After the success of the “Sunday Stunner” last summer in Quebec City, WWE will present this time its very popular “Monday Night RAW” at the Videotron Center on August 21st.
The large-scale program, broadcast live in dozens of countries every Monday for 30 years, will be visiting Quebec for the first time.
WWE has already confirmed that Quebec stars Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will be present.
“The American Nightmare”, Cody Rhodes, will also be there, as well as “several other superstars”, according to the press release sent by the Videotron Center.
Of the lot, we find in particular Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Becky Lynch, Matt Riddle, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
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Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens in the ring in San Antonio, Texas last January.
“Monday Night RAW is really WWE’s flagship show,” said Patric Laprade, who notably co-hosts the TVA Sports show, along with Kevin Raphael. […] This will be the first WWE television recording in Quebec, as the Coliseum was not designed for this kind of production.
A market in Quebec
It had been eight years since the WWE came to Quebec when the organization presented the “Sunday Stunner” last summer.
In the eyes of Laprade, who is also a writer and historian, the fact that it is now the famous “Monday Night RAW” being produced there this year means that the city’s wrestling fans have passed the test, in a way. They were more than 5600 spectators in the stands last year.
“I think WWE saw there was a market there,” he notes, noting the popularity of the events held in Montreal earlier this year.
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Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns in California in April.
For more than three hours
The “Monday Night RAW” is a major production, beyond the spectacle offered in the ring. But in the ring, that’s where you usually find some of wrestling’s biggest stars, those who focus on televised events, says Laprade.
“The show, on TV, lasts three hours, but usually there is a match or two that is presented before the show goes on the air, then one after, explains the expert. And it’s a chance for amateurs to see themselves on television! The camera sometimes goes into the crowd, so it’s an opportunity to bring your sign and let it appear on the screen.
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