WWE & Netflix Executives Talk 2025 ‘Raw’ Roll Out, Address Potential Streaming Issues & Expansion Plans
deadline.comExecutives from WWE and Netflix teamed up to reveal their plans for the upcoming debut of Raw with the media on Tuesday as the series prepares to pivot from linear to streaming on January 6 live from Los Angeles.
The excitement at the Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles was palpable from both sides of the room. On stage, the panel participants included the moderator Michael Cole, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria and VP of Nonfiction Series and Sports, Brandon Riegg, and on behalf of WWE, President Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque.
In January, the entertainment giants revealed they signed a multiyear deal to air Monday Night Raw (in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Latin America) as part of Netflix’s expansion into premium live events (formerly known as pay-per-view).
Netflix also nabbed the rights to stream WWE specials—like WrestleMania, Summer Slam, and Royal Rumble—and weekly shows Raw, SmackDown and NXT—outside of the United States.
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