WWE Slam City
WWE Slam City | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 2 minutes |
Production company(s) | WWE |
Release | |
Original network |
WWE Network Nintendo Video NickSports Kabillion |
Original release | March 17 – November 3, 2014 |
WWE Slam City was an animated show produced by WWE, which aired on the WWE Network and Wednesday evenings on Nicktoons.[1] WWE Slam City was based on the Mattel action figure series starring toyetic versions of the WWE roster circa 2013. The series, filmed in the next generation of stop-motion animation, features a new WWE animated character The Finisher, who fires all of the WWE Superstars and sends them to Slam City to find day jobs. WWE Superstars are plunged into new career challenges as they pack every street corner with work to do and scores to settle. With John Cena as an auto mechanic, Rey Mysterio as a traffic guard, Alberto Del Rio as a coffee house barista, Mark Henry as a pizza shop mascot, CM Punk as an ice-cream man, Dolph Ziggler as an industry leader, Randy Orton as a zookeeper, Kane as a chef and Sheamus as a theater usher. Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Big Show, Brock Lesnar, Santino Marella and Damien Sandow are still jobless but Santino and Sandow are the most desperate to find one. WWE Legends Stone Cold and The Rock are also featured in Slam City. These Superstars have a new life outside the ring, but still stay true to their WWE personas. The 'Stretch Move' feature of Slam City characters is highlighted in WWE Slam City.[2][3][4]
Webisodes
No. | Title | WWE Network air date |
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1 | "Auto-tude Adjustment" | March 17, 2014 |
After being fired by The Finisher, John Cena takes on the job of an auto mechanic but before that he has to impress his new boss. | ||
2 | "Alberto the Barista" | March 26, 2014 |
Coffee house barista extraordinaire, Alberto Del Rio, finds himself at odds with a very unsatisfied customer: Damien Sandow. | ||
3 | "A Big Brawl" | March 26, 2014 |
John Cena's latest customer is an unreasonable Big Show who takes on a brawl with Cena to repair his car. | ||
4 | "Cafeteria Chaos" | April 26, 2014 |
Santino Marella is up for taking Kane's job as a school cook but the Big Red Monster won't give up easily. | ||
5 | "The Crossing Guard" | March 30, 2014 |
When traffic refuses to stop to allow school children to cross safely, Rey Mysterio springs into action to clear the way. | ||
6 | "Surround Pound & Stadium Beating: Pt.1" | March 30, 2014 |
Sheamus, the theater usher tries to teach a lesson to a disturbing audience, Brock Lesnar, but both get struck in the movie itself. | ||
7 | "Cold...Stone Cold" | April 21, 2014 |
WWE Legend Stone Cold Steve Austin visits Del Rio's coffee shop for an interesting order which Del Rio has to oblige. | ||
8 | "Hot Enough For Ya?" | April 24, 2014 |
A child complains of his meat loaf being icy cold and Kane is more than happy to serve it hotter for him. | ||
9 | "Perky The Penguin" | May 11, 2014 |
Chuck E. Cheese-style host Mark Henry battles an evil animatronic penguin for the soul of the kid birthday pizza haven. | ||
10 | "Sundae in the Park With Punk" | May 11, 2014 |
CM Punk accidentally spills onto The Miz's pristine business suit and a battle over who should pay the dry cleaning bill ensues. | ||
11 | "Surround Pound & Stadium Beating: Pt.2" | May 11, 2014 |
Sheamus and Brock Lesnar continue their brawl in the movie and later end up in the Old West. | ||
12 | "Battle For The Streets" | May 11, 2014 |
Rey Mysterio and Damien Sandow battle to take the crossing guard job and save an old lady from oncoming traffic. | ||
13 | "The Finisher" | August 11, 2014 |
Behind the scenes at WWE, The Finisher reveals his dastardly plan--imprisoning Mr. McMahon and stealing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. | ||
14 | "Between A Rock And A Pizza Part 1" | August 11, 2014 |
As Mark Henry settles in for his dinner pizza, The Rock bursts in to claim the pizza for himself. They battle, only to be outwitted by an animatronic penguin. | ||
15 | "Between A Rock And A Pizza Part 2" | September 8, 2014 |
The battle continues as Mark Henry and the Rock team up to take down a Robot Penguin! No one steals food from a Superstar! | ||
16 | "We All Scream For Ice Cream" | September 8, 2014 |
CM Punk brawls with Damien Sandow over the value of wisdom versus ice cream, and Punk leads Sandow brilliantly into a trap with the monster Kane. | ||
17 | "Coffee Showdown" | September 8, 2014 |
Alberto Del Rio sets up a fight to tackle The Miz who threatens to use the facilities without paying. | ||
18 | "Recipe For Disaster" | September 22, 2014 |
Daniel Bryan visits his old partner Kane to learn one of his secret recipes but Kane isn't in a mood to oblige. | ||
19 | "The Wandering Nomad" | September 22, 2014 |
Santino Marella searches for a livelihood on the streets and aims for jobs with the help of CM Punk. But will he be successful? | ||
20 | "Best Dessert In The World" | October 13, 2014 |
Mark Henry orders ice cream but it's closing time for CM Punk's Ice Cream Shop and he won't open it without a brawl. | ||
21 | "Resistant Gorilla" | October 13, 2014 |
Randy Orton gets set to give Sheila the resistant gorilla a bath in a "Viper" way. | ||
22 | "Who Is The Apex Serpent?" | October 13, 2014 |
Santino's desire to be the new zoo keeper leads to a brawl with Randy Orton, who teaches him who's the apex serpent. | ||
23 | "Randy Gets His Goat" | October 13, 2014 |
Randy gets an emergency call to catch a wild goat, Daniel Bryan from the Goat Mountain. | ||
24 | "Surround Pound & Stadium Beating: Pt.3" | October 20, 2014 |
This is the finale to the epic trilogy between Sheamus and Brock Lesnar and remember "they don't do romantic comedy." | ||
25 | "Finale:Part 1" | October 27, 2014 |
John Cena takes on The Finisher to save Slam City in part one of the exciting finale! | ||
26 | "Finale:Part 2" | November 3, 2014 |
The Finisher has captured John Cena in his dangerous trap, but The Rock makes a surprise entrance and the two team up to defeat the villain! |
Comics
WWE Slam City Comics are a series of graphic novels based on WWE Slam City Webisodes which were released on August 26, 2014 by WWE and published by Papercutz with the writers being Mathias Triton and Alitha E. Martinez. Two volumes have been currently released with following descriptions:
Vol. | Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Finished!" | August 26, 2014 |
A new villainous Superstar known as the Finisher has mastered the finishing moves of every WWE Superstar, and he’s taken over! After firing everyone, what will John Cena, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Sheamus, Rey Mysterio, and CM Punk do to earn a living? The answers may surprise you! Would you believe John Cena as an auto repairman? Or Kane as a school chef? What about Rey Mysterio as a crossing guard? Shock follows shock as the WWE’s greatest athletes try to make it outside the ring! | ||
2 | "Rise of El Diablo" | January 6, 2015 |
There’s a new Superstar in Slam City, and the WWE will never be the same! Enter the mysterious El Diablo! But is he hero or villain? Friend or foe? And what role will he play in the Superstars’ ongoing battle with The Finisher? Find out all of this and more as several new Superstars make their first appearance in the Slam City graphic novels. | ||
^3 | "An Unlikely Ally" | April 28, 2015 |
Early in his career, a referee named Tony Two-Count cost John Cena the match of a lifetime, and John has never forgiven him. When Tony comes back to Slam City looking for help against The Finisher, John must decide whether to hold an old grudge or put aside his differences for the greater good. Featuring the debut of The Rock in the Slam City. |
^Vol. 3 has been deleted
See also
References
- ↑ "Not Dish-ing up Cartoon; Nick gets in the ring with WWE; Sesame Workshop explores speech recognition; Discovery Family names programming chief". Cynopsis Kids Edition. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (17 March 2014). "WWE stars get animated day jobs in 'Slam City'". USA Today. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "WWE Superstars get animated with WWE Slam City". WWE Official Website. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ Rueter, Sam (17 March 2014). "WWE 'Slam City' cartoon debuts". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 18 June 2014.