Universal Wrestling Association (UWA)

[9.0] "A forgotten promotion in Mexico, the Universal Wrestling Association was a viable alternative to CMLL and AAA as a great promotion."

[10.0] "Iconic legendary promotion from mexican Lucha Libre. Known for holding shows in the now extinct "Toreo de Cuatro Caminos" arena, a place that went down in history as one of the greatest arenas to ever exist in the country. They didn't broadcast their shows till early 90s, which is unfortunate and makes the few recordings available from them even more valuable. Many of the all time greatest figures from Mexico would perform there on a weekly basis, while also, managing to get some of the biggest international names the wrestling scene had to offer, like Lou Thesz, Andre the Giant, Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan, Stan Hansen, among many others, which even EMLL barely managed to do after 50 years in the business by that point."

[9.0] "It's the John Cena retirement weekend, but it's also the retirement of El Hijo del Santo, who was a star for this promotion, basically a precursor to AAA."

[10.0] "I am biased as UWA is my favorite promotion of all times, at least until they started falling apart in the late 80s. The trios division alone would warrant a very high vote as it reached heights that has not been regularly touched ever since: the Villanos/Misioneros de la Muerte feud is still mind-boggling for the incredible quality of the matches and storyline. Yes, UWA may not have pushed the boundaries as AWWA (aka Pavillion Azteca) was doing in those years with family-friendly gimmicks and angles that had the purists up in arms but in retrospect Francisco Flores's idea to give a fair chance to good workers who were deemed too small by CMLL and promoters in Monterrey to be stars was groundbreaking and we are still reaping the harvest to this day."

[9.0] "One of the best promotions to come out of Mexico. UWA had a very gritty feel to it, and the overall focus on technical wrestling added to a very traditional feel as well. UWA had a lot of great talent come through its doors, including El Canek, Negro Casas, Perry Aguayo, Dos Caras, Gran Hamada, Villano III, and many others."