| Raw Homecoming | |||
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 DVD cover for the event featuring Vince McMahon and various wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | October 3, 2005 | ||
| City | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Venue | American Airlines Center | ||
| Attendance | 14,837[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Power is Back | ||
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Raw Homecoming was a television special that was broadcast live on October 3, 2005 on the USA Network. It was named as such because it was the first edition of WWE's flagship show Monday Night Raw to air on the USA Network since 2000, after airing on Spike TV (currently known as the Paramount Network) for the previous five years.
The card featured six matches (including a dark match) and multiple segments featuring many returning legends and former superstars. The undercard saw a 30-minute Iron Man match between Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels end in a draw, and Edge defeat Matt Hardy in a "loser leaves Raw" Money in the bank ladder match. The main event saw John Cena defeat Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff to retain the WWE Championship.
The episode averaged a viewership of 4.4 million.[2]
- ^ "RAW #645 — WWE Raw Homecoming". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Gerweck, Steve. "2005 Nielsen Television Ratings". Gerweck.net. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.