WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is gearing up for a special episode of Monday Night Raw.
WWE will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the launch of Monday Night Raw. The sports entertainment company will hold a special edition of the show on January 12th, 2018 and it will be held in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center (close to the Manhattan Center, which hosted the first Raw).
Also, WWE will release the 25th Anniversary of Raw DVD set. The made its debut back January 11, 1993 on the USA Network and since then, it has been considered as the flagship program of WWE.
There have been many names confirmed for the show except for The Rock, Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan. There is a lot of speculation that they could make a surprise appearance on the show.
For years now, Steve Austin has been regarded as one of the biggest stars in the history of the sports entertainment company.
He has feuded with the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling including Vince McMahon, The Undertaker The Rock, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and the list goes on and on. He has held nearly every title that the company has to offer.
Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career, as he is a six-time WWF Champion, a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a four-time WWF Tag Team Champion, thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history, while also being a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW World Television Champion, a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW.
He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of knee injuries and a serious neck injury.
The Rock is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He picked up his popularity in the mainstream while working in the WWE from 1996 to 2004 and was the first third-generation wrestler in the company's history.
He returned to WWE part-time from 2011–13 and continues to make sporadic appearances for the company.
During his time with the company, he is an eight-time WWE Champion, two-time WCW/World Champion, two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and a five-time WWE Tag Team Champion. He is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE and won the 2000 Royal Rumble.
On the flip side, Hogan, maybe the greatest of all time. Hogan picked up mainstream popularity between the mid-1980s and early 1990s in the WWE. He would join World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s where he often performed as villainous New World Order (nWo) leader.
During his professional wrestling career, he is a twelve-time world champion: a six-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion/WWE Champion and a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991 respectively. Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
Here is a list of confirmed names that will be appearing on the episode:
The Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Kevin Nash
John Cena
Brock Lesnar
Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
X-Rac
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Dean Ambrose
Asuka
Braun Strowman
Alexa Bliss
Samoa Joe
Sheamus
Cesaro
Kane
Kurt Angle
AJ Styles
Randy Orton
Jinder Mahal