WWE Superstars Comes to WGN

[Dragonfly]

I didn't see this listed yet. If it was, lock this thread.

WGN America Enters WWE® Ring
December 19, 2008

STAMFORD, Conn. / NEW YORK, NY, December 19, 2008 – World Wrestling Entertainment® and WGN America have reached an agreement to create a new weekly, one hour prime time series entitled, “WWE Superstars” that will debut in April 2009.

Details will be forthcoming.

WGN America is a broad entertainment network and destination for audiences across America. It is America’s #1 superstation. Part of Tribune Broadcasting Company, WGN America is nationally distributed via cable, satellite and telco with entertainment programming consisting of cable exclusives, first-run programs, blockbuster movies and live sports. www.wgnamerica.com

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to www.wwe.com/worldwide/.Media

Source: corporate.wwe.com/news/2008/2008_12_19.jsp

[Marvelously Mediocre]

so is it gonna be like the old superstars?

[Joekishi]

Diesel Cool, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels Heart Breaker, Here comes the hitman now, Bad man back in town...

Sweet this is awesome, I get WGN on my cable system

I think this will be how they replace heat.

really think this could be their way to get more viewers into some of the jobberinos.

[Crappler El 0 M]

I was hoping they would be airing old episodes of Superstars.

I too think this will be like Heat/Jakked/Velocity with preliminary matches taped before/between TV tapings.

[Dragonfly]

WGN has been interested in getting a wrestling program for years now, so this really isn't that much of a shock. I kind of wish they would have went with an Indy (not ROH per se, just an Indy), but that's a minor gripe at this point. Still, I love WGN. It's like if U-62 was a real station.

[Agent P]

WGN was trying to get Impact after they left FSN

[Frank Castle]

I read that Vince tried to buy the Illonois senate seat from the Governor.

But either way, this sounds like a Sunday Night HEAT show, which I think the WWE needs.

[Mayonnaise]

Dec 19, 2008 12:45:58 GMT -5 Agent P said:

WGN was trying to get Impact after they left FSN

They were also the top bidder for Smackdown from what I remember reading but, since they weren't "over the air" they lost out.

[Supersmark is a Troll]

Scotty Goldman will wrestle a lot more now.

[The Line]

I don't get WGN here in Pullman, but I do get it back home, which I'll be come May, so I can watch it this summer, I guess.

[The Immoral One]

I would like the show to be hosted by Josh Matthews and Santino from WWE Studios, in front of all the TV's ala Livewire. Then you can show matches from each brand that were taped prior, as well as some interview segments in the back with no announcer, real old school style.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Dec 19, 2008 13:05:33 GMT -5 Supersmark is a Troll said:

Scotty Goldman will wrestle a lot more now.

And he'll still job.

[Aaron E. Dangerously]

Well this will be cool when I'm at home, since I get WGN here, but not at college. :/

[Frank Castle]

Anyone agree that WWE did a diservice by cutting HEAT/Velocity?

It gave low card wrestlers something to do and was a good way for young wrestlers to get tryouts.

[Bishblast]

Dec 19, 2008 13:26:19 GMT -5 The Immoral One said:

I would like the show to be hosted by Josh Matthews and Santino from WWE Studios, in front of all the TV's ala Livewire. Then you can show matches from each brand that were taped prior, as well as some interview segments in the back with no announcer, real old school style.

I would watch a Santino hosted Livewire.

[The King of Memphis Tennessee]

What happened to the "of Wrestling" at the end?

[johnnyk9]

this is a great idea, lets hope for a Wrestling Challenge to

[erik316wttn]

This had better not interrupt any more Cubs games. There are far too few of them on WGN anymore.

But yay Superstars! I'm in favor of it coming back if it doesn't interrupt my baseball.

[Robbymac]

Dec 19, 2008 15:56:50 GMT -5 erik316wttn said:

This had better not interrupt any more Cubs games. There are far too few of them on WGN anymore.

But yay Superstars! I'm in favor of it coming back if it doesn't interrupt my baseball.

The less Cubs games the better.

Viva la Cardinals!

[Dragonfly]

Dec 19, 2008 15:56:50 GMT -5 erik316wttn said:

This had better not interrupt any more Cubs games. There are far too few of them on WGN anymore.

But yay Superstars! I'm in favor of it coming back if it doesn't interrupt my baseball.

As someone who doesn't live in Chicago but still watches WGN with some regularity, I can honestly say that I hate the Cubs. Preemptions suck. I don't care if it's just the same episodes of Scrubs that I've seen a billion times. I want to see my show, dammit.