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Welcome to Monday Night Raw! The red brand debuted on January 11, 1993, and didn't feature an entrance set so much as a complete overhaul of the Manhattan Center.9 Z0 _- |! k/ u% g/ N! k+ b( q
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8 B" x- G2 n4 s2 I) c9 }As Raw began to grow, it incorporated a new entrance curtain into its design. Here, Jerry "The King" Lawler rides his litter out of the first precursor to the TitanTron that ran from 1993-1995.+ k, q! d$ Q @7 w) e$ e& ~2 n
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$ @. E8 H/ M. R: yThis new entrance, debuted in 1995, made a blunt, no-frills statement.
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Meet the first version of the TitanTron. The design - first unveiled in 1997 - would experience several small changes throughout the late '90s, but many of the WWE Universe grew up with this design.
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Raw is War ...
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4 q- p, d0 X" D3 l+ `... And the Attitude Era is in full swing.; _, ], H6 T/ p G- z
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( h2 X' L5 o2 {9 R: y7 MHey, a little love for WWE.com never hurt anyone.. }, _& @+ N4 x" c& Y$ T
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) T+ {3 h; R" B0 @' \+ mThe TitanTron would eventually get a few minor upgrades, like the structural additions by the curtain ...8 z) w: k$ n! u0 L
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... And a couple of screens mounted on the side.
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/ a9 Q* D3 y6 h" YGlass shattered when Raw switched networks in 2002, debuting a new, industrial set.
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Raw switched networks again in 2005, and tweaked the set slightly to reflect the change./ Q3 j3 l A0 ]7 U' H) [1 q
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And here we are: WWE debuted a universal TitanTron for Raw and SmackDown on January 18, 2008, incorporating high-definition LEDs to correspond with WWE's first foray into HD broadcasting.
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