Professional wrestling followers, outdated and new, are in for a bumper begin to 2025 because the world’s largest wrestling promotion will get within the ring with the world’s hottest streamer. Right here’s what to look out for as WWE Uncooked premiers on Netflix. Final 12 months, WWE introduced that it might be placing a strangle-hold by itself streaming platform and counting-out lots of its conventional tv rights offers in favor of getting within the ring with a brand new dominant tag group companion: Netflix. The deal, reported to be price round $5 billion {dollars} over 5 years, formally kicks off on Jan 6, and can expose WWE to its new residence’s 280-million-plus subscribers. With a shiny new Uncooked brand unleashed, and an epic new theme tune anticipated, listed here are 5 speaking factors which have us able to rumble:
You possibly can see Cena on January 6
It’s official, the “You Can’t See Me” star will likely be on full view as he makes his first cease on his farewell to WWE motion tour on Uncooked, on the Intuit Dome, in Los Angeles. Cena, a 16-time world wrestling champion has mentioned he’ll cling up his cap in 2025, making this look a should see.
There’s an enormous card to stay up for
WWE has gone all out to guarantee that each common and inquisitive new viewers catch all of the motion. To that finish it has put a stellar card collectively for its Netflix debut. As of writing, the lineup appears to be like like this:
- CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
- Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa in a “Tribal Fight” match
- Liv Morgan (WWE Ladies’s Champ) vs. Rhea Ripley
- Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
Logan Paul to make his WWE return
“The Maverick” who has taken to professional wrestling like a duck to water has not been seen in a WWE ring since SummerSlam when he misplaced the US title to LA Knight. Along with his look on Uncooked now official, Paul might be seeking to problem Knight to a rematch, or maybe throw his hat into the ring and declare his entry into the 2025 Royal Rumble.
The Rock has confirmed he’ll roll into Uncooked
With motion pictures like Baywatch and Crimson Discover already on the platform, DJ’s position on the board of TKO, the guardian firm of WWE, was absolutely an necessary think about bringing the wrestling juggernaut and Netflix collectively. He additionally has an enormous rating to settle with the corporate’s present Common Champion, Cody Rhodes. Excitingly, ‘The Nice One’ has now confirmed his look on the groundbreaking present. Through Instagram, the third-generation professional wrestler devoted his involvement to his grandfather, the Excessive Chief Peter Maivia, his grandmother, Lia Maivia and his dad, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson, “and my ancestors who’ve ALL paved the best way.” Little question The Rock will likely be seeking to lay the smack down on Monday night time.
Travis Scott will carry out on WWE Uncooked’s Netflix premiere
Travis Scott, who has had 4 number-one hits in the US is taking his chart dominance over to the wrestling world the place he’s anticipated to carry out in the course of the reside present. It has additionally been introduced that the hip-hop star has created the brand new theme tune for Uncooked.
The WWE and Netflix partnership definitely ushers in a brand new period for WWE followers, with the debut of reside weekly programming unfolding 52 weeks a 12 months. Starting in January, that is the primary time within the present’s 31-year historical past that it is going to be out there to stream reside. Moreover, Netflix will convey WWE’s electrifying content material to audiences exterior the US, together with SmackDown, NXT, and occasions comparable to WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.
All of it kicks off when Uncooked premieres on Netflix, reside this Monday, Jan 6 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Within the UK, the present will air reside at 1am GMT so examine your native timings.
