An anniversary edition covering 25 years of WWE's flagship entertainment event, packed with all the highlights, amazing photography, and fascinating facts. From the very first show in January 1993 to January 2018, all the memorable moments, key matches, and shocking plot twists of RAW are faithfully recorded in this stunning book. Engaging text and incredible photography from WWE's archives--including action shots, Superstar portraits, posters, and other memorabilia--take the reader on a trip through RAW's history.
The year-by-year format offers an exciting visual journey through RAW's history and makes it easy to find favorite eras and episodes. Superstars are profiled in detail, including Brock Lesnar, John Cena, The New Day, Charlotte, Sting, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Nikki Bella, and many, many more. "Elsewhere in WWE" boxes describe key events from other WWE events, such as Smackdown and Wrestlemania, giving a comprehensive picture of the WWE universe. A must-have for RAW fans old and new.
The first 1/3 of the book is a trip down memory lane as I was a huge wrestling fan in the late 1990s/early 2000s, though I was a fan of WCW over WWF/WWE. Spectacular pictures and good anecdotes and historical nuggets. The book lost me as it went on as I didn't recognize most of the wrestlers, though that's not the book's fault. The recaps of many of the controversial (and probably couldn't get away with them now) storylines reminded me why I liked the cleaner WCW.