List of WWE Raw on air personalities

Updated on Nov 16, 2023

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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.

Commentators

^ Following the firing of Bobby Heenan by the WWF Commissioner, Gorilla Moonson, 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 (1993-12-13) to February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28) and from November 7, 1994 (1994-11-07) to November 28, 1994 (1994-11-28):

^ 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.

^ Filled in for Joey Styles who quit the WWE in storyline, and Todd Grisham sat 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.

^ Filled in for Michael Cole, who was continue to recovering from injury.

^ Graves replaces JBL following the 2016 WWE draft.

^ Aries replaces Saxton during Cruiserweight matches

References

List of WWE Raw on-air personalities Wikipedia

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