List of former Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) personnel

Not to be confused with List of former Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams) personnel.

The Universal Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1979 to 1987. Former employees in the UWF consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.

Alumni

Male Wrestlers

Birth Name:	Ring Name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Chris Adams†	Chris Adams	1984–1987	[1][2][3]
Kerry Adkisson†	Kerry Von Erich	1981 1983–1985
Michael Adkisson†	Mike Von Erich	1984
Robert Alexander†	Ben Alexander	1980 1985
Terry Allen	Magnum T. A. / Terry Allen	1983–1986	[1][4][5]
Randall Alls	Randy Alls	1987	[6]
Darrell Anthony	Tony Anthony / Grappler #2	1982–1983 1985	[1]
Arthur Anoaʻi, Sr.†	Afa	1981–1983	[5][7][8]
Leati Anoaʻi†	Sika	1981–1982	[5][7][8]
Rodney Anoaʻi†	Kokina the Samoan / Samoan Kokina	1987
Victor Arko	Mike Kelly	1980
William Arko†	Pat Kelly	1980
Christopher Ashford-Smith†	Chris Champion	1987
Norvell Austin	Norvell Austin	1984
Douglas Baker†	Ox Baker	1980
Víctor Barajas	Black Gordman	1983–1984
Roger Barnes	Ron Garvin	1980 1986
Ferrin Barr, Jr.	Jesse Barr	1981–1982
Vince Billotto	Vinnie Romeo	1981–1982
B. Brian Blair	Brian Blair	1980–1982
Al Blake	Vladimir Petrov	1987
Tully Blanchard	Tully Blanchard	1980 1982 1984 1987	[5][9]
Nick Bockwinkel†	Nick Bockwinkel	1983 1986
Terry Bollea	Hulk Hogan	1980
Larry Booker†	Larry Booker	1980–1981
Steve Borden	Blade Runner Sting / Sting	1986–1987	[1][10]
Mike Bowyer†	Mike Boyette / Mike Boyer	1979–1982 1987	[11]
Lee Earl Boyd	Mad Dog Boyd	1985–1986
Jonathan Boyle†	Jonathan Boyd	1979
Todd Brafford	Todd Champion	1987
Timothy Brooks†	Killer Brooks	1985
Vince Bryant†	Steven Little Bear	1980
Phil Buckley†	Colonel Buck Robley	1975–1982	[12]
Richard Cain†	Ricky Gibson	1984–1986
Ray Candy†	Kareem Muhammad / Ray Candy / The Zambui	1980 1985 1987	[5][13]
Bob Carson†	Bob Sweetan	1979–1980 1984–1985
Steven Casey	Steve Casey	1985
Bobby Cash	Porkchop Cash	1979 1984–1986	[14]
Randy Colley†	The Champion / The Masked Champion / Nightmare	1985–1986
Dennis Condrey	Dennis Condrey	1983–1987CWA	[15]
Plasee Conway Jr.	Tiger Conway Jr.	1983 1987	[1][16]
Wendell Cooley	Wendell Cooley / Rick Casey	1985–1986	[5]
Thomas Couch†	Tommy Rogers	1984–1987	[17][18]
Eddie Crawford†	The Snowman	1985	[19]
Art Crews	Art Crews	1983–1984 1986–1987	[5][20]
Pablo Ordaz Crispín†	Great Goliath	1984
William Cruickshanks	Bill Dundee	1979 1984–1986	[21]
Ruben Cruz†	Hercules Ayala	1979
Roland Daniels†	Leroy Brown	1980–1981 1986–1987	[22]
Barry Darsow	Crusher Darsow / Krusher Darsow / Krusher Khrushchev	1983–1984	[23]
Michael Davis	Bugsy McGraw	1987
William DeCoff	Sean O'Reilly	1985–1986
Edward Denton	Len Denton / The Grappler / Grappler #1	1980–1983 1985	[1][17][24]
Theodore DiBiase	Ted DiBiase	1979–1987	[5][25][26]
Tim Dodson	Tim Patterson	1987
Steven Doll†	Steve Doll	1985–1986
Charles Donovan	Chick Donovan	1981
James Duggan Jr.	Jim Duggan	1982–1987	[1][5][27]
Bobby Duncum Sr.	Bobby Duncum	1983
Bill Eadie	Masked Superstar / Masked Superstar #1	1983 1985–1986	[28][29]
Bobby Eaton†	Bobby Eaton	1983–1984CWA 1986–1987	[15]
Rob Elowitch	Ron Ellis	1986–1987	[28]
Douglas Embry	Eric Embry	1979
Ulualoaiga Emelio†	Cocoa Samoa	1980–1982 1984
William Ensor†	Buddy Landel	1981–1986	[30]
Wayne Ermatinger	Mike Blood	1980
James Fanning	Jimmy Valiant	1987
Anthony Felker	Tony Falk	1984–1985
Emanuel Fernandez	Manny Fernandez	1987
Raymond Fernandez†	Hercules Hernandez / Mr. Wrestling #2	1984–1985	[31]
Richard Ferrara†	Igor Putski / Rick Ferrara	1979–1982
Doug Fisher	Terminator Wolf	1987
Mark Fleming	Mark Fleming	1987
Richard Fliehr	Ric Flair	1984–1987	[5][32]
John Frankel III	John Tatum	1986
Paul Frederick†	Paul Jones	1987
Mick Foley	Jack Foley	1987
Joseph Fornini	Joe Savoldi	1984 1986
Dory Funk Jr.	Dory Funk Jr.	1980 1987
Terrance Funk†	Terry Funk	1980	[33]
Jean Gagné†	Frenchy Martin	1980
Juan Chavarría Galicia†	El Gran Markus	1979–1980
Jeff Gaylord†	Jeff Gaylord	1986–1987
Michael George	Mike George	1979–1982 1986–1987
Herbert Gerwig†	Killer Karl Kox	1979–1982	[34]
Doug Gilbert	The Enforcer	1987
Thomas Gilbert Jr.†	Eddie Gilbert	1985–1987	[28][35][36]
Terry Gordy†	Terry Gordy	1979–1987	[1][37][38][39][40]
Brian Gower	Brian Adias	1984
Daryll Gower†	Steve "The Brawler" Lawler	1985
George Gray	One Man Gang / Crusher Broomfield	1982–1983 1985–1987	[1][5][41][42]
Jerry Grey	Jerry Grey	1984–1985
Armando Guerrero	Mando Guerrero	1987
Héctor Guerrero	Héctor Guerrero / Lazer Tron	1984–1987	[1]
Salvador Guerrero III†	Chavo Guerrero	1982–1987	[1]
Joseph Hamilton†	The Assassin	1980 1987
Joseph Hamilton Jr.	Nick Patrick	1985
John Stanley Hansen II	Stan Hansen	1979 1986	[43]
Susumu Hara†	Ashura Hara	1981
James Harrell	Boris Zhukov	1983	[5]
Billy Harris	Billy Starr	1979
James Harris†	Kamala	1982–1986	[1][5][7][44]
Rick Harris	Black Bart	1987
Gary Hart	Gary Young	1986–1987	[1]
Richard Hatfield	Ricky Fields	1980
Michael Hegstrand†	Road Warrior Hawk	1983–1985 1986–1987	[1][45][46]
James Hellwig†	Blade Runner Rock	1986
Patrick Helvey	Rick McCord	1979 1984
Dale Hey†	Buddy Roberts / Buddy Jack Roberts	1980–1987	[38][47]
Michael Hickenbottom	Shawn Michaels	1984–1985 1987	[7][48][49]
Larry Higgins	Grizzly Boone / Larry Higgins	1983–1984 1987
James Hillman	Mike Miller	1980–1981
James Hines	Bobby Fulton	1984–1987	[17][18]
Tim Horner	Tim Horner	1982–1985 1987	[1][5][50]
Mike Hudspeth	Mike Hudspeth	1981
Barney Irwin	Bill Irwin	1979–1980 1983 1986–1987
Scott Irwin†	The Super Destroyer / Super Destroyer #1	1980–1983
Cary Jackson†	Colt Steele	1987
Perry Jackson	Perry Jackson	1984–1986
Bradley James†	Brad Armstrong	1984–1985 1987	[1][5][51][52]
Frederick Jannetty	Marty Oates	1983
James Jefferson†	Spike	1987
Lawrence Jefferson	Basher	1987
Brian Jewel	Joe Lightfoot	1983
James Johnson†	Luke Graham	1979 1981
Joel Jones	Thunderfoot #1	1987	[53]
Charles Kalani Jr.†	Toru Tanaka	1980
Don Kalt†	Don Garfield	1979
Ruben Kane	Robert Gibson	1984–1987	[1]
Stephen Keirn	Steve Keirn	1986
Wayne Keown	Dutch Mantell	1985–1986
Jacobo Kerszberg†	The Turk	1979–1981
James Kimble	King Cobra	1979–1983 1986
Kelly Kiniski	Kelly Kiniski / Masked Superstar #2	1981–1983 1985–1986
Steve Kyle†	Steve "The Brawler" Lawler	1980
Ernest Ladd†	Ernie Ladd	1979–1982 1984–1985	[1][5][7][54][55]
Wallace Lane	Stan Lane	1979 1986–1987
John Laurinaitis	Johnny Ace	1987
Joseph Laurinaitis†	Road Warrior Animal	1983–1985 1986–1987	[1][45][46]
Marcus Laurinaitis	The Terminator	1987
Jerry Lawler	Jerry Lawler	1980 1985
Mark Lewin	Mark Lewin	1980
Tom Lintz	Tom Lintz	1983–1984
Roberto López	Roberto Soto	1980
Frank Luhovy†	Frankie Lane	1985–1986
Martin Lunde	Marty Lunde / Arn Anderson	1982–1984 1986–1987	[56]
Ken Lusk	Ken Mantell	1980–1981
Robert Markovich	Bob Bradley	1987
Troy Martin	Shane Douglas / Troy Orndorff	1987	[57]
Dennis McCord	Austin Idol	1980
Edward McDaniel†	Wahoo McDaniel	1979–1980 1985	[58]
Ron McFarlane	Ron McFarlane	1980
Douglas McMichen†	Tank Patton	1979–1980
Akihisa Mera†	The Great Kabuki	1981 1985
Omar Mijares	Buddy Moreno	1984–1985
Robert Miller†	Butch Miller	1984 1986–1987	[59][60][61]
Charles Milliser†	J.R. Hogg	1986
John Minton†	John Studd	1982–1983
Gerald Monti†	Jerry Monti	1987
Frank Morrell	The Angel	1979–1981
Angelo Mosca†	Angelo Mosca	1979
Hoyt Murdoch†	Dick Murdoch	1979–1983 1985–1987	[5][7][28][62]
Jim Neidhart†	Jim Neidhart	1983–1984	[5]
John Nord	The Barbarian / The Viking	1985 1987
Larry Oliver, Sr.†	Rip Oliver / Rick Oliver	1980 1984–1985
Paul Orndorff†	Paul Orndorff	1979–1982	[5][63][64]
Terry Orndorff	Terry Orndorff	1980–1981	[65]
Lenny Ornstein	Jack Armstrong	1987
Randal Orton†	Barry Orton	1984
Robert Orton, Jr.	Bob Orton, Jr.	1981–1982 1978 1983	[5]
Robert Orton, Sr.†	Bob Orton	1981
Matt Osborne†	Matt Borne	1982–1983	[5][66]
Robert Owen†	Bob Owens	1980 1984
Masashi Ozawa	Killer Khan	1980
Christopher Pailles†	King Kong Bundy	1983	[5][7]
King Parsons Jr.	Iceman King Parsons	1983–1987	[1][5]
Kenneth Patera	Ken Patera	1979
Alex Pérez	Al Pérez	1985–1987	[5]
Josip Peruzović†	Nikolai Volkoff	1983–1984	[5][67]
Oreal Perras†	Ivan Koloff	1979–1980 1986–1987
David Peterson†	Dave Peterson	1986
Gene Petit†	Gene Lewis	1979–1980
Lawrence Pfohl	Lex Luger	1987
Lanny Poffo†	Lanny Poffo	1983–1984	[68]
Thomas Prichard	Tom Prichard / Tom Price	1979 1983 1985
Harley Race†	Harley Race	1982	[69][70][71][72]
Jeffrey Raitz †	Jeff Raitz	1986–1987
Manuel Ramos†	Bull Ramos	1979–1981
James Raschke	Baron von Raschke	1986–1987
Robert Rechsteiner	Rick Steiner / Rob Rechsteiner / The Enforcer	1984–1987	[1][5]
Bruce Reed†	Bruce Reed / Butch Reed	1980 1983–1986	[1][5][19]
Abel Reynosa†	Taras Bulba	1986
John Richardson	Johnny Rich	1983	[5]
Thomas Richardson	Tommy Rich	1980–1981 1983
John Richmond	Eli the Eliminator	1986–1987
Dan Rignati	Terminator Riggs / Dan Rignati	1987
Ken Rinehurst	Jack Victory	1984–1987	[5]
Sylvester Ritter†	Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee	1979–1984	[5][19]
Juan Rivera	El Corsario	1985
Byron Robertson†	The Missing Link	1983 1986–1987	[54][73]
Guadalupe Robledo†	José Lothario	1979–1980 1983–1984
Aaron Rodríguez	Mil Máscaras	1982–1983
Alan Rogowski†	Ole Anderson	1980
Richard Rood†	Rick Rude / Ricky Rood	1983–1984 1987	[5]
Robert Roop	Bob Roop	1981–1982
Robert Ross, Jr.	Ranger Ross	1987
Lawrence Rotunda	Mike Rotunda	1987
André Roussimoff†	André the Giant	1980–1983	[5]
Virgil Runnels Jr.†	Dusty Rhodes	1979–1987	[5][74][75]
Ted Russell†	Savannah Jack	1986–1987
Gary Sabaugh	The Italian Stallion	1987
Gadowar Sahota	Gama Singh	1979–1980
Kazuo Sakurada†	The Black Ninja	1983
Frank Santen†	Frank Dusek	1980–1981
Hugo Savinovich	Hugo Savinovich	1980
Mark Sciarra	Rip Rogers	1983	[76]
Frederick Seawright†	Brickhouse Brown	1984–1986	[5][77]
Michael Seitz	Michael Hayes	1979–1981 1984–1987	[38]
Don Serrano†	Don Serrano	1981
Mike Sharpe, Jr.†	Mike Sharpe	1979–1980 1982–1983	[5][78]
David Sheldon†	Angel of Death	1986–1987	[79][80]
Ronald Simmons	Ron Simmons	1987
Nelson Simpson	Nikita Koloff	1986–1987
David Slinker†	Ron Slinker	1979	[81]
Aurelian Smith, Jr.	Jake Roberts	1979–1981 1983–1986	[1][28][82][83]
Michael Smith	Sam Houston	1987
Bill Smithson†	Dizzy Golden	1979
Tracy Smothers†	Tracy Smothers	1984 1986	[28]
Merced Solis	Tito Santana	1983–1984
Anthony Stansell	Tony Zane	1983
Tom Stanton	Tom Stanton	1983
George Stipich†	Stan Stasiak	1980
Richard Stratten	Ricky Morton	1984–1987	[1]
David Strawn	Korstia Korchenko / Mike Diamond	1980 1986	[28]
Jerry Stubbs	Mr. Olympia / Jerry Stubbs	1979 1982–1984	[5][7]
Kevin Sullivan	Kevin Sullivan / Johnny West	1987
Rick Taras	Rick Patterson	1987
Don Taylor†	Tug Taylor	1981 1987
Paul Taylor III	Terry Taylor	1984–1987	[5][28][84][85]
Curtis Thompson	Curtis Thompson	1987
Troy Thompson, Jr.†	Troy Graham	1984
Masanori Toguchi	Kim Duk	1981 1983
Ray Traylor Jr.†	Big Bubba Rogers	1987	[1][86]
Sione Vailahi	The Barbarian	1985 1987
Richard Van Slater	Dick Slater	1984–1986	[28][87]
Vaziri, Hossein|Hossein Vaziri}†}	The Iron Sheik	1981
Todd Veasey	Dale Veasey	1984–1985
Kevin Wacholz	Kevin Kelly / Thor	1985
John Walker†	Mr. Wrestling II	1979–1980 1982–1984	[5]
James Ware	Koko B. Ware / Koko Ware	1986	[28][88]
William Watts Jr.	Bill Watts	1979–1981 1984–1986
George Weingeroff	George Weingeroff	1983–1984 1987
George Wells	George Wells / Master Gee	1980 1984	[19]
Pezavan Whatley†	Pez Whatley / Shaska Whatley / The Shadow	1986–1987	[1]
Lawrence Whistler	Larry Zbyszko	1983 1987
Anthony White	Tony Atlas / Black Atlas	1979–1980 1982–1983	[5]
Brian Wickens	Luke Williams	1984 1986–1987	[59][60][61]
James Williams	Jimmy Garvin	1980–1981 1983–1984 1987
Steve Williams†	Steve Williams	1982–1987	[5][89]
Barry Windham	Barry Windham	1987
Kendall Windham	Kendall Windham	1987
Edward Wiskoski	Ed Wiskoski	1981–1982	[5]
Charles Wolfe Jr.†	Gino Hernandez	1979–1980 1982–1985
Brett Woyan	Brett Sawyer / Brett Wayne	1980–1981 1984–1986
Bruce Woyan†	Buzz Sawyer	1979 1983 1985–1987	[5]
Hiroshi Yagi†	Super Ninja	1987
Galton Young†	Skip Young	1987
Thomas Zenk†	Tom Zenk	1984
Unknown	Carl Fergie	1981 1983–1984	[90]
Unknown	Steve Cox	1987	W

Female Wrestlers

Birth Name:	Ring Name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Lucille Ann Casey†	Ann Casey	1980
Judy Hardee	Judy Martin	1979–1982
Peggy Lee†	Peggy Lee	1984
Velvet Mykietowich	Velvet McIntyre	1984	[91]
Debra Newkirk†	Tracy Richards	1980
Linda Newton	Dark Journey	1985–1987	[92][93]
Vickie Otis	Princess Victoria	1982 1984
Wendi Richter	Wendi Richter	1980 1984	[94]
Nickla Roberts	Nickla Roberts	1987
Patty Seymour	Leilani Kai	1980–1982
Shirl Sprague†	Comrade Orga	1987
Diane Syms	Misty Blue	1985 1987
Debbie Szostecki	Debbie Combs	1983 1985
Betty Wade-Murphy	Joyce Grable	1980
Unknown	Barbie Doll	1981
Unknown	Carol Summers	1981
Unknown	Donna Day	1983
Unknown	Kat LaRoux	1987
Unknown	Linda Dallas	1985
Unknown	Suzette Ferrera	1981

Midget Wrestlers

Birth Name:	Ring Name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Jonathan Adams†	Ivan the Terrible	1979	[5]
Shigeri Akabane†	Little Tokyo	1980–1981 1985	[5]
Steve Eisenhower	Butch Cassidy	1979
Katie Glass	Diamond Lil	1981
William Guillot†	Billy the Kid	1979–1980
Harold Lang†	Cowboy Lang	1979–1981 1983 1985–1986	[5][95]
Stanley Littlejohn†	Little Coco / Little Cocoa	1985	[5]
Eric Tovey	Lord Littlebrook	1985–1986	[5]
Unknown	Lone Eagle		[5]
Unknown	Karate Kid	1986

Stables and Tag Teams

Tag Team/Stable(s)	Members	Tenure(s)
The Blade Runners	Blade Runner Rock† and Blade Runner Sting	1986
The Bruise Brothers	Porkchop Cash and Tony Graham	1983
The Bruise Brothers	Porkchop Cash and Mad Dog Boyd	1986
The Canadian Kodiaks	Claw and Bear	1987
Devastation Inc.	Skandar Akbar, One Man Gang, Savannah Jack, Leroy Brown, Kamala, The Missing Link and Bill Irwin	1984–1987
The Dirty White Boys	Lynn Denton and Tony Anthony	1983 1985
The Enforcers	Enforcer #1 and Enforcer #2	1987
The Fantastics	Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers†	1984–1987
The Fabulous Freebirds	Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy† and Buddy Roberts†	1979–1981 1984–1987
The Fabulous Ones	Stan Lane and Steve Keirn	1986
The Guerreros	Chavo Guerrero† and Hector Guerrero	1985–1986
Hot Stuff International	Eddie Gilbert†, Missy Hyatt, Sting, Rick Steiner, John Tatum and Jack Victory	1986
House of Humperdink	Sir Oliver Humperdink †, Lord Humongous, The Barbarian and The Nightmare	1985–1986
The Jive Tones	Pez Whatley† and Tiger Conway, Jr.	1987
The Lightning Express	Brad Armstrong† and Tim Horner	1987
The Masked Superstars	Masked Superstar #1 and Masked Superstar #2	1985
The Midnight Express	Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton†	1983–1985
The Rat Pack	Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan and Matt Borne†	1983
The Rock 'n' Roll Express	Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson	1984–1987
The Sheepherders	Butch Miller† and Luke Williams	1984 1986–1987
The Wild Samoans	Afa and Sika	1981–1982

Managers and Valets

Birth Name:	Ring Name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
James Cornette	Jim Cornette	1983–1985CWA	[15][96][97]
Paul Ellering	Paul Ellering	1983–1985 1986–1987	[46]
Valerie French	Sunshine	1987
Lynda Newton	Dark Journey	1985-1987
Linda Gunthorpe Hawker	Miss Linda	1984
Melissa Hiatt	Missy Hyatt	1986–1987	[98]
Ernest Ladd†	Ernie Ladd	1981–1982	[96]
James Morrison	J. J. Dillon	1979 1983 1987
John Sutton†	Sir Oliver Humperdink	1985–1986	[96]
Jimmy Wehba†	Skandor Akbar	1983–1966 1985 1987	[1][5][99]

Commentators and interviewers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Reisor Bowden†	Reisor Bowden	1979–1984	Ring announcer
Toni Collins†	Toni Adams	1986–1987	Ringside interviewer
Boyd Pierce†	Boyd Pierce	1979–1985	[7]
Bruce Prichard	Bruce Prichard	HW	Ring announcer
James Ross	Jim Ross	1979-1987	Play-by-play commentator[5][100][101]
Frank Santen	Frank Dusek		Ringside interviewer
Michael Seitz	Michael Hayes	1986	Color commentator
William Watts Jr.	Bill Watts		Color commentator[102]
Joel Watts	Joel Watts

Referees

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Unknown	Alfred Neely
Unknown	Carl Fergie	1986–1987	[90][103]
Thomas Gilbert, Sr.†	Tommy Gilbert	1984–1987
Ron West†	Ron West		[104][105]
Edward Faulk	Edward Faulk

Other personnel

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
John Ayers†	John Ayers	1987	Commissioner
William Cruickshanks	Bill Dundee		Booker[21]
Ernest Ladd†	Ernie Ladd		Booker
William Watts Jr.	Bill Watts	1979–1987	Promoter[5][106]

Company name to Year
Company name:	Years:
Mid-South Wrestling	1979–1986
Universal Wrestling Federation	1986–1987
Notes
† ^ Indicates they are deceased.
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with the Universal Wrestling Federation.
CWA ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with Continental Wrestling Association.
GCW ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with Georgia Championship Wrestling.
HW ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with Houston Wrestling.
JCP ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with Jim Crockett Promotions.