- WWE announce Intuit Dome in Los Angeles as venue for first Monday Night Raw on Netflix
- The January 6 show will be the first of a $5b deal between the two companies
- Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque showed up at ComplexCon to present Travis Scott with a customised Hardcore Championship title belt
WWE are going big for their Netflix debut on January 6. In fact, they are going beyond Astroworld all the way to Utopia and bringing in the second coming of Cactus Jack for the first Monday Night Raw on the streaming giant.
At ComplexCon this weekend, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque appeared on-stage with Travis Scott to not only present the 10-time Grammy nominee with a customised Hardcore Championship belt, but to also confirm the location of the first Netflix Raw and confirm with the rapper that he would indeed be in the house for the history making show.
The January 6 show will emanate from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which also serves as the new home of the LA Clippers.
John Cena has also confirmed he will appear on the show, kickstarting his yearlong retirement tour, which is also set to take in the 2025 Royal Rumble on February 1 in Indianapolis.
WWE have released imagery including the likes of current Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair ahead of their Netflix debut, seemingly suggesting that all three stars will be appearing on the show alongside Cena and Scott.
Triple H wasn’t the only WWE legend in the house at ComplexCon over the weekend, either. Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, Liv Morgan and Bianca Belair all showed up, with Mysterio seen engaged in conversation with Olympic Men’s 100m gold medalist Noah Lyles at the event.
While Monday Night Raw will air on Netflix in the United States, SmackDown and NXT will still air on USA and CW Networks respectively, with the WWE library and Premium Live Events remaining on Peacock. However, in non-US territories, the two weekly shows, the library and PLE’s will all be situated on Netflix as part of a deal worth $5b.
The deal between the two entertainment giants is for 10 years, with an optional five-year cut off point or a 10-year extension also built into the package.
