In 1986, the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was arguably the most exciting, coherent, and physically intense wrestling product in North America. Born from the ashes of Bill Watts’ Mid-South Wrestling, the UWF was a gritty, episodic powerhouse that featured a roster of legitimate tough guys and future legends like Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and The Steiner Brothers. It was the only territory that seemed capable of withstanding the national expansion of Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation (WWF). However, by the end of 1987, the UWF was dead. It was not killed by the WWF, but by its own ally. In April 1987, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), the banner carrier for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), purchased the UWF. What was sold to the public as a “Super Bowl of Wrestling”—a

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