2024-09-15 12:59:33
Raab himself seemed to be in a good mood when he announced the end of his break from the screen. In 2015, he surprisingly withdrew from the public eye and worked behind the scenes. Not many people believed that he would ever return in front of the cameras.
Raab explained his change of heart at a fever-dream-like press conference, during which he danced on the table at times, saying that he had “found a common philosophy” with RTL. He hinted that he needed freedom to be able to work the way he wanted. The broadcast day of his new show also has a certain explosiveness. Wednesday evening is also the broadcast slot for “TV total” on ProSieben – Raab’s old show, now hosted by Sebastian Pufpaff. Even though Raab will now be seen online.
The presenter and his team had dramaturgically built one of the biggest ramps that German television has ever seen for the news of the return of the “Raabinators”. Around Easter, Raab had hinted at the comeback in small Internet clips and explained that he wanted to box against Halmich again – as he had done in 2001 and 2007. In 2001, Halmich broke his nose. This time, Raab complained after the fight of “minor rib damage”.
In recent months, everything that had to do with the fight – and with Raab – had been kept secret. Everything was geared towards the one moment when the television audience would see the now 57-year-old entertainer, who is still admired by many fans, again after almost a decade. So banal, so powerful. Apparently no one knew what he looked like at the time. “As far as I can tell, he will weigh between 85 and 90 kilos,” boxing commentator Frank “Buschi” Buschmann read in the tea leaves.