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{{Short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
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{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| image =One Man Gang cropped.png
| caption =[[One Man Gang]] (in 2012), one time champion
| finalchamp =[["Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] 
| promotion =[[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] 
| brand =
| created =May 30, 1986
| firstchamp =[[Terry Gordy]]
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| titleretired =November 26, 1987
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The '''UWF Heavyweight Championship''' was the premier title in the [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] owned by [[Bill Watts]]. When Mid-South Wrestling Association changed its name to the UWF, the [[Mid-South North American Championship]] was retired and a tournament was held to crown a new UWF Heavyweight Champion. When [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] purchased the UWF, the title was defended in Crockett for a while and was then retired. 

It should not be confused with the [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams) championships#UWF World Heavyweight Championship|UWF Heavyweight Championship]] that was defended in the [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] promotion owned by [[Herb Abrams]]. That title and promotion began several years after Watts' promotion was sold.

==Title history==
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{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 1
|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Gordy}}
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|1986|5|30}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|day1=30|month1=5|year1=1986|day2=9|month2=11|year2=1986}}
|location = [[Houston, Texas]]
|event    = [[House show]]
|notes    = Defeated [[Jim Duggan]] in tournament final
|ref      = <ref name=UWFHeavyBook>{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will|chapter=United States: Louisiana/Oklahoma: Universal Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title|pages=233|title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref><ref name=F4WMay30>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/day-pro-wrestling-history-may-30-inoki-beats-andre-win-msg-league-garea-calhoun-win | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (May 30): Inoki beats Andre to win MSG league, Garea & calhoun win WWWF Tag titles, Gagne vs. Funk Jr., UFC booker wins title | date=May 30, 2015 | access-date=March 21, 2020 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 2
|champion = [[One Man Gang]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|1986|11|9}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|day1=9|month1=11|year1=1986|day2=19|month2=4|year2=1987}}
|location = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
|event    = [[House show]] 
|notes    = Won by forfeit when Gordy was injured
|ref      = <ref name=UWFHeavyBook/> 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 3
|champion = {{sortname|Big Bubba|Rogers}}
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|1987|4|19}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|day1=19|month1=4|year1=1987|day2=11|month2=7|year2=1987}}
|location = [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]]
|event    = [[House show]]
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref name=UWFHeavyBook/> 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 4
|champion = {{sortname|"Dr. Death" Steve|Williams}}
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|1987|7|11}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|day1=11|month1=7|year1=1987|day2=26|month2=11|year2=1987}}
|location = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|event    = [[House show]]
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref name=UWFHeavyBook/><ref name=WON072087>{{cite journal | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=July 13, 1987 | journal=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | title=Top Story | issue= 7.20.87}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 4.5
|type     = deactivated
|date     = {{dts|1987|12|26}}
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|ref      = <ref name=UWFHeavyBook/>
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==References==
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{{UWF Heavyweight Championship}}
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[[Category:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) championships]]
[[Category:Heavyweight wrestling championships]]