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517:) to buy the Saturday timeslot from McMahon, and become TBS' sole pro wrestling show. Watts made one more attempt at going national the following year. As part of that plan, Watts replaced Mid-South Wrestling's parochial brandname with a more corporate, ambitious (and WWF-like) one: the Universal Wrestling Federation.
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as his new tag team partner. Iceman sucker-punched
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in World Class. The feud did have a short interruption when Taylor was injured in an automobile accident, but picked up again by the summer and carried over to World Class by 1988. Taylor and Adams promoted a famous angle in August which involved a press conference, where Taylor spoke about his
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Watts sold the UWF to JCP on April 9, 1987, and many of the UWF's top stars were either retained by JCP, or immediately left for the WWF or WCCW. 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
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joined Mid-South after the closure of Leroy McGuirk's Tri-State promotion in
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championships—alive in TV storylines until
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defend the title on MSW shows, which spiked live event sales. (During the "territory" system , the NWA World
Heavyweight Champion would travel to each NWA-affiliated territory to defend the title against its top-drawing local star.) MSW then added
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debuted in 1984) in major markets across the United States. The TV tapings were also taken out of
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situation with Adams and then left. Chris later took questions, which prompted Taylor to attack Adams with a chair. The following week, Adams conducted an interview vowing revenge against both Taylor and Eddie
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became Ross's permanent partner near the closure of UWF. Frank Dusek and Toni Adams also served as ringside commentators during the course of its UWF tenure; both of whom moved on to World Class.
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in the main event drew nearly 30,000 fans for a show presented by a promotion less than one year old. In 1984, Watts came out of retirement to team with a masked
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into training and getting back into the ring. It paid off on July 11, 1987 when Dr. Death defeated
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5503:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)
5200:NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
3816:Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
3620:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)
3106:Professional wrestling in the United States
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5143:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
4085:Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
3956:Southern Championship Wrestling (Georgia)
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5216:NWA Western States Heritage Championship
5208:NWA United States Tag Team Championship
5195:NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship
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5419:National Wrestling Alliance territories
5148:NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
4095:Professional Girl Wrestling Association
2970:NWA United States Tag Team Championship
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5190:NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
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2894:TRIBUTE PAGES for Legends of Mid-South
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1192:Rock Hunter (wrestler turned manager)
665:and Taylor, which evolved out of the
5307:Best of World Championship Wrestling
3821:International Championship Wrestling
2975:NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship
2178:NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship
375:International Championship Wrestling
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5518:National Wrestling Alliance members
5452:Heart of America Sports Attractions
5442:Championship Wrestling from Florida
5282:Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
4752:The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. AAA
4001:United States Wrestling Association
3791:Heart of America Sports Attractions
3701:Championship Wrestling from Florida
2985:NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship
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5138:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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3011:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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2865:Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006).
2602:Langmead, Jon (October 19, 2020).
2357:Despite not being a member of the
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2059:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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2395:Mid-South Television Championship
1452:"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
1180:Hercules Hernandez (Hercules WWE)
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5177:NWA Brass Knuckles Championship
5153:NWA World Tag Team Championship
4233:Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors
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3866:Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
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1908:Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert
1731:, The Samoan Warriors,
1115:"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin
806:"Gentleman" Chris Adams
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5382:Ric Flair's Last Match
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4885:World League Wrestling
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3996:Ultimate Pro Wrestling
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3367:World Xtreme Wrestling
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3267:Game Changer Wrestling
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3195:Independent promotions
3142:Major League Wrestling
1696:The Fabulous Freebirds
1594:"Hollywood" John Tatum
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556:the Fabulous Freebirds
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4880:Ohio Valley Wrestling
4793:When Our Shadows Fall
4460:World Jr. Heavyweight
4016:Western States Sports
3931:Pro Wrestling America
3846:Mason-Dixon Wrestling
3232:Combat Zone Wrestling
2230:Turk Ali and El Toro
1800:The Lightning Express
1689:Tag Teams and Stables
1426:"Leaping" Lanny Poffo
1408:"Iceman" King Parsons
1358:The Mongolian Stomper
1135:Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy
640:Battle of New Orleans
428:Shreveport, Louisiana
5409:Maple Leaf Wrestling
5289:World Wide Wrestling
4842:Notable acquisitions
3971:Steel City Wrestling
3726:Deep South Wrestling
3649:regional territories
3372:Xtreme Pro Wrestling
3342:Reality of Wrestling
3257:Exodus Pro Wrestling
2450:"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
2373:"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
1990:"Hacksaw" Butch Reed
1916:"Blade Runner" Sting
1901:"Blade Runner" Flash
1835:The Midnight Express
1814:Rock 'N Roll Express
1447:"Hacksaw" Butch Reed
1333:The Masked Superstar
1160:"Playboy" Garry Hart
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4773:Back for the Attack
4448:World's Heavyweight
4317:Wrestling Society X
4184:AEW Dark: Elevation
3986:Top Rope Promotions
3861:Metro Pro Wrestling
3786:Hardcore Homecoming
3766:Future of Wrestling
3761:Front Row Wrestling
3598:National promotions
3317:Northeast Wrestling
3137:All Elite Wrestling
3126:National promotions
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1714:The Samoan Warriors
1644:"Cowboy" Bill Watts
1579:The Super Destroyer
1564:Chief Jay Strongbow
1438:Johnny "Crash" Rich
1140:"Crazy" Luke Graham
917:"Mr USA" Tony Atlas
798:Iceman King Parsons
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5275:Learning the Ropes
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3891:NOVA Pro Wrestling
3591:Defunct promotions
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2529:November 26, 1987
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1368:"King Kong" Mosca
1283:Kortsia Korchenko
1279:"Killer" Karl Kox
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748:Little River Band
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5058:NWA (stable)
5043:Hall of Fame
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4859:Partnerships
4768:Alwayz Ready
4736:PowerrrTrip
4684:Crockett Cup
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2017:Bobby Fulton
1981:Hiro Matsuda
1957:The Grappler
1931:Jack Victory
1912:Rick Steiner
1884:Terry Taylor
1874:Butch Miller
1853:Dick Murdoch
1849:Junkyard Dog
1818:Ricky Morton
1733:One Man Gang
1639:Koko B. Ware
1621:Jack Victory
1606:Edcar Thomas
1599:Terry Taylor
1589:Magnum T. A.
1549:Rick Steiner
1544:Dennis Stamp
1501:Brett Sawyer
1493:Nelson Royal
1489:Vinnie Romeo
1477:Big Boss Man
1462:Jake Roberts
1388:One Man Gang
1363:Ricky Morton
1348:Butch Miller
1338:Hiro Matsuda
1328:Mil Máscaras
1318:Dutch Mantel
1309:Mad Dog Boyd
1305:Arn Anderson
1296:Charlie Lane
1292:Buddy Landel
1228:Junkyard Dog
1105:The Grappler
1065:Bobby Duncum
1039:Dark Journey
1023:Jim Cornette
1008:Charlie Cook
912:The Assassin
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4226:ECW on Syfy
3536:NWA Powerrr
3497:TNA Impact!
3490:AEW Rampage
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2696:Foley, Mick
2671:wondery.com
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2183:Mike George
1923:Missy Hyatt
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1859:Mr. Olympia
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1584:Bob Sweetan
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648:Chris Adams
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544:Ken Mantell
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