Raw and SmackDown! would host each division, give its name to the division and essentially compete against each other. The WWF divided itself into two de facto wrestling promotions with separate rosters, storylines and authority figures. In early-to-mid-2002, then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) underwent a process they called the ' brand extension'. Additionally during the second split, Raw's cruiserweight wrestlers competed on 205 Live when WWE's revived cruiserweight division was exclusive to Raw from 2016 to 2018 before 205 Live became its own brand.Įric Bischoff was the first Raw General Manager During the first brand split (2002–2011), Raw wrestlers also competed on the former supplementary show, Heat, and on ECW under a talent exchange program with the former ECW brand, while during the second brand split (2016–present), the brand's wrestlers have appeared in the interbrand Worlds Collide and Mixed Match Challenge events. Raw's wrestlers also perform on the branded and co-branded pay-per-view and livestreaming events. In addition to Raw's main television program, less-utilized wrestlers also appear on the brand's supplementary show, Main Event.

The brand was discontinued for a period between August 2011 and July 2016. It is one of WWE's two main brands, along with SmackDown, collectively referred to as WWE's main roster. Wrestlers assigned to Raw primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, Monday Night Raw, also referred to simply as Raw. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Raw is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Logo for the brand and the Raw television program as of September 30, 2019

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