RAW will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Jan 14, 2013

Chalk up another milestone for the longest-running weekly episodic show in television history. On Jan 14 in Houston, Monday Night Raw will celebrate its latest milestone by broadcasting its 20th anniversary. The inaugural Raw broadcast in 1993 from New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom featured early competition from future WWE Legends like Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels (who faced off against Max Moon) and The Undertaker (who battled Damien Demento). Since that fateful night, Raw has grown into a bonafide television phenomenon, recently celebrating its 1,000th episode in July 2012 and expanding to a three-hour telecast on the same night.