30th Anniversary Raw Celebration

[John McHenry]

Following celebrations for John Cena and D-Generation X's wrestling birthdays on World Wrestling Entertainment programming earlier this year, WWE is already planning another anniversary episode of Monday Night Raw for early next year. @WrestleVotes reports that WWE has "plans in motion" for the 30th Anniversary of Raw, which is set to take place in January. The report adds that when Vince McMahon was still in power, WWE was looking to have the show at the Manhattan Center in New York City, and it's unclear as to if the new regime still wants that venue.


WWE last held an anniversary special for Monday Night Raw in January 2018 to celebrate the company's flagship show's 25th birthday. That show was simulcast from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Manhattan Center in New York City. Coincidentally, D-Generation X's last WWE reunion came on that show, as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, and X-Pac were in the corner of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for their tag victory over The Revival (AEW's FTR).

Elsewhere on Raw 25, Bubba Ray and D'Von Dudley reunited to hit some of their signature moves on Heath Slater, The Undertaker had an in-ring segment, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hit a stunner on Vince McMahon.


It's worth noting that the first episode of Monday Night Raw aired on January 11th, 1993, but Raw 25 took place on January 22nd, 2018. If Raw 30 follows suit with Raw 25 and airs on January 23rd, 2023, it will be the go-home show for the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

What would you like to see?

I'd love the Union Underground theme but assume we'll get the weird mashup. Think it'd be a great show to bring someone back on if they're going to be in a legends match at mania.

 

[Dale]

I remember the 2018 show but I don't really remember the aesthetics of it. If they didn't do it, then they should have it set up like the throwback Old School Raw's they had for a couple years with the old ropes, turnbuckles etc etc etc

 

[John McHenry]

I remember the 2018 show but I don't really remember the aesthetics of it. If they didn't do it, then they should have it set up like the throwback Old School Raw's they had for a couple years with the old ropes, turnbuckles etc etc etc

I think they had two locations if I remember right. I think DX was at a location setup that way.

 

[Chris]

Yeah they did two locations for that one, one was where the first raw took place I think?

 

[Deezy]

Last one was the night Dax Harwood started crying and hasn't stopped since.

 

[Sabretooth]

Lmao the 25th anniversary show was literally the worst fucking thing I’ve ever seen.

 

[Lady Redfield]

30 years, man, that’s wild. Some people in this forum weren’t even alive lol kinda weird to think of that.

They’ll probably do the same old thing inviting classic wrestlers to get our nostalgia smiling.

 

[Chris]

 

[Deezy]

Raw is Porn

 

[Sabretooth]

Well that's not a good title

 

[John McHenry]

Edge must be making his return

 

[Chris]

 

[Dale]

Guess this isn't what HHH meant when he said he wanted to do more social media stuff where people go digging for stuff

 

[John McHenry]

If there isn't a bra and panties match this is false advertising and if there is it's still false advertising

 

[Deezy]

This is why they tried making a play to bring Paige back.