#23

Monday Night RAW

January 11, 1993 at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center, a show debuted on the USA Network. 33 years later, Monday Night RAW is live weekly on Netflix, nearing its 1700th episode.

RAW has been a major influential show among the pro wrestling world. Created by Vince McMahon, RAW was shot live and dealt with storylines as they went.

Over the years, RAW has been on USA Network, Spike TV, and Netflix.

It had some of the greatest memories of WWE wrestling over the years. Just a few included:

• Mankind (Mick Foley) defeating the Rock for the WWE Championship thanks to a chair shot by Stone Cold Steve Austin (Still the largest “pop” by a crowd I have ever heard).
• D-Generation X invading rival wrestliong company WCW in a tank.
• CM Punk’s “pipebomb” promo
• Stone Cold Steve Austin’s confrontation with Mike Tyson
• The SHIELD collapsing when Set Rollins turned on his brothers in the SHIELD.
• Shane McMahon showed up on Monday Nitro to official purchase WCW out from under his father.
• Edge and Lita had a “live-sex celebration”
• The Dudley Boys put 80 + year old Mae Young through a table off the stage.
• Mr. McMahon’s limosine exploded… with him inside!
• Brian Pillman brings out a gun to prevent Stone Cold’s home invasion.
• Chris Jericho debuts, interrupting the Rock, bringing Y2J to the WWE.
• Mick zfoley hosts “This is your Life” for The Rock.
• Triple H reveals that he had married Stephanie McMahon in Vegas.

After 33 years, the show continues to surprise and create the controversy necessary for headlines to be made.