How Much WWE Network Content Is Moving To Netflix Revealed

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With WWE Raw moving to Netflix, the fate of legacy content, including WCW and ECW, on the soon-to-be-closed WWE Network has been revealed.

It was recently revealed that the WWE Network would no longer be available in the United Kingdom ahead of the January 6 premiere of WWE Raw on Netflix.

While it’s just Raw moving to Netflix in the US, it’s a different situation internationally, as the WWE Network closing means Netflix will be the exclusive home of WWE content.

The WWE Network didn’t just host current content but also had a wealth of programming in its extensive catalog, including WCW, ECW, historic territory shows and documentaries.

Dave Meltzer has now revealed the future of much of that historic content when the WWE moves over to Netflix internationally.

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio about the wealth of content on WWE Network compared to what fans can expect on Netflix, Meltzer stated:

“People have been asking, internationally when everything moves to Netflix, how much of the library are we going to see? And the answer is, not much.

“All the current shows obviously will be on every single week. This is international, not United States, United States is only Raw. All the pay-per-views are gonna be on Netflix.

“As far as your archives, there will be some but very little. On January 1, when everything starts, they’re gonna have about roughly 40 pay-per-views, will be the only thing up. Just intermittent – some recent, some years ago. But like 40-ish pay-per-views, dating back to the Wrestling Classic and Tuesday in Texas, Rock Bottom, there’ll be Royal Rumbles and WrestleManias of course. Hell in a Cell. The Invasion pay-per-view. Evolution pay-per-view, the all-women’s show. Some of the ECW pay-per-views – December to Dismember’s gonna be up there.

“So it’s not like they picked based on… I think they just blinded themselves and threw darts at a wall, and whichever name they it they picked up, because it’s not like they picked the best pay-per-views, or recent, or anything. Clash at the Castle’s gonna be on.

“So anyway, the point is it will only be, when it starts on Netflix, there will be 40 pay-per-views, there’ll be no WCW, no Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, no Mid-South Wrestling, World Class Wrestling. None of that taped library stuff. Which, people didn’t really watch a lot of it, so that’s what happened. But there will be a few WrestleManias.

“There will be some old episodes of NXT, Raw and SmackDown. All the new episodes airing live of course.”

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Meltzer would also reveal that new content would be added to the WWE Netflix offering, going on to say:

“There will be a second run of pay-per-views that will be released February 7 I believe, a couple of pay-per-views – Stomping Grounds, Vengeance, Insurrextion, Night of Champions, Armageddon, not too many. And then on the 31st, there will be some more pay-per-views.

“Netflix will be slowly rolling out WWE pay-per-views and some archives of WWE programming. There will not be any programming from any other promotions on Netflix, at least for the first four to five months.”

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It was recently reported that WWE Raw will air live regardless of where it is taped when the show moves to Netflix, including international episodes.

WWE recently launched a YouTube channel called WWE Vault which was created to showcase ‘classic matches, hidden gems and never-before-seen footage.’

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