WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
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| Created by | World Wrestling Federation |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | January 4, 1997 – August 21, 1999 |
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WWF Shotgun Saturday Night was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It aired from January 4, 1997 through August 21, 1999 as a syndicated broadcast. Shotgun Saturday Night was replaced by WWF Jakked in 1999.
The show's original concept was unusual for its time; it aired on late Saturday nights from various New York City nightlife locations. The promotion pushed the program as an "edgier" product than its normal weekly offerings, partially as a response to ECW's growing popularity.
Shotgun Saturday Night debuted on January 4, 1997 from the Mirage Nightclub in New York. One of the most memorable moments of the debut episode occurred when Marlena climbed on the ring apron during a match between Goldust and The Sultan, and removed her top, causing the Sultan to be distracted and lose the match. Though she was wearing pasties, and though her back was facing the camera, this incident was a precursor for the tone of WWF programming for the next several years.
Later episodes of Shotgun Saturday Night were broadcast from the All-Star Cafe in Times Square, the Mirage Nightclub on Long Island, and New York Penn Station.
There were several unique elements to the show that did not appear on any other WWF programming at the time. For example, due to the confining nature of the locales it was initially broadcast from, Shotgun Saturday Night used a somewhat smaller ring than a standard twenty foot by twenty foot WWF ring. All three ring ropes were taped yellow; something that was not replicated until WWE NXT debuted in 2010. Just six weeks after the show's debut the nightclub theme was dropped and the show's matches began being taped in an arena before or after the live Monday Night RAW show. It soon replaced WWF Superstars of Wrestling as the 'B' Show, being used to recap the now 2 hour RAW show with original matches featuring lower level talent.
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