From steak houses to ghosts and bad karaoke, we offer up some new shows to get you to tune in.
Entertainment streaming services are the present and future of how people get access to movies, TV shows and web content. WWE Network may not get the headlines of Netflix or Hulu, but the subscription-based streaming service has become a perfect tag-team partner for wrestling fans. Not only can viewers watch weekly WWE programming and all the monthly pay-per-views, but the Network is a vast pro wrestling library filled classic matches and events.
Wrestling fans can indulge watching the current WWE product or virtually every past major promotion like National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) or Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). But even the most hardcore wrestling nerd out there, will eventually tire or zone out. There’s only so much spandex and false finishes one can take before wanting something different. WWE knows this creating original content that takes us out of the ring with shows like: Ride Along, Camp WWE, Table for 3 and The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness.
While those shows are a good start for WWE Network, it’s time for them to up the ante and get wild with the next wave of original programming. Instead of demanding for them to come up with new content, we’ve gone ahead and created a slate of new ideas for series that capitalize on the company’s history and superstars.
Parts Unknown
The title is in reference to the vague location a wrestler is billed from, creating a mystique around that character (ala The Ultimate Warrior).
If only Robert Stack were still around, he’d be hosting this WWE version of Unsolved Mysteries, exploring the urban legends, tall tales and mysteries of the squared circle. Since Robert isn’t an option, the perfect host for our show is Jake “The Snake” Roberts. One of the all-time great mic workers in wrestling, only Jake can paint a picture of dread and menace for viewers using that raspy and soft voice of his.
Each week Jake would appear from a dark alley or in an abandoned warehouse, setting up the episode’s mystery. Using re-enactments, we’d explore stories like how did Hulk Hogan really get that black eye at WrestleMania 9; the unbelievable feats of Andre The Giant; who was really supposed to be the Black Scorpion in WCW and will Emmalina ever debut? Currently WWE Story Time is a similar take, with animated short segments exploring past stories, but our show has more edge as it delves into the conspiracy theories and unexplained rumors fans have been wondering about for years.