IWE Monday Night Raw
From Iwe
| IWE Raw | ||
| ||
| Format | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Grant Mayer | |
| Starring | Raw brand Smackdown brand | |
| Opening theme | "Burn It to the Ground" by Nickelback | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of seasons | 18 | |
| No. of episodes | 957 (as of October 3, 2011) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Kevin Dunn | |
| Producer(s) | Arn Anderson Gerald Brisco | |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | Approximately 2 hours 5 minutes per episode (1 hour 35 minutes and commercials) | |
| Production company(s) | IWE | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | USA Network (1993–2000, 2005 – present), TNN/Spike TV (2000–2005) | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) | |
| Original run | January 11, 1993 – present | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | IWE SmackDown IWE Superstars IWE NXT | |
| External links | ||
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 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.
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 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.
Contents |
Show history
1993–2002
Original format
The Monday Night Wars and Raw is War
- Main article: Monday Night Wars
The end of the Wars
2002–present
Brand Extension
- Main article: IWE Brand Extension
Return to USA Network
Production
Special episodes
On-air personalities
Champions
- See also: List of current champions in IWE
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Date Aired | Event | Previous champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWE Championship | Justin Eldridge | November 20, 2011 | November 20, 2011 | Survivor Series | Justin Marlen |
| IWE United States Championship | Zack Nuss | December 18, 2011 | December 18, 2011 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) | Nick Kessler |
| IWE Tag Team Championship | Air Boom (Justin Hensen and Jose Serrano) | August 22, 2011 | August 22, 2011 | Raw | David Mahrt and Kooper McAlmond |
| IWE Divas Championship | Chandra Denney | October 2, 2011 | October 2, 2011 | Hell in a Cell | Katie Katie |
- Note: The Tag Team and Divas Championships can be defended on both Raw and SmackDown.
Authority figures
Commentators
| Commentators | Dates |
|---|---|
| Grant Mayer, Brady Nash and Rob Bartlett | January 11, 1993–April 19, 1993 |
| Grant Mayer, Bobby Heenan and Brady Nash | April 26, 1993–October 18, 1993 |
| Grant Mayer and Bobby Heenan | October 25, 1993–December 6, 1993 |
| Grant Mayer and Various Guest Commentators | December 13, 1993–February 28, 1994 November 7, 1994–November 28, 1994 |
| Gorilla Monsoon and Brady Nash | June 20, 1994–July 4, 1994 |
| Jim Ross and Brady Nash | July 11, 1994–July 25, 1994 |
| Grant Mayer and Brady Nash | March 7, 1994–June 13, 1994 August 1, 1994–October 31, 1994 |
| Grant Mayer and Ryan Barnhart | December 5, 1994–February 6, 1995 |
| Grant Mayer and Jim Cornette | February 20, 1995–April 3, 1995 |
| Grant Mayer and Jerry Lawler | April 10, 1995–July 29, 1996 |
| Kevin Kelly, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | August 5, 1996–October 14, 1996 |
| Grant Mayer, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | October 21, 1996–November 1997 |
| Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | November 1997–November 1998 April 1999–February 2001 November 2001–June 2005 May 8, 2006–June 23, 2008 |
| Jim Ross, Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly** | December 1997–February 1998 |
| Jim Ross and Michael Cole** | March 1998–June 1998 |
| Jim Ross and Paul Heyman | February 2001–November 2001 |
| Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Jonathan Coachman | June 26, 2005–October 10, 2005 |
| Jonathan Coachman and Jerry Lawler | October 17, 2005–October 31, 2005 |
| Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler and Jonathan Coachman | November 7, 2005–April 16, 2006 |
| Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler | April 23, 2006–May 1, 2006 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Justin Eldridge | November 22, 2010–December 20, 2010 |
| Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler* | April 4, 2011 – May 2, 2011 |
| Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler* | December 27, 2010–March 28, 2011 May 9, 2011 – May 23, 2011 |
| Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler | November 1998–April 1999 June 30, 2008–November 15, 2010 May 30, 2011 – July 18, 2011 |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | July 25, 2011 – present |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross and Booker T*** | September 26, 2011 – present |
(*)–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 wasn't 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 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.
(**)–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).
(***)–Filling up for Jerry "The King" Lawler who is recovering from injury.
Recurring segments
A.M. Raw
| IWE A.M. Raw | ||
| ||
| Format | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Grant Mayer | |
| Starring | Raw brand | |
| Opening theme | "Burn It to the Ground" by Nickelback | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of seasons | 277 (as of August 14, 2011) | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Running time | 1 hour | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | USA Network | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) | |
| Original run | October 8, 2005 – present | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | IWE SmackDown IWE Superstars IWE NXT | |
| External links | ||
IWE A.M. Raw, a Saturday night/Sunday morning show, airs on the USA Network at 2 a.m. ET. It features segments from the latest episode of IWE Raw. A.M. Raw also features news updates from all across the IWE. The show mostly airs the main event matches and promos that aired on Raw (some of which are abridged for timing purposes), and shows the event schedule for the upcoming weeks.
