WWE announces live episodes for RAW on Christmas and New Year’s Day
There’s head-scratching moves and then there’s what WWE did on Labor Day. RAW will be live on Christmas Day this year, along with the New Year’s Day edition of RAW being a live show because what’s a holiday season anyway?
As many good things as WWE does through each calendar year, they’re also guilty of doing some questionable things along the way.
One of those things this year? Announcing on Labor Day in the United States that both episodes of RAW on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will be live to help close out and bring in the new year.
The announcement was made on Monday via the company’s official Twitter account with a link to their official announcement on the episodes.
BREAKING: For the first time ever, #RAW will broadcast LIVE on Christmas night, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. https://t.co/P2CnDYZkgc
— WWE (@WWE) September 4, 2017
It was noted in the official release from WWE, but this will also mark the first time in the company’s illustrious history that live episodes of RAW will be shown on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Here’s a bit from the announcement on WWE’s website:
"This marks the first time that WWE will present Monday night’s hottest show live on the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. These unprecedented broadcasts aim to best serve you, the WWE Universe, during the holiday season. Additionally, SmackDown will be broadcast live on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2."
Look, we get it. Wrestling is a business. The show must go on.
Sans the night after the late Chris Benoit and the tragic double murder-suicide that took the lives of Benoit, his wife and his son Daniel in the summer of 2007; if it’s Monday night, RAW will be on your television sets. You can guarantee that.
But, c’mon. It’s Christmas. It’s not just the holiday season. It’s actually on Christmas Day. Letting your employees enjoy time with their families and friends seems like an easy thing to do.
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