Providence Peep
01-11-2011, 05:27 PM
Here are some more details on the return of WWE Tough Enough from a joint press release issued by WWE and USA this week. As noted earlier, the show will premiere on Monday, April 4th at 11pm EST after RAW goes off the air the night after WrestleMania 27.
*Tough Enough will air ten episodes beginning 4/4 at 11pm EST following RAW.. After that week, the show will air regularly at 8pm EST each Monday, before RAW.
*The twelve male and female talents will be living and training in a Los Angeles house and compete for a one-year WWE contract.
*Shed Media US is producing Tough Enough. They have previously worked on shows such as The Real Housewives of New York City, Who Do You Think You Are and World's Strictest Parents.
*The talents will compete in physical and performance challenges to test for such characteristics as showmanship, creativity, athleticism and desire, according to the press release.
*Each episode will feature a current WWE Superstar as coach.
*Each episode will also feature an elimination. The series finale will see the remaining contestants battle for the WWE contract.
And, here's a quote from Dave Meltzer re: Tough Enough...
"The company is trying to recruit experienced wrestlers for Tough Enough as opposed to people sending in applications with no experience. Unlike in past seasons, there have been no television commercials on the shows asking for people to send in applications. Instead, casting producers have gotten in contact with independent wrestling promoters for them to pass applications to people they feel have WWE star potential. The deadline for applications is 1/14. They want a seven minute DVD showing personality and trying to be unique and they don’t want people sitting on a couch saying how much they love wrestling. They want to find out about family, hobbies, playing music if they do or something unique about them. They also want a ten minute wrestling video because they are going to be judged on skill level. The idea is they want to cast people who, if they win or do well, can go to WWE as opposed to past years when they’ve had people with no experience, gain some fame on the show, but because they aren’t ready for WWE, the company was never able to capitalize on the momentum they got for winning."
So, who do you guys think should be the coaches? Do you think TE will be a success this time around? Post your thoughts on the return of Tough Enough.
*Tough Enough will air ten episodes beginning 4/4 at 11pm EST following RAW.. After that week, the show will air regularly at 8pm EST each Monday, before RAW.
*The twelve male and female talents will be living and training in a Los Angeles house and compete for a one-year WWE contract.
*Shed Media US is producing Tough Enough. They have previously worked on shows such as The Real Housewives of New York City, Who Do You Think You Are and World's Strictest Parents.
*The talents will compete in physical and performance challenges to test for such characteristics as showmanship, creativity, athleticism and desire, according to the press release.
*Each episode will feature a current WWE Superstar as coach.
*Each episode will also feature an elimination. The series finale will see the remaining contestants battle for the WWE contract.
And, here's a quote from Dave Meltzer re: Tough Enough...
"The company is trying to recruit experienced wrestlers for Tough Enough as opposed to people sending in applications with no experience. Unlike in past seasons, there have been no television commercials on the shows asking for people to send in applications. Instead, casting producers have gotten in contact with independent wrestling promoters for them to pass applications to people they feel have WWE star potential. The deadline for applications is 1/14. They want a seven minute DVD showing personality and trying to be unique and they don’t want people sitting on a couch saying how much they love wrestling. They want to find out about family, hobbies, playing music if they do or something unique about them. They also want a ten minute wrestling video because they are going to be judged on skill level. The idea is they want to cast people who, if they win or do well, can go to WWE as opposed to past years when they’ve had people with no experience, gain some fame on the show, but because they aren’t ready for WWE, the company was never able to capitalize on the momentum they got for winning."
So, who do you guys think should be the coaches? Do you think TE will be a success this time around? Post your thoughts on the return of Tough Enough.