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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.- T7 `* k, M! h& { {2 Q
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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 1993-1995.1 _/ `5 B4 ?4 E; M" ]
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* n2 [5 L% j( p) n" gThis 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.5 h/ Y) i# H. w8 F
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" R% \0 j) U+ y7 QRaw is War ...
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7 a, I! V: T% ]... And the Attitude Era is in full swing.
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& N" O- i7 U. y, F* q( EHey, a little love for WWE.com never hurt anyone.$ J* ]9 S& K" @, G+ o
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' m, o" z1 k& d# Z; IThe TitanTron would eventually get a few minor upgrades, like the structural additions by the curtain ...
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3 [* e, b2 ^7 z' Q0 F... And a couple of screens mounted on the side.8 F1 `7 T: E L/ |$ r8 D% J
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Glass shattered when Raw switched networks in 2002, debuting a new, industrial set.7 _( a$ I! Q6 ?$ V3 Q% r% M
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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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