The WWE Raw Guest Host was started on June 29, 2009 by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, with the first host being injured WWE superstar Batista. The requirements for a guest host is a WWE Hall of Famer, a retired superstar, celebrity or injured wrestler. The first guest host Robert Kardashian was responsible for the running of the show and had authority of a general manager for the evening. Below is the list of other WWE guest hosts.
Guest Host History
Host |
Venue |
Location |
Date |
Ref. |
Batista |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
San Jose, California |
June 29, 2009 |
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Ted DiBiase |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
San Jose, California |
July 6, 2009 |
|
Seth Green |
Amway Arena |
Orlando, Florida |
July 13, 2009 |
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ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill) |
RBC Center |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
July 20, 2009 |
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Shaquille O'Neal |
Verizon Center |
Washington, D.C. |
July 27, 2009 |
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Jeremy Piven |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
Uncasville, Connecticut |
August 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Slaughter |
Pengrowth Saddledome |
Calgary, Alberta |
August 10, 2009 |
|
Freddie Prinze, Jr. |
Scottrade Center |
St. Louis, Missouri |
August 17, 2009 |
|
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. |
Thomas & Mack Center |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
August 24, 2009 |
|
Dusty Rhodes |
Joe Louis Arena |
Detroit, Michigan |
August 31, 2009 |
|
Bob Barker |
Allstate Arena |
Rosemont, Illinois |
September 7, 2009 |
|
Trish Stratus |
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto, Ontario |
September 14, 2009 |
|
Cedric the Entertainer |
Verizon Arena |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
September 21, 2009 |
|
Al Sharpton |
Times Union Center |
Albany, New York |
September 28, 2009 |
|
Ben Roethlisberger |
Wachovia Arena |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
October 5, 2009 |
|
Nancy O'Dell |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
October 12, 2009 |
|
Snoop Dogg |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
Jacksonville, Florida |
October 19, 2009 |
|
Kyle Busch and Joey Logano |
HSBC Arena |
Buffalo, New York |
October 26, 2009 |
|
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne |
DCU Center |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
November 2, 2009 |
|
Ricky Hatton |
Sheffield Arena |
Sheffield, England |
November 9, 2009 |
|
Roddy Piper |
Madison Square Garden |
New York, New York |
November 16, 2009 |
|
Jesse Ventura |
Giant Center |
Hershey, Pennsylvania |
November 23, 2009 |
|
Verne Troyer |
1st Mariner Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
November 30, 2009 |
|
Mark Cuban |
American Airlines Center |
Dallas, Texas |
December 7, 2009 |
|
Dennis Miller |
American Bank Center |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
December 14, 2009 |
|
Johnny Damon |
St. Pete Times Forum |
Tampa, Florida |
December 21, 2009 |
|
Timbaland |
XL Center |
Hartford, Connecticut |
December 28, 2009 |
|
Bret Hart |
Nutter Center |
Dayton, Ohio |
January 4, 2010 |
|
Mike Tyson |
Target Center |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
January 11, 2010 |
|
Jon Heder and Don Johnson |
Thompson-Boling Arena |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
January 18, 2010 |
|
Dulé Hill |
Nationwide Arena |
Columbus, Ohio |
January 25, 2010 |
|
William Shatner |
Sommet Center |
Nashville, Tennessee |
February 1, 2010 |
|
Carl Edwards |
Cajundome |
Lafayette, Louisiana |
February 8, 2010 |
|
Jerry Springer |
Wells Fargo Arena |
Des Moines, Iowa |
February 15, 2010 |
|
Jewel and Ty Murray |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
February 22, 2010 |
|
Cheech & Chong |
Ford Center |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
March 1, 2010 |
|
Criss Angel |
Rose Garden |
Portland, Oregon |
March 8, 2010 |
|
Steve Austin |
San Diego Sports Arena |
San Diego, California |
March 15, 2010 |
|
Pete Rose |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
San Jose, California |
March 22, 2010 |
|
Rob Corddry and Clark Duke |
US Airways Center |
Phoenix, Arizona |
March 29, 2010 |
|
David Hasselhoff |
The O2 Arena |
London, England |
April 12, 2010 |
|
Will Forte, Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe |
Izod Center |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
April 19, 2010 |
|
Wayne Brady |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
Jacksonville, Florida |
May 3, 2010 |
|
Flavor Flav |
Mellon Arena |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
May 10, 2010 |
|
Buzz Aldrin |
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto, Ontario |
May 17, 2010 |
|
Jon Lovitz |
Huntington Center |
Toledo, Ohio |
May 24, 2010 |
|
Ashton Kutcher |
Frank Erwin Center |
Austin, Texas |
May 31, 2010 |
|
Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley |
American Airlines Arena |
Miami, Florida |
June 7, 2010 |
|
Mark Feuerstein |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
June 14, 2010 |
|
Rob Zombie |
Wachovia Center |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 28, 2010 |
|
Florence Henderson |
Rupp Arena |
Lexington, Kentucky |
July 12, 2010 |
|
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg |
AT&T Center |
San Antonio, Texas |
August 2, 2010 |
|
Justin Long, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles, California |
August 16, 2010 |
|
Penn & Teller |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
September 20, 2010 |
|
Bobb'e J. Thompson |
Pengrowth Saddledome |
Calgary, Alberta |
October 18, 2010 |
|
Toby Keith |
Resch Center |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
October 25, 2010 |
|
Paul Reubens
(as Pee-wee Herman) |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
New York, Uniondale,Uniondale, New York |
November 01, 2010 |
|
Rima Fakih |
Wells Fargo Center |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
November 29, 2010 |
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Bob Barker as Raw guest host. His stint earned him the Guest Host of the Year award at the 2009 Slammy Awards .
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Snooki, whose stint led to a match at WrestleMania XXVII (which she won), and the A-Lister of the Year award at the 2011 Slammy Awards.