The Rock told jabronis to know their role long before he travelled to Jumanji. Batista defended championships before he guarded the galaxy. Steve Austin left losers in his path with 91裸聊视频淪tone Cold91裸聊视频� stunners instead of Skullbusters .
Before the trio of WWE stars stretched into other entertainment avenues, they had talked trash, flipped middle fingers, laid the smack down, chugged beer and raised a whole lot of hell on the wildest show on Monday nights.
Betty White , Bob Barker, Bradley Cooper and even Tiny Tim joined the fun inside the squared circle.
Welcome, everyone, to Monday Night Raw!
The WWE flagship show is set to mark its 25th anniversary on Monday with a three-hour bash stuffed with Hall of Famers, Hollywood stars, the Boogeyman, the Bellas and a Brooklyn Brawler.
From its debut on Jan. 11, 1993, 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� revolutionized wrestling and made the 91裸聊视频� sport? 91裸聊视频� hip again. 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� billed itself as an uncooked, uncut and uncensored slice of sports entertainment, and for most of its 25 years, 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� has delivered the wacky and the wild for more than 3 million viewers each week; whether it91裸聊视频檚 Braun Strowman flipping over a semi-truck or Brian Pillman pulling a gun on Austin .
Led by WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� shook the wresting industry out of its staid Saturday morning ways.
. sends his congratulations on 's 25th Anniversary and wants to remember to "RESPECT the gap!"
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91裸聊视频淚 remember being in the office and Vince talking about going live and moving this forward,91裸聊视频� WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan said.
The pro wrestling TV landscape had been mostly one-hour weekend shows mostly filled with noncompetitive matches in which a superstar would flatten some enhancement talent. WWE had been a staple on Monday nights since 91裸聊视频淧rime Time Wrestling91裸聊视频� debuted on USA on Jan. 1, 1985.
The weekly taped wrestling shows mostly went down for the three count.
91裸聊视频�(McMahon) called it a new breath or a new life for the wrestling business,91裸聊视频� Hogan said. 91裸聊视频淥nce we went live and people got used to the live vibe, taped shows would be a dinosaur.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� chugged along as a solid cable performer until rival WCW unleashed 91裸聊视频淢onday Nitro91裸聊视频� in 1995 and soon beat WWE at its own game, winning the ratings battle in what was called the 91裸聊视频淢onday Night Wars91裸聊视频� for 83 straight weeks.
McMahon, who declined comment to the AP, was forced to steer the show into the Attitude Era , led by a foul-mouthed Austin, a crotch-chopping Degeneration X, and a catchphrase spouting Dwayne 91裸聊视频淭he Rock91裸聊视频� Johnson that spiked the show into new heights.
WCW would go out business when WWE bought the scraps of the company in 2001.
91裸聊视频淵ou can91裸聊视频檛 beat someone at their own game when they are the game,91裸聊视频� Hogan said.
Triple H would surely agree.
The 72-year-old McMahon, who morphed from an original 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� announcer to the show91裸聊视频檚 top bad guy, has starred in the most memorable storylines for the dominant company in the industry.
91裸聊视频淗e doesn91裸聊视频檛 like to take credit for it, but Vince is the guiding force of that,91裸聊视频� WWE executive Paul 91裸聊视频淭riple H91裸聊视频� Levesque said. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 never afraid to take that risk. He never feels like he knows the answers.91裸聊视频�
Trying to find the answer for the greatest moment in 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频檚: history is a bit like trying to pick the perfect PowerBall combination.
At the top of the impossible list, the real-life Ric Flair, Edge and Daniel Bryan retirements that had even the hardest of the hardcore fans reaching for a tissue. Bob Backlund slapping Arnold Skaaland in the crossface chicken wing. CM Punk91裸聊视频檚 pipebomb . Sabu91裸聊视频檚 leap off the Raw letters. The villainous stable Nexus that destroyed John Cena and even choked out the ring announcer. Kurt Angle and the milk truck .
And Donald Trump , yes, WWE Hall of Famer and the president, who, ahem, purchased 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� in 2009 from McMahon.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 going to do stuff that91裸聊视频檚 never been done before, never been seen before,91裸聊视频� Trump said. 91裸聊视频淧eople have been watching Raw for 17 years and they deserve something special. You91裸聊视频檝e made a lot of money off these people. It91裸聊视频檚 about time you give back. Like our president says, 91裸聊视频楪ive back.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
Trump91裸聊视频檚 reign of terror on 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� lasted less than four years. He, ahem, sold 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� back to McMahon the following week for twice the price.
Even the 91裸聊视频淢illion Dollar Man91裸聊视频� Ted DiBiase would have cackled at the swindle.
DiBiase will be in New York on Monday with other WWE Hall of Famers such as Scott Hall, Ron Simmons, Austin, Flair and Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker should be back from the dead to kickstart a feud against Cena for WrestleMania.
The show will have a bit of a WrestleMania 2 feel, airing live from two locations: 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� original home at the Manhattan Center and the Barclays Center. WWE stars and matches are scheduled at both venues, though the exact format has yet to be disclosed.
Michaels and the Undertaker were on the first show and will serve as bookends for the first and the 1,288th episode.
91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� has even sprouted branches on the family tree.
WWE champion Charlotte Flair was just a teenager for her 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� debut. Look closely, and Flair can be spotted in the stands during a women91裸聊视频檚 match on a 2004 episode. She was back four years later when she joined her family and other WWE stars in the ring for father Ric Flair91裸聊视频檚 farewell retirement speech.
She made her debut as a wrestler on the show in 2015 91裸聊视频� complete with a strut and gold her around waist, just like The Nature Boy.
91裸聊视频淭he talent has passion for what we do and wants to show up every Monday to give everyone sitting at home the best show possible,91裸聊视频� Charlotte Flair said.
Michaels could fill a few hours on the WWE Network with 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� highlights: His 2009 bout in London vs. Cena, regarded as 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� greatest match , stripping Mike Tyson down to his DX shirt and collapsing against Owen Hart in a classic 1990s matchup. He wrestled Max Moon on the inaugural 91裸聊视频淩aw.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭he first 91裸聊视频楻aw91裸聊视频� was the genesis, the nucleus, of everything that91裸聊视频檚 ever gone on in WWE,91裸聊视频� Michaels said. 91裸聊视频淣one of us had any idea at that time what we were about to embark on.91裸聊视频�
The future may not include the USA Network. The TV rights are up for grabs in late 2019 and WWE as live, weekly content should surely command a big-bucks bidding war in the open market. Imagine 91裸聊视频淩aw91裸聊视频� on Mondays on Fox with highlight shows and auxiliary programming on FS1, much like UFC does now.
91裸聊视频淚 can tell you that WWE is uniquely positioned so whatever way it goes, whatever way our fans are telling us to go, we91裸聊视频檙e there,91裸聊视频� Levesque said.
McMahon recently sold $100 million of shares to fund his Alpha Entertainment company and could re-launch the XFL. Levesque said outside interests will never get in McMahon91裸聊视频檚 way of running WWE.
91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think there91裸聊视频檚 any sense of change,91裸聊视频� Levesque said. 91裸聊视频淚f anybody thinks they91裸聊视频檙e going to push him out or take this thing, there91裸聊视频檚 going to be a hell of a fight.91裸聊视频�
If there is, what better place to show it than Monday nights on 91裸聊视频淩aw.91裸聊视频�
Dan Gelston, The Associated Press
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