UWF Heavyweight Championship
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| UWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
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One Man Gang (in 2012), one time champion
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| Date established | May 30, 1986 | ||||||
| Date retired | December 1987 | ||||||
| Promotion | Universal Wrestling Federation | ||||||
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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 title 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. 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
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| No. | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1 | Terry Gordy | 1 | May 30, 1986 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston, Texas | House show | Defeated Jim Duggan in tournament final | |
| 2 | One Man Gang | 1 | November 9, 1986 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Tulsa, Oklahoma | House show | Won by forfeit when Gordy was injured | |
| 3 | Big Bubba Rogers | 1 | April 19, 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Muskogee, Oklahoma | House show | ||
| 4 | "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | 1 | July 11, 1987 | [Note 1] | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | House show | ||
| - | Title retired | - | December 1987 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Title retired after the UWF was bought by Jim Crockett Promotions |
Footnotes
- ↑ The exact date the UWF ceased to promote the championship is unclear, putting the championship reign at between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
