Netflix will grow to be the brand new dwelling of WWE Uncooked subsequent 12 months. Monday Evening Uncooked will start streaming completely on Netflix within the U.S., Canada, U.Ok. and Latin America, amongst different territories, starting January 2025.
WWE introduced a “long-term partnership” on Tuesday morning to fold extra WWE programming into the streaming service. Netflix will grow to be the house for all WWE exhibits and specials exterior the U.S. as they grow to be obtainable, together with SmackDown, NXT and pay-per-views. WWE’s documentaries, unique collection and upcoming initiatives can even be obtainable on Netflix internationally starting subsequent 12 months.
The 2 events reportedly struck a 10-year deal price roughly $5 billion, in line with The Hollywood Reporter and Selection.
“This deal is transformative,” TKO president and COO Mark Shapiro mentioned in a press release. “It marries the can’t-miss WWE product with Netflix’s extraordinary international attain and locks in vital and predictable economics for a few years. Our partnership essentially alters and strengthens the media panorama, dramatically expands the attain of WWE, and brings weekly stay appointment viewing to Netflix.”
Monday Evening Uncooked has been airing weekly because it first premiered Jan. 11, 1993. The Netflix deal marks the primary time that Uncooked will go away linear tv since its inception 31 years in the past. USA Community, which is the place this system debuted from 1993 to 2000, at present airs Uncooked weekly. It has been the house for the present since 2005. Its guardian firm, NBC Common, additionally owns the rights to WWE Community within the U.S., which airs the entire firm’s premium stay occasions.
