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UWN Primetime Live
''UWN Primetime Live'' was a weekly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by the United Wrestling Network (UWN) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). History On August 10, 2020, the United Wrestling Network (UWN) released a statement that they would partner with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to produce ''UWN Primetime Live'', a new series that would be aired via pay-per-view (PPV) providers on a weekly basis from Long Beach, California, at the Thunder Studios. On September 15, ''UWN Primetime Live'' produced their first event, where the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis successfully defended the title against Mike Bennett in the main event. On the September 29 edition of ''UWN Primetime Live'', Trevor Murdoch defeated the NWA National Champion Aron Stevens to win the title, marking the first title change at a ''UWN Primetime Live'' event. NWA aired the ''Primetime Live'' events as a weekly web television program under the ''Shockwave'' bann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real-life wrestling combat. is a form of athletic theaterEero Laine (2017). "Stadium-sized theatre: WWE and the world of professional wrestling". In #refChowEtAl2017, Chow et al. (2017). ''Performance and Professional Wrestling'', p. 39: "The business of professional wrestling is the business of theatre. Even if on the surface professional wrestling seems anathema to theatrical sensibilities, it is hard to deny the formal similarities. After all, professional wrestling is scripted entertainment performed live in front of an audience by actors portraying characters." centered around mock combat with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. In the United States, the term "professional wrestling" does not refer to authentic wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Limelight
Daniel Luis Rivera (born September 2, 1991) is a Puerto Rican-American professional wrestler, currently performing for United Wrestling Network's Championship Wrestling from Hollywood under the ring name Danny Limelight and is the current UWN World Champion. He also performs on the independent circuit and makes sporadic appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Limelight has also had notable runs in Major League Wrestling, and All Elite Wrestling. Early life Rivera was a fan of the then World Wrestling Federation's Attitude Era, specifically of The Rock, the D-Generation X stable, and the Hell in a Cell match from Badd Blood: In Your House in 1997. In 2009, Rivera entered the United States Marines Corps at the age of 17. He achieved the rank of Staff sergeant and worked as a Drill instructor before retiring in 2019. Professional wrestling career Early career Rivera was inspired to be a wrestler after speaking with Joe Gamble, a wrestler and acquaintance from Rivera' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. Although formally established in 1948, its lineage has been traditionally traced back to the first World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version), World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship, which traces its lineage to the title first awarded to George Hackenschmidt in 1905. This effectively makes it the oldest surviving wrestling championship in the world. The title began as a governing body's world championship and has been competed for in multiple major promotions around the world, including the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (which seceded from the NWA and became WWE, World Wide Wrestling Federation, now WWE), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kanellis
Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, singer and model. She is best known for her tenures in WWE, TNA, All Elite Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. Outside of wrestling, she is known for her 2008 ''Playboy'' magazine pictorial and 2010 appearances on the '' Celebrity Apprentice'' television series. Kanellis' career began as a contestant on the reality show '' Outback Jack'' in 2004. In the same year, she placed fifth in the Diva Search, and was later hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. Kanellis began competing in the ring as a professional wrestler in 2005 and received the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year in 2009. She released her debut album '' Sevin Sins'' in 2010 and departed WWE later that year. After departing WWE, she worked for Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling - then Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) - often appearing with her husband Mike Bennett. In TNA, she is a former TNA Knoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UWN Television Championship
The United Wrestling Network (UWN) Television Championship is a title controlled by, and defended in Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, Championship Wrestling (formally known as Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, or CWFH), sanctioned by the United Wrestling Network. Title history On July 10, 2011, Scorpio Sky pinned So Cal Crazy after hitting the "Ace of spades, Ace of Spades" to win the "Be the Star" Television Title Tournament to be crowned the first NWA International Television Champion. After the promotion parted ways with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the Championship was renamed the CWFH International Television Championship. In 2013, the title was again renamed the MAV Television Championship. During 2015, the title was renamed to United Wrestling Network Television Championship. Names Reigns Combined reigns As of , . Footnotes See also *CWFH Heritage Heavyweight Championship *AEW TNT Championship References External links *Wrestling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Dickinson (wrestler)
Christopher Torre (born August 11, 1987), better known by his ring name Chris Dickinson, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Game Changer Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Evolve Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Beyond Wrestling. He has also worked for various promotions around the world, including Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in Mexico, Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan, Preston City Wrestling in England, International Wrestling Syndicate in Canada, and American promotions Combat Zone Wrestling and Chikara. Professional wrestling career Early career (2002–2003) Initially a backyard wrestler, training in late 2001, Torre started his wrestling career in 2002 when he was 15, wrestling around the New Jersey area under the name Paco Loco. Independent circuit (2008–present) After a hiatus from professional wrestling, Torre, now billed as Chris Dickinson made his wrestling in ring return in 2008 for Jersey All Pro Wrestlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tag Team Match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. One of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Blindfold match In a blindfold match, the two participants must wear a blindfold over their eyes for the entire duration of the match. A well-known example of this match is the WrestleMania VII match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick Martel. No count-out match A no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Dude Tito
Tito Escondido (born October 4, 1988), better known by his ring name Bad Dude Tito, is an American professional wrestler. He works for Major League Wrestling (MLW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK). In MLW, he is a one-time MLW National Openweight Champion. Professional wrestling career New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021–present) On the January 22, 2022 episode of ''NJPW Strong'', Tito made his NJPW debut where he lost to Juice Robinson. On the February 12 episode of NJPW Strong, he teamed up with Jonah where they lost to FinJuice ( David Finlay and Juice Robinson). On the March 6, episode of ''NJPW Strong'', Shane Haste interfered in the tag team match between FinJuice and the pairing of Jonah and Tito. He attacked Robinson while the referee was distracted, allowing Tito to hit a frog splash on Robinson for the win, reforming TMDK in the process. At Windy City Riot, TMDK and Tito were defeated by FinJuice and their partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamille (wrestler)
Kailey Dawn Latimer (born October 24, 1992), better known by her ring name Kamille, is an American professional wrestler and former softball player, arena football player, and bodybuilder. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) from 2018 to 2024, where she is a former one-time NWA World Women's Champion. She also performed in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide from 2022 to 2023. Early life Latimer was born Kailey Dawn Farmer in Durham, North Carolina, on October 24, 1992. She attended Campbell University, where she played Division I softball for the Campbell Lady Camels and was a member of the Atlanta Steam in the Legends Football League. Professional wrestling career Early career (2017–2018) Latimer trained at the Team 3D Academy. Under the ring name Kamilla Kaine, she captured her first title in her rookie year while at Platinum Pro Wrestling (PPW), winning a seven-women Battle Royal match to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Clearwater
Jordan Leonard (born February 15, 1997) is an American professional wrestler, and bodybuilder, known under his ring name, Jordan Clearwater. He is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is a former NWA World Television Champion. Professional wrestling career Clearwater was trained at Roger Ruffen's Northern Wrestling Federation. He would receive instruction and guidance from Ruffen, Karl Anderson, Abyss, and Chris Harris. On the August 14, 2020 episode of NJPW Strong, Clearwater made his NJPW debut where he was paired with Clark Connors, losing to Barrett Brown and Logan Riegel. In September, Clearwater participated in the Lion's Break Crown where he lost to Connors in the first round. Clearwater would have his first win in New Japan on the February 5, 2021 episode of NJPW Strong in which he teamed up with Bateman, Misterioso, and Adrian Quest, defeating Brody King, Barrett Brown, Sterling Riegel and Logan Riegel in an eight-man tag team match. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hammerstone
Alex Rohde (born January 17, 1991), better known by the ring name Alexander Hammerstone or simply Hammerstone, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, the inaugural and longest reigning MLW National Openweight Champion, and the winner of Battle Riot III. He is also known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), through which he also made appearances on WWE's NXT brand. Professional wrestling career Early career (2013–2016) Rohde debuted on the Arizona independent circuit in 2013 with Championship Wrestling from Arizona (CWFA) and Arizona Wrestling Federation (AWF) under the ring name Alexander Hammerstone. In 2014, he wrestled in Las Vegas for Paragon Pro Wrestling (PPW) and Future Stars of Wrestling (FSW) and West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) in Oregon. There he won his first championship, the WCWC Legacy Championship, in 2014, which he held for 132 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
