Raw (WWE brand)

Professional wrestling roster division, referred to as brands, in WWE

Raw

Logo for the brand and the WWE Raw television program since January 6, 2025

Product type| Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Owner| WWE
Produced by| Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Lee Fitting
Country| United States
Introduced| March 25, 2002
(first split)
July 19, 2016
(second split)
Discontinued| August 29, 2011
(first split)
Related brands| SmackDown
NXT
Evolve
General Manager
Adam Pearce

Raw is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to Raw primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, Monday Night Raw, which began in 1993, also referred to simply as Raw. It is one of WWE's two main brands, along with SmackDown, which was made in 2002 after absorbing the WCW. They are collectively referred to as WWE's main roster. The brand extension was discontinued between August 2011 and July 2016.

In addition to Raw's main television program, less-utilized wrestlers also appear on the brand's supplementary show, Main Event. Raw's wrestlers also perform on the branded and co-branded pay-per-view and livestreaming events and the quarterly Saturday Night's Main Event special. During the first brand split (2002–2011), Raw wrestlers also competed on the former supplementary show, Heat, and on ECW under a talent exchange program with the former ECW brand, while during the second brand split (2016–present), the brand's wrestlers have appeared in the interbrand Worlds Collide, Mixed Match Challenge, and annual Tribute to the Troops events. Additionally during the second split, Raw's cruiserweight wrestlers competed on 205 Live when WWE's revived cruiserweight division was exclusive to Raw from 2016 to 2018 before 205 Live became its own brand.

## History

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Main article: WWE brand extension

### First split (2002–2011)

[edit]

Eric Bischoff was the first Raw General Manager.

In early-to-mid-2002, then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) underwent a process they called the "brand extension".[1] The WWF divided itself into two de facto wrestling promotions with separate rosters, storylines and authority figures.[1] Raw and SmackDown! would host each division, give its name to the division and essentially compete against each other. The split came about as a result of the WWF purchasing their two biggest competitors, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW); and the subsequent doubling of its roster and championships. The brand extension was publicly announced by Linda McMahon during a telecast of Raw on March 25 and became official the next day.

At the time, this excluded the WWE Undisputed Championship and the original WWE Women's Championship as those WWE titles would be defended on both shows. In September 2002, then WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar refused to defend the title on Raw, in effect causing his title to become exclusive to SmackDown!. The following week on Raw, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff awarded a newly instated World Heavyweight Championship to Raw's designated number one contender Triple H. Because the WWE Undisputed Championship was now a SmackDown! exclusive title, it was no longer referred to as "undisputed". Following this, the original WWE Women's Championship soon became a Raw exclusive title as well. As a result of the brand extension, an annual "draft lottery" was instituted to exchange members of each roster and generally refresh the lineups.

Raw was the home brand for many top WWE stars including Triple H, Ric Flair, R-Truth, Batista, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, CM Punk, Goldberg, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Christian, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Trish Stratus, Lita and Stacy Keibler.

The 2005 draft was held on the June 6 episode of Raw. The first draft lottery pick was then WWE Champion John Cena, thus moving the WWE Championship to Raw and having two titles on the brand. Eventually, then World Heavyweight Champion Batista was drafted to SmackDown! as the last draft pick, leaving only the WWE Championship on Raw. In the 2008 draft lottery, CM Punk got drafted to Raw and then won the World Heavyweight Championship from Edge, who was a SmackDown wrestler. Triple H, who was the WWE Champion at the time, got drafted to SmackDown while Kane, who was the then ECW Champion, got drafted to Raw. After the draft lottery in 2009, the WWE Championship was brought back to Raw when Triple H was drafted from SmackDown while the World Heavyweight Championship was brought back to SmackDown when Edge defeated John Cena to win the title at Backlash.

On the August 29, 2011, episode of Raw, it was announced that performers from Raw and SmackDown were no longer exclusive to their respective brand.[2] Subsequently, championships previously exclusive to one show or the other were available for wrestlers from any show to compete for—this would mark the end of the brand extension as all programming and live events featured the full WWE roster.[3] In a 2013 interview with Advertising Age, Stephanie McMahon explained that WWE's decision to end the brand extension was due to wanting their content to flow across television and online platforms.[4]

### Second split (2016–present)

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On May 25, 2016, it was announced that WWE would be reintroducing the brand split in July, with distinctive rosters for both Raw and SmackDown.[5] On the July 11 episode of Raw, Vince McMahon named Stephanie McMahon the Commissioner of Raw.[6] The draft took place on the live premiere of SmackDown on July 19, with the General Managers of the respective brands hand-picking the wrestlers for their brands.[7] Raw's Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley created a new championship—the WWE Universal Championship. This championship would be exclusive to the Raw brand, as the WWE World Championship had become exclusive to the SmackDown brand.[8] Clash of Champions was scheduled as the reintroduction of the cruiserweight division and the first Raw-exclusive pay-per-view since January 2007, whereas Elimination Chamber was scheduled as the final Raw-exclusive pay-per-view two years later. Subsequently, this saw all upcoming pay-per-views interbranded after WrestleMania 34.

Beginning in December 2021, talents from Raw begin to appear on NXT 2.0. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Radio reported that a Raw-NXT crossover between their talents as a way to help boost NXT 2.0 ratings as both shows air on the USA Network.[9]

After SmackDown moved to Fox in October 2019, Raw lost its status as the main "A" Show.[10] When Raw moved to Netflix in January 2025, this brand regained its "A" Show status and Raw became the home of WWE's top stars such as Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey), Rhea Ripley and Gunther.[11]

## Champions

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Initially, the WWE Undisputed Championship and the original WWE Women's Championship were available to both brands.[12][13][14] The other championships were exclusive to the brand the champion was a part of.[12][13][15] When the brand extension began, Raw received the Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship when their respective holders were drafted.[16] In September 2002, the WWE Undisputed Championship became the WWE Championship again and was moved to SmackDown, prompting Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff to create the World Heavyweight Championship for Raw.[17] Shortly thereafter, Raw became the exclusive brand for the World Tag Team Championship, the Intercontinental Championship and the original WWE Women's Championship.[18][19]

On July 19, 2016, the brand extension was brought back and for the first time ever the draft was held on SmackDown Live. Raw drafted the WWE Women's Championship, the United States Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship.[20] With the WWE Championship being defended exclusively on SmackDown, Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley introduced the WWE Universal Championship to be Raw's world title.[21] At Crown Jewel on October 31, 2019, SmackDown wrestler "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt won the WWE Universal Championship, thus taking the title to SmackDown.[22] On the next night's episode of SmackDown, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar quit SmackDown and moved to Raw, bringing the title with him.[23] A new World Heavyweight Championship was created for Raw after Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was drafted to SmackDown in 2023.

### Current championships

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Raw

Championship  | Current champion(s)  | Reign  | Date won  | Days
held  | Location  | Notes  | Ref.
World Heavyweight Championship |  | Gunther | 2  | June 9, 2025  | 12  | Phoenix, Arizona | Defeated Jey Uso on Raw.  | [24]
Women's World Championship |  | Iyo Sky | 1  | March 3, 2025  | 110  | Buffalo, New York | Defeated Rhea Ripley on Raw.  | [25]
Intercontinental Championship |  | Dominik Mysterio | 1  | April 20, 2025  | 62  | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Bron Breakker in a fatal four-way match also involving Finn Bálor and Penta at WrestleMania 41 Night 2.  | [26]
Women's Intercontinental Championship |  | Becky Lynch | 1  | June 7, 2025  | 14  | Inglewood, California | Defeated Lyra Valkyria in a Last Chance match at Money in the Bank.  | [27]
World Tag Team Championship |  | The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) | 5
(7, 5) | April 19, 2025  | 63  | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) at WrestleMania 41 Night 1.  | [28]
Women's Tag Team Championship |
| Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez †  | 4
(4, 5) | April 21, 2025  | 61  | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria on Raw.  | [29]

* The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is defended across Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.

### Previous active championships

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Championship  | Time on brand

|

WWE Championship | November 4, 2019 — April 28, 2023
WWE Women's Championship (Current) | July 19, 2016 — April 28, 2023
WWE United States Championship | April 22, 2019 — May 1, 2023

#### Previous defunct championships

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Championship  | Time on brand

|

WWE European Championship | March 25, 2002 — July 22, 2002
WWE Universal Championship | July 25, 2016 — April 7, 2024
WWE Hardcore Championship | March 26, 2002 — August 26, 2002
ECW Championship | June 23, 2008 — June 29, 2008
World Tag Team Championship (Original) | July 29, 2002 — December 13, 2008
WWE Women's Championship (Original) | September 24, 2002 — April 13, 2009
Million Dollar Championship | April 5, 2010 — November 15, 2010
WWE Divas Championship | April 13, 2009 — September 19, 2010
NXT Cruiserweight Championship (2016–2022 version) | September 14, 2016 — April 4, 2018
WWE 24/7 Championship | May 20, 2019 — November 9, 2022[nb 1]

## Personnel

[edit]

Main article: List of WWE personnel § Raw

## Pay-per-view and WWE Network events

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### First brand split events

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Date  | Event  | Venue  | Location  | Main event

|
|
|
|

May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion | Wembley Arena | London, England | Triple H vs. The Undertaker
June 7, 2003 | Insurrextion | Telewest Arena | Newcastle, England | Triple H (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a Street Fight match for the World Heavyweight Championship
June 15, 2003 | Bad Blood | Compaq Center | Houston, Texas | Triple H (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship with Mick Foley as special guest referee
September 21, 2003 | Unforgiven | Giant Center | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Triple H (c) vs. Goldberg in a Title vs. Career match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Had Triple H been disqualified or counted out, he would lose the title
December 14, 2003 | Armageddon | TD Waterhouse Center | Orlando, Florida | Goldberg (c) vs. Kane vs. Triple H in a Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
April 18, 2004 | Backlash | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Chris Benoit (c) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
June 13, 2004 | Bad Blood | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match
July 11, 2004 | Vengeance | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | Chris Benoit (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
September 12, 2004 | Unforgiven | Rose Garden Arena | Portland, Oregon | Randy Orton (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
October 19, 2004 | Taboo Tuesday | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match
January 9, 2005 | New Year's Revolution | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Batista vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. Triple H in an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee
May 1, 2005 | Backlash | Verizon Wireless Arena | Manchester, New Hampshire | Batista (c) vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
June 26, 2005 | Vengeance | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada | Batista (c) vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship
September 18, 2005 | Unforgiven | Ford Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship
November 1, 2005 | Taboo Tuesday | iPayOne Center | San Diego, California | John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels in a Triple threat match for the WWE Championship
January 8, 2006 | New Year's Revolution | Pepsi Arena | Albany, New York | John Cena (c) vs. Edge for the WWE Championship
This was Edge's Money in the Bank cash-in match
April 30, 2006 | Backlash | Rupp Arena | Lexington, Kentucky | John Cena (c) vs. Edge vs. Triple H in a Triple threat match for the WWE Championship
June 25, 2006 | Vengeance | Charlotte Bobcats Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina | D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) vs. The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Mitch and Nicky) in a 2-on-5 handicap match
September 17, 2006 | Unforgiven | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Edge (c) vs. John Cena in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship
November 5, 2006 | Cyber Sunday | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio | King Booker (c) vs. Big Show vs. John Cena in a Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
January 7, 2007 | New Year's Revolution | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | John Cena (c) vs. Umaga for the WWE Championship

### Second brand split events

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Date  | Event  | Venue  | Location  | Main event

|
|
|
|

September 25, 2016  | Clash of Champions | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana | Kevin Owens (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship
October 30, 2016  | Hell in a Cell | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte Flair in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship
December 18, 2016  | Roadblock: End of the Line | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Kevin Owens (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
March 5, 2017  | Fastlane | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Kevin Owens (c) vs. Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship
April 30, 2017  | Payback | SAP Center | San Jose, California | Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
June 4, 2017 | Extreme Rules | Royal Farms Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Bálor vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins in an Extreme Rules match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship
July 9, 2017  | Great Balls of Fire | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Universal Championship
September 24, 2017  | No Mercy | Staples Center | Los Angeles, California | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship
October 22, 2017  | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Target Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Dean Ambrose, Kurt Angle and Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Kane, Sheamus and The Miz in a 3-on-5 handicap Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
February 25, 2018  | Elimination Chamber | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | Braun Strowman vs. Elias vs. Finn Bálor vs. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34

## Notes

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1. ^ The championship was shared amongst all of WWE's brands, until it was retired on November 9, 2022.

## References

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* v
* t
* e

Championships and accomplishments in WWE

Championships|

| Current|

| Raw|

* World Heavyweight
* Women's World
* reigns
* Intercontinental
* reigns
* Women's Intercontinental
* World Tag Team
* reigns

|

SmackDown|

* Undisputed WWE
* reigns
* WWE Women's
* reigns
* United States
* reigns
* Women's United States
* WWE Tag Team
* reigns

NXT|

* NXT
* reigns
* Women's
* reigns
* North American
* reigns
* Women's North American
* Heritage Cup
* Tag Team
* reigns

Evolve|

* Evolve
* Women's

Speed|

* Speed
* Women's Speed

ID|

* ID
* Women's ID

Shared|

* WWE Women's Tag Team
* reigns

Former|

| World|

* WCW (reigns) (2001)
* ECW (reigns) (2006–2010)
* World Heavyweight (original version) (reigns) (2002–2013)
* Universal (2016–2024)

|

Women's|

* WWE Women's (original version) (reigns) (1956–1990, 1993–1995, 1998–2010)
* Divas (reigns) (2008–2016)
* NXT UK Women's (2018–2022)

Secondary|

* NWA United States Television (1957–1962)
* United States Heavyweight (1960–1976)
* North American Heavyweight (1979–1981)
* International Heavyweight (1959–1963, 1982–1985)
* Canadian (1985–1986)
* European (reigns) (1997–2002)
* NXT United Kingdom (2017–2022)

Tag team|

* NWA World Tag Team (Northeast version) (1957–1961)
* United States Tag Team (1958–1967)
* International Tag Team (1969–1971, 1985)
* WWF Women's Tag Team (1983–1989)
* Intercontinental Tag Team (1991)
* World Tag Team (original version) (reigns) (1971–2010)
* WCW Tag Team (reigns) (2001)
* NXT UK Tag Team (2019–2022)
* NXT Women's Tag Team (2021–2023)

Weight class-specific|

* Junior Heavyweight (1965–1972, 1978–1985)
* Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1981–2002)
* Cruiserweight (reigns) (2001–2007)
* NXT Cruiserweight (reigns) (2016–2022)

Other|

* Martial Arts (1978–1989)
* Hardcore (reigns) (1998–2002)
* Million Dollar (1989–1991, 1995–1996, 2010, 2021)
* 24/7 (reigns) (2019–2022)

Accomplishments|

* Money in the Bank
* Awards
* Slammys
* NXT Year-End
* WWE Year-End
* Battle royals
* André the Giant Memorial
* Royal Rumble
* WrestleMania Women's
* Tournaments
* Cruiserweight Classic
* Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
* King of the Ring
* Mae Young Classic
* Mixed Match Challenge
* NXT Breakout
* Queen of the Ring
* Crown Jewel
* Women's Crown Jewel
* Foreign-born champions
* Grand Slam champions
* Triple Crown champions

* v
* t
* e

WWE

History|

* McMahon family
* Capitol Wrestling Corporation
* 1980s boom
* Black Saturday
* WrestleMania I
* Ring boy scandal
* Steroids trial
* The Kliq
* Bone Street Krew
* Monday Night Wars
* Montreal Screwjob
* Attitude Era
* The Invasion
* WWF trademark dispute
* Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
* PG Era
* New Monday Night Wars
* Wednesday Night Wars
* ThunderDome
* Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal

Programming|

| Weekly in-ring shows|

* Monday Night Raw
* history
* special episodes
* Friday Night SmackDown
* history
* special episodes
* NXT
* Seasons 1–5
* special episodes
* Speed
* Main Event
* Evolve

|

Recap shows|

* Afterburn
* Bottom Line
* This Week in WWE
* Vintage
* Wal3ooha

Seasonal shows
and specials|

* Biography: WWE Legends
* LFG
* Most Wanted Treasures
* Rivals
* Saturday Night's Main Event

Pay-per-view and
WWE Network events|

* Royal Rumble
* Vengeance
* Elimination Chamber
* NXT Stand & Deliver
* WrestleMania
* Backlash
* King of the Ring
* Battleground
* Clash
* Money in the Bank
* Heatwave
* SummerSlam
* Bash in Berlin
* No Mercy
* Bad Blood
* Halloween Havoc
* Crown Jewel
* Survivor Series
* NXT Deadline

Other|

* Broadcasting rights

Home bases|

* UFC Apex
* WWE Performance Center

Former|

* Amway Center
* Full Sail University
* Tropicana Field
* Yuengling Center

Personnel|

* Hall of Fame
* Former personnel
* A–C
* D–H
* I–M
* N–R
* S–Z

Notable rivalries
and matches|

* André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry
* Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee
* Mankind vs. The Undertaker
* The Streak

Affiliated properties|

* WWE 2K
* WWE Books
* WWE Legacy Department
* WWE Music Group
* Discography
* WWE Studios
* Tapout

Defunct businesses|

* World Bodybuilding Federation
* The World
* WWE Classics on Demand
* WWE Home Video
* WWE Network
* Canada
* WWE Niagara Falls
* WWE Magazine
* WWE Podcast Network
* XFL
* 2001
* 2020

Notable acquisitions|

* American Wrestling Association
* Dragon Gate USA
* Evolve
* WWE revival
* Extreme Championship Wrestling
* WWE revival
* Florida Championship Wrestling
* Georgia Championship Wrestling
* Global Wrestling Federation
* Heartland Wrestling Association (video library)
* International Championship Wrestling
* Smoky Mountain Wrestling
* World Championship Wrestling
* history
* Who Killed WCW?
* World Class Championship Wrestling
* World Wrestling Council (video library)

Investments|

* Avid Technology
* Cloud9
* DraftKings
* Drone Racing League
* FloSports
* Marvel Experience
* Phunware
* Premier Lacrosse League
* Tout

Related companies|

| Owners|

* TKO Group Holdings
* Endeavor

|

Sister companies|

* IMG
* Professional Bull Riders
* Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
* Ultimate Fighting Championship

Partnerships|

| Current|

* Game Changer Wrestling
* National Wrestling Alliance
* Pro Wrestling Noah
* Dream Star Fighting Marigold
* Reality of Wrestling
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

|

Former|

* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* Deep South Wrestling
* Insane Championship Wrestling
* International Wrestling Association
* Memphis Championship Wrestling
* Michinoku Pro Wrestling
* New Japan Pro-Wrestling
* Ohio Valley Wrestling
* Power Pro Wrestling
* Progress Wrestling
* Smoky Mountain Wrestling
* Super World of Sports
* Ultimate Pro Wrestling
* United States Wrestling Association
* Universal Lucha Libre
* Universal Wrestling Association
* Universal Wrestling Federation
* WAR
* Westside Xtreme Wrestling
* World Wrestling Alliance

Championships|

* Current champions
* Former championships
* Types of championships
* Tag team
* Women's
* World

Accomplishments|

* Diva Search
* Money in the Bank
* Tough Enough
* Awards
* Slammys
* NXT Year-End
* WWE Year-End
* Grand Slam
* Triple Crown
* Battle royals
* André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
* Royal Rumble
* WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal

Tournaments|

* Brawl for All
* Cruiserweight Classic
* Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
* King of the Ring
* Mae Young Classic
* Mixed Match Challenge
* NXT Breakout Tournament
* Queen of the Ring
* Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

Brand extension|

* Raw
* SmackDown
* NXT
* Evolve
* NXT UK
* 205 Live
* ECW
* Draft
* 2002
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* April 2019
* October 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2023
* 2024

International|

* Australia
* Canada
* India
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Saudi Arabia
* UK

Miscellaneous|

* Attendance records
* Titan Towers
* Women in WWE
* WrestleMania Axxess
* WWE action figures
* LJN Wrestling Superstars
* WWE ID and WWE NIL

* v
* t
* e

WWE personnel

Raw|

| Men's division|

* AJ Styles
* Akira Tozawa
* Austin Theory
* Bron Breakker
* Bronson Reed
* Brutus Creed
* Chad Gable
* CM Punk
* Cruz Del Toro
* Dominik Mysterio
* Dragon Lee
* Erik
* Finn Bálor
* Grayson Waller
* Gunther
* Ilja Dragunov
* Ivar
* JD McDonagh
* Jey Uso
* Joaquin Wilde
* Julius Creed
* Karrion Kross
* Kofi Kingston
* Logan Paul
* Ludwig Kaiser
* Otis
* Penta
* Pete Dunne
* Rey Mysterio
* Rusev
* Sami Zayn
* Seth Rollins
* Sheamus
* Tyler Bate
* Xavier Woods

|

Women's division|

* Asuka
* Bayley
* Becky Lynch
* Ivy Nile
* Iyo Sky
* Kairi Sane
* Kiana James
* Liv Morgan
* Lyra Valkyria
* Maxxine Dupri
* Natalya
* Raquel Rodriguez
* Rhea Ripley
* Roxanne Perez
* Scarlett
* Stephanie Vaquer
* Zoey Stark

Stables and
tag teams|

* Alpha Academy
* American Made (Creed Brothers)
* A-Town Down Under
* Imperium
* The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez)
* Latino World Order
* New Catch Republic
* The New Day
* The War Raiders

Other on-air talent|

* Adam Pearce
* Paul Heyman

Referees|

* Dan Engler
* Daphanie LaShaunn
* John Cone

SmackDown|

| Men's division|

* Aleister Black
* Alex Shelley
* Andrade
* Angel
* Angelo Dawkins
* Apollo Crews
* Axiom
* Berto
* Carmelo Hayes
* Chris Sabin
* Cody Rhodes
* Damian Priest
* Dexter Lumis
* Drew McIntyre
* Elton Prince
* Erick Rowan
* Jacob Fatu
* JC Mateo
* Jimmy Uso
* Joe Gacy
* John Cena
* Johnny Gargano
* Kevin Owens
* Kit Wilson
* LA Knight
* The Miz
* Montez Ford
* Nathan Frazer
* R-Truth
* Randy Orton
* Rey Fénix
* Roman Reigns
* Santos Escobar
* Shinsuke Nakamura
* Solo Sikoa
* Tama Tonga
* Tonga Loa
* Tommaso Ciampa
* Uncle Howdy

|

Women's division|

* Alba Fyre
* Alexa Bliss
* B-Fab
* Bianca Belair
* Candice LeRae
* Charlotte Flair
* Chelsea Green
* Giulia
* Jade Cargill
* Michin
* Naomi
* Nia Jax
* Nikki Cross
* Piper Niven
* Tiffany Stratton
* Zelina Vega

Stables and
tag teams|

* The Bloodline
* DIY
* Fraxiom
* The Green Regime
* Legado Del Fantasma
* The Motor City Machine Guns
* Pretty Deadly
* The Street Profits
* The Wyatt Sicks

Other on-air talent|

* Nick Aldis

Referees|

* Charles Robinson
* Jason Ayers
* Jessika Carr

Nonexclusive|

| Men's division|

* Brock Lesnar
* Hikuleo
* Omos

|

Women's division|

* Tamina

NXT|

| Men's division|

* Andre Chase
* Ashante "Thee" Adonis
* Brooks Jensen
* Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
* Charlie Dempsey
* Dante Chen
* Dion Lennox
* Ethan Page
* Hank Walker
* Jasper Troy
* Je'Von Evans
* Josh Briggs
* Lexis King
* Luca Crusifino
* Malik Blade
* Myles Borne
* Niko Vance
* Noam Dar
* Oba Femi
* Ricky Saints
* Ridge Holland
* Shawn Spears
* Tank Ledger
* Tavion Heights
* Tony D'Angelo
* Trick Williams
* Tyson Dupont
* Uriah Connors
* Wes Lee
* Yoshiki Inamura

|

Women's division|

* Adriana Rizzo
* Arianna Grace
* Blake Monroe
* Brinley Reece
* Carlee Bright
* Fallon Henley
* Izzi Dame
* Jacy Jayne
* Jaida Parker
* Jazmyn Nyx
* Jordynne Grace
* Karmen Petrovic
* Kelani Jordan
* Kendal Grey
* Lash Legend
* Lola Vice
* Nikkita Lyons
* Sol Ruca
* Tatum Paxley
* Thea Hail
* Tyra Mae Steele
* Wendy Choo
* Wren Sinclair
* Zaria

Stables and
tag teams|

* Chase University
* No Quarter Catch Crew

Other on-air talent|

* Ava
* Robert Stone
* Stevie Turner
* William Regal

Evolve|

| Men's division|

* Aaron Fara
* Anthony Luke
* Brad Baylor
* Bryce Donovan
* Elijah Holyfield
* Francois Prinsloo
* Jackson Drake
* Lance Anoa'i
* Sean Legacy
* Shady Elnahas
* Shiloh Hill
* Trill London

|

Women's division|

* Kali Armstrong
* Kalyx
* Kylie Rae

Performance Center
coaches|

* Alexander James
* Fit Finlay
* Lince Dorado
* Matt Bloom
* Norman Smiley
* Oney Lorcan
* Robbie Brookside
* Santana Garrett
* Sara Amato
* Steve Corino
* Terry Taylor
* Timothy Thatcher
* Tyler Breeze

Broadcast
team|

* Alicia Taylor
* Big E
* Booker T
* Byron Saxton
* Cathy Kelley
* Corey Graves
* Funaki
* Jackie Redmond
* Jerry Soto
* Jesse Ventura
* Jimena Sánchez
* Joe Tessitore
* Lilian Garcia
* Marcelo Rodríguez
* Michael Cole
* Mike Rome
* Moein Al Bastaki
* Pat McAfee
* Peter Rosenberg
* Sam Roberts
* Scott Stanford
* Vic Joseph
* Wade Barrett

Ambassadors|

* Armando Estrada
* Ax
* Bob Backlund
* The Boogeyman
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* D-Von Dudley
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Eve Torres
* The Godfather
* Hornswoggle
* Hulk Hogan
* Jacqueline
* Jerry Lawler
* Jimmy Hart
* Jim Duggan
* John "Bradshaw" Layfield
* Kelly Kelly
* Ken Shamrock
* Kevin Nash
* Kurt Angle
* Lana
* Lex Luger
* Maria Menounos
* Maryse
* Michelle McCool
* Mick Foley
* Mosh
* Rick Steiner
* Ricky Steamboat
* Rob Van Dam
* Scott Steiner
* Sean Waltman
* Sgt. Slaughter
* Smash
* Tatanka
* Tatsumi Fujinami
* Ted DiBiase
* The Undertaker
* Thrasher
* Titus O'Neil
* Typhoon
* Victoria

Producers
and writers|

* Billy Kidman
* Chris Parks
* Drake Maverick
* Gabe Sapolsky
* Jamie Noble
* Jason Jordan
* Jeremy Borash
* Kenny Dykstra
* Michael Hayes
* Molly Holly
* Petey Williams
* Robert Roode
* Ryan Katz
* Shane Helms
* Shawn Daivari
* TJ Wilson

Executive
personnel|

* Ari Emanuel
* Bruce Prichard
* Dwayne Johnson
* Jim Smallman
* Road Dogg
* Nick Khan
* Shawn Michaels
* Triple H

See also|

* Women in WWE
* Former personnel

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Active promotions

| National promotions|

* All Elite Wrestling
* Major League Wrestling
* National Wrestling Alliance
* Ring of Honor
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
* WWE

Women's:|

* Women of Wrestling

Independent promotions|

* AAW Wrestling
* All Pro Wrestling
* Beyond Wrestling
* Championship Wrestling
* Chaotic Wrestling
* Combat Zone Wrestling
* Coastal Championship Wrestling
* Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
* DEFY Wrestling
* East Coast Wrestling Association
* Empire Wrestling Federation
* Exodus Pro Wrestling
* Full Impact Pro
* Game Changer Wrestling
* Hoodslam
* House of Glory
* Independent Wrestling Federation
* Innovate Pro Wrestling
* Juggalo Championship Wrestling
* Kaiju Big Battel
* Keystone State Wrestling Alliance
* Main Event Championship Wrestling
* MCW Pro Wrestling
* Northeast Wrestling
* Ohio Valley Wrestling
* PCW Ultra
* Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
* Premiere Wrestling Xperience
* Reality of Wrestling
* Southern States Wrestling
* Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero
* Warrior Wrestling
* World League Wrestling
* World Xtreme Wrestling
* Xtreme Pro Wrestling

Women's:|

* Shine Wrestling
* Sukeban
* Women Superstars United
* Women's Wrestling Army

Puerto Rican promotions|

* IWA Puerto Rico
* La Liga Wrestling
* World Wrestling Council

Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances|

* United Wrestling Network
* WWNLive

Notable TV programs|

* AEW Collision
* AEW Dynamite
* TNA Impact!
* WWE NXT
* WWE Raw
* WWE SmackDown

Notable streaming programs|

* NWA Powerrr
* Ring of Honor Wrestling
* TNA Xplosion
* WWE Evolve
* WWE Main Event
* WWE Speed

Defunct promotions

| National promotions|

* American Wrestling Association
* Extreme Championship Wrestling
* Jim Crockett Promotions
* Lucha Underground
* Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)
* Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)
* World Championship Wrestling
* World Class Championship Wrestling

|

Independent promotions and regional territories|

* 50th State Big Time Wrestling
* American Wrestling Federation
* Assault Championship Wrestling
* Big Time Wrestling (Boston)
* Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)
* Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)
* Capitol Wrestling Corporation
* Century Wrestling Alliance
* Championship Wrestling from Florida
* Chikara
* Continental Championship Wrestling
* Continental Wrestling Association
* CWF Mid-Atlantic
* Deep South Wrestling
* Dragon Gate USA
* Extreme Rising
* Evolve
* Family Wrestling Entertainment
* Florida Championship Wrestling
* Fred Kohler Enterprises
* Front Row Wrestling
* Future of Wrestling
* Georgia Championship Wrestling
* Global Force Wrestling
* Global Wrestling Federation
* Hardcore Homecoming
* Heart of America Sports Attractions
* Heartland Wrestling Association
* House of Hardcore
* Houston Wrestling
* Incredibly Strange Wrestling
* Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
* International Championship Wrestling
* International World Class Championship Wrestling
* IWA Mid-South
* IWF Promotions
* Jersey All Pro Wrestling
* Mason-Dixon Wrestling
* Memphis Wrestling
* Memphis Championship Wrestling
* Metro Pro Wrestling
* Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
* Millennium Wrestling Federation
* National Wrestling Conference
* National Wrestling Federation
* New England Championship Wrestling
* NOVA Pro Wrestling
* NWA Mid-America
* NWA San Francisco
* NWA Wildside
* OMEGA Championship Wrestling
* Pacific Northwest Wrestling
* Phoenix Championship Wrestling
* Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
* Pro Wrestling America
* Resistance Pro Wrestling
* Ring Warriors
* Smoky Mountain Wrestling
* South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
* Southern Championship Wrestling (Georgia)
* Southwest Championship Wrestling
* St. Louis Wrestling Club
* Steel City Wrestling
* Texas All-Star Wrestling
* Texas Wrestling Academy
* Top Rope Promotions
* Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
* Ultimate Pro Wrestling
* United States Wrestling Association
* Warriors 4 Christ Wrestling
* West Coast Wrestling Connection
* Western States Sports
* Windy City Pro Wrestling
* World Wide Wrestling Alliance
* World Wrestling Alliance
* World Wrestling Association
* Worldwide Wrestling Associates
* World Wrestling Network
* Xcitement Wrestling Federation

Women's:|

* ChickFight
* Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
* Ladies Major League Wrestling
* Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
* Naked Women's Wrestling League
* Professional Girl Wrestling Association
* Powerful Women of Wrestling
* Rise Wrestling
* Shimmer Women Athletes
* World Women's Wrestling
* Wrestlicious

Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances|

* American Wrestling Affiliates
* Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
* National Wrestling Association
* Pro Wrestling USA
* Wrestling Superstars Live

Notable programs|

* AEW Dark
* AEW Dark: Elevation
* AEW Rampage
* AWA All-Star Wrestling
* AWA Championship Wrestling
* Before the Impact
* ECW Hardcore TV
* ECW on TNN
* ECW on Syfy
* Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors
* Lucha Underground
* MLW Fusion
* MLW Underground Wrestling
* NWA USA
* Superstars of Wrestling
* UWF Fury Hour
* WCW Monday Nitro
* WCW Thunder
* WCW Saturday Night
* WCW WorldWide
* Wrestling at the Chase
* Wrestling Society X
* WWE 205 Live
* WWE Heat
* WWE NXT Level Up
* WWE NXT UK
* WWE Superstars
* WWE Velocity

* Attendance records
* Hall of Fame
* History

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