Butch Reed
Colley made his debut for the UWF on April 10, 1985. Wrestling as The Nightmare, he was teamed with Eddie Gilbert and defeated Steve Brinson and Terry Daniels. He was managed by both Eddie Gilbert and Sir Oliver Humperdink and remained undefeated and on May 22, 1985 defeated Terry Taylor to gain the Mid-South North American Title. In June he rebranded himself as The Champion and continued to successfully retain the title against challengers such as Taylor, Magnum TA, Butch Reed, and Brad Armstrong. The Champion retained the title until August 10, 1985 where he was defeated by Dick Murdoch at the MSW Superdome Extravaganza in New Orleans, LA. Colley suffered his second defeat weeks later, falling to Jake Roberts on television. Colley then began a long losing streak, losing to Wendell Coley and Butch Reed, as well as facing numerous defeats in various tag team matches.