When think of professional wrestling, they likely think of superstars that come from times when wrestling was at its peak in popular culture.
When were spouting out catchphrases (some NSFW) and donning “Austin 3:16” and “N.W.O.” shirts during the WCW/WWE “Monday Night Wars” and WWE’s “Attitude Era” in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s.
“Wrestling itself always goes through what you would like to call ‘boom periods.’ We’re in one right now,” Gable said. “Over the past 18 months or so, we are firing on all cylinders.”
As WWE sets the table for its 40th marquee event, Wrestlemania, this April in Philadelphia, its popular “Monday Night Raw” broadcast is riding equal parts momentum and intrigue as it takes over Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington on Monday, Feb. 12. The live broadcast on the USA Network on started in 1993 and is the No. 1 cable TV show on Monday nights.
Bright lights illuminate the ring during the WWE “Monday Night RAW” event, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Boston. The popular live TV wrestling event will be broadcast from Rupp Arena Monday, Feb. 12. Charles Krupa 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12
Rupp Arena, 430 W. Vine St.
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