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Vortexx is a Saturday Morning Cartoon block on The CW, that replaced Toonzai, and is run by Saban Brands.

The block aims to feature action-adventure and comedy shows, including Professional Wrestling from WWE, and airs in HD, unlike with Toonzai and other past 4Kids Entertainment blocks.

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Shows airing on Vortexx (Toonzai holdover marked with *):

• Cubix Robots For Everyone*
• Dragon Ball Z Kai*
• Iron Man Armored Adventures
• Justice League Unlimited
• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
• Rescue Heroes
• Sonic X*
• The New Adventures Of Nanoboy
• Transformers Prime
• Yu-Gi-Oh!*
  • Yu Gi Oh Ze Xal*
• WWE Saturday Morning Slam
• Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery has aired as part of special holiday programming.

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The block provides examples of:

• Edited for Syndication:
  • Due to The CW network's Standards & Practices, Dragon Ball Z Kai is edited down even more from the Nicktoons version.
  • Justice League Unlimited seems to be getting the worst of it, as it suffers from Never Say "Die" cuts, Family Friendly Firearms edits, and overall violence being toned down by either cuts or added Hit Flash. Transformers Prime is currently going through the same treatment, as did Iron Man: Armored Adventures when it was still on.
• Last Of Its Kind - Well, Toonzai had this trope, it still applies here.
• Lighter and Softer: As mentioned above, every acquired show is edited in order to air under The CW's strict TV-Y7-FV standards.
  • WWE Saturday Morning Slam is lighter fare than the WWE's usual programming, being forced to abide by TV-G standards instead of WWE's usual TV-PG-V rating. Also, moves aimed at the neck or head are banned. This got a little obvious when Randy Orton had a match, since his finisher, the RKO, specifically targets the neck. Every time he tried it, or his second rope DDT, they would awkwardly cut to the announcers.
• Saturday Morning Cartoon
• Vindicated by Reruns: Despite being over 7 years old, Justice League Unlimited is routinely the highest rated show on the block.

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