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Ardmore Company Making A Comeback

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 By: CMBurnham

Hello fans! I'm writing this article today as Al Santos, the man not Al Farat, the performer because I wanted to express myself concerning a matter that has caused me some reflection.

As you all know I have been involved in pro wrestling for damn near 25 years and for about 7 of those years I've worked in the Ardmore, OK area as trainer/booker and it has been a pleasure for me to do so. We've had our ups and downs trying to make things work there and as some of you may know it's a very time consuming labor of love more than a money making venture. Mistakes are certainly made along the way but as long as we learn from them we'll always have a chance to do it better the next time. After several different owners and name changes the company we all tried to keep afloat simply went under. Too many conflicting ideas and people with their own agendas is what I believe was the downfall to the company. Although money plays a major part in keeping the doors open it was other factors that ultimately made it unsuccessful. Now we have that 2nd chance to do it right. Will it succeed? Who knows! What I do know is we're certainly not starting on the wrong foot so what I want is to address the company name!

First I want to make it very clear that the owner, Mr. Jerry Bostic and I are very close friends and I know him to be one of the most understanding and honest men I know. Although we haven't always seen eye to eye on alot of things ultimately it's always his call on any last decisions in regards to the company. When he approached me about re-starting UWF I was all for it and still am. Although it was never my idea to call it UWF06 I was still on board just like before because I believe it could succeed. Although we initially decided to go with UWF06 we knew it wasn't the same so we decided collectively to change the name to give it a fresh new start...again! When deciding on a name I was asked for advice so I gave a few examples of what I thought were great names never used. None were used which didn't really bother me because I have always respected the promoters decisions in any company I work in even if I didn't agree with it. That's what has made me successful and has provided me the opportunity to work with many companies across the U.S. and overseas. So UWE was the name chosen and at that time I was unaware that there was another company using that name in Oklahoma. I got home, looked it up and sure enough there was. That weekend I had a show in Ft. Smith, AR and expressed to Mike Iles, (TCW announcer at the time) how upset I was about it. While I don't agree we should continue using that name I want to re-assure you all it wasn't done with ill will or malice on Mr. Bostic's part. It was simply a mistake and it's being rectified.

I wanted to address this issue with not only the fans but the workers in the state simply because I work with so many of you and I certainly don't want you all to think that it was part of my doing because you all know that I know better. We're sorry for the confusion it may have caused and a change will be announced soon by the company owner. Thank you and we hope to see you soon down Texoma way!

Al Farat Santos

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1947 Leroy McGuirk def. Buddy Rogers for the NWA Midwest World Title
1958 Danny McShain def. Mad Man Martin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title

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09-07 1981 Frank Hill & Eric Embry def. Joel Deaton & David Deaton for the TSW Tag Team Titles
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09-08 1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-08 1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-08 2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-08 2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
09-08 2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
09-08 2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-08 2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
09-08 2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title
09-09 1970 Waldo Von Erich def. Jack Curtis for the TSW Mississippi Title
09-09 1980 The Grappler def. Ted DiBiase for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
09-09 2002 Papa Voodoo def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
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09-09 2016 One Man Sam def. Brock Landers for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
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09-09 2023 Martin Justice def. Thomas Knight for the XDWF New GenX Title
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09-10 1968 The Spoiler & Gary Hart def. Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-10 1971 Ramon Torres def. Roger Kirby for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
09-10 1978 David Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
09-10 1979 Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
09-10 2011 Drake Gallows became the BYEW Entertainment Champion
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09-11 1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
09-11 1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
09-11 1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
09-11 1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-11 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
09-11 1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
09-11 1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
09-11 2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
09-11 2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
09-11 2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
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09-11 2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
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09-12 1982 King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin def. The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
09-12 1983 Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart def. Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
09-12 1988 The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) def. John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
09-12 2004 Chris Matthews def. Brandon Bishop for the ACW Heavyweight Title
09-12 2009 Bobby Starr def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Entertainment Title
09-12 2010 Xavior def. Kevin Morgan for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
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1947 Leroy McGuirk def. Buddy Rogers for the NWA Midwest World Title
1958 Danny McShain def. Mad Man Martin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title

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