WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)

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World Wrestling Federation program flagship television show professional wrestling television program

WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show) was the World Wrestling Federation’s primary weekly television program during the late 1990s Attitude Era, serving as the company’s central platform for major storylines and top stars before the launch of additional flagship shows.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
WWF Raw Is War	1
WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show) canonical	1
WWF Raw is War	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3008252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)
Context triple: [WWE SmackDown, predecessor, WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)]

A. WWF
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is a leading international conservation organization focused on protecting endangered species, preserving natural habitats, and addressing global environmental challenges such as climate change.
B. WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
WWE SmackDown is a long-running weekly professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, featuring scripted matches and storylines with its roster of sports entertainers.
C. WWE
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is a global sports entertainment company best known for producing professional wrestling events, television programs, and media featuring larger-than-life wrestlers and storylines.
D. WWE Network
WWE Network is a subscription-based streaming service owned by WWE that offers live and on-demand professional wrestling events, original programming, and an extensive archive of past shows.
E. WWE Raw (2005 opening theme)
WWE Raw (2005 opening theme) is the hard rock television intro music used for WWE’s flagship wrestling program during its 2005 broadcast run.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)
Target entity description: WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show) was the World Wrestling Federation’s primary weekly television program during the late 1990s Attitude Era, serving as the company’s central platform for major storylines and top stars before the launch of additional flagship shows.

A. WWF
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is a leading international conservation organization focused on protecting endangered species, preserving natural habitats, and addressing global environmental challenges such as climate change.
B. WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
WWE SmackDown is a long-running weekly professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, featuring scripted matches and storylines with its roster of sports entertainers.
C. WWE
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is a global sports entertainment company best known for producing professional wrestling events, television programs, and media featuring larger-than-life wrestlers and storylines.
D. WWE Network
WWE Network is a subscription-based streaming service owned by WWE that offers live and on-demand professional wrestling events, original programming, and an extensive archive of past shows.
E. WWE Raw (2005 opening theme)
WWE Raw (2005 opening theme) is the hard rock television intro music used for WWE’s flagship wrestling program during its 2005 broadcast run.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Wrestling Federation program ⓘ flagship television show ⓘ professional wrestling television program ⓘ
basedOn	WWF Monday Night Raw ⓘ linked to: WWE Raw
competitiveRelation	WCW Monday Nitro ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	early 2000s ⓘ
followedBy	brand extension era ⓘ
format	live television broadcast ⓘ weekly episodic series ⓘ
genre	professional wrestling ⓘ sports entertainment ⓘ
hasPart	Raw ⓘ War Zone ⓘ
location	various arenas in North America ⓘ
mainSubject	Attitude Era feuds ⓘ WWF championship storylines ⓘ
notableCastMember	Kane ⓘ Mick Foley ⓘ Stone Cold Steve Austin ⓘ linked to: Steve Austin The Rock ⓘ The Undertaker ⓘ Triple H ⓘ Vince McMahon ⓘ
notableEvent	Austin vs. McMahon storyline segments ⓘ Mick Foley WWF Championship win in 1999 episode ⓘ formation of D-Generation X segments ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	TNN ⓘ USA Network ⓘ
partOf	Monday Night Wars ⓘ WWF Attitude Era ⓘ
pictureFormat	SDTV ⓘ
precededBy	WWF Monday Night Raw (original format) ⓘ linked to: WWE Raw
primaryRole	WWF’s sole flagship television show ⓘ central platform for major WWF storylines ⓘ showcase for top WWF stars ⓘ
productionCompany	World Wrestling Federation ⓘ linked to: WWF
replacedBy	SmackDown as co-flagship show ⓘ WWE Raw ⓘ
shortName	Raw Is War ⓘ WWF Raw ⓘ linked to: WWE Raw
slogan	“Raw Is War” branding used during Attitude Era ⓘ
startTime	1997 ⓘ
usePeriod	Attitude Era ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WWE SmackDown → predecessor → WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show) ⓘ

subject linked to: WWE SmackDown (in certain years)

TNN → notableProgram → WWF Raw Is War ⓘ

linked to: WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)

Debra Marshall → appearedIn → WWF Raw is War ⓘ