WWE Monday Night RAW: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

WWE Monday Night RAW is World Wrestling Entertainment's (formerly the WWF and the WWWF before that) premiere wrestling event and brand. Since its launch in 1993, WWE Monday Night RAW continues to air live on Monday nights. It is generally seen as the company's flagship program due to its prolific history, high ratings, weekly live format, and emphasis on pay-per-views. Monday Night RAW is high profile enough to attract frequent visits from celebrities who usually serve as guest hosts for a single live event. Since its first episode, the show has been broadcast live or recorded from more than 197 different arenas in 165 cities and towns in seven different nations: including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom twice a year, Afghanistan for a special Tribute to the Troops, Germany, Japan, Italy and Mexico.

Series details

• Title: WWE Monday Night RAW
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1993-01-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 179 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 802

Cast and credited roles

• Alicia Warrington — Ring Announcer
• Adam Pearce — General Manager
• Michael Coulthard — Commentator
• Corey Graves — Commentator
• Jackie Redmond — Reporter
• Roman Reigns — Roman Reigns
• Byron Saxton — Commentator
• Joe Tessitore — Commentator
• Colby Lopez — Seth Rollins
• Wade Barrett — Commentator
• Natalya Neidhart — Natalya
• Nikki Bella — Nikki Bella

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-01-11; final listed air date 1993-12-27.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-01-03; final listed air date 1994-12-26.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-01-02; final listed air date 1995-12-18.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-01-01; final listed air date 1996-12-30.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-01-06; final listed air date 1997-12-29.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-01-05; final listed air date 1998-12-28.
• Season 7: premiered 1999-01-04; final listed air date 1999-12-27.
• Season 8: premiered 2000-01-03; final listed air date 2000-12-25.
• Season 9: premiered 2001-01-01; final listed air date 2001-12-31.
• Season 10: premiered 2002-01-07; final listed air date 2002-12-30.
• Season 11: premiered 2003-01-06; final listed air date 2003-12-29.
• Season 12: premiered 2004-01-05; final listed air date 2004-12-27.
• Season 13: premiered 2005-01-03; final listed air date 2005-12-26.
• Season 14: premiered 2006-01-02; final listed air date 2006-12-25.
• Season 15: premiered 2007-01-01; final listed air date 2007-12-31.
• Season 16: premiered 2008-01-07; final listed air date 2008-12-29.
• Season 17: premiered 2009-01-05; final listed air date 2009-12-28.
• Season 18: premiered 2010-01-04; final listed air date 2010-12-27.
• Season 19: premiered 2011-01-03; final listed air date 2011-12-26.
• Season 20: premiered 2012-01-02; final listed air date 2012-12-31.
• Season 21: premiered 2013-01-07; final listed air date 2013-12-30.
• Season 22: premiered 2014-01-06; final listed air date 2014-09-01.
• Season 23: premiered 2014-09-08; final listed air date 2015-09-07.
• Season 24: premiered 2015-09-14; final listed air date 2017-12-25.
• Season 25: premiered 2018-01-01; final listed air date 2018-12-31.
• Season 26: premiered 2019-01-07; final listed air date 2019-12-30.
• Season 27: premiered 2020-01-06; final listed air date 2020-12-28.
• Season 28: premiered 2021-01-04; final listed air date 2021-12-27.
• Season 29: premiered 2022-01-03; final listed air date 2022-12-26; episode order: 52.
• Season 30: premiered 2023-01-02; final listed air date 2023-12-25; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from WWE Monday Night RAW on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.