WWE: Some facts about RAW

With the onset of the WWE RAW’s 20th Anniversary, here are some facts about the show

- Monday Night RAW had its premier on cable television on January 11, 1993, and has been the longest running weekly program in US prime-time TV history by number of original episodes.

- At the time of its debut, a gallon of gas was $1.11, a dozen eggs was .87 cents, movie tickets were $4.14 and stamps were 29 cents, the #1 movie in the U.S. was A Few Good Men and the #1 song in the USA was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

- It has managed to air 1,024 episodes and 2,089 broadcast hours.

- RAW has been viewed 4 billion times by the people in the US over a span of 20 years.

- WWE has logged more than 700,000 miles travelling, in North America, just by filming episodes 52 weeks a year.

- 12 production trucks, 8 crew buses, 5 talent buses, 2 television trucks, 1 satellite truck and 1 generator truck are used each week to broadcast Monday Night Raw

- To put on a show each week, the production utilizes 33,000 feet of cable, 79,872 individual bulbs in the HD set, 2,800 pieces of pyro, 12 cameras and 48 speakers.

- In the 20-year history of the show, 17 World Championship triumphs have taken place, with Stone Cold Steve Austin winning 3 titles and The Rock and Triple H winning twice.

- Since 1993, approximately 169 tons of meat, 51 tons of potatoes, 8,000 cases of vegetables and 500,000 cookies has been served to all its Superstars, Divas and crew.

- Here’s one for the eco-friendly fans. In 2012, if a fan in a Toyota Corolla wanted to take a road trip to see every broadcast of Monday Night Raw in North America, he/she would cover approximately 46,763 miles and it would cost approximately $4,796.55 in fuel.