News » Stephanie McMahon Says 1000th Episode Of RAW Will Feature Surprise Returned Stars & More

WWE executive Stephanie McMahon talked to IGN.com's Eric Goldman about Raw changing to three hours starting July 23. The following are highlights.

As part of the "interactive elements" added to Raw, Stephanie said the audience will vote on "different things every week" to affect the show.

Stephanie said the 1,000th Raw (actual #999) starting the three-hour Raws will feature old stars returning to mix with new stars on the roster. Asked if she will be returning to TV, Stephanie said, "Who knows? Maybe you’ve got to tune into the 1000th Raw on July 23!”

Asked when The Rock will return and/or have a return match, Stephanie said, "Hmm, I think I’m gonna have to let that one unfold!”

Stephanie gave the marketing department sales pitch for why Raw is moving to three hours: “It’s going to be the first-ever regularly scheduled three-hour program on television and I think we’ve got a pretty good handle on it thus far! You know, we do a three-hour show called a Pay-Per-View almost every month and Monday Night Raw, we’ve done three hours before, so we feel great about it."