Top SmackDown Stars Advertised For WWE Raw 30th Anniversary Show
Two huge blue brand names announced for Raw XXX later this month.
With WWE looking to make a splash with the Raw 30th anniversary episode later this month, the market leader is now advertising two huge SmackDown names for this celebratory show.
As listed on WWE.com, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and recently-dethroned SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey are now advertised to be appearing at this special Raw offering from Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on 23 January.
Despite supposedly being a travelling champion between both the Raw and SmackDown brands, the Tribal Chief's appearances on WWE's Monday night flagship have been few and far between since he defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 to unify the WWE Title and the WWE Universal Championship.
For Ronda Rousey, the Rowdy One has been positioned as a SmackDown talent since she returned to the company at Royal Rumble 2022. During that time, Rousey has embarked on two runs as the SmackDown Women's Champion, to add to her one reign as Raw Women's Champion during her prior stint with WWE.
In addition to Roman Reigns and Ronda Rousey, the other names currently advertised for Raw's 30th anniversary are Bianca Belair, Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch and Bobby Lashley. Elsewhere, legends Ric Flair and Kurt Angle have both discussed how they've had talks about appearing on this 23 January offering.
Interestingly, the 30th anniversary Raw just so happens to be the go-home Raw for this year's Royal Rumble PLE, so anticipation will be doubly high for something memorable from the show.