Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sherri Russell
Adam Copeland
Edge
Jim Fullington
The Sandman
Lilián García
Lilian Garcia
Layla El
Layla El
James Reiher
Jimmy Snuka
Vince McMahon Sr.
Thanks
Charles Spencer
Tony Mamaluke
Kevin Dunn
Director
Kerwin Silfies
Director
John Servidio
Editor
Dick Ebersol
Executive Producer
David Wolff
Associate Producer
Matthew McCarthy
Producer
Victoria Street
Production Supervisor
Lou Del Prete
Supervising Producer
Cyndi Lauper
Music Consultant
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Stephanie McMahon
(archive footage)
Linda McMahon
(archive footage)
Steve Austin
(archive footage)
Eddie Guerrero
Eddie (archive footage)
James Yun
Fred Ottman
James Manley
Shad Gaspard
Elizabeth Hulette
Balls Mahoney
Paul Orndorff
Rick Blood Sr.
Karl Amberton
Ferrin Barr, Jr.
Michael James Hegstrand
John Sutton
John Wisniski Jr.
Adam Birch
Dalip Singh
Rick Rood
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Luke Williams
Kevin Thorn
John Layfield
Tom Billington
Robert Conway Jr.
Martin Lunde
Lanny Kean
John Smith
Dionicio Castellanos
Jillian Faye Hall
Cameron Smith
Patricia Stratigeas
(archive footage)
Paul Wight
Lance McNaught
Amy Dumas
Ken Doane
Michael Bucci
Jesse Ventura
Randy Savage
Sika Anoa'i
Hulk Hogan
(archive footage)
Vince McMahon
Mr. McMahon / Producer / Executive Producer
Elizabeth Copeland
Frederick Jannetty
Robert Remus
Kristal Marshall
Mike Rotunda
Steve Lombardi
Ric Flair
Rick Vigneault
Dara Daivari
André Roussimoff
Giant (archive footage)
Doug Basham
John Hennigan
Franklin Lashley
Mark Henry
Michael Coulthard
Jerry Lawler
Jerry Lawler
John Cena
John Cena
Dusty Rhodes
George Gray
Ted DiBiase Sr.
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
Curt Hennig
Candice Michelle
Candice Michelle
Matthew Kaye
Lanny Poffo
Kerry Adkisson
David Cash
Barry Darsow
Shelly Martinez
Wayne Farris
Jim Barrell
Jim Hellwig
Barry Windham
Jonathan Coachman
Bret Hart
Jeff Hardy
Jacques Rougeau
Paul Michael Lévesque
Triple H
Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett
Harley Race
Hassan Hamin Assad
Roddy Piper
René Goguen
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 11, 1985
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes41
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Saturday Night's Main Event was an American series of professional wrestling television specials that were produced by WWE (known at the time of launch as the World Wrestling Federation). Premiering in 1985, it originally aired on NBC in the United States in place of Saturday Night Live for weeks when that show did not have new episodes until 1991. Two additional episodes aired on Fox in 1992. It was revived in 2006 for five NBC episodes before ending in 2008. In Canada, it also aired on Citytv and Global Television Network in order to meet simultaneous substitution rights.
At the time of the original airing, it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over-the-air commercial television network after the 1950s. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the "second golden age" of professional wrestling in the United States. In a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent, Saturday Night's Main Event was made up almost entirely of star vs. star bouts, including title matches and specialty matches such as steel cage matches, handicap matches, etc.
With the exception of “Big Four” pay-per-view events, ‘’Saturday Night’s Main Event’’ served as the equivalent to today’s monthly pay-per-view events. Because it aired in a late night time slot, ‘’Saturday Night’s Main Event’’ always held its main event match in the first hour of the show.
All episodes of Saturday Night's Main Event are available for streaming on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network elsewhere, with some episodes slightly altered from their original broadcasts. On these platforms, the May 1985 to January 1988 episodes do not have the original opening and closing theme songs. Additionally, sponsored segments that aired as part of the original broadcasts, such as the "Mountain Dew Slam of the Night", have been removed.
In April 2022, WWE revived the Saturday Night's Main Event title for house shows held on Saturday nights.