UWF Blackjack Brawl
| Blackjack Brawl | ||
|---|---|---|
Promotion Universal Wrestling Federation | | |
| Date | September 23, 1994 | |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| Attendance | 600 | |
Blackjack Brawl was the first and only major live television
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Despite implications during the broadcast that a follow-up event would happen, Blackjack Brawl would stand as the last event produced by UWF.[2]
Event
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Commentators | John Tolos |
| Carlo Gianelli | |
| Ring announcer | Steve Rossi |
Preliminary matches
The opening match of the event featured Johnny Ace taking on Dan Spivey for the inaugural Americas Championship. Near the end of the match, Spivey applied a long abdominal stretch on Ace until Ace's valet Missy Hyatt turned on Ace by throwing in the towel for him, thus costing him the match.
Sunny Beach took on Dr. Feelgood for the vacant SportsChannel Television Championship. Near the end of the match, Feelgood pulled a rag out of his medical bag with black ink poured on it and then tried to shove the rag into Beach, but Beach countered by shoving the rag into Feelgood's face and pinning him to win the SportsChannel Television Championship. Hyatt slapped Beach after the match, allowing Feelgood to attack him with the rag from behind.
Samson took on The Irish Assassin. Samson hit a vertical suplex followed by a bridging German suplex for the pin.
Tina Moretti took on Candi Devine for the vacant Women's World Championship. Devine hit a big scoop slam to Moretti for the win.
The penultimate match of the event was a lumberjack match between Cactus Jack and Jimmy Snuka. The action spilled to the outside where the two brawled, resulting in a count out. The fighting continued and reached the audience where Snuka suplexed Jack into a row of seats.
Main event match
In the main event,
Reception
Blackjack Brawl largely received negative reviews from critics. Arnold Furious of 411Mania rated the event 3 out of 10, considering the event to be "The usual horseshit from UWF" noting that there were "Stupid stipulations, bad booking, nothing matches and titles that don’t mean anything." However, he also noticed some worthwhile moments, stating "The midget match is pretty good and its weird seeing Sid actually wrestling for a while in the main event."[3]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Williams (c) defeated Sid Vicious by disqualification | Singles match for the UWF World Heavyweight Championship | 11:01 | ||
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See also
- UWF Beach Brawl
- UWF Fury Hour
References
- ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.184)
- ^ "UWF Title Histories". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Arnold Furious (March 17, 2012). "The Furious Flashbacks – UWF Blackjack Brawl". 411Mania. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links
- UWF Blackjack Brawl on Cagematch
- UWF Blackjack Brawl at IMDb
- UWF Blackjack Brawl on Pro Wrestling History
