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*April 13, 1998 - Raw wins the Monday Night Wars for the first time in 84 weeks.
*April 13, 1998 - Raw wins the Monday Night Wars for the first time in 84 weeks.
*January 4, 1999 - Mick Foley wins the WWE Championship. Since the show was taped, the results were read on WCW Nitro. Immediately after the results were read, around 700,000 viewers switched from Nitro to Raw to see Foley win. This was also the same night the "Fingerpoke of Doom" happened on Nitro. Many cite this as the beginning of the fall for WCW.
*January 4, 1999 - Mick Foley wins the WWE Championship. Since the show was taped, the results were read on WCW Nitro. Immediately after the results were read, around 700,000 viewers switched from Nitro to Raw to see Foley win. This was also the same night the "Fingerpoke of Doom" happened on Nitro. Many cite this as the beginning of the fall for WCW.
*''Raw Is Owen'' (May 24, 1999) - Owen Hart Tribute Show
*September 27, 1999 - The "This Is Your Life" segment featuring Mick Foley and the Rock, airs. It generates the highest Raw rating ever, with an 8.4.
*September 27, 1999 - The "This Is Your Life" segment featuring Mick Foley and the Rock, airs. It generates the highest Raw rating ever, with an 8.4.
*''Raw Is Owen'' (May 24, 1999) - Owen Hart Tribute Show
*September 25, 2000 - ''Raw'' begins airing on TNN (now Spike TV).
*March 26, 2001 - Final night of the Monday Night Wars as well as the Raw before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''.
*March 26, 2001 - Final night of the Monday Night Wars as well as the Raw before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''.
*July 2, 2001 - The final 20 minutes of ''Raw'' are given to WCW. The match was Booker T vs. Buff Bagwell for the WCW Championship. The segment was poorly received.
*October 1, 2001 - Following the end of the Monday Night Wars, as well as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, ''Raw is War'' changes it's name back to ''Raw''.
*October 1, 2001 - Following the end of the Monday Night Wars, as well as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, ''Raw is War'' changes it's name back to ''Raw''.
*March 18, 2002 - WWE television debut of Brock Lesnar.
*March 18, 2002 - WWE television debut of Brock Lesnar.
*May 6, 2002 - First episode of ''Raw'' under the WWE name.
*May 6, 2002 - First episode of ''Raw'' under the WWE name.
*March 25, 2002 - The First WWE Draft
*March 25, 2002 - The First WWE Draft
*July 15, 2002 - Eric Bischoff debuts on ''Raw'' as the General Manager.
*''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003)
*''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003)
*October 3, 2005 - ''Raw'' returns to the USA Network.
*Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show (November 14, 2005)
*Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show (November 14, 2005)
*''Tribute to the Troops'' (December 19, 2005)
*''Tribute to the Troops'' (December 19, 2005)