Professional wrestling followers, outdated and new, are in for a bumper begin to 2025 because the world’s largest wrestling promotion will get within the ring with the world’s hottest streamer.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. Last year, WWE announced that it will be placing a strangle-hold by itself streaming platform and counting-out a lot of its conventional tv rights offers in favor of getting within the ring with a brand new dominant tag crew associate: 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 emblem unleashed, and an epic new theme tune anticipated, listed here are 5 speaking factors which have us able to rumble:
You’ll be able to see Cena on January 6
It’s official, the “You Can’t See Me” star can be on full view as he makes his first cease on his farewell to WWE action tour on Raw, on the Intuit Dome, in Los Angeles. Cena, a 16-time world wrestling champion has stated he’ll hold up his cap in 2025, making this look a should see.
There’s an enormous card to look ahead to
WWE has gone all out to make it possible for 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 seems to be like this:
- CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
- Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa in a “Tribal Fight” match
- Liv Morgan (WWE Girls’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 america title to LA Knight. Together with his look on Uncooked now official, Paul could possibly be trying 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 films like Baywatch and Pink Discover already on the platform, DJ’s function on the board of TKO, the mum or dad firm of WWE, was certainly an vital 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 doubt The Rock can be trying to lay the smack down on Monday evening.
Travis Scott will carry out on WWE Uncooked’s Netflix premiere
Travis Scott, who has had 4 number-one hits in america is taking his chart dominance over to the wrestling world the place he’s anticipated to carry out throughout the stay 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 actually ushers in a brand new period for WWE followers, with the debut of stay weekly programming unfolding 52 weeks a yr. Starting in January, that is the primary time within the present’s 31-year historical past that it will likely be obtainable to stream stay. Moreover, Netflix will convey WWE’s electrifying content material to audiences outdoors the US, together with SmackDown, NXT, and occasions resembling WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.
All of it kicks off when Uncooked premieres on Netflix, stay this Monday, Jan 6 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Within the UK, the present will air stay at 1am GMT so test your native timings.
