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| | *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. |
| | + | *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. |
| | *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. |
| | *October 21, 2002 - The infamous "Katie Vick Funeral" segment. The segment featured Triple H, posing as Kane, at a funeral home where he precedes to have mock intercourse with a dummy in a casket. The segment was panned and poorly received, with many citing that it was in bad taste. | | *October 21, 2002 - The infamous "Katie Vick Funeral" segment. The segment featured Triple H, posing as Kane, at a funeral home where he precedes to have mock intercourse with a dummy in a casket. The segment was panned and poorly received, with many citing that it was in bad taste. |
| | *''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003) | | *''Raw X Anniversary'' (January 13, 2003) |
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| | *''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) - 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. |
| | *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. | | *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 1000'' (July 23, 2012) 1,000th episode of ''Raw''. |