List of Former WWE programs The following is a list of former World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment programming . 1950s . " Heavyweight Wrestling " ( 1950s – 1972 ) . One of the very first programs produced by what was then NWA Capitol Wrestling ( the WWWF ' s immediate predecessor ) was " Heavyweight Wrestling " . The show featured low card to high card status . The ring announcers would announce the matches for next week . Most of the events were held in District of Columbia National Arena . Ray Morgan did the commentary for the show . The ring announcers were Friendly Bob Freed and Smiling Sam Morgan . Usually the main events featured WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino retaining his title . The show ended prior to May 1972 . 1970s . " All - Star Wrestling " ( 1972 – 1986 ) . " WWF All - Star Wrestling " was a WWF television show which consisted of top - tier or mid - card talent defeating enhancement talent ( jobbers ) and at times a " feature " match between main WWF talent . The show was taped at the Hamburg Fieldhouse in Hamburg , Pennsylvania . " All - Star Wrestling " ran from May 20 , 1972 through August 31 , 1986 , when it was replaced by the new program " Wrestling Challenge " . " Challenge " was the " B " show of the WWF ' s syndicated programming , behind " Superstars " . Typically , the show featured matches narrated by Vince McMahon with occasional assistance from Lord Alfred Hayes and Pat Patterson ; it was later hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura . From 1984 to 1986 , the theme of " All - Star Wrestling " was an instrumental portion of David Bowie ' s " Modern Love ] " . " Championship Wrestling " ( 1972 – 1986 ) . " WWF Championship Wrestling " was a TV show of the World Wrestling Federation . It featured all the stars of the WWF , interviews and championship matches . The show lasted from 1972 until 1986 . 1980s . " All American Wrestling " ( 1983 – 1994 ) . " WWF All American Wrestling " was a cable television program that was a predecessor to " Tuesday Night Titans " and " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " , originally filling the 11 : 00 a . m . Eastern Time slot on Sundays vacated by the cancellation of " Southwest Championship Wrestling " . The show ran from September 4 , 1983 to October 16 , 1994 on the USA Network ] . After it was canceled in 1994 , it was replaced by " Action Zone " . During the first three weeks of the show , " All American Wrestling " profiled the WWF ' s top three superstars of that time : WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund , Jimmy Snuka and André the Giant . By late September , the show featured mainly high - card wrestlers from various promotions across the United States , before featuring WWF talent exclusively . Although the USA Cable Network had carried WWF events from New York ' s Madison Square Garden and the Capital Centre in Landover , Maryland , this was the first weekly national telecast of the original flagship shows for the World Wrestling Federation . By the early 90s , the show mostly reshowed matches and segments from other WWF programs and featured one exclusive match . Vince McMahon was the original host of the program . Afterward , Lord Alfred Hayes became host . Subsequently , Gene Okerlund took over hosting duties and stayed there for most of its run . In 1993 , Johnny Polo was added as co - host to replace Bobby Heenan . " Tuesday Night Titans " ( 1984 – 1986 ) . " Tuesday Night Titans " ( abbreviated " TNT " ) aired on the USA Network from 1984 to 1986 and was promoted as a variety show . " Wrestling Spotlight " ( 1984 – 1995 ) . " WWF Wrestling Spotlight " was syndicated from 1986 to 1995 . Originally known as " WWF Superstars of Wrestling " until late 1986 , the show was hosted by various personalities generally from a studio or control room and consisted primarily of matches from other WWF programming . " Prime Time Wrestling " ( 1985 – 1993 ) . " WWF Prime Time Wrestling " aired on the USA Network from 1985 to 1993 . A precursor to " Monday Night Raw " , " Prime Time Wrestling " was a two - hour long , weekly program that featured stars of the World Wrestling Federation . The program featured wrestling matches ( most of which were compiled from the WWF ' s syndicated programs of the era , combined with " house show " matches from venues such as Madison Square Garden ) , interviews , promos featuring WWF wrestlers , updates of current feuds and announcements of upcoming local and pay - per - view events . " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " ( 1985 – 1992 / 2006 – 2008 ) . " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " is a professional wrestling television program that aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992 , under the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC in place of " Saturday Night Live " . It returned to the air on March 18 , 2006 , in an 8 EST time slot . It was also on ESPN Radio with a start time of 7 : 35 EST . At the time of the original airing it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over - the - air commercial television network after the 1950s . It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the " second golden age " of professional wrestling in the United States . In a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent , " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " was made up entirely of star vs . star bouts . After leaving NBC in 1991 , it aired twice on FOX in 1992 before disappearing for over a decade . When WWE ' s flagship show , " Monday Night Raw " returned to the USA Network in 2005 , " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " was revived in 2006 as a " special series " to air on occasion on NBC as part of a deal between WWE and NBC Universal . The Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brand rosters are now featured on the show . " Superstars of Wrestling " ( 1986 – 1997 ) . " WWF Superstars of Wrestling " is a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6 , 1986 and was aired until 2001 . " Superstars " , as it would later be known , was the flagship of the WWF ' s syndicated programming from its inception until being eclipsed by " Monday Night Raw " in 1993 . " Wrestling Challenge " ( 1986 – 1995 ) . " WWF Wrestling Challenge " aired from 1986 to 1996 and was syndicated weekly . The show premiered as " WWF Wrestling Challenge " and became simply known as " WWF Challenge " in 1995 . The show featured matches , pre - match interviews , and occasionally , summarized weekly events in WWF programming . As with other syndicated WWF programming , the show promoted WWF event dates and house show s in local media markets . " The Main Event " ( 1988 – 1991 ) . " WWF The Main Event " is a spin - off of the show " WWF Saturday Night ' s Main Event " and occasionally aired on NBC on Friday nights . Only the first three " The Main Event " episodes were shown live on NBC . The final two were taped and then shown on NBC at a later date . 1990s . " Mania " ( 1993 – 1996 ) . " WWF Mania " aired on Saturday morning television program that aired on the USA Network from January 9 , 1993 through September 14 , 1996 . It recapped events that happened during the week in the WWF at the time , and in its earlier years , it usually featured an exclusive match . " Action Zone " ( 1994 – 1996 ) . " WWF Action Zone " was a program that featured the World Wrestling Federation stars in action . The main event of the debut show saw Bret Hart defeat Owen Hart to retain the WWF Championship . The second week ' s main event had Shawn Michaels and Diesel defend the WWF Tag Team Championship against Razor Ramon and the 1 - 2 - 3 Kid . " Action Zone " lasted from October 23 , 1994 until September 15 , 1996 . Vince McMahon and Todd Pettengill called the first three episodes ; after that , Jim Ross replaced McMahon , with Gorilla Monsoon filling in for Ross on occasion . By the end of 1995 , " Action Zone " became a highlights show that aired Sunday mornings for both " Monday Night Raw " and " Superstars " . It was hosted by Todd Pettengill and Dok Hendrix . In 1996 , " Action Zone " was canceled and replaced by " WWF Superstars " , which had just been removed from syndication . " Sunday Night Slam " ( 1994 – 1995 ) . " WWF Sunday Night Slam " was a program that aired three times on the USA Network between August 21 , 1994 and March 26 , 1995 . The program was created to replace the specials run on the USA Network prior to major pay - per - views . The shows were called " SummerSlam Spectacular " , " March To WrestleMania " , " Survivor Series Showdown " , and " Countdown to the Crowning " . The WWF revived the show in 1995 as a 30 - minute preview of the night ' s pay - per - view action . The final " Sunday Night Slam " aired just prior to WWF on December 17 , 1995 . After 1995 , this show aired on the Prevue Channel . In 1996 , it became " WWE Free for All " and the channel on which it aired would be renamed TV Guide Channel ( now TV Guide Network ) almost immediately after that . This last version was terminated in 1998 and replaced by " Sunday Night Heat " . " LiveWire " ( 1996 – 2001 ) . " WWF LiveWire " was a WWF television program that aired Saturday mornings on the USA Network from 1996 to 2000 and on TNN from 2000 to 2001 . It was a revamp of the WWF ' s previous Saturday morning show , " WWF Mania " , and was hosted by Todd Pettengill , who had previously been the host of " Mania " . Sunny was Pettengill ' s co - host for its first few months . " Friday Night ' s Main Event " ( 1997 ) . " WWF Friday Night ' s Main Event " aired on the USA Network when " Monday Night Raw " was preempted on the weeks of August 29 and September 5 in 1997 , due to USA ' s coverage of the US Open . This program did not do very well as the show averaged a 1 . 5 rating . " Shotgun Saturday Night " ( 1997 – 1999 ) . " WWF Shotgun Saturday Night " was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It aired between 1997 and 1999 and was a syndicated show that featured matches with lower card wrestlers . " Shotgun Saturday Night " was replaced by " WWF Jakked " in 1999 . As a notation , there were various versions of this show that floated around in different markets such as WWF Shotgun and WWF Shotgun Challenge , which were basically the same content just rearranged with different commentary ( Shotgun Challenge being specific to the NY Market ) . There were also three other shows with basically the same content , although camera angles , commentary , and local promos were different . Those being Canadian Superstars ( Hosted By Tom Prichard & Ray Rougeau ) , WWF New York ( Hosted by Vince Russo & Others ) , and WWF 11 : Alive . " Sunday Night Heat " ( 1998 – 2008 ) . " WWE Heat " ( formerly known as " WWE Sunday Night Heat " ) was a professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment . It was aired on USA Network , MTV and Spike TV in the United States , Channel 4 and Sky One in the United Kingdom and CTV Sportsnet in Canada . It was most recently streamed on WWE . com on Friday afternoons for North American viewers . However , the show was still televised internationally and showed in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 3 , Australia on FOX8 , India on Ten Sports , Germany on Premiere Sport Portal , France on Action , Spain on Sportmania and C + Deportes - both channels from Digital + , the Middle East on ShowSports4 , the Philippines on Jack TV , and Japan on J SPORTS . The final episode was uploaded to WWE . com on May 30 2008 . The show was replaced internationally with " WWE Vintage Collection " , a program featuring classic WWE matches . " Super Astros " ( 1998 – 1999 ) . " WWF Super Astros " was a program that showed mostly wrestlers of foreign descent wrestle in the WWF that aired from 1998 to 1999 and was mainly used as a vehicle to promote the WWF in Latin American countries . It was hosted by Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich , who were the Spanish announce team . Interviews were handled by Maria Felipe . The program had a stable of Mexican wrestlers such as El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas that competed in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , or other promotions around the world . Storylines were created within the program only with the Mexican stars . They competed against the stable in cruiserweight style matches and in AAA and CMLL style matches ( mostly tag team and six - man tag ) . The program lasted a year and a half with its final show airing on September 5 , 1999 . " Jakked " and " Metal " ( 1999 – 2002 ) . " Jakked " and " Metal " both aired syndicated weekly from 1999 to 2002 and replaced the long running " WWF Shotgun Saturday Night " program . They were replaced by " WWE Bottom Line " and " WWE After Burn " in syndication , with the live matches moving to WWE Velocity . 2000s . " Excess " ( 2001 – 2002 ) . " WWF Excess " was a wrestling talk ( originally call - in ) show that featured WWF guest superstars and Divas . It ran from August 25 , 2001 through May 18 , 2002 . It was originally hosted by Jonathan Coachman and Trish Stratus . Stratus , however , was replaced in late 2001 by Terri Runnels . The program showed classic matches from the WWF ' s archives , many of which were often taken from viewer suggestions . Starting on the April 6th 2002 episode , the first hour of the show stayed under the Excess name , and was hosted by Michael Cole and Marc Lloyd , who presnted an hour of Smackdown highlights and news . The second hour was renamed Late Night Excess and was presented by The Coach and Raven . That show featured Raw highlights , though it lasted only over a month as it was replaced by " WWE Velocity " and " WWE Confidential " later in 2002 . " Confidential " ( 2002 – 2004 ) . " WWE Confidential " is a World Wrestling Entertainment television show that aired on Spike TV late Saturday nights , following " Velocity " , from 2002 to 2004 . It was hosted by Gene Okerlund . " Velocity " ( 2002 – 2006 ) . " WWE Velocity " also replaced " WWE Jakked " and " WWE Metal " in 2002 . Once a weekly Saturday night show on Spike TV , Velocity became a webcast in 2005 . The newest episode would be uploaded to WWE . com on Saturdays and be available for the next week . Older webcast episodes were also archived . It was the counterpart show to " SmackDown " and was recorded before the television taping of " SmackDown ! " " ECW on Sci Fi / Syfy " ( 2006 - 2010 ) . " ECW on Sci Fi / Syfy " is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment , based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001 . The show ' s name also referred to the ECW brand , in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform , complementary to WWE ' s other brands , Raw and SmackDown . It debuted on June 13 , 2006 on Sci Fi in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16 , 2010 on the rebranded Syfy . " MSG Classics " ( 2006 - 2009 ) . WWE Madison Square Garden Classics is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that aired on the MSG Network featuring most WWE matches from house shows , pay - per - views , and WWE Raw broadcasts that took place at Madison Square Garden . It debuted on July 12 , 2006 and ran for three seasons until the last new episode aired on September 17 , 2008 . The MSG Network showed reruns of 8 episodes from season three in 2009 . 2010s . " WWE Saturday Morning Slam " ( 2012 - 2013 ) . WWE Saturday Morning Slam was a professional wrestling television program that aired as part of the " Vortexx " Saturday morning block on The CW .