Heatwave 2018

Heatwave (2018) was a professional wrestling supershow produced by the UWF. It took place on September 4th, 2018. The event took place at Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, Washington. It was the first annual UWF Heatwave event. It was most notable for featuring the 2018 UWF Expansion Draft.

Seven matches were contested on the main card. In the main event, The Miz and UWF Champion Chris Jericho defeated Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude and European Champion Velveteen Dream in tag team action, marking the first time Chris Jericho and The Miz teamed up together.

Preliminary matches
The show kicked off with the first round of the UWF Expansion Draft, which saw Jimmy Uso, Adam Cole, and Drew McIntyre drafted to Resistance', while Larry Sweeney was drafted to ''Revolution'. ''This segment also saw McIntyre split from his then-associate Sammy Guevara, who made what is to-date his final appearance in the UWF.

The first match of the night saw Jimmy Uso pin Tyler Bate following an Uso Splash.

The second match saw Seth Rollins pin Scott Steiner following a Pedigree. The match was followed by the second round of the UWF Expansion Draft, which saw Daniel Bryan and Austin Aries drafted to Revolution, while Seth Rollins and Vinny Marseglia were drafted to Resistance.

The third match saw Drew Gulak pin Low Ki following a Spine Splitter. The match was followed by the third round of the UWF Expansion Draft, which saw Tyler Bate and Triple H drafted to Revolution, while The World Warriors were drafted to Resistance. Also announced were new signees Elias and The Mexicools to Revolution and Resistance respectively.

The fourth match saw Larry Sweeney pin Austin Aries following a '68 Comeback Special. The match was followed by the fourth round of the UWF Expansion Draft, which saw Matt Hardy, The Hired Gunns, and Scott Steiner drafted to Resistance, while The Miz and Zack Ryder were drafted to Revolution.

The fifth match saw Matt Hardy pin The Brian Kendrick following a Twist of Fate.

The sixth match saw Vinny Marseglia pin Triple H following a Redrum. The match was followed by the fifth and final round of the UWF Expansion Draft, which saw Minoru Suzuki and The Brian Kendrick drafted to Revolution, while Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll were drafted by Resistance.

Main event
The main event of Heatwave saw Chris Jericho and The Miz defeat Rick Rude and Velveteen Dream following a Codebreaker/Skull Crushing Finale double team onto Rude, who was pinned by Miz.

Aftermath
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2018 UWF Expansion Draft
UWF Champion Chris Jericho, Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude, and Television Champion Drew Gulak were automatically drafted to Revolution, and European Champion Velveteen Dream was automatically drafted to Resistance.

Jimmy Uso and Adam Cole were drafted to Resistance as compensatory picks to even out the brands at the start of the draft.