WWE Raw premiere on Netflix
| WWE Raw premiere on Netflix | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | January 6, 2025 | ||
| City | Inglewood, California | ||
| Venue | Intuit Dome | ||
| Attendance | 17,514 | ||
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The Monday Night Raw premiere on Netflix was a professional wrestling television special produced by WWE. It marked the debut of WWE's weekly Monday Night Raw program on the streaming service Netflix. The event took place on January 6, 2025, from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, and featured performers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. This episode of Raw marked a shift from broadcasting on traditional linear television to over-the-top digital streaming.
The episode also featured appearances by The Rock, The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, John Cena (which marked the start of Cena's farewell tour ahead of his retirement from in-ring competition at the end of 2025), and rapper Travis Scott (Scott was also meant to have a performance during this episode but it was abruptly cancelled on the spot after he was spotted smoking cannabis during his entrance alongside Jey Uso).
Four matches were contested at the event. In the main event, CM Punk defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins. In the nights other matches, Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match for the Ula Fala and recognition as Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family, Jey Uso defeated Drew McIntyre, and Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to win the Women's World Championship for a second time.