Season Analysis

Raw

Season 17 Analysis

Season Woke Score

1.4

out of 10

Season Overview

Expect the unexpected on Raw in 2009 as Special Guests Hosts take the reins as the power on the red brand. Don't miss such memorable Guest Hosts as Seth Green, Bob Barker, Shaquille O'Neal, and more.

Season Review

Season 17 of Raw, corresponding to the start of the Guest Host Era in 2009, operates entirely outside the framework of contemporary identity politics. The show is an episodic, PG-rated sports entertainment program, focusing on wrestling matches, celebrity comedy segments (like Bob Barker's appearance), and traditional feuds over championship titles and power within the company (the Vince McMahon/Donald Trump storyline). The narrative is driven by professional competition and personal rivalries, not by social commentary or ideological lecturing. All five categories of the 'woke mind virus' are either completely absent or present only in the minimal context of traditional wrestling stereotypes and power struggles, with no discernible effort to push an intersectional, anti-Western, feminist-ideological, queer theory, or anti-theist message. The content is commercially focused and relies on broad, traditional character dynamics.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics2/10

The narrative centers on kayfabe competition, championships, and feuds based on character persona and match victories, not immutable characteristics. Success is framed by a wrestler's ability to win matches and hold a title. There is no plot dedicated to lecturing on privilege, systemic oppression, or the vilification of whiteness.

Oikophobia1/10

The program is an American-based sports entertainment product focused on internal conflicts and celebrity involvement. The show features a traditional structure that supports the business (WWE) and the country (USA) as the center of action. There is a complete absence of themes framing Western civilization as fundamentally corrupt or promoting civilizational self-hatred.

Feminism2/10

The Divas division of the era features distinct female storylines and matches, often involving traditional melodrama. While female stars like Trish Stratus are depicted as dominant in their field, the show does not contain any anti-male rhetoric, 'Girl Boss' tropes where women are instantly perfect, or explicit anti-natalist messaging. The dynamics reflect traditional gender roles within the wrestling world.

LGBTQ+1/10

The season contains no storylines or characters centered on alternative sexualities, queer theory, or gender ideology. The core relationship and family structures presented within the program's drama are based on traditional male-female pairings. This theme is completely unaddressed by the show's content.

Anti-Theism1/10

The show is devoid of religious or spiritual themes. Morality is purely defined by wrestling's binary of 'face' (good/honest competitor) versus 'heel' (evil/cheating villain). There are no storylines depicting traditional religion as the root of evil or containing explicit anti-theist messaging.