When did WWE Raw start?
January 11, 1993
WWE Raw/First episode date
Beginning as WWF’s Monday Night Raw, the program first aired on January 11, 1993 on the USA Network as a replacement for Prime Time Wrestling, which aired on the network for eight years. The original Raw was sixty minutes in length and broke new ground in televised professional wrestling.
When did WWF become WWE?
May 2002
In May 2002, the World Wrestling Federation announced it was changing both its company name and the name of its wrestling promotion to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after the company lost a lawsuit initiated by the World Wildlife Fund over the WWF trademark.
Who started WWE SmackDown?
Vince McMahon
| WWE SmackDown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Professional wrestling |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Written by | Ed Koskey (Lead Writer) See list of SmackDown creative writers |
| Presented by | Michael Cole (play-by-play commentator) Pat McAfee (color commentator) |
What does SmackDown mean?
Definition of smackdown 1 : the act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent. 2 : a contest in entertainment wrestling. 3 : a decisive defeat. 4 : a confrontation between rivals or competitors.
What is WWF called now?
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
