List of former World Wrestling Entertainment programming

The following is a list of former WWE television programming. It also includes programming produced under the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) banners.

The very first programming in what was then the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (the WWWF's immediate predecessor) was Heavyweight Wrestling. The show featured wrestlers of low card to main event status. Following an episode's final match, the ring announcers would announce the matches for next week's broadcast. Most of the events were held in District of Columbia's National Arena. Ray Morgan did the commentary for the show and "Friendly" Bob Freed and "Smiling" Sam Morgan served as ring announcers. Usually the main events featured WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino retaining his title. The show ended In September 1971 and was replaced by All-Star Wrestling.

All-Star Wrestling consisted of top-tier or mid-card talent defeating enhancement talent (jobbers), jobbers vs. jobber matches, and at times a "feature" match between main WWF talent. The show was taped at the Hamburg Fieldhouse in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. The show replaced Heavyweight Wrestling from Washington DC. All-Star Wrestling ran from October 2, 1971 through August 30, 1986, when it was replaced by the new program Wrestling Challenge. Challenge was the "B" show of the WWF's syndicated programming, behind Superstars. Typically, the show featured matches with play-by-play from Vince McMahon, with occasional assistance from Lord Alfred Hayes and Pat Patterson; it was later hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura. From 1984 to 1986, the theme of All-Star Wrestling was David Bowie's "Modern Love".

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