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Status: Found

Date found: 12 Oct 2023

Found by: XWT

WWF Excess is a professional wrestling talk show. Produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and broadcast on TNN from 25th August 2001 to 18th May 2002, it presented highlights from WWF programming, as well as enabling viewers to email and phone in the show to ask questions to its professional wrestlers. It served as a prelude to WWE Confidential.

Background

Following negotiations falling through to produce a World Championship Wrestling reboot,^[1] the WWF were looking to broadcast a new show on TNN. On 21st August 2001, TNN published a press release stating that WWF Livewire and WWF Superstars would be replaced with a new two-hour series called WWF Excess. It essentially combined WWF Livewire's two different formats, presenting highlights of classic as well as then-current programming, while also interviewing professional wrestlers and giving the audience the opportunity to ask questions to them via email or through calls, and request vintage matches be aired.^[2]

WWF Excess was also the premier show of TNN's new five-hour Slammin' Saturday Night,^[3] also consisting of sports-based programming like PBR, Monster Jam, and Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors.^[4] First airing from 10 pm to midnight on 25th August, the show was originally hosted live from WWF Studios by Jonathan Coachman and Trish Stratus. The first episode was known to have featured a live interview with Triple H, a recap of events transpiring during the Invasion storyline, and "From the Vault" segments consisting of older matches.^[5]

The show would change over its short lifespan, with Michael Cole and Terri Runnels being the replacement hosts,^[6] Runnels herself later being replaced by Marc Loyd. By 6th April 2002, the show would change to a full wrestling recap program, split between Cole and Loyd reviewing events on SmackDown! in the first hour, while Coachman and Raven analysed the occurrences on Raw as part of Late Night Excess. The show continued until it was ultimately cancelled in May 2002,^[7] and was later replaced by WWE Confidential.^[8]WWF Excess was seemingly unpopular among most wrestling fans, with the show winning the Wrestling Obsever Newsletter's Worst Television Show award in 2001.^[9]

Availability

Whereas the successor program WWE Confidential is available on the WWE Network, no clips of WWF Excess are currently available on the platform.^[10] This, when combined with its general unpopularity, led to much of the show becoming lost media. Prior to 2023, a few clips primarily featuring interactions between female wrestlers like Torrie Wilson and Lita publicly resurfaced on YouTube. But on 12th October 2023, all episodes were publicly released by XWT.

Gallery

Videos

TheDoubleZTV announcing that all episodes of the show have been found.

Lita on the 1st September 2001 episode.

Torrie Wilson on the 22nd September 2001 episode.

Pamela Anderson on the 22nd September 2001 episode.

Lita on a 2001 Christmas episode.

Lita on a 2001 episode.

Nidia and Ivory on the 2nd March 2002 episode.

Jazz on the 23rd March 2002 episode.

Lita on the 18th May 2002 episode.

Jacqueline on WWF Excess.

References

↑ Wrestling-Online detailing how the WCW reboot was negotiated but ultimately came to nothing. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ TNN press release announcing WWF Excess and its premise. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment summarising WWF Excess and its predecessor WWF Livewire. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ Buffalo News reporting on WWF Excess being scheduled by Slammin' Saturday Night alongside other programs. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ 411 Mania reviewing the first episode of WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ Archived Charleston noting Terri Runnels' time on WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ WhatCulture summarising WWF Excess and noting when it was cancelled. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ The Sportster listing shows not on the WWE Network, including WWF Excess, noting it being replaced by WWF Confidential. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, with WWF Excess winning the Worst Television Show award in 2001. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ WWE Network search yielding no results for WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[1] Wrestling-Online detailing how the WCW reboot was negotiated but ultimately came to nothing. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[2] TNN press release announcing WWF Excess and its premise. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[3] WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment summarising WWF Excess and its predecessor WWF Livewire. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[4] Buffalo News reporting on WWF Excess being scheduled by Slammin' Saturday Night alongside other programs. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[5] 411 Mania reviewing the first episode of WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[6] Archived Charleston noting Terri Runnels' time on WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[7] WhatCulture summarising WWF Excess and noting when it was cancelled. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[8] The Sportster listing shows not on the WWE Network, including WWF Excess, noting it being replaced by WWF Confidential. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[9] List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, with WWF Excess winning the Worst Television Show award in 2001. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[10] WWE Network search yielding no results for WWF Excess. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

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 '''''WWF Excess''''' is a professional wrestling talk show. Produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and broadcast on TNN from 25th August 2001 to 18th May 2002, it presented highlights from WWF programming, as well as enabling viewers to email and phone in the show to ask questions to its professional wrestlers. It served as a prelude to ''WWE Confidential''.
 ==Background==
-Following negotiations falling through to produce a World Championship Wrestling reboot,<ref>[https://www.wrestling-online.com/timeline/the-sale-of-wcw-to-wwe/ ''Wrestling-Online'' detailing how the WCW reboot was negotiated but ultimately came to nothing.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> the WWF were looking to broadcast a new show on TNN. On 21st August 2001, TNN published a press release stating that ''[[WWF Livewire (partially found professional wrestling recap and talk show; 1996-2001)|WWF Livewire]]'' and ''WWF Superstars'' would be replaced with a new two-hour series called ''WWF Excess''. It essentially combined ''WWF Livewire'''s two different formats, presenting highlights of classic as well as then-current programming, while also interviewing professional wrestlers and giving the audience the opportunity to ask questions to them via email or through calls, and request vintage matches be aired.<ref>[https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2001/08-21-2001 TNN press release announcing ''WWF Excess'' and its premise.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
+Following negotiations falling through to produce a World Championship Wrestling reboot,<ref>[https://wrestling-online.com/timeline/the-sale-of-wcw-to-wwe/ ''Wrestling-Online'' detailing how the WCW reboot was negotiated but ultimately came to nothing.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> the WWF were looking to broadcast a new show on TNN. On 21st August 2001, TNN published a press release stating that ''[[WWF Livewire (partially found professional wrestling recap and talk show; 1996-2001)|WWF Livewire]]'' and ''WWF Superstars'' would be replaced with a new two-hour series called ''WWF Excess''. It essentially combined ''WWF Livewire'''s two different formats, presenting highlights of classic as well as then-current programming, while also interviewing professional wrestlers and giving the audience the opportunity to ask questions to them via email or through calls, and request vintage matches be aired.<ref>[https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2001/08-21-2001 TNN press release announcing ''WWF Excess'' and its premise.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
-''WWF Excess'' was also the premier show of TNN's new five-hour ''Slammin' Saturday Night'',<ref>[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/96/mode/2up ''WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment'' summarising ''WWF Excess'' and its predecessor ''WWF Livewire''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> also consisting of sports-based programming like ''PBR'', ''Monster Jam'', and ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 (found TNN robot combat game show; 2001)|Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''.<ref>[https://buffalonews.com/news/tnn-is-adding-new-wwf-show-to-saturday-lineup/article_4ddbabc6-bff8-5023-b38b-d5edff460016.html ''Buffalo News'' reporting on ''WWF Excess'' being scheduled by ''Slammin' Saturday Night'' alongside other programs.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> First airing from 10pm to midnight on 25th August, the show was originally hosted live from WWF Studios by Jonathan Coachman and Trish Stratus. The first episode was known to have featured a live interview with Triple H, a recap of events transpiring during the Invasion storyline, and "From the Vault" segments consisting of older matches.<ref>[https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-excess-report-8-25-01/ ''411 Mania'' reviewing the first episode of ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
+''WWF Excess'' was also the premier show of TNN's new five-hour ''Slammin' Saturday Night'',<ref>[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/96/mode/2up ''WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment'' summarising ''WWF Excess'' and its predecessor ''WWF Livewire''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> also consisting of sports-based programming like ''PBR'', ''Monster Jam'', and ''[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 (found TNN robot combat game show; 2001)|Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors]]''.<ref>[https://buffalonews.com/news/tnn-is-adding-new-wwf-show-to-saturday-lineup/article_4ddbabc6-bff8-5023-b38b-d5edff460016.html ''Buffalo News'' reporting on ''WWF Excess'' being scheduled by ''Slammin' Saturday Night'' alongside other programs.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> First airing from 10 pm to midnight on 25th August, the show was originally hosted live from WWF Studios by Jonathan Coachman and Trish Stratus. The first episode was known to have featured a live interview with Triple H, a recap of events transpiring during the Invasion storyline, and "From the Vault" segments consisting of older matches.<ref>[https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wwf-excess-report-8-25-01/ ''411 Mania'' reviewing the first episode of ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
-The show would change over its short lifespan, with Michael Cole and Terri Runnels being the replacement hosts,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204105815/http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/30/wrestling_diva_woman_all_seasons/ Archived ''Charleston'' noting Terri Runnels' time on ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> Runnels herself later being replaced by Marc Loyd. By 6th April 2002, the show would change to a full wrestling recap program, split between Cole and Loyd reviewing events on SmackDown! in the first hour, while Coachman and Raven analysed the occurrences on Raw as part of ''Late Night Excess''. The show continued until it was ultimately cancelled in May 2002,<ref>[https://whatculture.com/wwe/7-short-lived-wwe-shows-you-forgot-existed?page=4 ''WhatCulture'' summarising ''WWF Excess'' and noting when it was cancelled.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> and was later replaced by ''WWE Confidential''.<ref>[https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/velocity-other-wrestling-shows-not-on-wwe-network/ ''The Sportster'' listing shows not on the WWE Network, including ''WWF Excess'', noting it being replaced by ''WWF Confidential''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>''WWF Excess'' was seemingly unpopular among most wrestling fans, with the show winning the ''Wrestling Obsever Newsletter'''s Worst Television Show award in 2001.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wo_awards_history#TOC-2001 List of ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' awards, with ''WWF Excess'' winning the Worst Television Show award in 2001.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
+The show would change over its short lifespan, with Michael Cole and Terri Runnels being the replacement hosts,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204105815/http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/30/wrestling_diva_woman_all_seasons/ Archived ''Charleston'' noting Terri Runnels' time on ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> Runnels herself later being replaced by Marc Loyd. By 6th April 2002, the show would change to a full wrestling recap program, split between Cole and Loyd reviewing events on SmackDown! in the first hour, while Coachman and Raven analysed the occurrences on Raw as part of ''Late Night Excess''. The show continued until it was ultimately cancelled in May 2002,<ref>[https://whatculture.com/wwe/7-short-lived-wwe-shows-you-forgot-existed?page=4 ''WhatCulture'' summarising ''WWF Excess'' and noting when it was cancelled.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> and was later replaced by ''WWE Confidential''.<ref>[https://thesportster.com/wrestling/velocity-other-wrestling-shows-not-on-wwe-network/ ''The Sportster'' listing shows not on the WWE Network, including ''WWF Excess'', noting it being replaced by ''WWF Confidential''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>''WWF Excess'' was seemingly unpopular among most wrestling fans, with the show winning the ''Wrestling Obsever Newsletter'''s Worst Television Show award in 2001.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wo_awards_history#TOC-2001 List of ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' awards, with ''WWF Excess'' winning the Worst Television Show award in 2001.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
 ==Availability==
-Whereas successor program ''WWE Confidential'' is available on the WWE Network, no clips of ''WWF Excess'' are currently available on the platform.<ref>[https://watch.wwe.com/search?q=excess WWE Network search yielding no results for ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> This, when combined with its general unpopularity, has led to much of the show becoming lost media. A few clips primarily featuring interactions between female wrestlers like Torrie Wilson and Lita, have publicly resurfaced on YouTube.
+Whereas the successor program ''WWE Confidential'' is available on the WWE Network, no clips of ''WWF Excess'' are currently available on the platform.<ref>[https://watch.wwe.com/search?q=excess WWE Network search yielding no results for ''WWF Excess''.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref> This, when combined with its general unpopularity, led to much of the show becoming lost media. Prior to 2023, a few clips primarily featuring interactions between female wrestlers like Torrie Wilson and Lita publicly resurfaced on YouTube. But on 12th October 2023, all episodes were publicly released by XWT.
 ==Gallery==
 ===Videos===
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 ==See Also==
+*[[AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2006)]]
+*[[Alberto Del Rio vs CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs John Cena (partially found master tape footage of untelevised Hell in a Cell match; 2011)]]
+*[[Awesome Kong vs Melissa Anderson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2009)]]
 *[[Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)]]
+*[[Blood Circus (partially found Santo Gold film; 1985)]]
 *[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
 *[[Bradshaw vs Christian (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2001)]]
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 *[[Collision in Korea (found professional wrestling event in North Korea; 1995)]]
 *[[Collision in Korea wrestler sketches (lost North Korean pencil sketch portraits of professional wrestlers; 1995)]]
-*[[Cultaholic (lost debut video of professional wrestling YouTube channel; 2017)]]
+*[[Cultaholic (found debut video of professional wrestling YouTube channel; 2017)]]
 *[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]]
 *[[ECW at E3 2000 (partially found footage of professional wrestling at gaming trade event; 2000)]]
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 *[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
 *[[GFW Amped (partially found unaired professional wrestling show; 2015)]]
+*[[The Giant's moonsault (lost footage of professional wrestling move; existence unconfirmed; 1990s)]]
 *[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
 *[[GLOW (lost unfinished final season of Netflix comedy-drama series; 2019-2020)]]
+*[[Goldberg's pre-television debut matches (lost footage of professional wrestling dark matches; 1997)]]
 *[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
 *[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
 *[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
+*[[Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream (lost footage of alternate finish to professional wrestling match; 2019)]]
+*[[Kurt Angle vs Owen Hart (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1999)]]
 *[[The Last Battle of Atlanta (found untelevised professional wrestling steel cage match; 1983)]]
-*[[Lita (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Lita's training matches (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Low Ki & Mercury vs Ric Blade & TCK (partially lost footage of hardcore wrestling tag team match; 2000)]]
+*[[Mark Jindrak in Evolution (partially found unaired vignettes of professional wrestling stable; 2003)]]
+*[[Pat Tanaka vs Rocco Rock (lost footage of "Body Count" professional wrestling match; 1993)]]
 *[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
 *[[Radio WWF (lost professional wrestling radio show; 1993-1994; late 1990s-2000)]]
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 *[[Strange Kentucky People (lost recording of Chris Jericho "tribute"; 1994)]]
 *[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
+*[[TNA International and TNA Wrestling Collection (completely lost pro-wrestling TV shows; 2006)]]
+*[[TNA Xplosion (partially found TV series; 2002-2016)]]
 *[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
 *[[WCW All Nighter (partially lost professional wrestling compilation show; 1994-1995)]]
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 *[[WWE 24x7 (lost professional wrestling compilation show; 2007)]]
 *[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
+*[[WWE Crush Hour (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of vehicular combat game; 2002)]]
 *[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
+*[[WWE Wrestlemania 36 (lost footage of alternate finishes to professional wrestling matches; 2020)]]
 *[[WWF Attitude (lost professional wrestling recap show; 2001-2002)]]
 *[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
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-[[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Found media]]
-[[Category:Partially found media]]
+[[Category:Found TV]]