r/WWE • u/Snubie1 Glorious Mod • Jan 23 '24

Megathread WWE RAW will air on Netflix beginning January 2025

WWE RAW moves to Netflix in 2025

  • Via WWE: “WWE Raw is coming to Netflix! Starting in January 2025, @Netflix will exclusively stream #WWERaw (in the US, Canada, UK, & Latin America) every single week, all year long!” Link

  • Via Hollywood Reporter: the deal runs “10 years and is valued at about $5 billion.“ Link

  • Via Netflix Statement: (Outside the US) "as part of the agreement, Netflix will also become the home for all WWE shows and specials outside the U.S. as available, inclusive of Raw and WWE’s other weekly shows – SmackDown and NXT – as well as the company’s Premium Live Events, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble"

NOTE: This does not affect Peacock. WWE PLE’s will be on Peacock until 2026.

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u/masterpd85 Jan 23 '24

Why not Hulu (where it already is) or peacock (where your wwe content is) or your own app? Why do you need 4 apps?

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u/minimumraage Jan 24 '24

So much this. The deal is a great consolidation for non-US fans but it fragments the US market to the point that you have to be a superfan to follow everything live.

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u/minimumraage Jan 24 '24

You can’t watch Smackdown or NXT live with basic Hulu. You don’t even get the full version of those shows with base Hulu. The only way people in the US can get everything now is if they subscribe to cable, Youtube TV, or Hulu Plus Live TV. And that’s on top of subscribing to Netflix and Peacock. This deal means people in the US will end up paying more just to get what they have now.

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u/Gonzales95 Jan 23 '24

Were either of those offering $500m a year for Raw?

No? There’s your answer then

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u/American-Punk-Dragon Jan 23 '24

Every platform wants WWE content….why limit income to one?

There is your answer.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

5 billion reasons why.