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While the Network promoted on-demand airings as being unedited, some instances of [[Profanity|expletives]], gestures, and all [[nudity]] were censored. Many programs were digitized for WWE 24/7 prior to the 2012 settlement with the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]], and thus the "WWF" and the "WWF scratch" logo are censored in some instances.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Vaughn|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-squared-circle/Early-impressions-of-the-WWE-Network.html|title=Early impressions of the WWE Network|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC|Philadelphia Media Network]]|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301165822/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2014|title=MON. UPDATE: WWE network news|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|access-date=March 6, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Some original music was dubbed over with alternate tracks such as the original intro music to ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', (May 1985 – January 1988 episodes) which originally played "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]" by [[Animotion]].{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdvdnews.com/music-edits-wwe-network-signature-sounds/61576/|title=Music Edits on WWE Network, Intro & Screens of WWE Signature Sounds DVD – Wrestling DVD Network|date=March 2014}} |
While the Network promoted on-demand airings as being unedited, some instances of [[Profanity|expletives]], gestures, and all [[nudity]] were censored. Many programs were digitized for WWE 24/7 prior to the 2012 settlement with the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]], and thus the "WWF" and the "WWF scratch" logo are censored in some instances.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Vaughn|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-squared-circle/Early-impressions-of-the-WWE-Network.html|title=Early impressions of the WWE Network|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC|Philadelphia Media Network]]|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301165822/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2014|title=MON. UPDATE: WWE network news|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|access-date=March 6, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Some original music was dubbed over with alternate tracks such as the original intro music to ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', (May 1985 – January 1988 episodes) which originally played "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]" by [[Animotion]].{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdvdnews.com/music-edits-wwe-network-signature-sounds/61576/|title=Music Edits on WWE Network, Intro & Screens of WWE Signature Sounds DVD – Wrestling DVD Network|date=March 2014}} |
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At launch, all but one of [[New Jack]]'s matches were removed from ECW pay-per-views, as was his surprise return at [[ECW Heat Wave|Heat Wave 1998]], due to a combination of musical rights issues over his entrance music and the inability to remove the music without losing the original commentary audio. The deleted matches were eventually reinstated with replacement music and newly recorded [[Joey Styles]] commentary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/84572/how-wwe-resolved-the-ecwnew-jack-issue-on-the-wwe-network.html?p=1|title=HOW WWE RESOLVED THE ECW/NEW JACK ISSUE ON THE WWE NETWORK | PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com}} Several pay-per-views were copies of their condensed home video releases, rather than the live versions, and as such were missing matches.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/35697-a-look-at-wwe-network-edits|title=- WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}} |
At launch, all but one of [[New Jack]]'s matches were removed from ECW pay-per-views, as was his surprise return at [[ECW Heat Wave|Heat Wave 1998]], due to a combination of musical rights issues over his entrance music and the inability to remove the music without losing the original commentary audio. The deleted matches were eventually reinstated with replacement music and newly recorded [[Joey Styles]] commentary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/84572/how-wwe-resolved-the-ecwnew-jack-issue-on-the-wwe-network.html?p=1|title=HOW WWE RESOLVED THE ECW/NEW JACK ISSUE ON THE WWE NETWORK | PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com}} Several pay-per-views were copies of their condensed home video releases, rather than the live versions, and as such were missing matches.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/35697-a-look-at-wwe-network-edits|title=- WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}}{{dl|date=April 2026}} |
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Archive content on the Peacock-hosted version of WWE Network was further edited for content by NBCUniversal. On launch, two pay-per-views were edited to remove racially-insensitive content; [[WrestleMania VI]] was edited to remove a match between [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Allen Coage|Bad News Brown]] where Piper had painted half of his body [[Blackface|black]], and [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series 2005]] was edited to remove a backstage segment where Vince McMahon used a [[List of ethnic slurs|racial slur]] in front of [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[John Cena]]. |
Archive content on the Peacock-hosted version of WWE Network was further edited for content by NBCUniversal. On launch, two pay-per-views were edited to remove racially-insensitive content; [[WrestleMania VI]] was edited to remove a match between [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Allen Coage|Bad News Brown]] where Piper had painted half of his body [[Blackface|black]], and [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series 2005]] was edited to remove a backstage segment where Vince McMahon used a [[List of ethnic slurs|racial slur]] in front of [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[John Cena]]. |
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