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Urban Wrestling Federation
If you're bored and aggravated by WWE, or pro wrestling in general, there are some notable upstarts trying to make something happen. Make of it
what you wish:
http://www.urbanwrestlingfederation.com/
URBAN WRESTLING FEDERATION COMBINES HIP HOP MUSIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING TO PRESENT THE FEUDS OF THE STREETS AS UNPRECEDENTED ENTERTAINMENT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXxpWlJBUfI
FEBRUARY 15, 2011 � The chaos previously only found on urban streets of the toughest neighborhoods in America is now coming to the ring. The turf wars
and battles for domination are no longer only a staple of the �hood,� they are now the Urban Wrestling Federation (UWF).
Stemming from a union of the urban music industry and the sport of professional wrestling, the UWF has tapped the heat and emotion of the streets and
brought it to the masses. The UWF has aligned itself with the intense �take-no-prisoners� urban music artists and married them with extreme style
professional wrestlers to fight their fights and determine who really are the �shot-callers.�
The brainchild of television and live events veteran, Steve Karel, the UWF promises to raise the action bar of professional wrestling and methodically
smash it into the faces of the wrestling fan. Karel was previously responsible for Extreme Championship Wrestling, which caused industry wide
controversy in the 1990�s when ECW introduced the cutting edge elements like barbed wire, burning tables and other dynamically over-the-top wrestling
matches.
Taking the insanity to new heights, the UWF will be starting where ECW reached a plateau, and will be expanding on the out of the box madness and
counter culture. With the all-out wars waged between feuding �fams� of rap moguls, it�s without question that bodies will fly and wrestling hardware
will litter the rings of the UWF with this new level of insanity come entertainment.
Bob Chiappardi, Concrete Marketing CEO, will be spearheading the music efforts for the federation. He had previously worked with Karel on ECW which
spawned two soundtracks, one of which earned a Grammy nomination. Chiappardi also worked extensively with the WWE as a music supervisor on several
soundtracks and music based promotions. �Music, typically heavy metal or rock & roll, has always been a part of wrestling entertainment�, said
Chiappardi. �As opposed to matches of the past where music has filled the background, the UWF will bring music to the forefront, integrating the
feuds, street wars and other everyday urban norms to showcases of urban stars and rising talent.�
�We�ve essentially created a �double brand, said Karel.� �With the marriage of urban music and wrestling, we�ve expanded our audience reach, while
spontaneously opening the door for higher attendance, product development and sponsorship. The crazy wrestling matches of the past will look like a
game of cards compared to what is in store for the UWF.�
Entertainment One Music, one of the countries leading urban record labels and producers of musical entertainment, has been tapped to bring A-list
talent to the UWF. Entertainment One Music will also play a valuable roll in the pay-per-view promotion of the initial events around the U.S.
�We at Entertainment One Music are very excited to be participating in the initial event launch of the Urban Wrestling Federation. We will be
supplying some of our urban artists and their music to the first TV event, taping in the next few months. We will be assisting in the promotion of the
first national pay per view broadcast including our artists,� said Alan Grunblatt, president, Entertainment One Music. �We�ve also brought in our
partner, Russell �Big Block� Spencer, Block Entertainment, who will be promoting his artist Gorilla Zoe with the UWF.�
UWF fans will be able lend their support, and show the colors of their gangs of wrestlers while gaining exposure for their favorite musical clans in
their fight for domination of the streets and charts.
HOT 97 Radio New York, the leader in the urban format in the largest radio market in America will also be jumping on board with the UWF.
Benjamin Finley, Vice President of Branded Entertainment for HOT 97 said, �When presented with the opportunity to tie-in with the launch of this
unique urban market media vehicle, we were pumped about the activation possibilities. We expect to see significant marketing investments increase in
2011, against the need for custom solutions that package media and offer truly engaging lifestyle event platforms like this collaboration does. I�m
thrilled to bring HOT 97�s promotional and marketing might to the UWF ring and help take entertainment to whole new level with the UWF at the upcoming
live event and broadcast pay per view. Our listeners and clients will most certainly want to sign on for this upcoming wild ride.�
UWF events will soon be popping up across the country and will be widely available on Pay-per-view and Video-on-demand systems nationwide.
The ring is the new block; it�s a MAN�s game now.
[Edited on 6-27-2011 by mastermind]
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COMPLETE URBAN WRESTLING FEDERATION ROSTER INCLUDING LOTS OF NEW NAMES
PWInsider.com has confirmed the following names to complete the roster for the debut Urban Wrestling Federation "First Blood" PPV taping:
*Steve Mack - aka Monsta Mack, formerly one half of tag teams The Heavy Hitters and Da Hit Squad. Pure brute force with a hell of a clothesline.
*Ricky Reyes - Internationally traveled veteran from West Coast who's had stints in Japan and Mexico, as well as ROH.
*Willie Mack - Very entertaining Pro Wrestling Guerrilla regular.
*Facade - PA based talent who's worked a LOT of smaller independent promotions, most notably the IWC in Pittsburgh, where he held the Tag Team
belts with Johnny Gargano of DGUSA fame.
*Big Business - A 7'0 tall talent from CT, who wrestles usually as The Pharaoh.
*Buck Chyld - Maryland Championship Wrestling talent who of late has been training at the Team 3D Academy in Florida.
*Lowlife Louie Ramos - Jersey All Pro Wrestling and New York City independent regular for many years doing death match style bouts. This will easily
be the biggest platform in his entire career.
*BC Killer - California based talent who's done lots of bloody bouts in the past.
Larry Legend, who is awesome in his role, will be the ring announcer while Jimmy Dylan and D Edwards have been booked as referees. These latest names
join names previously reported on PWInsider.com, which are recapped below:
*Sonjay Dutt - The former TNA X-Division star.
*Eddie Kingston - Yonkers, New York-based old school brawler who has worked regularly for CHIKARA as well as JAPW, CZW and other Northeast independent
promotions.
*Dameon Slugga - Early ROH talent (Special K's huge bodyguard) and trainer at the Doghouse wrestling school in New York City.
*Eddie Carnage - California based talent who's worked with XPW and other groups, including lots of death mattches.
*Lance Lude - Southern based talent who's appeared on ROH on HDNet.
*Famous B - California based talent, including appearances on NWA Hollywood.
*The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz - EC Negro and KC Blade, who have worked for a number of Northeastern independent promotions and are a pretty
entertaining duo.
*Homicide - Former ROH champion and TNA star and a proven draw in the NYC area. His inclusion brings immediate credibility among wrestling fans from a
"street" perspective.
*Skullcrusher Rasche Brown -- Former ROH talent based in the Mid-West, who's popped up in NWA Hollywood in recent months.
*Brian XL - Early ROH standout who's now one of the trainers at the House of Glory wrestling school in Brooklyn, NY. Recently had an excellent
match with Amazing Red for ICW in Queens, NY in what was his highest profile match in many years.
*Scorpio Sky - PWG and Wrestling Society X talent that popped up on Tosh.0 last year on Comedy Central.
*Bestia 666 - Second generation Lucha star, Bestia is the son of Damien 666.
*Ricky Ortiz -- Former XFL football player turned WWE ECW talent, who's been working Florida and Puerto Rico since his WWE departure.
*Skullcrusher Rasche Brown -- Former ROH talent based in the Mid-West, who's popped up in NWA Hollywood in recent months.
*The Ghetto Mafia - Dope and Qenaan Creed, a regular tag team in Maryland's MCW.
*The Grim Reefer - Longtime independent veteran from the New York City area who's worked all over the Metropolitan area in the last 6-8 years.
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WRESTLING REVOLUTION
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/790983338/wrestling-revolution
Wrestling fans are bored.
The same tired production. The same tired storylines. The same tired characters.
As someone once said, "Enough is enough and it's time for a change."
This, our Wrestling Revolution, is that change. The first ever 100% crowd-sourced wrestling promotion created by the fans for the fans. By combining
classic wrestling storytelling with the shortened television series structure innovated by networks like HBO, FX, BBC and AMC, our Wrestling
Revolution product will be both familiar and entirely new.
Each 12 episode season will tell a complete set of stories, introducing characters that will evolve and grow with each passing season. Take the season
long build of shows like THE WIRE or DEXTER and apply it to the basic wrestling model and you have an idea of where we're going.
Every character has a mission, a journey and a reason for stepping into the ring. Some will rise, some will fall -- and you will be there to see it
all. With the benefit of a defined start and finish the viewer is guaranteed a complete wrestling storytelling experience.
Each season will culminate in our season finale or supershow, where storylines conclude and start anew, new legends will be forged and lasting
memories will be made. Fresh new characters, meaningful themes and wrestling-driven storylines with a beginning, middle and end. What a novel concept!
Produced by Jeff Katz, the Wrestling Revolution will be based in Los Angeles, California and streamed in high quality worldwide via our featured
distribution deal with Justin.TV.
Project location: Los Angeles, CA
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Chris Is Good517
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I'm sure this will be incredibly successful.
Gee, I wish I was still alive- LuckyLopez R.I.P.
Michele Bachmann thinks that blacks were better off as
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I think someone's bound to catch on with something one day that while maybe not a direct challenge to Vince, will maybe re-invent the wheel
enough that it will get enough attention to become a popular alternative amongst wrestling fans.
I kinda figure it will be some MMA group that starts to employ more promo's and other match building theatrics before they outright start to
manipulate match outcomes, thus re-inventing wrestling again. I mean outside of a fixed finish, isn't this why Brock Lesnar got to be so popular
in UFC?
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For God sakes, if it's good wrestling, please let it be successful.
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Chris Is Good517
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With Ricky Ortiz and Brian XL involved, how can the wrestling be anything but good? It'd be like watching Orton vs. Hornswoggle only
without all the superfluous shit like charisma and talent.
Gee, I wish I was still alive- LuckyLopez R.I.P.
Michele Bachmann thinks that blacks were better off as
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mastermind
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There's two different projects here, first the Urban one (the second post has a recent roster list). I think Ruckus is going to be in it too.
Time will tell if it's anything more than a Wrestling Society X or something, but it's worth a shot. The gimmick and idea is very
intriguing, and the list of the rappers that are said to be participating should make it alot of fun (Melle Mel is the dude that sang "The Message"
way back when, and is big enough to be a wrestler).
The other thing- Wrestling Revolution - is something totally different. I don't know WHAT to expect, but the idea in theory is awesome.
Wrestling told in episodic television, with clearly defined beginning middle and ends? Isn't that what everybody here wants to see? I think
they're trying to get 100,000 fans to pledge $1 each for the jump off so who knows if this thing will even get going. But it certainly seems
worthy of a look, especially if it's somewhere free (isn't Justin.Tv free?) Who knows, give it a chance.
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So it'll be like watching Def Jam: Vendetta without the button bashing? Awesome. Hopefully the extreme sports network will pick it up over here
now that they've lost TNA.
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quote:
Originally posted by mastermind
URBAN WRESTLING FEDERATION COMBINES HIP HOP MUSIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING TO PRESENT THE FEUDS OF THE STREETS AS UNPRECEDENTED ENTERTAINMENT
I'm out.
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mastermind
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You don't like bum fights??? Ghetto Street Brawl DVDs??? Jerry Springer???
You're un-American!!!
(oh wait)
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mastermind
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Urban Wrestling Federation' "First Blood" PPV Taping Results
Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York
June 3, 2011
UWF Title Tournament
Beastia 666 d�f. Facade
Three Way Tag Team
Ghetto Mafia ( Dope & Qenaan Creed) d�f. Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz (EC Negro and KC Blade) et Grimm Reefer & Ruckus
UWF Title Tournament
Homicide d�f. Eddie Kingston
UWF Title Tournament
Ricky Reyes d�f. Slyck Wagner Brown
Fatal Four Way
Scorpio Sky d�f. Willie Mack, Famous B & Sabian
UWF Title Tournament
Rasche Brown d�f. Rich Ortiz
Single Match
Buck Chyld d�f. Steve Mack
Tag Team Match
The Maximos (Will & Joel) d�f. Lance Lude & Brian XL
UWF Championship
Rasche Brown d�f. Homicide, Ricky Reyes & Beastia 666
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Figure Foreskin
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Dude, spoiler alert.
"Any time you agree with Krydor, you're wrong." - Jeb
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mastermind
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It was with great and eager anticipation I watched the first UWF show last night, �First Blood�. Start time 8pm, but by 8:02 the screen was still
dark. Turns out technical difficulties of some kind plagued my broadcast. Figures. I was on the phone with the cable company trying to figure why
it wasn�t coming in. Finally he punched through the STANDARD definition version but it didn�t come through until like, 8:30 so I missed half the damn
thing. The first thing I saw was the sloppy finish to the Fa�ade versus Beastia 666 match. Some long-haired, dreadlocked white boy versus the
Hispanic Beastie. IMMEDIATELY after it came through I knew exactly why post-show editing would be so important to this product � sloppy white boy
Fa�ade was botching moves left and right, including an attempted hurricanrana thing that he tried twice, only to have Beastie 666 finally pitch him
through a wooden table at ringside for the pinfall. Another quick observation � the ring is SMALL. Real small; it looked almost miniature. The show
took place at Hammerstein, so the setting is familiar to wrestling fans � but it was a very small, personal audience and much of the seating was
blacked out. Post match shenanigans though illustrate the vibe UWF is trying to capture. The rapper in charge of the wrestling �crew� Beastie 666
belongs to is Billy Blue, an up-and-coming kid representing Miami. He also had my boy Sabian of CZW and BLKOut fame with him. In their brief in-ring
interaction, the celebration quickly ceases when Billy Blue reveals Beastie 666 owes him money (that Beastie obviously doesn�t have) so Billy Blue
orders Sabian and the rest of the goon squad to lay Beastie out. They do, and then carry him backstage while unconscious.
The interludes and skits between matches are laughable in some aspects, but they�re all very gritty. Like a SMACK street DVD or a scene from the show
�Cops�. Melle Mel (who may remember from �The Message� and the Furious Five etc) was clearly the star of the rap/wrestling connection, as he
exhibited the most charisma and crowd interaction during his appearance. There was a brief interlude with Melle Mel and his camp (including Eddie
Kingston) gearing up to take on Homicide in a �Bronx versus Brooklyn� battle. This was the shows in-ring main event, and sadly (due to the
excessively small ring perhaps?) was not their greatest showing. It was certainly lively, and there was plenty of emphasis on all the scantily-clad
black woman at ringside, but it was far from a 5-star classic. Best move of the night was Homicide�s �Cop Killer� finisher on Kingston that earned
him the win. Homicide and his Brooklyn capo and rap crew leader Uncle Murda celebrated to end the show. From about 8:50 � 9:00 pm we got a series of
skits that were far better than the in-ring product. A few skits of Slyck Wagner Brown on the streets, running his mouth. A lot of swearing and
hand-to-hand transactions (including Sabian completing a quick play before Slyck Wagner Brown ran up on him for a brief interaction). These are rap
leaders using crews of wrestling goons to get money. At the end, one of the skits involved a shady drug-dealing set-up in which two Haitians
representing the Miami cartels got jumped, robbed, beaten and stuffed in the trunk in the night�s best segment (that I saw). Finally, Homicide and
his guys ran into a rival crew that featured my boy Ruckus (of BLKOut fame). The Ruckus-lead team chased Homicide out of the building into a car. As
they fled, Ruckus and crew actually started shooting a gun at them! So that part was cool.
I got the 11pm replay sitting on my DVR so I�ll catch the first half later, but from what I saw so far it�s �aiight�. I like the theme, and it�s
definitely a slightly different variation of familiar wrestling motivations. But from what I saw so far, the in-ring action is far below �Wrestling
Society X� standards (which were actually very good). My dude Robbie Mireno worked the commentary team (which used plenty of slang and casual
profanity), I like Uncle Murda, and the shots fired at the end of the show was definitely a cool moment. All in all, aside from the technical
difficulties it was straight for a first show attempt � and I hope to see more in the future.
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Oh, great, firearms in a wrestling angle. That ended so well the first time and everything.
Seriously, if that's your thing, than good for you, I guess, but this sounds beyond awful. I'd rather watch Russo and Gerwitz sitting
across a table throwing their own feces at each other while shouting "No, Orton push!" "No, Jarrett push!" than waste 30 seconds of my time on a
program where the big show ending angle involves a gang shootout stemming from an apparent botched drug deal, and the in-ring portion of the product
is, by it's own single fan's admission, subpar.
But that's just me. I don't expect everybody to have taste.
Gee, I wish I was still alive- LuckyLopez R.I.P.
Michele Bachmann thinks that blacks were better off as
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Is Good517
Oh, great, firearms in a wrestling angle. That ended so well the first time and everything.
Brian Pillman fires a gun at Steve Austin brought me back into wrestling after a 3-year hiatus.
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I'd rather watch Russo and Gerwitz sitting across a table throwing their own feces at each other while shouting "No, Orton push!"
"No, Jarrett push!"
ROFLMAO!!!
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by it's own single fan's admission, subpar.
When I had those technical difficulties in the beginning, the cable guy said I was only one IN THE STATE to call in about this!!!
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But that's just me. I don't expect everybody to have taste.
I also loved XPW, and wish Wrestling Society X lasted longer than one season.
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Just looking at the roster, it reminded me of my upstart fed I had that Extreme Warfare Revenge wrestling simulator from way back when. And, outside
Homicide, I always wound up firing all of those guys once I stopped being a backyard fed.
Everything about this girl is awesome. She's hot, she got kicked out of school for sucking too many dicks, she takes it in the ass and her body
gives itself abortions. -Punker on Lilly Allen's Miscarriage
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quote:
Originally posted by mastermind
Brian Pillman fires a gun at Steve Austin brought me back into wrestling after a 3-year hiatus.
Well, alright, but I hope you understand that you are in a pretty small minority of people who still to this day don't cringe in embarrassment
when they remember that angle.
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I also loved XPW, and wish Wrestling Society X lasted longer than one season.
XPW was a garbage ripoff of ECW that was run by some of the most despicable people to ever try to break into this business- and in wrestling,
that's a pretty solid accomplishment. They did actually have a little bit of good talent (I'm still a little shocked that the Messiah
never even got a look from WWE developmental) but it was doomed to fail from the very beginning.
Wrestling Society X was a neat idea with a good roster that probably would have been successful during a boom period, but considering that wrestling
is in a down period, it was never going to have anything but a cult following. I liked it too, though.
Gee, I wish I was still alive- LuckyLopez R.I.P.
Michele Bachmann thinks that blacks were better off as
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Is Good517
XPW was a garbage ripoff of ECW that was run by some of the most despicable people to ever try to break into this business- and in wrestling,
that's a pretty solid accomplishment. They did actually have a little bit of good talent (I'm still a little shocked that the Messiah
never even got a look from WWE developmental) but it was doomed to fail from the very beginning.
I feel a lot better now that I know I'm not the only person who thought Messiah was a worthwhile talent.
Apparently Amanda Bynes and Charlie Sheen are related, because she's full of the same kind of
crazy.
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"Rockstar" Joey KAOS got a jobber squash match to Kozlov on an episode of ECW in 2009.
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quote:
Originally posted by southermagu
I feel a lot better now that I know I'm not the only person who thought Messiah was a worthwhile talent.
You're definitely not the only one. But there are character issues here deeper than shorn thumbs that prevented him from every getting a bigger
look.
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I remember an Urban Wrestling Alliance back in the day (I'm talking maybe 98-99); as a matter of fact, before he went to WWE/TNA and became a. .
."flamboyant" gender bender, Orlando Jordan and his brother Marcus used to be a pretty decent tag team there - is this the same federation, maybe?
The concept sounds exactly the same.
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Wow, I had no idea about that with Orlando Jordan. I looked it up, and while similar, it's not the same company run by the same people. For
the record (I know you care SOOOOO much) I finished watching the show. Makes a HUGE difference watching in HD too. Overall, I rate it higher than I
previously did. The opening segments were awesome, the skits all seemed really natural and not overly-rehearsed, and even the white boy I thought
looked all sloppy wasn't even that bad. And a skit in the beginning of the show actually led to the "Billy Blue and crew shake down Beastia
for cash" scene I first tuned into last time, so it made sense and had continuity. But all the talk of insanse violence was a little off. The show
opened with a brief in-ring assault featuring repeated stiff, unprotected chair shots to the head and a forehead stabbing routine. Made me really
miss New Jack. Overall - 6.5 (negotiable "7") out of 10 for UWF's "First Blood". So quoteth their only fan.
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UWF Episode #2 ("Hood Justice")
UWF presents...
"HOOD JUSTICE"
Parental guidance
Ill recap of UWF Episode #1 ("First Blood") from June 2011, starting with the Murder 1 / Lowlife Louie bloodbath and finishing with the Homicide vs
Eddie Kingston main event and subsequent gang shootout that ended the first show . All the beatdowns, jackings and hand-to-hand transactions are
covered. Storylines originate, rapper affiliations are revealed and the UWF reminds you... "it just got real". BUCK BUCK BUCK!!!
"The game has definitely changed".
Lou Thesz wouldn't recognize this. This is pro wrestling meets the streets and the UWF cast and crew keep it gritty and grimy.
40 Glocc open the shows in a backstage segment with one of his boys. They encounter NY rapper Cuban Link and a tense exchange ensues.
Ringside shot with profanity-ridden welcome from the announcers (including Julius Smokes and my dude the "wild Sicilian" Robbie Mireno). Rapper
Cuban Link enters first (representing Bronx NY with a dime piece. He's accompanied by BC Killer & Rickey Reyes (all representing the Bronx).
Cuban Link cuts a brief pre-match promo putting BC Killer & Reyes over, before stating they're in this game to "get money". Enter the
opponent Slyck Wagner Brown, who was part of the entourage shot at by Ruckus' crew at the end of the last show. Slyck Wagner Brown cuts a brief
promo, and his rapper leader Uncle Murda is shown hovering around ringside.
SLYCK WAGNER BROWN versus RICKEY REYES
Good match, with Slyck Wagner Brown portraying that big bad bully role far better than Bubba Ray Dudley ever could. Ricky Reyes looks like Lo-Ki with
maybe 5 or 10 extra pounds of muscle. He's known as the "Havana Pitbull" and his style is similar to Lo-Ki's with stiff strikes and
submission wrestling. Brown bullies Reyes around for most of the match, until Reyes begins his comeback. Overdrive to Brown puts him face down on
the mat and in perfect position for a crippler crossface from Reyes! Reyes leans back and uses the bottom rope for more leverage, and Brown taps
out!!! Reyes and the Cuban Link fam prevail!
More backstage skits, with everybody from Billy Blu to Eddie Kingston & Melle Mel getting their shine. Funny character-building backstage
conference with 40 Glocc and his crew (including a goofy Willie Mack who reveals his bright purple wrestling undies) and Famous B lost in his
headphones. Again, things that seem so normal in wrestling (bright purple wrestling undies) are given a hilarious dose of ridicule from those not
familiar with wrestling protocol. Keeps things in perspective sometimes, and it's funny. Meanwhile in a gritty downtown bar, Uncle Murda meets
with his people and the financial situation is dire. A common theme remains between all the skits - we livin in a muthaphuckkin recession and these
crews got to get this paper!!! UWF got that money and everybody wants a piece of it.
WILLIE MACK versus FAMOUS B versus JEEZ (aka Sabian) versus BANDITO JR versus SCORPIO
(Scramble Match)
40 Glocc cuts a pre-match promo, promising to take the spoils of victory back to California with his boys Willie Mack & Famous B. Meanwhile,
backstage in the locker room, Billy Blu and his crew get word of 40 Glocc's in-ring declaration and decide to check him!!! Billy Blu
(representing Miami) rolls out with his boy BLK Jeez (aka Sabian of BLKOut fame). Billy Blu cuts a promo on 40 Glocc, and then Willie Mack. Back in
the locker room, the rapper Brisco is surrounded by his crew watching the proceedings on the monitor. Scorpio (of Wrestling Society X fame) decides
to get involved too, adding more firepower to Brisco's match contribution. Brisco makes his entrance alongside his talent Bandito Jr. and
another fine Black female model (Scorpio will join the match soon). Match is a wild, frenetic affair similar to an old Nitro Counterweights match, or
a TNA X-Division clash. All 5 men get a chance to pop their spots and hold heir own in a flashy, hard-hitting manner. Wu-Tang reference on
commentary. Outside the ring the rap generals Brisco, 40 Glocc and Billy Blu all watch intently - arm candy and jewels dripping from each of them.
Everybody winds up outside the ring various high-flying dives. Ultimately, Jeez (aka Sabian) and Famous B are left to do a solo routine in the ring.
Jeez - misses his double footstomp from the top rope - Famous B HITS his Jeff Hardy-esque swanton from the top rope, but Jeez kicks out - and finally
winds up coming down on the back of Famous B's head with his flying double stomp for the pin! Sabian wins one for Billy Blu's camp!!! 40
Glocc and his boyz storm out in anger.
Winner: SABIAN
More skits with Cuban Link on the streets, and in the bar where he meets up with Uncle Murda. They going to Miami to see Brisco, and it AIN'T
to talk if you know what I'm saying... Scenes contain more hand-to-hand transactions, and shaky-cam documentary style footage of backstage
conversations. Rasche, Ruckus and crew are in the locker room talking crap and making fun of each other. But Rasche becomes outraged when he hears
Rich Ortiz is fucking with some of his bitches. Rasche angrily demands the camera man follow him to the ring for the following confrontation:
In ring, Rasche Brown (representing ATL) has a mic in the ring. He calls out Rich Ortiz by his government name (now you know it's a shoot!) and
demands his face him right now in the ring!
MAIN EVENT
RASCHE BROWN versus BEAST ORTIZ
Beast Ortiz answers and says it had nothing to do with Rasche's girl. Another "Street King Title Qualifier Match'. Ortiz has the
backwards baseball cap on, and when it gets knocked off his head his big ass puffy afro from the ECW days is gone in favor of a tight fade. Hard
hitting, stiff match between the two made personal by female involvement. More rap quotes and street cliches on commentary. Huge superplex spot from
the top rope puts Beast Ortiz down in the center of the ring. Announcers remind you the winner of this match goes into the 4-Way Finals for the
"Street King" title and UWF Championship (other contenders include Homicide, Beastia & Ricky Reyes).
Winner: RASCHE BROWN
Post match, Rasche Brown's rap capo Big Block cut a promo bigging up his crew and promising victory in the Title finals. More promos from
various talent (including one from Homicide, Eddie Kingston drinking in a bar, and another from Rick Ross' rap group Triple C's). All
gangsta, straight hood. UWF is here to stay. Show closing angle this week is a reprisal of the Lowlife Louie vs Murder 1 bloodbath that opened the
show last time. They meet in a claustrophobic alley for a brutal street fight! Lowlife Louie gets his forehead pounded on by Murder 1 in an attempt
to draw hardway blood from the myriad scars in Louie's forehead (it works). Barbed wire gets involved, Louie gets savaged again, but this time
- he makes the comeback and snaps a plastic bag over Murder 1's head promising to kill him!!! Another attempted homicide attempt to end a UWF
PPV!!!
Overall, the product is way better than the first offering ("First Blood", which I thought was cool too). The graphics are better, the
storylines are more cohesive and the whole thing has a Cops/First 48/WSX kind of feel to it. I'm looking forward to more from the Urban
Wrestling Federation.
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Originally posted by mastermind
Wrestling Revolution will be based in Los Angeles, California and streamed in high quality worldwide via our featured distribution deal with
Justin.TV.
Looks like WRP reached its initial fundraising goal, and is making plans for their first series of tapings, Oct 11, 12, 13. A handful of familiar
names are involved, and I will definitely be giving it a chance.
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