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Beginning as WWF's Monday Night Raw, the program first aired on January 11, 1993, on the USA Network as a replacement for Prime Time Wrestling, which aired on the network for eight years. The original Raw was sixty minutes in length and broke new ground in televised professional wrestling. Traditionally, wrestling shows were pre-taped on sound stages with small audiences or at large arena shows. The Raw formula was considerably different from the pre-taped weekend shows that aired at the time such as Superstars and Wrestling Challenge. Instead of matches taped weeks in advance with studio voice overs and taped discussion, Raw was a show shot and aired to a live audience, with angles and matches playing out as they happened.

Raw originated from the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center, a small New York City theater, and aired live each week. The combination of an intimate venue and live action proved to be a successful improvement. However, the weekly live schedule proved to be a financial drain on the WWF. From spring 1993 until spring 1997, Raw would tape several week's worth of episodes after a live episode had aired. The WWF taped several weeks worth of Raw from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York in April 1993, and again in June and October. The first episode produced outside of New York was taped in Bushkill, Pennsylvania in November 1993 and Raw left the Manhattan Center permanently as the show would be taken on the road throughout the United States and had in smaller venues.

On September 4, 1995, the WWF's chief competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) began airing its new wrestling show, Monday Nitro, live each week on TNT, which marked the start of the Monday Night War.{{cite book|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|title=WWE: History of WrestleMania|year=2009|page=53}} Raw and Nitro went head-to-head for the first time on September 11, 1995. At the start of the ratings war in 1995 through to mid-1996, Raw and Nitro exchanged victories over each other in a closely contested rivalry. Beginning in mid-1996, however, due to the nWo angle, Nitro started a ratings win-streak that lasted for 84 consecutive weeks, ending on April 13, 1998. On February 3, 1997, Raw went to a two-hour format, to compete with the extra hour on Nitro (which had been expanded to two hours in the spring of 1996), and by March 10, it was renamed to Raw Is War. It was also during the time Raw would be aired live more often. After WrestleMania XIV in March 1998, the WWF regained the lead in the Monday Night War with its new "WWF Attitude" brand. The April 13, 1998 episode of Raw Is War, which was headlined by a match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon, marked the first time that Nitro had lost the head-to-head Monday night ratings battle in the 84 weeks since 1996.{{cite web|url=http://panelsonpages.com/?p=6313|title=Holy Crap! Remember... The WWF Attitude Era!?|work=Panels on Pages|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019051736/http://www.panelsonpages.com/?p=6313|url-status=dead}}

On January 4, 1999, Mick Foley, who had wrestled for WCW during the early 1990s as Cactus Jack, won the WWF Championship as Mankind on Raw Is War. On orders from Eric Bischoff, Nitro announcer Tony Schiavone gave away this previously taped result on a live Nitro and then sarcastically added, "That's gonna put some butts in the seats", consequently resulting in over 600,000 viewers switching channels to Raw Is War to see the underdog capture the WWF Championship. This was also the night that Nitro aired a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match in which Kevin Nash laid down for Hollywood Hogan after Hogan poked him in the chest.

On June 28, 2000, Viacom won the landmark deal with the WWF to move all of its WWF programs stemming from the lawsuit action against WWF from USA Network.{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28309656_ITM|title=WWF Raw Is War to Premiere on TNN September 25|publisher=PR Newswire|date=2000-09-20|access-date=2009-08-21|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902204559/https://www.nelsonbrain.com/shop|url-status=live}} The new television contract and the subsequent purchase of competitor WCW led to many changes in WWF's programming content. Raw Is War premiered on TNN on September 25, 2000.

WCW's sharp decline in revenue and ratings led to AOL Time Warner selling selected assets such as the WCW name, tape library, and contracts to the WWF in March 2001 for $3 million.{{cite news|first=Don|last=Callis|title=Deal leaves wrestlers out in cold|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWCWSale/cyrus_01mar25-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720005418/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWCWSale/cyrus_01mar25-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 20, 2012|publisher=Slam! Sports|date=March 25, 2001}} The final episode of Nitro, which aired on March 26, 2001, began with Vince McMahon making a short statement about his recent purchase of WCW and ended with a simulcast with Raw on TNN and Nitro on TNT including an appearance by Vince's son Shane.{{cite book|last1= Shields|first1= Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|title= WWE: History of WrestleMania|year=2009|page=55}} The younger McMahon interrupted his father's gloating over the WCW purchase to explain that Shane was the one who actually owned WCW, setting up what became the WWF's "Invasion" storyline. Following the purchase of WCW and the September 11 attacks, the program was retitled as Raw on October 1, 2001, permanently retiring the Raw Is War moniker in prelude to the upcoming United States invasion of Afghanistan.

In March 2002, as a result of the overabundance of talent left over from the Invasion storyline, WWF instituted a process known as the "brand extension", under which Raw and SmackDown! would be treated as two distinct divisions, each with their own rosters and championships.{{cite press release|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp|title=WWE to make Raw and SmackDown! distinct TV brands|work=WWE|date=March 27, 2002|access-date=April 5, 2012|archive-date=March 21, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321171233/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp}} Shortly thereafter, the WWF was legally required to change the name of the company to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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On March 10, 2005, Viacom and WWE decided not to go on with the agreement with Spike TV (formerly TNN, now Paramount Network), effectively ending Raw and other WWE programs' tenure on Spike TV when their deal expired in September 2005. On April 4, 2005, WWE announced a three-year deal with NBCUniversal to bring Raw back to its former home, USA Network, with two yearly specials on NBC and a Spanish Raw on Telemundo.{{cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2005_04_04a.jsp|title=WWE's RAW Returns to USA Network|publisher=WWE|date=May 4, 2005|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202050139/https://corporate.wwe.com./news/2005_04_04a.jsp|archive-date=December 2, 2008}} On the same week as Raw{{'}}s return to USA Network, Spike TV scheduled Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)'s live Ultimate Fight Night in Raw's old timeslot in an attempt to go head-to-head with Raw.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=730&zoneid=1 |title=WWE VS UFC Showdown Heats Up |publisher=MMA Weekly |date=September 25, 2005|access-date=August 21, 2009|first=Ivan |last=Trembow }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Since the return to USA Network, Raw has been pre-empted during the U.S. Open, which aired on USA, resulting in Raw to be moved to SciFi, a sister channel to USA, for three years. Since 2016, the two-hour version of that week's Raw has aired on Syfy. In February 2022, Raw temporarily moved to Syfy for two episodes due to USA's coverage (as part of NBC Sports) of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

On the August 29, 2011, episode of Raw, it was announced that performers from Raw and SmackDown were no longer exclusive to their respective brand, thus effectively dissolving the brand extension.{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=Raw Results – 8/29/11|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/26309-raw-results-8-29-11/|work=WrestleView|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831224708/https://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1314677739|archive-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=live}} On July 23, 2012, Raw aired its 1,000th episode, which also began its permanent three-hour format.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/258735-tna-notes-chavos-wwe-success-wwe-drops-qsupershowq-name|title=TNA Notes Chavo's WWE Career, WWE Drops "Supershow" Name – Wrestlezone|author=Nick Paglino|date=July 30, 2012|work=Wrestlezone|access-date=November 9, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109063303/https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/258735-tna-notes-chavos-wwe-success-wwe-drops-qsupershowq-name|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Charlie Sheen checks in live on Raw 1000|url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/playlists/charlie-sheen-on-raw-1000|work=WWE|access-date=October 24, 2015|date=July 23, 2012|archive-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106131137/https://www.wwe.com/videos/playlists/charlie-sheen-on-raw-1000|url-status=live}} On January 14, 2013, Raw celebrated its 20th year on the air.{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/hoffman/article/Houston-show-celebrates-20-wild-years-of-WWE-Raw-4180803.php|title=Houston show celebrates 20 wild years of 'WWE Raw'|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=January 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200950/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/hoffman/article/Houston-show-celebrates-20-wild-years-of-WWE-Raw-4180803.php|url-status=live}} On May 25, 2016, WWE reintroduced the brand split, and a new set with red ring ropes, a brand new stage, used at SummerSlam. Furthermore, the broadcast table was moved to the entrance ramp similar to how it was in 2002–2005.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} On January 22, 2018, WWE celebrated the 25th anniversary of Raw with a simulcast show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the home of the first Monday Night Raw, the Manhattan Center.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/22188047/wwe-monday-night-raw-recap-raw-25-was-fun-bit-mess|title=Monday Night Raw Recap: Raw 25 was fun, but a bit of a mess|publisher=ESPN|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=January 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131132831/http://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/22188047/wwe-monday-night-raw-recap-raw-25-was-fun-bit-mess|url-status=live}} On the February 19 episode of Raw, six days before Elimination Chamber, seven participants of the men's Elimination Chamber match, Braun Strowman, Elias, Finn Bálor, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and The Miz, were involved in a Gauntlet match that began with Reigns and Rollins. Strowman won the Gauntlet match by pinning The Miz in what was the longest match in WWE history, lasting nearly two hours.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Raw Live TV Review: Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. John Cena vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Elias vs. Seth Rollins in a gauntlet match, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Mickie James vs. Alexa Bliss, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville, final push for WWE Elimination Chamber|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/02/19/wwe-raw-live-tv-review-braun-strowman-vs-roman-reigns-vs-john-cena-vs-finn-balor-vs-miz-vs-elias-vs-seth-rollins-gauntlet-match-match-sasha-banks-bayley-mickie-james-vs-alexa-b/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220121106/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/02/19/wwe-raw-live-tv-review-braun-strowman-vs-roman-reigns-vs-john-cena-vs-finn-balor-vs-miz-vs-elias-vs-seth-rollins-gauntlet-match-match-sasha-banks-bayley-mickie-james-vs-alexa-b/|url-status=live}}

From March 12, 2020, to August 18, 2020, WWE announced that all of its live programs would air from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida without an audience until further notice beginning with the following day's episode of SmackDown due to the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in the suspension of many professional sports leagues. On the May 25 episode of Raw, NXT trainees were added into live crowds at the Performance Center.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2880809-report-wwe-moves-raw-on-316-day-featuring-stone-cold-to-performance-center|title=Report: WWE Moves Raw on '3:16 Day,' Featuring Stone Cold, to Performance Center|last=Blanchette|first=Rob|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|work=Bleacher Report|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410204702/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2880809-report-wwe-moves-raw-on-316-day-featuring-stone-cold-to-performance-center|url-status=live}} In August, all programming was moved to the new, state-of-the-art WWE ThunderDome inside of the Amway Center in Orlando. On May 21, 2021, WWE announced that they will return in front of live fans with a 25 city tour,{{cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2021/21-05-2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222162804/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2021/21-05-2021|archive-date=February 22, 2023|title=WWE Returns To Live Events With 25-City Tour Beginning July 16 |work=World Wrestling Entertainment|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2023}} therefore the July 12, 2021 edition of Raw would be the final WWE ThunderDome show.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/194602-wwe-raw-results-july-12-2021/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104022251/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/194602-wwe-raw-results-july-12-2021/|archive-date=November 4, 2021 |title=WWE Raw Results – 7/12/21 (Final WWE Raw from the ThunderDome, Money in the Bank build)|work=WrestleView|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2023}}

In September 2023, USA Network announced that SmackDown would return to the network in October 2024 after the expiration of its contract with Fox; it was concurrently reported that the rights to Raw and NXT were on the market with heavy interest among linear networks and digital properties.{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=September 21, 2023|title=WWE's 'Smackdown' to Move From Fox to USA Network in New Rights Deal|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wwes-smackdown-usa-network-2024-1235730831/|access-date=September 22, 2023|work=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921162110/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wwes-smackdown-usa-network-2024-1235730831/|archive-date=September 21, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Weprin|first=Alex|date=September 21, 2023|title=WWE 'SmackDown' Leaving Fox for USA Next Year, as 'Raw' Hits the Market |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wwe-smackdown-leaving-fox-usa-network-raw-1235595545/|access-date=October 10, 2023|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921131144/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wwe-smackdown-leaving-fox-usa-network-raw-1235595545/|archive-date=September 21, 2023|url-status=live}}

On January 23, 2024, TKO Group announced that Netflix would acquire the rights to Raw beginning in January 2025, in what was reported to be a 10-year deal worth $500 million per-year (roughly double the value of WWE's current agreement with NBCUniversal). The agreement will initially cover the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America, with other territories to be added in the future. The agreement also gives Netflix rights to all WWE programming outside of the United States (replacing WWE Network), including weekly shows, archive content, and live events.{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix Gets In The Ring, Locking Up WWE's 'Monday Night Raw' In 10-Year, $5B-Plus Deal For Longtime TV Staple|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-streaming-tv-1235801673/|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123124336/https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-streaming-tv-1235801673/|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Sherman|first1=Alex|last2=Pramuk|first2=Jacob|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix to stream WWE's Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/netflix-to-stream-wwes-raw-starting-next-year.html|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=CNBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123123628/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/netflix-to-stream-wwes-raw-starting-next-year.html|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix, WWE Strike Deal to Move 'Monday Night Raw' to Streamer Beginning in 2025 for $500 Million per Year|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-deal-january-2025-1235882820/|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123123024/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-deal-january-2025-1235882820/|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}} While USA Network's contract for Raw was to expire in October 2024, WWE reached a short-term extension of its agreement with NBCUniversal to keep Raw on the network through the end of the year. From October 7 through December 30, Raw was shortened from three to two hours; wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer stated that this was a request made by USA Network.{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=May 8, 2024|title=WWE 'Monday Night Raw' To Stay On USA Network Through Year-End Before Netflix Shift; Rights Extension With NBCU Valued At $25M|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/wwe-raw-nbcuniversal-extension-netflix-usa-network-1235909114/|access-date=May 8, 2024|work=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508202541/https://deadline.com/2024/05/wwe-raw-nbcuniversal-extension-netflix-usa-network-1235909114/|archive-date=May 8, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Andrew|date=September 9, 2024|title=WWE Raw to be two hours starting October 7th through December 30th on USA Network|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/09/09/wwe-raw-to-be-two-hours-starting-october-7th-through-december-30th-on-usa-network/|access-date=September 10, 2024|work=POST Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910010143/https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/09/09/wwe-raw-to-be-two-hours-starting-october-7th-through-december-30th-on-usa-network/|archive-date=September 10, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=September 10, 2024|title=Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE Raw recap & shift to two hours, UFC Sphere debut, Kuniyaki Kobayashi passes away|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/podcasts/wrestling-observer-radio/wrestling-observer-radio-raw-ufc-at-the-globe-kobayashi-death-raw-to-two-hours-more/|access-date=September 10, 2024|website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}

With the move to streaming, WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque said that the length of the show on Netflix will be "flexible", and no longer bound to a set runtime as with shows carried on linear television. When asked about the average runtime of each episode, he responded that "for me, the perfect show time is somewhere in the two-and-a-half-hour range. If you had asked me years ago, the two hour shows, you get into them and you don't have the real estate on that program to get everything in there you want to get in, all the stories and characters. Sometimes, it's a good thing because it creates scarcity and opportunity for people to be more over, but sometimes there are things you want to get in there."{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2025|title=Triple H Says WWE Raw On Netflix Runtime Will Be Flexible |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/triple-h-says-wwe-raw-netflix-runtime-will-be-flexible |access-date=January 4, 2025|website=Fightful|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105020840/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/triple-h-says-wwe-raw-netflix-runtime-will-be-flexible|archive-date=January 5, 2025|url-status=live}}

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Raw{{'}}s original set featured red, white, and blue ring-ropes, a blue ring-apron, blue steps, and a small stage made of neon light tubes. In 1995, the entrance way was changed to feature "Raw" in giant letters. Beginning on March 10, 1997, broadcasts of Raw were split into two hour-long blocks, each given its own name for television ratings purposes. The first hour was referred to as Raw Is War, and the second became known as War Zone. These changes were reflected in television listings and, beginning with the June 9, 1997, episode, by the show's on-screen graphics. War Zone initially opened with a repeat of the Raw intro, punctuated with the War Zone logo. On November 24, 1997, the hour received its own distinct opening video, a remixed version of the typical Raw opening.

In 1997, the WWF changed the color of the ring-ropes to red and began printing Raw Is War along the ring in reference to their rivalry with WCW. The stages was updated to feature a 70-foot tall large screen video wall known as the "TitanTron", which consisted of a projection screen with several metal stage trusses and a video projector. The set also initially featured curtains on each side with truss beams and lighting later bearing the "WWF Attitude" banner on the sides. By 1999, the WWF placed a "WWF.com: 'Download This!'" logo on the bottom of the TitanTron and added two vertical sides on the stage along with a USA Network logo on top of the TitanTron.

Raw moved to TNN from USA beginning with the September 25, 2000 episode. The TNN network logo was added atop the TitanTron on the December 11, 2000 episode. Chyron graphics were added to the bottom beginning with the July 2, 2001 episode.

Beginning October 1, 2001, in direct response to the September 11 attacks, the first hour was referred to as Raw instead of Raw Is War, and the second hour was rebranded from the War Zone to the Raw Zone within the show's on-screen graphics. The Monday Night War had ended months earlier with the WWF's purchase of the competing WCW brand. Monday Nitro, which had once gone head-to-head with Raw, aired its final show in March. WWF announcers began generally referring to the entire two-hour block as Raw on-air. Raw updated to a new, industrial-inspired, parallelogram-shaped TitanTron in 2002. Ring apron lettering that had once born Raw Is War slogan was replaced with an advertisement for the WWF website. Around this time, black ring-ropes were occasionally used. Like the previous set, the TNN logo was relocated to the bottom side of the TitanTron. It was subsequently replaced by the Spike TV logo on August 11, 2003, upon network relaunch. During the July 25, 2005 broadcast of Raw in Cleveland, Ohio, a special stage design was built for the John Cena-Chris Jericho Battle of the Bands concert.

The 2002 set was designed by Production Designer Jason Robinson. It featured a larger TitanTron with dimensions of 55 feet wide by 25 feet tall. The expanded structure weighed about 4,000 pounds and requiring three 18,000-watt projector screens to power itself. According to Eric Bischoff on a 2003 episode of WWE Confidential, the show utilized 13 cameras at the time at a cost of $85,000.

On October 3, 2005, as Raw returned to USA Network, the 2002 set was retained but the beams and lighting on the sides were modified. The Spike TV logo was removed from the bottom side of the TitanTron. On October 9, 2006, the show debuted a new logo and opening intro featuring "...To Be Loved" by Papa Roach as its theme song. This logo and intro were retained until November 9, 2009, a period that also saw the changeover to broadcasting Raw in high-definition, which occurred on January 21, 2008.

From November 16, 2009, to July 16, 2012, the theme song for the Raw brand was "Burn It to the Ground" by Nickelback.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/nickelbackrawtheme|access-date=2009-11-09|title=Nickelback and WWE team up for new Raw theme|publisher=WWE|archive-date=November 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112014658/http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/nickelbackrawtheme|url-status=live}} Prior to this, the theme song for Raw was "...To Be Loved" by Papa Roach, which had been used since October 9, 2006 and "Across The Nation" by The Union Underground which was used from April 1, 2002, to October 2, 2006. The rock and roll outro of "Thorn In Your Eye" featuring Scott Ian of Anthrax was the theme song from March 31, 1997, to March 25, 2002.

On May 17, 2012, WWE and USA Network announced that Raw would switch to a permanent three-hour format beginning with the 1,000th episode on July 23, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/raw-expands-to-three-hours|publisher=WWE|title=Raw expands to three hours starting July 30|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=2012-05-17|archive-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420192249/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/raw-expands-to-three-hours|url-status=live}} Since then, all three hours of the broadcast have been known solely as Raw, though they are still considered three separate programs for Nielsen ratings purposes (as indicated by the on-screen copyright notice shown near the end of each hour). In 2010, WWE retired the red ropes for Raw after thirteen years for an all white scheme, which in 2012 became standard for all WWE programming. In 2012, Raw updated their HD set.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wwehd|title='Redefining' television with WWE HD|access-date=August 2, 2015|work=WWE.com|publisher=WWE|first=Corey|last=Clayton|archive-date=May 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525140115/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wwehd|url-status=live}}

Beginning in mid-2014, this set would also be featured in pay-per-views. From late September through the end of October 2012, the middle rope at all WWE programming was changed to pink due to WWE's alliance with the Susan G. Komen organization for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.{{cite web|url=https://ww5.komen.org/wwe/|title=BUSINESSES THAT ARE HELPING END BREAST CANCER FOREVER. WWE®|access-date=August 2, 2015|work=/ww5.komen.org|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722173615/http://ww5.komen.org/wwe/|url-status=live}} This was repeated in 2013, from late September to early November, and it was repeated in 2014 from September 29. WWE is one of many organizations who provide financial contributions to the organization in addition to raising awareness among its staff and consumers.{{cite web|url=https://community.wwe.com/hope/news/wwe-goes-pink-susan-g-komen|title=WWE goes pink with Susan G. Komen|access-date=August 2, 2015|work=community.wwe.com|publisher=WWE|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045416/https://community.wwe.com/hope/news/wwe-goes-pink-susan-g-komen|url-status=live}}

On August 18, 2014, Raw switched to a full 16:9 letterbox widescreen presentation, with a down-scaled version of the native HD feed on a 4:3 SD feed. In conjunction with this, Raw updated its graphics package, with the new WWE logo (first used with the WWE Network's launch in February) now on the lower-right corner of the screen, right next to the word, "Live". At this time, the new WWE logo began appearing on the ring's turnbuckle covers, and USA Network logo moved to the lower-left hand corner of the screen. Additionally, Raw{{'}}s theme song ("The Night") was modified.

On March 23, 2015, WWE added a small LED board to the left side of the ring on Raw. This LED board was also used at WrestleMania 31. The LED board has since been featured on a sporadic basis, appearing in some weeks and being absent in others. On the 1,000th episode of Raw, "The Night" by Kromestatik debuted as the theme for Raw. "Energy" by Shinedown served as the secondary theme-song until August 18, 2014, when it was replaced with "Denial" by We Are Harlot.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-night-monday-night-raw/id585683196|title=WWE: The Night (Monday Night Raw Official Theme Song) – Single|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2012-12-10|archive-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109110846/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-night-monday-night-raw/id585683196|url-status=dead}}

On the September 14, 2015 season premiere of Raw, the middle rope was colored gold. Throughout the month of October 2015, the program once again partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with various stage elements being made pink.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2015/wwe-goes-pink-with-susan-g-komen|title=WWE GOES PINK WITH SUSAN G. KOMEN|access-date=October 12, 2015|work=WWE.com|publisher=WWE|date=October 1, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011035741/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2015/wwe-goes-pink-with-susan-g-komen|archive-date=October 11, 2015}} On the November 16, 2015, episode of Raw, WWE had a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/642609-wwe-raw-results-111615|title=WWE RAW Results LIVE IN PROGRESS, JOIN THE DISCUSSION, USE #WRESTLEZONE|access-date=November 16, 2015|date=November 16, 2015|first=Lovell|last=Porter|work=Wrestle Zone|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013045/http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/642609-wwe-raw-results-111615|url-status=live}} Another moment of silence was held months later in June for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

On July 25, 2016, the ropes returned to red, the announce table moved back to the top of the stage for the first time since 2005, and a new HD set and graphics were debuted. The new set was almost identical to the set used for SummerSlam 2012 and 2013. After some fans responded negatively to the redesign, the set was revamped four weeks later with a more elaborate and distinctive arrangement. The new set featured the absence of a traditional TitanTron, which had been part of the Raw staging since 1997. In its place was a curved LED banner with several rows of rectangle LED lights behind it. The new set also introduced LED floor panels on the entrance ramp along with LED ring posts. On the January 29, 2018 episode of Raw, new graphics and an updated logo were introduced, which lasted until September 23, 2019.{{cite web|last1=Giri|first1=Raj|title=WWE RAW Logo Revamped (Photos), New RAW Theme Song On Its Way? - WrestlingInc.com|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0129/636482/new-wwe-raw-logo-and-theme-song-debuting-tonight/|website=WrestlingInc.com|date=January 29, 2018 |language=en|access-date=February 3, 2018|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000103/http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0129/636482/new-wwe-raw-logo-and-theme-song-debuting-tonight/|url-status=live}}

File:Randy Orton Entrance Raw 08-19-24.jpg on August 19, 2024]]

In September 2021, the ring-ropes changed color from red to white, which was also reflected on SmackDown. On November 22 of that year, an updated version of the 2019 logo was introduced, alongside new graphics. The theme song was changed to "Greatness" by Vo Williams, which remained its theme song until November 20, 2023, when it was changed to "Born to Be" by def rebel, the artist behind WWE's music input for its programming, which is performed by Supreme Madness. Bumper themes included "Survival", "Eye of an Warrior" and "Legacy".

In February 2022, Raw and NXT temporarily moved to Syfy in the United States due to USA Network broadcasting coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics. A similar arrangement occurred in August 2024 for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

To differentiate the presentation from SmackDown, since January 6, 2025, Raw introduced a black mat featuring the logos of Netflix, Fortnite, Snickers, Cricket Wireless, Hulk Hogan's Real American Beer, and Riyadh Season. The Fortnite logo was removed the following week. It also introduced a new announce table featuring sets of a LED lights with the WWE logo on a centre, which is a major change to the announce table design since the first brand extension of 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloodyslam.com/news/fans-stunned-as-new-sponsorship-covered-mat-leaks-online-ahead-of-wwe-raws-netflix-debut/|title=Fans stunned as new sponsorship covered mat leaks online ahead of WWE RAW's Netflix debut|date=January 4, 2025|website=www.bloodyslam.com}}

1. {{note|1}} A remixed version was released on August 18, 2014.
2. {{note|2}} Bold song titles are currently being used as the opening theme.

The name for Raw was disputed in June 2009 when Muscle Flex Inc., a Los Angeles-based fitness company, had taken legal action against the WWE after a court ruled that some of WWE's trademarks related to Raw were similar enough to the In the Raw trademark that they caused confusion among Canadians.{{cite web|url=http://insidepulse.com/2009/06/29/wwe-may-be-sued-over-raw-trademark/|title=WWE May Be Sued Over Raw Trademark In Canada|work=Inside Pulse|date=June 29, 2009|first=Brad|last=Curren|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208191849/http://insidepulse.com/2009/06/29/wwe-may-be-sued-over-raw-trademark/|url-status=live}} On June 18, 2008, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office then issued a final decision that found certain wares listed in the trademark application from WWE (No. 1,153,018) were confusingly similar and thus lacked distinctiveness from the Muscle Flex trademark, which Muscle Flex is in the process of acquiring. The WWE appealed the CIPO's ruling to the Federal Court of Canada, but failed to file the required documents by the deadline.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/muscle-flex-claims-victory-over-world-wrestling-entertainment-wwe-raw-trademark-dispute-1221525.htm|title=Muscle Flex Claims Victory Over the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) "RAW" Trademark Dispute in Canada|work=Marketwire|date=June 16, 2009|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208170816/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/muscle-flex-claims-victory-over-world-wrestling-entertainment-wwe-raw-trademark-dispute-1221525.htm|url-status=live}}

In August 2009, the court ruled in favor of Muscle Flex, Inc. that it was successful in defending its In the Raw trademark against the WWE. In a press release date issued on July 20, 2009, Muscle Flex Inc. disclosed that it was in possession of WWE Raw-labeled items that it believes directly infringe on its In the Raw trademark such as various CDs, VHS tapes, and a number of apparel items. According to the WWE's most recent reported financial quarter in 2009, combined sales of WWE's consumer products and digital media business segments produced $40 million in global revenues. In previous quarters, these numbers were even higher.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/Muscle-Flex-Inc-Completes-Acquisition-In-Raw-Trademark-After-Successfully-Defeating-1211239.htm|title=Muscle Flex Inc. Completes the Acquisition of the "In the Raw(R)" Trademark After Successfully Defeating the WWE's1,153,018 in Federal Appeals Court Ending a Multi-Year Dispute in Canada|work=Marketwire|date=August 17, 2009|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231427/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/Muscle-Flex-Inc-Completes-Acquisition-In-Raw-Trademark-After-Successfully-Defeating-1211239.htm|url-status=live}}

Similarly, in June 2017, the WWE issued a legal order to Raw Motors, an automobile repair company in Colwick, UK, over a logo that it claims infringes on one of its logos for Raw that was used from 2006 to 2012.{{cite news |last1=Jarram |first1=Matt |title=Notts business owner prepared to rumble with WWE wrestler to settle legal dispute |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/notts-business-owner-prepared-to-rumble-with-wwe-wrestler-to-settle-legal-dispute/story-30394147-detail/story.html |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Nottingham Post |publisher=Local World |date=16 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619150832/https://www.nottinghampost.com/notts-business-owner-prepared-to-rumble-with-wwe-wrestler-to-settle-legal-dispute/story-30394147-detail/story.html |archive-date=19 June 2017 |location=Nottingham, England}}{{cite news |last1=Jarram |first1=Matt |title=Let's sort this out in the ring! Midland business boss's response to a legal challenge by global wrestling brand over logo design |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/let's+sort+this+out+in+the+ring!+Midland+business+boss's+response+to...-a0496708624 |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=Sunday Mercury |agency=The Free Library |publisher=Birmingham Post & Mail Limited |date=25 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410215409/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/let's+sort+this+out+in+the+ring!+Midland+business+boss's+response+to...-a0496708624 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |location=Birmingham, England |language=en}}

{{Main|List of WWE Raw special episodes}}

Throughout its broadcast history, the show has aired episodes that have different themes. Some of them are yearly events such as the Slammy Awards. Others include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing, as well as episodes commemorating various show milestones or anniversaries such as Raw 1000, which celebrated the 1000th broadcast. Raw also celebrated its thirtieth anniversary on RAW IS XXX on January 23, 2023.

{{Main|List of WWE personnel}}

The wrestlers featured on WWE take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

The primary commentators for Raw are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee. Additional commentary has been provided by Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Jonathan Coachman, Joey Styles, Tom Phillips, Kevin Patrick, Joe Tessitore and others since its creation.

Since January 2025, Alicia Taylor is WWE Raw's lead ring announcer.

In the United States, the show airs live every Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix. Occasionally, Raw is aired on same-day tape delay when WWE is on an overseas tour. Raw is also shown live on TNT Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland,{{cite news |title=NXT and NXT UK join Raw and SmackDown on BT Sport, the new UK home of the WWE |url=https://sport.bt.com/wwe/nxt-and-nxt-uk-join-raw-and-smackdown-on-bt-sport-the-new-uk-home-of-the-wwe-S11364421557178 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=BT |date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103041702/https://sport.bt.com/wwe/nxt-and-nxt-uk-join-raw-and-smackdown-on-bt-sport-the-new-uk-home-of-the-wwe-S11364421557178 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |quote=NXT and NXT UK join Raw and SmackDown on BT Sport, the exclusive live broadcaster of the WWE's flagship programming in the UK and Ireland from Wednesday 1 January 2020.}} in a deal which began January 2020.{{cite news |title=WWE and BT Sports announce new partnership |url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2019/06-20-2019 |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=WWE |date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416154314/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2019/06-20-2019 |archive-date=16 April 2020 |location=London, England |quote=WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and BT Sport today announced a new multi-year exclusive pay TV agreement that will make WWE's weekly flagship programming available live in the U.K. and Ireland on BT Sport beginning January 2020.}}{{cite news |last1=De Menezes |first1=Jack |title=BT Sport secure WWE rights from rivals Sky Sports |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-bt-sport-sky-sports-tv-coverage-broadcast-rights-raw-smackdown-live-box-office-how-much-does-it-cost-a8966836.html |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Independent |date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000449/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-bt-sport-sky-sports-tv-coverage-broadcast-rights-raw-smackdown-live-box-office-how-much-does-it-cost-a8966836.html |archive-date=8 November 2020 |quote=BT Sport have landed the exclusive rights to show the WWE in the United Kingdom and Ireland, meaning that every pay-per-view event will be shown on BT Sport Box Office from 1 January 2020 along with Raw and Smackdown Live.}} Raw airs live in India at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesdays on Sony Ten 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?01-05-Powell-s-WWE-Raw-Live-Review-Dean-Ambrose-vs.-Bray-Wyatt-in-an-ambulance-match-The-Authority-back-in-power-Royal-Rumble-build-continues-first-Raw-of-2015-40364|title=01/05 Powell's WWE Raw Live Review: Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt in an ambulance match, The Authority back in power, Royal Rumble build continues, first Raw of 2015|work=prowrestling.net|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106222537/http://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?01-05-Powell-s-WWE-Raw-Live-Review-Dean-Ambrose-vs.-Bray-Wyatt-in-an-ambulance-match-The-Authority-back-in-power-Royal-Rumble-build-continues-first-Raw-of-2015-40364|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/wwe-monday-night-raw-preview-5-january-2015|title=WWE Monday Night Raw Preview: 5 January, 2015|author=Renjith Ravindran|work=sportskeeda.com|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106232407/http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/wwe-monday-night-raw-preview-5-january-2015|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/sony-rebrands-sports-business-launches-2-new-hd-channels/articleshow/59651869.cms |title=Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels |work=The Economic Times |date=18 July 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721172333/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/sony-rebrands-sports-business-launches-2-new-hd-channels/articleshow/59651869.cms |url-status=live }} Since October 6, 2014, Raw has been airing live throughout Latin America on Fox Sports. Currently, Raw is broadcast live on ESPN 4 for Central America and on Fox Sports 2 in South America, in Mexico it is broadcast on Fox Sports, in Argentina on Fox Sports 3, in Chile on Fox Sports 1 and in Brazil on Fox Sports 2 and ESPN Extra, (also available on Star+ for Central and South America).{{Cite web |last=Welschen |first=Dario |date=2022-08-19 |title=La WWE aterriza en STAR+ con sus eventos emblemáticos |url=https://espnpressroom.com/latinamerica/press-releases/2022/08/la-wwe-aterriza-en-star-con-sus-eventos-emblematicos/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=ESPN Press Room Latin America South |language=es}} The show also airs live on Supersport in South Africa on Tuesdays at 02:00 am CAT. Raw had aired in Australia on Fox8 since 2003, usually on a 27-hour tape delay, but has started airing live as of February 4, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/wwe-raw-goes-live-on-fox8.html|title=WWE Raw goes Live on FOX8|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=2014-01-23|access-date=2014-01-31|archive-date=January 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127162307/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/wwe-raw-goes-live-on-fox8.html|url-status=live}} Syfy in the United States started airing a 2-hour replay of Raw on May 20, 2016. On June 26, 2018, WWE and USA Network announced a five-year contract extension for Raw. The new agreement for the live, weekly three-hour block commenced in October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/monday-night-raw-and-usa-network-extend-long-standing-partnership|title=Monday Night Raw and USA Network extend long-standing partnership|work=WWE.com|access-date=July 9, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710041039/https://www.wwe.com/article/monday-night-raw-and-usa-network-extend-long-standing-partnership|url-status=live}} Clips from some WWE shows have also been shown on Fox Sports.com.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/tag/wwe|title=WWE|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102023828/https://www.foxsports.com/tag/wwe|url-status=live}}

On September 24, 2012, Hulu signed a multi-year deal with WWE to stream all of the company's TV shows and some of its web series which includes Raw. Episodes of Raw are available for viewing the following day as a condensed 90-minute version is available, not the full version as shown the previous night on USA Network.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/hulu-plus-pacts-with-wwe-1118059700/|title=Hulu Plus pacts with WWE|access-date=August 15, 2015|publisher=Penske Business Media|work=Variety|date=September 24, 2012|first=Marc|last=Graser|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040919/https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/hulu-plus-pacts-with-wwe-1118059700/|url-status=live}}

As of December 9, 2016, all episodes of Raw are available on demand on the WWE Network. Recent episodes are available for on-demand viewing 30 days after their original air date.{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=Eric|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/09/06/wwe-network-coming-in-2012|title=WWE Network coming in 2012|date=September 6, 2011|access-date=August 15, 2015|publisher=IGN|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309223809/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/09/06/wwe-network-coming-in-2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/wwe-network-outside-united-states-26533843|title=WWE Network available outside of the U.S. starting Aug. 12|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=August 15, 2015|work=WWE.com|publisher=WWE|archive-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724210559/http://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/wwe-network-outside-united-states-26533843|url-status=live}}

After WrestleMania 32 in 2016, WWE began with airing the newest episodes of Raw and SmackDown on YouTube for countries that do not air WWE programming on traditional TV for free in less than 24 hours after the original broadcast (The links are blocked in countries where the shows are traditionally available). The 90-minute Hulu version gets put on YouTube for international audiences.

As of January 6, 2025, Raw is exclusively streaming on Netflix in most countries. Some of the archived episodes of Raw are branded Raw Vault.

From 1995 to 2006, Raw was shown on The Sports Network (TSN) until it moved to rival sports broadcaster The Score (now renamed Sportsnet 360) after it was announced that TSN would be carrying Monday Night Football for the 2006 season. This meant that Canadian viewers would have to watch via tape-delay, as The Score did not broadcast Raw live at that time. Around that time, The Score aired Countdown to Raw until May 2013 when Raw is shown live to match the United States airtime.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ca/scoretv/programs.aspx?progID=114|title=WWE Raw on FOX8|publisher=Fox8|access-date=August 21, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Canada |title=WWE Canada Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608172957/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Canada |archive-date=June 8, 2009 }} It was also shown on CKVR-TV in Barrie and CKMI-TV in Quebec until 2009.

During its run on TSN, which aired live, Raw occasionally had been censored live for extremely violent scenes, or when female wrestlers or characters were assaulted by male wrestlers (particularly one segment that featured the 3-Minute Warning assaulting Kitana Baker). These actions are supposed to be in order to meet Canadian broadcast standards, with repeat broadcasts often more heavily edited. This move had disappointed many wrestling fans over the years, and is unusual since the violence of wrestling scenes are not significantly different from other television programs aired on regular Canadian networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2004/040720A.php |title=CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL NATIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES PANEL TSN re an episode of WWE |work=cbsc.ca |publisher=Canadian Association of Broadcasters |date=May 11, 2004 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521224601/http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2004/040720A.php |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2004/040720Aappendix.pdf |title=TSN re an episode of WWE (CBSC Decision 02/03-1656, May 11, 2004) |work=cbsc.ca |publisher=Canadian Association of Broadcasters |date=May 11, 2004 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711055113/http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2004/040720Aappendix.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2012 }}

Due to Rogers holding the rights to the National Hockey League broadcasts, Raw also aired on its OLN channel (now Bravo).{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/wwe/article/how-to-watch-monday-night-raw-on-april-25-may-2-may-9/|title=How to watch Monday Night Raw on April 25, May 2 & May 9|work=Sportsnet.ca|date=April 24, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425091745/https://www.sportsnet.ca/wwe/article/how-to-watch-monday-night-raw-on-april-25-may-2-may-9/|url-status=live}}

All archived broadcasts of Raw were available on the WWE Network until its closure in December 2024. Since January 1, 2025, WWE’s Canadian broadcast rights are held by Netflix. Select archived episodes are available for streaming on Netflix under the title Raw Vault, with live broadcasts beginning on January 6.

Raw airs live in the MENA region on Shahid streaming platform Tuesday mornings, and later on the same day, a one-hour version airs on MBC Action at 8 PM Egypt Standard Time.{{cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2022/03-23-2022|title=WWE® & MBC GROUP ANNOUNCE MAJOR BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP IN MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA|access-date=2022-03-23|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|archive-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326000240/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2022/03-23-2022|url-status=live}} It also airs on FM1 in Iran and{{cite web|url=http://schedules.wwe.com/schedules/television/iran.html|title=Iran|access-date=May 16, 2010|publisher=WWE}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tensports.com/tvschedule/|title=Sony TEN TV Schedule|publisher=Sony TEN|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-date=March 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304065059/https://www.sonypicturessportsnetwork.com/|url-status=live}} on Sport 1 and Sport 1 HD in Israel.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Israel|title=WWE Israel Scheduling|access-date=August 21, 2009|publisher=WWE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616145639/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Israel|archive-date=June 16, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sport1.co.il/?q=schedule|title=Sport 1 Schedule|access-date=August 21, 2009|publisher=Sky Sport 1|language=he|archive-date=August 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818202443/http://www.sport1.co.il/?q=schedule|url-status=dead}} In 2017, Raw began airing on S Sport and S Sport Plus in Turkey, continuing until 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/turkey |title=Show Listings – Turkey |work=WWE |access-date=May 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521091603/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/turkey |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}

In Germany, Raw airs live and is on-demand on the Website of Bild, only for Bild+ Subscribers and with German commentary on ProSieben MAXX every Wednesday at 10pm.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/3_13_14.jsp|title=WWE and Prosiebensat.1 Announce Multi-Platform Partnership|publisher=WWE|access-date=April 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082525/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/3_13_14.jsp|archive-date=April 7, 2014}} In Belgium, Raw airs on ABXplore (in French) and on Play6.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Belgium|title=WWE Belgium Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612234025/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Belgium|archive-date=June 12, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ab3.be/guide-programmes/sport-Catch-RAW-285.aspx|title=WWE Raw on AB3|access-date=October 9, 2009|publisher=AB3|language=nl, fr, de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922235125/http://www.ab3.be/guide-programmes/sport-Catch-RAW-285.aspx|archive-date=September 22, 2009}}

In Czech Republic, Raw airs on Nova Sport.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Czech%20Republic|title=WWE Czech republic Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626063800/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Czech%20Republic|archive-date=June 26, 2009}}

In France, Raw airs on AB1 every Wednesday with French commentary.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/France |title=WWE France Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609064137/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/France |archive-date=June 9, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nt1.tv/guide-programmes/sport-Catch-RAW-432.aspx|title=WWE Raw Official NT1 Website|publisher=NT1|access-date=August 21, 2009|language=fr|archive-date=August 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823005321/http://www.nt1.tv/guide-programmes/sport-Catch-RAW-432.aspx|url-status=live}}

In Italy, Raw airs live on Discovery Plus and with the Italian commentary 7 days after on DMAX.

In Lithuania, Raw airs on BTV.{{cite web|url=http://www.btv.lt/laida/132-amerikietiskos-imtynes/3242|title=Amerikietiskos-imtynes|access-date=May 20, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219004944/http://www.btv.lt/laida/132-amerikietiskos-imtynes/3242|archive-date=February 19, 2013}}

In Poland, Raw airs on Extreme Sports Channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Poland|title=WWE Poland Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608211053/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Poland|archive-date=June 8, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.extremesportschannel.pl/OnTV.aspx|title=Extreme Sports Channel Television schedule|date=August 21, 2009|publisher=Extreme Sports Channel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207025638/http://www.extremesportschannel.pl/OnTv.aspx|archive-date=December 7, 2009}}

In Portugal, Raw airs live on Sport TV{{cite web|url=https://espanol.wwe.com/worldwide/article/pt/wwe-sport-tv-announce-multi-year-agreement|title=WWE e SPORT TV anunciam acordo para transmitir Raw e SmackDown em Portugal|date=October 24, 2017|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025031530/http://espanol.wwe.com/worldwide/article/pt/wwe-sport-tv-announce-multi-year-agreement|url-status=live}} with Portuguese commentary. In Romania, Raw airs on Telekom Sport.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Romania|title=WWE Romania Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613001123/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Romania|archive-date=June 13, 2009}}

In Russia, there is currently no broadcaster of the programme.{{cite web|url=https://pwnews.net/news/2020-01-03-15050|title=WWE returns to Russian television and will be broadcast on the Match TV channel! Fighter|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104053907/https://pwnews.net/news/2020-01-03-15050|url-status=live}} Raw previously aired on Match! Fighter with Russian commentary until 2022, when WWE ceased broadcasting their programs and Premium Live Events in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web|url=https://matchtv.ru/edinoborstva/matchtvvideo_NI1134469_translation_WWE_Raw|title=WWE RAW on Матч! Боец|date=January 7, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104053939/https://matchtv.ru/edinoborstva/matchtvvideo_NI1134469_translation_WWE_Raw|url-status=live}}

In Serbia, Raw airs on Prva Srpska Televizija.,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Serbia|title=WWE Serbia Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007082852/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Serbia|archive-date=October 7, 2010}} like it airs on OBN in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on RTL 2 in Croatia.

In Spain, Raw aired on Mega every Saturday at 1pm with Spanish commentary.{{cite web |last1=Nieto |first1=Cristina |title=Atresmedia emitirá la programación de 'WWE Raw' y 'SmackDown' en España |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/atresmedia-emitira-programacion-programas-wwe-raw-smackdown-espana-90798/ |website=FormulaTV |access-date=31 October 2019 |language=es |date=29 March 2019 |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229064223/https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/atresmedia-emitira-programacion-programas-wwe-raw-smackdown-espana-90798/ |url-status=live }}

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Raw airs live on Netflix as well as Smackdown and NXT.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-05 |title=WWE Raw debut on Netflix UK start time and live stream with huge returns |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/05/wwe-raw-netflix-livestream-7-22293955/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Metro |language=en}}

Raw airs live on Sony Ten 1 and Sony Ten 1 HD in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Bangladesh |title=WWE Bangladesh Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=October 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704112912/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Bangladesh |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Sri%20Lanka|title=WWE Sri Lanka Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=March 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202211755/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Sri%20Lanka|archive-date=February 2, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Bhutan|title=WWE Bhutan Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704112917/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Bhutan|archive-date=July 4, 2009}} It airs on Ten Sports in Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Pakistan |title=WWE Pakistan Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603212138/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Pakistan |archive-date=June 3, 2010 }} Raw airs on Mola TV On-Demand in Indonesia.{{cite web |date=2020-03-27 |title=Segera di Mola TV |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PH5A_ldYw |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/mola.sport/2274071041247925808 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}} In India Raw is aired Live and Replays are available via the Over-The-Top Service in SonyLiv which also provides its own section of WWE Network as a Separate Subscription.

Raw streams live in the Philippines on Blast TV (formerly TapGO) with a live and encore telecast on TAP Sports & Blast Sports on the same day.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Philippines|title=WWE Philippines Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209042142/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Philippines|url-status=dead}}

Raw airs live on Starhub's Hub Sports 2 in Singapore.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/singapore |title=WWE Singapore Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531220850/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/singapore |archive-date=May 31, 2014 }}

Raw airs on Astro's Sport Plus in Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=Astro Content |url=https://content.astro.com.my/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=content.astro.com.my |language=en}}

Raw airs both live and delayed on Fox8 and Thursday nights on 9Go! as a one-hour version in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8.tv/shows/raw|title=WWE Raw on Fox8's official Website|publisher=Fox8|access-date=May 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525133840/http://www.fox8.tv/shows/raw|archive-date=May 25, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Australia |title=WWE Australia Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628175811/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Australia |archive-date=June 28, 2009 }}

Raw airs on Abema in Japan.{{Cite web |last=TIMES編集部 |first=ABEMA |date=2023-09-28 |title=「ABEMA」、WWE『RAW』&『SMACKDOWN』を国内独占放送！ 中邑真輔「ABEMAでWWE漬けに」 {{!}} 告知 {{!}} ABEMA TIMES {{!}} アベマタイムズ |url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10097209 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=ABEMA TIMES |language=ja}}

Raw airs live on Sky 5 and Friday nights on Sky Open as a one-hour version in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/wwe-sky-new-zealand-extend-partnership|title=WWE and SKY extend long-standing partnership in New Zealand|author=WWE|date=17 December 2018|access-date=28 December 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035153/https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/wwe-sky-new-zealand-extend-partnership|url-status=live}}

Raw airs in China on various local networks within China{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/china|title=WWE China Scheduling|access-date=December 29, 2011|publisher=WWE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110021301/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/china|archive-date=January 10, 2012}} and Videoland Television Network in Taiwan in both English and Thai.{{cite web|url=http://www.truevisionstv.com/trueworld.aspx?key=WWE&date=0&w=0&chid=0&pk=0&mode=3|title=WWE program schedules in TrueVisions|publisher=TrueVisions|access-date=June 6, 2010|language=en, th|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717104953/http://www.truevisionstv.com/trueworld.aspx?key=WWE&date=0&w=0&chid=0&pk=0&mode=3|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}

Raw airs on ViuTVsix in Hong Kong, on Ten Sports in Pakistan, and on IB Sports in South Korea.

Raw airs live on Fox Sports in Mexico{{cite web|url=http://www.esmas.com/canal5/|title=Canal 5 Website|publisher=Canal 5|access-date=August 21, 2009|archive-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405093928/http://www2.esmas.com/canal5|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Mexico |title=WWE Mexico Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209003431/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Mexico |archive-date=February 9, 2010 }} and across Central and South America.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/2014_9_17.jsp|title=WWE and Fox Sports Latin America Announce Partnership|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018013358/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/2014_9_17.jsp|archive-date=October 18, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://espanol.wwe.com/shows/|title=WWE's Spanish Language website|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 1, 2016|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429042607/http://espanol.wwe.com/shows|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/WWECorporate-2011.02.23.jsp|title=WWE launches in Brazil|publisher=WWE|access-date=February 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319154140/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/WWECorporate-2011.02.23.jsp|archive-date=March 19, 2011}} It also airs on La Red in Chile,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/chile|title=WWE's Chile Schedule|publisher=WWE|access-date=March 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102154340/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/chile|archive-date=January 2, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lared.cl/programas/mas/wwe|title=La Red Schedule|access-date=March 18, 2013|publisher=La Red|archive-date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429010135/http://www.lared.cl/programas/mas/wwe/|url-status=live}} Unitel in Bolivia,{{cite web|url=http://www.redpat.tv/web%20pat/programacion.php|title=Programacion|access-date=May 16, 2012|publisher=redpat.tv|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511222211/http://www.redpat.tv/web%20pat/programacion.php|archive-date=May 11, 2012}} Canal Uno in Colombia,{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808006495/en/WWE%C2%AE-Canal-1-Announce-Agreement-Televise-Raw%C2%AE|title=WWE® and Canal 1 Announce Agreement to Televise Raw® and SmackDown® in Colombia|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2017|publisher=Business Wire|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808224559/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808006495/en/WWE%C2%AE-Canal-1-Announce-Agreement-Televise-Raw%C2%AE|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://watchwrestling2k.com/watch-wwe-smackdown-live-92518/|title=WWE® and Canal 1 Announce Agreement to Televise Raw® and SmackDown LIVE® in Colombia|access-date=August 8, 2017|publisher=Business Wire|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928221623/http://watchwrestling2k.com/watch-wwe-smackdown-live-92518/|url-status=live}} Teleamazonas in Ecuador,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/ecuador|title=WWE Ecuador Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112044833/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/ecuador|archive-date=January 12, 2012}} Andina de Televisión in Peru,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Peru|title=WWE Peru Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621180912/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Peru|archive-date=June 21, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.atv.com.pe/programacion/programacion_portada.asp|title=ATV Television guide|publisher=ATV|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822024153/http://www.atv.com.pe/programacion/programacion_portada.asp|archive-date=August 22, 2009}} Repretel: Canal 11 in Costa Rica, Canal VTV in El Salvador,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/El%20Salvador|title=WWE El Salvador Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724162838/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/El%20Salvador|archive-date=July 24, 2009}} Canal 5 in Honduras,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Honduras|title=WWE Honduras Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728053749/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Honduras|archive-date=July 28, 2009}} RPC Canal 4 in Panama{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Panama|title=WWE Panama Scheduling|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810100017/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/Panama|archive-date=August 10, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rpctv.com/programacion/|title=RPC Canal 4 Television guide|publisher=WWE|access-date=August 21, 2009|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707104158/http://www.rpctv.com/programacion/|archive-date=July 7, 2009}} and Imagen Televisión in Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2018/06-01-2018|title=IMAGEN TELEVISIÓN TO TELEVISE RAW® AND SMACKDOWN® IN MEXICO|publisher=WWE|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=June 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605123457/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2018/06-01-2018|url-status=live}} It is assumed that all of these channels will lose their rights in their respective countries in January 2025 as Netflix acquired the rights to Raw in Latin America.

Previously the rights to broadcast Raw, along with other WWE shows, were held by free-to-air broadcaster e.tv.{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Local/0,6119,2-1225-1242_1294527,00.html|title=Get ready to rumble|date=2002-12-06|access-date=2006-05-28|publisher=News24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220056/http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Local/0,6119,2-1225-1242_1294527,00.html|archive-date=30 September 2007|url-status=dead}} Raw would play on Sundays in the evening, with a 7-day delay, edited to one hour and was the most watched program on the channel. However, in 2017 e.tv decided not to renew its broadcasting deal with WWE.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/default.aspx|title=TVSA – South Africa's TV Website {{!}} TVSA|website=www.tvsa.co.za|access-date=2019-12-20|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222142510/https://www.tvsa.co.za/default.aspx|url-status=live}} The rights were later resold to SuperSport (the initial broadcasters of WWE programming).{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/South%20Africa |title=WWE South Africa Scheduling |publisher=WWE |access-date=August 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317143459/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/television/rw/country/South%20Africa |archive-date=March 17, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.etv.co.za/extended/about/wwe_raw|title=About WWE Raw|publisher=E.tv|access-date=August 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413014606/http://www.etv.co.za/extended/about/wwe_raw|archive-date=April 13, 2010}}{{Failed verification|date=November 2019|reason=Outdated, says e.tv instead of SuperSport.}}

In 2019 SuperSport, along with its parent company MultiChoice, signed a deal to broadcast the 24-hour WWE channel as a pop-up channel for five months on their DStv platform.{{cite web|url=https://www.slamforce-africa.com/2019/08/06/dstv-launches-wwe-pop-up-channel/|title=DSTV Launches WWE Pop-Up Channel – SLAMFORCE AFRICA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-20|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220071500/https://www.slamforce-africa.com/2019/08/06/dstv-launches-wwe-pop-up-channel/|url-status=live}} It is now a permanent channel on DStv under the channel number 128

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