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Nascarking-Read what you're replying to. The statistic has nothing to do with reality, especially given the fact that other weekly wrestling shows have had many more episodes. -- Bix ( talk) 17:24, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
"It is the longest-running weekly episodic TV show in history." Isn't Meet the Press a weekly show? Doesn't Meet the press appear in "episodic" form? There may be something I'm missing here, and if so, please clarify things for me. Raw isn't even the longest running wrestling show, right? Shouldn't this be changed to say: "It is the longest running currently active wrestling show on TV"? I don't know much about the issue, but I feel like this is a junk statistic propped up by the WWE, seeing as how the reference is a book about the WWE.-- 4.226.153.182 ( talk) 20:08, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
How many episodes has Raw as of August 30, 2010? The infobox says 400, but the "Special episodes" states that the actual 400th episode was aired on August 23, 2010, and thus is should have 401 episodes. Which is correct? (Don't whatlist page) Armbrust Talk Contribs 13:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
If you have watched CM Punk's promo during this special episode, the episode when Triple H attacks Randy Orton in his home is numbered #824, which leads to #9OOth when we reach August 30th ! So, for WWE, it's the 900th ( for August 30th ) ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.8.211.165 ( talk) 20:21, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Tagged the article for clean up. There are too many tables. The international broadcast section isn't necessary. Wikipedia isn't a TV schedule. Quality television show pages don't have a list of every network that broadcasts the show. Same with the recurring segment table. But the worst is the "Special Episodes" table. There's over 30 entries in this one, most of which are from the last five years. What is a "Special" episode anyway? It's not like there's any criteria for this list, except that WWE promotes an episode as "special" and they do that for practically every other episode.
Another thing to look out for is the history section. This section is supposed to be about the Broadcast history of the show, format changes, competition, etc. But the 2010 section was full of stuff about storylines relating to Nexus, etc. And then there was that bit about "Raw Roulette", which was in the so-called "Special episodes" section anyway. I removed that stuff, but Nascarking reverted my changes without explanation. -- Jtalledo (talk) 12:09, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Another special episode you should point out is the historic March 26, 2001 episode of Raw when the WWE purchased WCW. J4lambert ( talk) 13:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
I stumbled across this page and I agree with User:Jtalledo . We need to reorganize the way the broadcast section is presented and instead focus on either eliminating the broadcast section completely or organizing the way its presented. For example we keep [1] and the online streaming section and either delete the rest of the subsection or create a table on where its aired. RickyLol ( talk) 23:48, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
In fact, most of the time, it is not stylized that way by the WWE themselves. Implying that it always is gives readers a false impression. Croctotheface ( talk) 07:34, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Raw has never been taped on Tuesdays. They taped in blocks, one show live, the the next show right after. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw93.htm shows the record dates. Not sure how to word it though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.106.164.183 ( talk) 13:35, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
While Raw in the early days(1993-1996) did tape multiple shows in one night, there were indeed periods of time between 1997 and 1999 where Raw was taped on Tuesdays. They would air live on Monday and then tape the next night for the following week. They did this for quite a while. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.68.53.198 ( talk) 22:57, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
I am tempted to add a brief footnote to the notes section for the "anonymous Raw GM" gimmick, explaining how the gimmick works. It would say something brief, such as a chime sounding to cue Cole (or whoever else) to the podium to read an announcement, usually pertaining to a match, a wrestler currently standing in the ring, and so forth. What's your thoughts, or would this be going too far? [[ Briguy52748 ( talk) 20:10, 12 April 2011 (UTC)]]
Since during many of the special episode's there are differnt matches and even guests could some of the shows have there own page. Also why not add Raw Roulette for 6/27/11, and the Rock brithday show had so many celebrity birthday wishes. We should also place where this shows take place (city and arena). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooly123 ( talk • contribs)
What about the WWE Title Tournament that was held on July 18 of this year? That should be a special episode too, they don't happen often. And July 25 marked the first time that there were two WWE Championship matches on Raw, both resulting in new champions. That should be noted too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.121.121.158 ( talk) 00:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
Mantaur's RAW debut was special. The one where Big Boss Man ate his opponent's dog was special. Jackie Gayda's nipple was special. Every episode has something that someone could consider special. We can't list them all. If you can find a reliable source calling an episode special AND explaining why, then it might be special enough for Wikipedia. Till then, just an opinion. InedibleHulk ( talk) 03:29, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
RAW roulette is a special episode so someone needs to re add them back in i would but i dont have the dates for them-- BlackDragon 04:13, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
RAW Roulette is a yearly thing like the WWE Draft...
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I just added the 5 occurrences of Raw Roulette to the Special Episodes list with dates and ratings...
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10:03, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
anyone know if the name of WWE's flagship Monday Night program is now known as Raw Supershow instead of Monday Night Raw, if the name change is the official, i suggest the name of the Wikipedia page for WWE Raw to be change to reflect the name change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boutitbenza 69 9 ( talk • contribs) 23:26, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
We should know this soon, also lets list the 1st Raw Supershow as a special episode 952, also let us list the special episode # with each respected show --Cooly123 01:52, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Before it gets deleted once again , the 1st RAW Tribute to the Troops was in Afghanistan , the second and third was in IRAQ . So it makes the count to 8 countries that broadcasted RAW Gpetit89 ( talk) 22:46, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
is it possible to add the past and current theme song for Raw and Smackdown? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usa409 ( talk • contribs) 00:02, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
A lot of people seem to think that these wrestling matches are real and that the wrestlers are actually hitting each other, I don't know why there is such confusion about this. But this article doesn't mention that the wrestlers are actually acting and that no one is really being hit, shouldn't that be a key point in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolawl ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
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pls more infos about the 15th Anniversary and the gimmick battle royal match.
Participants: Al Snow, Bart Gunn, Doink the Clown, Repo Man, Steve Blackman, Pete Gas, Bob Backlund, Gangrel, The Goon, IRS, Flash Funk, Scotty II Hotty, Skinner, Jim Anvil Neidhart, Sgt. Slaughter, Gillberg.
Elimination (in this order): Gillberg, Bob Backlund, Doink, Gangrel, Al Snow, Pete Gas, Bart Gunn, Steve Blackman, Flash Funk, The Goon, Repo Man, Jim Anvil Neidhart, Scotty II Hotty, Skinner, Sgt. . WINNER: IRS
Afterwards Ted DiBiase the Million Dollar Man came to the ring and offers IRS money to eliminate himself. He puts the money in the briefcase and hops over. New WINNER: Ted DiBiase the Million Dollar Man — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.201.146.249 ( talk) 03:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
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This is something that WWE keep boasting about, yet the only link appears to be to WWE! Surely without a neutral third-party WP:RS such a statement can not be included? 41.132.116.62 ( talk) 09:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
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Shouldn't there be "WWE Raw: Featuring Brock Lesnar" from when Brock Lesnar won against John Cena in the Special Episodes?-- Mjs1991 ( talk) 10:57, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
John Cena actually won and Triple H changed it back to WWE Raw that night. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1717ABC1717 ( talk • contribs) 02:52, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I guess a WWE employee routinely checks this page to make sure their lie of having the longest running show on TV remains intact. Well, Newsflash to WWE: this is not a WWE website. We need to have real facts on here. RAW is only WWE's longest show, NOT the longest period. Just like WWE's publicly announced attendance rates which are "for entertainment purposes only", much of WWE's "Did You Know" propaganda is just simply not true. 172.162.4.204 ( talk) 15:53, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Except it can be verified as not true its verifiable that WCW Saturday Night ran longer. It can be verified that many other weekly TV shows have run longer. While there might not be many sources out there specifically challenging the fact the WWE says, there are many sources verifying other shows that contradict the statement, which is reason enough to leave the statement out in the interest of being encyclopedic. Pawnnolonger ( talk) 04:58, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
I think that we have to include more AF. I only see AF since 2001. Where the AF before 2001 are? I mean, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley (commisoners), Sgt. Slaugther, Gorilla Moonson...-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 14:37, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Commissioners (Slaughter, Michaels, Foley, Regal) and Presidents (Tunney, Monsoon, etc.) weren't authority figures specifically for Raw. They were authority figures for the entire WWF. SilentGanda ( talk) 18:09, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I feel that the April 8, 2013, edition of Raw deserves at least some form mention on this article. Practically all the wrestling critics and wrestling websites, including The Baltimore Sun (which is a mainstream, credible source) have labeled yesterday's edition of Raw as one of the best ever and having by far one of the animated, vocal, and unpredictable audiences ever. All the wrestling critics have been lauding this episode all day. I have put forth many reliable sources such as the Baltimore Sun and can present more. Thoughts? In fact, individuals right from out of WWE are characterizing the show as the best Raw ever as shown here [2] AmericanDad86 ( talk) 21:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Well over half of this article will be getting garbaged for unsourced material and undue weight. I've got a start on the overhaul and will be continuing later. AmericanDad86 ( talk) 12:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
On the March 31, 2014 Raw, Triple H and Stephanie referenced this episode's buzz, but used it as an example for non-lasting significance and fleeting attention spans. How does that balance out? InedibleHulk (talk) 23:04, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello! This article is an unsourced mess. I've put up a citation tag for now, but please understand that much of this material can be removed if it remains unsourced. There's also several undue weight issues throughout the entire article. AmericanDad86 ( talk) 09:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
iv been watching wrestling since i was a kid...what you did tonight was repulsive and i prolly got no use for your show again...i dont give a sh*t if its staged or not you no longer have my vcote for a damn thing... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.192.204 ( talk) 03:29, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
The paragraph referencing the 700th episode needs work. First, it implies October 1996 as when the 700th episode aired. That can't be right because the show only started in 1993 unless it aired daily at that time. I get the feeling some text has been removed. Second, I removed the following statement as being unsourced - the citiations given had no bearing on the statement:
This definitely needs sourcing because, among other things, the 22-year run of Doctor Who prior to its 1985-86 hiatus, or the quarter-century run of The Ed Sullivan Show which had no hiatus, both dwarf Raw, so the statement is controversial enough that it needs a citation. 68.146.70.124 ( talk) 23:06, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
With all the updates to this article, I wonder if the article should be rated "B". - Kiraroshi1976 ( talk) 15:20, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
Can someone make a table for the yearly rating average? There are websites like Gerweck.net and 2xzone.com that have this information. I've made a graph http://imgur.com/ffWzqnT — Preceding unsigned comment added by XtremeNerdz12 ( talk • contribs) 19:57, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
Can someone make a table for the yearly rating average? There are websites like Gerweck.net and 2xzone.com that have this information. I've even made a graph on imgur http://imgur.com/ffWzqnT — Preceding unsigned comment added by XtremeNerdz12 ( talk • contribs) 19:42, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
This page has surpassed the 100kb size, and based on WP:SPLIT should definitely be split. Based on that I am proposing a 3 way split (the same would apply to WWE SmackDown, just sub Raw for SmackDown below). If everyone is in agreement, I am more than happy to do the leg work of splitting it.
Any thoughts and/or other suggestions? - Galatz Talk 19:59, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
Although I myself believe Raw was 2 hours BEFORE 1997 , according to this article it wasn't , I do KNOW the second hour was titled " Raw is War " . How could it be re-named if it was JUST invented ? Lol 96.233.52.166 ( talk) 23:56, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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The article was vandalized about a few hours ago. I reverted all vandalized edits that were made within that timeframe. The user who vandalized it shall be banned. J4lambert ( talk) 00:08, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
I some old video recordings, such as this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyANgDSO2DM I sometimes see the Fox Sports logo. InsulinRS ( talk) 17:49, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Currently WWE Raw and Smackdown air on sony ten 1 in english, sony ten 3 in hindi and sony ten 4 in tamil and telegu and on their HD counterparts. but the article says it just airs on sony ten 1. I request a change to be done. 223.233.29.247 ( talk) 07:20, 17 January 2023 (UTC)