A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.
Cody Runnels Howard Finkel Don Muraco Brent Alan Albright Jim Duggan Kurt Angle Randy Orton Ken Anderson Sherri Russell Shane McMahon Glenn Jacobs Michael Hickenbottom Chris Chavis André Roussimoff Shelly Martinez Brooke Adams Roadkill Lanny Poffo Wayne Farris Jim Barrell Jim Hellwig Bill Eadie Ray Heenan Pedro Morales Ray Traylor Barry Windham James Manley Doug Basham Jonathan Coachman Jesse Ventura John Hennigan Franklin Lashley George Gray Ted DiBiase Sr. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg Curt Hennig Candice Michelle Kristal Marshall Jerry Lawler Dara Daivari Paul Heyman Brian Adams Shoichi Funaki Michael Bucci Mark Henry Fred Ottman Mike Rotunda Steve Lombardi Ric Flair Sylvain Grenier Dylan Postl Terry Funk Bret Hart Jeff Hardy Justin Roberts Ron Simmons Tony Mamaluke Dave Hebner Ashley Massaro Dave Bautista Ted DiBiase Jr. Nelson Frazier Jr. Stephanie Finochio Jacques Rougeau Matthew Kaye Kerry Adkisson David Cash Barry Darsow John Smith Ken Doane Joseph Bonsignore Charlene Moore Begnaud Amy Dumas Lance McNaught Jim Ross Brian Blair Paul Wight Paul Michael Lévesque Maria Kanellis Harley Race James Yun Hassan Hamin Assad Joey Marella Roddy Piper Lisa Marie Varon René Goguen Hulk Hogan Randy Savage Gene Okerlund Jim Neidhart Lanny Kean Tommy Lister Jr. Martin Wright Sam Fatu Martin Lunde Robert Conway Jr. Patricia Stratigeas Dionicio Castellanos Jillian Faye Hall Cameron Smith Dusty Rhodes Tom Billington John Layfield Kevin Thorn Luke Williams Aurelian Smith Jr. Rick Rood Earl Hebner Uliuli Fifita Slick Sika Anoa'i Elizabeth Copeland Dalip Singh Vince McMahon Adam Birch John Wisniski Jr. John Sutton Frederick Jannetty Jimmy Hart Adam Copeland Michael James Hegstrand Ferrin Barr, Jr. Karl Amberton Robert Remus Jim Brunzell Sabu Rick Vigneault Rick Blood Sr. Paul Orndorff Balls Mahoney Elizabeth Hulette Ranjin Singh Khosrow Vaziri John Cena Shad Gaspard Jim Fullington Tully Blanchard Lilián García Layla El James Reiher Michael Coulthard
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Beyond the Mat
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Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
The mystery begins when Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to "WrestleMania" and convince the crew to go with them to WWE City. But this city harbors a spooky secret - a ghastly Ghost Bear holds the town in his terrifying grip! To protect the coveted WWE Championship Title, the gang gets help from WWE Superstars like John Cena, Triple H, Sin Cara, Brodus Clay, AJ Lee, The Miz and Kane. Watch Scooby and the gang grapple with solving this case before it's too late.
Dreamboat
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.
I'm from Hollywood
I'm from Hollywood is about the adventures of late performance artist Andy Kaufman in the world of professional wrestling. This film includes interviews with Taxi co-stars Marilu Henner and Tony Danza and interviews with comedian Robin Williams, wrestler Jerry Lawler, wrestling commentator Lance Russell, and Kaufman's best friend, Bob Zmuda. Other people seen in the film include TV host David Letterman and Jimmy Hart of Continental Wrestling Association. The film's title refers to a phrase spoken by Kaufman to the Memphis wrestling audience.
Saturday Night
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American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
This intimate and revealing documentary follows professional wrestler, Cody Rhodes, from leaving the WWE to his eventual return to WrestleMania and his journey chasing the WWE championship一a feat his father, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, never accomplished.
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
The date of No Surrender is the same as the date of Tommy Dreamer's 50th birthday. The Impact World Champion Rich Swann have a special present for the Dreamer's birthday – an IMPACT World Championship shot. The challenge was accepted so let's see who will have IMPACT World Title around their waist? IMPACT World Tag Team Title is on the line, too. The Good Brothers will defend the title against not only Private Party, but also the team of Chris Sabin and James Storm!
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Ring legends such as The Fabulous Moolah and Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem Long provide candid insights into the history of women's professional wrestling.
Where's The Love?
Married couple Ryan and Sebastian are professional love and relationship therapists, and the stars of the hit television series 'Where Is The Love.' Unfortunately, their love didn't last and they have separated. However, in fear of losing their clients and damaging their reputations, they decide to keep their split a secret and operate as though they are a happily married couple.
Write It Black
Led by Matty, a naive idealist, a group of writers in the "Alternative Content Department" of WYTE ("Whitey") Productions have 24 hours to come up with project ideas to submit for consideration by studio management.
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
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The Mortician: The Story of Paul Bearer
The documentary will profile The Undertaker’s longtime confidant and manager, looking at “how William Moody went from ordinary mortician to one of the most unique and enduring figures in WWE history.
The Secret World of Professional Wrestling
Documentary covering both the major players in American pro wrestling (WWF and WCW) as well as independent leagues and wrestlers.
2024 NBA State Farm All-Star Saturday Night
State Farm All-Saturday Night brings together the NBA’s biggest stars in a celebration of the skills that make the NBA great. With four action-packed events, it’s always one of the most eagerly anticipated nights on the NBA calendar. New this year is the Stephen vs. Sabrina 3-Point Challenge in which NBA all-time 3-point leader and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and WNBA single-season 3-point record holder and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu will compete in “Stephen vs. Sabrina,” the first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge.
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Meet the Press
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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt
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WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.
WWE 205 Live
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WWE Experience
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WWE SmackDown
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WWE Velocity
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WWF Jakked/Metal
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No Holds Barred
Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.