World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has reportedly signed a huge deal with Netflix for streaming rights of its longest-running televised show 'RAW'. The deal is reportedly worth 5 billion US Dollars and will be active starting 2025 and the rights have been secured for the next 10 years (same starting of year 2025).
WWE CEO Triple H was delighted with the deal and expressed his opinions and details reagrding the same via his social media handles.
“By combining our reach, recommendations, and fandom with W.W.E., we’ll be able to deliver more joy and value for their audiences and our members,” said Bela Bajaria, Chief content officer, Netflix.
WWE RAW And Its Rich History
WWE's Raw is the longest-running televised show in the history of the broadcasting and recently touched 1600 episodes on January 22. The show has given many memories sports entertainment fans around the globe as the show has produced many icons across decades, that defined either their own short period of time, and for some legends, an era.
WWE Raw's current roster has WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins and Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, who's now the longest-ever Intercontinental champion in its history. The roster also has The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, and one of the most famous and iconic professional wrestlers of all time, CM Punk, who made his shocking return at WWE's annual pay-per-view, the Survivor Series, back in November 2023.
Such a pool of superstars is mouth-watering and if the roster remains the same and see some additions by the end of this year, Netflix can see a potential rise in its view count.