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WWE Raw 25 Years
File:Raw Years logo.jpg
Promotional logo for the 25th Anniversary of Raw
PromotionWWE
DateJanuary 22, 2018
CityBrooklyn, New York
Manhattan, New York
VenueBarclays Center
Manhattan Center
Attendance19,490

WWE Raw 25 Years was a television special that was broadcast live on January 22, 2018, airing on USA Network (in the U.S.) as the 25th anniversary of WWE's flagship show Raw.[1][2][3][4][5]

The event was held in two separate venues at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Manhattan Center in Manhattan. The show featured various Hall of Famers and legends from the past.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Background

The card consisted of nine matches, including three on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the Raw brand.[12][13] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, and 205 Live, the latter of which is cruiserweight-exclusive.[14] Raw first aired on January 11, 1993, and since became the longest-running weekly episodic program in television history with no reruns.[15] On October 30, 2017 WWE announced that Raw would celebrate its 25 anniversary on January 22, 2018.[16][17]

Event

Dark matches

Before and during the event, there were a series of untelevised matches for the live crowd in attendance. The first match in the Barclays Center was Goldust defeating Curt Hawkins and later show Gran Metalik and Kalisto defeating Gentleman Jack Gallagher and TJP. In the Manhattan Center saw cruiserweight matches Mustafa Ali defeating Lince Dorado and Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami defeating Drew Gulak and Tony Nese.

Preliminary matches

The event opened in the Barclays Center with Vince McMahon and his children Stephanie and Shane celebrating the 25 anniversary and later Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared to hit Shane with a Stone Cold Stunner and later on Vince. In the first match in the Barclays Center, Asuka, Bayley, Mickie James and Sasha Banks defeating Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox and Nia Jax. Banks executed the Bank Statement on Fox. After the match, Asuka threw her partners over the top rope and celebrated alone. Later showed segment Kurt Angle with other WWE legends from the past including Jonathan Coachman, Harvey Wippleman, The Brooklyn Brawler, Teddy Long, Brother Love, and The Boogeyman.

In the second match, The Miz fought Roman Reigns. Miz executed the Skull Crushing Finale on Reigns, scoring a pin and winning WWE Intercontinental Champion for the eighth time.

The event opened in the Manhattan Center with The Undertaker saying that he defeated many legends and the souls he collected could finally Rest in Peace. In the first match in the Manhattan Center, Bray Wyatt defeated Woken Matt Hardy by executing the Sister Abigail on Hardy. After the match saw the return of Jeff Hardy saying that Wyatt will be classified as obsolete, thus hinting at a possible return of Jeff's Brother Nero character.

Back in the Barclays Center saw the return of Chris Jericho from NJPW, putting Elias on the List of Jericho.

Main event

In the main event in Barclays Center, Heath Slater and Rhyno fought against Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews) in a tag team match. During the match, saw the teams beating each other until The Dudley Boyz arrived O'Neil, Crews and Rhyno threw Slater to the ring. Bubba Ray and D-Von gave Slater the Whassup? before executing a 3D to Slater through a table.

Later in the Manhattan Center, D-Generation X, Razor Ramon and The Bálor Club (Finn Bálor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) appeared to celebrate the 25th anniversary and give them a "Too Sweet" until The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) emerged, which led to a tag match between Gallows and Anderson and the Revival. Gallows and Anderson executed the Magic Killer on Wilder scoring a pin. After the match the legends and the Bálor Club attacked them and celebrated until The Miz arrived to trash talk them. One half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Seth Rollins then appeared and hit Miz with the Blackout, celebrated with Triple H and thanked the fans to celebrate with the event.

At the Barclays Center, the event ended with Angle (accompanied by several legends and superstars) introducing Braun Strowman, Kane and Brock Lesnar. The 3 wrestlers started to fight and Strowman threw Lesnar against the broadcast table.

Results

Barclays Center

No.ResultsStipulations
1Goldust defeated Curt HawkinsSingles match
2Gran Metalik and Kalisto defeated Gentleman Jack Gallagher and TJPTag team match
3Asuka, Bayley, Mickie James and Sasha Banks defeated Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, and Nia Jax (with Paige)Eight-woman tag team match
4The Miz (with Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) defeated Roman Reigns (c)Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
5Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. Titus Worldwide (Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil) (with Dana Brooke) ended in a no contestTag team match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Manhattan Center

No.ResultsStipulations
1Mustafa Ali defeated Lince DoradoSingles match
2Akira Tozawa and Hideo Itami defeated Drew Gulak and Tony NeseTag team match
3Bray Wyatt defeated Matt HardySingles match
4Gallows & Anderson (with Finn Bálor, Razor Ramon, X-Pac, Shawn Michaels, Triple H & New Age Outlaws) defeated The RevivalTag team match

Aftermath

During the event WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore was suspended due to a violation of WWE's zero tolerance policy for matters involving sexual harassment and sexual assault. WWE released a statement indicating he would remain suspended "until the matter [was] resolved."[18] 15 minutes after show ended, Amore was released by WWE and the Cruiserweight championship was vacated.[19][20][21] The following day SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan announced that Amore was not more part of the roster and 205 Live would receive a new on-screen general manager,[22][23][24] which later revealed to be Drake Maverick, previously known as Rockstar Spud in Impact Wrestling. Maverick announced a 16-man tournament to crown a new champion at WrestleMania 34.[25][26]

References

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  18. ^ WWE.com Staff (January 22, 2018). "Enzo Amore suspended". WWE. Retrieved January 22, 2018. WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving sexual harassment or sexual assault. Until this matter is resolved, Eric Arndt (aka Enzo Amore) has been suspended.
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  26. ^ "New WWE 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick announces Cruiserweight Championship Tournament". wwe.com.
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