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:''For the IWE brand featured on the program, see [[Raw (IWE brand)]].''
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE Raw'''''</span><br />
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:''For other uses, see [[IWE Raw (disambiguation)]].
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9BCF5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE Raw'''''</span><br />
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |Raw logo used since July 26, 2016 with the 2-D logo used since January 29, 2018.
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment <br> Professional wrestling
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Sports Entertainment|Sports entertainment]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Vince McMahon|Vince Woodward]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE personnel|IWE roster]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Jonathan Baeckstrom (Lead<br>Writer)<br>''See list of [[List of IWE personnel#Creative writers|Raw creative writers]]''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Opening theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Presented by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "Tonight Is The Night" by Jim Johnston
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Kevin Patrick (play-by-play commentator)<br>[[Jinx Polinsky|Corey Graves]] (color commentator)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Country of origin'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[List of IWE personnel#Raw|Raw roster]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 19
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"Greatness" by Vo Williams
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE Monday Night Raw episodes|1,015]] (as of November 5, 2012)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |30
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Executive producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Kevin Dunn
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1532
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Arn Anderson]]<br>[[Gerald Brisco]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Camera setup'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Bruce Prichard]] (Executive Director)<br>Kevin Dunn (Executive Producer)<br>[[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Triple K]] (Head of Creative)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running time'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Approximately 3 hours per episode<br>(2 hour 15 minutes and commercials)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Multiple-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Production company(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[IWE]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |180 minutes {{small|(including commercial)}}
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Production company(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original channel'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Distributor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | USA Network (1993–2000, 2005 – present),<br>TNN/Spike TV (2000–2005)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |IWE
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Picture format'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 480i (SDTV),<br>1080i (HDTV)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | January 11, 1993 – present
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[USA Network (TV Network)|USA Network]]<br>(January 11, 1993–September 18, 2000; October 3, 2005–present)<br>[[Spike (TV Network)|TNN/The New TNN/Spike TV]] (September 25, 2000–September 26, 2005)<br>[[Syfy (TV Network)|Sci-Fi/Syfy]]<br>(August 28, 2006; August 27, 2007; August 25, 2008; February 7, 2022–February 14, 2022)
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[480i]]<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[IWE SmackDown]]<br>[[IWE Main Event]]<br>[[IWE Saturday Morning Slam]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |January 11, 1993 – present
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''External links'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Preceded<br>by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[IWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]'' (January 1, 1985 – January 4, 1993)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Related<br>shows'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[IWE SmackDown]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''<br>''[[IWE 205 Live]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>[[IWE NXT Level Up]]<br>[[NXT UK]]
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'''''IWE Raw''''' (sometimes stylized as '''''Monday Night RAW''''' or '''''RAW SuperShow''''') is a sports entertainment television program for [[IWE]] that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the Raw brand, in which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program, the other program and brand currently being [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]. It is the only television broadcast for the Raw brand. The show originally debuted in the United States on the USA Network on January 11, 1993. It remained there until 2000, when ''Raw'' was moved to TNN, later known as Spike TV. Since its launch in 1993, ''Raw'' continues to air on Monday nights. ''Raw'' is generally seen as the company's flagship program due to its prolific history, high ratings, weekly live format, and emphasis on pay-per-views.
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'''''IWE Raw''''', also known as '''''Monday Night Raw''''' or simply '''''Raw''''', is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Television Program|television program]] that currently airs live on Monday evenings at 8 pm ET on the [[USA Network (TV Network)|USA Network]] in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]], to which [[IWE]] employees are assigned to work and perform. The show debuted on January 11, 1993 and has since been considered as the flagship program of IWE, and is currently considered to be one of two flagship shows, along with ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
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Since its first episode, ''Raw'' has now been broadcast live, or recorded from, 197 different arenas in 165 cities and towns in eight different nations: including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan in 2005 and Iraq in 2006 and 2007 for specials [[IWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]], Germany in 1997, Japan in 2005 and Italy in 2007. The show will be recorded in Mexico for the first time in October 2011.
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''Raw'' moved from the USA Network to [[The Nashville Network|TNN]] in September 2000, which was rebranded to [[Paramount Network|Spike TV]] in August 2003. On October 3, 2005, ''Raw'' returned to the USA Network, where it remains today. {{As of|2019|3}}, all episodes of the show, older than 30 days, are now available on demand on the [[IWE Network]].
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==Show history==
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Since its first episode, ''Raw'' has broadcast live from 208 different arenas in 171 cities and towns in eleven different nations (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan in [[IWE Tribute to the Troops results#2005|2005]], Iraq in [[IWE Tribute to the Troops results#2006|2006]] and [[IWE Tribute to the Troops results#2007|2007]], South Africa, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Mexico).
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===1993–2002===
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====Original format====
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====The Monday Night Wars and Raw is War====
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Following the [[IWE Raw 1000|1000th episode]] on July 23, 2012, ''Raw'' became a three-hour broadcast from two hours, a format that had previously been reserved for special episodes.
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:''Main article: [[IWE Monday Night Wars|Monday Night Wars]]''
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====The end of the Wars====
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== History ==
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:''Main article: [[History of IWE Raw]]''
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===2002–present===
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== Production ==
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====Brand Extension====
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====Return to USA Network====
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=== Theme music ===
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==Name related lawsuits==
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==Special episodes==
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:''Main article: [[List of IWE Raw Special Episodes|List of IWE Raw special episodes]]''
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===Special episodes===
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Throughout its broadcast history, the show has aired editions that have different themes. Some of them are yearly events such as the [[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Awards]]. Others include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing, as well as episodes commemorating various show milestones or anniversaries.
==On-air personalities==
==On-air personalities==
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===Champions===
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:''Main article: [[List of IWE Raw On-Air Personalities|List of IWE Raw on-air personalities]]
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<blockquote>''See also: [[List of current champions in IWE]]''</blockquote>
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The show features various on-air personalities including the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators and on-screen authority figures. ''Raw'' also has had various recurring on-air segments hosted by members of the roster.
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!Championship||Current champion(s)||Date won||Event||Previous champion(s)
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||[[IWE Championship]]
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|[[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]]
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|November 20, 2011
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|[[IWE Survivor Series (2011)|Survivor Series]]
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|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
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|[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]]
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|April 1, 2012
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]]
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|[[Kody Brown]]
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|[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]
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|[[Joe Smith|The Miz]]
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|July 23, 2012
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (July 23, 2012)|Raw 1000]]
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|[[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]]
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|[[Eric Malstrom|Antonio Cesaro]]
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|August 19, 2012
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|[[IWE Tag Team Championship]]
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|[[Nicole Bergman|Nicole]]
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== Broadcast ==
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|Owner
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|November 19, 2001
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|June 10, 2002
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|<small>Lost his position as per stipulation in a match against [[Vince McMahon|David Ackeret]].</small>
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|David Ackeret
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|Owner
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|June 10, 2002
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|June 15, 2009
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|<small>New General Managers were assigned to ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' in the following weeks.</small>
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|[[Eric Bischoff]]
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|General Manager
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|July 15, 2002
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|April 28, 2003
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|<small>The [[List of IWE personnel#Board of directors|IWE Board of Directors]] appointed [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] as co-General Manager of RAW after Bischoff repeatedly abused his power.</small>
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|Eric Bischoff and [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stone Cold" Steve Johnson]]
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|April 29, 2003
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|November 16, 2003
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|<small>Austin lost his position of co-GM when his team lost to Bischoff's team at [[IWE Survivor Series (2003)|Survivor Series]].<small>
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|Eric Bischoff
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|General Manager
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|November 16, 2003
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|December 1, 2003
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|<small>Mick Foley appoints himself as co-GM after being given an outside consultant job from Shannon Ackeret and the board of directors.</small>
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|Eric Bischoff and [[Mick Foley]]
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|co-General Managers
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|December 1, 2003
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|December 15, 2003
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|<small>Mick Foley walked out on a match with Kevin McAlmond for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] and gave up the position as co-GM based on the match stipulations.</small>
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|Eric Bischoff
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|General Manager
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|December 15, 2003
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|December 5, 2005
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|[[Jonathan Coachman]]
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|General Manager
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|June 11, 2007
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|August 6, 2007
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|<small>Served as "[[List of personnel#Raw brand authorities|Executive Assistant]]" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008.</small>
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|[[William Kapphan]]
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|General Manager
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|August 6, 2007
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|May 19, 2008
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|<small>Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by David Ackeret after losing a match to [[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]].</small>
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|[[Mike Adamle]]
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|General Manager
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|July 28, 2008
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|November 3, 2008
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|<small>Resigned in November 2008.</small>
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|[[Shane McMahon|Dustin Ackeret]]<br/>[[Stephanie McMahon|Jessica Ackeret]]
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|November 3, 2008
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|November 24, 2008
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|<small>Control reverted to the Ackerets.<br/>The position was then claimed by Jessica Ackeret.</small>
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|Jessica Ackeret
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|General Manager
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|November 24, 2008
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|April 6, 2009
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|<small>Took [[Leave of Absence|leave of absence]] on February 23, 2009.<br/>[[Lynn Lehr]] served as "Interim General Manager" until April 2009.</small>
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|[[Lynn Lehr]]
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|General Manager
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|April 6, 2009
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|June 8, 2009
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|<small>Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as General Manager of ''SmackDown''.<br/>Resigned in June 2009.</small>
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|[[Donald Trump]]
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|Owner
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|June 15, 2009
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|June 22, 2009
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|<small>It was announced that Trump had purchased the ''Raw'' franchise from David Ackeret on June 15, 2009.
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|'''David Ackeret'''
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|'''Owner, CEO, and Chairman'''
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|'''June 22, 2009'''
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|'''Present'''
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|Guest host
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|June 29, 2009
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|May 10, 2010
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|<small>An initiative established during Donald Trump's brief period of ownership.<br/>The guest star position held authoritative control over the brand until May 10, 2010</small>
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|Lynn Lehr
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|General Manager
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|May 10, 2010
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|May 10, 2010
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|<small>Resigned following the first day of tenure.</small>
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|[[Bret Heart]]
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|General Manager
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|May 24, 2010
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|June 21, 2010
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|<small>Removed of position by David Ackeret.</small>
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|Anonymous Raw General Manager (revealed to be [[Hornswoggle]])
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|June 21, 2010
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|July 18, 2011
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|<small>Communications from the General Manager were received via email through a laptop on a podium and occasionally [[Michael Cole]]'s ''iPad''. The General Manager stopped sending emails when Triple H became COO. The laptop and podium were removed after October 2, 2011. On the July 9, 2012 edition, it was revealed that Hornswoggle was behind the gimmick.</small>
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|'''[[Triple K]]'''
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|'''Chief Operating Officer'''
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|'''July 18, 2011'''
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|'''Present'''
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|<small>The Board of Directors removed David Ackeret from day to day power and handed the duties to his son-in-law. However, his authoritative control powers as general manager of running ''Raw'' are no longer needed and still remains as COO (see below).</small>
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|Assistant to the COO
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|September 5, 2011
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|October 10, 2011
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|<small>Long was appointed by COO Triple K to aid him in running ''Raw'' Supershows, due to his being General Manager of ''Smackdown!''.</small>
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|[[John Laurinaitis]]
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|General Manager
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|October 10, 2011
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|June 17, 2012
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|<small>Won position, Team Johhny vs Team Teddy at [[IWE WrestleMania 28|Wrestlemania XXVIII]]. Fired at [[IWE No Way Out (2012)|No Way Out]] by IWE Chairman David Ackeret as per pre match stipulation when [[Dustin Simpson]] defeated [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] in a [[Steel Cage Match|Steel cage match]].</small>
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|[[David Mahrt]]
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|October 11, 2011
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|June 17, 2012
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|April 2, 2012
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|June 17, 2012
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|<small>Became Laurinaitis' assistant after Team Teddy lost to Team Johnny at Wrestlemania XXVIII.</small>
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|[[Nicole Bergman]]
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|April 23, 2012
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|June 17, 2012
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|June 18, 2012
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|[[Vanessa Cults|AJ Lee]]
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|July 23, 2012
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|October 22, 2012
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|'''[[Lynn Lehr]]'''
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|'''October 22, 2012'''
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|'''Present'''
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|<small>David Ackeret named Lehr as the Managing Supervisor after AJ Lee resigned.</small>
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Current revision as of 20:37, 6 October 2022

For the IWE brand featured on the program, see Raw (IWE brand).
For other uses, see IWE Raw (disambiguation).
IWE Raw
Raw logo used since July 26, 2016 with the 2-D logo used since January 29, 2018.
Genre Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Created by Vince Matteson
Written by Jonathan Baeckstrom (Lead
Writer)
See list of Raw creative writers
Presented by Kevin Patrick (play-by-play commentator)
Corey Graves (color commentator)
Starring Raw roster
Opening theme "Greatness" by Vo Williams
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 30
No. of episodes 1532
Production
Producer(s) Bruce Prichard (Executive Director)
Kevin Dunn (Executive Producer)
Triple K (Head of Creative)
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 180 minutes (including commercial)
Production company(s) IWE
Distributor IWE
Broadcast
Original channel USA Network
(January 11, 1993–September 18, 2000; October 3, 2005–present)
TNN/The New TNN/Spike TV (September 25, 2000–September 26, 2005)
Sci-Fi/Syfy
(August 28, 2006; August 27, 2007; August 25, 2008; February 7, 2022–February 14, 2022)
Picture format 480i
1080i (HDTV)
Original run January 11, 1993 – present
Chronology
Preceded
by 		Prime Time Wrestling (January 1, 1985 – January 4, 1993)
Related
shows 		IWE SmackDown
IWE NXT
IWE 205 Live
IWE Main Event
IWE NXT Level Up
NXT UK
Website

IWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is a professional wrestling television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings at 8 pm ET on the USA Network in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the Raw brand, to which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform. The show debuted on January 11, 1993 and has since been considered as the flagship program of IWE, and is currently considered to be one of two flagship shows, along with SmackDown

Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN in September 2000, which was rebranded to Spike TV in August 2003. On October 3, 2005, Raw returned to the USA Network, where it remains today. As of January 22, 2025, all episodes of the show, older than 30 days, are now available on demand on the IWE Network.

Since its first episode, Raw has broadcast live from 208 different arenas in 171 cities and towns in eleven different nations (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan in 2005, Iraq in 2006 and 2007, South Africa, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Mexico).

Following the 1000th episode on July 23, 2012, Raw became a three-hour broadcast from two hours, a format that had previously been reserved for special episodes.

Contents

[edit] History

Main article: History of IWE Raw

[edit] Production

[edit] Theme music

Song Title Written and/or performed by Dates used Ref

[edit] Name related lawsuits

[edit] Special episodes

Main article: List of IWE Raw special episodes

Throughout its broadcast history, the show has aired editions that have different themes. Some of them are yearly events such as the Slammy Awards. Others include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing, as well as episodes commemorating various show milestones or anniversaries.

[edit] On-air personalities

Main article: List of IWE Raw on-air personalities

The show features various on-air personalities including the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators and on-screen authority figures. Raw also has had various recurring on-air segments hosted by members of the roster.

[edit] Broadcast

[edit] Online streaming

[edit] Canada

[edit] The Middle East

[edit] Europe

[edit] Asia and Pacific

[edit] Latin America

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Broadcast history

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
2019 45th People's Choice Awards TV Show of 2019 IWE RAW Pending

[edit] References

[edit] External links

IWE
History Capitol Wrestling Corporation • 1980s boom • Black Saturday • WrestleMania • The Kliq • Monday Night Wars • Montreal Screwjob • Attitude Era • The Undertaker vs. Mankind • The Invasion • Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide • TNA Entertainment, LLC sues IWE • Raw 1000 • Raw 25
Programming Weekly 205 Live • Afterburn • Bottom Line • Experience • Main Event • Monday Night Raw (history) • NXT • NXT UK • SmackDown Live (history) • Vintage • Worlds Collide • Wal3ooha
Seasonal Mixed Match Challenge • Miz & Mrs. • Total Bellas • Total Divas
Specials Free for All • Tribute to the Troops (results)
Pay-per-view and
IWE Network events 		NXT UK TakeOver • NXT TakeOver • IWE in Saudi Arabia • Royal Rumble • Worlds Collide • Halftime Heat • Elimination Chamber • Fastlane • WrestleMania • Backlash • Money in the Bank • United Kingdom Championship Tournament • Extreme Rules • SummerSlam • Hell in a Cell • Super Show-Down • Evolution • Survivor Series • Starrcade • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Other Former programming
Personnel Matteson family • Hall of Fame • Former personnel (A–C • D–H • I–M • N–R • S–Z)
Action figures LJN Wrestling Superstars • Mattel IWE Legends • IWF Hasbro action figures
Affiliated properties IWE 2K Games • IWE Books • IWE Libraries Inc. • IWE Magazine • IWE Music Group • Discography • IWE Studios • IWE Home Video • IWE Network (Canada) • IWE Performance Center • Tapout
Defunct businesses World Bodybuilding Federation • The World • IWE Classics on Demand • IWE Niagara Falls • XFL
Investments Marvel Experience • Tout • Cloud9 • Drone Racing League
Notable acquisition American Wrestling Association • Xtreme Championship Wrestling (IWE revival) • Georgia Championship Wrestling • Global Wrestling Federation • Heartland Wrestling Association (video library) • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • World Championship Wrestling (history • subsidiary) • World Class Championship Wrestling • World Wrestling Council (video library)
Partnerships Current Evolve • Insane Championship Wrestling • Progress Wrestling • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Former AAA • Deep South Wrestling • Florida Championship Wrestling • Heartland Wrestling Association • International Wrestling Association • Memphis Championship Wrestling • Michinoku Pro Wrestling • New Japan Pro-Wrestling • Ohio Valley Wrestling • Power Pro Wrestling • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • Super World of Sports • Universal Lucha Libre • Universal Wrestling Association • Universal Wrestling Federation • WAR • World Wrestling Alliance • Ultimate Pro Wrestling • United States Wrestling Association
Accomplishments Current champions • Former championships • Royal Rumble match • Money in the Bank • WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal • André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal • Brawl for All • Cruiserweight Classic • Diva Search • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic • King of the Ring • Mae Young Classic • Mixed Match Challenge • Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament • Tough Enough • Slammy Award • NXT Year-End Award • Triple Crown • Grand Slam • IWE tournaments
Brand extension Brands Raw • SmackDown • 205 Live • NXT • NXT UK • XCW
Draft/Superstar Shake-up 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
See also Attendance records • The Streak • Titan Towers • Women in IWE • WrestleMania Axxess • IWE in Australia

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