5 Great WWE Raw matches you should watch again
Monday Night Raw has been on the air for over 25 years. Not every episode of the show, let alone every match on it has been great, but there have been a number embedded in the long history of the show. Given the high volume of content, it can be easy to forget individual matches, especially if they weren’t a part of iconic angles or didn’t necessarily occur during the hottest eras of WWE programming.
It would be a herculean feat to collect every single great match in Raw history, but this article takes a look back at five forgotten gems fans may have forgotten. These matches range from an early classic between two veterans, to up and comers challenging the establishment, to an epic battle between tag team partners, to a surprise marathon match. These are bouts that stand the test of time and weather stand-alone viewing for those fans who want to take a trip back through time.
#5 Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair
In 1993, Ric Flair had run his course for his first WWE tenure and was on his way back to WCW. On his way out the door, Mr. Perfect had returned to the ring with a face turn. All of this set the stage for an early episode of Monday Night Raw that saw these two collide in a match with the stipulation that the loser had to leave WWE.
In those days before the Internet, when fans might have predicted Perfect would win, but wouldn’t have known Flair was on his way out, there was some real drama attached to this match. What followed was a forgotten classic between two all-time greats. Because WWE mostly wanted fans to forget about Flair in the upon his return to WCW, and because Perfect didn’t go on to accomplish very much in this run, the legacy of this match is mostly forgotten. Nonetheless, it’s every bit as good as the names involved would lead you to believe.