We might not get a real RAW show on 12/26

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

The Observer noted this week that WWE isn't doing a RAW show on 12/26 as they have two house shows going on that night (including the famous day after Christmas MSG show). So currently they are considering doing two things:

- Taping two Monday Night RAW episodes on 12/19 in Des Moines, IA. Dave noted that this would be very hard to do given RAW is a 3 hour show. Even if you speed run the second RAW, the crowd will be there for over 5 hours and that's asking a lot of your fan and the talent. 
- The other option is a 2022 highlight show. 

[Rudy Gobert Weather Machine]

SWAMP FIGHT SWAMP FIGHT

[XIII]

3 hour cinematic Miracle on 34th Streetfight or GTFO

[fw91]

Make the msg show a Christmas special on peacock! The Bloodline Saves Santa!

[xCompackx]

Man. I was interested in the Des Moines Raw, but gonna be a flat f***ing no if I have to spend 6 hours there.

[tenshi]

The Bloodline recreating A Christmas Carol is gonna be great.

[Rudy Gobert Weather Machine]

KROSS VS MOSS III BACKLOT BRAWL

[Perd]

And here I thought it was going to be because the new brain trust truly believed in the sanctity of Sadie Hawkins Day.

[Big DSR Energy]

I say pre-tape half a show, add some year-end recap segments when it airs, and give us one more cinematic match. Why not?!

[ElmerFudd]

Why not make the MSG show a live Raw? Guess there would be union costs involved paying a crew since it'd be holiday pay but not like they can't afford it.

[Jindrak Mark]

Dec 2, 2022 17:03:41 GMT -5 ElmerFudd said:

Why not make the MSG show a live Raw? Guess there would be union costs involved paying a crew since it'd be holiday pay but not like they can't afford it.

As much as I'd love that I don't think they would.

They normally do bigger than average matches for MSG shows that might be future PPV plans they don't want to give away on TV, especially a Christmas show with probably low viewers. Although last year they did Edge v Kevin Owens at the Christmas MSG show which at the time I thought was potentially going to be Edge's Wrestlemania match but as far I remember they've still never done anything together on TV.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Dec 2, 2022 17:03:41 GMT -5 ElmerFudd said:

Why not make the MSG show a live Raw? Guess there would be union costs involved paying a crew since it'd be holiday pay but not like they can't afford it.

The MSG show is a SmackDown house show this year so that might also be an issue. 

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Get Bray to do a remake of Blood and Honey

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Couldn’t they just tape half of it on 12/19 and then half on 12/23 even if they’re using mostly SD guys? Seems like that could work.

[El Cokehead del Knife Fight]

Tape a really fun, silly RAW since their viewership is probably going to be down.

["The Natural" Bustin Loads]

I'd love to see another intimate, all-promo RAW like when they got snowed in in one of the lead-ups to WM31. Just interviews/packages to hype up the upcoming year.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Dec 2, 2022 22:35:34 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

Couldn’t they just tape half of it on 12/19 and then half on 12/23 even if they’re using mostly SD guys? Seems like that could work.

There is no show on 12/23. The 12/16 SmackDown show is likely going to be a double taping (they've done this before with SmackDown - usually before the Saudi show and for holidays). 

[Chiral]

It's finally time for WWE Monday Night Raw: The Musical

[Banjo Is Broken]

RAW on the 26th will be a three hour special featuring every Aliyah match there has ever been. Ratings will double.

[schma]

Dont they usually do tribute to the troops around then? I never really watched those so I'm not sure.