WWE Planning Special Sendoff For Final Raw On USA Network

WWE are planning a "nice sendoff" for the final episode of Monday Night Raw on USA Network, which will air on December 30 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

In addition to the semi-finals of the Women's Intercontinental Title tournament, WrestleVotes reported on WrestleVotes Radio that WWE "want to do everything they can" to honour the partnership they have had with USA Network.

"They're not short-changing Houston, though. I know on January 30 [December 30], they are trying to give us a nice sendoff there. There's been a lot of work to go into the finale of Raw on USA. It's been a long, long time that they've been on that network. Obviously a little break when they left to go to TNN, AKA Spike TV, but then came right back to USA. So they're going to do a nice sendoff," WrestleVotes said.

"I'm sure you'll have a nice little video package of all the moments that happened on USA over the years. And they want to make sure that they give them a good show. So it'll determine who will be in the finals for this Women's Intercontinental Championship match. I'd expect a couple other matches for that Houston show to pop up as we approach December 30, which is a lot of the years. It could be one of those punt shows where it's a recap show. They don't really give us anything live. They give talent time off, but because of the relationship with USA ending for Raw, they want to do everything they can to honour that partnership. Obviously, they will continue on with USA on SmackDown, but they want to make sure that they're delivering a good show on December 30 as well."

Monday Night Raw aired on USA Network from 1993 until 2000. Raw then moved to TNN/Spike TV until October 2005 when the show moved back to USA Network. Raw has been on USA ever since but the series will move to Netflix in the new year from January 6, 2025.

WWE will remain connected to NBCUniversal, though. Peacock will continue to air WWE premium live events/pay-per-views at least until 2026, while SmackDown currently airs on USA Network.

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