On a recent edition of “The Pat McAfee Show” podcast, WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque shared his thoughts on several topics, including WWE RAW moving to Netflix in January 2025.
RAW is set to make its debut on Netflix in January 2025, marking the first instance in which the program will not be available on cable television since its inaugural broadcast in 1993.
Triple H said, “We spend large chunks of our time, every day, when we’re not thinking about the business at hand now, we’re thinking about those moments. In the fall, as the shows shift around, and then once we get to Netflix. Netflix is a completely different animal. It’s a streaming service. How are commercials going to work? How are breaks going to work? What’s the length of time? What are the restrictions or not restrictions? Being on Fox, if the crowd chants ‘holy s**t’ or something worse, they take the audio (out). Sometimes, they take the picture and the audio out and it’s a black screen. The Rock comes in and you can’t tell what The Rock to do. He does what he does. We won’t have those issues with Netflix. The ability to be live globally and be seen live everywhere is a game-changing moment. In many ways, that’s sort of where the world is heading; streaming services. The NFL is sticking its toe in the water. NBA, every sport. It’s why this Netflix deal, for us, is so game-changing and everyone is going to be watching us in January, especially other sports, from the business side, they’re going to be watching to see what we do, what we do differently, and how it’s received.”
RAW is scheduled to continue airing on the USA Network until the end of the year. Additionally, SmackDown is expected to transition from FOX to the USA Network in October.
