Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006): Difference between revisions

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This article has been tagged as NSFW due to its sexually explicit content.

Sean Morley, professional wrestler who played Val Venis on WWE TV and in the lost webshow.

Status: Lost

In 2007, wrestling company WWE launched WWE Broadband on their website, a way to stream videos through WWE's website that hosted exclusive content, such as the web series Sex University (also known as Val Venis Sex University or Sex-U).^[1]

Content

Information on the content of the web show is limited. The only article describing its press release mentions that it has WWE wrestlers give 'romantic tips' to the audience. The first episode starred professional wrestler Viscera^[2], with Val Venis said to be the host of the show, although presumably other wrestlers appeared in other episodes. It is unknown how many episodes were made in total, although the article mentions two additional episodes to the one that has a link available which starred wrestlers Maria and Val Venis himself.

Avaliability

There is very little available information on the episodes and no screenshots or any short clips have been found as of yet. The only existing link to it is the Wayback Machine archive which cannot play the video. While it is likely WWE has access to the web series, they are extremely unlikely to release it.

Removal

The reason for removal or when exactly it was removed has never been confirmed. The last date in the archived webpage goes up to March 2008^[3], likely the time when it was removed. The year (though not the month) lines up with the era that WWE decided they would focus on more family-friendly programming which may be why it was removed.

References

↑ Article that has the press release for WWE's broadband service. Retrieved 23 Jun '21
↑ Wayback Machine archive of the first episode. Retrieved 23 Jun '21
↑ Last date the Wayback Machine archive goes up to. Retrieved 27 Aug '21

[1] Article that has the press release for WWE's broadband service. Retrieved 23 Jun '21

[2] Wayback Machine archive of the first episode. Retrieved 23 Jun '21

[3] Last date the Wayback Machine archive goes up to. Retrieved 27 Aug '21

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 In 2007, wrestling company WWE launched WWE Broadband on their website, a way to stream videos through WWE's website that hosted exclusive content, such as the web series '''''Sex University''''' (also known as '''''Val Venis Sex University''''' or '''''Sex-U''''').<ref>[https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2007/01/wsxwwe-495324/ Article that has the press release for WWE's broadband service.] Retrieved 23 Jun '21</ref>
-Due to the name and context, it appears that the show was hosted by professional wrestler Sean Morley (his ring name at that time being Val Venis) but had appearances from other professional wrestlers such as Viscera and Maria giving romantic advice, presumably in a humorous manner. Not much is known about the specific content of the episodes.
+==Content==
+Information on the content of the web show is limited. The only article describing its press release mentions that it has WWE wrestlers give 'romantic tips' to the audience. The first episode starred professional wrestler Viscera<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070207031351/http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/webshows/sex_university/200701/valvsexu1 Wayback Machine archive of the first episode.] Retrieved 23 Jun '21</ref>, with Val Venis said to be the host of the show, although presumably other wrestlers appeared in other episodes. It is unknown how many episodes were made in total, although the article mentions two additional episodes to the one that has a link available which starred wrestlers Maria and Val Venis himself.
-Only three episodes are known to exist although it is possible more exist. It is said to have aired weekly from February 1st and was likely to have been removed sometime around March 29th, 2008. This is due to the archives from the Wayback Machine which go from February 7th, 2007 to March 29th, 2008.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070207031351/http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/webshows/sex_university/200701/valvsexu1 WayBack Machine archive of the first episode.] Retrieved 23 Jun '21</ref> It should be noted that it is listed as being from December 26th, 2006 which is likely the upload date.
+==Avaliability==
+There is very little available information on the episodes and no screenshots or any short clips have been found as of yet. The only existing link to it is the Wayback Machine archive which cannot play the video. While it is likely WWE has access to the web series, they are extremely unlikely to release it.
-The reason for the removal of the content has not been confirmed although it is likely it was due to the shift in the company's programming towards a PG-orientated product which occurred in 2008 when it was removed.
+==Removal==
+The reason for removal or when exactly it was removed has never been confirmed. The last date in the archived webpage goes up to March 2008<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080329121808/http://www.wwe.com:80/content/media/video/webshows/sex_university/200701/valvsexu1 Last date the Wayback Machine archive goes up to.] Retrieved 27 Aug '21</ref>, likely the time when it was removed. The year (though not the month) lines up with the era that WWE decided they would focus on more family-friendly programming which may be why it was removed.
 ==References==