraco Hammer. Match Rating: C- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/DonMuraco_zps57b75a73.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/GregValentine_zpsb450c3d6.jpg After the match, Muraco walks over and shakes his opponent's hand as a sign of respect. Clearly unhappy about the loss, Valentine sort of just lets it happen, but makes no special effort to refuse "The Rock". Segment Rating: C- http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/LouAlbano2_zps7ea9ed78.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/BobOrtonJr_zpsf01e633f.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/SteveWilliams4_zps2e51f704.jpghttp://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/JohnTolos_zps5bde1ab1.jpg It's time for the Captain Lou's Corner, tonight with Bob Orton Jr and Steve Williams. "Cowboy" and his manager John Tolos talk about the fact that after the previous week's show went off the air, B. Brian Blair came out to save Paul Orndorff from Orton's and Dr. Death's attack. But at the UWF Live event this Saturday, there would be no saving either Orndorff or Blair as both them will be annihilated by the unbeatable team of Bob Orton and Steve Williams. Captain Lou reminds them that B. Brian Blair is a tag team expert and suggests it's a wide open match but Dr. Death, who had been standing there silently the entire time, silences him with a menacing look. The show goes off the air with Orton and Tolos proclaiming that nothing and nobody could withstand the onslaught of the Golden Greek's group... Segment Rating: B- Overall Show Rating: C- Another decent show, although of course the main event couldn't quite live up to the standards of the Orndorff vs. Williams match from last week. But overall, it went pretty much as I expected and we drew a couple more fans than last week. Still not nearly enough to justify the venue but it's certainly better to have an increase in viewers than a decrease. Fans didn't really enjoy Bam Bam Bigelow more or less in the role of the good guy. Scott told me afterwards that it was because it hadn't been long enough since the last time he switched from good to bad, but that's clearly nonsense since the last time he played a good guy in the US was almost three years ago. Be that as it may, for the future I'm gonna keep Bam Bam as a villain. The other guy I had test the waters for a potential switch was Greg Valentine. He told me he was more comfortable as a bad guy as well, but it seems to me that I have quite a few decent villains and only one really exceptional hero in Paul Orndorff (though of course I don't want to sell B. Brian Blair or Don Muraco short), so unless I can bring young Tom Brandi up quickly, I still may have to switch The Hammer or someone else. I do have new heroes for the tag team division. The Rock 'n' Roll Express are one of the greatest tag teams of the past decade and I'm extremely happy I could come to terms with them. Fans didn't exactly tear the house down when they came out (New York isn't really were they made their names, anyway), but I still think it went well and they're gonna add a lot to the company. I'm also glad that we're done with the racist DeBeers angle for the most part. The Colonel wasn't entirely happy about it and told me that it was good, cheap heat but I want no part of this thing. I talked about what I wanted to do with him in the near future and he seemed okay with that. Another talent on this show who shall remain nameless also complained about me killing the angle and made some rather despicable remarks about ethnic minorities. I considered firing him on the spot, but thought better of it because I'd already pencilled him in for this weekend's live show. Still, I don't see much of a future for that guy as long as I'm around. Captain Lou, Ace Orton, John Tolos and Steve Williams really worked some magic in the Captain's Corner tonight. The set-up with all of them standing in front of a green screen isn't the best in the world, but we don't really have money for an actual set, so it's gotta do for now and those guys certainly got the most out of it. I'm hoping their segment is gonna boost ticket sales for the live show this Saturday, which is built pretty much exclusively around the Orndorff & Blair vs. Orton & Williams tag team match because a bunch of our other talent is booked elsewhere for the night. OOC: Again, thanks for following along! I know most people would probably push Cactus Jack heavily right from the start, but I'm going at it a bit differently, trying to act like a young Eric Bischoff actually might have at the time. He has no way of knowing Mick Foley would go on to become a superstar. He's clearly a talented heel, but there are a bunch of more accomplished heels already in the company, it's the face side that is lacking, so Tom Brandi is a higher priority than Cactus Jack. Besides, just looking at them side by side, it'd be hard to figure that overweight weirdo could possibly have more upside than the well-built, good-looking Italian. Predictions: justtxyank: 5/6 Beejus: 5/6 (9/12 overall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtfalter Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Card UWF Live at St. John High School in Weslip, NY (January 1991, Week 2) http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/prometheus2099/UWF1991/UWF_zpsa9dae74d.jpg Tag Team Match Paul Orndorff & B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Singles Match "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. The Viking Singles Match Sunny Beach vs. David Power Singles Match S.D. Jones vs. Col. DeBeers Singles Match Tom Brandi vs. Riki Ataki Singles Match David Sammartino vs. Cactus Jack Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Louie Spicolli Singles Match Steve Ray vs. Larry Power The last event that had already been advertised when I took over. I'll try and use it to gauge whether we could possibly make money of non-televised events. That's part of the reason why some of our higher paid guys aren't going to appear - the other part is that a lot of them are wrestling elsewhere, which is somewhat annoying. I can understand Greg Valentine takes his WWF commitments seriously (more seriously than his UWF dates), but some of the other promotions shouldn't take precedence to the UWF. We have national TV, for crying out loud. But it's gonna take time to convince the boys that the UWF is here to stay. Hopefully. In truth I don't even know if I'm here to stay once Herb Abrams comes back from whatever the hell he is off doing. If he comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Tag Team Match Paul Orndorff & B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Singles Match "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. The Viking The Viking is cannon fodder. Singles Match Sunny Beach vs. David Power Singles Match S.D. Jones vs. Col. DeBeers Maybe DeBeers gets his revenge for what happened on the last show. Singles Match Tom Brandi vs. Riki Ataki Singles Match David Sammartino vs. Cactus Jack I think it is a little to early to give Cactus Jack a push Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Louie Spicolli Singles Match Steve Ray vs. Larry Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Paul Orndorff & B. Brian Blair vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Orndorff should be a great push for you. Singles Match "The Rock" Don Muraco vs. The Viking Singles Match Sunny Beach vs. David Power Singles Match S.D. Jones vs. Col. DeBeers Singles Match Tom Brandi vs. Riki Ataki Singles Match David Sammartino vs. Cactus Jack Singles Match Dusty Wolfe vs. Louie Spicolli Singles Match Steve Ray vs. Larry Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Riki Ataki = legend!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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