Report: WWE RAW Discussed For A Return To TV-14 Rated Programming In The Near Future
TV rating for WWE Raw is changing.
According to Andrew Zarian of Mat Men podcast (and Jon Alba’s hair), WWE Raw will be rated TV-14 on USA Network beginning on July 18.
WWE has been rated TV-PG since July 2008, moving to the PG Era of the company.
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
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) July 14, 2022
Later, Andrew returned to Twitter to say that the move back to TV-14 it was not finalized and would not be taking place on Monday, July 18. It is, however, still being worked out and considered for a change in the near future.
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp also stated that there were some “mixed signals” internally about this rumored change.
I can confirm there were mixed signals given internally about this. https://t.co/33lbEc5YVH
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) July 14, 2022
It was not reported if WWE SmackDown will also be rated TV-14. It is also unknown how the TV rating will affect the show, which has undergone set and production changes since returning to the road following the pandemic.
Fightful provides live coverage of WWE Raw every Monday beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Fans can find results from past WWE events at Fightful’s results section.
