Kemo
01-25-2024, 01:07 AM
The landscape of WWE is set to change dramatically over the next 12 months following the announcement that Raw will be moving to Netflix in January 2025.
The streaming giant has paid $5,000,000,000 for a decade-long agreement with WWE to stream Raw on Netflix. Fans outside the United States will especially benefit from this deal. For those audiences, Netflix will also become the home of SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events including WrestleMania. WWE's documentaries, original series, and upcoming projects will be accessible on Netflix internationally starting in 2025.
Monday Night Raw won't be the only WWE brand to be on a new home relative soon, as you can see in the chart below. Last year, it was announced that WWE NXT will begin airing on the CW Network this October. The news about NXT came about mere days after reports that the CW was going to bring the NWA to its broadcast programming. Instead, the NWA is now being featured on the CW app, with some believing that the controversial 'cocaine' spot from NWA Samhain ruined the company's chances.
WWE SmackDown will also be moving to a new home this year. After five years on FOX Sports, the blue brand will move to the USA Network in October. Speculation had grown in early 2023 that SmackDown's days on FOX were numbered when a 2023-2024 lineup shared by the network didn't include the wrestling show.
For clarity, WWE's broadcast plans look like this:
https://i.imgur.com/EgFldfn.png
The streaming giant has paid $5,000,000,000 for a decade-long agreement with WWE to stream Raw on Netflix. Fans outside the United States will especially benefit from this deal. For those audiences, Netflix will also become the home of SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events including WrestleMania. WWE's documentaries, original series, and upcoming projects will be accessible on Netflix internationally starting in 2025.
Monday Night Raw won't be the only WWE brand to be on a new home relative soon, as you can see in the chart below. Last year, it was announced that WWE NXT will begin airing on the CW Network this October. The news about NXT came about mere days after reports that the CW was going to bring the NWA to its broadcast programming. Instead, the NWA is now being featured on the CW app, with some believing that the controversial 'cocaine' spot from NWA Samhain ruined the company's chances.
WWE SmackDown will also be moving to a new home this year. After five years on FOX Sports, the blue brand will move to the USA Network in October. Speculation had grown in early 2023 that SmackDown's days on FOX were numbered when a 2023-2024 lineup shared by the network didn't include the wrestling show.
For clarity, WWE's broadcast plans look like this:
https://i.imgur.com/EgFldfn.png