10 Most Important Episodes Of WWE Raw In History

5. April 8, 2013

Though we have talked about a Raw after WrestleMania already, this was the night the tradition as we know it fully got started. 

24 hours removed from WrestleMania 29 (one of the most forgettable ‘Manias in WWE history), a building full of exhausted hardcore fans completely hijacked the show and made it a million times better.

Fandango’s theme song was more popular than Hulk Hogan in his pomp, as the crowd’s thunderous rendition of the tune sent it to a peak position of number 11 in the UK charts. 

John Cena gave a famous promo where he promised a “heel turn”, which involved him pivoting the heel of his foot, and then there was the small matter of Dolph Ziggler. 

One night removed from failing to win the tag straps with Big E, Ziggler cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to become World Heavyweight Champion to rapturous applause. 

This was the first time the Raw after Mania felt like something special and WWE leaned into this feeling over the next few years, packing these episodes with big returns and debuts to try and recreate the magic of this special night.