WF , ▁now ▁W WE ). ▁It ▁deb uted ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁W WF ' s ▁synd ic ated ▁programming . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁select ▁episodes ▁of ▁W WF ▁Super st ars ▁starting ▁from ▁April ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁became ▁available ▁for ▁streaming ▁on ▁the ▁W WE ▁Network . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁format ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Super st ars ▁replaced ▁W WF ▁Championship ▁Wrestling . ▁Before ▁that , ▁W WF ▁Super st ars ▁Of ▁Wrestling ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁week ly ▁rec ap ▁show ▁hosted ▁by ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ▁( or ▁Gene ▁Ok er l und ) ▁and ▁Lord ▁Alfred ▁Hay es ▁that ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁through ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁Super st ars ▁was ▁the ▁program ▁on ▁which ▁all ▁the ▁angles ▁began ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁ended ▁and ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁title ▁changes ▁took ▁place ▁if ▁not ▁at ▁a ▁pay - per - view ▁event ▁( e . g . ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁or ▁Summer S lam ). ▁Match es ▁primarily ▁saw ▁top ▁tier ▁and ▁mid - level ▁talent ▁versus ▁job bers ; ▁pre - t aped ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁W WF ' s ▁ro ster ▁of ▁super st ars ; ▁and ▁prom os ▁featuring ▁the ▁wrest lers . ▁At ▁times , ▁there ▁was