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WWE Raw
Sign in to saveAlso known as Monday Night Raw, RAW, Monday Night RAW, RAW Is WAR, WWE Monday Night RAW Is WAR, WWE Raw is War, WWE Monday Night RAW
American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE
OverviewAI-generated
WWE Raw is a regularly scheduled, live, year-round reality program created by Vince McMahon. The series has aired on networks including USA Network, Spike, Netflix, and The New TNN. It features some of the biggest WWE Superstars and is presented in English. The show has been known by several names, including "WWF Monday Night Raw," "RAW IS WAR," "Raw SuperShow," and "WWF War Zone."
The program premiered on January 11, 1993, and is currently a returning series. It has produced 34 seasons and 1725 episodes, with a runtime of approximately 179 to 180 minutes. The series holds a vote average of 6.832 and a rating of 7.5. Its official website is located at wwe.com/shows/raw, and it uses the hashtag WWERaw.
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★ 6.8A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
- Aired
- 1993–2026
- Seasons
- 34 · 1725 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Vince McMahon
- Network
- USA Network, Spike, Netflix, The New TNN
- Genres
- Reality
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Raw is War (1997–2001) , Raw SuperShow (2011–2012)
- Genre
- Professional wrestling
- Created by
- Vince McMahon
- Written by
- Jonathan Baeckstrom (Lead Writer) Alexandra Williams (Lead Writer) See list of Raw creative writers
- Presented by
- Michael Cole (play-by-play commentator) Corey Graves (color commentator)
- Starring
- Raw roster
- Announcer
- Alicia Taylor
- Opening theme
- " Godzilla " by Eminem featuring Juice Wrld
- Country of origin
- United States
- Executive producers
- Paul Levesque (2024–present), Lee Fitting (2024–present)
- Camera setup
- Multi-camera setup
- Running time
- 60 minutes (January 11, 1993–January 27, 1997) 120 minutes (February 3, 1997–July 16, 2012, October 7–December 30, 2024) 180 minutes (July 23, 2012–September 30, 2024) Flexible, c. 150 minutes (from January 6, 2025) (including commercials)
- Production company
- World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
- Network
- USA Network
- Release
- January 11, 1993 ( 1993-01-11 ) –, September 18, 2000 ( 2000-09-18 )
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Encyclopedic overview
WWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It currently airs live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Netflix. The show features characters from the Raw brand, to which WWE wrestlers are assigned to work and perform. It debuted on January 11, 1993, and is considered to be one of WWE's two flagship programs, along with Friday Night SmackDown.
Since its first episode, Raw has been broadcast live from 210 different arenas, 173 cities and towns, and twelve different nations, mostly in the United States; Raw shows have also been broadcast and taped in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, France, Australia, and the United Kingdom, as well as Afghanistan and Iraq as part of Tribute to the Troops.
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