The Urban Wrestling Federation (UWF) will be launching this spring, bringing the worlds of wrestling and Hip Hop together.
The UWF is being launched by Steve Karel, an original producer of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which was established in 1989.
“We’ve essentially created a ‘double brand,'” said Karel to AllHipHop.com. “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.”
E1 Music has partnered with the UWF to provide talent and promotion for the events, which will be pay-per-view.
“We at Entertainment One Music are very excited to be participating in the initial event launch of the Urban Wrestling Federation,” said Alan Grunblatt, E1’s president. “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.”
The first artist promoted through UWF will be Gorilla Zoe.
Lol the WWE better step they’re game up!
lol
they shouldve done this years ago like in the 90s wen people gave a shit about wrestling
HA FAKE SHIT MIXED WITH HIP HOP!!!!!!!DONT MAKE ME LAUGH LOL FUCKIN HELL WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NEXT HAHA JUST STICK TO HIPHOP MERCHANDISE
somebody go get mad and start shootin and fuck it up anyway
I was kinda looking forward to this up until I read:
“The first artist promoted through UWF will be Gorilla Zoe.”
Ah ha ha!
This is gonna be crazy,dangerous,and scary. We already know that the majority of us blacks don’t get along and to throw us in the ring and hurt each other is gonna be just as far worse being that we kill each other on the daily as it is. Just hope nothing scarce or crazy happens like someone dying off of hate for each other. Don’t think this federation is gonna last anyways just like the others that went of business. For instance, WCW is an example.
lol
This is gonna be hot……for about 2 seconds, then it will flop. If you are partnering with ECW, and ECW flopped because they couldn’t compete, what makes you think that this UWF thing won’t flop. Besides like one of the comments said…..us black ppl shoot..we don’t wrestle and then walk away still friends…..ashame but true.
this would work with latin music. little spanish kids love wrestling
Watch out WWE, they’re gonna use their love for hip hop and all that is black to sign John Cena haha
You people are retards… What urban wrestling is doing is not just for blacks .
Its movement… showcasing the younger talent that WWE is not letting get any shine for example the S.A.T Brain XL The Brisco Brothers. Dirty Rotten Scoundrals .
Yea its going to have a hardcore Flavor but its going to have the best wrestling out there on the market. not just kick punch wear a purple shirt…
And the rappers im sure is just to bring the fans in and let them get hooked because if anyone here new anything alot of indy wrestling has a urban flavor and alot of Indy wrestlers now are of the latin and black race …. but that dosent mean anything im sure U.W.F will have something for everyone … and to all who says it will flop … look at TNA and ROH…. think about it … they are still around and doing just fine