WWE Raw: Netflix Open To Live Broadcast Of Road To Wrestlemania 41 Tour From UK

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A major revamp is expected on WWE's flagship programming, Monday Night Raw, next year as the show gears up for a weekly leap to Netflix, the largest OTT platform alongside NXT and premium live event content.

Another big shift to Raw is said to be in the pipeline as the future host platform is open to having live Raw editions from international locations, which would shift the broadcast from the usual 8 PM EST slot.

This week, WWE revealed an 11-city "Road to WrestleMania 41" tour scheduled for March 2025 around the following stops: Barcelona, Spain; Dortmund, Germany; Hannover, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Bologna, Italy; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Nottingham, England; Glasgow, Scotland; Vienna, Austria; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and London, England.

This tour will also mark the first-time instance that WWE will broadcast consecutive episodes of Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown from various cities across the UK and Europe over three weeks in March.

WWE has recently been increasing international premium live events which see live airing in the afternoon. Now, Netflix is reportedly open to the idea of hosting Raw, live in the afternoon from the UK, according to the reports from WrestleVotes Radio.

"We are told that, after speaking with Netflix sources, Netflix is absolutely open to the idea of broadcasting those RAW shows live as they happen. Basically, we could be looking at some Monday Afternoon RAW right in the middle of WrestleMania season."

It was further added that WWE is also discussing the idea of this experiment, given Netflix's positive nod while SmackDown will air in a tape-delay format from the United Kingdom on the USA Network.

As WWE fans anticipate an exciting WrestleMania 41 season in early 2025, the potential for live international broadcasts on Netflix could be a game-changer as the move promises to boost interest in WWE content around the UK region.

WWE Raw will continue running on the USA Network through the rest of 2024 with the Netflix jump scheduled from the January 6 edition. The location for this particular episode is touted to be the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.