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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]
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.
AT&T Center: 3.4 [13] Raw on Sci Fi: August 25 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Wachovia Center: A special episode of Raw that aired on Sci Fi for one night only. Raw ' s 800th Episode Celebration November 3 Tampa, Florida: St. Pete Times Forum: 3.4 [13] Celebrated the show's 800th episode. 2008 Slammy Awards: December 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...
In an episode where Raw returned to the Manhattan Center, the challenge was answered with Taz, Mikey Whipwreck, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, D-Von Dudley, and The Sandman and "ECW representative" Paul Heyman appearing and performing ECW-style matches for the WWF audience. [5]
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).
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.
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.