Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ultimate Wrestling Federation (UWF)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete --- Deville (Talk) 03:47, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ultimate Wrestling Federation (UWF)

Small promotion, that when searched on Google.. came up with no decent matches. Inactive promotion that was an indy promotion, and isn't very known. RobJ1981 10:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

• Comment I remember hearing and reading quite a bit about them when I was a kid. I'd definitely call for some sort of expansion on the subject first, if there's anyone out there that can do it, and see what the results are. Delete This UWF is non-notable and not the UWF I was thinking of (Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation). Deputy Marshall 00:54, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

• This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 14:48, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep At one time it was a very notable promotion. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Unopeneddoor (talk • contribs).
• Keep - Just because a promotion died before the internet started doesn't mean it's not-notable. There are references other than the net after all... this promotion was frequently referenced in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and in the past by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Similarly, a promotion is not non-notable just because it is indy (i.e.: independent) - off the top of my head there are articles on Ring of Honor, Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Xtreme Pro Wrestling, East Coast Wrestling Association, etc. Essexmutant 21:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC). Changed vote to Delete per nom. Essexmutant 08:05, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. It's not the WWE, but notable enough.Vote changed to delete in light of comments by User:NeoChaosX below. Dsreyn 00:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment While it seems to be notable, some of the article's claims are pretty dubious. It claims Cactus Jack had wrestled for the company; but having read Mick Foley's biography, the only UWF he ever mentions wrestling for was the second Universal Wrestling Federation. The fact that the other notable wrestlers listed have no mention of the Ultimate Wrestling Federation in their profiles leads me to suspect that this may be either an indy trying to make their reputation look good, or just an outright hoax. To those that want to keep the article - are you sure you're not mixing this promotion up with the two previous Universal Wrestling Federations? –NeoChaosX [talk | contribs] 07:50, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• You're right. My mistake. I have changed my vote. Essexmutant 08:05, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment And checking the history of the article, it's original author is User:Menace 2 Society(wrestler), who happens to share a name of a wrestler listed in this article. The editor's edit history shows he's created at least one other wrestler profile, Bishop Steele, who also is listed on the article's roster. I'm now more convinced that it's a self-promoting article, or just a wrestler creating a page for a company he used to work for. –NeoChaosX [talk | contribs] 08:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment THAT'S the UWF I was thinking of earlier! Thanks for clarifying! Deputy Marshall 22:01, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per the dubious notability claims in the article, and listing "alumni" that never really wrestled for the promotion. –NeoChaosX [talk | contribs] 02:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. TJ Spyke 03:53, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.