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WWE talent still isn’t sure about the length of WWE RAW on Netflix, according to a new report.
On December 20, WWE confirmed that WWE SmackDown will expand to three hours in 2025, starting with the January 3 episode. WWE RAW will premiere on Netflix on January 6, but the length of the show has not been confirmed. Previous reports have stated that both RAW and SmackDown would be three hours, but this was not confirmed.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) reports that talent who were at the last WWE RAW taping before Christmas were not told exactly how long the show would be on Netflix. Per Sapp, in asking multiple times over the past few months, Fightful had not been given an answer. The report notes that one WWE source noted that Netflix didn’t have any hard outs, so there was seemingly plenty of flexibility.
WWE talent are currently on their Christmas break, and they will be back for the holiday tour on December 26. In recent months, RAW has been two hours,. This was mostly due to WWE’s short-term extension with USA Network. The show had been three hours long since 2012.
WrestleZone will provide more information as it becomes available.
Triple H On WWE Moving To Netflix
Triple H recently hyped up WWE’s move to Netflix. At the WWE RAW on Netflix Kickoff event, he said that WWE would become bigger than ever.
“Now, with the biggest streaming service in the world as our partner, we become bigger than we have ever been before,” Triple H said. “On January 6, it is not just the launch of Raw. It is a new launch of WWE worldwide. I promise you, we will bring you the biggest stars, we will bring you the biggest storylines, we will bring you things like you have never seen before.
“Netflix on January 6 is just the start. That officially is the road to WrestleMania in Las Vegas. I can promise you from here to then, this will be like nothing you have ever seen before.”
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