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WWE Superstars

Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Airtime	60 minutes per episode
Channel	WGN America (April 16, 2009-April 7, 2011) WWE.com (April 14, 2011-present)
Opening theme	"Invincible" by Adelitas Way
No. of episodes	207 (as of March 29, 2013)
Original run	April 16, 2009 - present

WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that originally aired on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and the final televised episode aired on April 7, 2011. The show features WWE talent from both current brands: Raw and Smackdown!.

Next episode

March 29, 2013

Show history

On December 19, 2008, WWE and WGN America announced an agreement to create a new weekly, one-hour prime time series entitled WWE Superstars that was to debut in April 2009. The show features stars from all the WWE brands. In early 2009, WGN put out a press release hyping the revived series and revealed its new time slot for its debut. Superstars airs Thursday nights at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central. A replay airs at noon on Sunday WGN America. Until early 2010 the replay also aired on WGN-TV. However, it was removed, hence eliminating distribution of the show from the Canadian fanbase. Superstars had its debut show on April 16, 2009.

On March 17, 2011, WGN America announced that they would not renew their domestic broadcasts rights to WWE Superstars and the last episode they would air would be shown on April 7, 2011. Online reports stated that the network did not renew the series because it didn't live up to its expectations. WWE.com aired the show from April 14, 2011 until September 22, 2011 when it was removed from the website due to low viewing returns. The show is still in production for international broadcasting. However, it was announced on October 5, 2011 on Twitter by WWE Superstars commentator Scott Stanford that WWE Superstars will return to WWE.com beginning October 6, 2011 and will air Thursdays 4:00 pm Eastern/3:00 pm Central/1:00 pm Pacific with WWE NXT also having moved to a new day and time Wednesdays at 4:00 pm Eastern/3:00 pm Central/1:00 pm Pacific.

Production

The theme song for the WWE Superstars is "Invincible" by Adelitas Way. WWE Superstars currently uses the same universal WWE entrance set that has been used for WWE's primary television programs Raw, ECW, and SmackDown, since January 2008. Although WWE promotes the series as a television program that takes place during one night, in reality, the matches that are set for the event are taped earlier than the broadcast day. These matches are taped during the Raw, ECW, and SmackDown recordings on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively, and are then aired Thursdays during Superstars. As a result, the show features brand-specific commentary throughout the show, as each brand's respective commentators announce the match for their particular show. Also the colors of the ropes change depending on the brand that is wrestling.The colors of the ring ropes are blue for SmackDown, white for Raw and were grey during the matches of the now defunct ECW brand.

Commentators

Commentators	Dates
Raw brand
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler	April 16, 2009 — October 26, 2010
Scott Stanford and Jerry Lawler	October 7, 2010, October 28, 2010 — November 11, 2010November 25, 2010, December 23, 2010
Michael Cole and Josh Mathews	November 11, 2010
Scott Stanford and CM Punk	November 18, 2010, December 2, 2010 — December 16, 2010
Scott Stanford and Josh Mathews	December 30, 2010 — present
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker	November 10, 2011
SmackDown brand
Todd Grisham and Jim Ross	April 16, 2009 — October 29, 2009
Todd Grisham and Matt Striker	November 5, 2009 — December 2, 2010
Jack Korpela and Matt Striker	December 9, 2010 — May 26, 2011, June 9, 2011 — November 3, 2011
Jack Korpela and Booker T	June 2, 2011
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker	November 10, 2011 — present
ECW brand
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker	April 16, 2009 — October 22, 2009
Josh Mathews and Byron Saxton	October 27, 2009 — February 11, 2010
Spanish Broadcasters
Carlos Cabrera, Hugo Savinovich and Marcelo Rodríguez	April 16, 2009 — October 6, 2011
Carlos Cabrera, Marcelo Rodríguez and Jerry Soto	October 13, 2011 — present
Dual Branded
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker (substitute)*	April 16, 2009 — present

(*) If any Superstars commentators are unable to call the action for their respective brands, The alternate team of Josh Mathews and Matt Striker will serve as a dual-branded announce team. Mathews, who works color commentary opposite Stanford for the Raw portion will serve as play-by-play commentator and Striker will serve his usual duties on color commentary as he would normally do when working opposite Korpela (whose regular place on SmackDown has been taken by Matthews since his release). The Mathews/Striker tandem are the only announce team to call Superstars for all brands Raw, Smackdown and the former ECW brand since the show's inception in April 2009.

Ring announcers

Ring announcer	Dates
Raw brand
Lilian Garcia	April 16, 2009 — September 24, 2009
Justin Roberts	October 1, 2009 — May 5, 2011 July 14 - 21, 2011 November 10, 2011 December 29, 2011 — present
SmackDown brand
Justin Roberts	April 16, 2009 — September 24, 2009
Tony Chimel	October 1, 2009 — May 5, 2011 July 21, 2011 December 29, 2011 — present
Savannah	May 6, 2010 — June 17, 2010
Jamie Keyes	August 12, 2010 — August 31, 2010
Eden Stiles	July 14, 2011, November 10, 2011
ECW brand
Tony Chimel	April 30, 2009 — September 24, 2009
Lauren Mayhew	October 8, 2009 — November 19, 2009
Savannah	December 17, 2009 — February 11, 2010
Dual-branded
Ashley Valence	November 25, 2010 — December 9, 2010
Justin Roberts	March 10, 2011
Eden Stiles	May 12, 2011 — December 22, 2011

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World Wrestling Entertainment roster

Alex Riley • Big E. Langston • Brodus Clay • Brock Lesnar • Chris Jericho • CM Punk • Curtis Axel • David Otunga • Dean Ambrose • Dolph Ziggler • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson • Epico • Evan Bourne • Fandango • Jack Swagger • John Cena • JTG • Kane • Kofi Kingston • Mason Ryan • The Miz • Paul Heyman • Primo • R-Truth • Rey Mysterio • Roman Reigns • Santino Marella • Seth Rollins • Tensai • The Rock • Triple H • Zack Ryder

Alberto Del Rio • Antonio Cesaro • Big Show • Camacho • Christian • Cody Rhodes • Curt Hawkins • Damien Sandow • Daniel Bryan • Darren Young • Drew McIntyre • Ezekiel Jackson • Great Khali • Heath Slater • Hornswoggle • Hunico • Jey Uso • Jimmy Uso • Jinder Mahal • Justin Gabriel • Mark Henry • Randy Orton • Ryback • Sheamus • Sin Cara • Ted DiBiase • Titus O'Neil • Trent Baretta • Tyson Kidd • The Undertaker • Wade Barrett • William Regal • Yoshi Tatsu

AJ • Aksana • Alicia Fox • Brie Bella • Eve Torres • Kaitlyn • Layla • Natalya • Nikki Bella • Rosa Mendes • Tamina Snuka
Stables & Tag Teams
3MB • Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara • Primo and Epico • Team Hell No • The Bella Twins • The Funkadactyls • The Prime Time Players • The Shield • Tons of Funk

Adam Mercer • Adrian Neville • Aiden English • Alexander Rusev • Angelo Dawkins • Baron Corbin • Bayley • Big E. Langston • Bo Dallas • Bray Wyatt • Charlotte • CJ Parker • Collin Cassady • Conor O'Brian • Corey Graves • Dani • Danny Burch • Dante Dash • Dean Ambrose • Denton Blackwell • Emma • Enzo Amore • Erick Rowan • Garret Dylan • Gavin Reid • J Bronson • Jake Carter • Jason Jordan • Judas Devlin • Kassius Ohno • Knuckles Madsen • Leo Kruger • Luke Harper • Memo Montenegro • Mike Dalton • Mojo Rawley • Oliver Grey • Paige • Richie Steamboat • Rick Victor • Roman Reigns • Sasha Banks • Sawyer Fulton • Scott Dawson • Shaun Ricker • Seth Rollins • Summer Rae • Sylvester Lefort • Travis Tyler • Xavier Woods
Commentators
Carlos Cabrera • Jerry Lawler • Jim Ross • Josh Mathews • Marcelo Rodriguez • Matt Striker • Michael Cole • Scott Stanford • William Regal
Ring announcers
Justin Roberts • Lilian Garcia • Tony Chimel
Referees
Chad Patton • Charles Robinson • Darrick Moore • John Cone • Justin King • Mike Chioda • Rod Zapata • Scott Armstrong• Ryan Tran
General Managers
Vickie Guerrero • Booker T
Unassigned employees
Renato Cortes
Current Champions
WWE Championship
John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship
Alberto Del Rio
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Curtis Axel
WWE United States Championship
Dean Ambrose
WWE Tag Team Championship
Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns
WWE Divas Championship
AJ Lee
WWE NXT Championship
Bo Dallas

List of WWE Superstars results
2009 List of Superstars results
4/16 • 4/23 • 4/30 • 5/7 • 5/14 • 5/21 • 5/28 • 6/4 • 6/11 • 6/18 • 6/25 • 7/2 • 7/9 • 7/16 • 7/23 • 7/30 • 8/6 • 8/13 • 8/20 • 8/27 • 9/3 • 9/10 • 9/17 • 9/24 • 10/1 • 10/8 • 10/15 • 10/22 • 10/29 • 11/5 • 11/12 • 11/19 • 11/26 • 12/3 • 12/10 • 12/17 • 12/24 • 12/31
2010 List of Superstars results
1/7 • 1/14 • 1/21 • 1/28 • 2/4 • 2/11 • 2/18 • 2/25 • 3/4 • 3/11 • 3/18 • 3/25 • 4/1 • 4/8 • 4/15 • 4/22 • 4/29 • 5/6 • 5/13 • 5/20 • 5/27 • 6/3 • 6/10 • 6/17 • 6/24 • 7/1 • 7/8 • 7/15 • 7/22 • 7/29 • 8/5 • 8/12 • 8/19 • 8/26 • 9/2 • 9/9 • 9/16 • 9/23 • 9/30 • 10/7 • 10/14 • 10/21 • 10/28 • 11/4 • 11/11 • 11/18 • 11/25 • 12/2 • 12/9 • 12/16 • 12/23 • 12/30
2011 List of Superstars results
1/6 • 1/13 • 1/20 • 1/27 • 2/3 • 2/10 • 2/17 • 2/24 • 3/3 • 3/10 • 3/17 • 3/24 • 3/31 • 4/7 • 4/14 • 4/21 • 4/28 • 5/5 • 5/12 • 5/19 • 5/26 • 6/2 • 6/9 • 6/16 • 6/23 • 6/30 • 7/7 • 7/14 • 7/21 • 7/28 • 8/4 • 8/11 • 8/18 • 8/25 • 9/1 • 9/8 • 9/15 • 9/22 • 9/29 • 10/6 • 10/13 • 10/20 • 10/27 • 11/3 • 11/10 • 11/17 • 11/24 • 12/1 • 12/8 • 12/15 • 12/22 • 12/29
2012 List of Superstars results
1/5 • 1/12 • 1/19 • 1/26 • 2/2 • 2/9 • 2/16 • 2/23 • 3/1 • 3/8 • 3/15 • 3/22 • 3/29 • 4/5 • 4/12 • 4/19 • 4/26 • 5/3 • 5/10 • 5/17 • 5/24 • 5/31 • 6/7 • 6/14 • 6/21 • 6/28 • 7/5 • 7/12 • 7/19 • 7/26 • 8/2 • 8/9 • 8/16 • 8/23 • 8/30 • 9/6 • 9/13 • 9/20 • 9/27 • 10/4 • 10/11 • 10/18 • 10/25 • 11/1 • 11/9 • 11/16 • 11/23 • 11/30 • 12/7 • 12/14 • 12/21 • 12/28
2013 List of Superstars results
1/4 • 1/11 • 1/18 • 1/25 • 2/1 • 2/8 • 2/15 • 2/22 • 3/1 • 3/8 • 3/15 • 3/22 • 3/29 • 4/5 • 4/12 • 4/19 • 4/26 • 5/3 • 5/10 • 5/17 • 5/24 • 5/31 • 6/7 • 6/14 • 6/21 • 6/28 • 7/5 • 7/12 • 7/19 • 7/26 • 8/2 • 8/9 • 8/16 • 8/23 • 8/30 • 9/6 • 9/13 • 9/20 • 9/27 • 10/4 • 10/11 • 10/18 • 10/25 • 11/1 • 11/8 • 11/15 • 11/22 • 11/29 • 12/6 • 12/13 • 12/20 • 12/27

Current World Wrestling Entertainment programming
Primary television
Raw • Main Event • SmackDown • Superstars • Saturday Morning Slam • Total Divas
Secondary television
A.M. Raw • After Burn • NXT • Bottom Line • This Week in WWE • The WWE Experience
Classic programming
MSG Classics • Vintage Collection • Classics On Demand
Television specials
Hall of Fame • Tribute to the Troops
Pay-per-view
List of pay-per-view events • Free for All
WWE Network Upcoming
Legends House • Countdown

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