Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Urban Wrestling Federation


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The result was   delete. Spartaz Humbug! 18:31, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Urban Wrestling Federation

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fails WP:ORG and WP:GNG. all the sources provided are not third party. main stream coverage is very limited. LibStar (talk) 00:47, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
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The Urban Wrestling Federation just had a US-national Pay Per View event that was advertised on channels such as ESPN. How is this up for deletion?! www.urbanwrestlingfederation.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.229.103.91 (talk) 12:11, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.152.28.31 (talk) — 222.152.28.31 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep. Of the many articles deserving deletion from Wikipedia, this is not one of them. This article needs updated horribly, but as a fairly new group I think their publicists are doing a very good job.  They have a clothing deal with JSR Merchandising (who handle Pink Floyd, Janet Jackson, Cartoon Network), National Pay-Per-View broadcasts on inDEMAND, DirectTV and DISH Network.  They held their first show in the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC with tickets for their next shows on sale now through Ticketmaster. They are running advertisements on nationwide stations like ESPN and MTV2. Add to all this the fact that they have a talent pool that's pretty bona fide on not only the Pro Wrestling Circuits but the Hip Hop circuit as well and I'm really surprised this is up for deletion at all. Even Googling "Urban Wrestling Federation" (with quotes) brings up over half a million hits.
 * please see WP:GOOGLEHITS. "I think their publicists are doing a very good job" is not an argument for keeping, nor is running TV advertisements. LibStar (talk) 02:43, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

When the only complaints are "main stream coverage is very limited", and "all the sources provided are not third party", the publicists job and the advertisements sure do mean something. In fact, I believe they would mean everything. Either way this is a Keep — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.152.28.31 (talk) 01:54, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Let them put on some events, get some coverage, not use Wikipedia as a PR tool, and then we'll talk about whether or not its something we should keep to begin with. --Bobak (talk) 17:56, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, no significant third party coverage. I did a search and only found some blog entries, youtube videos, and press releases. Any advertising and/or press releases are not counted as independent of the subject. Nikki  ♥  311   18:34, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Let them put on some events, get some coverage ''no significant third party coverage. I did a search and only found some blog entries'' ...did you guys even bother looking? There's tons of third party coverage and they HAVE put on shows. I've included ppv listings, wrestling and mainstream news coverage promoting said ppv, and sites covering results. Judging by exposure/wrestling media coverage, talent pool and in-home availability The Urban Wrestling Federation is the number 4 wrestling company in the United States, behind WWE, TNA and Ring of Honor. With literally dozens of groups with less notoriety having pages, the possibility of deletion is a joke.

http://www.indemand.com/product/view/231520 https://www.directv.com/entertainment/program/details/SH014091500000?omnitureReferrer=GS http://www.metroatlantablack.com/arts-a-entertainment/41-entertainment/273-urban-wrestling-federation-announces-pay-per-view-dates-for-debut-battle-first-blood-to-air-on-ind.html http://www.thesource.com/blog/post/75788/Urban-Wrestling-Federation-Premiere-?thesource-prod= http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0602/540243/ http://www.pwinsider.com/article/59341/urban-wrestling-federation-first-blood-ppv-report.html?p=1 http://www.wrestlingnewsarena.com/2011/05/poster-for-urban-wrestling-federations-first-ppv-new-blood/ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8450881.htm http://www.wrestlingforum.com/other-wrestling/536303-urban-wrestling-federation-set-make-its-debut.html http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1309108700 http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/Urban_Wrestling_Federation_Holding_First_Show_On_6_3_In_NYC.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.155.208.127 (talk) 05:41, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:ORG. The keeper, above, comments "I think their publicists are doing a very good job"; says it all, really. TerriersFan (talk) 14:53, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
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