Currier, Joseph (January 24, 2023). "WWE Raw 30th anniversary draws highest domestic gate in show history". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023 . Retrieved January 25, 2023. Several legends have been announced by WWE to appear on the episode, so far including the likes of The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, The Bellas, and Jerry “The King” Lawler, among a few other big names rumored!

The lights go low and the bells toll for WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker. The music then transitions into his American Badass theme. A Harley Davidson revs up as Taker rides to the ring as Knight looks on. Taker hits the ring and plays to the crowd for a big pop. Knight says that’s enough, cut the music. Fans chant for Taker now. She asks Charlotte if it was really necessary to fly daddy out here for a big grand introduction on a show she’s not wanted on, and asks Bianca if she really thinks people tune into Raw just for her, and what about the people that don’t get the spotlight every week, people like her. I like the way you look at me, you’re laughing too down there inside. I took my chance and you took yours, you crewed my ship, we missed the tide, and now I’m liveblogging this here pro wrestling show for you folks. On the January 16 episode of Raw, Bobby Lashley won a six-man elimination match to earn a United States Championship match against Austin Theory at "Raw is XXX". [14] On the day of the event, the stipulation was changed to a No Disqualification match. [6]He sputters out a “What’s up, Hulkamaniacs” and then tells us about how Raw started a long time ago when Hulkamania was still running and tonight we celebrate thirty years of Monday Night Raw and whatcha gonna do when the local sports team runs wild on you brother etc. One of the aforementioned title matches saw The Usos defend their undisputed WWE tag team championships on the line against The Judgement Day's Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio. It was Sami Zayn, just moments after being put on trial by The Bloodline, who would save the day for the Usos and make sure they went home as champions. After winning the explosive Six-Man Elimination Match, Bobby Lashley will finally get the opportunity to settle his unfinished business when he challenges United States Champion Austin Theory. Is Raw 30 destined to turn into an All Mighty celebration? She says she hasn’t forgotten about Alexa Bliss, and this match against Sonya was just a preview for her. She can bring Uncle Howdy, Bray Wyatt, and the whole playhouse but she’ll still be champion after the match.

Ravens, Andrew. "Bray Wyatt on WWE Raw 30 segment with The Undertaker: 'This moment justified a lifetime of sacrifices for me' ". Wrestling News | WWE and AEW Results, Spoilers, Rumors & Scoops . Retrieved January 27, 2023. I often think that it is strange when WWE release full shows as a set. I understand when there is a relevance (which there is here), but by the end you have to realise that in a year’s time this will just be a random episode of a show. It would be like releasing the 1000th episode of a Soap, yes it is significant, but unless it is something really special it is highly unlikely that you will watch it again. In my opinion when WWE do these shows they should forget the storylines for a week have a few hours of showing the best of what Raw is and was and pepper in a few matches for good measure. By doing this it would make me want to watch again and not worry that I wasn’t caught up in the storylines. Michaels wants somebody to keep all this chaos under control, a special guest referee. Another DX huddle follows, Kurt Angle has an idea and takes off his DX shirt to reveal a red, white, and blue referee’s shirt underneath! He’s the special guest referee! Somebody needs to make it official now and HHH says booking isn’t easy and it’s tough that it’s always on him and if only there were somebody to make sense of this... Jey Uso (c) and Sami Zayn [a] defeated The Judgment Day ( Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio) (with Finn Bálor and Rhea Ripley) by pinfall

WWE Raw is XXX Results

Renner, Ethan (January 16, 2023). "Two title bouts, steel cage match announced for WWE Raw is XXX". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023 . Retrieved January 18, 2023. And of course, WWE never holds an anniversary episode of Raw without calling in some legends from the past, and Raw XXX is no exception. Here’s who you can count on seeing in Philadelphia: So he asks everyone who wants Sami to stay in the Bloodline to throw their ones up, and Philadelphia obliges before shifting gears to a “Sami Uso” chant. Reigns rises and says, as his Tribal Chief and the Head of the Table, he finds Sami not guilty... Heyman talks up all the evidence he has before saying he’s got four pieces of footage that demonstrate that Sami Zayn is guilty as charged. The footage all shows Sami hesitating and failing to help his brothers in the Bloodline, and he asks the jury to find “this rat bastard” guilty as charged.

The Miz is in the ring and on the mic, complaining that he hasn’t been given a MizTV or a title match or a celebration of all his amazing moments. My wife asks if he’s looked under the couch and he says he deserves his Raw XXX moment.

“RAW is 30 – 30th Anniversary Special”

Knight, Cain A. (January 16, 2023). "WWE Raw preview (Jan. 16, 2023): Splitting up the unified titles is the right thing to do". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023 . Retrieved January 18, 2023. Just as Roman Reigns sicced his bailiff Solo Sikoa on Sami Zayn, Jey Uso thwarted a Samoan Spike attempt and acted as his defense attorney. He showed evidence in defense of Sami Zayn. Zayn was spared. The Undertaker retired, but The American Badass never did. The fact that WWE gave away this return on Raw 30, however, tells me he won’t be at Royal Rumble. DX do a singalong for him and Waltman points out the obvious math that Seth is only one guy against Imperium’s three—

After the match, Rollins and The Profits celebrate as the music hits. We go to replays. Angle raises the arms of Rollins and The Profits as the post-match celebration continues. Now, The Head of The Table and Undisputed Universal Champion have decided to hold a Tribal Court and put Sami Zayn on trial for his recent actions. She used to run this show as general manager for over a year, and where’s her recognition in all this. Flair tells Belair she’s been killing it and this is her show, so why not handle this? Bianca says it’ll be her pleasure and tells Sonya to come in the ring and be the center of her attention, if she’s ready to go one-on-one with the EST.

Sami Zayn earns redemption with The Bloodline

Austin Theory wins by pinfall by being used as a projectile, retaining the WWE United States Championship. Kurt Angle could be on the way to Philly as well, as he’s talked about on his own podcast (every WWE legend seems to have one now). Like Waltman, fans saw the Olympic gold medalist on Raw within the last year, as he got some help from fellow Olympian and WWE prospect Gable Steveson in putting one over on Alpha Academy. Sami offers a passionate defense of his own actions, and to be made to defend himself on trial hurts, and his defense is that he has no defense. The “RAW is XXX” logo being used for the upcoming show will be adapted for Home Video due to sensitivity reasons, therefore the title of the release and its logo is “RAW is 30”-themed instead.