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| | *Series Premiere (January 11, 1993) | | *Series Premiere (January 11, 1993) |
| | *November 4, 1996 - The "Pillman's Got A Gun" segment. In storyline, Steve Austin breaks into Brian Pillman's house, with the latter pulling a gun on Austin. Many cite this segment as the beginnings of the Attitude Era. | | *November 4, 1996 - The "Pillman's Got A Gun" segment. In storyline, Steve Austin breaks into Brian Pillman's house, with the latter pulling a gun on Austin. Many cite this segment as the beginnings of the Attitude Era. |
| − | *March 17, 1997 - After a Cage Match, Bret Hart snaps on RAW, launching into a vicious in-storyline verbal tirade. | + | *March 10, 1997 - ''Raw'' is renamed ''Raw is War''. |
| | + | *March 17, 1997 - After a Cage Match, Bret Hart snaps on ''Raw'', launching into a vicious in-storyline verbal tirade. |
| | *November 10, 1997 - Raw after the Montreal Screwjob, which took place at the 1997 Survivor Series. | | *November 10, 1997 - Raw after the Montreal Screwjob, which took place at the 1997 Survivor Series. |
| − | *March 30, 1998 - Raw after WrestleMania XIV. Triple H takes over as leader of DX, Sean Waltman returns as X-Pac. First official Raw of the Attitude Era. | + | *March 30, 1998 - ''Raw'' after WrestleMania XIV. Triple H takes over as leader of DX, Sean Waltman returns as X-Pac. First official ''Raw'' of the Attitude Era. |
| | + | *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. |
| | + | *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 | | *''Raw Is Owen'' (May 24, 1999) - Owen Hart Tribute Show |
| | *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''. |
| | + | *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 25, 2002 - The First WWE Draft | | *March 25, 2002 - The First WWE Draft |
| | *''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003) | | *''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003) |
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| | *''Tribute to the Troops'' (December 19, 2005) | | *''Tribute to the Troops'' (December 19, 2005) |
| | *Chris Benoit Memorial (June 25, 2007) | | *Chris Benoit Memorial (June 25, 2007) |
| − | *Trump Raw (June 22, 2009) - The first commercial-free RAW. | + | *Trump Raw (June 22, 2009) - The first commercial-free Raw. |
| − | *January 4, 2010 - Bret Hart appears on RAW for the first time since 1997. | + | *January 4, 2010 - Bret Hart appears on Raw for the first time since 1997. |
| | *''Monday Night SmackDown'' (April 19, 2010) - Due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland, most of the RAW roster remained in Belfast after a European tour. As a result, the SmackDown roster was featured. Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, and Ryan Phillipe from the film ''MacGruber,'' made guest appearances. | | *''Monday Night SmackDown'' (April 19, 2010) - Due to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland, most of the RAW roster remained in Belfast after a European tour. As a result, the SmackDown roster was featured. Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, and Ryan Phillipe from the film ''MacGruber,'' made guest appearances. |
| | *''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. |
| | *''The Rock's Birthday Bash'' (May 2, 2011) | | *''The Rock's Birthday Bash'' (May 2, 2011) |
| − | *''Raw 1000'' (July 23, 2012) 1,000th episode of RAW. | + | *June 27, 2011 - CM Punk delivers his now-infamous pipebomb promo. As a result, he turns babyface after being a heel with stables such as the Straight Edge Society and The New Nexus. |
| | + | *''Raw 1000'' (July 23, 2012) 1,000th episode of ''Raw''. |
| | *''Raw 20th Anniversary'' (January 14, 2013) | | *''Raw 20th Anniversary'' (January 14, 2013) |
| | *''The Ultimate Warrior Tribute Show'' (April 14, 2014) Tribute show for the Ultimate Warrior, who had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame a week prior, and died just two days later. | | *''The Ultimate Warrior Tribute Show'' (April 14, 2014) Tribute show for the Ultimate Warrior, who had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame a week prior, and died just two days later. |