WWE Saturday Morning Slam | |
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Genre | Professional wrestling |
Created by | Vince McMahon |
Presented by | Tony Dawson |
Starring | WWE roster |
Opening theme | "This Time It's Mine" by Jim Johnston [1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. commercials) [2] |
Original release | |
Network | The CW (Vortexx) |
Release | August 25, 2012 – May 11, 2013 |
WWE Saturday Morning Slam is an American professional wrestling television show that WWE produced. It aired as part of the Vortexx Saturday morning children's programming block on The CW from August 25, 2012 to May 11, 2013. [3] [4]
Saturday Morning Slam marked the WWE's first Saturday morning pro-wrestling show since Livewire in 2001. [5] [6] It is one of the WWE programming yet to be shown on the WWE Network.
The program had a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-G to meet the standards and practices of the timeslot; thus, more aggressive wrestling moves permissible on WWE's other programming were banned. While the WWE roster performed tamer matches for Saturday Morning Slam, occasional moves or holds that targeted the head or neck were edited out of the broadcast. [7] [8]
In February 2013, WWE announced that a General Manager for the show would be revealed on March 16, 2013. [9] Mick Foley was revealed as the General Manager, [10] where he would serve as such until his contract expired in March 2014. [11]
Saturday Morning Slam was cancelled after one season when Saban Brands and WWE could not come to an agreement on the creative direction of the show. [12]
Saturday Morning Slam was taped on Tuesdays before WWE Friday Night SmackDown . [13]
General Managers | Dates |
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Mick Foley | March 16, 2013 – May 11, 2013 |
Hosts | Dates |
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Tony Dawson | August 25, 2012 – May 11, 2013 |
Commentators | Dates |
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Josh Mathews and guest commentator* | August 25, 2012 – May 11, 2013 |
(*) Multiple WWE wrestlers served as guest commentators alongside Josh Matthews.
Ring announcers | Dates |
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Tony Chimel | August 25, 2012 – May 11, 2013 |
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Furthering its commitment to kid-friendly entertainment, WWE is launching a new, weekly half-hour series, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, which will premiere on Saban Brands' new Vortexx block on The CW.
WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Saban Brands today announced a new, weekly half-hour show, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, that will debut on Saturday, August 25 at 10 a.m.
The half-hour show, which debuts Aug. 25, marks the return of WWE to Saturday morning children's television after an 11-year absence.
The new "Saturday Morning Slam" series marks the first time since 2001 that WWE will have a program in a kids' time slot.
While it's less violent than other WWE shows (certain moves, such as headlocks, aren't allowed), clips of matches are included in each episode, so you can expect to see basic wrestling maneuvers.
WWE's lineup of programming is mostly rated TV-PG, but Saturday Morning Slam (SMS) is the one exception, rated TV-G.
Mick Foley, who was named the official GM of the show earlier this year
"It is with mixed emotions that I announce that, as of yesterday, I am officially no longer the General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam," Foley said.