Herb C. Abrams was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 promoter from New York.

Career

Abrams founded the Universal Wrestling Federation

Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)

The Universal Wrestling Federation was an American wrestling promotion based out of Marina del Rey, California.-History:Herb Abrams founded the UWF in 1990 with hopes of returning professional wrestling back to its roots...

 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

Cocaine

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, Abrams was found nude, destroying furniture with a baseball bat in his New York office, while covered in a "vaseline" type substance, in the company of prostitutes. Not long afterwards, he died while in police custody, of a heart attack. He had cocaine stuck all over his body when he died.

Championships and accomplishments

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Worst Television Announcer (1990)