The WWE RAW debut on Netflix was a big hit.
WWE and Netflix are reporting that the debut episode of RAW on Netflix brought in 4.9 million live+1 views* around the world. According to VideoAmp, RAW averaged 2.6 million households (Live+SD) in the United States, which is 116% higher than what the show averaged (1.2 million) in the US throughout 2024. Additionally, the RAW on Netflix debut scored higher than any other United States broadcast of RAW in five years.
WWE and Netflix also touted the following metrics for the night:
- #WWERaw was the #1 trending topic in the US, Brazil, Australia, and the UK.
- #WWERaw trended #1 for 14 hours straight in the UK and occupied six of the top 7 trending topics in the US. Both #RAWonNetflix and #WWEonNetflix also trended in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Spain, and the US.
What happened on WWE RAW this week?
This week’s episode of WWE RAW featured several high-profile matchups, including a main event of CM Punk versus Seth Rollins. The Tribal Combat match between Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa opened the show, and Rhea Ripley won the Women’s World Championship from Liv Morgan.
This week’s episode of RAW on Netflix was also anchored by appearances from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, The Undertaker, Logan Paul, Travis Scott and John Cena, who officially launched his year-long farewell tour. Hulk Hogan was also heavily booed during his brief appearance, which reportedly “surprised and disappointed” the WWE legend.
Catch up on everything that went down on WWE RAW on Netflix here.
*It was noted that views are calculated by total view hours divided by the runtime and does not include co-viewing. Data was cut off at midnight PST each day. In addition, the totals do not include viewing in 92 countries/territories where Netflix doesn’t yet distribute WWE, which includes France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea.
Triple H sees WWE RAW on Netflix as a gamechanger
Joe Otterson of Variety spoke with Triple H about the WWE RAW on Netflix premiere. WWE’s Chief Content Officer views WWE’s Netflix era as “a great reset” and highlighted the global reach of Netflix.
“There’s a moment when we go on the air where we’re accessible to 280 million homes globally,” he said. “Multiply that by three for people in the homes, right? That’s a massive number. That is a game changer.”
Triple H also commented on how WWE used video recaps on social media for the top matches on the show.
“What is the watercooler now? It’s TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat,” he said. “If those things tell you there’s something you should go watch — and you don’t have to tune in Monday night at 8 p.m. exactly; you can go check it out on Netflix — that’s really cool. Then once they check it out, now we’re pulling them into being a fan.”
