We now know who has won the race for Monday Night Raw.
WWE’s flagship show Monday Night Raw has been on the USA Network since 2005, but, in recent months, multiple outlets have been vying for the media rights to the show with the current deal expiring later this year. In the race were the likes of Disney, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery, and we now know which platform will play host to Raw after their stint on USA ends.
In an announcement made by WWE themselves, it’s been revealed that Netflix have won the rights to Monday Night Raw, a deal which will come into effect in January of 2025. The show will be available on Netflix in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America.
WWE Raw is coming to Netflix!
— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2024
Starting in January 2025, @Netflix will exclusively stream #WWERaw (in the US, Canada, UK, & Latin America) every single week, all year long! https://t.co/SOSACjfp7w pic.twitter.com/lTdSXMep9K
To add more details, Variety later revealed that the financial aspect behind the move, with it believed that the deal is worth a total of $5 billion dollars spread over the course of 10 years.
“According to sources with knowledge of the WWE / Netflix deal, it is valued at $500 million per year and runs for 10 years.”
-Variety
Interestingly, TKO’s filing on the deal notes that Netflix had the option to cancel the 10-year deal after just 5 years, as well as also having the option to extend the deal for an additional 10 years.
This brings to a close months of speculation, as Triple H and Nick Khan have even missed episodes of Monday Night Raw in order to continue chasing a deal to secure the future of the show. Raw now joins WWE’s other two brands with TV deals waiting for them, as SmackDown is already confirmed to be heading to the red brand’s former home in USA while NXT will be on the CW Network from this Autumn.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Netflix’s acquisition of Monday Night Raw as we hear more.
