6. WWE Saturday Morning Slam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkdoXUUvC-E For a mere 38 episodes running on CW Vortex between August 25th, 2012 and May 11th, 2013, Saturday Morning Slam was a more youth-oriented program from World Wrestling Entertainment which managed to garner its fair share of fans both young and old. But if you thought that operating under a TV-PG rating was tough, just imagine doing it with a TV-G rating! Being aired amidst some of the last Saturday morning cartoons ever, WWE Saturday Morning Slam was even more kid-friendly than the company's current product. As a result of this, certain moves were banned from SMS matches, particularly those which would target the head or neck. Interestingly, while some Superstars struggle with the TV-PG rating, adhering to TV-G led to some fun and creative matches that you wouldn't normally get to see otherwise. For instance, just after the 4:57 mark in the footage above, watch how Daniel Bryan manages to evade being pinned by Tyson Kidd. Closer to something you'd see at a house show than on Monday Night Raw, it manages to be uniquely entertaining.
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Former Nintendo Power writer, current Nintendo Force writer. Wrote the book on Mega Man (The Robot Master Field Guide). Was once fired by Vince McMahon. Dabbles in video games, comic books, toys, and fast food curiosities. Once had a new species of exotic bird named after him. It died.
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