WWE Velocity

infobox television
show_name = Velocity


creator = Vince McMahon
caption = "WWE Velocity" logo
format = Sports entertainment
runtime = 46 minutes per episode
ad Breaks = 14 minutes
starring = "SmackDown!" Brand
country = United States
network = Spike TV (2002-2005)
Webcast (2005-2006)
first_aired = May 25 2002
last_aired = June 11 2006
num_episodes = 204
imdb_id =
tv_com_id = |

"WWE Velocity", also known simply as "Velocity", was a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that replaced two syndicated WWE shows, "Jakked" and "Metal". Once a weekly Saturday night show on Spike TV, Velocity became a webcast in 2005. The newest episode would be uploaded to WWE.com on Saturdays and be available for the next week. Older webcast episodes were also archived. It was the counterpart show to "SmackDown!" and was recorded before the television taping of "SmackDown!" ("SmackDown!" was shown first however).

Format

The show was primarily used to summarize major occurrences on the latest episode of "SmackDown!", which had already aired Thursday and later Friday nights on UPN. The program also featured matches mostly involving wrestlers who are not featured in major matches or storylines on "SmackDown!". Although most title changes occurred on "SmackDown!" and "RAW", "Velocity" had a title change when Nunzio defeated Paul London to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

From television to webcast

When "WWE RAW" moved from Spike TV back to the USA Network, the USA Network chose not to broadcast this or WWE's other weekly Spike TV program, "WWE HEAT". WWE streamed "Velocity" from their website for their U.S. and Canadian audiences. However, "Velocity" continued to be broadcast on television stations overseas to fulfill international programming commitments.

Cancellation

With the re-introduction of ECW and the decision to tape ECW on Sci-Fi at the "SmackDown!" tapings, "Velocity" was cancelled, with the last episode being uploaded to WWE.com on June 10 2006. ECW took the place of "Velocity" in European, Australian, Indian subcontinent and Latin American television markets.

Commentators

United Kingdom

WWE Velocity debuted in the UK in May 2002, replacing the first hour of Excess, starting at 10.00PM Sunday nights on Sky Sports. When WWE & Sky decided to move it's Sky One Shows to Sky Sports in January 2005, WWE Velocity started to show Sunday Mornings at 9.00PM, after WWE Afterburn and beforeWWE HEAT. In June 2006, ECW replaced Velocity's timeslots.

TV Schedules

*United States:*"TNN" Saturday afternoons (2002-2003) :*"Spike TV" Saturday nights 11PM-12AM (2003-2005):*"WWE.com" Saturday afternoons (2005-2006)