Netflix buys the rights to WWE Raw for the next 10 years and pays $5 billion for it

Netflix has secured a prestigious deal. The streaming service has managed to secure a weekly Monday night show for WWE Raw for the next ten years. Netflix is ​​paying at least $5 billion (4.6 billion euros) for those exclusive rights.

What is WWE Raw? World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is the largest and most famous wrestling promotion in the world. Their main wrestling talents are divided into two parts Lists: SmackDown and Raw. They both have a weekly live show. For SmackDown, this is every Friday, while for Raw, it is every Monday.

• This has happened in its long history – a total of more than 1,600 episodes Monday Night Raw He helped launch the careers of world-famous wrestlers such as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair.
• Until this year, the rights to WWE Raw remain owned by USA Network, where the weekly show is its most successful program. 31 years after its founding Monday Night Raw From 2025 onwards, it will no longer be shown on linear television for the first time.

WWE Raw on Netflix? From January 2025 onwards Monday Night Raw It can be watched weekly on Netflix. The show will be free for subscribers.

• At first I will Monday Night Raw Only available in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America. The streaming service hopes to later offer the program in other markets. In addition to the weekly shows, Netflix will also offer major events like WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Royal Rumble outside the US for free.
• There's also a good chance that Netflix will do a docu-series about WWE in the near future. In recent years, the streaming service has distinguished itself several times with successful sports documentaries, such as Driving to survive About Formula 1 Breakpoint about tennis, Tour de France: Unrestricted about cycling, In full swing About golf and Six Nations: Full contact About rugby. You can also watch the docu series on Netflix Gladiators About the fortunes of a smaller wrestling organization.