The reason Monday Night Raw is still three hours
If you're wondering why seemingly declining ratings and a super watered down product aren't having any affect on WWE running three hour episodes of Monday Night Raw, here's your answer.
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Raw ratings fall hard to Bears vs. Cowboys on ESPN
WWE knew it would take a big hit in the ratings last night (Oct. 1) with Raw going up against a strong Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys but the numbers are even worse than they expected.
Video: Outside the Ring goes behind the scenes of WWE commercial for Raw 1,000 episode time change
WWE Outside the Ring takes us behind the scenes of the awesome USA shot commercial promoting the upcoming switch to three hours with Monday Night Raw's 1,000th episode on July 23.
On this date in pro wrestling history: Black Saturday
Long before the Monday Night Wars between the WWF and WCW, Vince McMahon and Ted Turner clashed heads in the mid 1980s over a Saturday night time slot on TBS. On this date in history was Black Saturday, when McMahon showed up on TBS.
On this date in TNA history: The first episode of Impact! airs on Fox Sports Net
TNA held its first ever episode of Impact Wrestling on this date in history on June 4, 2004, on Fox Sports Net. My how they've grown since then.
On this date in WCW history: Scott Hall invades Monday Nitro
The Monday Night Wars may have started on Sept. 4, 1995 when WCW started airing Nitro on TNT opposite WWE Raw on USA but it kicked into overdrive once Scott Hall switched sides and invaded Nitro on this date in WCW history.
WWE Monday Night Raw to be 3 hour show starting July 23, 2012
WWE's flagship program, Monday Night Raw, will become a three hour show starting July 21, 2012.
On this date in WWF history: The first-ever Monday Night RAW
On January 11, 1993, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) would unveil "Monday Night RAW" on the USA Network. The pro wrestling business would never be the same.
WWE Raw results and live blog for Jan. 2, 2012: The mystery return man finally arrives
Complete results and a running live blog for WWE Raw tonight (Jan. 2, 2012), which takes place at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. The show will feature the mystery return man finally revealing his identity.
WWE Raw results and live blog for Dec. 26: The last one before the mystery return
WWE Raw is back tonight (Dec. 26, 2011) and, as always, CagesideSeats.com has a live blog for you to follow along with all the results and action as it goes down!
