Today on 23rd January 2024, WWE & Netflix announced a long term partnership to broadcast WWE RAW on the streaming service in US, Canada, UK & Latin America from January 2025.

This also includes the rights to Smackdown, NXT & all their Premium Live Events (Including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank & Summerslam) being moved onto the streaming service outside of the US.

As it stands, Netflix prohibits businesses from streaming their services for commercial use, as they've never broadcast live events before

If this position remains intact when they start streaming WWE, fans will no longer be able to experience WWE PPV/PLE viewing parties at bars, pubs and other venues that have provided an extension to the WWE experience.

No longer when someone wins a Royal Rumble or is crowned Champion in the main event of WrestleMania will we see clips on WWE television of  partying fans celebrating from viewing parties in bars across the world.

No longer will fans have the choice to watch a WWE event in a venue packed full of like minded fans with the same atmosphere as watching the game or a fight there.

No more best dressed WWE themed fancy dressed competitions,

No more meet and greets with a guest WWE legend from yesteryear,

No more hundreds of fans  consecutively counting down from 10 every 2 minutes in a Rumble match,

No more making new friends at venues from a shared love of wrestling to meet on a monthly basis,

Not only that, but also think of the jobs these viewing parties have created over the years & the economical benefits to the local communities by showing them.

Let's send a message to WWE & Netflix & keep our viewing parties alive and the experience they bring that cannot be replicated from the comfort of a home!