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!"

by Andrew Pollard
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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

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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.

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