WHO: WWE announces that Monday Night Raw will expand to a three-hour event 52 weeks a year. The extended telecast will kick-off on August 2nd at 5 pm with a Prime Time repeat at 10.30 pm on Ten Sports and marks the 1000th episode of the WWE Raw franchise and a television record no other series has ever reached this milestone.
WHAT: The 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw will also look toward the future as the count towards another 1,000 episodes begins. The show ushers in a new era of viewer interactivity. Fans will have new ways to get involved in the show through WWE.com and social media by deciding matches, stipulations and new character development. WWE will brand this unprecedented fan interaction as #RAWactive
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT
A little more than one week after he won his first Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship contract, WWE Superstar John Cena will cash in live on RAW’s 1,000th episode against WWE Champion CM Punk in the main event.
WWE LEGENDS
RAW’s 1,000th episode will showcase the most memorable moments from the past two decades and celebrate the unmatched staying power of Monday Night Raw with a reunion of WWE Superstars Triple H and Shawn Michaels of D-Generation X , the group which revolutionized sports-entertainment. In addition, some of the most iconic WWE Superstars that made Raw an extraordinary success, including Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Bret Hart and Mick Foley , will make special appearances.
BROCK LESNAR RESPONDS TO TRIPLE H
The episode also marks the return of Brock Lesnar , who will make his first live appearance in nearly three months and will respond directly to Triple H ‘s challenge for a match at SummerSlam.
DANIEL BRYAN AND AJ ‘S WEDDING
WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan may have lost to WWE Champion CM Punk at Money in the Bank with AJ as the special guest referee, but that didn’t deter him from expressing his love for the unpredictable WWE Diva. The two will celebrate their tumultuous love affair on RAW’s 1,000th episode with a wedding.
WWE is proud to celebrate this historic milestone with our partners at Ten Sports, said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. Our new three-hour Raw represents the next generation in interactive television where our fans won’t just watch the show, they will help create it.
Said Atul Pande, CEO of Taj TV, owners of Ten Sports channel We are extremely glad to partner with WWE to broadcast the 1,000th episode of RAW on our tenth birthday, and to continue to give our fans in the sub continent what they most want to watch: 7 days a week of non-stop WWE action .
WHEN: WWE RAW 1000th episode will be broadcasted on Ten Sports for the first time on Thursday, August 2nd 2012 at 5 pm with a Prime Time repeat telecast at 10.30 pm.