WWE Monday Night Raw Will Have New TV-14 Rating Next Week
WWE is set to make a significant change to its flagship Monday Night Raw show, as it's been reported that the television rating will be shifted from PG to TV-14 starting on July 18. The red brand has been aimed at younger audiences and families ever since the end of the Attitude Era. WWE going public in October of 1999 also necessitated a shift in direction, as the company needed to appear more family-friendly as a publically traded company.
The company went through the Ruthless Aggression Era before settling into the PG Era in July of 2008. It was at that point that WWE received the TV-PG rating from the TV Parental Guidelines, and WWE began heavily scripting promos and directing content toward younger viewers. This has also been referenced as the Reality Era, as the federation continued to spin its wrestlers off into other kinds of television shows. This ranged from Total Divas to Miz and Mrs.
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It seems that the PG Era is coming to an abrupt end next week, however. Andrew Zarian of the Wrestling Observer News shared the following from his @AndrewZarian handle on Twitter: "Starting July 18th WWE Raw will have a TV-14 rating moving forward on USA Network. The PG Era is over."
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At this juncture, it's unclear exactly why WWE is making this change. The company hasn't stated anything publically via its official website or social media handles. It also
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