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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Feb 3, 2007 23:00:27 GMT -5
When did the transition happen. I mean when did we go from Raw with the big Raw Letters to Titon Tron Raw is War? I've been trying to remember but I can't... i know it happened in 1997, because The eCW invasion took place in early 1997 and Sabu jumped off the Big Raw Letters...
anyone know... i was just thinking about it today and knew someone here probably knew.
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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Feb 3, 2007 23:06:08 GMT -5
RAW is WAR
Born at the beginning of the Monday Night Wars, Died on September 11, 2001.
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Post by OldGravyLeg on Feb 3, 2007 23:13:38 GMT -5
Honestly, there wasn't any pomp and circumstance when they made the change-over. One week RAW came on, and the set looked totally different, that's really all it was.
The shift toward more edgy T.V. had already begun, 'RAW is WAR' pretty much cinched the deal.
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Post by OldGravyLeg on Feb 3, 2007 23:17:59 GMT -5
OH!! I almost forgot...
Have you ever noticed how WWE shows the copywrite info at the top of the 10:00 hour on RAW? Ever wonder why they don't do that on Smackdown since it also is a 2-hour show?
The answer is that each hour of RAW (as far as the FCC is concerned) are considered two different shows. The 10:00 hour, of course, has less decency restrictions. This distinction was a lot more important during the Monday Night Wars, but it's still that way today.
Anyway, in further answering your question, back in the "RAW is WAR" days, if you looked at a TV schedule, you would see that 9:00-10:00 was called "WWF RAW" and 10:00-11:00 was called "WWF WAR ZONE".
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Post by Feyrhausen on Feb 3, 2007 23:34:54 GMT -5
They still do that, the first hour of RAW is RAW, the second is RAW Zone.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 3, 2007 23:37:29 GMT -5
I believe after Wrestlemania 13 was when they switched it to Raw is War. They also used "The Beautiful People" for the theme song for like two weeks, which was awesome.
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Post by thegame415 on Feb 3, 2007 23:37:40 GMT -5
They started the Raw is War thing on March 10th, 1997 according to the Raw 10th anniversery magazine...which included a picture, of all people, PHSYCHO SID...entering through the new entrance ramp
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 4, 2007 4:01:32 GMT -5
OH!! I almost forgot... Have you ever noticed how WWE shows the copywrite info at the top of the 10:00 hour on RAW? Ever wonder why they don't do that on Smackdown since it also is a 2-hour show? The answer is that each hour of RAW (as far as the FCC is concerned) are considered two different shows. The 10:00 hour, of course, has less decency restrictions. This distinction was a lot more important during the Monday Night Wars, but it's still that way today. Anyway, in further answering your question, back in the "RAW is WAR" days, if you looked at a TV schedule, you would see that 9:00-10:00 was called "WWF RAW" and 10:00-11:00 was called "WWF WAR ZONE". I believe this done for reasons such as quarterly breakdowns on ratings, edgier content in the second hour and something to do with ads.... I could be wrong, though. |
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Post by M. Dirrty on Feb 4, 2007 5:34:01 GMT -5
I remember being flabbergasted by the size of the titantron when it debuted
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Post by Cactus Jack on Feb 4, 2007 7:27:49 GMT -5
They still do that, the first hour of RAW is RAW, the second is RAW Zone. And oh my God, how the name "RAW Zone" sucks. It doesn't even make any sense. |
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Post by Vizier on Feb 4, 2007 7:30:01 GMT -5
They still do that, the first hour of RAW is RAW, the second is RAW Zone. And oh my God, how the name "RAW Zone" sucks. It doesn't even make any sense. And it hasn't made sense since Sept. 17, 2001 when they changed the name from War Zone to RAW Zone. |
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Post by Cactus Jack on Feb 4, 2007 7:34:23 GMT -5
And oh my God, how the name "RAW Zone" sucks. It doesn't even make any sense. And it hasn't made sense since Sept. 17, 2001 when they changed the name from War Zone to RAW Zone. They should just change it back to RAW and WAR Zone. Would anyone be that offended now? |
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Post by Austin's Middle Finger on Feb 4, 2007 9:39:41 GMT -5
And it hasn't made sense since Sept. 17, 2001 when they changed the name from War Zone to RAW Zone. They should just change it back to RAW and WAR Zone. Would anyone be that offended now? Hell, would anyone outside the hardcore wrestling demographic actually notice? |
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Post by Cactus Jack on Feb 4, 2007 11:04:17 GMT -5
They should just change it back to RAW and WAR Zone. Would anyone be that offended now? Hell, would anyone outside the hardcore wrestling demographic actually notice? Heh. Nope! |
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