WWF Wrestling Challenge
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | WWF Challenge |
| Original title | WWF Wrestling Challenge |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 1986 |
| Production company |
World Wrestling Federation |
| length | 46 minutes |
| Episodes | 468 in 9 seasons ( List ) |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly |
| genre | Wrestling |
| First broadcast | September 7, 1986 on Broadcast Syndication |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 1993 on Tele 5 |
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a wrestling show produced by the World Wrestling Federation that ran on US television from 1986 to 1995.
concept
WWF Wrestling Challenge was WWF's B-Show for broadcasters where WWF had two slots available. The then A show was WWF Superstars of Wrestling . The 45-minute show featured matches, interviews and talk show segments, was promoting house shows and upcoming events. In addition to a main event, established stars and mid-card players competed against so-called jobbers. The shows were recorded at special events, with usually three to four shows being produced on the same day once a month. The spectators in the hall usually got to see dark matches as well.
The first edition appeared on September 7, 1986. The program replaced the WWF program All-Star Wrestling , which ran from 1971 to 1986. Over the years the show has established a few recurring talk show-style interview segments. So moderated Jake "the Snake" Roberts there Snake Pit , one at Rowdy Roddy Piper Piper's Pit ajar interview format. Also ran at WWF Challenge The Brother Love Show by Bruce Prichard , who came later to the main show. There was also an interview by Gene Okerlund . 1991 was The Barber Shop by Brutus Beefcake and 1993, the King's Court of Jerry Lawler added.
As a B show, there was only one title change at WWF Challenge. On November 1st, Money Inc. ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster ) won the World Tag Team Championship from The Natural Disasters ( Earthquake and Typhoon ).
In 1993 the program was renamed WWF Challenge and ran under this name until it was discontinued in 1994.
Moderation
At the beginning, Gorilla Monsoon , Ernie Ladd and Luscious Johnny V (Johnny Valiant) commented on the event - later Bobby Heenan replaced Johnny V, who always came to the microphone when Heenan had a performance as a manager. In 1987 Johnny Valiant left the WWF, from then on the team of moderators changed frequently.
- Gorilla Monsoon and Lord Alfred Hayes , UK Challenge (1987–1988)
- Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan (1988)
- Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan (1989)
- Gorilla Monsoon and Tony Schiavone (1989–1990)
- Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon (1989)
- Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (1991)
- Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan (1986-1993)
- Jim Ross and Bobby Heenan (1993)
- Jim Ross and Gorilla Monsoon (1993-1995)
- Gorilla Monsoon and Stan Lane (1994)
- Stan Lane and Ted DiBiase (1994–1995)
- Jim Ross and Ted DiBiase (1994)
- Gorilla Monsoon and Ted DiBiase (1994–1995)
- Stan Lane and Gorilla Monsoon (1995)
- Jim Ross and Dok Hendrix (1995)
International charisma
In Canada, the show aired as WWF Calvacade . While the matches stayed the same, individual interviews were produced for the Canadian television programs.
In the UK, the show aired on Sky 1 . ITV broadcast edited episodes for a Saturday wrestling program and a number of different episodes as " Superstars of Wrestling " for the night program.
In Germany, individual shows as part of the wrestling show Ring frei were broadcast on Tele 5 , moderated by Carsten Schaefer and Ulli Fesseler . After Tele 5 was discontinued, WWF returned to German television in 1993 and WWF Wrestling Challenge was broadcast as a separate program on RTL II . Here Schaefer and Günter Zapf moderated .
particularities
In 1991, MB Spiele released a board game called the WWF Wrestling Challenge.
Web links
- WWF Wrestling Challenge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Search query on Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
- ^ WWF Challenge. TV.com , accessed October 5, 2018 .
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. Fernsehserien.de , accessed on October 5, 2018 .
- ^ WWF Wrestling Challenge. Boardgamegeeks, accessed October 5, 2018 .