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The Manhattan Center became a hot spot for "big band" dances as well as trade shows, union meetings and other social functions. WWE Raw recorded its inaugural episode at the Grand Ballroom on January 11, 1993. A special Raw 25th anniversary special was co-hosted with the Barclays Center on January 22, 2018.
The Monday Night Raw debut episode was a professional wrestling event that marked the debut of WWE's (then WWF) weekly WWE Raw television program. The event took place on January 11, 1993. [1] The show aired live on the USA Network, taking place at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. [2]
Episode Date Location Venue Rating Notes Raw ' s 2nd Anniversary : January 9 Houston, Texas: The Summit: 2.1 [1]: Raw ' s 2nd Anniversary marked the event with a very Special King's Court hosted by Jerry Lawler with special guest William Shatner, & WWF Intercontinental Championship match with Razor Ramon defending the title in a winning effort against Owen Hart.
Previously the rights to broadcast Raw, along with other WWE shows, were held by free-to-air broadcaster e.tv. [153] 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. [154]
Later at the Manhattan Center, D-Generation X (X-Pac, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and The New Age Outlaws), Razor Ramon, and Bálor Club (Finn Bálor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) appeared in the ring to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Raw and to exchange "Too Sweets" before being interrupted by The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson).
"RAW is WAR" logo used from March 10, 1997 to October 1, 2001 Jerry Lawler, who was the longtime color commentator of Raw since April 10, 1995 until December 29, 2014, left Raw to join the SmackDown broadcast team on January 15, 2015, during its move to Thursday nights on Syfy
The first episode featured Sean Mooney reporting from the streets of New York City and interviews by Bobby Heenan, Yokozuna defeating Koko B. Ware, The Steiner Brothers defeating The Executioners; WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeating Max Moon; and The Undertaker defeating Damien Demento.
The Hammerstein Ballroom is a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m 2) ballroom located within the Manhattan Center at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.The capacity of the ballroom is dependent on the configuration of the room; it seats 2,000 people for theatrical productions and musical performances, and several thousand for events held within a central ring.