Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/01/23/first-hour-of-raw-is-xxx-to-air-commercial-free-stipulation-added-to-u-s-title-match/
The first hour of tonight’s Raw is XXX special is set to air commercial-free.
WWE made the announcement earlier in the evening with Byron Saxton stating that the first hour from 8-9 p.m. ET will air commercial-free.
EXCLUSIVE: @ByronSaxton is joined by a couple of legendary friends with some huge news ahead of #RawisXXX tonight!
The first hour will be COMMERCIAL-FREE and the #USTitle encounter between @_Theory1 & @fightbobby will now be a No Disqualification Match!
📺 8/7c @USA_Network pic.twitter.com/19ihXxKBZE
— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2023
It was also noted that the United States Championship match between Austin Theory and Bobby Lashley will be a ‘No Disqualification’ match.
The 30th-anniversary special airs from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia with the following announced:
*The Trial of Sami Zayn
*United States Championship, No DQ: Austin Theory © vs. Bobby Lashley
*Steel Cage Match: Becky Lynch vs. Bayley
*Raw Tag Team Championship: The Usos © vs. Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio
*Advertised to appear: Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, The Bella Twins, Madusa, Road Dogg, Sean Waltman, Diamond Dallas Page, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler, The Godfather, Ted DiBiase, Mike Rotunda, and Teddy Long