| WWE Superstars | |
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 WWE Superstars logo |
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| Format | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Starring | WWE roster |
| Opening theme | "Invincible" by Adelitas Way[1] |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 33 (as of November 26, 2009) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercial breaks) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WGN America |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | April 16, 2009 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | WWE Raw ECW (WWE) WWE SmackDown |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that is currently airing on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009. The show features WWE talent from all three brands: Raw, ECW, and SmackDown.[2]
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Show history
On December 19, 2008, WWE and WGN America announced an agreement to create a new weekly, one-hour prime time series entitled WWE Superstars that was to debut in April 2009. The show features stars from all three WWE brands. In early 2009, WGN put out a press release hyping the revived series and revealed its new time slot for its debut. Superstars airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. eastern time and at 5 p.m. pacific time.[3] A replay airs at noon on Sundays on both WGN America and WGN-TV.[4] Superstars had its debut show on April 16, 2009.[5]
Production
The theme song for the WWE Superstars is "Invincible" by Adelitas Way.[1] WWE Superstars currently uses the same universal WWE entrance set that has been used for WWE's primary television programs Raw, ECW, and SmackDown, since January 2008.[6][7][8] Although WWE promotes the series as a television program that takes place during one night, in reality, the matches that are set for the event are taped earlier than the broadcast day. These matches are taped during the Raw, ECW, and SmackDown recordings on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively, and are then aired Thursdays during Superstars.[9] As a result, the show features brand-specific commentary throughout the show, as each brand's respective commentators announce the match for their particular show.[10]
Commentators
| Commentary Team | Duration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw brand | ||||||
| Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler | 2009-Present | |||||
| ECW brand | ||||||
| Josh Mathews and Matt Striker | 2009 | |||||
| Josh Mathews and Byron Saxton | 2009-Present | |||||
| SmackDown brand | ||||||
| Todd Grisham and Jim Ross | 2009 | |||||
| Todd Grisham and Matt Striker | 2009-Present | |||||
Ring announcers
| Announcer | Duration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw brand | ||||||
| Lilian Garcia | 2009 | |||||
| Justin Roberts | 2009-Present | |||||
| ECW brand | ||||||
| Tony Chimel | 2009 | |||||
| Lauren Mayhew | 2009 | |||||
| SmackDown brand | ||||||
| Justin Roberts | 2009 | |||||
| Tony Chimel | 2009-Present | |||||
Broadcasting
In addition to being broadcast in the United States on WGN America,[3] WWE Superstars is also broadcast internationally.
International broadcasting
References
- ^ a b Adelitas Way (April 17, 2009). "Adelitas Way is the Official song for WWE Superstars! check out our first single Invincible". MySpace. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=407062371&blogId=483699350. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ "WWE Superstars official website". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwesuperstars/. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "WWE Television Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/?cid=2009NEWTOPNAV-00. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "WGN America enters WWE ring with "WWE Superstars"". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009-01-05. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wgnamericaenterwwering. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ Mackinder, Matt. "WWE Superstars: Debut show a dud". SLAM! Sports - Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/04/16/9132521.html. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "WWE Goes HD". WWE. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2008/2008_01_14.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ WWE: Mediaplayer > WWE goes high-definition with an all new set
- ^ Martin, Adam. "Spoilers: Superstars taping for 4/16". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1239768490.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2009-04-16). "Caldwell's WWE Superstars Report 4/16: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of debut edition on WGN". PW Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_31447.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Ross, Jim (2009-04-15). "Draft Thoughts...Another Von Erich to Enter the Ring??...Steamboat to put tights back on?? WGN..". J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q. http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/draft-thoughtsanother-von-erich-enter-ringsteamboat-put-tights-back-wgn. Retrieved 2009-04-18. "All three brands will be featured weekly and each brand's announcers will call their respective bouts."
- ^ "FOX8 Scheduling". FOX8. http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Guide/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE's Australia Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Australia. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Bulgarian TV Guide" (in Bulgarian). TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.bg/. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's Bulgaria Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's France Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/France. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE Superstars on the RTL9 Website". RTL9. http://www.rtl9.com/guide-programmes/sport-catch-superstars-193.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's India Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/India. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Ten Sports India Schedule". Ten Sports. http://www.tensports.com/tvschedule/?c=1011. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's Italy Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Italy. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE Superstars SKY Italia schedule" (in Italian). http://guidatv.sky.it/guidatv/programma/sport/wrestling/wwe-superstars_76182.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's Malaysia Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Malaysia. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE's New Zealand Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/New%20Zealand. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE Superstars on the BOX". The Box. http://www.skytv.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=131&art_id=26940&707_page=4. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "WWE's Romania Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Romania. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE's South Africa Schedule". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/South%20Africa. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "WWE Superstars on e.tv". e.tv. http://www.etv.co.za/extended/index/wwe_superstars/. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Sky agrees new five-year WWE deal". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a189270/sky-agrees-new-five-year-wwe-deal.html. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
External links
- WWE Superstars at WGNAmerica.com
- WWE Superstars at the Internet Movie Database
- WWE Superstars at TV.com
- WWE Superstars at WWE.com
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