IWE Raw
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| IWE Raw | ||
| Format | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Vince Matteson | |
| Presented by | Brad Maddox (General Manager) | |
| Starring | IWE roster | |
| Opening theme | "The Night" by Kromestatik | |
| No. of seasons | 20 | |
| No. of episodes | 1,055 (as of August 12, 2013) | |
| Production | ||
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | 3 hours (including commercials) | |
| 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 | |
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.
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History
Monday Night Raw
Raw War and The Monday Night Wars
- Main article: Monday Night Wars
IWE Raw and Brand Extension
- Main article: IWE Brand Extension
Return to USA Network
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.
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.
Champions
- See also: List of current champions in IWE
International broadcasters
The show 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 (5pm Eastern broadcast) in the United States). Occasionally, Raw is aired on same-day tape delay when WWE is on an overseas tour. Raw is also shown live on Sky Sports (normally Sky Sports 3 or 4) 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 and on over-the-air network Canal 5 since June 18, 2012. Raw is aired in India after 3 days of the original broadcast at 4pm on Thursdays at TEN Sports. Raw is aired throughout South America on Fox Sports 3. Monday Night Raw is broadcast live on Mondays in Canada on Sportsnet 360 at 8e/5p.
