WWE PLE Classics Moving To Netflix
There is going to be classic WWE PLE content available for fans on Netflix in 2025.
The debut episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on Netflix is on January 6th. While that will be a historic night for the company, the January 3rd episode of SmackDown will air first on Netflix for international fans in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and elsewhere around the world.
There will be no more WWE Network as of January 2025. In the UK and Ireland, fans are getting WWE Network for free in December 2024 as a thank you for their loyalty to the service.
International wrestling fans have wondered what would happen to classic content that was a part of WWE Network such as past WWE PLE/PPV events, WCW shows, ECW, and other companies as well. It appears there is finally an answer for fans because searching for WWE content on Netflix reveals that there will be classic shows coming to Netflix starting in January 2025.
Fans in non-American countries can search Netflix for WWE shows like Evolution 2018 or No Mercy 1999 and can see that they will be available on Netflix starting January 1, 2025. A search for SummerSlam 2024 reveals that PLE will be available on Netflix on January 1st.
Some titles of past WWE PLE shows have different debut dates on Netflix with events like Stomping Grounds 2019 coming in February 2025.
It appears as though Netflix will likely have a soft launch of past WWE content starting January 1st and in the months that follow, they will likely post more WWE PLE/PPV content.
There’s no indication of whether fans will be able to access the archives of past WWE TV shows like Raw, Smackdown & NXT, or other company TV shows like WCW Monday Nitro.
In the United States, Raw will be on Netflix starting in January 2025, but SmackDown will remain on USA Network while Peacock will air PLE shows until their contract expires in 2026. At that point, WWE will likely negotiate with Peacock, Netflix, and other interested companies about a new deal.
WWE Content To Remain Family Friendly
Regarding new WWE content airing on Netflix, Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque made it clear that the product will remain family-friendly even though being on Netflix would allow a more edgy product.
There is also going to be a change for WWE fans on Netflix because when international shows take place, they will air live for fans all around the world. That means an 8 p.m. show in London, England would air at 3 p.m. for fans in the Eastern Time Zone in the US and Canada. A new era of WWE is coming soon.