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WWE Raw has been known by many names, including:
The name "WWF Warzone" was used for the second hour of "WWF Raw Is War" as a way to split the show into two seperate shows and charge a higher advertisement rate in the second hour. This process was eventually dropped. The title was simplified again in 2001 when WWE dropped the words "Is War" in response to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks and the resulting war on terror. The name was again changed in 2002 when WWE lost its court case with the World Wildlife Fund. The initials "WWF" were no longer allowed to be used and were changed to WWE.
RAW has previously been aired on the USA Network. The only networks to have aired RAW are the USA Network and TNN, which is now Spike TV.
There is also a sister show titled WWE Sunday Night HEAT which airs on Spike TV at 7:00 post-meridian Eastern Standard Time on Sundays.
The current Raw is the successor to "WWF Monday Night RAW", which first aired in 1993 on USA Network. The original Raw broke new ground in televised professional wrestling. Traditionally, wrestling shows were taped on sound stages with small audiences, or at large arena shows. RAW originated from a small New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, theater, the Manhattan Center, and aired live each week. The combination of an intimate venue and live action proved highly successful. However, the weekly live schedule proved to be a financial drain on WWE, and taped shows began airing every other week. Eventually, RAW aired live shows only about once per month, with the other shows being taped.
WCWWorld Championship Wrestling or WCW was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. It was owned by Ted Turner, then AOL Time Warner. The formation of this group was confusing. WCW was a former member of the National Wrestling Allia, with the deep pockets of Ted TurnerRobert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. He is best known for founding CNN and Turner Classic Movies, his failed marriage to Jane Fonda, and his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations (see Uni backing the promotion, then began Monday Nitro, which aired live each week. On several occasions, World Championship Wrestling head Eric BischoffEric Bischoff (born May 27, 1957) is a performer for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is the former president of World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He started his career in professional wrestling as an announcer in the 1980s for the American Wrestling A, who was also an on-air personality, gave away the results of WWF's taped RAW shows on the live WCW show (a tactic that backfired when they announced Mick FoleyMichael Francis "Mick" Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American professional wrestler. He has wrestled under the names Cactus Jack Dude Love Mankind and Mick Foley . Biography Foley was noted for his hardcore matches, which frequently involved some kind o's first WWF title victory, causing millions of viewers to switch to RAW to see it). Under this pressure, the WWE started presenting RAW live every week, and has continued with live shows ever since, even after the demise of WCW. Although RAW 's sister show, SmackDown!SmackDown is a professional wrestling show that airs in the USA on the UPN Network and in Canada on The Score Network. It is produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, formerly known as the WWF. The SmackDown! Superstars will typically perform four shows, has had a couple of live shows, it has never continually been aired live. WWE normally tapes a Tuesday night SmackDown! show for airing on Thursday night of the same week.