The moment wwf started it started to change things in wrestling. Form just one show in the week wwf introduced raw and smackdown. To eat up the competition, Vince McMahon bought WCW under the management of Eric Bisheof; he was made the manger of raw and from that moment raw has made its own place. It has its own dedicated superstars, themes, logos and sound tracks.

After the name changing of wwf to wwe, it meant a change in the whole pattern of matches that will take place. Wrestling was now to entertain as many people as possible through any means. In this condition raw became the hot favorite and for many years has now continued to dominate the world of wrestling. It has given wrestling what it was lacking, amazing super stars, death defying matches and the original meaning of raw action in side the four poled ring came into everyone's mind and shadowed the popularity of smackdown.

Great and memorable rivalries hatched in this period which ended with the most popular matches in the history of wrestling. Whole of the arena was engrossed in the battle where vicious punches were being exchanged. From that point onwards raw has been attracting many people all over the world not just because of their male super stars but also the stunning divas which fought memorable battles. And also those matches took place which revolutionized the industry and taking it to new peaks.

All this intensity is also highlighted in the popular raw soundtrack by union underground, who did a great job in giving the actual meaning of raw action and the song it self is among the most sold and chart toppers. If one traces the whole history he will come to know that raw has gone through some major changes; such as the management changes which sifted from Eric to many other people finally ending in the hands of the GM of Wwe Vince McMahon. There also has been competition from the beginning between raw and smackdown and there have been events where both these parties fought it all out. While no major advantage was achieved by any of the parties the advantage the wrestling addicts had was the game that entered the charts and busted all the previous records. RAW vs. SMACKDOWN is one of the most popular games and it takes you all the way from your pc to the wrestling world and arena's locker rooms and then eventually in the ring where you can control you favorite idol and compete in such matches which are not possible.

Thus raw has although gone through a lot of changes it had to face difficulties but never did one fan go unhappy after witnessing the entertainment package provided by raw. Raw has its own place and with the pace it is going it will continue to dominate wrestling world.