Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation
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| Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thing #28 (Oct 1985) |
| Created by | Mike Carlin Ron Wilson |
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| Type of business | Profesional wrestling |
| Employee(s) | Armadillo Vance Astrovik Blacksmith Cataphrax Demolition Man Ikaris Jersey Devil Little John She-Thing Thing |
The Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (abbreviated UCWF) is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. It is an association for professional wrestlers who possess superhuman strength, endurance and resistance to injury.
The UCWF was founded by a promoter named Edward Garner after a wrestler who he managed was banned from several existing professional wrestling organizations because he possessed superhuman strength. The UCWF is organized into "weight divisions"... not based on the wrestler's body weight, but on how much tonnage he can lift. The lowest division (for those with the strength to lift (press) two to ten tons) was phased out early in the Federation's history as not being "spectacular" enough.
Numerous superhuman individuals have fought in the UCWF at one time or another, including both those recognized as superheroes and supervillains. Prominent members have included The Thing, Justice (then known as Marvel Boy), and Demolition Man. The ranks of the UCWF have also included mutants, aliens, members of the Eternals (like Ikaris) and the Deviants, and many of the other varieties of super-strong beings from throughout the Marvel Universe.
By far the most common participants, however, have been those who have undergone the strength-augmenting treatment of the Power Broker, a quasi-legal corporation run by Curtiss Jackson that uses the fruits of the many mad scientists populating the Marvel universe. The process is somewhat risky, however, and many wind up deformed or with severe health problems as a result. Also, the Power Broker organization is not without its corruption; at times, they not only augment their clients, but inject them with highly addictive drugs in order to control them. As a result, many of the Unlimited Class wrestlers also find themselves moonlighting as supervillains. The Power Broker has also played a significant role in the lives of other villains and heroes, particularly the U.S. Agent.
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[edit] Members
- Edward Gardner (President)[issue # needed]
- Armadillo (Antonio Rodriguez)[1]
- Beyonder[2]
- Blacksmith (Winslow Smith)[3]
- Demolition Dunphy (Dennis Dunphy)[4]
- Enigmo (Cataphrax)[5] - The Eternal, Cataphrax, took on the wrestling identity of Enigmo.
- Edward Garner[6]
- Iceberg Ike (Ikaris)[7]
- Jersey Devil (Don Remming)[8]
- Vance Astrovik
- Little John (John Lewandow)[9]
- She-Thing (Sharon Ventura)
- Red Zeppelin
- Thing (Benjamin J Grimm)[10]
- Gator (Grant Houston)[11] - mutated into lizard-man by gypsies
- Icepick (Brendon Clark)[12]
- Jerome Johnson[issue # needed]
- Kid Stuff (Kyle Arneson)[13]
- Doc Hector Lennox[issue # needed]
- Sawbones (Jonothon Burrows)[14] - debuted as Doc Sawbones[15]
- Steamroller (Michael O'Toole)[16]
[edit] Teams
[edit] Grapplers
The second incarnation of the all-girl group known as the Grapplers. This group is the female division of the Unlimited Class Wrestling. Most of them had there strength augmented by Power Broker[17]
- Auntie Freeze (Ann Fraley)[18] - leader; former professional wrestler in years past
- Battleaxe (Anita Ehren)[19] - later joined the Femizons
- Letha (Hellen Feliciano)[20] - former protégé of Auntie Freeze; she was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld at A Bar With No Name[21].
- Poundcakes (Marian Pouncy)[22] - later joined the Femizons.
- Screaming Mimi (Melissa Gold)[23] - went on to become Songbird of the Thunderbolts.
- Titania (Davida DeVito)[24] - former protégé of Auntie Freeze; she was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld [25].
[edit] Power Tools
They all had their strength-augmented by Dr Karl Malus and became his agents[26]
- Buzzsaw (Matt Edelsen)[27]
- Drill (Joshua Broadbent)[28] - he would later attend the AIM Weapon Expo.
- Handsaw (Louise Wilson)[29]
- Jackhammer (Matthew Banham)[30] - currently a member of HYDRA and former member of Dr. Octopus’ Masters of Evil
- Pickaxe (Denver Collins)[31]
- Triphammer (Calvin Langham)[32]
- Vice (Justin Hudson)[33]
[edit] References
- ^ Captain America #316 (Apr 1986)
- ^ Thing #30 (Dec 1985)
- ^ Thing #28 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Thing #28 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Eternals vol. 2 #1 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Thing #28 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Eternals (vol. 2) #1 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Thing #29 (Nov 1985)
- ^ Thing #34 (Apr 1986)
- ^ Thing #28 (Oct 1985)
- ^ Thing #29
- ^ Captain America #328
- ^ Captain America #316
- ^ Captain America #328
- ^ Captain America #316
- ^ Captain America #328
- ^ Thing #33
- ^ Thing #33
- ^ Thing #33
- ^ Marvel Two-In-One #54
- ^ Captain America #319
- ^ Marvel Two-In-One #54
- ^ Thing #33
- ^ Marvel Two-In-One #54
- ^ Thing #33
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29
- ^ Captain America #373
- ^ Captain America #373
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29
- ^ Captain America #371
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29
- ^ Avengers Spotlight #29
