WWE has reportedly converted its television rating for Monday Night Raw from TV-PG to TV- 14. According to Andrew Zarian of The Mat Men Podcast, next week's episode of RAW (July 18) will have a TV-14 rating. There is no information on the status of SmackDown episodes. WWE's television product had a PG rating throughout the early 1980s and 90s. However, there was a paradigm shift to TV-14 in 1997- what is popularly known as 'The Attitude Era'. But the move back to a PG rating in 2007 was looked upon unfavorably by many fans, though WWE has consistently maintained it wanted to appeal to fans of all ages. To understand this better, one notable example of a PG era change was WWE’s decision to reduce blading on live TV. Blading is a pro wrestling term for when a wrestler uses a blade to cut themself open and draw blood during a match. Starting July 18th WWE Raw will have a TV-14 rating moving forward on USA Network. The PG Era is over.#WWE #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/wQskL3IVPb — Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) July 14, 2022 WWE is yet to release a statement behind the move. Fans Celebrate the End of the PG Era "The WWE PG era technically being over is one of the biggest wrestling stories this year for me," wrote Nick, an ardent WWE fan on social media. "I NEVER thought they'd drop the PG. WWE always seemed firm with sticking to it for good and even used it to criticise AEW's product compared to WWE," wrote Mike, another pro-wrestling fan on Twitter. I wonder who we can thank for WWE going back to TV-14 Hmm. pic.twitter.com/5r45qO9A5C — Gareth 🏴 (@WWEGareth) July 14, 2022 "Moving #WWERaw away from the PG Era into TV-14 is, in theory, a pretty big change for WWE. I don't think we are going to see any huge changes right now, if I'm honest, but it's definitely an exciting step," observed Louis. This move by WWE is probably the biggest change since Raw became three hours in 2012.
