''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' is an American

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television show produced by the

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. It aired as part of the ''

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'' Saturday morning children's programming block on

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from August 25, 2012, to May 11, 2013.

History

''Saturday Morning Slam'' marked the WWE's first Saturday morning pro-wrestling show since Livewire in 2001; Saban and WWE promoted that the show would feature a weekly match, as well as feature segments such as profiles of WWE performers, behind the scenes footage, and segments promoting WWE's "Be a STAR" anti-bullying campaign. The program had a

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rating of TV-G to meet the

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of the timeslot; thus, more aggressive wrestling moves permissible on WWE's other programming were banned. While the WWE roster performed tamer matches for ''Saturday Morning Slam'', occasional moves or holds that targeted the head or neck were edited out of the broadcast. 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. ''Saturday Morning Slam'' was cancelled after one season when

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and

could not come to an agreement on the creative direction of the show.

Production

''Saturday Morning Slam'' was taped on Tuesdays before ''

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''.

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External links

Official website
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History

Production

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