In 2024, Netflix signed a deal worth $5 billion with WWE to get the copyright of the longest running weekly television show of the promotion; RAW. It is scheduled to get aired on Netflix from January 6, which is this Monday. The card of this upcoming show already looks pretty stacked with more surprises are yet to be revealed.
The match card of Netflix RAW Premiere features some exciting matches as top stars like Roman Reigns and CM Punk are in action. John Cena’s retirement tour is also scheduled to begin at the mentioned show. There are rumors of more surprises that can definitely create history.
Grayson Waller Calls Netflix RAW Deal “Super Exciting” and Gives His Assessment For Its Future
A lot of WWE stars have already shared their views on this iconic deal. Recently, former WWE Tag Team Champion Grayson Waller who is presently a part of WWE Smackdown shared his view on this iconic collaboration. Speaking with "The West Sport" recently, Waller quoted,
"It's super exciting," Waller told, "Obviously, already the fan base on Netflix is a lot bigger. We're going to be in a lot more homes. Pretty much everyone, their mom, their Grandma, their cousin, everyone has a Netflix account. Being able to continue to watch NXT, SmackDown, Raw, PLEs, all of it on Netflix is going to be great.
Grayson Waller is a former WWE Tag Team Champion
“But for us too, this is an opportunity for us to kind of show out in a different platform. Not having those constraints of a television network is kind of the way I think about it. I think Netflix believes in the WWE product and WWE is ready to deliver something huge. I think Netflix is the perfect home for it."
Grayson Waller is active on Smackdown right now
"... At the end of the day, we still want families to come to the show. We still want you to bring your son, your daughter. So Grayson Waller is going to say some mean things, but he's going to be very careful about what he says," Waller said.
Check out the matches and segments that are set for netflix RAW Premiere here
Smackdown has also moved to three hours and the fans can expect great competitions from both of the main brand shows of WWE. Waller, 34, is presently active on Smackdown and he is doing quite good with his tag team partner Austin Theory. So Waller cannot be expected to be a part of this historic show, but may be in the future, he gets to Netflix once he gets drafted to RAW.
Credit "The West Sport"
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