Die Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) unter Leitung von war eine seit den 1950ern operierende Wrestling-Promotion mit Sitz in Bixby, Oklahoma. Sie wurde in den 1950ern als NWA-Territorium unter dem Namen NWA Tri-State gegründet. Unter Bill Watts wurde sie selbstständige Promotion unter dem Namen Mid-South-Wrestling. Das Rebranding zur UWF fand 1986 statt. Nach einem guten Start brach die Promotion bereits 1987 zusammen und wurde vom Konkurrenten Jim Crockett Promotions aufgekauft. Auf Grund einer fehlenden Markensicherung wurde 1990 von eine weitere Promotion unter diesem Namen gegründet. (de)
La Universal Wrestling Federation, propiedad de , fue la evolución de la Mid-South Wrestling a nivel nacional en 1986. Fue un intento fallido y en 1987 Watts vendería la compañía a Jim Crockett Promotions para pasar a formar parte de la que posteriormente sería conocida como World Championship Wrestling. La promoción comenzó como un territorio de la National Wrestling Association conocido como NWA Tri-State, fundado en los años 50 por . Tri-State organizaba eventos en Oklahoma, Arkansas, Luisiana y Misisipi. En 1979, Watts compró la empresa a McGuirk, renombrándola como Mid-South Wrestling. (es)
The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Watts' goal was to elevate his promotion from a relatively smaller, regional-level business, to a national-level rival of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE). However, Watts' business strategy quickly swung from "overnight" success to catastrophic failure, resulting in the 1987 sale of the UWF to another rival: Jim Crockett Promotions (owner of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s most important championships, and the predecessor of World Championship Wrestling). The promotion began as an NWA territory, NWA Tri-State, founded by Leroy McGuirk in the 1950s. Tri-State/Mid-South/UWF promoted in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi until 1987. Because Watts did not register the "Universal Wrestling Federation" name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, businessman Herb Abrams was able to use it to launch an unrelated wrestling promotion of the same name in 1990. (en)
La Universal Wrestling Federation è stata una federazione statunitense di wrestling attiva dal 1986 al 1987 di cui il presidente e fondatore era il promoter Bill Watts. In precedenza la compagnia era nota come Mid-South Wrestling, e ancora prima, negli anni cinquanta, come NWA Tri-State. Lo scopo di Watts era quello di espandere la federazione regionale a livello nazionale, per competere con la rivale World Wrestling Federation. Tuttavia, le strategie commerciali di Watts si rivelarono fallimentari, e nel 1987 la UWF fu assorbita dalla Jim Crockett Promotions. Il territorio di competenza della compagnia dove venivano organizzati i vari eventi erano Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana e Mississippi. Nel 1990 il promoter Herb Abrams fondò un'omonima federazione di wrestling senza nessuna parentela con quella di Watts. (it)
A Universal Wrestling Federation, que teve Bill Watts como dono, foi uma tentativa de levar a promoção de wrestling profissional Mid-South Wrestling a nível nacional em 1986. A tentativa falhou em 1987, quando Watts vendeu sua promoção para a Jim Crockett Promotions. Em 1990, iniciou uma promoção de mesmo nome, mas sem relação com esta empresa. (pt)
Die Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) unter Leitung von war eine seit den 1950ern operierende Wrestling-Promotion mit Sitz in Bixby, Oklahoma. Sie wurde in den 1950ern als NWA-Territorium unter dem Namen NWA Tri-State gegründet. Unter Bill Watts wurde sie selbstständige Promotion unter dem Namen Mid-South-Wrestling. Das Rebranding zur UWF fand 1986 statt. Nach einem guten Start brach die Promotion bereits 1987 zusammen und wurde vom Konkurrenten Jim Crockett Promotions aufgekauft. Auf Grund einer fehlenden Markensicherung wurde 1990 von eine weitere Promotion unter diesem Namen gegründet. (de)
La Universal Wrestling Federation, propiedad de , fue la evolución de la Mid-South Wrestling a nivel nacional en 1986. Fue un intento fallido y en 1987 Watts vendería la compañía a Jim Crockett Promotions para pasar a formar parte de la que posteriormente sería conocida como World Championship Wrestling. La promoción comenzó como un territorio de la National Wrestling Association conocido como NWA Tri-State, fundado en los años 50 por . Tri-State organizaba eventos en Oklahoma, Arkansas, Luisiana y Misisipi. En 1979, Watts compró la empresa a McGuirk, renombrándola como Mid-South Wrestling. (es)
A Universal Wrestling Federation, que teve Bill Watts como dono, foi uma tentativa de levar a promoção de wrestling profissional Mid-South Wrestling a nível nacional em 1986. A tentativa falhou em 1987, quando Watts vendeu sua promoção para a Jim Crockett Promotions. Em 1990, iniciou uma promoção de mesmo nome, mas sem relação com esta empresa. (pt)
La Universal Wrestling Federation è stata una federazione statunitense di wrestling attiva dal 1986 al 1987 di cui il presidente e fondatore era il promoter Bill Watts. In precedenza la compagnia era nota come Mid-South Wrestling, e ancora prima, negli anni cinquanta, come NWA Tri-State. Lo scopo di Watts era quello di espandere la federazione regionale a livello nazionale, per competere con la rivale World Wrestling Federation. Tuttavia, le strategie commerciali di Watts si rivelarono fallimentari, e nel 1987 la UWF fu assorbita dalla Jim Crockett Promotions. Il territorio di competenza della compagnia dove venivano organizzati i vari eventi erano Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana e Mississippi. Nel 1990 il promoter Herb Abrams fondò un'omonima federazione di wrestling senza nessuna parentela (it)
The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Watts' goal was to elevate his promotion from a relatively smaller, regional-level business, to a national-level rival of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE). However, Watts' business strategy quickly swung from "overnight" success to catastrophic failure, resulting in the 1987 sale of the UWF to another rival: Jim Crockett Promotions (owner of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s most important championships, and the predecessor of World Championship Wrestling). The promotion began as an NWA territory, NWA Tri-State, founded by Leroy McGuirk in the 1950s. Tri-State/Mid-South/UWF promoted (en)