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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 ...
The WWF also decided to run Raw as a live show more often to combat Nitro, with the normal schedule being one live Raw followed by a taped episode. On February 3, 1997, Raw went to a two-hour format, [ 1 ] to compete with the extra hour on Nitro, as an edgier, more hostile attitude was starting to come in full stream in the WWF.
At the time, Hart was the WWF Champion, and wanted to part ways with the WWF amicably, and had agreed to vacate the title following a farewell speech on the November 10, 1997 broadcast of Raw Is War in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which would take place one day after the 1997 Survivor Series in Montreal. Although McMahon agreed to the arrangement ...
The show premiered as WWF Wrestling Challenge and became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show comprised matches, pre-match interviews, enhancement talent matches, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media ...
The next night on Raw Is War, Regal lost the European Championship to Test. [56] On 8 March episode of SmackDown!, Regal became the new WWF commissioner, after defeating Al Snow. [57] Regal later became the on-screen commissioner and self-proclaimed "Goodwill Ambassador" of the WWF and was given a comedy sidekick in Tajiri.
Stone Cold Steve Austin rivalry with Vince McMahon is often cited as having turned the tides for WWF in the Monday Night War against rival promotion WCW. [42] As the Monday Night War continued between Raw Is War and WCW's Nitro, the WWF would transform itself from a family-friendly product into a more adult-oriented product, known as the ...
Upon the launch of the TV Parental Guidelines in 1997, WWF (WWE was known as the World Wrestling Federation until May 2002) programming was rated TV-PG. Beginning with the January 18, 1999 episode, Raw shifted to a TV-14 rating amidst direct competition with World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) flagship show Nitro during the Monday Night War ...
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) 1 Mankind: November 2, 1998: Raw is War: Houston, Texas: 1 28 WWF Chairman Vince McMahon awarded Mankind with the title. 2 Big Boss Man: November 30, 1998: Raw is War: Baltimore, Maryland: 1 15 This was a ladder match 3 Road Dogg: December 15, 1998: Raw is War: Spokane, Washington: 1 61 Aired on tape delay on ...