Universal Wrestling Federation & Universal Wrestling Federation International

UWF First Show

July 25, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhiko Takada beat Casey Hart (6:05) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat The Super Tiger (16:01) via submission.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Osamu Kidoh (16:30) via submission.

UWF Starting Over

May 12 & June 11, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhiko Takada fought Shigeo Miyato (30:00) to a draw.

Tetsuo Nakano beat Yoji Anjo (24:25) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat Kazuo Yamazaki (24:56) via submission.

Tetsuo Nakano fought Shigeo Miyato (30:00) to a draw.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Norman Smiley (15:30) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat Nobuhiko Takada (25:18) via submission.

UWF Core

"The First Anniversary Show"

April 14, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan

The Korakuen Hall drawing ???

Yoji Anjoh beat Minoru Suzuki (19:39) via submission.

Shigeo Miyato beat Tetsuo Nakano (21:14) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat Kazuo Yamazaki (12:13) via TKO.

UWF May History 2nd

May 21, 1989 in Tokyo, Japan

North Korakuen Hall drawing ???

Minoru Suzuki beat Kiyoshi Tamura (5:30) via submission.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Yoji Anjoh (10:03) via submission.

Bob Backlund beat Masakatsu Funaki (13:58) via DQ.

Nobuhiko Takada beat Danny Spalding (7:49) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat Kazuo Yamazaki (13:36) via TKO.

UWF Fighting Square

June 14, 1989 in Nagoya, Japan

Aichiken Gym drawing 2,100

Bart Vale beat Shigeo Miyato (13:00) via submission.

Yoji Anjoh beat Masaharu Funaki (22:14) via submission.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Minoru Suzuki (9:21) via submission.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Norman Smiley (13:49) via submission.

Akira Maeda beat Nobuhiko Takada (20:05) vis submission.

UWFi Moving On 2nd

June 6, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan

Makoto Oe beat Rudy Laport (5th) via points in a "Kickboxing Match."

Kiyoshi Tamura beat Tom Burton (9:08) via submission.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Yuko Miyato (11:00) via TKO.

Tetsuo Nakano beat Yoji Anjoh (15:12) via submission.

Nobuhiko Takada beat J.T. Snow (7:44) vis submission.

UWFi Hakata Live Special 1992

June 28, 1992

Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Yoshihiro Takayama (7:58) via submission.

Naoki Sano & Mark Fleming beat Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato (17:51) when Fleming forced Miyato to submit.

Masahito Kakihara beat Yoji Anjo (10:12) via submission.

Kazushi Aoyogi beat Gary Steele (9:39) via submission.

Nobohiko Takada beat Mark Silver (5:15).

Gary Albright beat Tom Burton (2:32) via submission.

UWFi The Fight Of Champions

May 6, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan

Budokan Hall drawing 16,500

Bad News Allen beat Yoshihiro Takayama (6:14) via submission.

Yoji Anjoh & Masahito Kakihara beat Tom Burton & Jean Lydick (13:42) via TKO when Burton could not continue.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Yuko Miyato (12:47) via submission.

Kiyoshi Tamura beat Naoki Sano (19:26) via submission. 

WCW World Champion Big Van Vader beat Tatsuo Nakano (3:35) via TKO.

Gary Albright beat Dennis Koslowski (4:56) via KO.

UWFi World Champion Nobuhiko Takada beat Dan Severn (13:50) via submission.

UWFi At Jingu Stadium I

December 5, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan

Jingu Stadium drawing 46,168 ($2,500,000)

Bad News Allen beat Kazushi Sakuraba (5:45) via submission.

Gene Lydick beat Tom Burton (2:48) via submission.

Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Greg Bobchick (6:38) via submission.

Yoshihiro Takayama beat Tommy Cairo (1:25) via submission.

Masahito Kakihara beat Tatsuo Nakano (9:24) via TKO.

Kazuo Yamazaki & Mark Silver beat Naoki Sano & Yuko Miyato (19:17) when Yamazaki forced Sano to submit.

Billy Scott beat Yoji Anjoh (13:40) via submission.

Kiyoshi Tamura beat Dennis Koslowski (12:49) via submission.

Salman Hashimikov & Vladimir Berkovich beat Gary Albright & Dan Severn (17:41) when Hashimikov forced Severn to submit.

UWFI World Champion Nobuhiko Takada beat Big Van Vader (14:23) via submission.

UWFi The Best Of The World Tournament Finals

August 18, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan

Budokan Hall drawing 16,500 ($1,150,000)

Bad News Allen beat Hiromitsu Kanehara (5:56) via submission.

Yoshihiro Takayama beat Mark Silver (0:37) via TKO.

Kazushi Sakuraba & Masahito Kakihara beat Billy Scott & Gene Lydick (17:47) when Kakihara forced Scott to submit.

Salman Hashimikov beat Yuko Miyato (6:13) via submission.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Tatsuo Nakano (11:11) via submission.

Yoji Anjoh & Naoki Sano beat Vladimir Berkovich & Victor Zangiev (9:53) via KO when Zangiev couldn't continue.

Gary Albright beat Kiyoshi Tamura (17:31) via KO.

Big Van Vader beat Nobuhiko Takada (19:24) to win the UWFi World Title and "The UWFi Best Of The World Tournament 1994."

UWFi Takada/Albright Commercial Tape

November 30, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan

Budokan Hall drawing 16,500

Bowee Chowaikun beat Chris Martin (3rd - 1:11) via KO in a "Kickboxing Match."

Tom Burton beat Kenichi Yamamoto (5:25) via submission.

Yuko Miyato beat Kazushi Sakuraba (7:53) via submission.

Yoji Anjo beat Hiromitsu Kanehara (7:54) via submission.

Billy Scott beat Tatsuo Nakano (9:34) via submission.

Naoki Sano beat Yoshihiro Takayama (7:03) via submission.

Kiyoshi Tamura beat Dan Severn (7:14) via KO.

Kazuo Yamazaki beat Masahito Kakihara (14:12) via submission.

Gary Albright beat Nobohiko Takada (15:20) via submission.

UWFi The Kings Road Commercial Tape

October 8, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan

Budokan Hall drawing 16,500

Bowy Chowaigun beat Danny Steel (3rd-2:51) via KO to win the ISKA Welterweight Title.

Kazushi Sakuraba beat Mark Silver (10:54) via submission.

Hiromistu Kanehara fought Yoshihiro Takayama to a draw.

Yuko Miyato beat Tatsuo Nakano (8:39) via submission.

Yuhi Sano beat Vladamir Berkovich (6:17) via submission.

Dan Severn & Kiyoshi Tamura beat Yoji Anjoh & Steve Nelson (18:12) when Tamura forced Anjoh to submit.

Masahito Kakihara beat Jean Lydick (8:59) via submission.

Nobuhiko Takada beat Victor Zangiev (6:32) via submission.

Gary Albright & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Big Van Vader & The Earthquake (17:54) when Albright forced Vader to submit. 

UWFi Vader/Albright Commercial Tape

January 15, 1995

Budokan Hall drawing 16,500

Gone Yattachai beat Rodney Brockfield in a "Kickboxing Match."

Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Kenichi Yamamoto.

Yoshihiro Takayama beat Tom Burton.

Tatsuo Nakano beat Bad News Allen.

Masahito Kakihara & Yoji Anjoh beat Naoki Sano & Kazushi Sakuraba.

Kiyoshi Tamura beat Gene Lydick.

Kazuo Yamazaki & Little Guido beat Nobuhiko Takada & Billy Scott (1:53) when Yamazaki forced Scott to submit.

UWFi World Champion Big Van Vader beat Gary Albright (11:25) via submission.

UWFi At Jingu Stadium II

"UWFi Fifth Anniversary Show"

August 17, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan

Jingu Stadium drawing 10,500

Dutch Windmail beat Kenichi Yamamoto (5:34) via TKO.

Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Tiger Maduro (7:10) via submission.

The Great Kabuki, Tokeru & Benkei Daikokuboh beat Kishin Kanabata, Okumura & Gekkoh (14:44) when Benkei pinned Gekkoh.

Tiger Mask I fought El Gran Hamada (15:00) to a draw.

Kimo beat Yoshihiro Takayama (1:16) via submission.

Kazushi Sakuraba beat Masahito Kakihara (14:31) via submission.

Genichiro Tenryu beat Naoki Sano (8:59).

Nobuhiko Takada beat Yoji Anjoh (11:26) via KO.

UWFi At Jingu Stadium III

September 11, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan

Jingu Stadium drawing 41,087

Errow Maduro beat Kenichi Yamamoto (8:00) via KO.

Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Nikolai Gordeau via submission.

Kazushi Sakuraba beat Masao Orihara (10:41) via KO.

Tiger Mask (Sayamaya) beat The Cobra (Takano) (12:54) via countout.

Kensuke Sasaki beat Masahito Kakihara (8:43).

Toshiaki Kawada beat Yoshihiro Takayama (8:43).

Shinya Hashimoto beat Yuki Sano.

Yoji Anjoh beat Dave Beneteau (2:48) via submission.

Nobuhiko Takada beat Genichiro Tenryu (19:30) via submission.

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