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* CombatCommentator: Has served as a commentator to other promotions like Battlarts, Hard Hit, etc.
* HiddenDepths: Owns a restaurant.
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
* CombatCommentator: Has served as a commentator to other promotions like Battlarts, Hard Hit, etc.
* HiddenDepths: Owns a restaurant.
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
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!!!Kazuo Horiguchi
* DownerEnding: Died after he got into a training accident, which put him in a coma with convulsions and died after being taken to the hospital, he was only 18 years old. UWF had a memorial service for him at the UWF ROAD show on February 27, 1990.
* UnknownCharacter: Was a trainee at the Newborn UWF dojo and other than his death, there isn't much information on him.
* DownerEnding: Died after he got into a training accident, which put him in a coma with convulsions and died after being taken to the hospital, he was only 18 years old. UWF had a memorial service for him at the UWF ROAD show on February 27, 1990.
* UnknownCharacter: Was a trainee at the Newborn UWF dojo and other than his death, there isn't much information on him.
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* NeverBeHurtAgain: Was apparently bullied as a child, which got him interested in UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} and UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.
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* HeAlsoDid: Appeared in Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Submission Master instructional series to answer why people should learn from Fujiwara.
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* HeAlsoDid: Appeared in Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Submission Master instructional series to answer why people should learn from Fujiwara.Fujiwara, along with a few clips of them sparring together.
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* HeAlsoDid: Appeared in Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Submission Master instructional series to answer why people should learn from Fujiwara.
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* HiddenDepths: Owns a restaurant.
* HiddenDepths: Owns a restaurant.
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* RedBaron: "Yomayoi Hito" ("Lost Person").
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* TakeThat: Apparently the use of kickboxing and shootboxing bouts and the mixed styles fights against kickboxers are supposedly one to Wrestling/SatoruSayama and his Shooto organisation.
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* TakeThat: Apparently the use of kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} and shootboxing bouts and the mixed styles fights against kickboxers are supposedly one to Wrestling/SatoruSayama and his Shooto organisation.
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* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CanonImmigrant / EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well, and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* CanonImmigrant / EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well, and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
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* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CanonImmigrant / EarlyBirdCameo: Had akickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai forkickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} bouts.
* [[IKnowKarate IKnow Kickboxing]]: Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well, and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legitkickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* CanonImmigrant / EarlyBirdCameo: Had a
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for
* [[IKnowKarate I
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo and]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: And wrestling, and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, and kickboxing...
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo and]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: And wrestling, and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, and kickboxing...UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}...
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickboxing and jujutsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} and jujutsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujutsu before switching to striking arts.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujutsu before switching to striking arts.
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* ThreeAmigos: With Anil Dubar and Mourad Bouzidi, they are known as "The Golden Three" due to their successes in the international kickboxing scene and K-1 in particular.
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* ThreeAmigos: With Anil Dubar and Mourad Bouzidi, they are known as "The Golden Three" due to their successes in the international kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} scene and K-1 in particular.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And Greco-Roman wrestling, UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kickboxing.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And Greco-Roman wrestling, UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kickboxing.UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained under Byung Yul Lee at his World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy (at the time it was called Korean UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Institute) as well as hapkido, is a black belt in both and he has competed in and won 3 U.S. National Taekwondo championships, an AAU National Championship, the 1984 Can-Am Games and the Olympic Sports Festival. He first started his martial arts training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}. He later learned boxing at University of Minnesota boxing Club and later at the West Suburban Boxing Club, was an undefeated North American Heavyweight Champion in kickboxing with 15 fights, trained in Ninjitsu-Bugei Kai at the school of Inner Truth Martial Arts, kali and jeet kune do under Dan Inosanto, Aiki-Jitsu and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} when he went to Japan, Korean swordfighting (kumbo), certified to provide baton & personal self-defense training to officers by The Minnesota Peace Officers Association, F.A.S.T. Defense under Bill Kipp, and shootfighting under Masami Soranaka and Bart Vale.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained under Byung Yul Lee at his World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy (at the time it was called Korean UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Institute) as well as hapkido, is a black belt in both and he has competed in and won 3 U.S. National Taekwondo championships, an AAU National Championship, the 1984 Can-Am Games and the Olympic Sports Festival. He first started his martial arts training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}. He later learned boxing at University of Minnesota boxing Club and later at the West Suburban Boxing Club, was an undefeated North American Heavyweight Champion in kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} with 15 fights, trained in Ninjitsu-Bugei Kai at the school of Inner Truth Martial Arts, kali and jeet kune do under Dan Inosanto, Aiki-Jitsu and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} when he went to Japan, Korean swordfighting (kumbo), certified to provide baton & personal self-defense training to officers by The Minnesota Peace Officers Association, F.A.S.T. Defense under Bill Kipp, and shootfighting under Masami Soranaka and Bart Vale.
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* NeverBeHurtAgain: Twice; he got knowledgeable in condition training after losing a fight by exhaustion, and later investigated UsefulNotes/MuayThai and non-American kickboxing styles when he knew by the bad way that leg kicks were dangerous.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: Twice; he got knowledgeable in condition training after losing a fight by exhaustion, and later investigated UsefulNotes/MuayThai and non-American kickboxing styles when he knew by the bad way that leg kicks were dangerous.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}: Yup, a champion of America. He also learned UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}, and UsefulNotes/WingChun before starting kickboxing.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: Twice; he got knowledgeable in condition training after losing a fight by exhaustion, and later investigated UsefulNotes/MuayThai and non-Americankickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} styles when he knew by the bad way that leg kicks were dangerous.
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* {{Irony}}: He was promoted in the United States as having never been seriously injured in his matches, in MMA and kickboxing he was quite injury-prone. The reason he couldn't face Renzo Gracie in the WCC was because he lacerated his own head when headbutting Mike Bitonio, lost to Nobuaki Kakuda was because he fell and dislocated his arm, and lost to Wrestling/DanSevern because he was suffered a cut to his head.
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* {{Irony}}: He was promoted in the United States as having never been seriously injured in his matches, in MMA and kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} he was quite injury-prone. The reason he couldn't face Renzo Gracie in the WCC was because he lacerated his own head when headbutting Mike Bitonio, lost to Nobuaki Kakuda was because he fell and dislocated his arm, and lost to Wrestling/DanSevern because he was suffered a cut to his head.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: He was one of the first complete fighters in America and had trained with some of the best guys, so he was not really a slouch, but he was not a superb fighter in a time in which you needed to be one in order to thrive. He also faced really strong opponents, like Wrestling/DanSevern in MMA and Andy Hug in Kickboxing.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: He was one of the first complete fighters in America and had trained with some of the best guys, so he was not really a slouch, but he was not a superb fighter in a time in which you needed to be one in order to thrive. He also faced really strong opponents, like Wrestling/DanSevern in MMA and Andy Hug in Kickboxing.UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: And UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}}, duh. He trained at the Chakuriki Gym.
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* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
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* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
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* AffectionateNickname: The customers of his bar refer to him as "Big Will".
* TheApprentice: To Willem Ruska, Peter Ooms, and Chris de Korte.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: He fought barefoot with his gi.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the open category.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the open category.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: {{Bouncer}}: Was rumored to have been one in Holland's Red Light District.
* GameBreakingInjury: Stopped competing in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} in 1987 after suffering a hernia.
* HiddenDepths: Hefought barefoot with his gi.
now runs a bar in Carvoeiro, Portugal called Round Up Saloon.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the opencategory.category and was an European championships silver medalist in 1981, a bronze medalist in 1984, a gold medalist in 1986. He was also a 5 time military judo champion.
* GameBreakingInjury: Stopped competing in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} in 1987 after suffering a hernia.
* HiddenDepths: He
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the open
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* StoutStrength: Has Had a wide waist as well.
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* CombatPragmatist: A brutal example, as he had no qualms about biting and eye gouging. Incredibly enough, Gerard was never disqualified in competition, and actually he is the reason those techniques are forbidden in the modern MMA.
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* CombatPragmatist: A brutal example, as he example. He bit Royce Gracie's ear in the first UFC event (though according to him, Royce was also fighting dirty, knowing Gordeau had no qualms about biting a hand and a foot broken and attacking those parts) and eye gouging. gouged Sayama trainee Yuki Nakai to the point he ended up losing his eyesight. Incredibly enough, Gerard was never disqualified in competition, and he is actually he is the reason those techniques are forbidden in the modern MMA.
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* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Has an infamous history with this. He bite Royce Gracie's ear in the first UFC event (though according to him, Royce was also fighting dirty, knowing Gordeau had a hand and a foot broken and attacking those parts) and eye gouged Sayama trainee Yuki Nakai to the point he ended up losing his eyesight. Interestingly enough, he has never been disqualified from a fight.
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* {{Determinator}}: Fought Royce Gracie in the UFC 1 finals with both hands and a foot broken.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Believed he was originally Royce Gracie’s first round opponent at UFC 1, but that the promoters changed the card when they heard about his nasty reputation and that the fight doctors told Royce about the injuries he suffered before the finals. Whether he would have won the fight if he was fresh is another matter.
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* ThreeAmigos: With Anil Dubar and Mourad Bouzidi, they are known as "The Golden Three" due to their successes in the international kickboxing scene and K-1 in particular.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He was the one that started the brawl at the 1.4 Incident that got Kazunari Murakami hospitalized.
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* BodyguardingABadass: Was part of Wrestling/NaoyaOgawa's UFO entourage during the 1.4 Incident.
* {{Bouncer}}: Has experience in beingone.one in Holland.
* {{Bouncer}}: Has experience in being
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* ButForMeItWasATuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.
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* ButForMeItWasATuesday: ButForMeItWasTuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.
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* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Has done pro wrestling for NJPW, UFO, Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 and Big Mouth Loud.
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* BadassTeacher: Own the Dojo Kamakura with his brothers. Currently trains K-1 fighter Mourad Bouzidi, along with Anil Dubar, and sometimes the Romanian champion Daniel Ghiță. He also had a hand in training Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita, trained Freek Hamaker since he was young, and was a trainer for Wrestling/AntonioInoki's Universal Fighting-Arts Organization.
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* BadassTeacher: Own Owns the Dojo Kamakura with his brothers. Currently trains K-1 fighter Mourad Bouzidi, along with Anil Dubar, and sometimes the Romanian champion Daniel Ghiță. He also had a hand in training Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita, trained Freek Hamaker since he was young, and was a trainer for Wrestling/AntonioInoki's Universal Fighting-Arts Organization.
* BatterUp: Keeps a baseball bat in his car for emergencies.
* {{Bouncer}}: Has experience in being one.
* ButForMeItWasATuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.
* ButForMeItWasATuesday: When he was interviewed about eye gouging Yuki Nakai, he stated that if he was in the same situation again, he would still do the same thing. He also states that he never apologized to Nakai.
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* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff: he does not see his students as dojo cleaners because he personally enjoys doing it.
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* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff: he WaxOnWaxOff, does not see his students as dojo cleaners cleaners, and because he also personally enjoys doing it.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His fight with Teila Tuli was one not just for himself but for the UFC.
** His fight with Yuki Nakai established his reputation as one of the dirtiest and nastiest fighters of all time.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His fight with Teila Tuli was one not just for himself but for the UFC.
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* GarbageWrestling: In Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
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* AlliterativeName
* TheApprentice: To Tarzan Goto.
* BusCrash: He retired from wrestling after getting kick out of Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
* DummiedOut: Was a trainee at the UWF Dojo, but he never debuted in Newborn and later wrestled for Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
* GarbageWrestling: In Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
* {{Jobber}}: In Wrestling/{{FMW}}. He was eventually kick out after a year for not improving fast enough.
* AlliterativeName
* TheApprentice: To Tarzan Goto.
* BusCrash: He retired from wrestling after getting kick out of Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
* DummiedOut: Was a trainee at the UWF Dojo, but he never debuted in Newborn and later wrestled for Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
* GarbageWrestling: In Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
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* ThreeAmigos: Was part of the Netherlands team along with Joop van Kasteel and Hans Nijman for the World Mega Battle Tournament of 1998.
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing and jujutsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing kickboxing and jujutsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* TheApprentice: To Chris Dolman and Thom Harinck.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: And UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}}, duh.
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!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.Norota
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His full name in Japanese can be written in two ways, "野呂田 秀夫" or "のろた ひでお".
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His full name in Japanese can be written in two ways, "野呂田 秀夫" or "のろた ひでお".
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Furuta's wife is not Kenyuu Horiuchi, he's a guy
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* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of Kenyuu Office, Kenyuu Horiuchi.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He trained in the UWF Dojo and had one match in UWF Newborn, but his lack of success led him to Dramatic Dream Team where while he is still not well know has had better success.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well well, and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
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* StoneWall: In UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo, his takedown defense was said to be otherworldly, to the point that only UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} champions like Ruska could aspire to throwing him down.
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* StoneWall: In UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo, his takedown defense was said to be otherworldly, to the point that only UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} great champions like Ruska could aspire to throwing him down.
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing and jujitsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing and jujitsu, jujutsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
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* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff, does not see his students as dojo cleaners, and because he personally enjoys doing it.
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* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff, WaxOnWaxOff: he does not see his students as dojo cleaners, and cleaners because he personally enjoys doing it.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujitsu before switching to striking arts.
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* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujitsu jujutsu before switching to striking arts.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He was a part of the Lion's Den when Wrestling/KenShamrock closed its doors to Frank, but he refused to ostracize him and left the team to form The Alliance.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He was a part of the Lion's Den when Wrestling/KenShamrock closed its doors to Frank, but he refused to ostracize him too and left the team to form The Alliance.
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* FakeUltimateHero: He was promoted in United States as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" and they even played as if it were a real fight a clip of PWFG where he highkicked Ken in a worked match. He did face some great fighters who could have saved his reputation as valiant losing efforts, but his inability to finish cleanly the unskilled Mike Bitonio and his defeat to the heavily undersized K-1 {{Jobber}} Nobuaki Kakuda made clear that Vale was not as good as said.
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* FakeUltimateHero: He was promoted in United States as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" and they even played as if it were a real fight a clip of PWFG where he highkicked Ken in a worked match. He did face some great fighters who could have saved his reputation as valiant losing efforts, but his inability to finish cleanly the unskilled Mike Bitonio and his defeat to the hands of the heavily undersized K-1 {{Jobber}} Nobuaki Kakuda made clear that Vale was not as good as said.
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* {{Expy}}: Tall, imposing and fair haired, with icy personality and hard strikes. Even if the similarities weren't intentional, Vrij would have made an awesome [[Film/RockyIV Ivan Drago]].
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very few shoots in RINGS and always with low level opponents, even losing to them from occasion to occasion.
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very few shoots in RINGS and always with low level opponents, even losing to them from occasion to occasion.
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* {{Expy}}: Tall, imposing and fair haired, with icy personality and hard strikes. Even if the similarities weren't intentional, Vrij would have made an awesome [[Film/RockyIV Ivan Drago]].
Drago]] in case Creator/DolphLundgren wasn't available.
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very fewshoots in RINGS and shoots, always with low level opponents, and even losing to them from occasion to occasion.
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very few
* KickTheDog: He apparently had a discussion with bodybuilding legend Dorian Yates and knocked him out with a sucker punch. He was apparently still hitting him when Ed van Amsterdam came with reinforcements to defend Yates and Vrij was forced to retreat.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: PintSizedPowerhouse:
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** He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75
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!!!Wrestling/BobBacklund
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
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!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker
[[folder:UWF Newborn Natives]]
!!!Tamotsu Ebina
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* CoolTeacher: Runs a fitness gym.
* GameBreakingInjury: Was injured before he could debut at any UWF event.
* {{Toku}}: He developed Chōjin Neiger ("Super-God Neiger"), a local hero from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, a fictional superhero who
* UnknownCharacter: He was only a trainee at the UWF Dojo and never wrestled at any events.
!!!Takaku/Yusuke Fuke
* BadassBureaucrat: Though mostly known as an executive for Pancrase and later for Pancrase MISSION, he also had a long MMA career with
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: A proud Osaka native who loves comedy pro wrestling.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In his school days.
* ThreeAmigos: With Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura and Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara in real life.
* TheWorfEffect: His defeat before oiled-up UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighter Lawi Nabataya served to give him fame before Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki defeated him. He also lost to Toon Stelling without even hitting him or taking him down.
!!!Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki
!!!Nobuyuki Furuta
* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger
* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
* HammyHerald: Ring announcer for
* HeAlsoDid: Is a veteran voice actor with Kenyu Office. His most notable roles were Sakyo in Manga/YuYuHakusho and as Matt Parkman in the Japanese dub of Series/{{Heroes}}.
* HiddenDepths: Likes baseball, river fishing, and soccer.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}: Has trained in it.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: It's his job to be one.
* NonActionGuy
* TheVoice: Since UWF Newborn had no CombatCommentator, he did the most speaking at events.
!!!Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara
!!!Koichi Kawasaki
* TheChessmaster: One of the most important bookers of pro wrestling and MMA, he was a booker for UWF Newborn, Super World of Sports, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, RINGS, Pancrase, Shootboxing, PRIDE, DREAM, TKO, K-1, UFC, WEC, Elite XC, KOTC, HERO'S, Cage Force, DOG, Fin Fight Festival, Art of War in China, and ADCC Japan. He runs BOOKER K Co,Ltd. the premier fight management agency serving the mixed martial arts community.
* NonActionGuy: Was only a match booker.
* PromotedFanBoy: Was a UWF fan before his job as a booker.
* RedBaron: "Booker K".
!!!Tsunehito Naito
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* BaldOfAwesome
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
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* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He trained in the UWF Dojo and had one match in UWF Newborn, but his lack of success led him to Dramatic Dream Team where while he is still not well know has had better success.
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
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!!!Wrestling/BobBacklund
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
[[/folder]]
[[folder:UWF Newborn Ganjins]]
!!!Wrestling/BobBacklund
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
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!!!Trevor Clarke
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
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!!!Tamotsu Ebina
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* CoolTeacher: Runs a fitness gym.
* GameBreakingInjury: Was injured before he could debut at any UWF event.
* {{Toku}}: He developed Chōjin Neiger ("Super-God Neiger"), a local hero from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, a fictional superhero who represents the region and is depicted as a tokusatsu hero. He also worked on Ryujin Mabuyer, a Japanese tokusatsu television series which is based on the adventures of a local hero of Okinawa Prefecture of the same name and he even made an appearance as his creation, Chōjin Neiger in Ryujin Mabuyer the Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui.
* UnknownCharacter: He was only a trainee at the UWF Dojo and never wrestled at any events.
!!!Takaku/Yusuke Fuke
* BadassBureaucrat: Though mostly known as an executive for Pancrase and later for Pancrase MISSION, he also had a long MMA career with victories over Manabu Yamada, Jason [=DeLucia=] and even a washed up Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: A proud Osaka native who loves comedy pro wrestling.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In his school days.
* ThreeAmigos: With Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura and Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara in real life.
* TheWorfEffect: His defeat before oiled-up UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighter Lawi Nabataya served to give him fame before Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki defeated him. He also lost to Toon Stelling without even hitting him or taking him down.
!!!Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki
!!!Nobuyuki Furuta
* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of Kenyuu Office, Kenyuu Horiuchi.
* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
* HammyHerald: Ring announcer for UWF Newborn, RINGS, ZST, HERO'S, and Big Mouth Loud. Since these companies had Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in some form or other, he is possibly Maeda's personal ring announcer.
* HeAlsoDid: Is a veteran voice actor with Kenyu Office. His most notable roles were Sakyo in Manga/YuYuHakusho and as Matt Parkman in the Japanese dub of Series/{{Heroes}}.
* HiddenDepths: Likes baseball, river fishing, and soccer.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}: Has trained in it.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: It's his job to be one.
* NonActionGuy
* TheVoice: Since UWF Newborn had no CombatCommentator, he did the most speaking at events.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* CoolTeacher: Runs a fitness gym.
* GameBreakingInjury: Was injured before he could debut at any UWF event.
* {{Toku}}: He developed Chōjin Neiger ("Super-God Neiger"), a local hero from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, a fictional superhero who represents the region and is depicted as a tokusatsu hero. He also worked on Ryujin Mabuyer, a Japanese tokusatsu television series which is based on the adventures of a local hero of Okinawa Prefecture of the same name and he even made an appearance as his creation, Chōjin Neiger in Ryujin Mabuyer the Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui.
* UnknownCharacter: He was only a trainee at the UWF Dojo and never wrestled at any events.
!!!Takaku/Yusuke Fuke
* BadassBureaucrat: Though mostly known as an executive for Pancrase and later for Pancrase MISSION, he also had a long MMA career with victories over Manabu Yamada, Jason [=DeLucia=] and even a washed up Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: A proud Osaka native who loves comedy pro wrestling.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In his school days.
* ThreeAmigos: With Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura and Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara in real life.
* TheWorfEffect: His defeat before oiled-up UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighter Lawi Nabataya served to give him fame before Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki defeated him. He also lost to Toon Stelling without even hitting him or taking him down.
!!!Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki
!!!Nobuyuki Furuta
* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of Kenyuu Office, Kenyuu Horiuchi.
* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
* HammyHerald: Ring announcer for UWF Newborn, RINGS, ZST, HERO'S, and Big Mouth Loud. Since these companies had Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in some form or other, he is possibly Maeda's personal ring announcer.
* HeAlsoDid: Is a veteran voice actor with Kenyu Office. His most notable roles were Sakyo in Manga/YuYuHakusho and as Matt Parkman in the Japanese dub of Series/{{Heroes}}.
* HiddenDepths: Likes baseball, river fishing, and soccer.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}: Has trained in it.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: It's his job to be one.
* NonActionGuy
* TheVoice: Since UWF Newborn had no CombatCommentator, he did the most speaking at events.
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!!!Koichi Kawasaki
* TheChessmaster: One of the most important bookers of pro wrestling and MMA, he was a booker for UWF Newborn, Super World of Sports, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, RINGS, Pancrase, Shootboxing, PRIDE, DREAM, TKO, K-1, UFC, WEC, Elite XC, KOTC, HERO'S, Cage Force, DOG, Fin Fight Festival, Art of War in China, and ADCC Japan. He runs BOOKER K Co,Ltd. the premier fight management agency serving the mixed martial arts community.
* NonActionGuy: Was only a match booker.
* PromotedFanBoy: Was a UWF fan before his job as a booker.
* RedBaron: "Booker K".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
* TheChessmaster: One of the most important bookers of pro wrestling and MMA, he was a booker for UWF Newborn, Super World of Sports, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, RINGS, Pancrase, Shootboxing, PRIDE, DREAM, TKO, K-1, UFC, WEC, Elite XC, KOTC, HERO'S, Cage Force, DOG, Fin Fight Festival, Art of War in China, and ADCC Japan. He runs BOOKER K Co,Ltd. the premier fight management agency serving the mixed martial arts community.
* NonActionGuy: Was only a match booker.
* PromotedFanBoy: Was a UWF fan before his job as a booker.
* RedBaron: "Booker K".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
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!!!Hideokazu Mikaku
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Tsunehito Naito
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch, Boris Malenko.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko Gym and shoot wrestling at the UWF Dojo.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Tsunehito Naito
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch, Boris Malenko.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko Gym and shoot wrestling at the UWF Dojo.
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* TheApprentice: To
*
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know
!!!Tsunehito Naito
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch, Boris Malenko.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He trained in the UWF Dojo and had one match in UWF Newborn, but his lack of success led him to Dramatic Dream Team where while he is still not well know has had better success.
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!![=MacDuff=] Roesch
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome: Not completely but he did lack quite a bit.
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: And also trained in UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!![=MacDuff=] Roesch
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome: Not completely but he did lack quite a bit.
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: And also trained in UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
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** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!![=MacDuff=] Roesch
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome: Not completely but he did lack quite a bit.
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: And also trained in UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
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!!!Ri Sogi
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
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!!!Trevor Clarke
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
!!!Hideokazu Mikaku
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!!Ri Sogi
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
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[[folder:Other Fighters]]
!!!Trevor Clarke
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
!!!Hideokazu Mikaku
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!!Ri Sogi
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
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-->''"In the early 1980's a group of wrestlers electrified the Japanese pro-wrestling scene. At the height of their popularity they quit pro-wrestling and joined a new promotion called the U.W.F. Their style was called "SHOOTING" (and old wrestling term for when you mean to really do someone in). Combining elements of kickboxing, sambo, jiu-jitsu, and catch-as-catch-can wrestling into a new exciting, dangerous and deadly promotion, they began moving professional wrestling away from the theatrics and back toward sport. The addition of kicks and hitting created more action than had ever been seen before. Some of the members found the fighting too physically grueling and injury inducing. They retired from the ring or they went back to the pro-wrestling circuit. The remaining fighters regrouped and quickly rose to great popularity. At their peak they were able to sell out the 50,000+ seat Tokyo Dome in three hours (a feat the even UFC hasn't matched). People lined up the day before and slept in the streets to see them."''
-->-- '''Ted Pelc''', on the success of the UWF.
!!As a whole
* AntiHeroTeam: A promotion of (mostly) young punks who followed a man who had just kicked a NJPW honcho in the face and flipped Wrestling/AntonioInoki off. As one can expect, they were enormously popular among teenagers.
* BadassCrew: UWF Newborn agglutinated the best shooters of its time, including future MMA legends like Funaki, Suzuki, Tamura and Wrestling/KenShamrock.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Most of the main stars, and some of the lesser ones, could qualify as MrFanservice. Not only those guys were rebel and strong, they also had the biggest female fandom outside of joshi wrestling.
* DividedWeFall: Their ultimate fate as a promotion.
* DreamTeam: They were the biggest gate draws of his time and pretty much of all time in Japanese wrestling history. Their peak show broke records which NJPW and AJPW together had to wait several years to reach.
* FactionMotto: "Whatever happens, we will not give up."
* FiveManBand: In this incarnation.
** TheLeader: Wrestling/AkiraMaeda of course.
** TheLancer: Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada, as this was when he started to gain popularity and act as a foil to Maeda.
** TheSmartGuy: Kazuo Yamazaki, again. Yoji Anjo as well, since he adopted a more eccentric image for himself, wearing zebra tights and bondage gear and using heelish sneaky tactics in the ring.
** TheBigGuy: Tatsuo Nakano, since he was the biggest guy out of everyone.
** TheChick: Shigeo Miyato, since he was the smallest guy and the least successful in wrestling.
** SixthRanger: Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara, since he stuck with NJPW until after Newborn had put on a few shows.
** TagalongKid: Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki and Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, since they followed Fujiwara from NJPW as rookies.
** ManBehindTheMan: Shinzo Jin and Masami Soranaka, the former as the promotion’s president and the latter as the main referee and booker for the American wrestlers.
* PowerTrio: Maeda, Takada and Fujiwara this time.
* SpinOff: After Newborn closed the staff divided into three promotions; Union of Wrestling Forces International, Fighting Network RINGS, and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara-Gumi.
* TakeThat: Apparently the use of kickboxing and shootboxing bouts and the mixed styles fights against kickboxers are supported to be one to Wrestling/SatoruSayama and his Shooto organisation.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The UWF in this promotion stands for nothing.
!!!Wrestling/BobBacklund
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
* MightyGlacier
* StoutStrength: Was almost 400ibs.
* UnskilledButStrong: Was not a good technical wrestler, but he could work hard.
!!!Trevor Clarke
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
!!!Chris Dolman
-->''"There's a reason why they call him the Red Demon. He is not a fighter, he is a street fighter."''
--->-- Tadashi Takeuchi, Japanese journalist.
-->''"Fighting is my life."''
--->-- Chris Dolman
* TheAce: A multiple UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo medalist, the only 10th dan black belt in Kyokushin under Jon Bluming and powerlifting champion. One of the strongest European grapplers ever, he was the first non-Russian in stealing world sambo tournaments, the only guy who did not get curbstomped by the all-powerful Russian team in the 1974 European UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships, and one of the most feared bouncers in the Amsterdam underground.
* TheApprentice: Of Jon Bluming, who also trained his friend Willem Ruska.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Dutch shootfighting team in RINGS.
* BadassGrandpa: Was in his mid 40s when he first showed up about in UWF Newborn at the May History event and about 50 when he retired.
* BadassTeacher: He has trained 90% of the Dutch fighters of today, names like Alistair Overeem, Creator/BasRutten, Gilbert Yvel, Gegard Mousasi, and Peter Aerts.
* BoringButPractical: Favored the rear naked choke and similar holds over flashier techniques. His wrestling style in general was as ground-based as possible.
* {{Bouncer}}: A very well known and feared one in Amsterdam.
* BrilliantButLazy: His performances on the pro wrestling ring were composed mostly of basic brawling, rest holds and looking tough. He is not the most entertaining wrestler to watch in RINGS tapes, especially with people like Han or Kohsaka next.
* BullyingADragon: Although it is not know what happened exactly, Anton Geesink barred Dolman from his gym when Chris, infuriated for Geesink holding a hold longer than necessary in a sparring, did "something rude" to him in front of his students. Popular belief has Dolman trashing him in some dirty way. Another reason is probably because his teacher Jon Bluming and Anton Geesink had heat with each other, Geesink may have extended this to Dolman.
* CombatPragmatist: He only needed to see Wrestling/AkiraMaeda's bandaged leg to knee it over and over when he had the opportunity.
* CoolOldGuy: Most definitely.
* CoolTeacher: Graduated and worked as a physical education teacher.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has a weightlifting championship and even a national record.
* TheDreaded: According to him and his teacher Jon Bluming, he challenged the Gracie family several times, and they never replied.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He accompanied Willem Ruska during his match against Wrestling/AntonioInoki in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His match with Kazuo Yamazaki, where he defended every takedown attempt easily, took leg kicks like they were nothing and dominated Yamazaki on the ground establishing himself as a foe to fear to the Japanese.
** His debut match with Wrestling/AkiraMaeda where while he lost, caused some serious trouble for Maeda when it came to grappling, one of the few ganjins to do so.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo and]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: And wrestling, and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, and kickboxing...
* MightyGlacier: Was slow, but very tough and with many tricks up his sleeve.
* OnlySaneMan: He certainly looked it when served as judge to the fight between Ricardo Arona and Wrestling/AndreiKopylov at the King of Kings Block B. Chris almost [[FacePalm facepalmed]] when Kopylov characteristically gassed out after three minutes, and actually ranked his performance as 10 of 20 while the rest of judges attempted to save face for Andrei.
* RedBaron: "Akaoni" ("The Red Demon" - this was actually a ShoutOut to Chris's training partner Willem Ruska, who went under the same nickname during his stint in the Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling), "The Dutch King of Free Fight", and "Holland no Juchin" ("The Authority from Holland").
* StoneWall: In UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo, his takedown defense was said to be otherworldly, to the point that only UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} champions like Ruska could aspire to throwing him down.
* StoutStrength: Had quite a large waist.
* VitriolicBestFriends: With the aforementioned Ruska.
!!!Tamotsu Ebina
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* CoolTeacher: Runs a fitness gym.
* GameBreakingInjury: Was injured before he could debut at any UWF event.
* {{Toku}}: He developed Chōjin Neiger ("Super-God Neiger"), a local hero from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, a fictional superhero who represents the region and is depicted as a tokusatsu hero. He also worked on Ryujin Mabuyer, a Japanese tokusatsu television series which is based on the adventures of a local hero of Okinawa Prefecture of the same name and he even made an appearance as his creation, Chōjin Neiger in Ryujin Mabuyer the Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui.
* UnknownCharacter: He was only a trainee at the UWF Dojo and never wrestled at any events.
!!!Takaku/Yusuke Fuke
* BadassBureaucrat: Though mostly known as an executive for Pancrase and later for Pancrase MISSION, he also had a long MMA career with victories over Manabu Yamada, Jason [=DeLucia=] and even a washed up Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: A proud Osaka native who loves comedy pro wrestling.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In his school days.
* ThreeAmigos: With Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura and Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara in real life.
* TheWorfEffect: His defeat before oiled-up UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighter Lawi Nabataya served to give him fame before Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki defeated him. He also lost to Toon Stelling without even hitting him or taking him down.
!!!Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki
!!!Nobuyuki Furuta
* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of Kenyuu Office, Kenyuu Horiuchi.
* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
* HammyHerald: Ring announcer for UWF Newborn, RINGS, ZST, HERO'S, and Big Mouth Loud. Since these companies had Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in some form or other, he is possibly Maeda's personal ring announcer.
* HeAlsoDid: Is a veteran voice actor with Kenyu Office. His most notable roles were Sakyo in Manga/YuYuHakusho and as Matt Parkman in the Japanese dub of Series/{{Heroes}}.
* HiddenDepths: Likes baseball, river fishing, and soccer.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}: Has trained in it.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: It's his job to be one.
* NonActionGuy
* TheVoice: Since UWF Newborn had no CombatCommentator, he did the most speaking at events.
!!!Gerard Gordeau
-->''"[[PrecisionFStrike What the fuck you say?]] They said no rules."''
--->-- Gordeau's e-mail answer to an interviwer about his performance in UFC.
* AFriendInNeed: He originally came to UFC 2 to corner Freek Hamaker, and was pissed off when his friend Remco Pardoel revealed to him at the very last moment that he was in the tournament as well, but he accepted to corner him and help him with his fights.
* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing and jujitsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is the chairman/kancho of the International Budokai Organization.
* BadassBiker: He rides motorcycles as a hobby.
* BadassFamily: Has two brothers, Al and Nikolai, both accomplished karatekas themselves. He also mentioned that his sisters are karatekas as well.
* BadassIsraeli: Has a Jewish background.
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* BadassTeacher: Own the Dojo Kamakura with his brothers. Currently trains K-1 fighter Mourad Bouzidi, along with Anil Dubar, and sometimes the Romanian champion Daniel Ghiță. He also had a hand in training Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita, trained Freek Hamaker since he was young, and was a trainer for Wrestling/AntonioInoki's Universal Fighting-Arts Organization.
* BaldOfEvil
* BashBrothers: With his brothers Al and Nikolai.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Suffered from it before Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in a match in UWF.
* CombatPragmatist: A brutal example, as he had no qualms about biting and eye gouging. Incredibly enough, Gerard was never disqualified in competition, and actually he is the reason those techniques are forbidden in the modern MMA.
* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff, does not see his students as dojo cleaners, and because he personally enjoys doing it.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He was a pure kickboxer with no more fields of skill. While he might have had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, it mostly served him to be GenreSavvy enough to know he had to remain standing against Royce Gracie, not to actually impede him from taking him down.
* CurbstompBattle: His first two fights in UFC 1 against sumo wrestler Teila Tuli and kickboxer Kevin Rosier. His third fight, against Royce Gracie, was also an one-sided affair, but this time in the receiving end.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: According to him, he and Royce Gracie trained together after 20 years and there wasn't any ill feelings about the biting incident.
* DefeatMeansRespect: He is very grateful that Yuki Nakai did not try to cripple him. He considers Nakai a great sportsman and respected his {{Determinator}} attitude. He even stated that they still greet each other as friends.
* DisproportionateRetribution: During a presumably worked match against Masaaki Satake in RINGS, Gordeau had his back turned towards Satake in a break when the Japanese came and kicked him hard InTheBack. Gerard's response? Destroying Satake with punches and knees until a brawl broke up. It is unknown who shot on who during the match, but it was a point to remember.
* DissonantSerenity: Insiders and interviews with people in the first UFC event constantly point out that Gordeau was actually the most serene and professional fighter in the event, who always seemed to know what he was doing and was cool about it. He was the only fighter who didn't take part in an almost-riot during the ruleset briefing (riot which was calmed down by Teila Tuli of all people, by the way) and was seen calmly smoking a cigar and thinking on his next fight while doctors were tending his broken hand and wounded foot. He was even laconically quoted as "Americans talk too much" when he was asked.
* FreudianExcuse: Defied. He came from a poor family, his father died when he was young, and grew up in a bad neighborhood. He stated that his past didn't get him into the martial arts, he just wanted to prove to himself that he could do it. He even stated that anyone who complains about their past is stupid.
* GoForTheEye: Used this on Yuki Nakai and half blinded him.
* GratuitousNazis: Subverted. See {{Misblamed}}.
* HeroKiller: He effectively ended Yuki Nakai's MMA career even though he lost the fight.
* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujitsu before switching to striking arts.
* LeanAndMean
* ManBitesMan: Used this on Royce Gracie's ear.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Apparently, his students say he is a nice guy, when he is not in fighting capacity.
* {{Misblamed}}: He was accused of being a Neo-Nazi by doing a Nazi salute before his first [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] fight and the fact he had a swastika tattoo on his right bicep and a bald head did not help him, in actuality he did a traditional savate salute. Also, Gordeau himself has Jewish ancestry, so he is far from being a Nazi skinhead.
* NonNaziSwastika: Has a swastika tattooed on his torso, which along his bald head and his status as one of the most infamous dirty fighters in the world has gained him some serious heat among Mixed Martial Arts fans. However, the swastika itself is actually part of a bigger tattoo which contains Buddhist art.
* OddFriendship: In real life with Creator/BasRutten.
* PetTheDog: Gordeau accepted Freek Hamaker as his student when he was a young boy suffering from cancer who desired to be a martial artist.
* RedBaron: "Kenkaya" ("The Brawler"). In English, "The 1st Ultimate Fighter", "The Undertaker from Hell".
* SmokingIsCool: A hard smoker, he says he started smoking at 12 years old and that smoking should not affect one from being a top fighter.
* UnskilledButStrong: More like "Unskilled But Dirty" as he was quite clueless on the ground and had to play dirty in order avoid being brought to the ground and to escape holds. Ironically it never prevented him from losing anyway.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Has an infamous history with this. He bite Royce Gracie's ear in the first UFC event (though according to him, Royce was also fighting dirty, knowing Gordeau had a hand and a foot broken and attacking those parts) and eye gouged Sayama trainee Yuki Nakai to the point he ended up losing his eyesight. Interestingly enough, he has never been disqualified from a fight.
!!!Freek Hamaker
-->''"Across the Octagon from Luster stands a stocky Dutchman in a red gi top who represents the Russian style of Sambo."''
--->-- Mike Naimark, UFC reviewer.
* TheApprentice: To Chris Dolman and Gerard Gordeau.
* FakeUltimateHero: In UFC, he was billed as a champion in sambo and Greco-Roman wrestling. He trained both, but he wasn't a known champion in any; actually, he was a porn theater owner who happened to train martial arts.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And Greco-Roman wrestling, UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kickboxing.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is listed in UWF Newborn match lists as "Fred Hamaker," but he is thought to be actually Freek Hamaker of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship fame.
* StoutStrength
* UnknownCharacter: The first and only sambo representative in the early UFC, Hamaker's career in martial arts in shrouded in mystery. In his sole appearance in the company, he proceeded to win convincingly his first match against kung fu guy Thaddeus Luster, and then claim an injured hand to bow out of the tournament. Credit as the only grappling expert in the tournament aside Royce Gracie would then go to Hamaker's teammate Remco Pardoel, who also participated on the match and went to reach the semi-finals.
!!!Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara
!!!Kevin Kastelle
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* {{Bouncer}}: A professional one.
* CoolTeacher: The head instructor of World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy after his master died.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained under Byung Yul Lee at his World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy (at the time it was called Korean UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Institute) as well as hapkido, is a black belt in both and he has competed in and won 3 U.S. National Taekwondo championships, an AAU National Championship, the 1984 Can-Am Games and the Olympic Sports Festival. He first started his martial arts training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}. He later learned boxing at University of Minnesota boxing Club and later at the West Suburban Boxing Club, was an undefeated North American Heavyweight Champion in kickboxing with 15 fights, trained in Ninjitsu-Bugei Kai at the school of Inner Truth Martial Arts, kali and jeet kune do under Dan Inosanto, Aiki-Jitsu and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} when he went to Japan, Korean swordfighting (kumbo), certified to provide baton & personal self-defense training to officers by The Minnesota Peace Officers Association, F.A.S.T. Defense under Bill Kipp, and shootfighting under Masami Soranaka and Bart Vale.
* {{Jobber}}
!!!Koichi Kawasaki
* TheChessmaster: One of the most important bookers of pro wrestling and MMA, he was a booker for UWF Newborn, Super World of Sports, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, RINGS, Pancrase, Shootboxing, PRIDE, DREAM, TKO, K-1, UFC, WEC, Elite XC, KOTC, HERO'S, Cage Force, DOG, Fin Fight Festival, Art of War in China, and ADCC Japan. He runs BOOKER K Co,Ltd. the premier fight management agency serving the mixed martial arts community.
* NonActionGuy: Was only a match booker.
* PromotedFanBoy: Was a UWF fan before his job as a booker.
* RedBaron: "Booker K".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
!!!Bert Kops Jr.
* TheApprentice: To his father.
* BadassFamily: His father Bert Kops Sr is a 1984 World Sambo Championships bronze medalist.
* CoolTeacher: He and his father own the Sportcentrum Kops where many fighters like Fedor Emelianenko and many guys from RINGS Holland trained at.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And boxing, kickboxing and wrestling.
!!!Duane Koslowski
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Back in UWF, Wrestling/KenShamrock once had to grapple for real with Duane in order to settle down who would win their impending worked match. After Ken made him tap out twice via heel hook, they became friends and Ken started to coach him in submission wrestling.
* IdenticalTwins: With his brother Dennis.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Greco-Roman Wrestling]]: Was on the American Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team of 1988.
* WrestlingFamily: His brother Dennis is a Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling bronze and silver medalist of 1988 and 1992.
!!!Hideokazu Mikaku
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Tsunehito Naito
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch, Boris Malenko.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko Gym and shoot wrestling at the UWF Dojo.
* {{Jobber}}
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He trained in the UWF Dojo and had one match in UWF Newborn, but his lack of success led him to Dramatic Dream Team where while he is still not well know has had better success.
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!![=MacDuff=] Roesch
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome: Not completely but he did lack quite a bit.
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: And also trained in UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
!!![[Wrestling/KenShamrock Ken/Wayne Shamrock]]
!!!Wrestling/NormanSmiley
!!!Maurice Smith
-->''"You punch like a girl."''
* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, though rather in an one-sided light, as Smith never had a grudge with him. It seems Suzuki have put it past him as they were recently spotted hanging out with each other.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Averted, but slightly enforced in the interview before his fight with Mark Coleman to add some emotion.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Helped Frank Shamrock to form The Alliance when he left Lion's Den, as it was Frank who honored Ken's pact of teaching Smith grappling in exchange for striking.
* ChekhovsSkill: He was not just a kickboxer, he also knew a lot about cardio and vascular training by having worked with sports doctors, and his conditioning training was instrumental in Frank Shamrock' and Wrestling/TsuyoshiKohsaka's careers.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After he lost to Wrestling/KenShamrock, he became friends with him and later got invited to train at the Lion's Den.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Became the first kickboxer in defeating master wrestlers and grapplers.
* {{Expy}}: Creator/BasRutten, another guy that was a pure kickboxer that was beating master wrestlers and grapplers when he first debuted then later worked on his grappling skills, both are BaldOfAwesome and both beat Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki twice.
* FanNickname: "Mo".
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: Yup, a champion of America. He also learned UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}, and UsefulNotes/WingChun before starting kickboxing.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: Twice; he got knowledgeable in condition training after losing a fight by exhaustion, and later investigated UsefulNotes/MuayThai and non-American kickboxing styles when he knew by the bad way that leg kicks were dangerous.
* RedBaron: "Kuroi Bakugekiki" ("The Black Bomber").
* ScaryBlackMan: Not as big or physically imposing as most examples, but his kicks and punches were enough to scare opponents away from trading hits with him.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He was a part of the Lion's Den when Wrestling/KenShamrock closed its doors to Frank, but he refused to ostracize him and left the team to form The Alliance.
* ThreeAmigos: With Frank Shamrock and Wrestling/TsuyoshiKohsaka in the Alliance team.
!!!Ri Sogi
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
!!!Bart Vale
-->''"Bart Vale is synonymous with shootfighting, you can't talk about submission wrestling anywhere in America without hearing about this 6 ft 4 inch, 250 pound warrior and the style of mixed martial arts he pioneered."''
-->-- Black Belt Magazine, inducting Bart Vale into their Hall of Fame.
-->''"I just like to hit people and watch them go down."''
-->-- Bart Vale
* EightiesHair: A mullet hairdo, like straight out from the Black Belt magazine.
* AllAmericanFace: He acts like this.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara and Masami Soranaka.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is the president of the International Shootfighting Association.
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* {{Bouncer}}: Was one in Miami, Florida.
* BullyingADragon: There is a rumor that when Bart was being promoted as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" Ken himself heard of it and challenged Bart to a MMA match to shut him up. Bart didn't reply but he never used that achievement again.
* CarpetOfVirility
* CoolTeacher: Teaches at the Tiger & Dragon Kenpo Karate School of Shootfighting. He was also a coach of a potential Olympic pankration team for the 2004 Olympic Games with guys Wrestling/KenShamrock and Wrestling/DanSevern, though it never bared fruit as the Olympics didn't approve pankration as a sport.
* CreatorsPet: In PWFG. He got pushed to be champion of the promotion and beat Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara twice, which may have been one of the many reasons the split that created Pancrase happened.
* DavidVersusGoliath: He was Goliath when he was recruited to learn shoot wrestling, when he went to spar with his first sparring partner which he describes as like a kid compared to him and thought it was a joke. The "kid" proceeded to trash him with submissions and showed Bart that the fighting system was worth something.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In shootfighting he wore the standard latex kneeboots, but in his MMA fights he went barefoot.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: He says sushi makes him queasy.
* {{Eagleland}}: Type 3.
* FakeUltimateHero: He was promoted in United States as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" and they even played as if it were a real fight a clip of PWFG where he highkicked Ken in a worked match. He did face some great fighters who could have saved his reputation as valiant losing efforts, but his inability to finish cleanly the unskilled Mike Bitonio and his defeat to the heavily undersized K-1 {{Jobber}} Nobuaki Kakuda made clear that Vale was not as good as said.
* GlassCannon: Was a big guy who could strike decently and had some rudimentary grappling, but his defense overall was weak.
* GuestFighter: Most of his career was in UWF Newborn & PWFG, so his few appearances in RINGS may count.
* IKnowKarate: American Kenpo UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} to be exact. Recently became a 10th dan (American Kenpo's system of belt ranking is very different than the other Japanese martial arts rankings).
* {{Irony}}: He was promoted in the United States as having never been seriously injured in his matches, in MMA and kickboxing he was quite injury-prone. The reason he couldn't face Renzo Gracie in the WCC was because he lacerated his own head when headbutting Mike Bitonio, lost to Nobuaki Kakuda was because he fell and dislocated his arm, and lost to Wrestling/DanSevern because he was suffered a cut to his head.
* InsistentTerminology: Called the PWFG Championship Belt the "Shootfighting World Championship Belt".
* LightningBruiser: Threw a lot of jumping kicks in his UWF days and was 6 ft 4. This is also the reason Masami Soranaka recruited him to learn shoot wrestling.
* MilesGloriosus: Infamously tried to pass in United States his worked matches in Japan as MMA fights, and a lot of people in the States bought it for a time, until he got in the cage and failed to prove his supposed badassery.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He was one of the first complete fighters in America and had trained with some of the best guys, so he was not really a slouch, but he was not a superb fighter in a time in which you needed to be one in order to thrive. He also faced really strong opponents, like Wrestling/DanSevern in MMA and Andy Hug in Kickboxing.
* RedBaron: "American Ninja".
* UseYourHead: Deconstructed - he headbutted Mike Bitonio so hard in their MMA fight that he lacerated his own head and couldn't continue in the night tournament.
* UrExample: Founded shootfighting in the U.S.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Or rather in his shorts. Sometimes a gi top in tribute to world champion kickboxer Bill "Superfoot" Wallace.
* TheWorfEffect: Against Kazunari Murakami, who was though to be an inferior opponent, and was profiled as a dangerous contender after beating Vale.
!!!Dick Vrij
-->''"In 1989 Chris and I went to Japan. In 1995 we organised the last fight of Chris here in Amsterdam and the place was jam-packed. From there on it started with the events of Rings Holland here in Amsterdam. But I am not a guy who likes to pad myself on the chest, a lot of people wanted to see me fight and what I was capable of. That time I was also a doorman at the hottest club in Amsterdam and people where very curious if Dick Vrij could really fight. The first event was special because people did not know what to expect. I fought only one fight per year in Amsterdam, believe me that many people were looking forward to it. The event was sold out in no time."''
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Typically acted disrespectful towards his opponents, even doing the BringIt taunt rather often.
* BadassTeacher: He was a trainer for Beverwijk Top Team along with Hans Nijman until Nijman got killed and has his own fitness gym called Centrum De Meer.
* BloodKnight
* {{Bouncer}}: Was one before training with Chris Dolman.
* TheBrute: For Chris Dolman (and Jon Bluming, in real life).
* BullyingADragon: While working a match with Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura in RINGS, Vrij became uncomfortable with Tamura's choke and raked his eye. Kiyoshi got angry and started beating him, so Vrij had to skip to the ending and tap out to save his life.
* CombatPragmatist: During his match with Yoji Anjo, he got out from a cross armbar by elbowing Anjo in the groin.
* TheDreaded: He was quite a fearsome striker, and few opponents chose to trade strikes with him.
* {{Engrish}}: Japanese captionists often got his last name as "Fly", as the two words sound similar ("Furai") in Japanese.
* {{Expy}}: Tall, imposing and fair haired, with icy personality and hard strikes. Even if the similarities weren't intentional, Vrij would have made an awesome [[Film/RockyIV Ivan Drago]].
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very few shoots in RINGS and always with low level opponents, even losing to them from occasion to occasion.
* HeroicBuild: 'roided up and such.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: And UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}}, duh.
* {{Jerkass}}: He was also known as a troublemaker backstage, being uncooperative in some matches, and once RINGS investigated him for usage of steroids.
* MulticoloredHair: Dyed like the Dutch flag. He is usually fair haired though.
* PecFlex: His signature gesture before the fights.
* RedBaron: Dick "Leon" Vrij, "Fighting Cyborg" or simply "Cyborg".
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: His loss to Paul Varelans.
* ShoutOut: His nickname was a reference to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'', because he basically looked like a Terminator himself. His other one, "Leon," is probably a reference to Film/BladeRunner, which has a replicant (basically a human-like robot) that is also named Leon.
** The character Leon from the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series seems to take his looks from Vrij.
* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Had a famous altercation with Mr. Olympia winner Dorian Yates in which Vrij punched him badly.
* UnskilledButStrong: As a pure kickboxer, he was rather clueless on the mat, and raw strength was his only hope to avoid being submitted if he was downed in a shootfight.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Lost his vale tudo fight against UFC dropout Paul Varelans due to inconsistent refereeing and an excessive amount of ephedrine on his organism needed for a foot injury.
!!!Willy Wilhelm
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* BadassTeacher: Was a UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} trainer for the guys in RINGS Holland, most notably Willie Peeters.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: He fought barefoot with his gi.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the open category.
* RealMenLoveJesus: He is a Christian.
* StoutStrength: Has a wide waist as well.
!!!Wellington Wilkins Jr.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
* NamesTheSame: He is not to be confused with the Canadian wrestler of the same ring name.
* PluckyComicRelief: Was a comedy wrestler.
* SharkMan: Wrestled in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling as Shark Machine.
[[caption-width-right:350:Kick. Submission. Suplex. Repeat.]]
-->''"In the early 1980's a group of wrestlers electrified the Japanese pro-wrestling scene. At the height of their popularity they quit pro-wrestling and joined a new promotion called the U.W.F. Their style was called "SHOOTING" (and old wrestling term for when you mean to really do someone in). Combining elements of kickboxing, sambo, jiu-jitsu, and catch-as-catch-can wrestling into a new exciting, dangerous and deadly promotion, they began moving professional wrestling away from the theatrics and back toward sport. The addition of kicks and hitting created more action than had ever been seen before. Some of the members found the fighting too physically grueling and injury inducing. They retired from the ring or they went back to the pro-wrestling circuit. The remaining fighters regrouped and quickly rose to great popularity. At their peak they were able to sell out the 50,000+ seat Tokyo Dome in three hours (a feat the even UFC hasn't matched). People lined up the day before and slept in the streets to see them."''
-->-- '''Ted Pelc''', on the success of the UWF.
!!As a whole
* AntiHeroTeam: A promotion of (mostly) young punks who followed a man who had just kicked a NJPW honcho in the face and flipped Wrestling/AntonioInoki off. As one can expect, they were enormously popular among teenagers.
* BadassCrew: UWF Newborn agglutinated the best shooters of its time, including future MMA legends like Funaki, Suzuki, Tamura and Wrestling/KenShamrock.
* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Most of the main stars, and some of the lesser ones, could qualify as MrFanservice. Not only those guys were rebel and strong, they also had the biggest female fandom outside of joshi wrestling.
* DividedWeFall: Their ultimate fate as a promotion.
* DreamTeam: They were the biggest gate draws of his time and pretty much of all time in Japanese wrestling history. Their peak show broke records which NJPW and AJPW together had to wait several years to reach.
* FactionMotto: "Whatever happens, we will not give up."
* FiveManBand: In this incarnation.
** TheLeader: Wrestling/AkiraMaeda of course.
** TheLancer: Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada, as this was when he started to gain popularity and act as a foil to Maeda.
** TheSmartGuy: Kazuo Yamazaki, again. Yoji Anjo as well, since he adopted a more eccentric image for himself, wearing zebra tights and bondage gear and using heelish sneaky tactics in the ring.
** TheBigGuy: Tatsuo Nakano, since he was the biggest guy out of everyone.
** TheChick: Shigeo Miyato, since he was the smallest guy and the least successful in wrestling.
** SixthRanger: Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara, since he stuck with NJPW until after Newborn had put on a few shows.
** TagalongKid: Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki and Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, since they followed Fujiwara from NJPW as rookies.
** ManBehindTheMan: Shinzo Jin and Masami Soranaka, the former as the promotion’s president and the latter as the main referee and booker for the American wrestlers.
* PowerTrio: Maeda, Takada and Fujiwara this time.
* SpinOff: After Newborn closed the staff divided into three promotions; Union of Wrestling Forces International, Fighting Network RINGS, and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara-Gumi.
* TakeThat: Apparently the use of kickboxing and shootboxing bouts and the mixed styles fights against kickboxers are supported to be one to Wrestling/SatoruSayama and his Shooto organisation.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The UWF in this promotion stands for nothing.
!!!Wrestling/BobBacklund
!!!Johnny Barnett
-->''"Barrett is an early 90's Florida indy worker who was an early DDP tag partner and feuded with the Nasty Boys. Somehow he ended up in UWF2 working as a Greco guy. All of his earliest UWF matches are filled with 3 Stooges style selling and dropkicks, so of course I loved them. [...] By 1991 Barrett had gotten the hang of working the style and is actually a really great shootstyle monster, kind of like Wrestling/GaryAlbright with takedowns instead of suplexes."''
-->-- Phil Schneider, blogger for http://segundacaida.blogspot.co.uk/.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* IHaveManyNames: Is better known as Jumbo Barreta in the American wrestling scene though his real name is said to be Julio Barrera.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
* MightyGlacier
* StoutStrength: Was almost 400ibs.
* UnskilledButStrong: Was not a good technical wrestler, but he could work hard.
!!!Trevor Clarke
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a mixed styles fight against Kazuo Yamazaki.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* RedBaron: "Power".
!!!Chris Dolman
-->''"There's a reason why they call him the Red Demon. He is not a fighter, he is a street fighter."''
--->-- Tadashi Takeuchi, Japanese journalist.
-->''"Fighting is my life."''
--->-- Chris Dolman
* TheAce: A multiple UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo medalist, the only 10th dan black belt in Kyokushin under Jon Bluming and powerlifting champion. One of the strongest European grapplers ever, he was the first non-Russian in stealing world sambo tournaments, the only guy who did not get curbstomped by the all-powerful Russian team in the 1974 European UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships, and one of the most feared bouncers in the Amsterdam underground.
* TheApprentice: Of Jon Bluming, who also trained his friend Willem Ruska.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Dutch shootfighting team in RINGS.
* BadassGrandpa: Was in his mid 40s when he first showed up about in UWF Newborn at the May History event and about 50 when he retired.
* BadassTeacher: He has trained 90% of the Dutch fighters of today, names like Alistair Overeem, Creator/BasRutten, Gilbert Yvel, Gegard Mousasi, and Peter Aerts.
* BoringButPractical: Favored the rear naked choke and similar holds over flashier techniques. His wrestling style in general was as ground-based as possible.
* {{Bouncer}}: A very well known and feared one in Amsterdam.
* BrilliantButLazy: His performances on the pro wrestling ring were composed mostly of basic brawling, rest holds and looking tough. He is not the most entertaining wrestler to watch in RINGS tapes, especially with people like Han or Kohsaka next.
* BullyingADragon: Although it is not know what happened exactly, Anton Geesink barred Dolman from his gym when Chris, infuriated for Geesink holding a hold longer than necessary in a sparring, did "something rude" to him in front of his students. Popular belief has Dolman trashing him in some dirty way. Another reason is probably because his teacher Jon Bluming and Anton Geesink had heat with each other, Geesink may have extended this to Dolman.
* CombatPragmatist: He only needed to see Wrestling/AkiraMaeda's bandaged leg to knee it over and over when he had the opportunity.
* CoolOldGuy: Most definitely.
* CoolTeacher: Graduated and worked as a physical education teacher.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has a weightlifting championship and even a national record.
* TheDreaded: According to him and his teacher Jon Bluming, he challenged the Gracie family several times, and they never replied.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He accompanied Willem Ruska during his match against Wrestling/AntonioInoki in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His match with Kazuo Yamazaki, where he defended every takedown attempt easily, took leg kicks like they were nothing and dominated Yamazaki on the ground establishing himself as a foe to fear to the Japanese.
** His debut match with Wrestling/AkiraMaeda where while he lost, caused some serious trouble for Maeda when it came to grappling, one of the few ganjins to do so.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo and]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: And wrestling, and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, and kickboxing...
* MightyGlacier: Was slow, but very tough and with many tricks up his sleeve.
* OnlySaneMan: He certainly looked it when served as judge to the fight between Ricardo Arona and Wrestling/AndreiKopylov at the King of Kings Block B. Chris almost [[FacePalm facepalmed]] when Kopylov characteristically gassed out after three minutes, and actually ranked his performance as 10 of 20 while the rest of judges attempted to save face for Andrei.
* RedBaron: "Akaoni" ("The Red Demon" - this was actually a ShoutOut to Chris's training partner Willem Ruska, who went under the same nickname during his stint in the Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling), "The Dutch King of Free Fight", and "Holland no Juchin" ("The Authority from Holland").
* StoneWall: In UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and sambo, his takedown defense was said to be otherworldly, to the point that only UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} champions like Ruska could aspire to throwing him down.
* StoutStrength: Had quite a large waist.
* VitriolicBestFriends: With the aforementioned Ruska.
!!!Tamotsu Ebina
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* CoolTeacher: Runs a fitness gym.
* GameBreakingInjury: Was injured before he could debut at any UWF event.
* {{Toku}}: He developed Chōjin Neiger ("Super-God Neiger"), a local hero from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, a fictional superhero who represents the region and is depicted as a tokusatsu hero. He also worked on Ryujin Mabuyer, a Japanese tokusatsu television series which is based on the adventures of a local hero of Okinawa Prefecture of the same name and he even made an appearance as his creation, Chōjin Neiger in Ryujin Mabuyer the Movie: Nanatsu no Mabui.
* UnknownCharacter: He was only a trainee at the UWF Dojo and never wrestled at any events.
!!!Takaku/Yusuke Fuke
* BadassBureaucrat: Though mostly known as an executive for Pancrase and later for Pancrase MISSION, he also had a long MMA career with victories over Manabu Yamada, Jason [=DeLucia=] and even a washed up Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki.
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: A proud Osaka native who loves comedy pro wrestling.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In his school days.
* ThreeAmigos: With Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura and Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara in real life.
* TheWorfEffect: His defeat before oiled-up UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighter Lawi Nabataya served to give him fame before Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki defeated him. He also lost to Toon Stelling without even hitting him or taking him down.
!!!Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki
!!!Nobuyuki Furuta
* BadassFamily: His wife is fellow seiyuu and president of Kenyuu Office, Kenyuu Horiuchi.
* DownerEnding: Died on August 29 2017, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
* HammyHerald: Ring announcer for UWF Newborn, RINGS, ZST, HERO'S, and Big Mouth Loud. Since these companies had Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in some form or other, he is possibly Maeda's personal ring announcer.
* HeAlsoDid: Is a veteran voice actor with Kenyu Office. His most notable roles were Sakyo in Manga/YuYuHakusho and as Matt Parkman in the Japanese dub of Series/{{Heroes}}.
* HiddenDepths: Likes baseball, river fishing, and soccer.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Kendo}}: Has trained in it.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: It's his job to be one.
* NonActionGuy
* TheVoice: Since UWF Newborn had no CombatCommentator, he did the most speaking at events.
!!!Gerard Gordeau
-->''"[[PrecisionFStrike What the fuck you say?]] They said no rules."''
--->-- Gordeau's e-mail answer to an interviwer about his performance in UFC.
* AFriendInNeed: He originally came to UFC 2 to corner Freek Hamaker, and was pissed off when his friend Remco Pardoel revealed to him at the very last moment that he was in the tournament as well, but he accepted to corner him and help him with his fights.
* TheApprentice: To Harry Couzijn in Kyokushin USefulNotes/{{Karate}}, Johan Vos in savate, kickbxing and jujitsu, Romeo Kensmill and Rudy Koopmans in boxing.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is the chairman/kancho of the International Budokai Organization.
* BadassBiker: He rides motorcycles as a hobby.
* BadassFamily: Has two brothers, Al and Nikolai, both accomplished karatekas themselves. He also mentioned that his sisters are karatekas as well.
* BadassIsraeli: Has a Jewish background.
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* BadassTeacher: Own the Dojo Kamakura with his brothers. Currently trains K-1 fighter Mourad Bouzidi, along with Anil Dubar, and sometimes the Romanian champion Daniel Ghiță. He also had a hand in training Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita, trained Freek Hamaker since he was young, and was a trainer for Wrestling/AntonioInoki's Universal Fighting-Arts Organization.
* BaldOfEvil
* BashBrothers: With his brothers Al and Nikolai.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Suffered from it before Wrestling/AkiraMaeda in a match in UWF.
* CombatPragmatist: A brutal example, as he had no qualms about biting and eye gouging. Incredibly enough, Gerard was never disqualified in competition, and actually he is the reason those techniques are forbidden in the modern MMA.
* CoolTeacher: If his students are to be believed, he helps his students clean his dojo as he does not believe in WaxOnWaxOff, does not see his students as dojo cleaners, and because he personally enjoys doing it.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He was a pure kickboxer with no more fields of skill. While he might have had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, it mostly served him to be GenreSavvy enough to know he had to remain standing against Royce Gracie, not to actually impede him from taking him down.
* CurbstompBattle: His first two fights in UFC 1 against sumo wrestler Teila Tuli and kickboxer Kevin Rosier. His third fight, against Royce Gracie, was also an one-sided affair, but this time in the receiving end.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: According to him, he and Royce Gracie trained together after 20 years and there wasn't any ill feelings about the biting incident.
* DefeatMeansRespect: He is very grateful that Yuki Nakai did not try to cripple him. He considers Nakai a great sportsman and respected his {{Determinator}} attitude. He even stated that they still greet each other as friends.
* DisproportionateRetribution: During a presumably worked match against Masaaki Satake in RINGS, Gordeau had his back turned towards Satake in a break when the Japanese came and kicked him hard InTheBack. Gerard's response? Destroying Satake with punches and knees until a brawl broke up. It is unknown who shot on who during the match, but it was a point to remember.
* DissonantSerenity: Insiders and interviews with people in the first UFC event constantly point out that Gordeau was actually the most serene and professional fighter in the event, who always seemed to know what he was doing and was cool about it. He was the only fighter who didn't take part in an almost-riot during the ruleset briefing (riot which was calmed down by Teila Tuli of all people, by the way) and was seen calmly smoking a cigar and thinking on his next fight while doctors were tending his broken hand and wounded foot. He was even laconically quoted as "Americans talk too much" when he was asked.
* FreudianExcuse: Defied. He came from a poor family, his father died when he was young, and grew up in a bad neighborhood. He stated that his past didn't get him into the martial arts, he just wanted to prove to himself that he could do it. He even stated that anyone who complains about their past is stupid.
* GoForTheEye: Used this on Yuki Nakai and half blinded him.
* GratuitousNazis: Subverted. See {{Misblamed}}.
* HeroKiller: He effectively ended Yuki Nakai's MMA career even though he lost the fight.
* IKnowKarate: An accomplished karateka (and not a savateur like UFC introduced him, although he did train in the art). He also has a background in boxing, kickboxing, and according to sources, he started his career practising UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and some kind of standup jujitsu before switching to striking arts.
* LeanAndMean
* ManBitesMan: Used this on Royce Gracie's ear.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Apparently, his students say he is a nice guy, when he is not in fighting capacity.
* {{Misblamed}}: He was accused of being a Neo-Nazi by doing a Nazi salute before his first [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] fight and the fact he had a swastika tattoo on his right bicep and a bald head did not help him, in actuality he did a traditional savate salute. Also, Gordeau himself has Jewish ancestry, so he is far from being a Nazi skinhead.
* NonNaziSwastika: Has a swastika tattooed on his torso, which along his bald head and his status as one of the most infamous dirty fighters in the world has gained him some serious heat among Mixed Martial Arts fans. However, the swastika itself is actually part of a bigger tattoo which contains Buddhist art.
* OddFriendship: In real life with Creator/BasRutten.
* PetTheDog: Gordeau accepted Freek Hamaker as his student when he was a young boy suffering from cancer who desired to be a martial artist.
* RedBaron: "Kenkaya" ("The Brawler"). In English, "The 1st Ultimate Fighter", "The Undertaker from Hell".
* SmokingIsCool: A hard smoker, he says he started smoking at 12 years old and that smoking should not affect one from being a top fighter.
* UnskilledButStrong: More like "Unskilled But Dirty" as he was quite clueless on the ground and had to play dirty in order avoid being brought to the ground and to escape holds. Ironically it never prevented him from losing anyway.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Has an infamous history with this. He bite Royce Gracie's ear in the first UFC event (though according to him, Royce was also fighting dirty, knowing Gordeau had a hand and a foot broken and attacking those parts) and eye gouged Sayama trainee Yuki Nakai to the point he ended up losing his eyesight. Interestingly enough, he has never been disqualified from a fight.
!!!Freek Hamaker
-->''"Across the Octagon from Luster stands a stocky Dutchman in a red gi top who represents the Russian style of Sambo."''
--->-- Mike Naimark, UFC reviewer.
* TheApprentice: To Chris Dolman and Gerard Gordeau.
* FakeUltimateHero: In UFC, he was billed as a champion in sambo and Greco-Roman wrestling. He trained both, but he wasn't a known champion in any; actually, he was a porn theater owner who happened to train martial arts.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And Greco-Roman wrestling, UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and kickboxing.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is listed in UWF Newborn match lists as "Fred Hamaker," but he is thought to be actually Freek Hamaker of UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship fame.
* StoutStrength
* UnknownCharacter: The first and only sambo representative in the early UFC, Hamaker's career in martial arts in shrouded in mystery. In his sole appearance in the company, he proceeded to win convincingly his first match against kung fu guy Thaddeus Luster, and then claim an injured hand to bow out of the tournament. Credit as the only grappling expert in the tournament aside Royce Gracie would then go to Hamaker's teammate Remco Pardoel, who also participated on the match and went to reach the semi-finals.
!!!Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara
!!!Kevin Kastelle
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* {{Bouncer}}: A professional one.
* CoolTeacher: The head instructor of World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy after his master died.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: Trained under Byung Yul Lee at his World UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} Academy (at the time it was called Korean UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Institute) as well as hapkido, is a black belt in both and he has competed in and won 3 U.S. National Taekwondo championships, an AAU National Championship, the 1984 Can-Am Games and the Olympic Sports Festival. He first started his martial arts training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}. He later learned boxing at University of Minnesota boxing Club and later at the West Suburban Boxing Club, was an undefeated North American Heavyweight Champion in kickboxing with 15 fights, trained in Ninjitsu-Bugei Kai at the school of Inner Truth Martial Arts, kali and jeet kune do under Dan Inosanto, Aiki-Jitsu and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} when he went to Japan, Korean swordfighting (kumbo), certified to provide baton & personal self-defense training to officers by The Minnesota Peace Officers Association, F.A.S.T. Defense under Bill Kipp, and shootfighting under Masami Soranaka and Bart Vale.
* {{Jobber}}
!!!Koichi Kawasaki
* TheChessmaster: One of the most important bookers of pro wrestling and MMA, he was a booker for UWF Newborn, Super World of Sports, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, RINGS, Pancrase, Shootboxing, PRIDE, DREAM, TKO, K-1, UFC, WEC, Elite XC, KOTC, HERO'S, Cage Force, DOG, Fin Fight Festival, Art of War in China, and ADCC Japan. He runs BOOKER K Co,Ltd. the premier fight management agency serving the mixed martial arts community.
* NonActionGuy: Was only a match booker.
* PromotedFanBoy: Was a UWF fan before his job as a booker.
* RedBaron: "Booker K".
!!!Changpuek Kiatsongrit
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Lost twice to Manson Gibson.
* CoolTeacher: A UsefulNotes/MuayThai trainer at the Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
* GuestFighter: Brought in for a Mixed Styles Fight against Yoji Anjo and a kickboxing bout in UWFI with Wrestling/HiromitsuKanehara.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai: A 7 time world champion of the style.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He fought in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 a tournament held by K-1 for light heavyweight fighters as the smallest fighter at the event weighing only 75 kg where he took out Rob Kaman in the quarter finals in their final fight together and made it to the finals with Ernesto Hoost. Changpuek managed to push Hoost into an extra round only to lose eventually via a head kick knockout.
** Averted in Thailand, he found it increasingly difficult to get fights in his homeland where competitive bouts at tend to be at the lower weights.
* RedBaron: "Crazy Elephant".
* UrExample: He is credited as being one of the first UsefulNotes/MuayThai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of UsefulNotes/MuayThai.
* WorthyOpponent: To Rob Kaman.
!!!Bert Kops Jr.
* TheApprentice: To his father.
* BadassFamily: His father Bert Kops Sr is a 1984 World Sambo Championships bronze medalist.
* CoolTeacher: He and his father own the Sportcentrum Kops where many fighters like Fedor Emelianenko and many guys from RINGS Holland trained at.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Sambo]]: And boxing, kickboxing and wrestling.
!!!Duane Koslowski
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Back in UWF, Wrestling/KenShamrock once had to grapple for real with Duane in order to settle down who would win their impending worked match. After Ken made him tap out twice via heel hook, they became friends and Ken started to coach him in submission wrestling.
* IdenticalTwins: With his brother Dennis.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Greco-Roman Wrestling]]: Was on the American Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team of 1988.
* WrestlingFamily: His brother Dennis is a Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling bronze and silver medalist of 1988 and 1992.
!!!Hideokazu Mikaku
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Tsunehito Naito
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch, Boris Malenko.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko Gym and shoot wrestling at the UWF Dojo.
* {{Jobber}}
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He trained in the UWF Dojo and had one match in UWF Newborn, but his lack of success led him to Dramatic Dream Team where while he is still not well know has had better success.
** TheBusCameBack: Appeared on a few Kingdom Ehrgeiz shows.
!!!Hideo Noro
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Hiroo Toru.
* TheMedic: A physical therapist of Tokyo Police Hospital from 1969 to 2004. He was the ring doctor of UWF Newborn and RINGS where he was also a medical advisor. He now runs the Fighting Medical Association and the Medical Crossing Total Office.
* RedBaron: "The Fight Doctor".
!!!Makoto Ohe
* TheAce: Arguably the best kickboxer of UWF-i.
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* BadassTeacher: He teaches kickboxing at the UWF Snakepit. He also was a kickboxing coach for Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura's U-FILE Camp and for Shoot Boxing Shinroku Gym.
* CombatCommentator: Was one for FIGHTING TV Samurai for kickboxing bouts.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a kickboxing match in UWF Newborn before officially joining the UWF guys. He was originally with the Shootboxing organization.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: A champion of the sport. He also knows shootboxing and was a champion at that as well and went to Thailand to train in UsefulNotes/MuayThai. He also briefly trained in shoot wrestling at the Super Tiger Gym under Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since UWF-i was a pro wrestling promotion many people forget that the UWF-i was unique in having and showing legit kickboxing matches with legit title matches, and had kickboxers that represented the UWF-i that were legit champions of the sport. Also these guys were kickboxers and not pro wrestlers.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ohe, Oue or Oe?
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to joshi wrestler Momoe Nakanishi, whose father Shigezo, was also involved in pro wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.
!!!Katsumi Omura
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GenderBlenderName: His name "Katsumi" is usually a female name.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Paryhap Premchai
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
* TheWorfEffect: Was worfed by Caesar Takeshi in a Shootboxing rules fight in one round.
!!![=MacDuff=] Roesch
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome: Not completely but he did lack quite a bit.
* BadassBeard
* DoNotCallMePaul: Is listed as [=MacDuff=] Roesch in UWF Newborn and PWFG match lists but it is said that his real name is Mark Rush.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: And also trained in UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
!!![[Wrestling/KenShamrock Ken/Wayne Shamrock]]
!!!Wrestling/NormanSmiley
!!!Maurice Smith
-->''"You punch like a girl."''
* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, though rather in an one-sided light, as Smith never had a grudge with him. It seems Suzuki have put it past him as they were recently spotted hanging out with each other.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Averted, but slightly enforced in the interview before his fight with Mark Coleman to add some emotion.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Helped Frank Shamrock to form The Alliance when he left Lion's Den, as it was Frank who honored Ken's pact of teaching Smith grappling in exchange for striking.
* ChekhovsSkill: He was not just a kickboxer, he also knew a lot about cardio and vascular training by having worked with sports doctors, and his conditioning training was instrumental in Frank Shamrock' and Wrestling/TsuyoshiKohsaka's careers.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After he lost to Wrestling/KenShamrock, he became friends with him and later got invited to train at the Lion's Den.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Became the first kickboxer in defeating master wrestlers and grapplers.
* {{Expy}}: Creator/BasRutten, another guy that was a pure kickboxer that was beating master wrestlers and grapplers when he first debuted then later worked on his grappling skills, both are BaldOfAwesome and both beat Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki twice.
* FanNickname: "Mo".
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: Yup, a champion of America. He also learned UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}, and UsefulNotes/WingChun before starting kickboxing.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: Twice; he got knowledgeable in condition training after losing a fight by exhaustion, and later investigated UsefulNotes/MuayThai and non-American kickboxing styles when he knew by the bad way that leg kicks were dangerous.
* RedBaron: "Kuroi Bakugekiki" ("The Black Bomber").
* ScaryBlackMan: Not as big or physically imposing as most examples, but his kicks and punches were enough to scare opponents away from trading hits with him.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He was a part of the Lion's Den when Wrestling/KenShamrock closed its doors to Frank, but he refused to ostracize him and left the team to form The Alliance.
* ThreeAmigos: With Frank Shamrock and Wrestling/TsuyoshiKohsaka in the Alliance team.
!!!Ri Sogi
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi.
* GuestFighter: Represented the Shootboxing organisation.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Trained at Caesar Gym.
!!!Ken Suzuki
* NonActionGuy: Was the Senior Managing Director of UWF Newborn, UWF International, and Kingdom.
* PromotedFanboy: He got his job after having been Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada's fan club director in the 1980s.
!!!Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
!!!Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura
!!!Bart Vale
-->''"Bart Vale is synonymous with shootfighting, you can't talk about submission wrestling anywhere in America without hearing about this 6 ft 4 inch, 250 pound warrior and the style of mixed martial arts he pioneered."''
-->-- Black Belt Magazine, inducting Bart Vale into their Hall of Fame.
-->''"I just like to hit people and watch them go down."''
-->-- Bart Vale
* EightiesHair: A mullet hairdo, like straight out from the Black Belt magazine.
* AllAmericanFace: He acts like this.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara and Masami Soranaka.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is the president of the International Shootfighting Association.
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* {{Bouncer}}: Was one in Miami, Florida.
* BullyingADragon: There is a rumor that when Bart was being promoted as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" Ken himself heard of it and challenged Bart to a MMA match to shut him up. Bart didn't reply but he never used that achievement again.
* CarpetOfVirility
* CoolTeacher: Teaches at the Tiger & Dragon Kenpo Karate School of Shootfighting. He was also a coach of a potential Olympic pankration team for the 2004 Olympic Games with guys Wrestling/KenShamrock and Wrestling/DanSevern, though it never bared fruit as the Olympics didn't approve pankration as a sport.
* CreatorsPet: In PWFG. He got pushed to be champion of the promotion and beat Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara twice, which may have been one of the many reasons the split that created Pancrase happened.
* DavidVersusGoliath: He was Goliath when he was recruited to learn shoot wrestling, when he went to spar with his first sparring partner which he describes as like a kid compared to him and thought it was a joke. The "kid" proceeded to trash him with submissions and showed Bart that the fighting system was worth something.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In shootfighting he wore the standard latex kneeboots, but in his MMA fights he went barefoot.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: He says sushi makes him queasy.
* {{Eagleland}}: Type 3.
* FakeUltimateHero: He was promoted in United States as "the man who knocked out Wrestling/KenShamrock" and they even played as if it were a real fight a clip of PWFG where he highkicked Ken in a worked match. He did face some great fighters who could have saved his reputation as valiant losing efforts, but his inability to finish cleanly the unskilled Mike Bitonio and his defeat to the heavily undersized K-1 {{Jobber}} Nobuaki Kakuda made clear that Vale was not as good as said.
* GlassCannon: Was a big guy who could strike decently and had some rudimentary grappling, but his defense overall was weak.
* GuestFighter: Most of his career was in UWF Newborn & PWFG, so his few appearances in RINGS may count.
* IKnowKarate: American Kenpo UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} to be exact. Recently became a 10th dan (American Kenpo's system of belt ranking is very different than the other Japanese martial arts rankings).
* {{Irony}}: He was promoted in the United States as having never been seriously injured in his matches, in MMA and kickboxing he was quite injury-prone. The reason he couldn't face Renzo Gracie in the WCC was because he lacerated his own head when headbutting Mike Bitonio, lost to Nobuaki Kakuda was because he fell and dislocated his arm, and lost to Wrestling/DanSevern because he was suffered a cut to his head.
* InsistentTerminology: Called the PWFG Championship Belt the "Shootfighting World Championship Belt".
* LightningBruiser: Threw a lot of jumping kicks in his UWF days and was 6 ft 4. This is also the reason Masami Soranaka recruited him to learn shoot wrestling.
* MilesGloriosus: Infamously tried to pass in United States his worked matches in Japan as MMA fights, and a lot of people in the States bought it for a time, until he got in the cage and failed to prove his supposed badassery.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He was one of the first complete fighters in America and had trained with some of the best guys, so he was not really a slouch, but he was not a superb fighter in a time in which you needed to be one in order to thrive. He also faced really strong opponents, like Wrestling/DanSevern in MMA and Andy Hug in Kickboxing.
* RedBaron: "American Ninja".
* UseYourHead: Deconstructed - he headbutted Mike Bitonio so hard in their MMA fight that he lacerated his own head and couldn't continue in the night tournament.
* UrExample: Founded shootfighting in the U.S.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Or rather in his shorts. Sometimes a gi top in tribute to world champion kickboxer Bill "Superfoot" Wallace.
* TheWorfEffect: Against Kazunari Murakami, who was though to be an inferior opponent, and was profiled as a dangerous contender after beating Vale.
!!!Dick Vrij
-->''"In 1989 Chris and I went to Japan. In 1995 we organised the last fight of Chris here in Amsterdam and the place was jam-packed. From there on it started with the events of Rings Holland here in Amsterdam. But I am not a guy who likes to pad myself on the chest, a lot of people wanted to see me fight and what I was capable of. That time I was also a doorman at the hottest club in Amsterdam and people where very curious if Dick Vrij could really fight. The first event was special because people did not know what to expect. I fought only one fight per year in Amsterdam, believe me that many people were looking forward to it. The event was sold out in no time."''
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Typically acted disrespectful towards his opponents, even doing the BringIt taunt rather often.
* BadassTeacher: He was a trainer for Beverwijk Top Team along with Hans Nijman until Nijman got killed and has his own fitness gym called Centrum De Meer.
* BloodKnight
* {{Bouncer}}: Was one before training with Chris Dolman.
* TheBrute: For Chris Dolman (and Jon Bluming, in real life).
* BullyingADragon: While working a match with Wrestling/KiyoshiTamura in RINGS, Vrij became uncomfortable with Tamura's choke and raked his eye. Kiyoshi got angry and started beating him, so Vrij had to skip to the ending and tap out to save his life.
* CombatPragmatist: During his match with Yoji Anjo, he got out from a cross armbar by elbowing Anjo in the groin.
* TheDreaded: He was quite a fearsome striker, and few opponents chose to trade strikes with him.
* {{Engrish}}: Japanese captionists often got his last name as "Fly", as the two words sound similar ("Furai") in Japanese.
* {{Expy}}: Tall, imposing and fair haired, with icy personality and hard strikes. Even if the similarities weren't intentional, Vrij would have made an awesome [[Film/RockyIV Ivan Drago]].
* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Vrij was big, mean and incredibly imposing, and the Japanese press loved him because he looked like the bad guy of a kung fu flick, but he was actually not very good in MMA or shootfighting. That's why he fought in very few shoots in RINGS and always with low level opponents, even losing to them from occasion to occasion.
* HeroicBuild: 'roided up and such.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: And UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}}, duh.
* {{Jerkass}}: He was also known as a troublemaker backstage, being uncooperative in some matches, and once RINGS investigated him for usage of steroids.
* MulticoloredHair: Dyed like the Dutch flag. He is usually fair haired though.
* PecFlex: His signature gesture before the fights.
* RedBaron: Dick "Leon" Vrij, "Fighting Cyborg" or simply "Cyborg".
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: His loss to Paul Varelans.
* ShoutOut: His nickname was a reference to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'', because he basically looked like a Terminator himself. His other one, "Leon," is probably a reference to Film/BladeRunner, which has a replicant (basically a human-like robot) that is also named Leon.
** The character Leon from the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series seems to take his looks from Vrij.
* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Had a famous altercation with Mr. Olympia winner Dorian Yates in which Vrij punched him badly.
* UnskilledButStrong: As a pure kickboxer, he was rather clueless on the mat, and raw strength was his only hope to avoid being submitted if he was downed in a shootfight.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Lost his vale tudo fight against UFC dropout Paul Varelans due to inconsistent refereeing and an excessive amount of ephedrine on his organism needed for a foot injury.
!!!Willy Wilhelm
* BadassMustache / PornStache
* BadassTeacher: Was a UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} trainer for the guys in RINGS Holland, most notably Willie Peeters.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: He fought barefoot with his gi.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: Represented the Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Won a silver in the 1983 World UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} Championships in the over 95 kg category and bronze in 1985 in the open category.
* RealMenLoveJesus: He is a Christian.
* StoutStrength: Has a wide waist as well.
!!!Wellington Wilkins Jr.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KarlGotch and Boris Malenko.
* BaldOfAwesome
* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling: Trained at the Malenko's Gym.
* {{Jobber}}
* NamesTheSame: He is not to be confused with the Canadian wrestler of the same ring name.
* PluckyComicRelief: Was a comedy wrestler.
* SharkMan: Wrestled in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling as Shark Machine.
