10 Ways Monday Night Raw Ruined WWE

7. Completely Negated Need For Other TV Shows

Before Monday Night Raw, there were several syndicated broadcasts that filled out the WWF's week on television. The aforementioned Prime Time Wrestling was one of the biggest, joined by the likes of WWF Superstars, All-American Wrestling, Mania and even Wrestling Challenge. To put things into perspective, a lot of the broadcasts listed above were basically the 'B' and 'C' shows fans can see today. All-American Wrestling, for example, was hanging on a little by 1993, and would be cancelled the following year, but it was fairly similar to what fans can expect to see on Main Event today. Mania was a re-cap show, similar to 'This Week In WWE' on the WWE Network, or the old Livewire format. When Monday Night Raw came along, it started to dominate the focus of management, meaning pretty much every other show was neglected. Superstars had previously been perceived as a relatively big deal, but it seemed left out in the cold after McMahon put all his chips on Raw. This kind of attitude is still ongoing today, with Smackdown feeling like the ugly duckling of the WWE week, almost a necessary evil.