When the Hall of Saints is closed, the hardcore shall walk amongst the living…. and then entertain them once again on home video. UWA Hardcore’s triumphant return is now available to buy on the glorious format of DVD [Eat it Blu-ray, your small victory over HD-DVD proves nothing!] featuring the backstage antics of UWA’s regular cast of hooligans and the breathtaking art of Mr. Derek Laufman. Epic much? Yes, but Derek’s art on this release truly is amazing, especially for fans of George Romero and the Zombie genre.
After being unexpectedly stripped of their beloved St. John’s Hall back in mid-2007, UWA Hardcore was put into hibernation until early January, when Osiris and Joe E. Slick, UWA’s owners, announced that the fed had found a new home at Downsview Park in Toronto. With the stage set for an emotional return, UWA burst back onto the scene with a fairly strong show. Fans were treated to the surprise returns of both Petey Williams, who had not been seen in UWA since 2006, and UWA Lightweight Champ Horimi Horiguchi, who wasn’t announced nor expected to make the trip from Japan. There were a few kinks in the show to be worked out, but after being out of action for so long and debuting in a new venue, it was about as good as a return as UWA could have hoped for. The potential is definitely there for UWA to expand to new heights not yet reached by the fed.
UWA has begun producing highlight reels of their shows, with Resurrection being the first. Click here to pick up the show and to see the matches of UWA Hardcore Resurrection. Highlight reel after the break on the YouTube-powered Jeritron 100.
This Friday, UWA Hardcore Home Video releases three great new DVDs featuring action from the past two months and a spotlight on one of their biggest stars, Sonjay Dutt. All three releases will also be available for purchase at WrestlingMerchDirect.com as well as the Smart Mark Video and the official website of Ring of Honor.
