Velocity & 9 Other Wrestling Shows Not On The WWE Network

The long history of shows produced by WWE throughout the years already gives them a deep library for the WWE Network, but they have not put everything on the streaming platform yet. Many diehard fans hope to see Velocity added as it was an underrated secondary show for WWE in the early 2000s. A few other memorable shows have also been held back from being released on the WWE Network yet.

Many people have never even watched these secondary programs so the best episodes could be valuable to first-time viewers. However, the avid viewers who watched everything are the ones most interested in seeing them made available. Find out which shows we want to see released from the archives and placed on WWE Network.

10 Velocity

WWE taped Velocity before Smackdown to air on Saturday nights as a secondary show. Many of the cruiserweights would have matches on the show if they were not involved in the title picture on Smackdown.

Wrestlers like Paul London, Ultimo Dragon and Jimmy Wang Yang had their best WWE matches on Velocity. The show featured local talents getting a chance to have matches, like Daniel Bryan facing John Cena many years before he signed a WWE contract.

9 Saturday Morning Slam

WWE started to expand in the 2010s with more secondary shows for smaller networks looking to get deals. Shows like Main Event and Superstars have ended up on WWE Network, but Saturday Morning Slam is one that has not.

The weekly Saturday program was meant to appeal towards children with a more family-friendly product. A couple of matches and backstage segments would provide each week’s content. Daniel Bryan had a lot of fun on the show with segments, matches and even commentary showing his range.

8 Action Zone

Action Zone was a fun secondary show in the mid-90s that aired on weekends during the New Generation Era. Todd Pettengill and Michael Hayes hosted the show from the studio providing highlights from Raw.

The show started off with big stars having noteworthy matches, but that eventually changed into a strictly highlight recap. Any fans that didn’t get to watch Raw would have a great summary of the weekly events to stay in touch.

7 Wrestling Challenge

Syndication was a huge part of the business model for any television entity in the ‘80s and ‘90s. WWE aired the weekly program Wrestling Challenge in syndicated markets giving fans a chance to stay in touch with the product.

Wrestling Challenge featured a combination of events like matches, interviews, recap segments and advertisements for future shows. WWE utilized this show for over a decade from 1986-1995. Vince McMahon made this an important show for WWE before it lost relevance.

6 Jakked

WWE made Jakked their new weekend show as a compliment to Raw and Smackdown from 1999 to 2002. Matches were taped before Monday Night Raw to air on Jakked if they didn’t have any matches on Raw that night.

Jakked featured names like Chris Jericho, Chyna and X-Pac having fun matches to offer a fun secondary show. A young Samoa Joe even made his first WWE appearance vs Essa Rios. WWE didn’t find the success they expected from Jakked and changed the name to Metal in hopes of a revamp, but it never worked out.

5 Live Wire

One of the boldest projects from WWE featured the weekend show Live Wire with multiple talents and hosts at WWE studios. The show featured a handful of matches and the hosts taking live calls for the guests.

Vince Russo made his on-screen debut as someone often answering phone calls since he had a role in showing his vision with Live Wire. Various memorable moments came on the show like Paul Heyman promoting ECW or Sunny having to deal with crank calls that we’d love to see on WWE Network.

4 Wrestling Spotlight

WWE aired the Wrestling Spotlight show for almost a decade from the mid-80s to mid-90s. The show primarily took place in a studio with names like Vince McMahon, Lord Alfred Hayes and Sean Mooney running it.

This was one of the first attempts of giving their female talents more time with Miss Elizabeth and Sherri Martel often in the studios. Matches from other shows or that were taped and never aired elsewhere would provide the wrestling side of the show.

3 Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling

WWE Network did have the animated series Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling on the platform for a short time. Hogan’s racist tirade in a leaked video led to the company firing him, cutting all ties and removing this show from the Network.

The series was a bit ambitious with WCW wrestlers appearing in the cartoon with Hogan’s name value leading the show. CBS aired the show for about a year, and WWE Network may bring it back since they’ve started working with Hogan again.

2 Excess

Trish Stratus and Jonathan Coachman hosted the Saturday show Excess when WWE wanted to have another live call-in series. Fans would call in to ask questions to the hosts or various wrestlers appearing each week.

Legendary matches would air along with recaps from the week’s Raw and Smackdown episodes. Excess didn’t have a full year before WWE made plans to change it to Confidential. WWE Network placed Confidential in the archives, but Excess is a forgotten show of the past.

1 Shotgun Saturday Night

WWE ran one of its most ambitious projects when coming up for the concept of Shotgun Saturday Night. The show took place late night on Saturdays in New York City at various unique venues like night clubs, bars and even Penn Station.

Wrestlers like Bret Hart, Triple H and Steve Austin competed since it was a relevant show. Shotgun Saturday Night had more personality than the average WWE show and is one of the most desired additions to WWE Network in the near future.

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