The Story of the UWA: British Wrestling Meets the ATTITUDE Era on L!VE TV

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The UWA was a short-lived British wrestling promotion from the late 90's, but one with a difference: They managed to bring UK Wrestling back to television!...well, to L!VE TV anyway. Here's a look at the promotion, the good and bad parts of their show Wrestling Rampage, and why it didn't quite work out - it's an intriguing artifact from the time that people call the "Dark Ages" of British Wrestling. Enjoy! Follow Kim Justice's Wrestling Road on Patreon for more documentaries: http://www.patreon.com/kimblejustice My BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/kimjustice.bsky.social My Other Channel: http://www.youtube.com/kimblejustice Tim Hassall's YouTube Channel, filled with UWA, FWA etc.: https://www.youtube.com/@UCX6qMY2iwJMswpQQlSUvyfg Two other episode-by-episode UWA writeups: Back Body Drop: https://backbodydrop.com/blog/category/reviews/european-indies/uwa/ The Millennial Wrestling Fan: https://themillennialwrestlingfan.wordpress.com/ RingSlam Wrestling (Phil Powers' YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@RINGSLAMWRESTLING JNLister (Tons of old WOS-era BritWres): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aGBQKA5mTC0IDal_WATDg Roy Lucier Wrestling Territories (A bit of old BritWres on here): https://www.youtube.com/@UCm7Ck8Am1H_3pUqxpemWMhA 0:00 Intro 1:55 The Dark Ages of British Wrestling, "American Wrestling" Tribute Shows 7:36 The Start of the UWA - "Judgement Night" and the Dirt Bike Kid 11:23 A Quick Look at the Infamous L!VE TV Channel 13:50 Looking at the 1st episode of UWA: Wrestling Rampage 28:32 The Good and Bad of UWA: Wrestling Rampage's 21 Episodes 43:11 The End of UWA, and the End of L!VE TV #kimjustice #wrestling #britwres #britishwrestling #wrestlinghistory #90swrestling