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*September 4, 1995 - First night of the Monday Night Wars.
*September 4, 1995 - First night of the Monday Night Wars.
*January 8, 1996 - WWE debut of Steve Austin.
*January 8, 1996 - WWE debut of Steve Austin.
*April 1, 1996 - WWE debut of Mick Foley.
*April 1, 1996 - WWE debut of Mick Foley who, at the time, was using his character, Mankind.
*September 23, 1996 - The debut of the "Fake" Diesel and Razor Ramon characters. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, who played the characters respectively during their time in WWE, had left for WCW earlier in the year. However, WWE still owned the rights to the names. Razor Ramon was played by Rick Bognar and Diesel was played by Glen Jacobs. Jacobs would go on to become Kane about a year later, in October 1997. The segment has been panned as well as being known for one of the more stranger ''Raw'' segments.
*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 10, 1997 - ''Raw'' is renamed ''Raw is War''.
*March 10, 1997 - ''Raw'' is renamed ''Raw is War''.
*November 17, 1997 - In response to the fallout from the Montreal Screwjob, Jim Ross conducts an interview with Vince McMahon. The interview, which would dub the phrases "Time Honored Tradition" and "Bret Screwed Bret", would remain controversial for years to come. The same night, Rick Rude would appear on both ''Raw'' and ''Nitro'', with ''Nitro'' being aired live.
*November 17, 1997 - In response to the fallout from the Montreal Screwjob, Jim Ross conducts an interview with Vince McMahon. The interview, which would dub the phrases "Time Honored Tradition" and "Bret Screwed Bret", would remain controversial for years to come. The same night, Rick Rude would appear on both ''Raw'' and ''Nitro'', with ''Nitro'' being aired live.
*December 15, 1997 - In a pre-taped message before the start of ''Raw is War'', Vince McMahon a "new era" of programming, declaring "Raw and War Zone are the cures for the common show".
*December 15, 1997 - In a pre-taped message before the start of ''Raw is War'', Vince McMahon a "new era" of programming, declaring "Raw and War Zone are the cures for the common show".
*January 19, 1998 - Raw after the 1998 Royal Rumble. However, this Raw is best know for the WWE debut of Mike Tyson. In a famous segment, Tyson is introduced to the ring by Vince McMahon, where it is announced he would be the Special Guest Enforcer as WrestleMania XIV. Stone Cold Steve Austin comes down, and a fight ensues between Tyson and Austin. The inclusion of Tyson in WWE Programming leading up to WrestleMania XIV would garner major media attention, and would eventually help WWE gain the upper hand in the Monday Night Wars.
*January 19, 1998 - Raw after the 1998 Royal Rumble. However, this Raw is best known for the WWE debut of Mike Tyson. In a famous segment, Tyson is introduced to the ring by Vince McMahon, where it is announced he would be the Special Guest Enforcer as WrestleMania XIV. Stone Cold Steve Austin comes down, and a fight ensues between Tyson and Austin. The inclusion of Tyson in WWE Programming leading up to WrestleMania XIV would garner major media attention, and would eventually help WWE gain the upper hand in the Monday Night Wars.
*March 2, 1998 - Debut of the "scratch logo" on ''Raw is War''. The logo made it's official debut a few months prior on November 9, 1997 in the "Try Lacing My Boots" promo.
*March 2, 1998 - Debut of the "scratch logo" on ''Raw is War''. The logo made it's official debut a few months prior on November 9, 1997 in the "Try Lacing My Boots" promo.
*March 30, 1998 - ''Raw'' after WrestleMania XIV. Triple H takes over as leader of DX, Sean Waltman returns as X-Pac. Triple H begins to refer to DX as the DX Army. 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. Triple H begins to refer to DX as the DX Army. First official ''Raw'' of the Attitude Era.
*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''.
*September 10, 2012 - At around 10:00 pm, Jerry "The King" Lawler suffers a heart attack live on air. During a tag team match between Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. The Prime Time Players, Lawler collapsed, and immediately, EMT's rushed him backstage where they performed CPR on him. Lawler had been in a tag team match earlier that night were he teamed up with Randy Orton to face CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler. After the heart attack, there was no commentary for the rest of the show, with Michael Cole only providing updates on Lawler's condition. This was also when Cole's heel character was dropped, as during that time, he had an on and off feud with Lawler.
*September 10, 2012 - At around 10:00 pm, Jerry "The King" Lawler suffers a heart attack live on air. During a tag team match between Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. The Prime Time Players, Lawler collapsed, and immediately, EMT's rushed him backstage where they performed CPR on him. Lawler had been in a tag team match earlier that night were he teamed up with Randy Orton to face CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler. After the heart attack and in respect of the situation, there was no commentary for the rest of the show, with Michael Cole only providing updates on Lawler's condition. This was also when Cole's heel character was dropped, as during that time, he had an on and off feud with Lawler.
*November 12, 2012 - Jerry "The King" Lawler returns to ''Raw'' following his heart attack two months prior.
*November 12, 2012 - Jerry "The King" Lawler returns to ''Raw'' following his heart attack two months prior.
*''Raw 20th Anniversary'' (January 14, 2013)
*''Raw 20th Anniversary'' (January 14, 2013)