WWE Is Going To Netflix
The WWE made a huge announcement on Tuesday that will be move to Netflix in 2025. The announcement comes just before their major event the Royal Rumble this Sunday. The press release had the following
“Beginning in January 2025, Netflix will be the exclusive new home of Raw in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Latin America, among other territories, with additional countries and regions to be added over time. Likewise, 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. WWE’s award-winning documentaries, original series and forthcoming projects will also be available on Netflix internationally beginning in 2025. “
The show is currently the No. 1 show on USA Network, where it brings in 17.5 million unique viewers over the course of the year. One of television’s best performing shows in the 18-49 advertising demographic, Raw trends on X 52 weeks a year while each new episode is airing. On social media, WWE has more than one billion followers across its platforms.
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with over 247 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
I was joined by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated to discuss the news in wrestling. We also talked about Hulkamania’s 40th anniversary, the Royal Rumble and the UFC.
I had a chance to talk with James Stewart of Stick to Wrestling regarding the move to Netflix. Once thing he added was how WWE can now release their original movies and content on the platform. You can listen to our interview below.
