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.

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Authority figures

Authority figuresPositionDate startedDate finishedPlot notes
Jack Tunney PresidentJanuary 11, 1993July 12, 1995Was President before Raw began production. Forced out by Vince McMahon.
Mr. McMahon Owner
Chairman of the Board		January 11, 1993June 15, 2009Was 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 PresidentJuly 12, 1995August 4, 1997Relinquished 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 CommissionerAugust 4, 1997Relinquished role to Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels CommissionerNovember 23, 1998June 26, 2000Relinquished role to Mick Foley.
Mick Foley CommissionerJune 26, 2000December 18, 2000Fired by Mr. McMahon.
Debra Lieutenant CommissionerOctober 30, 2000March 5, 2001Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner on the March 5 episode of Raw to pursue managing again.
William Regal CommissionerMarch 8, 2001October 11, 2001Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance
Mick FoleyCommissionerOctober 11, 2001November 19, 2001Decided to leave the company.
Ric Flair OwnerNovember 19, 2001June 10, 2002Lost his position as per stipulation in a match against Mr. McMahon
Eric Bischoff General managerJuly 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 ManagersNovember 25, 2002May 5, 2003Fired 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 ManagersApril 29, 2003November 16, 2003Austin lost his position of Co-GM after his team lost to Bischoff's team at Survivor Series.
Eric Bischoff and Mick Foley Co-General ManagersDecember 1, 2003December 15, 2003Mick 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 BischoffGeneral managerDecember 15, 2003December 29, 2003
Steve AustinSelf-Proclaimed "Sheriff" with full General Manager powersDecember 29, 2003March 29, 2004
Theodore Long Interim General ManagerJanuary 5, 2004Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric BischoffGeneral managerJanuary 12, 2004Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term.
Jonathan Coachman Interim General ManagerJanuary 19, 2004Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric BischoffGeneral managerJanuary 26, 2004June 28, 2004Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term.
Johnny Blaze/Spade/Nitro Assistant to the General ManagerMarch 1, 2004June 7, 2004Fired by General Manager Eric Bischoff after losing a singles match against his nephew Eugene.
Eugene Interim General ManagerJuly 5, 2004Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric BischoffGeneral managerJuly 12, 2004November 8, 2004
Maven Interim General ManagerNovember 15, 2004Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Chris Benoit Interim General ManagerNovember 22, 2004Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Randy Orton Interim General ManagerNovember 29, 2004Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Chris Jericho Interim General ManagerDecember 6, 2004Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Eric BischoffGeneral managerDecember 13, 2004December 5, 2005Fired by Mr. McMahon in December 2005 when he was tossed into the garbage truck.
Mr. McMahon Interim General ManagerDecember 12, 2005April 24, 2006
The Spirit Squad Interim General ManagersMay 1, 2006Made GMs for one night only by Interim General Manager Mr. McMahon due to their help in his match against Shawn Michaels at Backlash.
Mr. McMahonInterim General ManagerMay 8, 2006May 29, 2006Decided to not become Interim General Manager anymore.
D-Generation X Interim General ManagersOctober 2, 2006DX took over Raw for the night after they put Jonathan Coachman in a garbage bin and wheeled him away.
Eric BischoffInterim General ManagerNovember 6, 2006Granted GM powers for one night only after the refereeing job he did at Cyber Sunday by Mr. McMahon.
Michael PeñaInterim General ManagerApril 9, 2007Made GM for one night only by Mick Foley.
Jonathan CoachmanGeneral managerJune 11, 2007June 25, 2007Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008.
William RegalInterim General ManagerJuly 2, 2007Made GM for one night only by Executive Assistant and Acting GM Jonathan Coachman.
Jonathan CoachmanGeneral managerJuly 9, 2007August 6, 2007Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008.
William RegalGeneral managerAugust 6, 2007February 25, 2008Lost 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 ManagerMarch 3, 2008GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
Randy OrtonInterim General ManagerMarch 10, 2008GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
Triple H Interim General ManagerMarch 17, 2008GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
William RegalGeneral managerMarch 24, 2008May 19, 2008Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by Mr. McMahon after losing a match to Mr. Kennedy.
Mike Adamle General managerJuly 28, 2008September 29, 2008
Chris JerichoInterim General ManagerOctober 6, 2008Adamle was called away to a meeting with Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Adamle named him the Acting GM for the night.
Mike AdamleGeneral managerOctober 13, 2008November 3, 2008Resigned in November 2008.
Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon Co-General ManagersNovember 3, 2008November 24, 2008Control reverted to the McMahons.
The position was then claimed by Stephanie McMahon.
Stephanie McMahonGeneral managerNovember 24, 2008April 6, 2009Took leave of absence on February 23, 2009.
Vickie Guerrero served as "Interim General Manager" until April 2009.
Vickie Guerrero General managerApril 6, 2009June 8, 2009Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as general manager of SmackDown.
Resigned in June 2009.
Donald Trump OwnerJune 15, 2009June 22, 2009It was announced that Trump had purchased the Raw franchise from Mr. McMahon on June 15, 2009. [1]
Mr. McMahonOwner, Chairman, and CEOJune 22, 2009July 22, 2022
Various guest hosts Guest HostJune 29, 2009May 10, 2010An 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 GuerreroGeneral managerMay 10, 2010May 10, 2010Resigned following the first day of tenure.
Bret Hart General managerMay 24, 2010June 21, 2010Removed of position by Mr. McMahon.
Anonymous Raw General Manager (revealed to be Hornswoggle)General managerJune 21, 2010July 18, 2011Communications 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 HChief Operating Officer (Storyline)July 18, 2011November 23, 2014The 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 COOSeptember 5, 2011October 10, 2011Long was appointed by COO Triple H to aid him in running Raw Supershows, due to his being General Manager of SmackDown.
John Laurinaitis General managerOctober 10, 2011June 17, 2012Won 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 AdvisorOctober 11, 2011June 17, 2012Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.
Theodore LongAssistant to the General ManagerApril 2, 2012June 17, 2012Became Laurinaitis' assistant after Team Teddy lost to Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII.
Eve Torres Executive AdministratorApril 23, 2012June 17, 2012Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.
Interim General ManagersGuest GMJune 18, 2012July 16, 2012Following 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 managerJuly 23, 2012October 22, 2012Was 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 GuerreroManaging SupervisorOctober 22, 2012July 8, 2013Mr. 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 SupervisorFebruary 18, 2013July 8, 2013Named 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 MaddoxGeneral managerJuly 8, 2013May 26, 2014Named 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 McMahonMinority Owner/Chief Brand OfficerAugust 19, 2013April 4, 2016Was relieved of her duties due to Shane McMahon running the show.
Kane Director of operationsNovember 4, 2013October 25, 2015Not 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 ManagerGeneral managers/CoordinatorNovember 24, 2014December 29, 2014The 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 HChief Operating Officer (Storyline)December 29, 20142019 Stephanie McMahon announced that Triple H would return to the WWE as the COO.
Shane McMahonGeneral managerApril 4, 2016April 25, 2016Mr. 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 McMahonCo-General ManagersMay 2, 2016July 11, 2016Mr. McMahon announced at Payback that Shane and Stephanie would both share control of Raw.
Stephanie McMahonCommissionerJuly 11, 2016December 17, 2018Mr. McMahon announced on Raw that Stephanie, Triple H, Shane and himself to leave charge of Raw and SmackDown to shake things up.
Mick FoleyGeneral managerJuly 18, 2016March 20, 2017Stephanie announced Foley as her General Manager for Raw prior to the 2016 WWE draft. Fired on the March 20, 2017 episode.
Kurt Angle General managerApril 3, 2017December 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 ConstableJune 4, 2018December 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 ManagerAugust 20, 2018December 16, 2018Was 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 DivisionNovember 26, 2018December 17, 2018Was 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 OfficialJanuary 1, 2021May 9, 2022Began 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 OfficialJanuary 17, 2020October 13, 2023Since 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 PearceGeneral managerOctober 13, 2023PresentPearce was promoted as the General Manager of Raw by Triple H on the Season Premiere of WWE SmackDown on October 13, 2023.

Commentators

CommentatorsDates
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 BartlettMarch 15, 1993
Vince McMahon and Randy SavageApril 5, 1993
March 7, 1994 – March 21, 1994
April 11, 1994 – June 13, 1994
August 1, 1994 – October 31, 1994
Vince McMahon and Bobby HeenanApril 12, 1993
October 25, 1993 – December 6, 1993
Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, and Randy SavageApril 26, 1993 – October 18, 1993
Vince McMahon and various guest commentators 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 MonsoonApril 4, 1994
Gorilla Monsoon and Randy SavageJune 20, 1994 – July 4, 1994
Jim Ross and Randy SavageJuly 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 MichaelsJanuary 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 RossAugust 5, 1996
May 26, 1997 - June 23, 1997
Kevin Kelly, Jim Ross, and Jerry LawlerAugust 19, 1996 – October 14, 1996
Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry LawlerOctober 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 January 13, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and The Honky Tonk ManFebruary 13, 1997
March 10, 1997
Jim Ross and Jerry LawlerFebruary 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 ManMarch 3, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler and The Honky Tonk ManApril 7, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, and The Honky Tonk ManApril 14, 1997
Jim Ross and Jim CornetteNovember 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 LawlerNovember 10, 1997
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Kevin Kelly December 8, 1997 – March 9, 1998
Michael Cole and Jim RossMarch 17, 1998 – July 6, 1998
July 16, 2001 – July 23, 2001
May 25, 2009
September 24, 2012 – October 1, 2012
October 15, 2012 – November 12, 2012
Jim Ross and Shawn MichaelsJuly 13, 1998 (First hour)
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Shawn MichaelsJuly 20, 1998 (Second hour)
August 24, 1998 (Second hour)
Jim Cornette and Shane McMahon September 21, 1998
Michael Cole and Jerry LawlerDecember 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
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Terry Taylor March 8, 1999
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Jesse Ventura August 9, 1999
Jim Ross and Michael Hayes 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 July 2, 2001
Jonathan Coachman and Jerry LawlerApril 7, 2003 – May 5, 2003
July 14, 2003 – August 11, 2003
October 17, 2005 – October 31, 2005
Jonathan Coachman and Al Snow September 22, 2003 - September 29, 2003
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan CoachmanJanuary 5, 2004
June 27, 2005 – October 10, 2005
Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan CoachmanNovember 7, 2005 – April 24, 2006
Joey Styles and Jerry LawlerDecember 5, 2005
April 24, 2006 – May 1, 2006
Todd Grisham and Jerry Lawler May 1, 2006
Jim Ross and Todd GrishamNovember 13, 2006
March 19, 2007
Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura 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 April 4, 2011 – April 18, 2011
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T April 25, 2011
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler December 27, 2010 – March 28, 2011
May 2, 2011 – May 23, 2011
Michael Cole and Josh Mathews November 8, 2010
January 3, 2011
February 14, 2011
September 19, 2011
August 27, 2012
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Booker T September 26, 2011 – October 3, 2011
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Jerry LawlerNovember 15, 2010
July 25, 2011 – September 12, 2011
October 10, 2011
July 23, 2012
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker TJune 13, 2011 – June 20, 2011
November 21, 2011
March 26, 2012
Michael Cole and The Miz September 3, 2012
June 24, 2024 (First half)
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield September 17, 2012
October 8, 2012
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield January 14, 2013
Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" LayfieldDecember 9, 2013
December 23, 2013
January 6, 2014
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" LayfieldDecember 17, 2012
January 14, 2013
January 28, 2013
April 1, 2013 – December 29, 2014
Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler March 30, 2015
Byron Saxton, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker T April 6, 2015
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker TJanuary 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] July 25, 2016 – April 10, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Austin Aries December 19, 2016 – March 6, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Booker T 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 August 28, 2017
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Booker T October 2, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Jonathan CoachmanJanuary 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 June 4, 2018
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Renee Young August 13, 2018
September 3, 2018 – August 12, 2019
August 26, 2019 – September 23, 2019
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Renee YoungAugust 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 LawlerNovember 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 SaxtonJanuary 27, 2020 – March 16, 2020
April 13, 2020 – April 20, 2020
September 21, 2020
Tom Phillips and Byron SaxtonMarch 23, 2020 – April 6, 2020
Tom Phillips, Samoa Joe, and Byron SaxtonApril 27, 2020 – August 31, 2020
September 28, 2020 – March 22, 2021
April 5, 2021
Michael Cole, Samoa Joe, and Byron SaxtonSeptember 7, 2020
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Dolph Ziggler September 14, 2020
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and MVP
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and MVPMarch 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 SaxtonMarch 28, 2022
Jimmy Smith, Jerry Lawler, and Byron SaxtonApril 11, 2022 – April 18, 2022
Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Byron SaxtonJuly 4, 2022
Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Jerry LawlerJanuary 23, 2023
Kevin Patrick and Corey GravesOctober 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 BarrettOctober 16, 2023
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee January 29, 2024 – August 19, 2024
beginning January 6, 2025
Michael ColeJune 24, 2024 (Second half)
Michael Cole and Corey GravesJuly 1, 2024
August 26, 2024
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett September 2, 2024 – present
CommentatorDates
Jim CornetteDecember 13, 1993
November 21, 1994
Shawn MichaelsDecember 20, 1993
The Quebecers December 27, 1993
Johnny Polo January 3, 1994
Randy SavageJanuary 10, 1994
February 21, 1994
Crush January 17, 1994
Jim RossJanuary 24, 1994
Irwin R. Schyster January 31, 1994
Bastion Booger February 7, 1994
Harvey Wippleman February 28, 1994
Jerry LawlerNovember 7, 1994
November 28, 1994
Ted DiBiaseNovember 14, 1994

Ring announcers

Ring announcers DatesNotes
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, 2007One 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 HamiltonJune 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, 2024Filled 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

Backstage interviewer Date startedDate finished
Renee Young September 23, 2013August 6, 2018
JoJo December 14, 2015June 27, 2016
Andrea D'MarcoAugust 22, 2016
Charly Caruso August 29, 2016February 22, 2021
Kayla Braxton November 5, 2018March 1, 2021
Dasha FuentesDecember 31, 2018April 1, 2019
Sarah SchreiberApril 8, 2019October 3, 2022
Kevin PatrickMarch 8, 2021October 3, 2022
Megan MorantDecember 27, 2021September 5, 2022
Cathy Kelley October 10, 2022June 26, 2023
Byron Saxton October 10, 2022January 29, 2024
Jackie Redmond July 3, 2023present
Cathy Kelley February 5, 2024present

Recurring segments

SegmentsHostsYearsNotes
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 1994In-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 1998In-ring interview segment.
Randy News Network (RNN) Randy Orton 2002 – 2003A 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 		2003Five minute match challenge to Caucasian talent.
Discontinued following Mack's defeat by Goldberg.
WWE Diva Search Jonathan Coachman
The Miz
Todd Grisham 		2004 – 2007WWE 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 2005Three-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 2011In-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 		2014In-ring interview segment. A crossover between The Cutting Edge and The Peep Show.
John Cena's U.S. Open Challenge John Cena 2015A 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 2015A weekly vignette featuring Rose gossiping about other wrestlers.
The Ambrose Asylum Dean Ambrose 2016 – 2017In-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 – 2016Video segment.
The K.O. Show Kevin Owens 2017 – 2020
2022 – 2023		In-ring interview segment.
The Peep Show Christian 2018In-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 		2018Video 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 		2018In-ring interview segment.
A Moment of Bliss Alexa Bliss and formerly Nikki Cross 2018 – 2020Public 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 2021In-ring interview segment.
Monday After Weekend Update Street Profits
and
R-Truth 		2019 – 2020Video 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 2020In-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 – 2021In-ring interview segment.
Moist TV John Morrison 2021 – 2022In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following Morrison’s release from WWE.
Impaulsive TV Logan Paul 2022 – 2023In-ring interview segment.

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