Raw (IWE brand)
From Iwe
- This article is about the IWE brand. For the television program featuring the brand, see IWE Raw.
| Raw | |||
| Logo for the brand and the Raw television program | |||
| Product type | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment | ||
| Owner | IWE | ||
| Produced by | Vince Matteson | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Introduced | March 25, 2002 (first split) May 25, 2016 (second split) | ||
| Discontinued | August 2011 (first split) | ||
| Related brands | SmackDown 205 Live XCW NXT NXT UK | ||
| Tagline | Uncut. Uncooked. Uncensored. | ||
| Executive Director Bruce Prichard (June 11, 2020 – present) | |||
Raw is a brand of the U.S. based professional wrestling promotion IWE. The brand was first established on March 25, 2002, with a draft on Monday Night Raw and went into effect one week later on April 1. The brand split was discontinued in August 2011, but was brought back in July 2016. Wrestlers assigned to the Raw brand wrestle predominantly on the Raw television program as well as Main Event, the seasonal Mixed Match Challenge, and Raw branded or co-branded pay-per-view events and IWE Network events. During the first brand split, they also competed on Heat and on XCW under a talent exchange program.
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History
First split (2002–2011)
Second split (2016–present)
Champions
Initially, the Undisputed IWE Championship and the original IWE Women's Championship were available to both brands. The other championships were exclusive to the brand the champion was a part of. When the brand extension began, Raw received the Intercontinental Championship and European Championship when their respective holders were drafted. In September 2002 the Undisputed Championship became the IWE Championship again and was moved to SmackDown, prompting Eric Bischoff to create the World Heavyweight Championship for Raw. Shortly thereafter, Raw became the exclusive brand for the World Tag Team Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the Women's Championship.
On July 19, 2016, the brand extension was brought back and for the first time ever, the draft was held on SmackDown. Raw drafted the IWE Women's Champion, the United States Champion, and the IWE Tag Team Champions. With the IWE Championship being defended exclusively on SmackDown, Kaila Matteson and Mick Foley introduced the IWE Universal Championship to be Raw's world title.
Current championships
| Raw | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
| IWE Championship | Bobby Lashley | 1 | March 1, 2021 | 41 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Defeated The Miz in a Lumberjack match on Raw | |
| United States Championship | Riddle | 1 | August 30, 2020 | 49 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Defeated previous champion Bobby Lashley and John Morrison in a Triple Threat match at Elimination Chamber. | |
| Raw Tag Team Championship | KJ Styles and Omos | 1 | April 10, 2021 | 1 | Tampa, Florida | Defeated The New Day {{small|(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) at WrestleMania 31 Night 1 | |
| Raw Women's Championship | Asuka | 2 | August 23, 2020 | 231 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Sasha Banks at SummerSlam. | |
- Note - The IWE Women's Tag Team Championship and the IWE 24/7 Championship can also be defended on Raw as they are shared among the brands
Previous championships
| Championship | Time on brand |
|---|---|
| IWE European Championship | (March 25, 2002 - July 22, 2002) |
| IWE Hardcore Championship | (March 26, 2002 - August 26, 2002) |
| XCW Championship | (June 23, 2008 - June 29, 2008) |
| World Tag Team Championship | (July 21, 2002 - December 13, 2008) |
| IWE Women's Championship | (September 24, 2002 - April 13, 2009) |
| Million Dollar Championship | (April 5, 2010 - November 15, 2010) |
| World Heavyweight Championship | (September 2, 2002 - June 30, 2005), (June 30, 2008 - February 15, 2009), (April 5, 2009 - April 26, 2009) |
| IWE Divas Championship | (April 13, 2009 - September 19, 2010) |
| IWE United States Championship | (April 13, 2009 - April 25, 2011), (May 1, 2011 - August 29, 2011) (July 19, 2016 - April 11, 2017) |
| IWE Championship | (June 6, 2005 - June 11, 2006), (July 3, 2006 - June 23, 2008), (April 13, 2009 - August 29, 2011) |
| IWE Intercontinental Championship | (March 25, 2002 - July 30, 2002), (August 25, 2002 - October 20, 2002), (May 18, 2003 - April 13, 2009), (April 10, 2017 - current) |
Personnel
- Main article: List of IWE personnel § Raw
Pay-per-view events
First brand split events
| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
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Second brand split events
| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
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References
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