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The WWE will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Raw this coming Monday night. The show will emanate from The Barclays Center and The Manhattan Center, both in New York City. Also, this will be the Royal Rumble go-home show and is expected to be full of action.
Of importance to note is that WWE is bringing back some of the legends the fans have not seen in a while. It is always exciting to see past wrestlers make their return to WWE. Also, It will be interesting to see what their roles will be with speculations on the legends participating in a battle royal being rife. The legends confirmed for the show include Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, The New Age Outlaws, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Ted DiBiase, Teddy Long, Eric Bischoff, The Godfather among many more.
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Here are the five legends that the WWE universe will pop for on the 25th anniversary of Raw.
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#5 Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels is often considered to be the greatest in-ring talent ever and was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable, D-Generation X. He headlined Wrestlemania an impressive five times and faced The Undertaker in two consecutive Wrestlemania events.
His final match took place in 2010 at Wrestlemania 26 against The Undertaker in a losing effort and was forced to retire due to the match stipulation. Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, 2011, by his best friend Triple H.
Michales is currently signed to WWE as an ambassador and trainer. He recently surprised fans by dishing out some Sweet Chin Music as a special guest referee in the Drew Mcintyre vs Adam Cole NXT Title match at the San Antonio, Texas, house show on November 18, 2017. Michaels has been loyal to Vince McMahon throughout his career and is highly respected backstage. A "sweet chin music" to any of the young and upcoming superstars at the 25th anniversary of Raw would be a good treat for the fans.
#4 The Undertaker
The Undertaker is the most respected WWE superstar of all time. He has an impressive 21 straight Wrestlemania victories. "The Dead Man" is also a four-time WWE champion and winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble match. He is the longest-tenured in-ring performer in the history of the WWE. A year after making his debut, he defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWE championship at Survivor Series in 1991.
A poll by Digital Spy voted The Undertaker as the greatest WWE wrestler ever in 2013. He last competed in the ring at Wrestlemania 33 where he suffered a loss to Roman Reigns. However, he is set to make an appearance at the 25th anniversary of Raw scheduled to take place in January 2018 and pundits believe he is going to confront John Cena for one final dance at the grandest stage. The WWE universe will welcome back The Undertaker with a loud pop this Monday night.
#3 Christian
Christian began wrestling in singles and tag team competition with longtime best friend Edge. He won world titles in WWE, ECW, and TNA. Though Vince McMahon was never impressed by his looks, Christian helped revolutionize the tag team division alongside his partner Edge. Their match at Wrestlemania 2000 against the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz was epic. It is this match that led to the creation of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
Christian won the World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Alberto Del Rio at the 2011 Extreme Rules pay-per-view event. He later had great matches with Randy Orton for the World title. Christian's final match took place on the March 24th, 2014 episode of Raw. He won a fatal four-way match against Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, and Sheamus to challenge Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. He did not have the match with Big E since he got a concussion and was therefore sidelined.
The WWE universe will welcome back Christian this Monday with one of the loudest pops of the night.
#2 Trish Stratus
Trish is arguably the greatest woman wrestler of all time who made her WWE debut as a villainous character on the March 19, 2000, episode of Sunday Night Heat. She won the women's championship a record seven times and is also a one-time WWE Hardcore Champion. Stratus retired from professional wrestling at WWE Unforgiven on September 17, 2006, after winning her record-setting seventh WWE Women's Championship.
In 2011, Stratus was a trainer for WWE Tough Enough alongside Booker T and Stone Cold Steve Austin. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 at age 36 and this made her the youngest person to ever be inducted. whatever her role will be this Monday at the 25th anniversary of Raw, one thing for sure is that the WWE universe will give her a big welcome and the feeling will be nostalgic for one of the most accomplished women in WWE history.
#1 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
Stone Cold was the poster boy of the attitude era and broke the record for merchandise sales. A number of prominent industry figures, including McMahon, have declared Austin to be the biggest star in WWF/WWE history and stressed that he overtook the popularity of Hulk Hogan. A 6-time WWE Champion and the only three-time winner of the Royal Rumble event, Stone Cold is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in WWE history.
Austin headlined Wrestlemanias 14, 15 and 17. His rivalry with The Rock is considered to be among the greatest rivalries ever. He was unfortunately forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of knee injuries and a serious neck injury. One is left wonder how much success he would have achieved if his career was never cut short. Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004, he was featured as the Co-General Manager and Sheriff of Raw.
When the sound of glass breaking hits, the roof will almost get blown off in whichever arena he will return to this Monday night. A legends battle royal is being speculated to take place on this special edition of Raw. You can expect Austin to toss everyone out and win the match if that happens.
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