WWF Mania

"WWF Mania" was a World Wrestling Federation Saturday morning television program that aired on the USA Network between 1993 and 1997.

It recapped events that happened during the week in the WWF at the time and, in it's earlier years, usually featured an exclusive match.

Hosts

Todd Pettengill was the host of "Mania". Pettengill was joined by "Macho Man" Randy Savage from 1993 to 1994 and by Stephanie Wiand for a brief period in 1995.

In 1996, WWF Diva Sunny was the special host on "Mania" and the title was changed to "The Sunny Show" for that one episode. In early 1997, "Mania" was cloned in the form of "WWF Blast-Off" which aired on Superstation WGN at 9 a.m. Eastern (one hour before "Mania"). They were essentially the same show, hosted by Todd Pettengill and showing the same matches from "Monday Night RAW" and "WWF Superstars of Wrestling", only "WWF Blast-Off" was hosted in a production studio while "Mania" had an actual set. "Mania" was cancelled in 1997 and it was succeeded by another recap show, "WWF LiveWire". Pettengill also hosted "LiveWire" until he left in late 1997.

United Kingdom version

In the UK, the show was shown on Friday nights at 8 p.m. on Sky One and also on Saturdays at 12 noon on Sky One. Due to the time difference between the USA and the UK, UK fans got to see "Mania" first. "Mania" in the UK was more than a recap show - it was the only way to see what happened on "RAW" until it started to be aired in the UK in 1995 on Sky Sports.

Home video

There was also a "WWF Mania" VHS released in the UK in 1994. It featured a ten-man tag team match pitting I.R.S., Jeff Jarrett, Rick Martel, and The Headshrinkers against Tatanka, 1-2-3 Kid, Bob Holly, and The Smokin' Gunns.