UWF Blackjack Brawl

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Blackjack Brawl was the Universal Wrestling Federation’s first and only major live TV supercard. It happened on September 23, 1994, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired on SportsChannel America. About 600 fans attended.

The show had 11 matches, with nine of them featuring championships. Several titles were created or decided that night, including the Americas Championship, Junior Heavyweight Championship, Midget World Championship, MGM Grand Championship, and World Tag Team Championship. The vacant SportsChannel Television Championship and the vacant Women's World Championship were also decided. There were two non-title bouts: a lumberjack match between Cactus Jack and Jimmy Snuka and a singles match between Samson and The Irish Assassin. Blackjack Brawl would be the last UWF event.

Key results
- Americas Championship: Dan Spivey defeated Johnny Ace (Ace’s towel from Missy Hyatt cost him the win).
- Junior Heavyweight Championship: Jack Armstrong defeated Mando Guerrero.
- SportsChannel Television Championship: Sunny Beach defeated Dr. Feelgood.
- Midget World Championship: Little Tokyo defeated The Karate Kid.
- MGM Grand Championship: Tyler Mane defeated Steve Ray.
- Women's World Championship: Candi Devine defeated Tina Moretti.
- World Tag Team Championship: The Killer Bees defeated The New Powers of Pain.
- Southern States Championship: Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Finland Hellraiser Thor to a double disqualification, but Orton retained the title.
- Lumberjack match: Cactus Jack vs. Jimmy Snuka ended in a count-out with Snuka driving Jack into a row of seats.
- Main event: Steve Williams vs. Sid Vicious for the World Heavyweight Championship. Williams hit a Doctor Bomb, but Dan Spivey attacked Williams, causing Vicious to be disqualified. Williams retained the title.

Reception
The event received largely negative reviews. One critic gave it 3 out of 10, calling it typical UWF fare with weak booking and confusing stipulations, though noting some decent moments, like the midget match and Sid Vicious showing wrestling in the main event.

Note
Although promos during the broadcast hinted at a follow-up show, Blackjack Brawl remained the last event produced by UWF.