Herb Abrams | |
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Born |
Herbert Christian Abrams January 2, 1954 Amarillo, Texas |
Died | July 23, 1996 Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
(aged 42)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professional wrestling promoter |
Known for | Founder of the Universal Wrestling Federation |
Herb Christian Abrams (January 2, 1954 – July 23, 1996) was an American professional wrestling promoter from New York.
Abrams founded the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1990 and remained CEO of the company until his death. He was the head booker of the UWF from 1990 to 1992, and again in 1994.
Before his death, while high on cocaine, Abrams was found naked and covered in a "vaseline" type substance, destroying furniture with a baseball bat in his New York office. He was in the company of prostitutes at the time. Not long afterwards, he died while in police custody, of a heart attack. He had cocaine stuck all over his body when he died.