WWE officially arrives on Netflix in just a few weeks.
From January 2025, the streaming platform will be home to Monday Night Raw in the US, Canada and UK, among other territories.
Viewers outside North America will also be able to watch all weekly shows and live events on the service too.
News of the $5 billion, ten-year deal has shifted the landscape of professional wrestling and left many fans curious about what’s to come.
Some have even speculated that WWE could return to an edgier product, something not seen in nearly two decades.
For 16 years now, Raw and SmackDown have been PG shows – and that is partly due to the restrictions of airing on television.
With a move to Netflix, some fans have expressed hopes that WWE would have more freedom to pull away from family-friendly style content.
However, that will not be the case.
Speaking on Tuesday, December 3, WWE executive Nick Khan confirmed that the programming will remain the same.
“We’re not changing the rating of our programming,” he said.
“There’s some online chatter about, oh, it’s gonna be R-rated, or for us old folks, like X-rated. That’s definitely not happening. So it’s family friendly, multi-generational, advertiser friendly programming.
“It’s gonna stay that way. I would look for more global flair, especially as the relationship [with Netflix] continues to develop.”
While the gritter programming of the Attitude Era is often described as WWE’s most successful period from a popularity standpoint, the promotion is currently in a financial boom.
Massive television and streaming deals, merchandise sales, sponsorships and record-breaking live attendances all feed into that success, and suggest there is no need to change programming any time soon.
“I think it’s what you want and expect out of WWE,” Triple H said, echoing the thoughts of Khan.
“It’s not pushing anybody away from what they want, it’s a safe place for families, for kids, for everybody to be able to view the programming. That will not change.”
Raw will debut on Netflix on Monday, January 6.
Some of the biggest names in WWE, including John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns and CM Punk, are being advertised for the show, Which will take place in the new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
While the rating of the programme is not set to change, a move to Netflix sees Raw leave linear television for the first time since its creation in 1993.
