Traditionally, wrestling shows were taped on sound stages with small audiences or at large arena shows.
The original Raw was sixty minutes in length and broke new ground in televised professional wrestling. The first Raw logo used in The New Generation Era between Januto March 3, 1997īeginning as WWF's Monday Night Raw, the program first aired on Januon the USA Network as a replacement for Prime Time Wrestling, which aired on the network for eight years. Since its first episode, Raw has been broadcast live from 208 different arenas, 171 cities and towns, and ten different nations: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Afghanistan in 2005, Iraq in 20, South Africa, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Mexico.
Recent episodes are still available for on-demand viewing 30 days after the original air date. The WWE Network has ceased operations in the United States as of April 5, 2021, with all content being moved to Peacock TV, which currently has most Raw episodes, excluding content that was censored or removed by Peacock TV's standards and practices department. On October 3, 2005, Raw returned to the USA Network, where it remains today.
In September 2000, Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN, which rebranded to Spike TV in August 2003.
The show debuted on Januand is currently considered to be one of two flagship shows, along with Friday Night SmackDown. The show features characters from the Raw brand, to which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform. This is most likely leading to a match at Day 1 so we’ll see how this burgeoning feud progresses.WWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that currently airs live every Monday at 8pm ET on the USA Network in the United States and Sportsnet 360 in Canada. The two legends mage their return to Raw last week and exchanged a war of words in the process. We’ll see how they brutalize each other in this capacity.įinally, we have the return of MizTV as The Miz will welcome Edge as a special guest. For tonight, Big E will once again meet Owens in a non-title bout, this time in the confines of a steel cage. WWE Champion Big E has been at war with both Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens for the past several weeks and last Monday, it was made official that the trio will fight for the title in a triple-threat match at Day 1. She’s playing the role of the underdog to the more established Lynch, so we’ll see how she looks with such a big opportunity for tonight’s show. 1 contender last month and is participating in her very first marquee title match as a singles competitor. The challenger earned the opportunity to become No. Live stream: /live or USA Network App What to watch on Monday Night Rawįor tonight’s show, the Raw Women’s Championship will be on the line as title holder Becky Lynch will put the belt on the line against Liv Morgan.
For tonight’s show, we’ll be treated to both a title match and a steel cage encounter. The red brand continues the march to the Day 1 pay-per-view in Atlanta on New Year’s Day as it closes out 2021. WWE Monday Night Raw returns to your tv screens tonight with another live episode coming from the FedEx Forum in Memphis.