▁was ▁the ▁play - by - play ▁comment ator ▁with ▁various ▁color ▁comment ators ▁throughout ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁episode , ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁W WF ▁Super st ars , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁law suit ▁by ▁another ▁prom oter , ▁Albert ▁P atter son , ▁who ▁had ▁claimed ▁prior ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Super st ars ▁of ▁Wrestling ". ▁Since ▁then , ▁arch ival ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁has ▁usually ▁been ▁shown ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" of ▁Wrestling " ▁bl ur red ▁out ▁where ▁applicable . ▁ ▁Change ▁in ▁format ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Super st ars ▁left ▁synd ic ation ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁USA ▁Network ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁W WF ▁Action ▁Zone , ▁which ▁the ▁network ▁cancel led . ▁Although ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁the ▁show ▁continued ▁in ▁its ▁same ▁format , ▁as ▁time ▁went ▁on ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁rec aps ▁of ▁the ▁W WF ' s ▁other ▁programming ▁began ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁hour . ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Super st ars ▁was ▁sole ly ▁a ▁summary ▁program ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁that ▁manner ▁until ▁its ▁event ual ▁ending . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁Super st ars ▁as ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁also ▁changed ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁only ▁feature ▁week ly ▁summar ies ▁of ▁Monday ▁Night ▁Raw . ▁Following ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Sm ack Down !,