WWE Confidential

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WWE Confidential
Format	Talk show
Created by	Vince McMahon
Starring	Gene Okerlund
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	83
Production
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	Spike TV
Original run	May 25, 2002 – April 24, 2004
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

WWE Confidential was a World Wrestling Entertainment television show that aired on Spike TV late Saturday nights, following Velocity, from 2002 to 2004. It was hosted by Gene Okerlund.

1 Format
- 1.1 Notable and typical features
2 Cancellation
3 DVD compilation

[edit] Format

Confidential was a unique program for the company, in that it was not a standard "live event" or "recap" show. Rather, it offered an exclusive, "behind the scenes" look into WWE and its talent, both in-ring and otherwise. The show also periodically broke kayfabe.

[edit] Notable and typical features

Typical Confidential features included: An interview with Shawn Michaels in which he admitted he was in on the Montreal Screwjob (after years of denying any involvement in it); an analysis of why Stone Cold Steve Austin abruptly left the company in mid-2002; a history of the World Heavyweight Championship, featuring interviews with past titleholders (and in the process making the disputed-by-many claim that this title shares its lineage with the WCW version); segments detailing life on the road for WWE stars, including overseas tours, a story on how wrestlers feel when people say "Wrestling's Fake" (this segment was also notable because the wrestlers being interviewed admitted that wrestling is pre-determined, the first time a wrestler stated that on a wrestling show); and a brief history of the Monday Night Wars.

[edit] Cancellation

Confidential was cancelled in 2004. Its spiritual successor was The WWE Experience, although that program was more of a standard recap show.

[edit] DVD compilation

A DVD compilation of segments from this show, The Best of WWE Confidential, was released in early 2003.

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Former World Wrestling Entertainment programming

Action Zone (1994-1996) · All American Wrestling (1983-1994) · All-Star Wrestling (1970-1986) · Championship Wrestling (1978-1986) · Confidential (2002-2004) · Excess (2001-2002) ·
Free for All (1996-1997) · Friday Night's Main Event (1997) · Jakked/Metal (1999-2002) ·
LiveWire (1996-2001) · Mania (1993-1997) · Prime Time Wrestling (1985-1993) ·
Shotgun Saturday Night (1997-1999) · Sunday Night Heat (1998-2008) · Sunday Night Slam (1994-1995) · Super Astros (1998-1999) · Superstars of Wrestling (1986-2001) · The Main Event (1988-1991) · Tuesday Night Titans (1984-1986) · Velocity (2002-2006) · Wrestling Challenge (1986-1996) · Wrestling Spotlight (1984-1995)