Raw (WWE brand)
Raw is a brand of the U.S. based professional wrestling promotion WWE. The brand was first established on March 25, 2002, with a draft on "Monday Night Raw" and went into effect one week later on April 1. The brand split was discontinued in August 2011, but was brought back in July 2016. Wrestlers assigned to the Raw brand wrestle predominantly on the "Raw" television program as well as "Main Event", the seasonal "Mixed Match Challenge", and Raw branded or co-branded pay-per-view events and WWE Network events. During the first brand split, they also competed on "Heat" and on "ECW" under a talent exchange program.
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From 1995 to 2006, "Raw" was shown on The Sports Network until it moved to rival sports broadcaster The Score (now renamed Sportsnet 360) after it was announced that TSN would be carrying "Monday Night Football" for the 2006 season. This meant that Canadian viewers would have to watch via tape-delay, as The Score did not broadcast "Raw" live at that time. Around that time, The Score aired "Countdown to Raw" until May 2013 when "Raw" is shown live to match the United States airtime.