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Raw 1,000 Legends: Then & Now photos
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$ V' T3 t' o$ W( v2 fBefore he revealed himself as WWE's Chairman, Mr. McMahon was known mostly as a broadcaster to the WWE Universe./ u5 f" O% D& X" M" o$ Z
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Just like old times, The Chairman welcomes the WWE Universe to Monday Night Raw!/ b3 n! }9 c2 T: n# S1 c
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Jesse James appeared on Raw long before he became The Road Dogg.; w8 D9 V7 j# p8 ]& }
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" `( h% n- a9 a) ^8 gBefore he was proud of his own posterior, Billy Gunn was a member of The Smoking Gunns and was also known as Rockabilly.2 z, A' p- q9 A$ Z
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Once they banded together, The New Age Outlaws took the Attitude Era by storm.
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Shawn Michaels broke a lot of hearts.* t! [# R2 l3 |* S- s- [1 f! Q
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v! h8 `* d: M$ I' U8 EFew Superstars were as popular as the energetic and resilient X-Pac.
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X-Pac and HBK share a moment on Raw 1,000.) a& e, H! _' U, P% S+ ~
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The band was back together.
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Jim Ross is one of sports-entertainment's most heralded broadcasters.- X; o$ {0 Q/ q$ U4 F- t4 z
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$ P) j, @. Z# [, tGood Ol' J.R. returned at Raw 1,000 sporting some stylish new facial hair.
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, Z. y, E4 l4 e$ J3 P"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was one of WWE's most stalwart patriots.0 R1 U) t: w: e! I% i
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7 X, `$ r: W5 ]$ \"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.% D( N( ?( l6 V6 n/ E
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At Raw 1,000, Mae returned with her now adult son!
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$ o( ?) ]! h$ B. A2 W3 g+ l T! q) bMankind, 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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6 O( u4 n! V6 D& VDude Love, the oft-forgotten Face of Foley, made a rare appearance at Raw 1,000.! c: d! H/ a f6 D
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Trish Stratus was one of WWE's greatest Diva competitors, and held the Women's Championship on a record seven occasions.
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' c" b9 k# J. O9 ETrish teaches a few moves to Triple H at Raw 100,0.
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Slick, The Doctor of Style, managed The Twin Towers in main events against The Mega Powers.
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9 h; y3 z% I+ P' j# U2 _Raw 1,000 was Jive Soul Bro once again with The Slickster in the house.
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, Z& ?* S3 P% q, I6 vRocky Maivia has evolved quite a bit since his early days on Raw in 1996 and 1997.
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3 A7 g! V6 l: ^; xThe 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.' p" B$ C8 @3 O F4 U# b
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The "Hit Man" was on hand to ring announce the Intercontinental Championship Match at Raw 1,000.
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Paul Heyman, the mastermind behind ECW, was previously known as Paul E. Dangerously in WCW. i" X) |5 u- s
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# w8 p' c/ l9 GThe sniveling associate of Brock Lesnar agreed to a match with Triple H on his client's behalf.1 r* ^+ R3 A8 i7 p9 C4 x
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Stephanie McMahon reigned on Raw during The McMahon-Helmsley Era.1 i/ R" } i7 v' u+ I8 ^( S; z5 j
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Stephanie made a rare Raw appearance to come to her husband's defense.+ T0 n; }( b$ y/ p
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8 C3 p; v9 t, P$ S% [$ N9 HBrock Lesnar was one of the most dominating Superstars of all time.
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And now the beast is back to face Triple H at SummerSlam.
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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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WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel boomed his impressive voice while announcing matches for decades.7 o& _- L0 Z% h8 z+ g. z6 I- Y& O
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1 f4 m7 A' Z# r2 {& b; d3 h0 N* SThe Fink was back at Raw 1000 to put those legendary pipes to use once again.
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* ~/ c. M/ S& ?Early in her WWE career, Lita thrilled the WWE Universe as a member of Team Xtreme.
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Lita returned at Raw 1,000 to accept Heath Slater's open challenge.
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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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Diamond Dallas Page was one of WCW's most popular stars.& G* W5 `2 x% S: [2 S
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No matter if he was in WCW, WWE or ECW, Sid was the undisputed ruler of the world.
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. D1 ]- a$ Y; K( \6 m, g"Rowdy" Roddy Piper hosted the legendary "Piper's Pit" for many years.( i) ]- i }. i2 `9 E
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Former WWE Champion Sgt. Slaughter experienced time as both a beloved hero and despised villain.* B! L+ j/ E" O% X5 o. K
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Road Warrior Animal was one of the most successful tag team competitors of all time.
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Opponents always knew it was Vader Time when they stepped into the squared circle with The Rocky Mountain Mastodon.4 ~& Y' Z' J& w$ E' a
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Bob Backlund held the WWE Championship for six years, a reign second only to the legendary Bruno Sammartino.8 }' O( a& U4 D
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At Raw 1,000, the Legends banded together to wipe the canvas one more time with Heath Slater.& J* n ]: [8 P
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Even the beloved Rikishi, formerly of Too Cool, took part in Raw 1,000 festivities.
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Good 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' d0 O; u. h0 }& |8 R
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At Raw 1,000, Mooney made a stunning return, and chatted for a few moments with a humiliated Daniel Bryan., X7 e3 a( }3 u+ P* g
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Gene Okerlund had decades of experience interviewing WWE's elite. c& o( j5 G& H
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Y'know somethin', Mean Gene was back at Raw 1,000, brother!
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The Undertaker is the only remaining active competitor from the very first episode of Raw in 1993.( u/ {; x! ]* Y4 _$ j S
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5 |1 V4 ]5 }4 y! E" F. T8 ?" a8 m5 ^The Phenom returned at Raw 1,000 to reform The Brothers of Destruction with longtime ally, rival and sibling, Kane." s8 _0 I1 W# D5 S/ O
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The one and only Deadman bids farewell to the 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw. |
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