Major WWE show coming to YouTube in end of an era before Netflix move
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WWE has announced one of its flagship shows will air for free on YouTube next month. The professional wrestling giant is making the jump to Netflix in January 2025, with UK fans seeing all content – including Raw, SmackDown, NXT and every monthly premium live event – moving to the streaming service.
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Its current deal with TNT Sports will expire at the end of the year, with the January 6 episode of Monday Night Raw marking the official Netflix launch. This means WWE fans are in for a treat, with the January 3 episode of SmackDown coming to YouTube for free.
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The episode will air live at 1am as usual, and will mark the end of an era as the sports entertainment juggernaut officially moves off traditional television for the first time. This will be the first time the show has been available live in this way, and fans can get the link saved here.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. It comes hot off the heels of Saturday Night’s Main Event last weekend, which also aired on YouTube outside the US, where it was an NBC special.
The show racked up over 873,000 views as an unlisted video on the company’s channel, and featured plenty of nostalgia as they brought back the iconic 1980s event. In the main event, current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes successfully defended his title against Kevin Owen, albeit in controversial circumstances.
