First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?
Reflecting back on the 6 May 2002 Raw - where it was all about "Get The F Out!"
Headlined by the Undertaker vs. Damien Demento, the very first episode of Raw aired on 11 January 1993. Here though, it's about exploring another Raw 'first' - that being the first WWE Raw, as opposed to WWF Raw.
In 2002, the World Wrestling Federation opted to change its name after the World Wildlife Fund won a lawsuit giving them the exclusive rights to the WWF initials outside of the US. And thus, WWF embarked on its "Get the F Out!" campaign to hammer home that Vince McMahon's promotion was now known as World Wrestling Entertainment.
How did McMahon's company deliver this message to fans? Why, it opened the 6 May 2002 episode of its Monday flagship with a video showing an old woman trimming a bush shaped like the classic WWF logo and then setting it on fire - giving us the singed, scratched logo that was then in place moving forward.
It's been over 19 years since that major change took place, and now seems as good a time as any to reflect back on that first ever WWE Raw and see what the faces seen on that show are up to all these years later.
30. Jazz
Opening the show, WWE Women's Champion Jazz successfully retained her title against Trish Stratus in a No DQ bout thanks to a Superkick from Stevie Richards.
One of the all-time great female workers, Jazz only actually retired this year.
Having starred for the National Wrestling Alliance in her post-WWE days, the two-time WWE Women's Champion landed in IMPACT Wrestling last year. There, she lost a Career vs. Title contest against Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo at the Hardcore Justice PPV this April.
Since then, Jazz has taken to managing Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering.