WWF Shotgun Saturday Night WWF Shotgun Saturday Night was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It aired from , 1997 through , 1999 and was a Broadcast syndication show that featured matches with lower card wrestlers . " Shotgun Saturday Night " was replaced by " WWE Jakked / Metal " in 1999 . Original Format . The show ' s original concept was unusual for its time , since it aired on late Saturday nights from various New York City nightspots . The promotion pushed the program as an " edgier " project than its normal weekly offerings . " Shotgun Saturday Night " debuted on from the Mirage Nightclub in New York . One of the most memorable moments of the debut episode occurred when Marlena climbed on the ring apron during a match between Goldust and The Sultan , and removed her top , causing the Sultan to be distracted and lose the match . Though she was wearing pasties , and though her back was facing the camera , this incident set the tone for WWF programming over the next several years . Later episodes of " Shotgun Saturday Night " were broadcast from the All - Star Cafe in Times Square , the Mirage nightclub and New York Penn Station . Unique elements to the show . There were several unique elements to the show that did not appear on any other WWF programming at the time . For example , due to the confining nature of the locales it was initially broadcast from , " Shotgun Saturday Night " used a somewhat smaller ring than a standard twenty foot by twenty foot WWF ring . All three ring ropes were taped yellow ; something that has not been replicated since . The on - screen bug , which normally featured the WWF " New Generation " logo , was replaced by a " Shotgun " - esque logo , with the WWF logo inside a police badge . Later episodes . Eventually , " Shotgun Saturday Night " lost its unique feel and stopped being broadcast live from NYC . An expletive laiden promo by Terry Funk on the January 18 , 1997 episode forced the WWF to drastically change the program ' s format . The show simply became an undercard taping ( similar to " Heat " ) , although retaining its edgy broadcast look . Hosts . The show was commentated by Vince McMahon and Sunny in the beginning , with Jim Ross and Brian Pillman performing the same duties until mid - 1997 . Kevin Kelly , Michael Cole , Jim Cornette and Vince Russo also served as commentators . Stone Cold Steve Austin also served as a surprise guest commentator on one episode along with Owen Hart . Alternate versions . The WWF also aired a similar syndicated show at the time called " WWF Shotgun " , which aired in the afternoon and was more kid - friendly . The matches were shown in reverse order and had different commentators . Some stations carried both shows . This show was replaced with " WWF Metal " in 1999 . In the New York market , the show went by a different name , " WWF New York " in 1997 and 1998 , airing on WPIX and WPXN - TV . It was shown late at night , airing at 2 : 00 a . m . , Eastern time ( WPXN aired the series on Saturday mornings ) . In March 1998 , the WWF aired " 11 : Alive " which aired the matches in the same order as WWF New York , but with different commentary that of course did not reference New York . The show aired at 11 : 00 AM on Saturdays and only lasted four episodes before being cancelled . The final episode aired on March 28 , 1998 and was hosted by Michael Hayes in the WWF " Slam Jam " studio . No matches were aired and instead the show hyped the next day ' s WrestleMania XIV .