WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge
Title card circa 1991
Genre	Professional wrestling
Created by	Vince McMahon
Starring	World Wrestling Federation
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	46 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	Syndicated
Original release	September 7, 1986 – September 1, 1996 (US) 1997 (International)
Chronology
Related shows	WWF Superstars of Wrestling

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, known at the time as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.

Wrestling Challenge premiered on September 7, 1986, replacing All-Star Wrestling.

Following the show's debut, The Snake Pit, hosted by Jake "The Snake" Roberts, debuted as a feature of the show. The Snake Pit was an in-ring interview segment modeled after Roddy Piper's Piper's Pit, which aired on WWF Superstars of Wrestling. Wrestling Challenge also featured the similarly formatted The Brother Love Show. This segment, which debuted in 1988, was later moved to Superstars of Wrestling. After this, the main feature was a podium interview featuring Gene Okerlund and a random WWF superstar until 1991. Starting in 1991, The Barber Shop debuted with host Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, while The King's Court, hosted by Jerry Lawler debuted in 1993.

While WWF Superstars of Wrestling held most title changes on national television, Wrestling Challenge only one title change, as Money Inc. defeated The Natural Disasters, with interference from The Headshrinkers.