WWE action is leaping onto Netflix (Picture: WWE/Michael Marques)
WWE has officially arrived on Netflix with fans seeing the wrestling giant enter a new era.
After 31 years, Monday Night Raw has left traditional television all around the world, while SmackDown, NXT and more huge shows have a new home in the UK and beyond.
It’s a big move for Netflix too as the streamer is takes strides into live streaming following the Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul fight in November.
After a decade of the WWE Network and five years of BT Sports/TNT Sport,everything changes from today for fans with the way we consume wrestling becoming very different.
The Raw debut on Netflix is fast approaching, but there’s still plenty to look into as WWE takes over.
Here’s everything you need to know…
When is WWE moving to Netflix?
Monday Night Raw isn’t the only weekly live show on the way (Picture: WWE)
It’s live now! For fans in the UK (and much of the world outside the United States), WWE content has launched on Netflix as of New Year’s Day.
The official move is coming with the January 6 episode of Monday Night Raw (for US fans, that’s the only show heading to Netflix right now).
What WWE shows are on Netflix?
Right now, a limited number of historic premium live events are available to watch on demand via Netflix.
It seems more is planned in the future, as the streaming company teased: ‘In January 2025, Netflix will begin to roll out select WWE archival content on service.’
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Starting on Monday, fans will be weekly live episodes of Raw, SmackDown and NXT, plus every monthly PLE like WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and beyond.
There are also plans for spin-off shows, with a behind the scenes series already confirmed, as Netflix CEO Bela Bejaria said: ‘We’re looking forward to doing documentaries, taking that great history and those characters, [using] that on the unscripted and the scripted sides.’
Is WWE on Netflix available on all subscription tiers?
The streaming platform themselves have confirmed ‘all live events on Netflix are included in all plans — including select WWE programming, depending on your region’.
How to access the WWE Network?
For fans in the UK, it’s an end of an era – the WWE Network is officially no more, with New Year’s Eve being its farewell.
The WWE Network era is over (Picture: WWE Network)
‘On January 1, 2025, WWE Network will no longer be available in your area. After January 1, Netflix will be the new exclusive home of WWE,’ reads an email sent to subscribers last month ahead of the move.
Essentially, once a region switches over to Netflix fully, the Network will no longer be active.
Who will be on the WWE Raw debut on Netflix?
The first Raw of the new era is already looking stacked, with WWE’s chief content officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque announcing some exciting plans.
As well as the final of the Women’s Intercontinental Title tournament to crown an inaugural champion, CM Punk will face Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns will challenge Solo Sikoa to see who is the true Tribal Chief.
John Cena will launch his retirement tour next week (Picture: USA Today Sports via Reuters Con)
Travis Scott will be at LA’s Intuit Dome for the event, and it’s been confirmed his new music will serve as the show’s revamped theme tune.
Despite his storyline injury, Cody Rhodes is advertised, along with the likes of Bianca Belair and WWE legend John Cena, and other ‘surprise guests’.
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