Season 14 • Episode 2
UpcomingA 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.
Production
NBC primetime budget made wrestling look legitimately cinematic.
Practical Effects
No CGI—just very large men actually falling very hard.
Costume
Spandex, sequins, and feather boas at their absolute peak.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series helped transform wrestling from regional carnival act to mainstream American spectacle—without it, no WrestleMania, no AEW, no Dwayne Johnson.
The show only existed because NBC needed cheap programming during a writers' strike—and accidentally created a pop culture phenomenon that ran for decades.
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