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Tonight, WWE Monday Night Raw will celebrate its 15th anniversary. After 15 years on the air, surviving the Monday Night Wars against WCW, the celebration is set to run three hours plus overrun, and the guest list is growing by the hour.

Currently confirmed to appear in some way, shape, manner or form tonight on Raw are the following:

* Hulk Hogan
* Stone Cold Steve Austin
* The Undertaker
* Mick Foley
* Sunny
* Trish Stratus
* Lita
* Eric Bischoff
* Evolution Reunion (Ric Flair, Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista)
* 15-person gimmick Battle Royale featuring stars from the last 15 years

All in all, it’s building up to be a great show, and even greater if The Rock decides to make a cameo. C’mon, Dwayne Johnson, don’t make us beg! Cat5E!

Once upon a time, not that long ago, Joanie “Chyna” Lauer was the queenpin of WWE’s women’s division. A huge woman made somewhat pretty thanks to Vinnie-Mac’s on-staff plastic surgeon, she made her rep by being able to go toe-to-toe with cruiserweight men.

Then we went through the Trish Stratus-Lita era, in which the woman’s title was credibly held by either one or the other of them. Trish was the pretty-looking girl who eventually learned to wrestle a passable match, while Lita was able to pull off some high-flying, Hardy Boyz style moves until injuries got the better of her.

These days, however, Raw’s women’s division is a bit deeper. Between some solid newcomers and some who cut their teeth during the Trish-Lita era, there are now as man as five or six women who can wrestle believably enough to hold the women’s title.

Slowly, the WWE women’s division is becoming more than just a series of Thanksgiving Day gravy matches and Golf Apparel Ladies bra and panties matches.

Thank goodness… the women’s division finally features some decent wrestlers, not just gals with only T&A assets.