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WWE Raw is entering a new era and made its splashy debut on the Netflix platform this week, with the early reactions from fans largely staying favorable. WWE Raw was packed with surprises as Triple H, The Rock, John Cena, and Hulk Hogan all showed up at varying intervals.
We’re CHANGING THE GAME on Monday nights! 💥#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/1xWCPSAW2D
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The WWE Raw and Netflix deal stirred up plenty of interest among pro wrestling fans and the anticipation for Monday’s (Jan. 6) event was high from the moment the partnership was announced in 2024. It’s clear that the deal is a lucrative one with the opening video montage getting fans both new and established up to speed about the history of professional wrestling.
FINALLY… 🎤#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/OuwTKNl1a5
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Triple H, who is the WWE’s chief content officer, opened up the show at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles before giving the center of the ring to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who sits on the board of TKO Group, the company behind the UFC and WWE. Johnson gave praise to Netflix, his cousin Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes in a promo moment that seemed to win some fans over.
It’s getting EMOTIONAL right here and now.#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/wg7g1lKniz
— WWE (@WWE) January 7, 2025
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John Cena, who is currently on his path to retiring from pro wrestling, kicked off his farewell tour in a quick promo for his Feb. 1 Royal Rumble match. After the announcement, the matchups were visually entertaining and full of spectacle as expected.
WE’VE GOT COMPANY!!!#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/YNnPhGYSD3
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RHEA RIPLEY DID IT!!!#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/CHctDf2qaP
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Roman Reigns, alongside his trusty manager Paul Heyman, took down Solo Sikoa in the Tribal Combat match for the Ula Fala and recognition as Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻifamily. That was followed by the Women’s World Championship bout between Rhea Ripley, who defeated Liv Morgan for the title.
Hulk Hogan, at one time one of the most popular stars in the pro wrestling world, was on hand to promote his Real American Beer brand but faced the boos of the crowd despite trying to thank WWE and his supporters. It could be assumed that Hogan was targeted due to his connection to President-elect Donald Trump.
🗣️ LET’S GO ROLL-INS!
🗣️ CM PUNK!#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/KvnaxFSw5U
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After Hogan was swiftly moved to the side, Jey Uso, also part of the Anoaʻi wrestling family, took on Drew McIntyre and won the match. Afterwards, the main event, CM Punk and Seth Rollins ended with Punk emerging victorious.
In all, it appears that WWE Raw’s partnership with Netflix will be a fruitful one as it remains one of the top ratings cash cows in all of sports and entertainment.
On X, reactions to the event were all over the map with some not pleased with the show while others said they’re back on the bandwagon. We’ve got them listed below.
WWE’s Chief Content Officer @TripleH narrates the official Cold Open for the debut of #RawOnNetflix streaming live TONIGHT at 8PM ET nationwide!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/35eCNT1Moa
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Travis Scott brought a new definition to his signature “It’s lit” ad-lib on Monday night (Jan. 6). La Flame popped out to WWE‘s Netflix debut of Raw in Los Angeles, where he made a special appearance escorting superstar Jey Uso to the ring. Being a man of the people, Scott brought the rage to the […]
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This past Monday night (Jan. 6), WWE made their Netflix debut when RAW aired on the streaming service for the first time live from Los Angeles. And to ensure the show was a memorable one, The New Day decided to take some potshots at beloved LA artist, Kendrick Lamar, in one of their comedic segments.
In recent weeks, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) have gone from good guys to heels as they reinvent themselves and do what they can to get the crowd to boo them wherever they go. Being that they were in Los Angeles for the first Monday Night RAW of the year, the two decided to go after LA’s favorite son, Kendrick Lamar, and it could not have been more hilarious.
With the crowd booing their every word, Woods responded to the audience by saying, “Think about it, for what, the past six months y’all have been elevating this trash rapper, Kendrick Lamar…” Cue even louder boos and screams. Seeing an opportunity to throw in his own two cents, Kingston chimed in with his own take saying, “Yeah, boo him. We think he sucks too… So you’re not mad at us. You’re mad at Kendrick Lamar because Drake won the beef, right?”
Needless to say, that did not go over too well with the Los Angelenos in the stadium. Only Hulk Hogan’s appearance garnered more boos and disdain from the crowd than The New Day’s take on Kung Fu Kenny.
While most of the Hip-Hop world agrees that K. Dot won the battle, it doesn’t seem like we’ve heard the last of it yet, as Drizzy and K. Dot continue to throw darts at each other long after Drake said he was moving on from the rap beef. Guess we’ll have to wait and see what the two have in store for us in this new year.
Check out The New Day’s comedic segment below, and let us know your thoughts about the skit in the comments section below.
Kendrick Lamar has a couple more names to add to his opp list for 2025. WWE‘s Raw made its Netflix debut in Los Angeles on Monday night (Jan. 6), and wrestling tag team New Day called out the West Coast rapper in his home state. “Think about it,” began the duo’s Xavier Woods. “The past […]
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After almost two decades of being a programming stable on the USA Network, WWE Monday Night Raw will be making their much publicized move to Netflix in January 2025 and while fans don’t know exactly what that may mean for the show, it seems like not many changes will be made.
According to Deadline, WWE and Netflix executives spoke to the media Tuesday (Dec. 3), and revealed what we can expect from Monday Night Raw when it streams on Netflix Jan. 6 (hopefully it won’t involve an insurrection) and where they hope it goes going forward. With WWE overlord Vince McMahon no longer involved in the company due to some scandalous accusations, his son-in-law, Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and WWE President Nick Khan will steer the franchise going forward. With a 10-year deal worth an impressive $5 billion dollars, best believe they’ll do what they can to keep the show fresh, relevant and utterly entertaining.
With that being said, do not expect the move to Netflix to automatically set the rating from PG-13 to a hard-rated R as Nick Khan promises the wrestling soap opera will continue to be a family affair that people of all ages can enjoy.
Per Deadline:
“We’re not changing the rating of our programming. So there’s some online chatter about, ‘oh, it’s going to be R-rated, or for us old folks, X-rated.’ That’s definitely not happening,” he said. “It’s family-friendly, multi-generational, advertiser-friendly programming. It’s going to stay that way. I would look for more global flair, especially as the relationship continues to develop. Countries outside of the United States are as important to us as the United States is. So we have certain targeted countries that are priorities for Netflix. They’re priorities for us. You’re going to see more of that. I think that’s the way you’ll see a bit of a difference.”
That’s all good and dandy, but we wouldn’t be opposed to seeing Monday Night Raw return to the golden “Attitude Era,” which bore many classic moments and matches that blurred the line between PG-13 and NC-17. Just sayin’.
While fans are worried that the move may lead to streaming problems as we witnessed during the fiasco that was the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, it seems like that’s a risk that Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria and company are willing to take.
“We expected a big number, for sure. It was a big number. But again, you don’t know, and you can’t learn these things until you do them so you take a big swing. Our teams and our engineers are amazing, moved super quickly, and stabilized it, and many of the members had it back up and running pretty quickly. But we learn from those things. And we’ve all obviously done a lot of stuff to learn and get ready for the NFL and Beyonce at halftime and so we’re totally ready and excited for WWE.”
Added Levesque jokingly, “I’ll just say, if it blinks a couple of times and we do 60 million, I’m good with that.”
Heck, for $5 billion we’d be good with a few blinks too.
Aside from remaining true to their platform, WWE does expect more celebrity involvement in future matches (Bad Bunny actually held his own during his WWE run) and possibly taking their SmackDown and NXT shows along with them to the streaming platform when those contracts are up.
What do y’all expect from WWE Monday Night Raw when it moves to Netflix? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Monday Night Raw, the long-running live WWE wrestling program featuring some of the promotion’s biggest names, will soon get the Netflix treatment in a live airing happening at the top of next year. During the broadcast, Travis Scott will be on hand to deliver a new theme song at the Intuit Dome for Monday Night Raw according to WWE Chief Content Officer, Triple H.
The news was announced on the second night of ComplexCon during Travis Scott’s closing set, held on the main stage at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As seen on video, Triple H, real name Paul Levesque, came out on stage with a WWE belt in hand and shared that Scott will be bringing the rage with the new Monday Night Raw theme song in the promotion’s first live show via Netflix, which is jumping into the live sports arena with two feet.
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The announcement was made by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Travis Scott on stage from his sold-out concert at ComplexCon in Las Vegas. Scott, who will be at the January 6 Netflix debut, also revealed his new music will serve as the theme song for RAW.
The premiere episode of Monday Night RAW on Netflix will feature some of the biggest names in WWE such as John Cena, Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Bianca Belair, in addition to many other Superstars and surprise guests.
This partnership marks a new era for WWE fans, with the much-anticipated debut of live weekly programming with can’t-miss action unfolding 52-weeks a year on Netflix.
Tickets for the Netflix debut of WWE’s Monday Night Raw will go on sale this coming Friday (November 22) at 10 am PT/1 pm ET by way of Ticketmaster.
A presale event launches on Wednesday (November 2) at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. To sign up for an exclusive presale offer, click here. Raw priority passes are also available from the On Location platform, offering exclusive promotions for the biggest fans. Learn more here.
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WWE takes the show to The Big Peach with Bad Blood this Saturday, (Oct. 5). The premium live event takes place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
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Want to watch WWE Bad Blood 2024 online? This PLE event is available to stream on the WWE Network on Peacock for Premium or Premium Plus subscribers only.
If you don’t subscribe to the streaming service, you can get access with a Peacock monthly subscription, which starts at $7.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, or $13.99 for the ad-free plan.
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Along with Bad Blood and the WWE Network, you can also watch original programming, such as Love Island USA, Bel-Air, The Traitors and others; hit movies, including Monkey Man, Abigail, The Holdovers, Oppenheimer and others; live sports from NBC Sports; live news from NBC News; and more than 50 streaming channels.
Check out the WWE Bad Blood 2024 match card below, and livestream the event here.
Match Card, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) — Main Event
Liv Morgan (champion) vs. Rhea Ripley (Women’s World Championship) — Title Match
Damian Priest vs. Finn Bálor
Nia Jax (champion) vs. Bayley (WWE Women’s Championship) — Title Match
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline
WWE Bad Blood 2024 is available to stream on Peacock on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
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Netflix has released the trailer for the documentary series on the controversial WWE chairman Vince McMahon.
The trailer for the Netflix documentary series Mr. McMahon made its debut, showing the rise and tumultuous fall of World Wrestling Entertainment chairman and co-founder Vince McMahon. The trailer is loaded with snippets from interviews with a few of the wrestling federation’s legends including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, John Cena, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque. McMahon himself is extensively featured, having sat down for multiple interviews concerning his career during the filming of the series. Mr. McMahon will debut on the platform on September 25.
Mr. McMahon covers the life and career of Vince McMahon from his beginnings as a businessman who helped found the WWE (formerly the World Wrestling Federation), overseeing its rise from a regional force to a dominant global entertainment company to the shocking sexual abuse allegations that forced him to step down. The six-part series, according to the press release, aims to “present an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at one of the most enigmatic figures in sports entertainment.” It was originally announced in October 2020. McMahon would announce his retirement from the WWE as its board of directors was investigating allegations of misconduct. He’d return to oversee the sale of the WWE to Endeavor, who merged it with the UFC under the TKO umbrella in 2023. McMahon would then step down again due to another sexual assault allegation.
Tiger King filmmaker Chris Smith is the director of the series and is an executive producer along with the noted sports journalist Bill Simmons and Zara Duffy. There was speculation that the series wouldn’t go forward after Netflix’s 10-year, $5 billion deal to be the home of WWE’s Monday Night Raw beginning next January. “The goal behind Mr. McMahon was to pull back the curtain and reveal the true Vince McMahon, obscured beneath the persona he presented to the world,” Smith said in an interview with Deadline. “Over the four years of production, the story evolved in truly shocking ways, culminating in some extremely harrowing allegations. The final product is a revealing documentary that we believe offers a rich and nuanced portrait of the man and the complex legacy he left behind.”
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WWE takes the show to Deutschland with the Bash in Berlin this Saturday, (Aug. 31). The pay-per-view live event takes place at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, with a start time of 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
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Want to watch WWE Bash In Berlin 2024 online? This PPV event is available to stream on the WWE Network on Peacock for Premium or Premium Plus subscribers only.
If you don’t subscribe to the streaming service, you can get access with a Peacock monthly subscription, which starts at $7.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, or $13.99 for the ad-free plan.
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Along with Bash In Berlin and the WWE Network, you can also watch original programming, such as Love Island USA, Bel-Air, The Traitors and others; hit movies, including Monkey Man, Abigail, The Holdovers, Oppenheimer and others; live sports from NBC Sports; live news from NBC News; and more than 50 streaming channels.
Check out the WWE Bash In Berlin 2024 match card below, and livestream the event here.
Match Card, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
Gunther (champion) vs. Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship) — Main Event
Cody Rhodes (champion) vs. Kevin Owens (Undisputed WWE Championship)
The Judgment Day vs. The Terror Twins (Mixed tag team match)
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Strap Match)
The Unholy Union (champion) vs. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match)
WWE Bash In Berlin 2024 is available to stream on Peacock on Saturday, Aug. 31, starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
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Jelly Roll checked off an item on his bucket list after participating in this year’s WWE SummerSlam.
On Saturday (Aug. 3), the 39-year-old country star stepped into the wrestling ring at Cleveland Browns Stadium to deliver some major punishment during a heated match that found Miz and R-Truth battling Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.
Dressed in all black, Jelly teamed up with Miz and R-Truth and came armed with a folding chair that he furiously slammed onto his foes. The “Need a Favor” singer-rapper capped off the appearance by chokeslamming Theory, sending the stadium crowd into thunderous applause.
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“Crazy- I lived a child hood dream tonight in the craziest way I’ve ever lived it. Wow. Man thank you @WWE for everything . What a night,” Jelly Roll wrote on X (formerly Twitter) after the event.
“Absolute madness- unreal – butter biscuit bombs baby,” he wrote in another post with footage of his ferocious moves.
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Elsewhere during SummerSlam, Jelly Roll stepped into the ring with his band to perform the song “Liar,” which served as the official theme of the event.
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque teased in mid-July that Jelly might perform at the prestigious annual wrestling spectacle.
“Excited to have my friend Jelly Roll back with two official #SummerSlam theme songs: ‘Dead End Road’ off Twisters: The Album, and ‘Liar’ off his album coming this fall,” Levesque wrote on social media.
This isn’t the chart-topping country musician’s first interaction with WWE. The Nashville native has made several surprise appearances at WWE events in his hometown, most memorably in November 2023, during which he got involved in a match between wrestlers Randy Orton and Dominik Mysterio by pushing Mysterio and JD McDonagh after they confronted him outside the ring.
“I just felt like I was backing my boy,” Jelly said at the time.
It’s the latest addition to Jelly Roll’s ever-growing list of achievements, with the country superstar recently collaborating with Eminem on “Somebody Save Me,” which served as the closer on the rapper’s latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).
See Jelly Roll’s SummerSlam posts on X and watch his “Liar” performance at the event on YouTube below.
Crazy- I lived a child hood dream tonight in the craziest way I’ve ever lived it Wow Man thank you @WWE for everything . What a night— Jelly Roll (@JellyRoll615) August 4, 2024
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