For the first time in the company's history, WWE makes a historic move to Netflix for Monday Night Raw. Find out how to watch the premiere episode.

A new report sheds some light on the company’s plans for WWE RAW‘s average runtime on Netflix moving forward. The Netflix premiere of WWE RAW clocked in at a bit over three hours. The second week came in a much more manageable two hours and thirty minutes.

One of the benefits of having a flexible run time, Levesque says, is that it allows WWE to let segments run long without taking away from other stories on the show. He concluded: “Sometimes three hours can feel long; sometimes two hours is not enough. Somewhere in the middle to me is the sweet spot."

During the first “Raw” on Netflix, Roman Reigns defeated his cousin Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match for the sacred ula fala and the title of Tribal Chief. Later, Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to regain the women’s world championship title, Jey Uso defeated Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk won a brutal main event match against Seth Rollins.

WWE Raw debuts on Netflix tonight with a monster lineup. Here's everything a new (or lapsed) fan needs to know to catch you up to speed.

The streaming premiere of “Monday Night Raw” marks a confident step forward in the Big Red N's march into live TV territory

Netflix touts the viewership of WWE RAW. The January 13th episode of WWE RAW was the first edition of the show following the Netflix premiere. Per Netflix’s website, Monday’s episode of RAW is ranked fourth in global shows.

WWE made history by debuting Monday Night Raw on Netflix in January 2025, attracting 2.4 million viewers globally, exceeding cable ratings. Fans praised the enhanced production quality and reduced ad breaks.

This week's Raw was a vast improvement over last week's episode in terms of match quality and storytelling, getting right back into the flow we've grown accustomed to since Triple

WWE has ebbed and flowed constantly throughout its existence. We had the huge popularity of the lewd and crude Attitude Era, the toned down yet still biting Ruthless Aggression times, and finally the PG period that saw many hardened fans,