WWE is launching eight original shows this year, and we're now hearing word about three of them that will have some big TV names attached.
According to The Wrap, three of the WWE Network's upcoming shows will come from Jerry Springer, Seth Green and Jackass creator Jeff Tremaine.
Springer will host Jerry Springer Presents WWE Too Hot for TV, a half-hour show that will highlight outrageous moments from the WWE archives. Episodes will be made available weekly on the WWE Network starting in April. In a statement, Springer said that there's nothing more outrageous than the insanity of the WWE.
Seth Green will produce Camp WWE, an animated comedy that will depict the WWE stars as kids at a summer camp run by Vince McMahon. Green is known for a variety of animated comedies like Robot Chicken, which he created for Adult Swim. Camp WWE will premiere later this year.
The third show will come from Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine. All we know about this one is that it will be called Swerved, and it will be "the ultimate mashup of his kind of entertainment." That brand would probably be described as people doing stupid things in public and getting real reactions, so the show will probably be something along those lines. It will premiere this May.
The WWE Network is the company's on-demand streaming service, which offers users access to the company's pay-per-view events in addition to old episodes and original content. Following WrestleMania this weekend, the company announced they had passed 1.3 million subscribers, according to WrestlingInc. That's a 97% increase in subscribers from this time last year.
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