With the move of Monday Night Raw to Netflix, WWE executives believed it would be able to expand its viewership globally. One show in and the results indicate a big day for the show's debut on the streaming service.

Netflix is happy with how WWE RAW‘s move to the streaming service has gone so far. WWE’s flagship show premiered on Netflix on January 6th. The two sides previously announced their $5 billion deal in January 2024.

On the January 6th episode of WWE Raw, The Rock thanked Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for putting WWE on the platform. During the Netflix fourth-quarter earnings call (via Investing ), Sarandos commented on WWE's start on the streaming service.

WWE “Raw” left traditional cable on Monday, Jan. 6, debuting live on Netflix and now they’re reporting huge streaming numbers — outdoing most shows and sitting number 1 on Netflix. In a press release,

Raw was a huge success during its debut on Netflix this week and the event more than doubled its 2024 viewership numbers.

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.

The viewership for the January 13th episode of WWE RAW is now available. According to Netflix’s website, the January 13th episode of WWE RAW, which marked the first episode following the premiere, ranked fourth in global views.