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The 1,000th episode of Raw aired on 7/23/2012

Monday Night Raw celebrated the 1,000 episode on July 23, 2012. This episode starts the permanent 3-hour format to been seen from now on Monday nights. The weekly professional wrestling program debuted on January 11, 1993 and was created by Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon speaks on the 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw! 
To celebrate the 1,000 episode, WWE.com created a list of the greatest matches in RAW history. The list was written by John Clapp, Tom Herrera, Howard Finkel, Zach Linder, Bobby Melok, Ryan Murphy, and Kevin Powers. The top three matches on RAW are listed below.

#3 - Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid: WWE Championship Match (July 11, 1994)
#2 - Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect: Loser Leaves WWE (Jan. 25, 1993)
#1 - John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (April 23, 2007)

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WWE Classics: John Cena's 50 Greatest Matches (June 2002-June 2012) [Video]

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John Cena made his WWE television debut in a match against Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Since his debut ten years ago, Cena has held 19 WWE Championship Belts (12 World Championships) and won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.

Congratulations to John Cena for all his success over the past 10 years. Very few individuals have achieved the success he has in the professional wrestling business.

WWE.com released a list compiled by Zach Linder, Bobby Melok, Ryan Murphy, Kevin Powers, and James Wortman, listing John Cena's 50 Greatest Matches in the past ten years.


#50 John Cena vs. JBL: WrestleMania 21 (April 3, 2005)
#49 John Cena, Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels vs. Christian, Tomko & Chris Jericho: Raw (June 27, 2005)
#48 John Cena vs. The Great Khali: Judgment Day 2007 (May 20, 2007)
#47 John Cena vs. Booker T: SummerSlam 2004 (Aug. 15, 2004)
#46 John Cena & The Rock vs. The Miz & R-Truth: Survivor Series 2011 (Nov. 20, 2011)
#45 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: No Mercy 2003 (Oct. 19, 2003)
#44 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Elimination Chamber 2011 (Feb. 20, 2011)
#43 John Cena vs. The Miz vs. John Morrison: Extreme Rules 2011 (May 1, 2011)
#42 John Cena vs. Kane: Elimination Chamber 2012 (Feb. 19, 2012)
#41 Team WWE vs. The Nexus: Summerslam 2010 (Aug. 15, 2010)
#40 John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Edge: Backlash 2006 (April 30, 2006)
#39 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Summerslam 2007 (Aug. 26, 2007)
#38 John Cena vs. Chris Jericho: Raw (Aug. 22, 2005)
#37 John Cena, The Undertaker & DX vs. CM Punk & Legacy: Smackdown (Oct. 2, 2009)
#36 John Cena vs. Wade Barrett: WWE TLC 2010 (Dec. 19, 2010)
#35 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: Backlash 2003 (April 27, 2003)
#34 John Cena vs. The Undertaker: Vengeance 2003 (July 27, 2003)
#33 John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Edge: Raw (July 3, 2006)
#32 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: New Year's Revolution 2006 (Jan. 8, 2006)
#31 John Cena vs. Edge vs. Big Show: The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (April 5, 2009)
#30 John Cena vs. Triple H: Raw (Oct. 19, 2009)
#29 John Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero: SmackDown (Sept. 11, 2003)
#28 John Cena & The Undertaker vs. DX vs. Jeri-Show: Raw (Nov. 16, 2009)
#27 John Cena vs Batista: Extreme Rules 2010 (April 25, 2010)
#26 John Cena vs. Sabu: WWE vs. ECW Head to Head (June 7, 2006)
#25 John Cena vs. Edge: Backlash 2009 (April 26, 2009)
#24 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Breaking Point 2009 (Sept. 13, 2009)
#23 John Cena vs. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: WrestleMania 28 (April 1, 2012)
#22 John Cena vs. Triple H: Night of Champions 2008 (June 29, 2008)
#21 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: No Way Out 2005 (Feb. 20, 2005)
#20 John Cena vs. JBL: Judgment Day 2005 (May 22, 2005)
#19 2008 Royal Rumble Match (Jan. 27, 2008)
#18 John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels: Survivor Series 2009 (Nov. 22, 2009)
#17 John Cena vs. The Undertaker: Smackdown (June 24, 2004)
#16 John Cena vs. Big Show: WrestleMania XX (March 14, 2004)
#15 John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam: ECW One Night Stand 2006 (June 11, 2006)
#14 John Cena vs. Chris Jericho: SummerSlam 2005 (Aug. 21, 2005)
#13 John Cena vs. Booker T: No Mercy 2004 (Oct. 3, 2004)
#12 John Cena vs. Rey Mysterio: RAW (July 25, 2011)
#11 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Elimination Chamber 2010 (Feb. 21, 2010)
#10 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: SmackDown (June 27, 2002)


#9 John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: WrestleMania 23 (April 1, 2007)
#8 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: Extreme Rules 2012 (April 29, 2012)
#7 John Cena vs. Batista: Wrestlemania XXVI (March 28, 2010)
#6 John Cena vs. Umaga: Royal Rumble 2007 (Jan. 28, 2007)
#5 John Cena vs. CM Punk: Money in the Bank 2011 (July 17, 2011)
#4 John Cena vs. Triple H: WrestleMania 22 (April 2, 2006)
#3 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Bragging Rights 2009 (Oct. 25, 2009)
#2 John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: RAW (April 23, 2007)
#1 John Cena vs. Edge: Unforgiven 2006 (Sept. 17, 2006)
Source: http://www.wwe.com/classics/john-cena-50-greatest/page-51

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