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	Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling.
		It was revived as the Newborn UWF in 1988.
		The UWF's wrestling style has made inroads in its root promotion, New Japan, where natives Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto, and Katsuyori Shibata use UWF-style kicks despite having never competed in a shoot-style promotion as their peers Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse, and Kakihara (who joined New Japan in the early 2000's) have.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Japan) (870 words)

	Shoot wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shoot wrestling is a general term that describes a range of hybrid fighting systems originating in Japan in the late 1970s, in close association with Japanese professional wrestling.
		The shoot wrestling techniques are often applied in shoot-style professional wrestling matches, which feature predetermined outcomes, but with much technique applied in a stiff or full contact manner.
		The birth of shoot wrestling can arguably be traced back to Japan in the 1970s, when German professional wrestler Karl Gotch taught catch wrestling techniques to a group of Japanese professional wrestlers including Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Satoru Sayama, Masami Soranaka and Akira Maeda.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shoot_style (503 words)

	Wrestling Encyclopedia
		Originally known as the Midwest Wrestling Association representing territories in Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa, the circuit was a cornerstone office of the National Wrestling Alliance as promoters Pinky George and Orville Brown were two of the NWA’s founding members in 1948.
		Founded by upstate New York wrestling promoter Pedro Martinez, the NWF was originally based in Buffalo but later formed a working agreement with New Japan Pro Wrestling that moved the circuit to a permanent residence in Japan.
		Muchnick’s “Wrestling at the Chase” broadcast was one of the longest-running TV programs in the sport’s history before Bob Geigel took over the circuit in 1982.
	www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com /dictpromotions.html (4443 words)

	ipedia.com: Professional wrestling Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Any pretence to be a sporting competition was dropped in the late 1990s, when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation began describing its events as "sports entertainment," coincident with a formal change of moniker to World Wrestling Entertainment.
		Currently, the only major wrestling organisations left in North America are World Wrestling Entertainment, and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and its member federation NWA:TNA.
		However, outside North America, there are others federations in Japan and Mexico, where masked wrestlers are particularly popular.
	www.ipedia.com /professional_wrestling.html (1632 words)

	Paladin Press Author Of the Month - Bart Vale
		Federation (UWF) in 1988, traveling overseas practically every month to learn the grappling secrets of this new system and to fight in matches against Japan's best.
		Because of this, a rematch was set for June of 1992 in Japan.
		Fujiwara is known in Japan as "The Master of Submission," a title he deserves.
	www.paladin-press.com /authormo_0601.aspx (1205 words)

	Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy dead at 40
		The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer writes that Gordy "was on the verge of being one of the all-time greats before a drug overdose left him in a coma in 1993 and he was never the same.
		Gordy wrestled on occasion over the past number of years, including a less-than-impressive stint in ECW that is best remembered for the 'Battle of the Bam Bams' where he fought Bam Bam Bigelow.
		Wrestling I & II, The Assassins, and The Freebirds.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingBiosG/gordy_obit-can.html (2322 words)

	NJPW.com >> History >> FIGHTING-ARTS HISTORY : ALL ROADS LEAD TO INOKI
		In the early nineties, the core wrestlers in U.W.F all split up and started their own federations, all with what they claimed was the ideal form of fighting.
		Sayama was the first to bring Rickson Gracie to Japan to fight and gave Rickson the catch phrase "The man with 400 fights with no loss." Sayama now has started his new, perfected system of fighting called Seikendo, one most practical for the streets, according to Sayama.
		In the early eighties, Tiger Mask and Antonio Inoki were the superstars of the federation.
	www.njpw.com /about/all_roads.shtml (755 words)

	Martial Arts @ BareHands.com (Bare Hands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		For example, boxing, wrestling, archery, savate and fencing were preserved by being made into sports; of course this has changed the practice significantly.
		Catch wrestling forms the base of many modern martial arts including shoot wrestling,shootfighting,shooto and japanese professional wrestling style of puroresu.
		Yongmudo is a martial arts invented by field experts and professors of Yongin University, a school specializing in the education of martial arts and sports since 1953.
	www.barehands.com (6794 words)

	UWF - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Kickboxing, Martial arts, 1984, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1984 to 1986.
		It was formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling.
		As far as the rest of the UWF roster went, they dissolved the promotion and went back to New Japan, where, as part of an nWo-like faction, feuded with New Japan's top stars of the era.
	www.thebestlinks.com /UWF.html (364 words)

	Current Extreme Midsouth Wrestling Events
		Williams said he is ready to end his 12-year relationship with All Japan to work for other promotions, including interest in a return to World Wrestling Entertainment.
		In the following interview, Williams talks about his lot in Japan, what went wrong during his WWE stint in 1998 and 1999, his early days in the Universal Wrestling Federation and his future in the business.
		Q: The matches you and Duggan had in the Universal Wrestling Federation (in the mid-1980s) were outstanding.
	www.midsouthwrestling.com /events.html (1757 words)

	Vince McMahon and Antonio Inoki: The fight of their professional lives
		New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment have a lot in common; both are the focal point of their respective regions, both are multi million-money companies, both have a great talent base with great ability to match and both are headed by lager than life characters and astute businessmen.
		For a time, Inoki was the most powerful figure in the entire industry, and New Japan was the top promotion on the planet, with such names as Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Bruiser Brody, Abdullah the Butcher and Inoki himself all on top, and largely working dramatic matches that told the story in the ring.
		WWE management may be able to throw their shareholders off the scent, but the general viewing public know the promotion is struggling at the moment and again know it'll take a lot, both resources and time, for it to turn around.
	www.wrestling101.com /101/printpage.php?id=229 (2673 words)

	All Japan Pro Wrestling: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling (Japanese professional wrestling: more facts about this subject) promotion (promotion: A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution) established in 1972.
		Their first card was on October 21, 1972 at Machida City Gym in Tokyo (Tokyo: The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan), Japan.
		Misawa, disheartened with Motoko Baba's proposed direction for the company, left the group on May 28th 2000 to form a new group, Pro Wrestling NOAH (Pro Wrestling NOAH: pro wrestling noah is a japanese professional wrestling wrestling promotionpromotion,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/all_japan_pro_wrestling (552 words)

	Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Spotlight on Ultimo Dragon
		After refining his skills and winning several titles he returned to Japan to help establish Universal Pro-Wrestling Federation, a lucha libre based promotion with ties to the World Wrestling Federation.
		While wrestling in the UWA, Asai began wrestling as Ultimo Dragon.
		This was arguably the most incredible feat in modern wrestling history.
	www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/bios/ultimodragon2.html (411 words)

	Book Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A neck injury during wrestling practice in high school put an end to his senior wrestling and football ambitions.
		He tried his hand at professional wrestling, and a entered a couple more Toughman contests, before being accepted to the Universal Wrestling Federation in Japan (a professional wrestling organization).
		Later, Funaki would break away from the Universal Wrestling Federation and found the Pancrase organization, named after the Greek Pancration free fighting events from the ancient Olympics.
	members.aol.com /rharamoto/book.htm (664 words)

	The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham
		Gordy was a major star in the U.S. as well as in Canada and Japan, but achieved his greatest success as part of The Fabulous Freebirds, a wild-eyed, long-haired, Confederate flag-waving trio whose feud with the Von Erich family in the Dallas-based World Class Wrestling promotion during the early '80s set the territory on fire.
		Wrestling No. 2 (Johnny "Rubberman" Walker) made what was billed as his final appearance in that town.
		Wrestling 2, who was presented with a plaque and spoke to the crowd later on the show, helped Road Dogg (Brian James) defeat Chris Stevens in the Canadian Lumberjack main event after delivering his famous knee lift to Stevens to set up the pin.
	www.mikemooneyham.com /pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=4FF6E242-93A4-429F-87352EAB5E1656E4 (827 words)

	Professional wrestling promotion - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain.
		Currently, the only major wrestling organizations left in North America are World Wrestling Entertainment, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) (a former NWA member that is still loosely linked to that organization), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
		However, outside North America, there are other federations throughout Europe and also in Japan, South America, Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Wrestling_promotion (250 words)

	Solie's Title Histories
		June 1998: Brian Westcott of Westcott's Wrestling Archive has lent invaluable assistance in the compilation of these records.
		Richard Sullivan has provided details regarding the Crockett Promotion's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling from his personal memories and collection of clippings,Eric Roelfsema has aided in the compilation of the more recent NWA title histories andAndrew Zadarnowski has calculated fall times for the major WWF and WCW Titles over the last years.
		May 1999: Samual Eannes whose web site is called The Wrestling House has compiled title histories for All Pro Wrestling, UFC and several others.
	www.solie.org /titlehistories/thistory.html (844 words)

	Israeli Pro Wrestling Association, WWE Israel, WWF Israel, Israeli Wrestling Fans Community, Israeli Wrestling Fan Club
		Sayama was the first to introduce Japan to this style and even opened a Vale Tudo Open and brought the brazilian legend Rickson Gracie to compete.
		The 2nd reason was for Takada`s trainor, the greatest wrestler of all times, the last undisputed Unified World Heavyweight wrestling champion, Lou Thesz donating his NWA World title to Takada and the UWFi as it`s belt.
		Also on the card in a IWA Japan match, a gimmicked "barbed wire barricade barbed wire baseball bat tornado death" match Terry Funk, Shoji Nakamaki, Leatherface beat the man who was making his way to the top and future success, Cactus Jack and the Headhunters.
	www.ipwa.co.il /bushidostory.html (1460 words)

	The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham
		Williams' wrestling coach at OU, Stan Abel, was a college teammate of Watts and alerted the promoter to the fact that he had a great pro prospect on his squad.
		Their bruising, stiff style of wrestling was tailor-made for Giant Baba's hard-hitting All Japan promotion where Williams would achieve legendary status.
		In one of the low points of his career, he was banned from Japan for one year before being reinstated with the assistance of longtime friend and boss Baba.
	www.mikemooneyham.com /pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=D07D03F5-3048-52EA-1E38E572C5DF8F7E (2712 words)

	Ultimate Warrior:: Impact Wrestling.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		They sent flyers out to every wrestling promotion in the country but only Jerry Jarrett was ballsy enough to take a chance on the two green but eager stars in the making.
		They wrestled together in the Universal Wrestling Federation until after a contract dipute and his take no shit attitude not going down too well with Watts, Hellwig left the promotion.
		In WCCW he continued learning about the wrestling business and developing his skills and character and was rewarded on 17/11/86 when he won his first honours in the wrestling business when he and Lance Von Erich defeated Matt Borne and Master Gee in Fort Worth Texas for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles.
	www.impactwrestling.com /Biopage.aspx?ID=168 (2070 words)

	tOA: the Other Arena, Biography
		Second, Maeda began hating pro wrestling, particularly when he was asked to lose.
		Akira Maeda became the person most associated with the changing of the in-ring style and booking patterns in Japan to more of an emphasis on submissions and clean finishes where even the biggest stars submit at the end.
		He was a huge drawing card in his prime and when it comes to changing the entire face of wrestling in a country, has been as influential as any wrestler of his era.
	www.otherarena.com /htm/cgi-bin/biography.cgi?akiramae (917 words)

	Wrestletapes Main Page
		This is the place to find what you are looking for such as special wrestling cards, compilations, shoot interviews, shoot fighting and anything else available.
		NJPW Wrestling World In The Tokyo Dome 2001.
		This page is in no way associated with any wrestling organization, nor does it claim to be.
	www.wrestletapes.net /wrestletapes2.html (1113 words)

	Wrestling Information Archive - Universal Wrestling Federation Information
		This is a hobby site and used for wrestling informational purposes only.
		The NWA Name and Logo are registered trademarks of Pro Wrestling Organization, LLC.
		This site is in no shape or form harming the product, it's wrestling fan website.The site contains nothing that infringes upon the copyrights of the wrestling federations to which this site is dedicated.
	www.100megsfree4.com /wiawrestling/pages/old/uwfinfo.htm (153 words)

	Ty's Professional Wrestling Tape Page
		I've created a Wrestler Tributes Section as my way of remembering those who are no longer with us.
		You can also see some of the Japan pictures from my amazing trip to Tokyo.
		Visit my Classic MSH RPG website and my Champions of the Galaxy wrestling game page.
	tystates.0catch.com (299 words)

	The Wrestling Follower- Following Over 500 Promotions Worldwide
		The Wrestling Follower Network is here to provide the best Professional Wrestling Information in the world.
		This is the Results Archive, which is the reason that I developed the Wrestling Follower Network.
		If you have searched out this website, you are the wrestling fan that would be most able to contribute.
	www.geocities.com /wisereborn (341 words)

	Category:Professional wrestling promotions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In professional wrestling, a promotion is a company that arranges and promotes wrestling events.
		Most maintain their own wrestling titles, although some belong to alliances that share major titles.
		There are 11 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_promotions (96 words)

	PWF Universal Professional Wrestling - pwfprowrestling.com
		PWF Universal tag team champions Shinjiro Ohtani and Masato Tanaka successfully defended the PWF Universal tag team titles on Saturday night November 16 with a win over Testu Kuroda and Kamikaze in Kagoshima, Japan and then on November 26 at Korekan Hall in Tokyo over Kohei Sato and Hirotaka Yokoi.
		Universal champion Chris Hamrick, Universal Junior Heavyweight champion Quiet Storm, U.S. champion Chris Devine, former 2-time Universal tag team champions The S.A.T., 2-time Universal Junior Heavyweight champion Amazing Red and Trinity have been enjoying success in NWA TNA lately.
		The final list will be revealed in one week but rumors are circulating that former Universal tag team champions The S.A.T. may be high on the list of candidates.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/Saturnbomb/index.shtml (643 words)

	The Japanese Pro-Wrestling/Reality Based Martial Art Connection, by Sam Chan
		Mention the words "professional wrestling" in the United States and most martial artists will picture in their minds bad acting, ridiculous costumes, and cartoon like tactics such as jumping off the top rope.
		In Japan, the line between the new reality based martial arts competitions and professional wrestling is blurred.
		Thesz was trained by wrestling legends such as George Tragos, Ed "Strangler" Lewis ("Judo" Gene LeBell's teacher as well), and Ad Santel and won the NWA, the so-called "Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship" in 1948.
	www.bjj.org /editorials/19980215-prowrest (2513 words)

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