It’s a huge Monday night for WWE and its longest-running weekly episodic show. Not only is “WWE Raw” free and clear of “Monday Night Football,” but the TV show is celebrating its 30th year with a special “Raw is XXX” episode. Naturally, many stars will be in the building tonight, though it probably won’t be Vin Diesel of “XXX” fame, and reports now suggest that there’s one former champion WWE would actually love to include this evening.
Backstage on Brock Lesnar’s Raw XXX status
By Eric Mutter/Jan. 23rd, 2023 2:39 pm EST
It’s a huge Monday night for WWE and its longest-running weekly episodic show. Not only is “WWE Raw” free and clear of “Monday Night Football,” but the TV show is celebrating its 30th year with a special “Raw is XXX” episode. Naturally, many stars will be in the building tonight, though it probably won’t be Vin Diesel of “XXX” fame, and reports now suggest that there’s one former champion WWE would actually love to include this evening.
WWE expected Brock Lesnar
Fightful Select is reporting that WWE was hopeful that Brock Lesnar would be able to make tonight’s “Raw is XXX” show. The tenses used in the report suggested that Lesnar would not be on “Raw”, although this was not confirmed. This report comes just days after Lesnar appeared on the cover of the upcoming DVD release for “Raw Is XXX”, hinting that he will appear tonight.
Lesnar has not appeared on WWE programming since the fall when he once again reignited the spark with old rival Bobby Lashley. The two would clash at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on November 5, with Lesnar defeating Lashley in a quick match. Prior to this, Lesnar had been feuding with longtime rival Roman Reigns, which culminated in a WWE SummerSlam 2022 match in which “The Tribal Chief” retained his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
“Raw” is often referred to as “the longest-running weekly episodic episode in history”.
Three things are certain in this world: death, taxes, and “Monday Night Raw” airing on Monday nights. “Raw” is often dubbed “the longest-running weekly episodic television show in history”, with some bits of truth mixed in. A show that runs live on a weekly basis, with over 1,500 episodes. That being said, there are shows that have been on the air for more years, such as “The Simpsons.” The difference is, these shows don’t produce new episodes on a weekly basis throughout the year.
During “Raw” there has been a lot of change in its appearance.
Through the years, WWE has added and dropped programming from its weekly line-up, but “Monday Night Raw” has been a staple since its January 1993 debut. A lot has happened during the course of a huge amount of programming and “Raw” went through changes in its appearance, the way storylines are presented, and the talent that is featured weekly. “Monday Night Raw” has given fans many memorable matches, feuds, and segments, but there are several pieces about the history of “Raw” that are often forgotten.
