John Cena, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are among the wrestling stars heading to Netflix for Raw’s streaming debut
John Cena, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are among the wrestling stars heading to Netflix for Raw’s streaming debut John Cena, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are among the wrestling stars heading to Netflix for Raw’s streaming debut
WWE Raw is coming to the UK, as the popular wrestling show has a new home. From Tuesday, January 7, Netflix will be the exclusive home of the WWE’s flagship weekly wrestling program in the UK every week of the year.
WWE Raw will broadcast live from the new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, with UK viewers able to tune in from 1am every Tuesday. As Netflix is now the exclusive WWE broadcaster, you’ll need a Netflix subscription if you want to catch all this wrestling action.
Luckily, there’s a way to get a subscription for free with Sky’s newly revamped TV bundles that include Netflix at no extra cost. For £15 a month, Sky’s Essential TV bundle includes Netflix Standard with Ads, more than 100 channels like Sky Atlantic and a Discovery+ subscription.
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All this comes with Sky Stream box, the new gadget that streams live and on-demand content to the TV without a traditional satellite dish. Sky has also launched the new £25 Essential TV and Sky Cinema bundle, which is packed with the latest blockbusters, while the £35 Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle comes with all nine dedicated Sky Sports channels.
Sky is giving away a free Netflix subscription with its new TV bundles, including the £15 Essential TV plan.
Sky Stream lets members watch live and on-demand TV content without a satellite dish or aerial and includes hit shows like The Day of the Jackal and the upcoming second season of Squid Game.
Netflix has confirmed the premiere episode will feature some of the biggest names in WWE, with the likes of John Cena, Undisputed WWE Champion ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Bianca Belair, and many more. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce has also announced that Logan Paul is set to join the show, while Rhea Ripley will go up against Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan in a one-on-one match for the title.
Raw isn’t the only blockbuster WWE event heading to Netflix, as the streamer also hosts SmackDown, NXT, and events including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam. WWE’s new partnership with Netflix will see weekly programming airing across all 52 weeks a year and marks the first time in its 31-year history that WWE Raw is available on a streaming platform.
It comes as WWE Raw and SmackDown are coming to the UK this year as part of the Road to Wrestlemania 41. The live tour will bring WWE to 11 cities across the UK and Europe over three weeks, with live shows held in Glasgow, London, Belfast and Nottingham.
Tickets are available now from Ticketmaster and direct from venues like the Ovo Hydro Scotland and Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.
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