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Raw 1,000 Legends: Then & Now photos
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Before he revealed himself as WWE's Chairman, Mr. McMahon was known mostly as a broadcaster to the WWE Universe.5 S7 o7 T E) m$ K
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Just like old times, The Chairman welcomes the WWE Universe to Monday Night Raw!9 a8 y D" H8 r+ K! G, ?
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+ q- J7 Q: O. f( k* IJesse James appeared on Raw long before he became The Road Dogg.. F) h- l+ _: P& \' c
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Before he was proud of his own posterior, Billy Gunn was a member of The Smoking Gunns and was also known as Rockabilly.3 q. z$ }" f; p; H. l
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, j' p) c( v6 q7 m) P0 iOnce they banded together, The New Age Outlaws took the Attitude Era by storm.
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$ R. M- {! [$ F9 n' v0 ?Shawn Michaels broke a lot of hearts./ u* G6 L* X$ s9 x8 G. y. {
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# k0 n$ c, e) O$ w EFew Superstars were as popular as the energetic and resilient X-Pac. }5 v0 m7 T2 L1 |9 U
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" N5 \3 ?* Y3 m( \X-Pac and HBK share a moment on Raw 1,000.
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The band was back together.
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7 W+ l: `4 _- |. G6 ^6 tJim Ross is one of sports-entertainment's most heralded broadcasters.
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Good Ol' J.R. returned at Raw 1,000 sporting some stylish new facial hair.$ m, _5 t1 W8 ~+ ]2 T/ h
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"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was one of WWE's most stalwart patriots.
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" j: W& k0 B( O( W) h"Hacksaw" was back on Raw 1,000, tough guy!
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Mae Young had one of the longest careers, male or female, in sports-entertainment history.
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At Raw 1,000, Mae returned with her now adult son!" `4 l0 m1 t$ m5 x
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3 R' Q$ Q: j' T$ f; g5 J; G7 ?Mankind, Mick Foley's original WWE persona, first appeared in 1996 and immediately challenged the likes of The Undertaker and Triple H.
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Dude Love, the oft-forgotten Face of Foley, made a rare appearance at Raw 1,000." ^0 Q( O# A. P/ O) v$ |
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. _5 y5 F+ F7 S+ ~Trish Stratus was one of WWE's greatest Diva competitors, and held the Women's Championship on a record seven occasions.% y2 A8 }- L: N- ]6 N! }
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Trish teaches a few moves to Triple H at Raw 100,0.
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9 O" ]* h D* }- O- r: GSlick, The Doctor of Style, managed The Twin Towers in main events against The Mega Powers.3 ^# E: V( g4 P
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Raw 1,000 was Jive Soul Bro once again with The Slickster in the house.3 Z% {' l. U8 i0 Z' H- J
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; L0 a. b7 n9 m1 |: k( R+ VRocky Maivia has evolved quite a bit since his early days on Raw in 1996 and 1997.
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$ H1 l Z" n1 y) i& r+ gThe Rock made his electrifying return to WWE at Raw 1,000, and announced he will face the WWE Champion at the 2013 Royal Rumble.
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WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart is one of the most iconic Superstars in Raw's history.
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6 L) u7 K5 ~5 S4 FThe "Hit Man" was on hand to ring announce the Intercontinental Championship Match at Raw 1,000.# K' Z0 H" b! h' F$ w" [0 ^* z( u
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Paul Heyman, the mastermind behind ECW, was previously known as Paul E. Dangerously in WCW.6 n( U% C* ^( n: B _3 ^8 ], i
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- S0 ^( S4 @; b& v# ~The sniveling associate of Brock Lesnar agreed to a match with Triple H on his client's behalf. [6 K8 Z% x6 A- C( L3 m2 ^
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Stephanie McMahon reigned on Raw during The McMahon-Helmsley Era.
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Stephanie made a rare Raw appearance to come to her husband's defense.5 P) h8 u: i7 q
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/ b8 a% O( C! G& uBrock Lesnar was one of the most dominating Superstars of all time.! g% n$ V6 F7 S% z+ R0 B' n% \) e
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$ W; n9 T5 K- m9 dAnd now the beast is back to face Triple H at SummerSlam.0 C C" @# H5 }1 x) j! p3 m
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Before he led D-Generation X and Evolution, Triple H hailed from Greenwich as a "Connecticut Blueblood."
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The Game is ready for his monumental clash with Lesnar at Summerslam.
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WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel boomed his impressive voice while announcing matches for decades.( @' i: Z2 U6 I; U: ^3 v% ^
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. X5 r1 n+ H0 k! _) K; tThe Fink was back at Raw 1000 to put those legendary pipes to use once again.4 f. b, r& N' X8 e) \% Y
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Early in her WWE career, Lita thrilled the WWE Universe as a member of Team Xtreme.' ^2 _3 r4 A1 L7 [8 A7 J
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Lita returned at Raw 1,000 to accept Heath Slater's open challenge.
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Ron Simmons was the first African-American World Champion, led The Nation of Domination and later formed The APA with John Bradshaw Layfield.
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Bradshaw was one of the toughest grapplers to ever step inside a WWE ring.
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Lita hired The APA to be her security team at Raw 1,000, and they brutalized The One-Man Band.
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4 i$ Q1 _ o0 X; R6 t+ m0 ~All the Legends, including Doink, who appeared on Raw over the past several weeks returned to teach Slater another lesson., F0 n Y9 N% H2 t% c) Q z9 F
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Diamond Dallas Page was one of WCW's most popular stars.7 m; S7 x4 G* E
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, Z/ ?4 ]. z: S9 Q0 f3 wNo matter if he was in WCW, WWE or ECW, Sid was the undisputed ruler of the world.
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) C$ K2 z6 E9 @ Y5 x/ Y"Rowdy" Roddy Piper hosted the legendary "Piper's Pit" for many years.- v3 t' o, ~& G, s/ \
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Former WWE Champion Sgt. Slaughter experienced time as both a beloved hero and despised villain.
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Road Warrior Animal was one of the most successful tag team competitors of all time.
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6 o- ~/ e- v# p* ~1 cOpponents always knew it was Vader Time when they stepped into the squared circle with The Rocky Mountain Mastodon.. K7 j3 Y) k) c$ {1 g2 |5 K* J
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7 W; [& b) {( J9 @Bob Backlund held the WWE Championship for six years, a reign second only to the legendary Bruno Sammartino./ \* X: s; q; d; {+ U7 `. r* b$ U
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At Raw 1,000, the Legends banded together to wipe the canvas one more time with Heath Slater.
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Even the beloved Rikishi, formerly of Too Cool, took part in Raw 1,000 festivities.
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) s* F, Q) e9 e$ E7 o: YGood thing the former Intercontinental Champion wasn't behind the wheel of a car last night.
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Broadcaster Sean Mooney appeared on the very first episode of Raw, preventing Bobby Heenan from entering the Manhattan Center.+ l% Q9 Z5 j1 ^3 I$ @, i% A
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8 p- Q8 ?- ^% h$ ?3 A/ _/ \Y'know somethin', Mean Gene was back at Raw 1,000, brother!
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0 G6 o" T- K. p1 H* B& E# ?! l) b" oThe Undertaker is the only remaining active competitor from the very first episode of Raw in 1993.5 L8 g" ^$ D. G+ R5 a% n
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The Phenom returned at Raw 1,000 to reform The Brothers of Destruction with longtime ally, rival and sibling, Kane./ d- J E. w5 A; w |. l3 |
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The one and only Deadman bids farewell to the 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw. |
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