WWE Raw will deliver the 30th-anniversary episode, next week which will be the final red brand show before Royal Rumble 2023. On this night, the cornerstone figures of WWE’s flagship show will be summed up. Previously WWFOldSchool reported that The Undertaker could return to the WWE in some capacity on this night which was confirmed, last night.
As per the confirmations received from the social media accounts of the WWE, The Undertaker will be one of the marquee names to appear on WWE Raw 30th anniversary. He and X-Pac will be the only two names in WWE history to appear in the debut episode, Raw 1000, Raw 25 and then in the upcoming 30-year-celebration episode.
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According to PWInsider, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was always set to appear on the broadcast of WWE Raw 30 which was also confirmed, last night. At this point, it’s unclear what he will be doing on the show or if Triple H and Road Dogg will accompany him alongside X-Pac for another DX reunion.
Michaels also appeared on the first episode of Raw and was even the first champion to defend a title on the show. It happened on the November 11, 1993, episode when he defeated Max Moon (Paul Diamond) to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
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The Bella Twins will also return to WWE Raw during next week’s episode for the first time as WWE Hall of Famers. They previously appeared on Raw all the way back in October 2018 while their final WWE weekly TV appearance came in a February episode of 2020. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2020 in 2021 in a virtual ceremony to have taken place in the WWE ThunderDome.
WWE Raw 30 Match Card from Philly
Raw 30th anniversary also dubbed as WWE Raw XXX from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 23 has the following confirmed match card,
– WWE Hall Of Famers and Legends including The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Sean Waltman, Ron Simmons, Road Dogg, Kurt Angle, Teddy Long, Jerry Lawler, and The Bella Twins to appear
– The Bloodline Acknowledgment Ceremony
– Becky Lynch vs. Bayley in a Steel Cage Match
– Austin Theory (c) vs. Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship
– The Usos (c) vs. The Judgement Day (Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) for the Raw Tag Team Championships
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