WWE: Truly major change coming to Raw from next week

WWE is doing away with the PG Era, with Monday Night Raw next week set to be rated TV-14.

Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast is reporting that, from next week’s episode of WWE Raw, the show will be rated TV-14.

That’s a big change from what we’ve seen previously, with Raw and SmackDown shows being rated as PG since 2008.

Starting July 18th WWE Raw will have a TV-14 rating moving forward on USA Network. The PG Era is over.#WWE #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/wQskL3IVPb

As of right now, there’s no word on what is going to happen with SmackDown, which is broadcast by FOX, as opposed to Raw which is broadcast on the USA Network.

A change to SmackDown would have to be approved by FOX, but as of right now, it seems like the change is only going to impact Raw.

There’s no word on why WWE has opted to move away from the PG era, but it’s something that fans have been calling for for quite some time now.

Many fans look back fondly on the Attitude Era of WWE, mainly due to the risque storylines, which were allowed to happen because the show was rated TV-14.

For the majority of the 1980s and 1990s, WWE (then WWF) TV was always PG, but that changed in 1997 when the Attitude Era started, with the TV-14 rating being brought in to complement that.

That brought with it a lot of more risky storylines and characters, and is a time that is generally looked back on quite fondly by WWE fans.

That all changed in 2008 though, with WWE moving to the PG era, having to have characters and storylines that were more suitable for children once again.

But that’s all about to change, with Raw likely undergoing its biggest change since it became a three-hour show back in 2012.

We’re likely to find out a lot more about this situation over the coming weeks, so