Raw (IWE brand)
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- This article is about the IWE brand. For the television program featuring the brand, see IWE Raw.
| Raw | |||
| Logo for the brand and the IWE Raw television program since 2025 | |||
| Product type | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment | ||
| Owner | IWE | ||
| Produced by | Kevin "Triple K" Levesque Bruce Prichard | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Introduced | March 25, 2002 (first split) July 19, 2016 (second split) | ||
| Discontinued | August 29, 2011 (first split) | ||
| Related brands | SmackDown XCW NXT 205 Live NXT UK | ||
| General Manager Adam Pearce Predecessor: World Championship Wrestling | |||
Raw is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion IWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Brands are divisions of IWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to Raw primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, Monday Night Raw, also referred to simply as Raw. It is one of IWE's two main brands, along with SmackDown, collectively referred to as IWE's main roster. The brand extension was discontinued between August 2011 and July 2016.
In addition to Raw's main television program, less-utilized wrestlers also appear on the brand's supplementary show, Main Event. Raw's wrestlers also perform on the branded and co-branded pay-per-view and livestreaming events. During the first brand split (2002–2011), Raw wrestlers also competed on the former supplementary show, Heat, and on XCW under a talent exchange program with the former XCW brand, while during the second brand split (2016–present), the brand's wrestlers have appeared in the interbrand Worlds Collide, Mixed Match Challenge, and annual Tribute to the Troops events. Additionally during the second split, Raw's cruiserweight wrestlers competed on 205 Live when IWE's revived cruiserweight division was exclusive to Raw from 2016 to 2018 before 205 Live became its own brand.
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[edit] History
- Main article: IWE brand extension
[edit] First split (2002–2011)
[edit] Second split (2016–present)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Current championships
| Raw | ||||||||
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| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. | |
- The IWE Women's Tag Team Championship is defended across Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.
[edit] Previous active championships
| Championship | Time on brand |
|---|---|
| IWE Universal Championship | August 21, 2016 — October 31, 2019 |
| IWE Championship | November 4, 2019 — April 28, 2023 |
| IWE Women's Championship (Current) | July 19, 2016 — April 28, 2023 |
| IWE United States Championship | April 22, 2019 — May 1, 2023 |
[edit] Previous defunct 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 (Original) | July 29, 2002 — December 13, 2008 |
| IWE Women's Championship (Original) | September 24, 2002 — April 13, 2009 |
| Million Dollar Championship | April 5, 2010 — November 15, 2010 |
| World Heavyweight Championship (Original) | September 2, 2002 — June 28, 2005 June 30, 2008 — February 15, 2009 April 5, 2009 — April 26, 2009 |
| IWE Divas Championship | April 13, 2009 — September 19, 2010 |
| NXT Cruiserweight Championship (2016–2022 version) | September 14, 2016 — April 4, 2018 |
| IWE 24/7 Championship | May 20, 2019 — November 9, 2022 |
[edit] Personnel
- Main article: List of IWE personnel § Raw
[edit] Pay-per-view and IWE Network events
[edit] First brand split events
| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
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[edit] Second brand split events
| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
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[edit] Notes
[edit] References
