IWE Raw
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| IWE Raw | ||
| Genre | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Vince Matteson | |
| Starring | IWE roster | |
| Opening theme | "Enemies" by Shinedown | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of seasons | 24 | |
| No. of episodes | 1,209 (as of July 25, 2016) | |
| Production | ||
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | 185 minutes (including 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 | ||
| Preceded by | Prime Time Wrestling (1985–1993) | |
| Related shows | IWE SmackDown IWE NXT IWE Main Event IWE Superstars | |
| Website | ||
IWE Raw, known as Monday Night Raw, is a professional wrestling and sports entertainment television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings at 8 pm EST on the USA Network in the United States.
The show debuted on January 11, 1993 and has since been considered as the flagship program of IWE.
Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN in September 2000, which was rebranded to Spike in August 2003. On October 3, 2005, Raw returned to the USA Network, where it remains today. Archived episodes of the show air on the IWE Network, with select episodes available on-demand.
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, 2015, South Africa, Germany, Japan, Italy, India and Mexico).
As of the show's 1,000th episode that aired on July 23, 2012, Raw has become a three-hour broadcast from two hours, a format that had previously been reserved for special episodes.
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History
USA Network
Raw is War and The Monday Night Wars
- Main article: Monday Night Wars
The Nashville Network/The National Network/Spike TV
WCW purchase (2000–2002)
Brand extension (2002–2005)
- Main article: IWE Brand Extension
Return to USA Network
Brand extension continues (2005–2011)
End of brand extension (2011–2016)
- Main article: Anonymous Raw General Manager
Permanent three-hour format
Second Brand Split (2016–present)
Production
Theme music
| Song Title | Written and/or performed by | Dates used | Ref |
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Naming controversy
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
Before the "supershows", the brand extension championships exclusive to Smackdown were seen. On the special live August 30, 2011, episode it was announced that wrestlers from Raw could now appear every week on SmackDown. This mirrored the proclamation made on Raw the previous day that SmackDown wrestlers could now appear every week on Raw. These moves made both programs full-roster "supershows", effectively ending the brand extension. On July 19, the brand extension was brought back and for the first time ever, the draft was held on SmackDown. With the second brand extension, the champions exclusive to Raw are listed below:
| Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWE Universal Championship | Vacant | —— | August 22, 2016 | —— | Brooklyn, New York City, New York | Finn Bálor relinquished championship due to injury at SummerSlam. |
| IWE United States Championship | Rusev | 2 | May 22, 2016 | 91 | Newark, New Jersey | Defeated Kalisto at Extreme Rules. |
| IWE Women's Championship | Charlotte | 2 | August 21, 2016 | 1 | Brooklyn, New York | Defeated Sasha Banks at SummerSlam. |
| IWE Tag Team Championship | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) | 2 (2, 4, 2) | August 23, 2015 | 364 | Brooklyn, New York | Big E and Kingston defeated The Lucha Dragons, Los Matadores and previous champions The Prime Time Players in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match at SummerSlam. Woods also recognised as champion via the Freebird Rule. |
