August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25) – May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was an American professional wrestling television show produced by the WWE. It aired as part of the Vortexx Saturday morning children's programming block on The CW from August 25, 2012 to May 11, 2013.[3][4]
History
Saturday Morning Slam marked the WWE's first Saturday morning pro-wrestling show since Livewire in 2001.[5][6] It is one of the WWE programming yet to be shown on the WWE Network.
The program had a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-G to meet the standards and practices 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.[7][8]
In February 2013, WWE announced that a General Manager for the show would be revealed on March 16, 2013.[9] Mick Foley was revealed as the General Manager,[10] where he would serve as such until his contract expired in March 2014.[11]
Saturday Morning Slam was cancelled after one season when Saban Brands and WWE could not come to an agreement on the creative direction of the show.[12]
^Dickson, Jeremy (10 August 2012). "WWE to bow new series on Saban's Vortexx block". Kidscreen. Retrieved 15 April 2021. Furthering its commitment to kid-friendly entertainment, WWE is launching a new, weekly half-hour series, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, which will premiere on Saban Brands' new Vortexx block on The CW.
^"WWE Electrifies Saturday Mornings". WWE. Stamford, Connecticut. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021. WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Saban Brands today announced a new, weekly half-hour show, WWE Saturday Morning Slam, that will debut on Saturday, August 25 at 10 a.m.
^"WWE Returns to Saturday Morning". License Global. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021. The new "Saturday Morning Slam" series marks the first time since 2001 that WWE will have a program in a kids' time slot.
^Ashby, Emily. "WWE Saturday Morning Slam TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 14 April 2021. While it's less violent than other WWE shows (certain moves, such as headlocks, aren't allowed), clips of matches are included in each episode, so you can expect to see basic wrestling maneuvers.
^Nissim, Mayer (March 3, 2014). "Mick Foley's WWE contract expires". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021. "It is with mixed emotions that I announce that, as of yesterday, I am officially no longer the General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam," Foley said.
