''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' is a short-lived American

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that was produced by the

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. It aired as part of the ''

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'' Saturday morning block launch on

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from August 25, 2012 to May 11, 2013. The program had a

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rating of TV-G and TV-Y7 FV to meet the guidelines of the timeslot, thus more aggressive wrestling moves permissible under a broader TV-PG rating were unseen. The show was cancelled after one season on as The CW Vortexx owner

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and

disagreed on its future creative direction. It marked the WWE's first Saturday morning pro-wrestling show since Livewire in 2001. It is one of the WWE programming not yet shown on the

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Production

Saturday Morning Slam was taped on Tuesdays before

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. In February 2013, WWE announced that a

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for the show would be revealed on March 16, 2013. Mick Foley was revealed as the General Manager, where he would serve as such until his contract expired in March 2014.

General Managers

Hosts

Commentators

(*) Multiple WWE wrestlers served as guest commentators alongside Josh Matthews.

Ring announcers

Rating

''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' aired on

programming block on Saturday mornings. While all WWE programming is rated

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, ''Saturday Morning Slam'' was rated

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to cater to the children's demographic. As a result of this, moves or holds that targeting the head or neck were cut away from the show.

Cancellation

On May 12, 2013,

announced that WWE Saturday Morning Slam had been canceled as a result of running for one season. In June 2013, It was announced that

would not renew Saturday Morning Slam for a second season.

References

External links

Official website
* {{WWE 2012 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings 2010s American children's television series Saturday Morning Slam The CW original programming