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The Rise and Fall of Japan's UWF: How a Pro Wrestling Company Birthed MMA

Once upon a time, the UWF ruled the world. As pioneers of "shoot style" pro wrestling, they filled the Tokyo Dome before NJPW or AJPW ever did. They broke box office records. They were superstars. And then, one day, it all ended. Born out of a New Japan pro wrestling scandal, imploding in on itself not once but twice and leaving a profound mark on not only pro wrestling, but MMA as well, This is the story of how “real” wrestling took over Japan. This is the story of the UWF. Patreon:   / wrestlingcolin   Twitter:   / wrestlingcolin   Navigation: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Antonio Inoki's Business Scandal and the Origins of the UWF 4:45 What is Shoot Style Pro Wrestling? 6:29 The Formation of the First UWF 10:02 Akira Maeda Shoots on Satoru Sayama 12:22 The UWF-NJPW invasion 14:09 Akira Maeda Shoots on Riki Choshu 15:48 The Formation of the UWF Reborn 18:29 The UWF Makes History at the Tokyo Dome 22:31 The Downfall of the UWF 25:13 UWF offshoots and Legacy 26:08 Special Message Information sources: Shooters: The Toughest Men in Professional Wrestling by Jonathan Snowden https://www.amazon.ca/Shooters-Toughe... The Wrestling Observer https://www.f4wonline.com/ Cameron Lee (KynchStalker)'s Pro Wrestling Only articles https://forums.prowrestlingonly.com/t... Igapro article "The end of the new UWF... Akira Maeda is isolated" https://igapro24.com/2018/12/19/uwf-2/ Zach Arnold article from puroresupower.com (now unavailable) via IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/... Fumi Saito on the "Write That Down!" podcast https://podcastaddict.com/fight-game-... Eggshells: Pro Wrestling In The Tokyo Dome by Chris Charlton https://www.amazon.ca/Eggshells-Pro-W... Card lineups and information via https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/