How long was Monday Night Raw in the 90s?

How long was Monday Night Raw in the 90s?

sixty minutes
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 raw go to 3 hours?

John Cena announced on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon that WWE Monday Night Raw will permanently become a three-hour broadcast. The change will take place starting with the 1,000th episode on July 23. This has created quite the buzz within the WWE Universe, much of which isn’t as positive as the WWE would like.

When did raw go live every week?

By the summer of 1999, every Raw was generally live, which remains the format today. A few exceptions still exist, most notably during the Christmas and holiday season when WWE will tape two weeks worth of shows so their superstars go home for the holiday season.

What year was WWE at its peak?

WWE: 10 Reasons Why 2002 Was the Greatest Year in Pro Wrestling.

When did Nitro become 2 hours?

1996
Initially only sixty minutes in length (as was Raw at the time), Nitro was expanded to two hours following the 1996 NBA Playoffs (Raw would later extend to two hours in February 1997). In January 1998, the show was extend to three hours.

When was WWE at its peak?

The late ’80s, the late ’90s and the early ’00s all peaked in terms of both sport and entertainment. Pro wrestling shifts and evolves with the years, shedding its skin like a snake and becoming a new creature.

Is WWE the longest running show?

Not only RAW is the company’s longest-running show, but it is also the hub for the promotion of top stars. Since its inception in January of 1993, World Wrestling Entertainment’s Raw has been home to some of the most renowned and worldwide famous professional wrestlers.

Is WWE the longest running TV show?

With more than 1,100 original episodes, SmackDown is the second longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime TV history, only behind Monday Night Raw (by number of original episodes). WWE NXT airs live Tuesdays at 8PM ET on USA Network from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, FL.

When did the 83 weeks start?

Beginning in June 1996, Nitro beat Raw in the ratings for 83 consecutive weeks, forcing WWF owner Vince McMahon to usher in the more adult-oriented “Attitude Era”.

What were the 83 weeks?

83 weeks. That’s how long the uninterrupted winning streak of WCW Nitro over WWE Raw was. For 83 straight weeks, Nitro won the wrestling war. However, that all changed on April 13, 1998.