First hour of WWE Raw to air commercial-free, stipulation set for US title match


WWE has made a couple of announcements for tonight’s 30th anniversary edition of Raw.
Ahead of tonight’s Raw, WWE uploaded a video with Byron Saxton announcing that the first hour of the show will air commercial-free. It was also announced that a no disqualification stipulation has been added to Austin Theory and Bobby Lashley’s United States Championship match tonight.
EXCLUSIVE: @ByronSaxton is joined by a couple of legendary friends with some huge news ahead of #RawisXXX tonight!
The first hour will be COMMERCIAL-FREE and the #USTitle encounter between @_Theory1 & @fightbobby will now be a No Disqualification Match!
📺 8/7c @USA_Network pic.twitter.com/19ihXxKBZE
— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2023
Tonight’s anniversary show is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and will include appearances by several WWE legends. The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Madusa, Teddy Long, Ron Simmons, Road Dogg, X-Pac, Diamond Dallas Page, Jimmy Hart, Jerry “The King” Lawler, The Godfather, Ted DiBiase, and IRS have been announced for the episode.
Here’s the updated lineup for Raw:
- No DQ match: United States Champion Austin Theory defends against Bobby Lashley
- Raw Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio)
- Steel cage match: Becky Lynch vs. Bayley
- The Bloodline will hold Tribal Court for Sami Zayn
- WWE legends will appear