List of WWE Raw on-air personalities
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This is a list of on-air personalities from the professional wrestling television series WWE's Raw. On-air personalities include the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures. The show also features recurring on-air segments hosted by various personalities.
Authority figures[edit]
| Authority figures | Position | Date started | Date finished | Plot notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tunney | President | January 11, 1993 | July 12, 1995 | Was President before Raw began production. Forced out by Vince McMahon. |
| Mr. McMahon | Owner Chairman of the Board |
January 11, 1993 | June 15, 2009 | Was owner before Raw began production. Was not known onscreen as owner until late 1996. Co-owner with Ric Flair from November 19, 2001 to June 10, 2002. |
| Gorilla Monsoon | President | July 12, 1995 | August 4, 1997 | Relinquished role because of declining health and on January 29, 1996 Roddy Piper was named interim WWF President because Vader attacked Gorila Monsoon (leave of absence). Title was retired. |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Commissioner | August 4, 1997 | Relinquished role to Shawn Michaels. | |
| Shawn Michaels | Commissioner | November 23, 1998 | June 26, 2000 | Relinquished role to Mick Foley. |
| Mick Foley | Commissioner | June 26, 2000 | December 18, 2000 | Fired by Mr. McMahon. |
| Debra | Lieutenant Commissioner | October 30, 2000 | March 5, 2001 | Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner on the March 5 episode of Raw to pursue managing again. |
| William Regal | Commissioner | March 8, 2001 | October 11, 2001 | Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance |
| Mick Foley | Commissioner | October 11, 2001 | November 19, 2001 | Decided to leave the company. |
| Ric Flair | Owner | November 19, 2001 | June 10, 2002 | Lost his position as per stipulation in a match against Mr. McMahon |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | July 15, 2002 November 16, 2003 |
April 28, 2003 December 1, 2003 |
The WWE Board of Directors appointed Steve Austin as Co-General Manager of Raw after Bischoff repeatedly abused his power, retained his role as general manager of Raw after his team defeated Steve Austin's team at in a Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series. |
| Chief Morley | Chief of Staff to the General Manager/Co-General Managers | November 25, 2002 | May 5, 2003 | Fired by Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff for losing in a singles match against commentator Jerry Lawler but rehired by Steve Austin to return to his Val Venis wrestling gimmick. |
| Eric Bischoff and Steve Austin | Co-General Managers | April 29, 2003 | November 16, 2003 | Austin lost his position of Co-GM after his team lost to Bischoff's team at Survivor Series. |
| Eric Bischoff and Mick Foley | Co-General Managers | December 1, 2003 | December 15, 2003 | Mick Foley walked out on a match with Randy Orton for the WWE Intercontinental Championship and gave up the position as Co-GM based on the match stipulations. |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | December 15, 2003 | December 29, 2003 | |
| Steve Austin | Self-Proclaimed "Sheriff" with full General Manager powers | December 29, 2003 | March 29, 2004 | |
| Theodore Long | Interim General Manager | January 5, 2004 | Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff. | |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | January 12, 2004 | Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term. | |
| Jonathan Coachman | Interim General Manager | January 19, 2004 | Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff. | |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | January 26, 2004 | June 28, 2004 | Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term. |
| Johnny Blaze/Spade/Nitro | Assistant to the General Manager | March 1, 2004 | June 7, 2004 | Fired by General Manager Eric Bischoff after losing a singles match against his nephew Eugene. |
| Eugene | Interim General Manager | July 5, 2004 | Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff. | |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | July 12, 2004 | November 8, 2004 | |
| Maven | Interim General Manager | November 15, 2004 | Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation. | |
| Chris Benoit | Interim General Manager | November 22, 2004 | Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation. | |
| Randy Orton | Interim General Manager | November 29, 2004 | Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation. | |
| Chris Jericho | Interim General Manager | December 6, 2004 | Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation. | |
| Eric Bischoff | General manager | December 13, 2004 | December 5, 2005 | Fired by Mr. McMahon in December 2005 when he was tossed into the garbage truck. |
| Mr. McMahon | Interim General Manager | December 12, 2005 | April 24, 2006 | |
| The Spirit Squad | Interim General Managers | May 1, 2006 | Made GMs for one night only by Interim General Manager Mr. McMahon due to their help in his match against Shawn Michaels at Backlash. | |
| Mr. McMahon | Interim General Manager | May 8, 2006 | May 29, 2006 | Decided to not become Interim General Manager anymore. |
| D-Generation X | Interim General Managers | October 2, 2006 | DX took over Raw for the night after they put Jonathan Coachman in a garbage bin and wheeled him away. | |
| Eric Bischoff | Interim General Manager | November 6, 2006 | Granted GM powers for one night only after the refereeing job he did at Cyber Sunday by Mr. McMahon. | |
| Michael Peña | Interim General Manager | April 9, 2007 | Made GM for one night only by Mick Foley. | |
| Jonathan Coachman | General manager | June 11, 2007 | June 25, 2007 | Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008. |
| William Regal | Interim General Manager | July 2, 2007 | Made GM for one night only by Executive Assistant and Acting GM Jonathan Coachman. | |
| Jonathan Coachman | General manager | July 9, 2007 | August 6, 2007 | Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008. |
| William Regal | General manager | August 6, 2007 | February 25, 2008 | Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by Mr. McMahon after losing a match to Mr. Kennedy. Jonathan Coachman served as executive assistant from August 2007 to January 2008. |
| John Cena | Interim General Manager | March 3, 2008 | GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks. | |
| Randy Orton | Interim General Manager | March 10, 2008 | GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks. | |
| Triple H | Interim General Manager | March 17, 2008 | GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks. | |
| William Regal | General manager | March 24, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by Mr. McMahon after losing a match to Mr. Kennedy. |
| Mike Adamle | General manager | July 28, 2008 | September 29, 2008 | |
| Chris Jericho | Interim General Manager | October 6, 2008 | Adamle was called away to a meeting with Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Adamle named him the Acting GM for the night. | |
| Mike Adamle | General manager | October 13, 2008 | November 3, 2008 | Resigned in November 2008. |
| Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon | Co-General Managers | November 3, 2008 | November 24, 2008 | Control reverted to the McMahons. The position was then claimed by Stephanie McMahon. |
| Stephanie McMahon | General manager | November 24, 2008 | April 6, 2009 | Took leave of absence on February 23, 2009. Vickie Guerrero served as "Interim General Manager" until April 2009. |
| Vickie Guerrero | General manager | April 6, 2009 | June 8, 2009 | Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as general manager of SmackDown. Resigned in June 2009. |
| Donald Trump | Owner | June 15, 2009 | June 22, 2009 | It was announced that Trump had purchased the Raw franchise from Mr. McMahon on June 15, 2009.[1] |
| Mr. McMahon | Owner, Chairman, and CEO | June 22, 2009 | July 22, 2022 | |
| Various guest hosts | Guest Host | June 29, 2009 | May 10, 2010 | An initiative established during Donald Trump's brief period of ownership. The guest host position held authoritative control over the brand until May 10, 2010. |
| Vickie Guerrero | General manager | May 10, 2010 | May 10, 2010 | Resigned following the first day of tenure. |
| Bret Hart | General manager | May 24, 2010 | June 21, 2010 | Removed of position by Mr. McMahon. |
| Anonymous Raw General Manager (revealed to be Hornswoggle) | General manager | June 21, 2010 | July 18, 2011 | Communications from the general manager were received via email through a laptop on a podium and occasionally Michael Cole's iPad. The General Manager stopped sending emails when Triple H became COO. The laptop and podium were removed after October 2, 2011. On the July 9, 2012 edition, it was revealed that Hornswoggle was behind the gimmick.[2] |
| Triple H | Chief Operating Officer (Storyline) | July 18, 2011 | November 23, 2014 | The Board of Directors removed Vince McMahon from day-to-day power and handed the duties to his son-in-law. However, his authoritative control powers as general manager of running Raw are no longer needed and still remained as COO (see below). Lost position in November 2014 after The Authority lost at Survivor Series. Triple H also served as Executive Vice-president of Talent, Live Events and Creative. |
| Theodore Long | Assistant to the COO | September 5, 2011 | October 10, 2011 | Long was appointed by COO Triple H to aid him in running Raw Supershows, due to his being General Manager of SmackDown. |
| John Laurinaitis | General manager | October 10, 2011 | June 17, 2012 | Won position, Team Johnny vs Team Teddy at WrestleMania XXVIII. Fired at No Way Out by Mr. McMahon as per pre-match stipulation when John Cena defeated Big Show in a Steel cage match. Laurinaitis also served as Executive Vice-president of Talent Relations. |
| David Otunga | Legal Advisor | October 11, 2011 | June 17, 2012 | Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing. |
| Theodore Long | Assistant to the General Manager | April 2, 2012 | June 17, 2012 | Became Laurinaitis' assistant after Team Teddy lost to Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII. |
| Eve Torres | Executive Administrator | April 23, 2012 | June 17, 2012 | Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing. |
| Interim General Managers | Guest GM | June 18, 2012 | July 16, 2012 | Following Laurinaitis' firing, the Board of Directors would invite past Raw GMs and Commissioners to run both Raw and SmackDown on a weekly basis until a new full-time GM is named. |
| AJ Lee | General manager | July 23, 2012 | October 22, 2012 | Was named the new Raw GM by Mr. McMahon. Was forced to step down due to allegations of fraternizing with an unnamed superstar, later revealed to be John Cena by Vickie Guerrero. |
| Vickie Guerrero | Managing Supervisor | October 22, 2012 | July 8, 2013 | Mr. McMahon named Guerrero as the Managing Supervisor after AJ Lee resigned. Fired on July 8, 2013 edition of Raw after failing a performance evaluation by the McMahons. |
| Brad Maddox | Assistant to the Managing Supervisor | February 18, 2013 | July 8, 2013 | Named by Guerrero as a reward for revealing that Paul Heyman and CM Punk were working with The Shield. Was promoted to General Manager after Vickie Guerrero failed her performance evaluation. |
| Brad Maddox | General manager | July 8, 2013 | May 26, 2014 | Named by Mr. McMahon on the July 8 edition of Raw. Fired on May 26, 2014 edition of Raw for not following Triple H's orders. |
| Stephanie McMahon | Minority Owner/Chief Brand Officer | August 19, 2013 | April 4, 2016 | Was relieved of her duties due to Shane McMahon running the show. |
| Kane | Director of operations | November 4, 2013 | October 25, 2015 | Not officially announced until Michael Cole conducted an interview with Triple H uploaded onto WWE.com and YouTube on November 6, 2013. Lost position after losing to Team Cena at Survivor Series 2014 where the stipulation stated that The Authority would lose power if they lost. Kane would eventually lose his job for good after losing at Hell in a Cell 2015 in a match which put Seth Rollins' title against Kane's job. |
| John Cena/Guest hosts/Anonymous Raw General Manager | General managers/Coordinator | November 24, 2014 | December 29, 2014 | The concept returned after The Authority briefly lost power at Survivor Series. The concept ended when John Cena brought back The Authority on the December 29, 2014 episode of Raw. |
| Triple H | Chief Operating Officer (Storyline) | December 29, 2014 | 2019 | Stephanie McMahon announced that Triple H would return to the WWE as the COO. |
| Shane McMahon | General manager | April 4, 2016 | April 25, 2016 | Mr. McMahon originally put Shane in charge of Raw for one night only following the loss inside Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania. However, due to overwhelming social media support, Shane was put in charge of Raw once again. |
| Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon | Co-General Managers | May 2, 2016 | July 11, 2016 | Mr. McMahon announced at Payback that Shane and Stephanie would both share control of Raw. |
| Stephanie McMahon | Commissioner | July 11, 2016 | December 17, 2018 | Mr. McMahon announced on Raw that Stephanie, Triple H, Shane and himself to leave charge of Raw and SmackDown to shake things up. |
| Mick Foley | General manager | July 18, 2016 | March 20, 2017 | Stephanie announced Foley as her General Manager for Raw prior to the 2016 WWE draft. Fired on the March 20, 2017 episode. |
| Kurt Angle | General manager | April 3, 2017 | December 17, 2018 | Mr. McMahon announced Angle as the new general manager on the April 3, 2017 episode of Raw. Dean Ambrose and The Miz served as co-General Managers for one night only on the May 8, 2017 episode of Raw. When the McMahons (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) announced on the December 17, 2018 edition of Raw that, as a united group, they were taking over both Raw and SmackDown, Angle was effectively removed as general manager. |
| Baron Corbin | Constable | June 4, 2018 | December 16, 2018 | Stephanie McMahon appointed Corbin as Constable of Raw, becoming her personal representative. Lost his position after losing to Braun Strowman at the eponymous match of the 2018 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event. |
| Acting General Manager | August 20, 2018 | December 16, 2018 | Was named acting General Manager by McMahon after she sent Kurt Angle home on vacation on the August 20, 2018 episode of Raw. | |
| Alexa Bliss | Supervisor of the Women's Division | November 26, 2018 | December 17, 2018 | Was declared the Supervisor of the Women's Division by General Manager-elect Baron Corbin. When the McMahons (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) announced on the December 17, 2018 edition of Raw that, as a united group, they were taking over both Raw and SmackDown, Bliss was effectively removed as Supervisor of the Women's Division. |
| Sonya Deville | WWE Official | January 1, 2021 | May 9, 2022 | Began appearing as the assistant to on-screen authority figure Adam Pearce on the January 1, 2021 edition of SmackDown, later appearing on the Raw brand in the same role. Deville eventually began making questionable and blatantly self-serving decisions which led to Pearce terminating her contract as a WWE Official on the May 9, 2022 edition of Raw. |
| Adam Pearce | WWE Official | January 17, 2020 | October 13, 2023 | Since January 2020, Pearce had been the main on-screen WWE Authority Figure for Raw and Smackdown, making the vast majority of the matches and presiding over issues needing resolution from management. |
| Adam Pearce | General manager | October 13, 2023 | Present | Pearce was promoted as the General Manager of Raw by Triple H on the Season Premiere of WWE SmackDown on October 13, 2023. |
Commentators[edit]
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| Commentators | Dates |
|---|---|
| Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett | January 11, 1993 – March 8, 1993 March 22, 1993 April 19, 1993 |
| Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Rob Bartlett | March 15, 1993 |
| Vince McMahon and Randy Savage | April 5, 1993 March 7, 1994 – March 21, 1994 April 11, 1994 – June 13, 1994 August 1, 1994 – October 31, 1994 |
| Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan | April 12, 1993 October 25, 1993 – December 6, 1993 |
| Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, and Randy Savage | April 26, 1993 – October 18, 1993 |
| Vince McMahon and various guest commentators[1] | December 13, 1993 – February 28, 1994 November 7, 1994 – November 28, 1994 |
| Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette | March 28, 1994 February 20, 1995 – March 20, 1995 |
| Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon | April 4, 1994 |
| Gorilla Monsoon and Randy Savage | June 20, 1994 – July 4, 1994 |
| Jim Ross and Randy Savage | July 11, 1994 – July 25, 1994 |
| Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels | December 5, 1994 – December 28, 1994 January 9, 1995 – February 6, 1995 June 26, 1995 |
| Gorilla Monsoon and Shawn Michaels | January 2, 1995 |
| Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler | March 27, 1995 – June 19, 1995 July 3, 1995 – August 7, 1995 August 21, 1995 – April 1, 1996 April 15, 1996 – July 29, 1996 August 12, 1996 March 31, 1997 |
| Vince McMahon, Ted DiBiase and Dok Hendrix | August 14, 1995 |
| Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect | April 8, 1996 |
| Vince McMahon and Jim Ross | August 5, 1996 May 26, 1997 - June 23, 1997 |
| Kevin Kelly, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler | August 19, 1996 – October 14, 1996 |
| Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler | October 21, 1996 – January 6, 1997 January 20, 1997 – February 3, 1997 February 24, 1997 March 17, 1997 – March 24, 1997 April 21, 1997 - April 28, 1997 June 30, 1997 - September 8, 1997 September 22, 1997 - November 3, 1997 |
| Vince McMahon and The Honky Tonk Man[2] | January 13, 1997 |
| Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and The Honky Tonk Man | February 13, 1997 March 10, 1997 |
| Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | February 17, 1997 May 12, 1997 - May 19, 1997 September 15, 1997 November 24, 1997 December 8, 1997 – September 14, 1998 September 28, 1998 – November 30, 1998 April 12, 1999 – April 19, 1999 May 3, 1999 – December 13, 1999 December 27, 1999 – February 26, 2001 November 19, 2001 – March 31, 2003 May 12, 2003 – July 7, 2003 August 11, 2003 – September 15, 2003 September 29, 2003 – December 29, 2003 January 12, 2004 – June 20, 2005 May 8, 2006 – August 13, 2007 August 27, 2007 – June 23, 2008 January 22, 2018 |
| Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and The Honky Tonk Man | March 3, 1997 |
| Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler and The Honky Tonk Man | April 7, 1997 |
| Vince McMahon, Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, and The Honky Tonk Man | April 14, 1997 |
| Jim Ross and Jim Cornette | November 3, 1997 November 17, 1997 December 1, 1997 December 22, 1997 May 11, 1998 (Second hour) April 26, 1999 |
| Jim Ross, Jim Cornette, and Jerry Lawler | November 10, 1997 |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Kevin Kelly[3] | December 8, 1997 – March 9, 1998 |
| Michael Cole and Jim Ross | March 17, 1998 – July 6, 1998[4] July 16, 2001 – July 23, 2001 May 25, 2009 September 24, 2012 – October 1, 2012[5] October 15, 2012 – November 12, 2012[6] |
| Jim Ross and Shawn Michaels | July 13, 1998 (First hour) |
| Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Shawn Michaels | July 20, 1998 (Second hour) August 24, 1998 (Second hour) |
| Jim Cornette and Shane McMahon | September 21, 1998 |
| Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler | December 7, 1998 – March 1, 1999 March 15, 1999 – April 5, 1999 August 23, 1999 June 30, 2008 – November 15, 2010 May 30, 2011 – July 25, 2011 October 10, 2011 – September 10, 2012 November 12, 2012 – March 25, 2013 July 29, 2013[7] |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Terry Taylor | March 8, 1999 |
| Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Jesse Ventura[8] | August 9, 1999 |
| Jim Ross and Michael Hayes[9] | December 20, 1999 |
| Jim Ross and Tazz | February 26, 2001 August 20, 2007 |
| Jim Ross and Paul Heyman | March 5, 2001 – July 9, 2001 July 30, 2001 – November 12, 2001 |
| Scott Hudson and Arn Anderson[10] | July 2, 2001 |
| Jonathan Coachman and Jerry Lawler | April 7, 2003 – May 5, 2003 July 14, 2003 – August 11, 2003 October 17, 2005 – October 31, 2005 |
| Jonathan Coachman and Al Snow[11] | September 22, 2003 - September 29, 2003 |
| Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan Coachman | January 5, 2004 June 27, 2005 – October 10, 2005 |
| Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan Coachman | November 7, 2005 – April 24, 2006 |
| Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler | December 5, 2005 April 24, 2006 – May 1, 2006 |
| Todd Grisham and Jerry Lawler[12] | May 1, 2006 |
| Jim Ross and Todd Grisham | November 13, 2006 March 19, 2007 |
| Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura[13] | November 23, 2009 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Matt Striker | December 14, 2009 April 26, 2010 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and CM Punk | November 22, 2010 – December 20, 2010 |
| Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler[14] | April 4, 2011 – April 18, 2011 |
| Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T[15] | April 25, 2011 |
| Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler[16] | December 27, 2010 – March 28, 2011 May 2, 2011 – May 23, 2011 |
| Michael Cole and Josh Mathews[17] | November 8, 2010 January 3, 2011 February 14, 2011 September 19, 2011 August 27, 2012 |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Booker T[18] | September 26, 2011 – October 3, 2011 |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler | November 15, 2010 July 25, 2011 – September 12, 2011 October 10, 2011 July 23, 2012 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T | June 13, 2011 – June 20, 2011 November 21, 2011 March 26, 2012 |
| Michael Cole and The Miz[19] | September 3, 2012 June 24, 2024 (First half)[20] |
| Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield[21] | September 17, 2012 October 8, 2012 |
| Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield[22] | January 14, 2013 |
| Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield | December 9, 2013 December 23, 2013 January 6, 2014[23] |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield | December 17, 2012 January 14, 2013 January 28, 2013 April 1, 2013 – December 29, 2014 |
| Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler[24] | March 30, 2015 |
| Byron Saxton, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker T[25] | April 6, 2015 |
| Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker T | January 5, 2015 – March 30, 2015 April 13, 2015 – June 1, 2015 |
| Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Byron Saxton[3] | June 8, 2015 – July 18, 2016 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[4][26] | July 25, 2016 – April 10, 2017 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Austin Aries[27] | December 19, 2016 – March 6, 2017 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Booker T[28] | April 17, 2017 – August 21, 2017 September 4, 2017 – September 25, 2017 October 9, 2017 – January 15, 2018 April 23, 2018 May 14, 2018 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Corey Graves[29] | August 28, 2017 |
| Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Booker T[30] | October 2, 2017 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Jonathan Coachman | January 29, 2018 – April 16, 2018 April 30, 2018 – May 7, 2018 May 21, 2018 – May 28, 2018 June 11, 2018 – August 6, 2018 August 20, 2018 – August 27, 2018 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and David Otunga[31] | June 4, 2018 |
| Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Renee Young | August 13, 2018[32] September 3, 2018 – August 12, 2019 August 26, 2019 – September 23, 2019 |
| Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Renee Young | August 19, 2019 |
| Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, and Renee Young | |
| Vic Joseph, Jerry Lawler, and Dio Maddin | September 30, 2019 – November 4, 2019 |
| Vic Joseph and Jerry Lawler | November 4, 2019 – November 11, 2019 November 25, 2019 December 30, 2019 – January 20, 2020 |
| Vic Joseph, Jerry Lawler, and Samoa Joe | November 18, 2019 December 2, 2019 – December 23, 2019 |
| Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton | January 27, 2020 – March 16, 2020 April 13, 2020 – April 20, 2020 September 21, 2020 |
| Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton | March 23, 2020 – April 6, 2020 |
| Tom Phillips, Samoa Joe, and Byron Saxton | April 27, 2020 – August 31, 2020 September 28, 2020 – March 22, 2021 April 5, 2021 |
| Michael Cole, Samoa Joe, and Byron Saxton | September 7, 2020 |
| Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Dolph Ziggler | September 14, 2020 |
| Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and MVP | |
| Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and MVP | March 29, 2021 |
| Adnan Virk, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[5] | April 12, 2021 – May 24, 2021 |
| Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[6] | May 31, 2021 – March 21, 2022 April 4, 2022 April 25, 2022 – June 27, 2022 July 11, 2022 – October 3, 2022 |
| Jimmy Smith, Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton | March 28, 2022 |
| Jimmy Smith, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton | April 11, 2022 – April 18, 2022 |
| Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton | July 4, 2022 |
| Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Jerry Lawler | January 23, 2023 |
| Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves | October 10, 2022 – January 16, 2023 January 30, 2023 – July 31, 2023 |
| Michael Cole and Wade Barrett | August 7, 2023 – October 9, 2023 October 23, 2023 – January 22, 2024 |
| Kevin Patrick and Wade Barrett | October 16, 2023 |
| Michael Cole and Pat McAfee[33] | January 29, 2024 – August 19, 2024 beginning January 6, 2025 |
| Michael Cole | June 24, 2024 (Second half)[34] |
| Michael Cole and Corey Graves | July 1, 2024[35] August 26, 2024[36] |
| Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett[37] | September 2, 2024 – present |
- ^ Following the departure of Bobby Heenan on the December 6, 1993 edition of Raw, Vince McMahon was joined by various guest commentators until March 7, 1994, when Randy Savage became the permanent color commentator. Randy Savage would remain part of the commentary team until October 1994 when he left the World Wrestling Federation for World Championship Wrestling. Post Savage's departure, Vince McMahon was once again accompanied by guest commentators until the December 5, 1994 edition of Raw when Shawn Michaels became the permanent color commentator. The following is a list of the guest commentators who joined Vince McMahon first from December 13, 1993 to February 28, 1994 and from November 7, 1994 to November 28, 1994:
| Commentator | Dates |
|---|---|
| Jim Cornette | December 13, 1993 November 21, 1994 |
| Shawn Michaels | December 20, 1993 |
| The Quebecers | December 27, 1993 |
| Johnny Polo | January 3, 1994 |
| Randy Savage | January 10, 1994 February 21, 1994 |
| Crush | January 17, 1994 |
| Jim Ross | January 24, 1994 |
| Irwin R. Schyster | January 31, 1994 |
| Bastion Booger | February 7, 1994 |
| Harvey Wippleman | February 28, 1994 |
| Jerry Lawler | November 7, 1994 November 28, 1994 |
| Ted DiBiase | November 14, 1994 |
- ^ Honky filled in due to Lawler having a match during the beginning of the show and remain out for rest of the show.
- ^ Midway through the WWE Intercontinental Championship match.
- ^ From December 1997-July 1998, Jim Ross served as color commentator for the first hour, and play by play commentator for the second hour of Raw Is War, with the Michael Cole tandem as play by play commentator (later just Cole), and Kevin Kelly as the alternate color commentator for the first hour ("Raw"), with Jerry Lawler taking over for the second hour ("The War Zone").
- ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler who was absent due to the premiere of Man on the Moon.
- ^ Ventura called the main event.
- ^ Defeated Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross in a tag team match at Unforgiven to become the announce team for Raw. The following week, Jim Ross defeated Jonathan Coachman to win his and Jerry Lawler's jobs back.
- ^ When Joey Styles quits the WWE in storyline, Todd Grisham fills in for him to call the main event.
- ^ Mathews became the alternate color commentator on Raw beginning December 27, 2010, due to Lawler's increased in-ring schedule (Lawler would continue as commentator when he was not wrestling). On March 14, 2011, Raw began using a full-time three-man team with Michael Cole announcing from his own separate table ("The Cole Mine"). Ross has also returned to the broadcast table since making his broadcast return at WrestleMania XXVII and the four announcers worked in rotating three man shifts. This ended on the May 23, 2011 edition of Raw when Michael Cole returned to the normal announce table.
- ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was recovering from injury.
- ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was recovering from a heart attack.
- ^ Ross sat in for Michael Cole, who allowed him to call the main event.
- ^ JBL was absent at the time, so only Cole and Lawler called the event.
- ^ Lawler was sick during the day, so only Cole and JBL called the event.
- ^ Filled in for Michael Cole, JBL, and Booker T after they were assaulted by Brock Lesnar.[7]
- ^ Filled in for Michael Cole, who was continue to recover from injury.
- ^ Graves replaces JBL following the 2016 WWE draft.
- ^ Aries replaced Saxton during cruiserweight matches.
- ^ Booker T temporarily replaced David Otunga for six weeks while Otunga was filming the movie Katrina. After the six weeks elapsed, Otunga was quietly moved to the pay-per-view pre-shows while Booker remained on commentary. Booker also fills in for Jonathan Coachman while Coachman was on assignment.
- ^ Jerry Lawler temporarily replaced Booker T for one week while Booker T was stranded in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey. This also doubles as Lawler's special return to commentating since the show was live from Memphis, Tennessee.
- ^ Phillips filled in due to Cole attending his son's wedding. He also filled in due to Braun Strowman's attack on Cole.
- ^ David Otunga temporarily replaced Jonathan Coachman for one week while Coachman was on assignment. This also used as Otunga's return to commentating since has been elapsed from last year's Superstar Shake-up.
- ^ Called the main event during the WCW-branded match between Booker T and Buff Bagwell in Tacoma. This match had received negative reviews.
- ^ Renee Young temporarily replaced Jonathan Coachman for one week while Coachman was on assignment.
- ^ Miz and Graves filled in for Pat McAfee due to family emergency.
- ^ Pat McAfee is temporarily on hiatus due to the involvement of the ESPN College Gameday coverage from September to December 2024 while Michael Cole will be temporarily moved to the SmackDown brand on September 13, 2024. Both Cole and McAfee are expected to return to Raw commentary on its debut on Netflix on January 6, 2025.[8]
Ring announcers[edit]
| Ring announcers | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Finkel | January 11, 1993 – February 24, 1997 April 7, 1997 May 12, 1997 December 15, 1997 January 5, 1998 – February 23, 1998 March 9, 1998 April 20, 1998 May 24, 1999 June 14, 1999 January 1, 2001 – January 15, 2001 August 13, 2001 June 24, 2002 – July 22, 2002 August 5, 2002 – August 19, 2002 |
Sporadically appeared on Raw as a guest ring announcer. |
| Tony Chimel | March 3, 1997 – March 31, 1997 April 14, 1997 – April 28, 1997 May 19, 1997 – December 8, 1997 December 22, 1997 – December 29, 1997 March 2, 1998 March 16, 1998 – April 6, 1998 – April 13, 1998 April 27, 1998 – May 17, 1999 May 31, 1999 – June 7, 1999 June 21, 1999 – August 16, 1999 May 30, 2011 September 9, 2013 December 28, 2015 |
Made one-night returns on May 30, 2011, September 9, 2013 and December 28, 2015. |
| Lilian Garcia | August 23, 1999 – December 25, 2000 January 22, 2001 – August 6, 2001 August 20, 2001 – June 24, 2002 July 15, 2002 July 29, 2002 – August 5, 2002 August 26, 2002 – May 30, 2005 July 4, 2005 – February 12, 2007 – February 26, 2007 March 26, 2007 – April 2, 2007 July 2, 2007 – December 15, 2008 February 16, 2009 March 2, 2009 –September 21, 2009 April 19, 2010 October 20, 2014 – December 29, 2014 January 12, 2015 – April 5, 2015 June 1, 2015 – October 5, 2015 October 19, 2015 – October 26, 2015 November 9, 2015 – December 21, 2015 January 4, 2016 – April 25, 2016 May 16, 2016 – July 18, 2016 |
Made a one night return on April 19, 2010, filling in for Justin Roberts when the Raw roster was stuck in Europe after the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, resulting in the first-ever Monday Night SmackDown; also returned at the June 25, 2012 edition of Raw, Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012, at Raw's 20th anniversary on January 14, 2013, as well as at the January 13, 2014 episode of Raw. Made her official return to Raw on October 20, 2014, taking over for Justin Roberts who had been released. Took time off starting in April 2015 to recover from knee surgery. Originally took time off to be with her sick father but decided to leave WWE again on August 1, 2016, so that she can be with him. Despite this, she continues to make appearances at WWE's Tribute to the Troops to perform the national anthem in addition ring announcing the 2017 event, she also made a one-night return on July 22, 2019 at the Raw Reunion special. |
| Jonathan Coachman | November 10, 2003 April 17, 2006 |
One night only. |
| Justin Roberts | June 6, 2005 – June 27, 2005 June 5, 2006 February 19, 2007 March 19, 2007 April 9, 2007 –June 2007 December 22, 2008 February 23, 2009 September 28, 2009 – April 12, 2010 April 26, 2010 – May 2011 June 2011 – August 2013 September 2013 – October 2014 |
Filled in for Lilian Garcia on the June 5, 2006, who was inadvertently knocked down by Charlie Haas for the rest of Raw. Took over the announcing duties in 2009 before being released and Garcia being reinstated in 2014. |
| Todd Grisham | April 16, 2007 | One night only. |
| Eden Stiles | January 5, 2015 April 13, 2015 – May 25, 2015 October 12, 2015 November 2, 2015 May 2, 2016 – May 9, 2016 |
Filled in for Lilian Garcia on January 5, 2015, October 12, 2015, November 2, 2015 and May 2, 2016 until May 9, 2016 for one night. Also filled in for an extended period of time starting in April 2015 while Garcia was recovering from knee surgery. |
| JoJo | July 25, 2016 – August 7, 2017 August 21, 2017 – September 4, 2017 September 18, 2017 – October 9, 2017 October 30, 2017 – June 25, 2018 July 9, 2018 – November 12, 2018 November 26, 2018 – December 31, 2018 |
Originally filled in for Lilian Garcia before she was promoted to permanent ring announcer on August 1, 2016 after Garcia left WWE again. She left WWE in early of 2021 after taking a hiatus due to her pregnancy.[9] |
| Mike Rome | August 14, 2017 September 11, 2017 October 16, 2017 – October 23, 2017 July 2, 2018 November 19, 2018 January 7, 2019 – May 1, 2023 October 9, 2023 |
Filled in for JoJo in some episodes and during her pregnancy. |
| Samantha Irvin | May 8, 2023 – present | |
| Greg Hamilton | June 29, 2020 November 30, 2020 |
One night only. |
| Alicia Taylor | January 23, 2023 October 30, 2023 June 17, 2024 September 2, 2024 |
One night only. |
| Pat McAfee | June 10, 2024 | Filled in for Samantha Irvin for the final match of the episode after Irvin's fiancé Ricochet was (kayfabe) injured and taken to hospital. McAfee otherwise served as commentator for the episode. |
Backstage interview[edit]
| Backstage interviewer | Date started | Date finished |
|---|---|---|
| Renee Young | September 23, 2013 | August 6, 2018 |
| JoJo | December 14, 2015 | June 27, 2016 |
| Andrea D'Marco | August 22, 2016 | |
| Charly Caruso | August 29, 2016 | February 22, 2021 |
| Kayla Braxton | November 5, 2018 | March 1, 2021 |
| Dasha Fuentes | December 31, 2018 | April 1, 2019 |
| Sarah Schreiber | April 8, 2019 | October 3, 2022 |
| Kevin Patrick | March 8, 2021 | October 3, 2022 |
| Megan Morant | December 27, 2021 | September 5, 2022 |
| Cathy Kelley | October 10, 2022 | June 26, 2023 |
| Byron Saxton | October 10, 2022 | January 29, 2024 |
| Jackie Redmond | July 3, 2023 | present |
| Cathy Kelley | February 5, 2024 | present |
Recurring segments[edit]
| Segments | Hosts | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Court | Jerry Lawler | 1993 – 1995 2019 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Lawler was fired as commentator of Raw. Reinstated after Lawler returned to doing Raw commentary. |
| The Heartbreak Hotel | Shawn Michaels | 1994 | In-ring interview segment. |
| The Brother Love Show | Brother Love | 1995 – 1996 |
In-ring interview segment. |
| The Pillman XXX Files | Brian Pillman | 1997 | Video segment. Discontinued following Pillman's death. |
| The Love Shack | Dude Love | 1998 | In-ring interview segment. |
| Randy News Network (RNN) | Randy Orton | 2002 – 2003 | A weekly vignette featuring Orton talking about his condition during his injury. |
| Highlight Reel | Chris Jericho | 2003 – 2005 2008 – 2010 2012 – 2014 2016 – 2017 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Jericho was drafted to SmackDown. |
| White Boy Challenge | Rodney Mack Theodore Long |
2003 | Five minute match challenge to Caucasian talent. Discontinued following Mack's defeat by Goldberg. |
| WWE Diva Search | Jonathan Coachman The Miz Todd Grisham |
2004 – 2007 | WWE Diva Search competition segment.[10] |
| Masterlock Challenge | Chris Masters | 2005 – 2007 2010 |
Submission challenge to break Masters' Masterlock hold. Discontinued after Bobby Lashley broke the hold. |
| Kurt Angle Invitational | Kurt Angle | 2005 | Three-minute match challenge for Angle's gold medals. Discontinued after Eugene won the challenge. |
| Carlito's Cabana | Carlito | 2005 2007 – 2008 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Carlito moved to SmackDown. |
| Piper's Pit | Roddy Piper | 2005 2010 2012 2014 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following Piper's death |
| Striker's Classroom | Matt Striker | 2005 – 2006 |
In-ring "educational" segment. Discontinued after Striker was drafted to ECW. |
| The Cutting Edge | Edge | 2005 – 2007 2010 – 2011 2013 2021 – 2023 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Edge moved to SmackDown and was forced to retire from professional wrestling. Returned one night only on Sept. 9, 2013 as Edge was the guest on Raw. Returned after Edge was drafted back to Raw. |
| VIP Lounge | Montel Vontavious Porter | 2009 – 2010 2020 – 2023 |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after MVP was drafted to SmackDown and released from WWE. Returned on Feb. 10, 2020 on Raw following his signing as producer but still competed on Raw. |
| Khali Kiss Cam | The Great Khali | 2011 | In-ring fan interaction segment. |
| Miz TV | The Miz and formerly John Morrison | 2012 – 2016 2017 – present |
In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Miz was drafted to SmackDown. Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw. Discontinued after Miz was drafted to SmackDown. Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw. Discontinued after Miz was drafted back to SmackDown. Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw |
| The Cutting Edge Peep Show | Edge and Christian |
2014 | In-ring interview segment. A crossover between The Cutting Edge and The Peep Show. |
| John Cena's U.S. Open Challenge | John Cena | 2015 | A United States Championship match challenge pitting anyone on the roster against John Cena. Ended due to Cena losing the United States Championship to the returning Alberto Del Rio at Hell in a Cell and took time off from wrestling. |
| The Rose Bush | Adam Rose | 2015 | A weekly vignette featuring Rose gossiping about other wrestlers. |
| The Ambrose Asylum | Dean Ambrose | 2016 – 2017 | In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown. Returned after Ambrose was drafted to Raw. Discontinued after Ambrose left WWE. |
| The Rollins Report | Seth Rollins | 2015 – 2016 | Video segment. |
| The K.O. Show | Kevin Owens | 2017 – 2020 2022 – 2023 |
In-ring interview segment. |
| The Peep Show | Christian | 2018 | In-ring interview segment. Appeared for one night only to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. |
| The Fashion Files The Fashion X Files Fashion Peaks |
Breezango Tyler Breeze and Fandango |
2018 | Video segment. Started after Breezango was drafted to Raw. Discontinued after Fandango was injured and Breezango moved to NXT. |
| The Sami & Kevin Show | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn |
2018 | In-ring interview segment. |
| A Moment of Bliss | Alexa Bliss and formerly Nikki Cross | 2018 – 2020 | Public service announcement segment, later an on-stage interview segment. Nikki Cross later joined with Bliss. |
| Firefly Fun House | Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss |
2019 – 2020 2020 – 2021 |
Video segment. Discontinued after Wyatt was drafted to SmackDown. Returned after Wyatt was drafted to Raw Bliss joined on the October 19, 2020 Episode of Raw Discontinued after Wyatt was released by WWE. |
| Alexa’s Playground | Alexa Bliss | 2021 | In-ring interview segment. |
| Monday After Weekend Update | Street Profits and R-Truth |
2019 – 2020 | Video segment. A video segment before a WWE PPV parodied by Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford from NBC's Saturday Night Live's segment "The Weekend Update". Discontinued after The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown. |
| Truth TV | R-Truth | 2020 | In-ring interview segment. |
| Raw Underground | Shane McMahon | 2020 | "Shoot" fighting segment. Discontinued after the imminent threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last Raw Underground segment was held on the September 21 episode of Raw. |
| The Dirt Sheet | John Morrison and The Miz |
2020 – 2021 | In-ring interview segment. |
| Moist TV | John Morrison | 2021 – 2022 | In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following Morrison’s release from WWE. |
| Impaulsive TV | Logan Paul | 2022 – 2023 | In-ring interview segment. |
See also[edit]
- List of WWE SmackDown on-air personalities
- List of WWE Raw guest stars
- List of current champions in WWE
References[edit]
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