{{DISPLAYTITLE:''WWF Jakked'' and ''WWF Metal''}} {{Infobox television | name = WWF Jakked {{noitalic|and}} WWF Metal | italic_title = no | alt_name = WWF Jakked<br/>WWF Metal | image = Wwfjakked.jpg | image_size = 280 | caption = 280px | creator = World Wrestling Federation | starring = | country = United States | language = English | network = Syndication | runtime = 60 minutes | first_aired = {{start date|1999|8|28}} | last_aired = {{end date|2002|5|19}} | related = {{Plainlist| * ''WWF Shotgun Saturday Night'' <small>(1997–1999)</small> * ''WWE Velocity'' <small>(2002–2006)</small> }} | num_episodes = 193 }}
'''''WWF Jakked''''' and '''''WWF Metal'''''{{Efn|Briefly airing as ''WWE Jakked'' and ''WWE Metal'' under the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) banner during May 2002.}} <!--do NOT change to was-->are<!--per Wikipedia guidelines--> American professional wrestling television programs that were produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE). Both programs aired in broadcast syndication weekly from August 28, 1999 until May 19, 2002, with ''Jakked'' on Saturday nights and ''Metal'' in the afternoon.<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book |last1=Shields |first1=Brian |url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/97 |title=WWE Encyclopedia |last2=Sullivan |first2=Kevin |publisher=DK |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/97 97]}}</ref> Both shows replaced ''WWF Shotgun Saturday Night'' and ''Shotgun''.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
They featured matches from the week's events, including exclusive undercard matches (generally squashes) taped before ''Raw is War''. After the WWE brand extension, ''Jakked'' and ''Metal'' also began to feature matches from the SmackDown brand; as such, it was taped before ''SmackDown'' tapings. In May 2002, ''WWE Velocity'' premiered and began to serve a similar purpose for the SmackDown brand, while ''Heat'' (previously taped before ''SmackDown!'') remained part of the Raw brand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-05 |title=Pulse Wrestling Exclusive: WWE Transaction History – 2002 |url=https://insidepulse.com/wwe-transaction-history/inside-pulse-wrestling-exclusive-wwe-transaction-history-part-2-2002/ |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=Inside Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref> At the same time, ''Jakked'' and ''Metal'' were replaced by ''WWE Bottom Line'' and ''WWE Afterburn'' in syndication.
== Commentary == ''Jakked'' and ''Metal'' were hosted by many commentators and interviewers. Frequent commentators and hosts included Michael Cole,<ref name=Encyclopedia/> Kevin Kelly,<ref name=Encyclopedia/> Tom Prichard,<ref name=Encyclopedia/> Michael Hayes, Bruce Prichard, Jonathan Coachman,<ref name=Encyclopedia/> Chris Leary, Marc Lloyd, Terry Taylor and Al Snow.
== International broadcast == ''Metal'' aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 until also being replaced by ''WWE Afterburn'' in May 2002.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Former WWE programs}}
Jakked Metal Category:1999 American television series debuts Category:2002 American television series endings Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Jakked Metal