8 Past WWE Shows That Must Come Back

5. WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling/WWE Super Astros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQUxPrZrNHs For a company called "World Wrestling Entertainment," if there is one thing to be said about much of its programming, it would be that it's distinctly American- right down to the constant repetition of the WWE Network's price of "only $9.99" as you look at the $11.99 charge (among other prices) on your non-American cable bill. In the past, though, WWE has shown a more worldly flavor beyond its occasional tours of Europe, India, or Japan (of which the latter two only see brief recaps on the other shows). In 1984, the then-World Wrestling Federation took over Jack and Eddie Tunney's Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion, and used the branding for shows taped in cities from southern Ontario, Canada. Eventually, the show would become a more localized version of WWF Superstars of Wrestling (though still with some Canadian footage) before becoming what would be known as WWF Wrestling Challenge. Similarly- sort of- WWF Super Astros ran from 1998 to 1999, promoting the organization in Latin America countries and featuring Superstars of foreign descent, such as those from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, and other foreign wrestling organizations. It even had its own Spanish announce team of Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich, with interviews performed by Maria Felipe. As one might expect, the show featured its own storylines with the performers at hand, independent from the main WWF roster- not unlike how NXT operates for the most part today. With World Wrestling Entertainment trying to sell the WWE Network to more foreign markets, once again catering to local interests in addition to their normal suite of programming would not be the worst idea. Of course, it would be better still if anyone could watch the programs from anywhere, allowing wrestling fans the world over to see what their friends abroad are watching.
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