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:''For the IWE brand featured on the program, see [[Raw (IWE brand)]].''
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:''For other uses, see [[IWE Raw (disambiguation)]].
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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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| 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 Matteson]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Presented by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Brian Maddox|Brad Maddox]] (General Manager)
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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;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Presented by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE personnel|IWE roster]]
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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;"| '''Opening theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "The Night" by Kromestatik
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[List of IWE personnel#Raw|Raw roster]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Country of origin'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"Greatness" by Vo Williams
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 20
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 1,055 (as of August 12, 2013)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |30
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1532
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Multicamera setup
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running time'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 3 hours (including commercials)
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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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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Multiple-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original channel'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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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" |180 minutes {{small|(including commercial)}}
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Picture format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Production company(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 480i (SDTV),<br>1080i (HDTV)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Distributor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | January 11, 1993 – present
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |IWE
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[IWE SmackDown]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>''[[IWE Superstars]]''<br>''[[IWE Saturday Morning Slam]]''
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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" | '''External links'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Picture format'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[480i]]<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |January 11, 1993 – present
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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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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Website'''
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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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===Monday Night Raw===
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====Raw War and The Monday Night Wars====
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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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====WWE Raw and Brand Extension====
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== History ==
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:''Main article: [[IWE Brand Extension]]''
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:''Main article: [[History of IWE Raw]]''
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====Return to USA Network====
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== Production ==
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==Production==
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=== Theme music ===
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:''Main article: [[List of IWE Raw Special Episodes|List of IWE Raw 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.
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (January 1, 1996)|''Raw'' Bowl]]
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|January 1, 1996
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|<small>Super Bowl-themed episode, featuring a "Raw Bowl"</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (September 6, 1996)|''Raw'' Championship Friday]]
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|September 6, 1996
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|3.4
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|<small>Friday airing of ''Raw'' featuring IWF champions.</small>
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble]] ''Raw''
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|February 3, 1997
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|2.6
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|<small>First two-hour ''Raw'' broadcast.<br>Featured clips from the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble]].</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (February 13, 1997)|Thursday ''Raw'' Thursday]]
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|February 13, 1997
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|3.3
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|[[Raw Is Owen|''Raw'' is Owen]]
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|May 24, 1999
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|7.2
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|<small>Tribute in memory of [[Owen Heart]].</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (March 26, 2001)|'Raw is War']]
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|March 26, 2001
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|<small>The final night of the [[Monday Night Wars]].<br>Vince Woodward addressed about the purchase of WCW by the IWF,<br>which was also broadcast on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''.<br>However, [[Shane McMahon|Shane Woodward]] interrupted his father's address by appearing on ''Nitro''<br>to say that ''he'' purchased WCW.</small>
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|The [[IWE Brand Extension#Raw and SmackDown!|Brand Extension Draft]]
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|March 25, 2002
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|<small>Start of the [[IWE Brand Extension|Brand Extension]].<br>Vince Woodward selects the SmackDown roster while Ric Flair selects the Raw roster.</small>
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|2002 [[IWE Monday Night Raw (October 7, 2002)|''Raw Roulette'']]
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|October 7, 2002
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|<small>The 1st edition, introduced by then Raw General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]].<br>It featured the rosters of Raw and Smackdown.<br>The stipulations of matches were decided by the spin of a wheel.</small>
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|January 13, 2003
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|2003 [[IWE Monday Night Raw (November 24, 2003)|''Raw Roulette'']]
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|November 24, 2003
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|The [[IWE Draft (2004)|2004 IWE Draft Lottery]]
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|March 22, 2004
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (October 3, 2005)|''Raw'' Homecoming]]
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|October 3, 2005
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|April 19, 2010
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|[[IWE Draft (2010)|2010 IWE Draft]]
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (June 7, 2010)|Three-Hour Viewer's Choice ''Raw'']]
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|<small>Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.<br>Match selections were voted on IWE.com.<br/>[[Quinton Jackson|Quinton "Rampage" Jackson]] and [[Sharlto Copley]] guest star.</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (August 30, 2010)|''Raw'''s 900th Episode Celebration]]
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|<small>The 4th edition that featured the rosters of Raw and Smackdown.<br>The stipulations of matches were decided by the spin of a wheel.<br>[[National Football League (Kevin's NFL)|NFL]] ''Wide receiver'' [[Chad Ochocinco]] guest starred.</small>
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|<small>Three-Hour edition that featured appearances by [[List of IWE Alumni|former talent and personalities]]. Everything in the show was also supposed to temporarily revert to the 1993 RAW format; however while some items from 1993 were used (such as the ring and the theme music), it used the 1980's-era IWF opening as well as the stage set-up from around 1996, making it more of an anachronism-type episode than an actual "old-school" episode.</small>
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|<small>Birthday celebration for [[Sam Simkins|Sam "The Rock" Simkins]] in his hometown of Miami, FL<br>[[Mýa]] and [[Pitbull (Entertainer)|Pitbull]] guest star.</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (June 13, 2011)|''IWE All Star Night'']]
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|3.5
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|<small>Three-Hour edition that featured talent from Raw and SmackDown.<br>IWE Hall of Famer [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson]] served as special guest Raw General Manager.<br>The episode's alternative title was ''Stone Cold Raw''.</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (June 20, 2011)|''Power to the People'']]
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|June 20, 2011
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|3.2
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|<small>Three-Hour edition that featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.<br>Match selections were voted via mobile phone.</small>
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|2011 [[IWE Monday Night Raw (June 27, 2011)|''Raw Roulette'']]
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|June 27, 2011
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|3.1
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|<small>The 5th edition that featured the rosters from Raw and Smackdown.<br>The stipulations of matches were decided by the spin of a wheel.<br>IWE Hall of Famer "The Heartbreak Kid" [[Ryan Barnhart]] guest stars.<br>[[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]] also made his famous "pipebomb" shoot speech at the end of the show.</small>
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|[[IWE Monday Night Raw (November 14, 2011)|''Raw Gets Rocked'']]
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|November 14, 2011
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|3.0
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|<small>Three-Hour edition featuring [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]] and [[Mick Foley]].</small>
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|''2011'' [[IWE Monday Night Raw (December 12, 2011)|''Slammy Awards'']]
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|December 12, 2011
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|2.8
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|<small>Three-hour Slammy Award ceremony.</small>
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|''[[IWE Raw 1000|Raw 1000]]''
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|July 23, 2012
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|3.8
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|<small>Special episode celebrating the show's 1000th episode.<br>This episode also starts the permanent 3-hour format, and introduces new logo of ''Raw''.<br>Held at the [[Scottrade Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]<br>[[Charlie Sheen]] (via [[Skype]]) served special guest star and featured special appearances from legends and [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famers]]</small>
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|Ryan Barnhart Appreciation Night
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|August 6, 2012
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|3.1
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|<small>Special episode for hometown [[Ryan Barnhart]] in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]</small>
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|2012 Slammy Awards
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|December 17, 2012
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|3.1
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|Slammy Award ceremony held at the [[Wells Fargo Center]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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|Raw Christmas Special
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|December 24, 2012
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|2.2
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|<small>Christmas themed edition of Raw</small>
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|-
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|Raw's 20th Anniversary
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|January 7, 2013
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|TBA
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|<small>''20th anniversary of Raw.''</small>
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==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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:''See also: [[List of current champions in IWE]]''
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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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===Authority figures===
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== Broadcast ==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
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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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|-
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|Vince McMahon
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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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|-
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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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|-
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|Eric Bischoff and [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stone Cold" Steve Johnson]]
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|co-General Managers
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
+
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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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|<small>[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term. Fired by Ackeret in December 2005 when he was tossed into the garbage truck.</small>
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|-
+
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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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|-
+
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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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|-
+
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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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|-
+
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|[[Shane McMahon]]<br/>[[Stephanie McMahon]]
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|General Managers
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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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|-
+
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|Stephanie McMahon
+
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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|'''Vince McMahon'''
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|'''Owner, CEO, and Chairman'''
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|'''June 22, 2009'''
+
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|'''Present'''
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|
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|-
+
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|[[List of IWE Raw Guest Stars|Various guest hosts]]
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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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|-
+
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|Lynn Lehr
+
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|General Manager
+
-
|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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|-
+
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|[[Bret Heart]]
+
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|General Manager
+
-
|May 24, 2010
+
-
|June 21, 2010
+
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|<small>Removed of position by Vince McMahon.</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|Anonymous Raw General Manager (revealed to be [[Hornswoggle]])
+
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|General Manager
+
-
|June 21, 2010
+
-
|July 18, 2011
+
-
|<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 K 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]]'''
+
-
|'''Chief Operating Officer'''
+
-
|'''July 18, 2011'''
+
-
|'''Present'''
+
-
|<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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|-
+
-
|[[Theodore Long]]
+
-
|Assistant to the COO
+
-
|September 5, 2011
+
-
|October 10, 2011
+
-
|<small>Long was appointed by COO Triple K to aid him in running ''Raw'' Supershows, due to his being General Manager of ''Smackdown!''.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[John Laurinaitis]]
+
-
|General Manager
+
-
|October 10, 2011
+
-
|June 17, 2012
+
-
|<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]]
+
-
|Legal Advisor
+
-
|October 11, 2011
+
-
|June 17, 2012
+
-
|<small>Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|Theodore Long
+
-
|Assistant to the General Manager
+
-
|April 2, 2012
+
-
|June 17, 2012
+
-
|<small>Became Laurinaitis' assistant after Team Teddy lost to Team Johnny at Wrestlemania XXVIII.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Nicole Bergman]]
+
-
|Executive Administrator
+
-
|April 23, 2012
+
-
|June 17, 2012
+
-
|<small>Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|Interim General Managers
+
-
|Guest GM
+
-
|June 18, 2012
+
-
|July 16, 2012
+
-
|<small>Following Laurinaitis' firing, the Board of Directors would invite past Raw GMs and Commissioners to run both Raw and SmackDown on a weekly basis until a new full-time GM is named.</small>
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Vanessa Cults|AJ Lee]]
+
-
|General Manager
+
-
|July 23, 2012
+
-
|October 22, 2012
+
-
|<small>Was named the new Raw GM by David Ackeret.</small>
+
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|-
+
-
|'''[[Lynn Lehr]]'''
+
-
|'''Managing Supervisor'''
+
-
|'''October 22, 2012'''
+
-
|'''Present'''
+
-
|<small>David Ackeret named Lehr as the Managing Supervisor after AJ Lee resigned.</small>
+
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|}
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===Commentators===
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=== Online streaming ===
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! Commentators || Dates
+
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|-
+
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|[[Vince McMahon|David Ackeret]], [[Randy Savage|Brady Savage]] and Rob Bartlett
+
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|January 11, 1993–April 19, 1993
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret, [[Bobby Heenan]] and Brady Savage
+
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|April 26, 1993–October 18, 1993
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and Bobby Heenan
+
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|October 25, 1993–December 6, 1993
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and Various Guest Commentators
+
-
|December 13, 1993–February 28, 1994<br>November 7, 1994–November 28, 1994
+
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|-
+
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|[[Gorilla Monsoon]] and Brady Savage
+
-
|June 20, 1994–July 4, 1994
+
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|-
+
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|[[Jim Ross]] and Brady Savage
+
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|July 11, 1994–July 25, 1994
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and Brady Savage
+
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|March 7, 1994–June 13, 1994<br/>August 1, 1994–October 31, 1994
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and [[Ryan Barnhart]]
+
-
|December 5, 1994–February 6, 1995
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and [[Jim Cornette]]
+
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|February 20, 1995–April 3, 1995
+
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|-
+
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|David Ackeret and [[Jerry Lawler]]
+
-
|April 10, 1995–July 29, 1996
+
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|-
+
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|[[Kevin Kelly|Kevin Kelly]], Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
+
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|August 5, 1996–October 14, 1996
+
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|-
+
-
|David Ackeret, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
+
-
|October 21, 1996–November 1997
+
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|-
+
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|Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
+
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|November 1997–November 1998<br/>April 1999–February 2001<br/>November 2001–June 2005<br/>May 8, 2006–June 23, 2008
+
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|-
+
-
|Jim Ross, [[Michael Cole]] and Kevin Kelly**
+
-
|December 1997–February 1998
+
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|-
+
-
|Jim Ross and Michael Cole**
+
-
|March 1998–June 1998
+
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|-
+
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|Jim Ross and [[Paul Heyman]]
+
-
|February 2001–November 2001
+
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|-
+
-
|Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and [[Jonathan Coachman]]
+
-
|June 26, 2005–October 10, 2005
+
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|-
+
-
|Jonathan Coachman and Jerry Lawler
+
-
|October 17, 2005–October 31, 2005
+
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|-
+
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|[[Joey Styles]], Jerry Lawler and Jonathan Coachman
+
-
|November 7, 2005–April 16, 2006
+
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|-
+
-
|Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler
+
-
|April 23, 2006–May 1, 2006
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]]
+
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|November 22, 2010–December 20, 2010
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler<sup>A</sup>
+
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|April 4, 2011 – May 2, 2011
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, [[Josh Mathews]], and Jerry Lawler<sup>A</sup>
+
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|December 27, 2010–March 28, 2011<br/>May 9, 2011 – May 23, 2011
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole and Josh Matthews
+
-
|September 19, 2011<br/>August 27, 2012
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Jim Ross and [[Steve Britz|Booker T]]<sup>C</sup>
+
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|September 26, 2011 – October 3, 2011
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
+
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|July 25, 2011 – October 10, 2011<br/>July 23, 2012
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Booker T
+
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|November 21, 2011<br>March 26, 2012
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole and [[Joe Smith|The Miz]]
+
-
|September 3, 2012
+
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler
+
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|November 1998–April 1999<br>June 30, 2008–November 15, 2010<br>May 30, 2011 – July 18, 2011<br>October 10, 2011 – September 10, 2012
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|-
+
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|Michael Cole, Jim Ross and [[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Goff]]<sup>E</sup>
+
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|September 17, 2012
+
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|-
+
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|'''Michael Cole and Jim Ross'''<sup>E</sup>
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|March 1998–June 1998<br>July 16, 2001-July 23, 2001<br>September 24, 2012 – October 1, 2012<br>'''October 15, 2012 – present'''
+
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|}
+
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<small><sup>A</sup>, Mathews became the alternate color commentator on ''Raw'' beginning December 27, 2010 due to Lawler's increased in-ring schedule (Lawler would continue as commentator when he was not wrestling). On March 14, 2011, ''Raw'' began using a full time three man team with Cole announcing from his own separate table ("The Cole Mine"). Ross has also returned to the broadcast table since making his broadcast return at [[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]] and the four announcers worked in rotating three man shifts. This ended on the May 23, 2011 edition of ''Raw'' when Michael Cole returned to the normal announce table. However, Mathews still serves as an alternate commentator for Raw if any member of the announce team is unable to continue with their duties.</small>
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=== Canada ===
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<small><sup>B</sup>, From November 1997 until July 1998 Jim Ross served as play by play commentator for both hours of Raw, with the Michael Cole/Kevin Kelly tandem (later just Cole) as color commentator for the first hour (Raw is War), with Jerry Lawler taking over for the second hour (The War Zone).</small>
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=== The Middle East ===
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<small><sup>C</sup>, Filled in for Jerry "The King" Lawler, who was recovering from injury.</small>
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=== Europe ===
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<small><sup>D</sup>, Filled in for Jerry "The King" Lawler, who was attending the premiere of the film [[Man on the Moon (Film)|Man on the Moon]]</small>
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=== Asia and Pacific ===
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<small><sup>E</sup>, Filled in for Jerry "The King" Lawler, who recovered from a heart attack in Monteral.</small>
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=== Latin America ===
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===Ring announcers===
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=== South Africa ===
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|-
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== Broadcast history ==
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! Ring Announcer || Dates || Notes
+
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|-
+
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|[[Howard Finkel]]
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|January 11, 1993–August 22, 2002
+
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|<small>Occasionally appears on ''Raw'' as a guest ring announcer</small>
+
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|-
+
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|[[Tony Chimel]]
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|April 1997–August 16, 1999
+
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||<small>Made a one night return on May 30, 2011</small>
+
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|-
+
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|[[Lilian Garcia]]
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|August 23, 1999–Present
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|<small>Made a one night return on April 19, 2010, filling in for Justin Roberts when the Raw roster was stuck in Europe after the ''Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption''; Also returned at the June 25, 2012 Episode of Raw and Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012.</small>
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|-
+
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|'''[[Justin Roberts]]'''
+
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|March 2007–June 2007<br/>'''September 27, 2009 – present'''
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|
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===Recurring segments===
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== Awards and nominations ==
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|-
|-
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! Segment || Host || Years || Notes
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Year
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Award
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! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Category
 +
! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Nominee(s)
 +
! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Result
 +
! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "| Ref
|-
|-
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|The King's Court
+
|2019
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|[[Jerry Lawler]]
+
|[[E! 45th People's Choice Awards (2019)|45th People's Choice Awards]]
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|1993–1995
+
|TV Show of 2019
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|<small>In-ring interview segment.</small>
+
|''IWE RAW''
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|-
+
|{{pending}}
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|The Heartbreak Hotel
+
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|[[Ryan Barnhart]]
+
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|1994
+
|
|
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|-
 
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|The Brother Love Show
 
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|[[Brother Love]]
 
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|1995–1996
 
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|<small>In-ring interview segment.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|The Pillman XXX Files
 
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|[[Bryan Pillman]]
 
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|1997
 
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|<small>Video segment. Discontinued following Pillman's death.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|The Love Shack
 
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|[[Mick Foley|Dude Love]]
 
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|1998
 
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|<small>In-ring interview segment.</small>
 
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|-
 
-
|Highlight Reel
 
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|[[Khris Jericho]]
 
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|2003–2005<br>2008–2010<br>2012
 
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|<small>In-ring interview segment.</small>
 
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|-
 
-
|White Boy Challenge
 
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|[[Rodney Berk|Rodney Mack]]<br/>[[Theodore Long|Theodore R. Long]]
 
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|2003
 
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|<small>Five minute match challenge to Caucasian talent.<br>Discontinued following Mack's defeat by [[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]</small>
 
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|-
 
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|[[IWE Diva Search]]
 
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|[[Jonathan Coachman]]<br>[[Joe Smith|The Miz]]<br>[[Todd Grisham]]
 
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|2004–2007
 
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|<small>IWE Diva Search competition segment.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|Masterlock Challenge
 
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|[[James (McDonald's)|Chris Masters]]
 
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|2005–2007<br>2010<br>
 
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|<small>''Submission'' challenge to break Masters' [[Full Nelson|Masterlock]] hold.<br>Discontinued after [[Bobby Ashley]] broke the hold.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|Matt Borske Invitational
 
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|[[Matt Borske]]
 
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|2005
 
-
|<small>Three minute match challenge for Borske's [[Gold Megal|gold medal]]s.<br>Discontinued after Borske moved to SmackDown.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|Carlito's Cabana
 
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|[[Michael Ferry|Carlito]]
 
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|2005<br>2007–2008
 
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|<small>In-ring interview segment.<br>Discontinued after Carlito moved to SmackDown.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|[[Piper's Pit]]
 
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
 
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|2005, 2010, 2012
 
-
|<small>In-ring interview segment.</small>
 
-
|-
 
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|The Cutting Edge
 
-
|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]
 
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|2005–2007<br>2010
 
-
|<small>In-ring interview segment.<br>Discontinued after Edge moved to SmackDown and was forced to retire from professional wrestling.</small>
 
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|-
 
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|V.I.P. Lounge
 
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|[[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]]
 
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|2009–2010
 
-
|<small>In-ring interview segment.<br>Discontinued after MVP was [[IWE Draft (2010)|drafted]] to SmackDown and released from IWE.</small>
 
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The show currently airs live on the USA Network (and on tape delay) Wednesdays on mun2 in English, Saturdays on Universal HD, and Sundays on mun2 in Spanish (Morning broadcast) and in the original English (5:30pm Eastern broadcast) in the United States). Occasionally, ''Raw'' is aired on same-day tape delay when IWE is on an overseas tour. Raw is also shown live on Sky Sports 3 in the UK and Ireland and on Sky Sport 2 in Italy. Sky Deutschland in Germany began airing Raw live and in HD on February 14, 2011. Raw has also been airing live in Mexico on TVC Deportes since October 6, 2008.
 
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*[[List of IWE personnel]]
 
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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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