<P> Raw originated from the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center , a small New York City theater , and aired live each week . The combination of an intimate venue and live action proved to be a successful improvement . However , the weekly live schedule proved to be a financial drain on the WWF . From Spring 1993 up until Spring 1997 , Raw would tape several week 's worth of episodes after a live episode had aired . The WWF taped several weeks worth of Raw from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie , New York in April 1993 , and again in June and October ( from 1984 -- 1986 , the Civic Center was the home of another WWF TV show , Championship Wrestling ) . The first episode produced outside of New York was taped in Bushkill , Pennsylvania in November 1993 and Raw left the Manhattan Center permanently as the show would be taken on the road throughout the United States and had in smaller venues . </P>
<P> Raw originated from the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center , a small New York City theater , and aired live each week . The combination of an intimate venue and live action proved to be a successful improvement . However , the weekly live schedule proved to be a financial drain on the WWF . From Spring 1993 up until Spring 1997 , Raw would tape several week 's worth of episodes after a live episode had aired . The WWF taped several weeks worth of Raw from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie , New York in April 1993 , and again in June and October ( from 1984 -- 1986 , the Civic Center was the home of another WWF TV show , Championship Wrestling ) . The first episode produced outside of New York was taped in Bushkill , Pennsylvania in November 1993 and Raw left the Manhattan Center permanently as the show would be taken on the road throughout the United States and had in smaller venues . </P>
where was the first monday night raw held
where was the first monday night raw held
the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center
the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center