Netflix has announced that it will be the exclusive home for the WWE programming starting January 6, 2025. WWE Raw and SmackDown to NXT, premium live events, and an extensive library of archival content, all of them will be available for select users (depending on the location). This comes after Netflix signed a $5 billion deal with WWE.
The WWE will be available to select regions after its Netflix debut and will expand to other countries in a phased manner. Here are all the details about the WWE RAW release date, timings and more.
Netflix will begin streaming WWE content on January 6th, including WWE Raw, SmackDown, NXT, premium live events, and more. Users in the US and its territories, such as American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, will be able to access WWE Raw.
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However, the company has not announced any plans to introduce the content to Indian users. We will have to wait for the official confirmation.
A few shows will be unavailable to US users. SmackDown, NXT, and WWE premium live events will not be accessible to US Netflix subscribers. With their Netflix subscriptions, members in select countries will be able to watch SmackDown and NXT every week in addition to premium live events like WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Royal Rumble. Additional countries will be added in 2026 and beyond, the company said.
Users will be able to stream WWE content in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
Additionally, the business has promised that other countries will also be getting it soon. The company has also announced that the WWE programming can be downloaded after 48 hours of streaming on Netflix.
WWE Smackdown will be aired on January 3 and January 4. NXT will be streamed on January 7 and 8. It will be available at 8 PM ET.