Next year, WWE will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first episode of Monday Night RAW. The first episode aired on January 11, 1993 and has since become the flagship show of the promotion.
One person who’s instrumental in making RAW what it is today is WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker. The Phenom wrestled in the main event of the debut episode, defeating Damien Demento.
During a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, ‘Taker spoke about RAW’s legacy and how it revolutionized the wrestling industry. According to ‘Taker, the WWF would “do three weeks of TV three days in a row, and then [the wrestlers] would be out touring.” Considerable name talent would wrestle jobbers most of the time, and the big matches would be saved for PPVs. RAW being a live event changed how top guys were regularly booked on the card. When discussing RAW’s impact, the “Deadman” said the following:
“Then Monday Night Raw comes along and we’re gonna be live every Monday night, and that really did just change the scope of the wrestling business. No longer did you have Undertaker versus somebody in an enhancement match.”
“If you were going to keep a live show, you had to put the best out that you could.” Taker concluded, “One of the greatest things to happen in the modern era of wrestling is going live on Monday Night Raw.”
There has been some speculation on major changes happening to RAW now that Vince McMahon is no longer with the company. Thus far, fans have yet to see any significant changes.
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