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WWE RAWFirst Aired in 1993 Considered by many to be the dominant brand in World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE RAW features some of the biggest and baddest Superstars. With wrestlers like Triple H, John Cena, Kurt Angle and the Greatest of all Ric Flair along with Divas like Trish Stratus, Lita and Victoria, RAW is the "red"-hot brand for the WWE. Trivia for RAW • The show has gone through three minor name changes, first "Monday Night Raw" followed by "Raw Is War" and, lastly, following the terrorist attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001, simply "RAW" to move the reference to war. • The show was conceived in late 1992 when it was discovered that rival company WCW was taking in decent numbers with it's live weekend programming. • McMahon originally wanted the show on either CBS or FOX on a Wednesday. But after agreements broke down between both networks, the decision was made to replace the 2-hour Monday night show on USA called "Prime Time Wrestling" to a one-hour live event. • The World Wrestling Federation became known as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, in April 2002. The move came after years of litigation between the wrestling promotion and World Wildlife Fund over the use of the WWF initials. All WWE programming, including "Raw Is War" (1997) began using the initials in their titles. Whenever archived footage is shown, the old WWF logo is blurred out. • The highest rating to date that "RAW has ever had was on September 27, 1999, in an episode that featured a 25-minute-long "This Is Your Life" segment with Mankind and The Rock. The segment received an 8.4 rating. • Steve Austin was the first person to enter the WWE arena when RAW debuted on TNN. • When the show first premiered, it was broadcast from the Manhattan Center in New York. After a few years, the show was taken out on the road and broadcast from major arenas throughout the United States and Canada. • The show was originally taped a few nights in advance and then broadcast on Monday night. In later years it would be shown live on the Eastern and Central time zones and shown on a tape delayed basis in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. • The "Austin/McMahon" saga that entered the WWF into its new era began on the December 08, 1997 episode of "RAW", when Stone Cold knocked WWE owner Vince McMahon from the ring apron. • The show does not have any credits beyond an opening title sequence and a copyright notice at the end of each hour. If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |