WWE Tough Enough

WWE Tough Enough
Created byVince McMahon
Presented by
Opening theme
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes68
Production
Production locationCalifornia
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) –
August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
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WWE Tough Enough is an American professional wrestling reality competition series that was produced by WWE, wherein participants undergo professional wrestling training and compete for a contract with WWE. There were two winners per season for the first three seasons, all of which aired on MTV. A fourth competition was held in 2004, with only a single winner, who was integrated into (at the time) UPN's SmackDown!. As revealed in October 2010, the USA Network, revived Tough Enough to air it immediately prior to Raw,[1] starting on April 4, 2011, a day after WrestleMania XXVII.[2][3] The first three seasons were co-produced with MTV, while the revival is a co-production with Shed Media.[3][4] Reruns of the 2011 season were broadcast on Universal HD, Oxygen and G4.

Past episodes of Tough Enough are available for streaming on the WWE Network.

  1. ^ USA to Expand Into Reality Programming and Bring Back "WWE Tough Enough", Deadline Hollywood, October 18, 2010
  2. ^ Stetler, Brian (January 3, 2011). ""Tough Enough" Wrestling Is Set to Return on USA". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "USA Network orders "WWE Tough Enough"". WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "WWE Entertainment and MTV Productions to hold open casting call for 'WWE Tough Enough'". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2001-01-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 14 June 2021.