WWF Mania

WWF Mania was a World Wrestling Federation Saturday morning television program that aired on the USA Network between 1993 and 1996.

It recapped events that happened during the week in the WWF at the time and, in its 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 September 1996, 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 September 1996 and it was succeeded by another recap show, WWF LiveWire. Pettengill also hosted LiveWire until he left in late 1997. Mania's television run lasted from January 9, 1993 through September 14, 1996.

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, as hosted by Johnny Polo. 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.

1993

 * 1/9/93:
 * Jim Duggan pinned Repo Man with the running clothesline (1/4/93; Beaumont, TX)


 * 1/16/93:
 * Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Powers at 2:54 with the Bonzai Drop (1/11/93; Manhattan Center)
 * Tito Santana pinned Bill Irwin with the flying forearm at 5:55 (1/5/93; San Antonio, TX)


 * 1/23/93:
 * Virgil pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:33 with the side Russian legsweep; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Virgil sucks" and "Let's go, Mike" (1/18/93; Manhattan Center)


 * 2/13/93:
 * Koko B. Ware defeated Repo Man via disqualification at 5:07 when Repo began choking Koko across the bottom rope with his leg (1/25/93; San Jose, CA)


 * 2/20/93:
 * Typhooon pinned Ed Moretti with a splash (1/25/93; San Jose, CA)
 * Tito Santana & Virgil defeated the Beverly Brothers at 8:42 when Santana pinned Beau with a small package after the Beverlys switched places in the ring (2/15/93; Long Beach, CA)


 * 2/27/93:
 * Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jesse Storm at 2:08 with the Bonzai Drop (1/26/93; Fresno, CA) Repo Man defeated Mike Starr via submission at 2:31 with a half crap (Repo's debut in a new ring outfit and mask) (2/15/93; Long Beach, CA)


 * 3/6/93:
 * Kimchee defeated Jim Gorman via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:51 (2/16/93; San Diego, CA)
 * Typhoon defeated Papa Shango via disqualification at 4:59 when Shango used his voodoo stick to spray sparks into Typhoon's face; after the bout, Shango attacked Typhoon with the stick but Typhoon eventually cleared him from the ring (2/16/93; San Diego, CA)


 * 3/13/93:
 * Crush defeated Damien Demento via submission with the head vice at 7:40 (3/7/93; Fayetteville, NC)


 * 3/27/93:
 * Mr. Perfect pinned Papa Shango with the Perfect Plex at 7:54 (Best of the WWF: Mega Matches, Grudges, Gripes, & Grunts) (3/9/93; Augusta, GA; Civic Center)


 * 4/10/93:
 * Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Typhoon at 1:50 with the Bonzai Drop (3/8/93; North Charleston, SC)


 * 5/8/93:
 * Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala at 3:50 with a roll up after Kamala attempted making the pin with Bigelow face-down on the mat (5/4/93; Worcester, MA; Memorial Auditorium)


 * 5/15/93:
 * The Smoking Gunns defeated Damien Demento & the Brooklyn Brawler (the Gunns' TV debut) (5/10/93; Manhattan Center)


 * 5/22/93:
 * Tatanka defeated Terry Taylor (5/10/93; Manhattan Center)


 * 5/29/93:
 * Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Owen Hart with the sidewalk slam at 4:46 (5/4/93; Worcester, MA; Memorial Auditorium)


 * 6/5/93:
 * Tito Santana defeated Fatu (w/ Afa) via disqualification at 5:17 when Samu interfered after Santana hit the flying forearm; after the bout, the Headshrinkers double teamed Santana until he hit a double clothesline (5/24/93; Halifax, Nova Scotia)


 * 6/12/93:
 * Tatanka fought Mr. Hughes to a double disqualification at 6:12 after both men struck the referee; after the bout, Hughes dropped Tatanka with the sidewalk slam (5/31/93; Manhattan Center)


 * 6/19/93:
 * Tito Santana & Bob Backlund defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) via reverse decision at around the 6:30 mark; Fatu pinned Santana with a side kick to the face after the Headshrinkers switched places in the ring but Rick & Scott Steiner appeared with another referee and told referee Danny Davis what had happened and the ruling was reversed


 * 6/26/93:
 * Lex Luger pinned Owen Hart with a forearm to the head at 4:39 after Hart moved referee Mike Chioda out of the way and Luger removed his protective forearm pad; prior to the bout, Luger was ordered by Chioda to wear the pad or risk losing the match via forfeit; Chioda did not see Luger take the pad off (6/14/93; Columbus, OH)

1994

 * 4/16/94:
 * Koko B. Ware defeated Bastion Booger (3/23/94; White Plains, NY)


 * 7/30/94:
 * The Bushwhackers defeated Duane Gill & Barry Dougherty (7/1/94; Bushkill, PA)


 * 9/10/94:
 * The 1-2-3 Kid & Sparky Plugg defeated Well Dunn (8/30/94; Milwaukee, WI)

1995

 * 9/2/95:
 * Rad Radford pinned Paul Vendale with the northern lights suplex at 3:12 (8/14/95; Worcester, MA)
 * Adam Bomb pinned Mike Bell at 2:58 with a clothesline off the top (8/14/95; Worcester, MA)
 * Bob Holly pinned Brian Walsh at 4:28 with a crossbody off the top (8/14/95; Worcester, MA)

1996

 * 1/13/96:
 * WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Buddy Landell (12/18/95; Newark, DE)