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WWE Announces First Hour Of Christmas Day Raw & Tuesday’s SmackDown Live Will Air Commercial-Free

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WWE announced that the first hour of RAW on Christmas and SmackDown live on Tuesday Dec. 26th will both air commercial-free.

WWE issued the following:

Celebrate the holidays with WWE as USA Network airs the first hour of both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE commercial-free this Monday, Dec. 25, at 8/7 C and Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 8/7 C. This also marks the first time that USA Network will air Raw live on Christmas.

Raw and SmackDown LIVE are the No. 1 and No. 2 longest-running weekly episodic programs in U.S. primetime TV history and two of the most-watched, regularly scheduled programs on cable, airing live every Monday and Tuesday night on USA.

Averaging more viewers than any cable network in primetime, WWE programming is among the most socially active shows on TV, trending on Twitter 52 weeks per year. Raw and SmackDown LIVE have aired more original episodes than some of the most popular television series of all time, including The Simpsons, Gunsmoke, Lassie and Monday Night Football.

The 25th anniversary of Raw will emanate from Barclays Center and Manhattan Center in New York City on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, and will air live on USA Network at 8/7 C. WWE Superstars from both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE will be at Barclays Center, while the event at Manhattan Center, the site of the first episode of Raw in 1993, will feature WWE Superstars from both brands competing and special appearances by WWE Legends Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash, amongst others.

 

Big Names Advertised For WWE RAW 25th Anniversary

For the Raw 25th Anniversary show, WWE is now advertising John Cena and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. The show will take place at both the Barlays Center in Brooklyn, NY and the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. Also expected to appear are Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and Kevin Nash.

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 12/18/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI as the road to Royal Rumble starts heating up.

Former Impact Wrestling Star Rockstar Spud is rumored to be making his WWE debut tonight as part of the cruiserweight division and 205 Live.

* Who will battle The Beast at Royal Rumble?

* Can Cedric Alexander make the most of his second chance?

* Absolution put on notice

* Who will be next to challenge Roman Reigns?

* “Woken Warriors” assemble

Noam Dar Out Of Action For 5 Months Following Surgery

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WWE has announced that Noam Dar underwent successful surgery to his left knee in Orlando on Thursday. The injury came during the Fatal 4 Way on the November 27th RAW. WWE notes that the injury had been bothering Dar for weeks but his knee went out again this past weekend. He underwent a MRI before this week’s RAW and it was confirmed that he had a meniscus tear. Dar told the WWE website that this was the first time he’d ever undergone an invasive procedure.

Dar commented on his return, revealing that he will be out for 5 months, and The Zo Train with WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore:

“We don’t have any confirmed time frame just yet because I obviously need to see the post-op, but it’s more than likely going to be around the five-month mark,” Dar explained. “That would be with me working extensively at the [WWE] Performance Center, so that will make a huge difference. Staying on top of everything so we can hopefully take that time down a little bit.”

“I talked to [Ariya] Daivari, Tony [Nese] and Drew ‘Gaba-Gulak’. Enzo [Amore], I haven’t spoken to yet,” Dar said. “Gulak invited me to ‘Star Wars [The Last Jedi],’ but I’m pretty immobile at the moment. Daivari is obviously upset that he’s lost his rooming buddy, so that would be stressful for anyone. So, he’s going to have a long five months of not having my hilarious companionship.”

Source: WrestlingINC

John Cena Will Be On Christmas Edition Of RAW

John Cena will be returning to action during Christmas week. Despite joining Team SmackDown at the Survivor Series last month, it appears that for television, he’ll be on RAW. Cena was added to the Christmas edition of Monday Night RAW in Chicago from the Allstate Arena. Cena will start working live events the following night, facing Roman Reigns at Madison Square Garden, followed by the rest of the week’s RAW live events before finishing up the week by working the SmackDown live event on Saturday, December 30th in Tampa, FL. Cena is currently not advertised for any shows in 2018.

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 12/11/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

* Who is Raw’s true monster?

* The Shield battle The Bar and Samoa Joe in three singles matches

* Absolution move in on Asuka

* Bray Wyatt faces “deletion” at the hands of Matt Hardy

WWE NXT Broadcast Debut Confirmed, Full Schedule For Upcoming WWE Week On The USA Network (Video)

It was confirmed last night on RAW that next Monday’s show will kick off the annual WWE Week on the USA Network. Below is the line-up and prom for next week:

**TUNE-IN ADVISORY** USA NETWORK TO FEATURE ‘WWE® HOLIDAY WEEK’ WEEK OF DECEMBER 11

Programming to Include WWE’S TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS and, for the First Time on USA, NXT®

USA Network will continue its December holiday celebration with WWE® HOLIDAY WEEK, beginning Monday, December 11. In addition to the regularly scheduled MONDAY NIGHT RAW® and SMACKDOWN LIVE®, USA will also feature NXT® for the first time ever on its air, as well as the 15th annual WWE® TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS celebration – a special honoring our servicemen and women and celebrating their dedication and commitment to our country.

USA Network’s WWE® HOLIDAY WEEK will include:

Monday, December 11

* Emanating live for three hours at 8/7c from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, MONDAY NIGHT RAW® features WWE® Superstars Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, Samoa Joe and more.

Tuesday, December 12

* Emanating live for two hours at 8/7c from U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, SMACKDOWN LIVE® features WWE® Superstars AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, The New Day, Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton and more.

Wednesday, December 13

* Emanating from Full Sail University in Orlando at 7/6c, for the first time ever, USA Network will air a one-hour NXT® special featuring NXT® Superstars Andrade “Cien” Almas, Ember Moon, Adam Cole, Aleister Black and more.

Thursday, December 14

* At 8/7c, WWE® and USA Network will celebrate our nation’s heroes with the two-hour TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS celebration, taking place at the Naval Base San Diego.

* Immediately following at 10/9c, USA Network’s epic 1930s saga DAMNATION will premiere an all-new episode guest starring WWE® Superstar Harper.

Saturday, December 16

* The week concludes with an airing of WWE® Legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s film “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” at 6:30/5:30c. Johnson plays Hank Parsons, who partners with his stepson Sean (Josh Hutcherson) on a mission to find Sean’s grandfather (Michael Caine), who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Matt Hardy Becomes ‘Woken’ (Video)

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Last night on RAW in Los Angeles may have been the first official appearance for “Woken” Matt Hardy, as seen in the video above. Matt went all in with the “Broken” mannerisms while interrupting a backstage Bray Wyatt promo. We’ve noted how Matt began the “Woken” transformation after a singles loss to Bray on last week’s RAW.

Hardy and Wyatt interrupted each other several times during tonight’s promo before Matt ended it by sentencing Wyatt to “Deletion!” The two have since tweeted about The Great War, indicating that the feud is moving forward.

Below are tweets  and the video from the big segment:

Matt Hardy tweeted the following after RAW:

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 12/4/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

* Rollins & Ambrose aim to become two-time Raw Tag Team Champions

* Cruiserweights collide in pursuit of championship glory

* Will Roman Reigns get payback against Samoa Joe?

* Sasha Banks battles Paige one-on-one

* How will Kane and Braun Strowman settle the score?

RAW Preview 11/27/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.

* Will Roman Reigns institute an open challenge for his Intercontinental Championship?

* Can Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose reclaim the Raw Tag Team Titles?

* Will Paige, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville’s rampage continue?

* How will Braun Strowman attain retribution against Kane?

* Who can derail “The Zo Train”?