This is a list of on-air personalities from the professional wrestling television series WWE's Raw. On-air personalities include the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures. The show also features recurring on-air segments hosted by various personalities.

Authority figures

Authority figuresPositionDate startedDate finishedPlot notes
Jack Tunney President January 11, 1993 July 12, 1995 Was President before Raw began production. Forced out by Vince McMahon.
Dean Douglas Critic & "Dean of Raw" July 28, 1995 December 17, 1995 his classroom was called "Report Card" and later to "Satellite Classroom" in which he would degrade the performances of heroic wrestlers after their matches and notably degrade Mr. McMahon, his back was not in wrestling condition, so he introduced Buddy Landel as his substitute
Mr. McMahon Owner
Chairman of the Board		 January 11, 1993 June 15, 2009 Was owner before Raw began production. Was not known onscreen as owner until late 1996. Co-owner with Ric Flair from November 19, 2001 to June 10, 2002.
Gorilla Monsoon President July 12, 1995 August 4, 1997 Relinquished role because of declining health and on January 29, 1996 Roddy Piper was named interim WWF President because Vader attacked Gorila Monsoon (leave of absence). Title was retired.
Sgt. Slaughter Commissioner August 4, 1997 November 23, 1998 Relinquished role to Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels Commissioner November 23, 1998 June 26, 2000 Relinquished role to Mick Foley.
Mick Foley Commissioner June 26, 2000 December 18, 2000 Fired by Mr. McMahon.
Debra Lieutenant Commissioner October 30, 2000 March 5, 2001 Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner on the March 5 episode of Raw to pursue managing again.
William Regal Commissioner March 8, 2001 October 11, 2001 Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance
Mick Foley Commissioner October 11, 2001 November 19, 2001 Decided to leave the company.
Ric Flair Owner November 19, 2001 June 10, 2002 Lost his position as per stipulation in a match against Mr. McMahon
Eric Bischoff General manager July 15, 2002
November 16, 2003		 April 28, 2003
December 1, 2003		 The WWE Board of Directors appointed Steve Austin as Co-General Manager of Raw after Bischoff repeatedly abused his power, retained his role as general manager of Raw after his team defeated Steve Austin's team at in a Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series.
Chief Morley Chief of Staff to the General Manager/Co-General Managers November 25, 2002 May 5, 2003 Fired by Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff for losing in a singles match against commentator Jerry Lawler but rehired by Steve Austin to return to his Val Venis wrestling gimmick.
Eric Bischoff and Steve Austin Co-General Managers April 29, 2003 November 16, 2003 Austin lost his position of Co-GM after his team lost to Bischoff's team at Survivor Series.
Eric Bischoff and Mick Foley Co-General Managers December 1, 2003 December 15, 2003 Mick Foley walked out on a match with Randy Orton for the WWE Intercontinental Championship and gave up the position as Co-GM based on the match stipulations.
Eric Bischoff General manager December 15, 2003 December 29, 2003
Steve Austin Self-Proclaimed "Sheriff" with full General Manager powers December 29, 2003 March 29, 2004
Theodore Long Interim General Manager January 5, 2004 Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric Bischoff General manager January 12, 2004 Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term.
Jonathan Coachman Interim General Manager January 19, 2004 Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric Bischoff General manager January 26, 2004 June 28, 2004 Steve Austin served as "Sheriff" periodically through Bischoff's term.
Johnny Blaze/Spade/Nitro Assistant to the General Manager March 1, 2004 June 7, 2004 Fired by General Manager Eric Bischoff after losing a singles match against his nephew Eugene.
Eugene Interim General Manager July 5, 2004 Made GM for one night only by General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Eric Bischoff General manager July 12, 2004 November 8, 2004
Maven Interim General Manager November 15, 2004 Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Chris Benoit Interim General Manager November 22, 2004 Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Randy Orton Interim General Manager November 29, 2004 Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Chris Jericho Interim General Manager December 6, 2004 Made himself GM for one night only while General Manager Eric Bischoff was on vacation.
Eric Bischoff General manager December 13, 2004 December 5, 2005 Fired by Mr. McMahon in December 2005 when he was tossed into the garbage truck.
Mr. McMahon Interim General Manager December 12, 2005 April 24, 2006
The Spirit Squad Interim General Managers May 1, 2006 Made GMs for one night only by Interim General Manager Mr. McMahon due to their help in his match against Shawn Michaels at Backlash.
Mr. McMahon Interim General Manager May 8, 2006 May 29, 2006 Decided to not become Interim General Manager anymore.
D-Generation X Interim General Managers October 2, 2006 DX took over Raw for the night after they put Jonathan Coachman in a garbage bin and wheeled him away.
Eric Bischoff Interim General Manager November 6, 2006 Granted GM powers for one night only after the refereeing job he did at Cyber Sunday by Mr. McMahon.
Michael Peña Interim General Manager April 9, 2007 Made GM for one night only by Mick Foley.
Jonathan Coachman General manager June 11, 2007 June 25, 2007 Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008.
William Regal Interim General Manager July 2, 2007 Made GM for one night only by Executive Assistant and Acting GM Jonathan Coachman.
Jonathan Coachman General manager July 9, 2007 August 6, 2007 Served as "Executive Assistant" from May 2006 to June 2007 and from August 2007 to January 2008.
William Regal General manager August 6, 2007 February 25, 2008 Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by Mr. McMahon after losing a match to Mr. Kennedy. Jonathan Coachman served as executive assistant from August 2007 to January 2008.
John Cena Interim General Manager March 3, 2008 GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
Randy Orton Interim General Manager March 10, 2008 GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
Triple H Interim General Manager March 17, 2008 GM William Regal granted him the right to book matches for himself and his opponents, with control rotating over 3 weeks.
William Regal General manager March 24, 2008 May 19, 2008 Lost his position as general manager due to being fired by Mr. McMahon after losing a match to Mr. Kennedy.
Mike Adamle General manager July 28, 2008 September 29, 2008
Chris Jericho Interim General Manager October 6, 2008 Adamle was called away to a meeting with Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Adamle named him the Acting GM for the night.
Mike Adamle General manager October 13, 2008 November 3, 2008 Resigned in November 2008.
Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon Co-General Managers November 3, 2008 November 24, 2008 Control reverted to the McMahons.
The position was then claimed by Stephanie McMahon.
Stephanie McMahon General manager November 24, 2008 April 6, 2009 Took leave of absence on February 23, 2009.
Vickie Guerrero served as "Interim General Manager" until April 2009.
Vickie Guerrero General manager April 6, 2009 June 8, 2009 Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as general manager of SmackDown.
Resigned in June 2009.
Donald Trump Owner June 15, 2009 June 22, 2009 It was announced that Trump had purchased the Raw franchise from Mr. McMahon on June 15, 2009.[1]
Mr. McMahon Owner, Chairman, and CEO June 22, 2009 July 22, 2022
Various guest hosts Guest Host June 29, 2009 May 10, 2010 An initiative established during Donald Trump's brief period of ownership.
The guest host position held authoritative control over the brand until May 10, 2010.
Vickie Guerrero General manager May 10, 2010 May 10, 2010 Resigned following the first day of tenure.
Bret Hart General manager May 24, 2010 June 21, 2010 Removed of position by Mr. McMahon.
Anonymous Raw General Manager (revealed to be Hornswoggle) General manager June 21, 2010 July 18, 2011 Communications from the general manager were received via email through a laptop on a podium and occasionally Michael Cole's iPad. The General Manager stopped sending emails when Triple H became COO. The laptop and podium were removed after October 2, 2011.
On the July 9, 2012 edition, it was revealed that Hornswoggle was behind the gimmick.[2]
Triple H Chief Operating Officer (Storyline) July 18, 2011 November 23, 2014 The Board of Directors removed Vince McMahon from day-to-day power and handed the duties to his son-in-law. However, his authoritative control powers as general manager of running Raw are no longer needed and still remained as COO (see below).
Lost position in November 2014 after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.
Triple H also served as Executive Vice-president of Talent, Live Events and Creative.
Theodore Long Assistant to the COO September 5, 2011 October 10, 2011 Long was appointed by COO Triple H to aid him in running Raw Supershows, due to his being General Manager of SmackDown.
John Laurinaitis General manager October 10, 2011 June 17, 2012 Won position, Team Johnny vs Team Teddy at WrestleMania XXVIII. Fired at No Way Out by Mr. McMahon as per pre-match stipulation when John Cena defeated Big Show in a Steel cage match. Laurinaitis also served as Executive Vice-president of Talent Relations.
David Otunga Legal Advisor October 11, 2011 June 17, 2012 Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.
Theodore Long Assistant to the General Manager April 2, 2012 June 17, 2012 Became Laurinaitis' assistant after Team Teddy lost to Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII.
Eve Torres Executive Administrator April 23, 2012 June 17, 2012 Lost the position following Laurinaitis' firing.
Interim General Managers Guest GM June 18, 2012 July 16, 2012 Following Laurinaitis' firing, the Board of Directors would invite past Raw GMs and Commissioners to run both Raw and SmackDown on a weekly basis until a new full-time GM is named.
AJ Lee General manager July 23, 2012 October 22, 2012 Was named the new Raw GM by Mr. McMahon. Was forced to step down due to allegations of fraternizing with an unnamed superstar, later revealed to be John Cena by Vickie Guerrero.
Vickie Guerrero Managing Supervisor October 22, 2012 July 8, 2013 Mr. McMahon named Guerrero as the Managing Supervisor after AJ Lee resigned. Fired on July 8, 2013 edition of Raw after failing a performance evaluation by the McMahons.
Brad Maddox Assistant to the Managing Supervisor February 18, 2013 July 8, 2013 Named by Guerrero as a reward for revealing that Paul Heyman and CM Punk were working with The Shield. Was promoted to General Manager after Vickie Guerrero failed her performance evaluation.
Brad Maddox General manager July 8, 2013 May 26, 2014 Named by Mr. McMahon on the July 8 edition of Raw. Fired on May 26, 2014 edition of Raw for not following Triple H's orders.
Stephanie McMahon Minority Owner/Chief Brand Officer August 19, 2013 April 4, 2016 Was relieved of her duties due to Shane McMahon running the show.
Kane Director of operations November 4, 2013 October 25, 2015 Not officially announced until Michael Cole conducted an interview with Triple H uploaded onto WWE.com and YouTube on November 6, 2013.
Lost position after losing to Team Cena at Survivor Series 2014 where the stipulation stated that The Authority would lose power if they lost. Kane would eventually lose his job for good after losing at Hell in a Cell 2015 in a match which put Seth Rollins' title against Kane's job.
John Cena/Guest hosts/Anonymous Raw General Manager General managers/Coordinator November 24, 2014 December 29, 2014 The concept returned after The Authority briefly lost power at Survivor Series. The concept ended when John Cena brought back The Authority on the December 29, 2014 episode of Raw.
Triple H Chief Operating Officer (Storyline) December 29, 2014 2019 Stephanie McMahon announced that Triple H would return to the WWE as the COO.
Shane McMahon General manager April 4, 2016 April 25, 2016 Mr. McMahon originally put Shane in charge of Raw for one night only following the loss inside Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania. However, due to overwhelming social media support, Shane was put in charge of Raw once again.
Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon Co-General Managers May 2, 2016 July 11, 2016 Mr. McMahon announced at Payback that Shane and Stephanie would both share control of Raw.
Stephanie McMahon Commissioner July 11, 2016 December 17, 2018 Mr. McMahon announced on Raw that Stephanie, Triple H, Shane and himself to leave charge of Raw and SmackDown to shake things up.
Mick Foley General manager July 18, 2016 March 20, 2017 Stephanie announced Foley as her General Manager for Raw prior to the 2016 WWE draft. Fired on the March 20, 2017 episode.
Kurt Angle General manager April 3, 2017 December 17, 2018 Mr. McMahon announced Angle as the new general manager on the April 3, 2017 episode of Raw. Dean Ambrose and The Miz served as co-General Managers for one night only on the May 8, 2017 episode of Raw.
When the McMahons (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) announced on the December 17, 2018 edition of Raw that, as a united group, they were taking over both Raw and SmackDown, Angle was effectively removed as general manager.
Baron Corbin Constable June 4, 2018 December 16, 2018 Stephanie McMahon appointed Corbin as Constable of Raw, becoming her personal representative. Lost his position after losing to Braun Strowman at the eponymous match of the 2018 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event.
Acting General Manager August 20, 2018 December 16, 2018 Was named acting General Manager by McMahon after she sent Kurt Angle home on vacation on the August 20, 2018 episode of Raw.
Alexa Bliss Supervisor of the Women's Division November 26, 2018 December 17, 2018 Was declared the Supervisor of the Women's Division by General Manager-elect Baron Corbin.
When the McMahons (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) announced on the December 17, 2018 edition of Raw that, as a united group, they were taking over both Raw and SmackDown, Bliss was effectively removed as Supervisor of the Women's Division.
Sonya Deville WWE Official January 1, 2021 May 9, 2022 Began appearing as the assistant to on-screen authority figure Adam Pearce on the January 1, 2021 edition of SmackDown, later appearing on the Raw brand in the same role. Deville eventually began making questionable and blatantly self-serving decisions which led to Pearce terminating her contract as a WWE Official on the May 9, 2022 edition of Raw.
Adam Pearce WWE Official January 17, 2020 October 13, 2023 Since January 2020, Pearce had been the main on-screen WWE Authority Figure for Raw and Smackdown, making the vast majority of the matches and presiding over issues needing resolution from management.
Adam Pearce General manager October 13, 2023 Present Pearce was promoted as the General Manager of Raw by Triple H on the Season Premiere of WWE SmackDown on October 13, 2023.

Commentators

CommentatorsDates
Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett January 11, 1993 – March 8, 1993
March 22, 1993
April 19, 1993
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Rob Bartlett March 15, 1993
Vince McMahon and Randy Savage April 5, 1993
March 7, 1994 – March 21, 1994
April 11, 1994 – June 13, 1994
August 1, 1994 – October 31, 1994
Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan April 12, 1993
October 25, 1993 – December 6, 1993
Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, and Randy Savage April 26, 1993 – October 18, 1993
Vince McMahon and various guest commentators December 13, 1993 – February 28, 1994
November 7, 1994 – November 28, 1994
Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette March 28, 1994
February 20, 1995 – March 20, 1995
Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon April 4, 1994
Gorilla Monsoon and Randy Savage June 20, 1994 – July 4, 1994
Jim Ross and Randy Savage July 11, 1994 – July 25, 1994
Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels December 5, 1994 – December 28, 1994
January 9, 1995 – February 6, 1995
June 26, 1995
Gorilla Monsoon and Shawn Michaels January 2, 1995
Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler March 27, 1995 – June 19, 1995
July 3, 1995 – August 7, 1995
August 21, 1995 – April 1, 1996
April 15, 1996 – July 29, 1996
August 12, 1996
March 31, 1997
Vince McMahon, Ted DiBiase and Dok Hendrix August 14, 1995
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect April 8, 1996
Vince McMahon and Jim Ross August 5, 1996
May 26, 1997 - June 23, 1997
Kevin Kelly, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler August 19, 1996 – October 14, 1996
Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler October 21, 1996 – January 6, 1997
January 20, 1997 – February 3, 1997
February 24, 1997
March 17, 1997 – March 24, 1997
April 21, 1997 - April 28, 1997
June 30, 1997 - September 8, 1997
September 22, 1997 - November 3, 1997
Vince McMahon and The Honky Tonk Man January 13, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and The Honky Tonk Man February 13, 1997
March 10, 1997
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler February 17, 1997
May 12, 1997 - May 19, 1997
September 15, 1997
November 24, 1997
December 8, 1997 – September 14, 1998
September 28, 1998 – November 30, 1998
April 12, 1999 – April 19, 1999
May 3, 1999 – December 13, 1999
December 27, 1999 – February 26, 2001
November 19, 2001 – March 31, 2003
May 12, 2003 – July 7, 2003
August 11, 2003 – September 15, 2003
September 29, 2003 – December 29, 2003
January 12, 2004 – June 20, 2005
May 8, 2006 – August 13, 2007
August 27, 2007 – June 23, 2008
January 22, 2018
Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and The Honky Tonk Man March 3, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler and The Honky Tonk Man April 7, 1997
Vince McMahon, Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, and The Honky Tonk Man April 14, 1997
Jim Ross and Jim Cornette November 3, 1997
November 17, 1997
December 1, 1997
December 22, 1997
May 11, 1998 (Second hour)
April 26, 1999
Jim Ross, Jim Cornette, and Jerry Lawler November 10, 1997
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Kevin Kelly December 8, 1997 – March 9, 1998
Michael Cole and Jim Ross March 17, 1998 – July 6, 1998
July 16, 2001 – July 23, 2001
May 25, 2009
September 24, 2012 – October 1, 2012
October 15, 2012 – November 12, 2012
Jim Ross and Shawn Michaels July 13, 1998 (First hour)
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Shawn Michaels July 20, 1998 (Second hour)
August 24, 1998 (Second hour)
Jim Cornette and Shane McMahon September 21, 1998
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler December 7, 1998 – March 1, 1999
March 15, 1999 – April 5, 1999
August 23, 1999
June 30, 2008 – November 15, 2010
May 30, 2011 – July 25, 2011
October 10, 2011 – September 10, 2012
November 12, 2012 – March 25, 2013
July 29, 2013
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Terry Taylor March 8, 1999
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Jesse Ventura August 9, 1999
Jim Ross and Michael Hayes December 20, 1999
Jim Ross and Tazz February 26, 2001
August 20, 2007
Jim Ross and Paul Heyman March 5, 2001 – July 9, 2001
July 30, 2001 – November 12, 2001
Scott Hudson and Arn Anderson July 2, 2001
Jonathan Coachman and Jerry Lawler April 7, 2003 – May 5, 2003
July 14, 2003 – August 11, 2003
October 17, 2005 – October 31, 2005
Jonathan Coachman and Al Snow September 22, 2003 - September 29, 2003
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan Coachman January 5, 2004
June 27, 2005 – October 10, 2005
Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan Coachman November 7, 2005 – April 24, 2006
Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler December 5, 2005
April 24, 2006 – May 1, 2006
Todd Grisham and Jerry Lawler May 1, 2006
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham November 13, 2006
March 19, 2007
Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura November 23, 2009
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Matt Striker December 14, 2009
April 26, 2010
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and CM Punk November 22, 2010 – December 20, 2010
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler April 4, 2011 – April 18, 2011
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T April 25, 2011
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler December 27, 2010 – March 28, 2011
May 2, 2011 – May 23, 2011
Michael Cole and Josh Mathews November 8, 2010
January 3, 2011
February 14, 2011
September 19, 2011
August 27, 2012
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Booker T September 26, 2011 – October 3, 2011
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler November 15, 2010
July 25, 2011 – September 12, 2011
October 10, 2011
July 23, 2012
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T June 13, 2011 – June 20, 2011
November 21, 2011
March 26, 2012
Michael Cole and The Miz September 3, 2012
Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield September 17, 2012
October 8, 2012
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield January 14, 2013
Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield December 9, 2013
December 23, 2013
January 6, 2014
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield December 17, 2012
January 14, 2013
January 28, 2013
April 1, 2013 – December 29, 2014
Byron Saxton and Jerry Lawler March 30, 2015
Byron Saxton, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker T April 6, 2015
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Booker T January 5, 2015 – March 30, 2015
April 13, 2015 – June 1, 2015
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Byron Saxton[3] June 8, 2015 – July 18, 2016
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[4] July 25, 2016 – April 10, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Austin Aries December 19, 2016 – March 6, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Booker T April 17, 2017 – August 21, 2017
September 4, 2017 – September 25, 2017
October 9, 2017 – January 15, 2018
April 23, 2018
May 14, 2018
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Corey Graves August 28, 2017
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Booker T October 2, 2017
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Jonathan Coachman January 29, 2018 – April 16, 2018
April 30, 2018 – May 7, 2018
May 21, 2018 – May 28, 2018
June 11, 2018 – August 6, 2018
August 20, 2018 – August 27, 2018
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and David Otunga June 4, 2018
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Renee Young August 13, 2018
September 3, 2018 – August 12, 2019
August 26, 2019 – September 23, 2019
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Renee Young August 19, 2019
Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, and Renee Young
Vic Joseph, Jerry Lawler, and Dio Maddin September 30, 2019 – November 4, 2019
Vic Joseph and Jerry Lawler November 4, 2019 – November 11, 2019
November 25, 2019
December 30, 2019 – January 20, 2020
Vic Joseph, Jerry Lawler, and Samoa Joe November 18, 2019
December 2, 2019 – December 23, 2019
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton January 27, 2020 – March 16, 2020
April 13, 2020 – April 20, 2020
September 21, 2020
Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton March 23, 2020 – April 6, 2020
Tom Phillips, Samoa Joe, and Byron Saxton April 27, 2020 – August 31, 2020
September 28, 2020 – March 22, 2021
April 5, 2021
Michael Cole, Samoa Joe, and Byron Saxton September 7, 2020
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Dolph Ziggler September 14, 2020
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and MVP
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and MVP March 29, 2021
Adnan Virk, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[5] April 12, 2021 – May 24, 2021
Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton[6] May 31, 2021 – March 21, 2022
April 4, 2022
April 25, 2022 – June 27, 2022
July 11, 2022 – October 3, 2022
Jimmy Smith, Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton March 28, 2022
Jimmy Smith, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton April 11, 2022 – April 18, 2022
Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton July 4, 2022
Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves, and Jerry Lawler January 23, 2023
Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves October 10, 2022 – January 16, 2023
January 30, 2023 – July 31, 2023
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett August 7, 2023 – October 9, 2023
October 23, 2023 – present
Kevin Patrick and Wade Barrett October 16, 2023
  • ^ Following the departure of Bobby Heenan on the December 6, 1993 edition of Raw, Vince McMahon was joined by various guest commentators until March 7, 1994, when Randy Savage became the permanent color commentator. Randy Savage would remain part of the commentary team until October 1994 when he left the World Wrestling Federation for World Championship Wrestling. Post Savage's departure, Vince McMahon was once again accompanied by guest commentators until the December 5, 1994 edition of Raw when Shawn Michaels became the permanent color commentator. The following is a list of the guest commentators who joined Vince McMahon first from December 13, 1993 to February 28, 1994 and from November 7, 1994 to November 28, 1994:
Commentator Dates
Jim Cornette December 13, 1993
November 21, 1994
Shawn Michaels December 20, 1993
The Quebecers December 27, 1993
Johnny Polo January 3, 1994
Randy Savage January 10, 1994
February 21, 1994
Crush January 17, 1994
Jim Ross January 24, 1994
Irwin R. Schyster January 31, 1994
Bastion Booger February 7, 1994
Harvey Wippleman February 28, 1994
Jerry Lawler November 7, 1994
November 28, 1994
Ted DiBiase November 14, 1994
  • ^ Honky filled in due to Lawler having a match during the beginning of the show and remain out for rest of the show.
  • ^ Midway through the WWE Intercontinental Championship match.
  • ^ From December 1997-July 1998, Jim Ross served as color commentator for the first hour, and play by play commentator for the second hour of Raw Is War, with the Michael Cole tandem as play by play commentator (later just Cole), and Kevin Kelly as the alternate color commentator for the first hour ("Raw"), with Jerry Lawler taking over for the second hour ("The War Zone").
  • ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler who was absent due to the premiere of Man on the Moon.
  • ^ Ventura called the main event.
  • ^ Defeated Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross in a tag team match at Unforgiven to become the announce team for Raw. The following week, Jim Ross defeated Jonathan Coachman to win his and Jerry Lawler's jobs back.
  • ^ When Joey Styles quits the WWE in storyline, Todd Grisham fills in for him to call the main event.
  • ^ Mathews became the alternate color commentator on Raw beginning December 27, 2010, due to Lawler's increased in-ring schedule (Lawler would continue as commentator when he was not wrestling). On March 14, 2011, Raw began using a full-time three-man team with Michael Cole announcing from his own separate table ("The Cole Mine"). Ross has also returned to the broadcast table since making his broadcast return at WrestleMania XXVII and the four announcers worked in rotating three man shifts. This ended on the May 23, 2011 edition of Raw when Michael Cole returned to the normal announce table.
  • ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was recovering from injury.
  • ^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was recovering from a heart attack.
  • ^ Ross sat in for Michael Cole, who allowed him to call the main event.
  • ^ JBL was absent at the time, so only Cole and Lawler called the event.
  • ^ Lawler was sick during the day, so only Cole and JBL called the event.
  • ^ Filled in for Michael Cole, JBL, and Booker T after they were assaulted by Brock Lesnar.[7]
  • ^ Filled in for Michael Cole, who was continue to recover from injury.
  • ^ Graves replaces JBL following the 2016 WWE draft.
  • ^ Aries replaced Saxton during cruiserweight matches.
  • ^ Booker T temporarily replaced David Otunga for six weeks while Otunga was filming the movie Katrina. After the six weeks elapsed, Otunga was quietly moved to the pay-per-view pre-shows while Booker remained on commentary. Booker also fills in for Jonathan Coachman while Coachman was on assignment.
  • ^ Jerry Lawler temporarily replaced Booker T for one week while Booker T was stranded in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey. This also doubles as Lawler's special return to commentating since the show was live from Memphis, Tennessee.
  • ^ Phillips filled in due to Cole attending his son's wedding. He also filled in due to Braun Strowman's attack on Cole.
  • ^ David Otunga temporarily replaced Jonathan Coachman for one week while Coachman was on assignment. This also used as Otunga's return to commentating since has been elapsed from last year's Superstar Shake-up.
  • ^ Called the main event during the WCW-branded match between Booker T and Buff Bagwell in Tacoma. This match had received negative reviews.
  • ^ Renee Young temporarily replaced Jonathan Coachman for one week while Coachman was on assignment.

Ring announcers

Ring announcersDatesNotes
Howard Finkel January 11, 1993 – February 24, 1997
April 7, 1997
May 12, 1997
December 15, 1997
January 5, 1998 – February 23, 1998
March 9, 1998
April 20, 1998
May 24, 1999
June 14, 1999
January 1, 2001 – January 15, 2001
August 13, 2001
June 24, 2002 – July 22, 2002
August 5, 2002 – August 19, 2002		 Sporadically appeared on Raw as a guest ring announcer.
Tony Chimel March 3, 1997 – March 31, 1997
April 14, 1997 – April 28, 1997
May 19, 1997 – December 8, 1997
December 22, 1997 – December 29, 1997
March 2, 1998
March 16, 1998 – April 6, 1998 – April 13, 1998
April 27, 1998 – May 17, 1999
May 31, 1999 – June 7, 1999
June 21, 1999 – August 16, 1999
May 30, 2011
September 9, 2013
December 28, 2015		 Made one-night returns on May 30, 2011, September 9, 2013 and December 28, 2015.
Lilian Garcia August 23, 1999 – December 25, 2000
January 22, 2001 – August 6, 2001
August 20, 2001 – June 24, 2002
July 15, 2002
July 29, 2002 – August 5, 2002
August 26, 2002 – May 30, 2005
July 4, 2005 – February 12, 2007 – February 26, 2007
March 26, 2007 – April 2, 2007
July 2, 2007 – December 15, 2008
February 16, 2009
March 2, 2009 –September 21, 2009
April 19, 2010
October 20, 2014 – December 29, 2014
January 12, 2015 – April 5, 2015
June 1, 2015 – October 5, 2015
October 19, 2015 – October 26, 2015
November 9, 2015 – December 21, 2015
January 4, 2016 – April 25, 2016
May 16, 2016 – July 18, 2016		 Made a one night return on April 19, 2010, filling in for Justin Roberts when the Raw roster was stuck in Europe after the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, resulting in the first-ever Monday Night SmackDown; also returned at the June 25, 2012 edition of Raw, Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012, at Raw's 20th anniversary on January 14, 2013, as well as at the January 13, 2014 episode of Raw. Made her official return to Raw on October 20, 2014, taking over for Justin Roberts who had been released. Took time off starting in April 2015 to recover from knee surgery. Originally took time off to be with her sick father but decided to leave WWE again on August 1, 2016, so that she can be with him. Despite this, she continues to make appearances at WWE's Tribute to the Troops to perform the national anthem in addition ring announcing the 2017 event, she also made a one-night return on July 22, 2019 at the Raw Reunion special.
Jonathan Coachman November 10, 2003
April 17, 2006		 One night only.
Justin Roberts June 6, 2005 – June 27, 2005
June 5, 2006
February 19, 2007
March 19, 2007
April 9, 2007 –June 2007
December 22, 2008
February 23, 2009
September 28, 2009 – April 12, 2010
April 26, 2010 – May 2011
June 2011 – August 2013
September 2013 – October 2014		 Filled in for Lilian Garcia on the June 5, 2006, who was inadvertently knocked down by Charlie Haas for the rest of Raw. Took over the announcing duties in 2009 before being released and Garcia being reinstated in 2014.
Todd Grisham April 16, 2007 One night only.
Eden Stiles January 5, 2015
April 13, 2015 – May 25, 2015
October 12, 2015
November 2, 2015
May 2, 2016 – May 9, 2016		 Filled in for Lilian Garcia on January 5, 2015, October 12, 2015, November 2, 2015 and May 2, 2016 until May 9, 2016 for one night. Also filled in for an extended period of time starting in April 2015 while Garcia was recovering from knee surgery.
JoJo July 25, 2016 – August 7, 2017
August 21, 2017 – September 4, 2017
September 18, 2017 – October 9, 2017
October 30, 2017 – June 25, 2018
July 9, 2018 – November 12, 2018
November 26, 2018 – December 31, 2018		 Originally filled in for Lilian Garcia before she was promoted to permanent ring announcer on August 1, 2016 after Garcia left WWE again. She left WWE in early of 2021 after taking a hiatus due to her pregnancy.[8]
Mike Rome August 14, 2017
September 11, 2017
October 16, 2017 – October 23, 2017
July 2, 2018
November 19, 2018
January 7, 2019 – May 1, 2023
October 9, 2023		 Filled in for JoJo in some episodes and during her pregnancy.
Samantha Irvin May 8, 2023 – present
Greg Hamilton June 29, 2020
November 30, 2020		 One night only.
Alicia Taylor January 23, 2023
October 30, 2023		 One night only.

Backstage interview

Backstage interviewer Date started Date finished
Renee Young September 23, 2013 August 6, 2018
JoJo December 14, 2015 June 27, 2016
Andrea D'Marco August 22, 2016
Charly Caruso August 29, 2016 February 22, 2021
Kayla Braxton November 5, 2018 March 1, 2021
Dasha Fuentes December 31, 2018 April 1, 2019
Sarah Schreiber April 8, 2019 October 3, 2022
Kevin Patrick March 8, 2021 October 3, 2022
Megan Morant December 27, 2021 September 5, 2022
Cathy Kelley October 10, 2022 June 26, 2023
Byron Saxton October 10, 2022 present
Jackie Redmond July 3, 2023 present

Recurring segments

Segments Hosts Years Notes
The King's Court Jerry Lawler 1993 – 1995

2019		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Lawler was fired as commentator of Raw.
Reinstated after Lawler returned to doing Raw commentary.
The Heartbreak Hotel Shawn Michaels 1994 In-ring interview segment.
The Brother Love Show Brother Love 1995 – 1996
 In-ring interview segment.
The Pillman XXX Files Brian Pillman 1997 Video segment. Discontinued following Pillman's death.
The Love Shack Dude Love 1998 In-ring interview segment.
Randy News Network (RNN) Randy Orton 2002 – 2003 A weekly vignette featuring Orton talking about his condition during his injury.
Highlight Reel Chris Jericho 2003 – 2005

2008 – 2010

2012 – 2014

2016 – 2017		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Jericho was drafted to SmackDown.
White Boy Challenge Rodney Mack

Theodore Long		 2003 Five minute match challenge to Caucasian talent.
Discontinued following Mack's defeat by Goldberg.
WWE Diva Search Jonathan Coachman

The Miz

Todd Grisham		 2004 – 2007 WWE Diva Search competition segment.[9]
Masterlock Challenge Chris Masters 2005 – 2007

2010
 Submission challenge to break Masters' Masterlock hold.
Discontinued after Bobby Lashley broke the hold.
Kurt Angle Invitational Kurt Angle 2005 Three-minute match challenge for Angle's gold medals.
Discontinued after Eugene won the challenge.
Carlito's Cabana Carlito 2005

2007 – 2008		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Carlito moved to SmackDown.
Piper's Pit Roddy Piper 2005

2010

2012

2014		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued following Piper's death
Striker's Classroom Matt Striker 2005 – 2006
 In-ring "educational" segment.
Discontinued after Striker was drafted to ECW.
The Cutting Edge Edge 2005 – 2007

2010 – 2011

2013
2021 – 2023		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Edge moved to SmackDown and was forced to retire from professional wrestling.
Returned one night only on Sept. 9, 2013 as Edge was the guest on Raw. Returned after Edge was drafted back to Raw.
VIP Lounge Montel Vontavious Porter 2009 – 2010

2020 – 2023		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after MVP was drafted to SmackDown and released from WWE.
Returned on Feb. 10, 2020 on Raw following his signing as producer but still competed on Raw.
Khali Kiss Cam The Great Khali 2011 In-ring fan interaction segment.
Miz TV The Miz and formerly John Morrison 2012 – 2016

2017 – present		 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Miz was drafted to SmackDown.
Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw.
Discontinued after Miz was drafted to SmackDown.
Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw.
Discontinued after Miz was drafted back to SmackDown.
Returned after Miz was drafted to Raw
The Cutting Edge Peep Show Edge
and
Christian		 2014 In-ring interview segment. A crossover between The Cutting Edge and The Peep Show.
John Cena's U.S. Open Challenge John Cena 2015 A United States Championship match challenge pitting anyone on the roster against John Cena. Ended due to Cena losing the United States Championship to the returning Alberto Del Rio at Hell in a Cell and took time off from wrestling.
The Rose Bush Adam Rose 2015 A weekly vignette featuring Rose gossiping about other wrestlers.
The Ambrose Asylum Dean Ambrose 2016 – 2017 In-ring interview segment.
Discontinued after Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown.
Returned after Ambrose was drafted to Raw.
Discontinued after Ambrose left WWE.
The Rollins Report Seth Rollins 2015 – 2016 Video segment.
The K.O. Show Kevin Owens 2017 – 2020
2022 – 2023		 In-ring interview segment.
The Peep Show Christian 2018 In-ring interview segment.
Appeared for one night only to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
The Fashion Files

The Fashion X Files

Fashion Peaks		 Breezango
Tyler Breeze
and
Fandango		 2018 Video segment.
Started after Breezango was drafted to Raw.
Discontinued after Fandango was injured and Breezango moved to NXT.
The Sami & Kevin Show Kevin Owens
and
Sami Zayn		 2018 In-ring interview segment.
A Moment of Bliss Alexa Bliss and formerly Nikki Cross 2018 – 2020 Public service announcement segment, later an on-stage interview segment.

Nikki Cross later joined with Bliss.
Firefly Fun House Bray Wyatt
and
Alexa Bliss		 2019 – 2020

2020 – 2021		 Video segment.
Discontinued after Wyatt was drafted to SmackDown.
Returned after Wyatt was drafted to Raw

Bliss joined on the October 19, 2020 Episode of Raw
Discontinued after Wyatt was released by WWE.
Alexa’s Playground Alexa Bliss 2021 In-ring interview segment.
Monday After Weekend Update Street Profits
and
R-Truth		 2019 – 2020 Video segment.
A video segment before a WWE PPV parodied by Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford from NBC's Saturday Night Live's segment "The Weekend Update". Discontinued after The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown.
Truth TV R-Truth 2020 In-ring interview segment.
Raw Underground Shane McMahon 2020 "Shoot" fighting segment. Discontinued after the imminent threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last Raw Underground segment was held on the September 21 episode of Raw.
The Dirt Sheet John Morrison
and
The Miz		 2020 – 2021 In-ring interview segment.
Moist TV John Morrison 2021 – 2022 In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following Morrison’s release from WWE.
Impaulsive TV Logan Paul 2022 – 2023 In-ring interview segment.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Raj, Giri (June 8, 2015). "Commentary change for tonight's Raw – Saxton replaces Booker T". WrestlingInc.com. Wrestling Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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