This wrestling show quickly grew into one of the most popular sports/entertainment shows ever. In addition to presenting matches between the stars of the WWF, this program spent most of its time on the elaborate backstage story that had developed, involving feuds, deals, backstabbings and romances between the wrestlers, managers, referees and commissioners.

This show was originally "WWF Monday Night RAW" (1993), but when the show switched to the TNN network, the name was changed to WWF Raw is War, signifying the Monday Night Wars, the ratings "war" that the WWF was having with its rival, WCW. After the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the name was changed to simply WWF Raw, to remove the reference to war and to signify that the Monday Night Wars were over (WWF had bought out WCW that year). Finally, in 2002, the name was changed again to WWE Raw, due to the WWF being sued by the World Wildlife Foundation for use of the WWF logo. The show moved to the USA network again in 2005, and is now known as _"WWE Monday Night RAW" (2005)_.

Jerry Lawler:
Puppies!

(Raw Theme)
Performed by The Union Underground