WWE is set to embark on a new era when Monday Night Raw begins streaming on Netflix, which AEW’s Tony Khan believes is great for everyone.
Last month, it was announced that Raw will move to Netflix as part of a $5 billion deal with the streaming giant. Fans in the U.S. will have access to Monday Night Raw each week, while those outside of the States will receive Raw, SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events. Netflix will not cover monthly PLEs in areas where deals are already in place with other distributors, such as India.
Tony Khan On WWE And Netflix
WWE’s deal with Netflix has raised questions over the broadcast future of other shows, and whether other promotions could follow WWE’s example into the world of streaming. Speaking to Payne and Pendergast, AEW President Tony Khan was asked for his thoughts on the Netflix deal.
“We’re excited to get big media rights renewals in the wrestling business. That’s great to see for everybody. We’re in a big contract year, too, and I think AEW is going to get big media rights.”
Khan then addressed AEW’s own future broadcast rights and foresees a bright future for his first wrestling promotion.
“We have a great partnership on TBS and TNT that I want to continue for a long time. We’ve been on since 2019, it’s five years now we’re going on TBS and TNT, and it’s been great and I want to keep it going because there is a great tradition of wrestling on those channels.”
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