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*November 29, 1999 - The in-storyline of Stephanie McMahon and Test is interrupted by Triple H, who shows a video of himself and a drugged Stephanie getting married in a Las Vegas chapel. This was the beginning of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction storyline. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon would get married in real life in the fall of 2003.
*November 29, 1999 - The in-storyline of Stephanie McMahon and Test is interrupted by Triple H, who shows a video of himself and a drugged Stephanie getting married in a Las Vegas chapel. This was the beginning of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction storyline. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon would get married in real life in the fall of 2003.
*January 31, 2000 - WWE debut of The Radicalz (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero). They would be the last WCW wrestlers to go to WWE after appearing on ''Nitro'' the week prior, or the same night.
*January 31, 2000 - WWE debut of The Radicalz (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero). They would be the last WCW wrestlers to go to WWE after appearing on ''Nitro'' the week prior, or the same night.
*June 26, 2000 - Raw after the 2000 King of the Ring pay-per-view. Vince McMahon delivers his "Genetic Jackhammer" promo that would write him out of WWE storylines until December, so he could focus on getting the XFL ready. The "Genetic Jackhammer" promo would end up being a gimmick of sorts for the Mr. McMahon character. That same night, Shawn Michaels announced the new commissioner would be Mick Foley. Foley would remain commissioner until December.
*September 25, 2000 - ''Raw'' begins airing on TNN (now Spike TV).
*September 25, 2000 - ''Raw'' begins airing on TNN (now Spike TV).
*March 5, 2001 - Paul Heyman replaces Jerry "The King" Lawler as Color Commentator after Lawler walked out of the company with his wife, Stacy "The Kat" Carter.
*March 5, 2001 - Paul Heyman replaces Jerry "The King" Lawler as Color Commentator after Lawler walked out of the company with his wife, Stacy "The Kat" Carter.
*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.
*April 1, 2001 - The first episode of ''Raw'' after the WWE Draft. Both belts for the Undisputed WWE Championship are replaced with a new belt, presented to Triple H by Ric Flair.
*April 1, 2002 - The first episode of ''Raw'' after the WWE Draft. Both belts for the Undisputed WWE Championship are replaced with a new belt, presented to Triple H by Ric Flair. A new set and theme song also debuted this episode. The theme song "Across the Nation" by The Union Underground, would be the theme song to Raw until 2006.
*July 15, 2002 - Eric Bischoff debuts on ''Raw'' as the General Manager.
*July 15, 2002 - Eric Bischoff debuts on ''Raw'' as the General Manager.
*September 2, 2002 - After Brock Lesnar signed exclusively with SmackDown, making the Undisputed WWE Championship once again the WWE Championship. Eric Bischoff came out with the World Championship Belt from earlier in the year, renaming it the World Heavyweight Championship, and awarding it to Triple H.
*September 2, 2002 - After Brock Lesnar signed exclusively with SmackDown, making the Undisputed WWE Championship once again the WWE Championship. Eric Bischoff came out with the World Championship Belt from earlier in the year, renaming it the World Heavyweight Championship, and awarding it to Triple H.
*''Viewer's Choice Raw'' (June 7, 2010) Best known for the debut of The Nexus, which would begin a storyline that would last for the rest of 2010.
*''Viewer's Choice Raw'' (June 7, 2010) Best known for the debut of The Nexus, which would begin a storyline that would last for the rest of 2010.
*''Old School Raw'' (November 15, 2010) The set, graphics, and pyro were designed to look like the 1993 format.
*''Old School Raw'' (November 15, 2010) The set, graphics, and pyro were designed to look like the 1993 format.
*February 14, 2011 - The Rock appears on WWE programming for the first time since 2004. He is announced as the guest host for WrestleMania XXVII.
*April 11, 2011 - After a neck injury, Edge announces his retirement.
*April 11, 2011 - After a neck injury, Edge announces his retirement.
*''The Rock's Birthday Bash'' (May 2, 2011) - This was also the day [[Osama bin Laden]] was killed. On Raw, The Rock led the crowd in the [[Pledge of Allegiance]]. Ring announcer Lillian Garcia sang [[The Star Spangled Banner]] at the start of the show. At the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view the night before, the news of Bin Laden's death began to come out near the end of the show. John Cena broke the news to those in attendance at the pay-per-view.
*''The Rock's Birthday Bash'' (May 2, 2011) - This was also the day [[Osama bin Laden]] was killed. On Raw, The Rock led the crowd in the [[Pledge of Allegiance]]. Ring announcer Lillian Garcia sang [[The Star Spangled Banner]] at the start of the show. At the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view the night before, the news of Bin Laden's death began to come out near the end of the show. John Cena broke the news to those in attendance at the pay-per-view.