WWE Superstars to make WGN America premiere

"WWE Superstars" will premiere this Thursday night on WGN America, marking the fourth regular weekly program from World Wrestling Entertainment. Superstars will differ from other WWE programs in not being brand specific, instead a program featuring wrestlers from the already established brands.

Contrary to my original speculation, Superstars matches will be first run though with rare exceptions, we still shouldn't expect major star power to headline the program. Of course, the premiere episode will feature one of those exceptions with Undertaker matched against Matt Hardy. Announcing duties will be shared among the already established crews, at least for the time being.

The program launch comes as a watershed moment for WGN America as it attempts to establish original programming to gain traction in the cable television universe. "Superstars" will air at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT Thursdays with repeat airings at 11 p.m. EDT/PDT. It won't be available on the Chicago/Canadian WGN feed except in Sunday repeat form.

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