2024 was the 12 months of giant TV offers for WWE, with Uncooked, SmackDown, and NXT all switching networks. For American audiences, SmackDown left its house on FOX, the place it had aired since 2019, to maneuver again to the USA Community. As for NXT, it is goodbye USA and whats up CW. Then there’s Uncooked. For 3 a long time, the crimson model has largely aired on the USA Community, however in January got here a shocker: Uncooked goes to Netflix. That is not all although. Here is the opposite WWE programming you’ll discover on Netflix in 2025.
1 WWE Uncooked Is Shifting To Netflix In January 2025
Uncooked Will No Longer Be Censored
Monday Evening Uncooked first started in 1993. Uncooked has aired on the USA Community, TNN, and Spike TV. Netflix paid $5 billion for WWE Uncooked.
Monday Evening Uncooked premiered on the USA Community on January 11, 1993. It stayed there till September 2000, when it jumped ship to TNN, which ultimately grew to become referred to as Spike TV. After 5 years on TNN/Spike TV, Uncooked moved again house to the USA Community in 2005, the place it has stayed ever since.
That’s now about to alter in an enormous approach. On January 23, it was introduced that Uncooked was shifting from cable to streaming on Netflix in a significant deal. In accordance with Selection:
“The deal is valued at $500 million per 12 months for 10 years, or a whopping $5 billion dedication by the streamer. Netflix has the choice to choose out after the preliminary 5 years and to increase for a further 10 years. Sources say WWE’s present five-year deal for US rights to “Uncooked” with NBCUniversal is value roughly $250 million-$260 million per 12 months.”
Till January 2025, it was determined that Uncooked would keep on the USA Community, though a current change has been made. Beginning October 7, Uncooked will go from being a three-hour to a two-hour present. Nonetheless, relating to Netflix, it might return to being three hours. There have been experiences that Uncooked will proceed to have advertisements on Netflix, however that is not official. What’s official is that Triple H himself has mentioned that Uncooked will not be censored on Netflix.
2 SmackDown & NXT Will Be Becoming a member of Netflix For Worldwide Viewers
The Blue Model Will Be On The USA Community In America
American viewers will be capable of watch Uncooked on Netflix. Within the U.S., SmackDown is now on USA and NXT will probably be on the CW Community. For worldwide WWE followers, SmackDown and NXT will probably be on Netflix.
Netflix would be the new house for Uncooked for American viewers, in addition to these tuning in from Canada, the U.Ok., and Latin America, with different nations anticipated to be added. Whereas Uncooked shifting from the USA Community to Netflix is a sport changer for U.S. audiences, it is even greater for followers exterior of America.
In America, SmackDown simply moved from FOX to the USA Community, and beginning October 1, NXT goes from the USA to the CW Community. These are nice offers for WWE, however they do not actually change how People watch these exhibits. They’re simply on totally different channels is all. For audiences exterior of America, the brand new Netflix deal signifies that each SmackDown and NXT will probably be becoming a member of the streaming service too.
3 WWE PLEs Will Air On Netflix Internationally
The WWE Community Is Coming To An Finish
The WWE Community started in 2014. In 2021, American followers noticed the WWE Community absorbed into Peacock. WWE followers exterior the U.S. will be capable of watch PLEs on Netflix.
So what occurs to WWE PLEs? On February 24, 2014, the WWE Community was launched. It was a transfer forward of its time throughout an period when streaming wasn’t but so commonplace. Followers beloved it, because it meant we went from paying $50 or extra for the pay-per-view mannequin, to a $9.99 per thirty days subscription service which not solely gave us the month-to-month PLE (Premium Stay Occasions), but additionally the entire catalog for WWE, WCW, ECW, and extra.
In March 2021, forward of WrestleMania 37, U.S. audiences noticed the WWE Community absorbed into the NBCU-owned streaming service Peacock, the place it has been ever since. For viewers exterior the U.S., the WWE Community has lived on, however that’s now coming to an finish, as worldwide WWE followers will discover each PLE and content material as soon as discovered on the WWE Community on Netflix. This implies, for those who’re exterior of america, each single WWE TV present and PLE will probably be on Netflix.
For American viewers, watching WWE goes to require switching again from Netflix, to Peacock, and a number of cable TV channels. Is it solely a matter of time earlier than even followers within the U.S. are watching each WWE present on Netflix as properly?
