WWE has been doing incredible business since merging with UFC to form TKO Group Holding. After the official formation on September 12, 2023, WWE has achieved groundbreaking deals, including their $5 billion deal with Netflix. While their flagship show, Monday Night Raw, will stream exclusively on the streaming service in January 2025, it seems Netflix may have more plans for WWE.
TKO Chief Operating Officer and President Mark Shapiro recently spoke about the future of WWE at the annual J.P Morgan Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference. In his speech, he touched on WWE’s deal with Netflix, and there are discussions of doing documentaries on WWE superstars. He also noted that the popular streaming service may do a behind-the-scenes series with WWE, like Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
Postwrestling’s Andrew Thompson transcribed the following quotes from Shapiro.
“…I think the very first genre you’ll see out of WWE in terms of ancillary programming will be a Drive to Survive show. That’s contemplated for the first season, and we’ll also do some documentaries, probably on a few of our superstars, said Shapiro. He continued, “Our current deal is up at the end of the year for WWE, but I would expect to see a Drive to Survive-type show next year to go along with the first of our live telecasts.”
WWE legend The Undertaker recently floated an idea about WWE legends having roasts on Netflix after the success of NFL great Tom Brady’s live show. Shapiro shared that the streaming service does seem to have more roasting events planned for the future. However, it’s unclear if Netflix wants to do a WWE-style roast when Monday Night Raw joins the service in 2025.
TKO President On WWE’s Next Deal With Saudi Arabia
Along with a promising update on the WWE’s deal with Netflix, Shapiro also commented on the company’s agreement with Saudi Arabia. WWE will host their upcoming King and Queen Of The Ring premium live event on May 25 at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The TKO president shared that an expansion of the WWE deal with the country in the next 6 to 12 months.
“You’ve seen us monetize site fees with the likes of Saudi Arabia for WWE. You can look for us to expand our current deal in the next 6-12 months. Very happy with M.B.S. (Mohammed bin Salman) and the partnership we have there. We have two events a year, but we’re already in discussions,” said Shapiro.
The TKO President also mentioned that WWE President Nick Khan is leading the conversation with Saudi Arabia to host more events in the country. The current deal is expected to end in 2028. It’s unclear how long the company wants to extend its contract with Saudi Arabia, but TKO isn’t slowing down and is continuing to seek lucrative deals for WWE.
The blockbuster move will see Raw leave traditional broadcast television in favor of streaming in perhaps the biggest change to WWE content since the launch of the WWE Network in 2014. Speaking at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Monday, TKO COO Mark Shapiro revealed that WWE has already tested a major PLE on the streaming giant.
“We did a test in April in New Zealand, for WrestleMania. We aired WrestleMania on Netflix in New Zealand. No promotion, no marketing whatsoever. No press release. Nobody knew it was happening because we were all nervous that it wouldn’t necessarily work so well. [It was] kind of the guinea pig trial.
“Well it went off without a hitch, that’s the good news. But secondly, the gravy on top of that was we were the highest-rated program that night on all of streaming and linear. So a great story for us.”
Mark Shapiro, President & COO, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, talks airing this year's Wrestlemania on Netflix in New Zealand.https://t.co/NXPWX6Xhqb
Fans outside the United States will have an even sweeter deal when the Netflix deal comes into effect this coming January. In addition to receiving Raw, they will also receive SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events as part of the ten-year deal.
WWE’s Netflix deal marks a serious step for the company that has previously dominated the airwaves in more traditional formats of broadcasting. It’s not just the Netflix deal that reflects a change from the norm. WWE recently began hosting its new WWE Speed show exclusively on Twitter. A filing for WWE Vault, perhaps another new show, has recently been filed.
WWE is heading into new territory as they prepare to stream Monday Night Raw on Netflix in 2025. The $5 billion deal was made on January 23, with fans curious and skeptical about the brand moving exclusively to streaming.
While the company plans to move to Monday Night Raw off TV, fans became aware that its deal with USA Network would end in September. WWE not having an agreement in place would’ve left the brand without a home until January 2025 to Netflix. However, TKO Group Holding has announced that they have reached a new deal, a $25 million deal with NBCUniversal, to keep Monday Night Raw on the USA Network for the rest of the year.
Breaking: WWE announces it as entered into a short term $25 million deal with NBCU to keep Raw on USA Network in Q4 till the start of the Netflix Agreement in January 2025. That means Raw & Smackdown for a brief time at the end of the year will be both on the USA Network. pic.twitter.com/KkSEtLYaEi
TKO shared their 2024 first-quarter results today and revealed that Monday Night Raw would stay on the USA Network for the fourth quarter of 2024. The deal will also allow NBCU Universal to have Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown on the network later this year.
It’s unclear if WWE may have considered other possible suitors to host Monday Night RAW later this year. However, this may be a win for fans as both brands will be on one network until Monday Night Raw moves to Netflix. It will also allow fans to slowly transition from cable to streaming to watch their favorite superstars on the Raw brand.
More On WWE’s Move To Netflix Next Year
WWE’s decision to move to Netflix will be game-changing as they hope to bring the same weekly audience to the streaming service. CBS News’ William Lankford reported earlier this year that Netflix has over 200 million subscribers, with 13.1 million added by the end of 2023.
Netflix’s decision to add the WWE flagship show will be interesting as it aims to compete with other streaming services, like Amazon Prime Videos, for live sports. While other platforms have a season or games of a sport, Netflix will benefit from having Monday Night Raw every week.
WWE’s new deal with NBCUniversal has secured the future for the rest of the year. The company will have to figure out if they can get fans to watch their brand on streaming in 2025. However, the $25 million agreement has given them time to get their audience to follow Monday Night Raw’s transition to Netflix.
WWE Superstar Sami Zayn will be flexing his comedy muscles at the upcoming ‘Netflix is a Joke’ entertainment festival.
Taking to Twitter, Zayn said he is “so excited” to be part of the festival that’ll take place this May in Los Angeles. Zayn’s comedy show ‘Sami Zayn & Friends’ will take place on Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 pm local time in Avalon, Hollywood, CA.
??? So excited about this!
I will be doing a live comedy show as part of @NetflixIsAJoke Festival in LA.
Pre-Sale tickets will go on sale on Thursday, April 4, at 10 am PDT. General Sale tickets will go on sale on Friday, April 5, at 10 am PDT.
It’s hardly a surprise that Zayn is making moves in the world of comedy. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion has often been heralded for his humor which was on full display during his 2022 role as part of The Bloodline. Zayn was even able to make some members of the group ‘corpse,’ meaning they couldn’t help but laugh at what he was doing even when they were supposed to be serious.
Wrestling & Comedy
Zayn isn’t the only wrestler to try his hand in the world of comedy. For years, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has hosted stand-up comedy gigs both in the United States and overseas.
TNA Wrestling’s Nic Nemeth has also hosted stand-up comedy shows in the past and was previously in a relationship with Amy Schumer. Nemeth hosted a comedy show with his brother Ryan in November 2023, mere weeks after his WWE release.
Considered one of the best talkers in wrestling, it seemed inevitable that ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper would try his hand at stand-up comedy. The Hot Rod hosted sets after his in-ring career ended and his work was praised by comedians including Ari Shaffir of Comedy Central. He also was in a handful of episodes of the hit comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Raw’s Move to Netflix
WWE Monday Night Raw will move to Netflix in January 2025 in a blockbuster move that’ll take the red brand off traditional broadcast television. The deal is even sweeter for fans outside of the U.S. who will see Raw, SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events all moved to the streaming giant.
It may be some time yet before fans see Netflix’s docuseries on the life of Vince McMahon, due to the allegations against him.
McMahon re-signed from TKO and WWE last month, following a lawsuit filed by ex-employee Janel Grant. Miss Grant claims that McMahon was sexually abusive to her and that he trafficked her to others in the company, including a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Netflix Docuseries Delayed?
In 2020, a docuseries focusing on McMahon was announced, though a lot has changed since this project was first revealed. While it was reported in 2022 that the project was scrapped, it was later confirmed that this was not the case.
On a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the future of the Netflix project. Meltzer said that while the project was set to be released soon, the resignation of McMahon may have resulted in the project being delayed.
“I haven’t heard anything about [the release of] the doc. This changes the whole doc 100%… They were done. It was going to be out very, very soon. I don’t know how it can possibly be out very, very soon now.”
WWE And Netflix
It’s unclear when this project will be released, but WWE is set to have close ties with Netflix in due time. In January of next year, WWE Monday Night Raw will move to Netflix as part of a five billion dollar deal with the streaming service. Fans outside the U.S. will also receive SmackDown, and WWE NXT, as well as Premium Live Events.
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.”
Netflix and WWE are allies but the streaming giant wants no part of WWE’s former Chairman…
Vincent Kennedy McMahon is gone from WWE, and the company’s new partners at Netflix have wasted no time in distancing themselves from the former Chairman.
McMahon re-signed from TKO and WWE last week, following a lawsuit filed by ex-employee Janel Grant. Miss Grant claims that McMahon was sexually abusive to her and that he trafficked her to others in the company, including John Lauriniaits and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. McMahon has denied the allegations against him and, via a spokesperson, has claimed the lawsuit is rife with “obscene made-up instances that never occurred.”
This week, Netflix staged its press event, dubbed Next on Netflix, at its Tudum Theater in Hollywood. When asked about McMahon and the potential impact the lawsuit could have on WWE’s deal with Netflix, content chief Bela Bajaria asserted that McMahon will not be a factor going forward.
“He’s gone. So he’s not there. He’s gone.”
The Netflix-WWE Deal
Brandon Reign, Netflix’s VP of nonfiction was also at the press event. When asked about the deal with WWE, Reigg commended the combined efforts of the WWE Universe and Netflix’s subscribers.
“I think we’re all really bullish on it, but we know that has an incredibly consistent audience for the last several decades. And so that’s really first and foremost where we’re starting at and then we’ll see where we go from there.”
Monday Night Raw begins streaming on Netflix in January 2025.
For fans outside the United States, they will receive Raw, SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events as part of this deal. This has raised questions about the future of the WWE Network, which fans outside the U.S. currently use for said shows. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said that Netflix will take up the brunt of the workload.
”For most of the world, they’re going to be taking over the WWE Network. The WWE Network itself, that exists outside the United States, that will be folding at the end of the year and Netflix will pick up the content.
“So a lot of people have asked will they pick up all the content? All the archives? I don’t know. But they will be the sole source of that, the archival content of all the old territories and all the old stuff that was on the old WWE Network. That will, that will move to Netflix outside the United States in January.”
Meltzer then looked at WWE’s relationship with Peacock, where the WWE Network in North America currently resides. Meltzer wouldn’t be surprised if this also falls under Netflix’s watch when the time is right.
“When the Peacock deal is up, if Netflix were to get that, that’d be interesting to see how much more they would pay. Obviously, it’s a $200 million deal per year deal right now. So that’s the next deal. That’s coming up.”
Raw will move to Netflix in Jan 2025, but their deal with the USA Network will expire in September 2024…
Vince McMahon has quite a story to tell. Even though fans believe that they may know ever detail about Mr. McMahon’s life so far, there is a lot to be uncovered. A new Netflix documentary will shine a light on his entire career and controversies.
Netflix’s Vince McMahon Documentary
Dave Meltzer talked about the Vince McMahon documentary on Wrestling Observer Radio. He mentioned that the documentary, which was started by Netflix years ago, has changed from the initial plan. Vince McMahon wanted it to be genuine and not a fake portrayal of his life.
According to Meltzer, Vince’s interview was the most interesting part. The documentary will also be split up into several parts, with some already finished, and the remaining part would cover Vince’s return and the sale. It seems that Nefflix is going to go all in with telling the story of Vince McMahon.
When this documentary started, ordered by Netflix years and years ago, obviously, this was not the end result that anyone imagined. It was going to be something that they did. And Vince told them that he does not want a fake documentary. And Vince was probably the most interesting interview on the documentary. I don’t know all the different people they talk to. I only know what I talked about. And they were told this was anything but meant to be a puff piece if it ends up being, perhaps, much of the documentary.
Netflix’s Vince McMahon Documentary Will Cover Recent Events
Vince McMahon has a lot of skeletons in his closet, and some of those are widely known at this point. It will be interesting to see if Netflix pulls any punches, especially with their new blockbuster deal to secure the rights for RAW and non-US rights for all premium live events.
This documentary will also cover the latter part of Vince McMahon’s time in WWE, which will include his hush money scandal. Needless to say, this upcoming offering from the streaming giant could be a huge attraction, even for mainstream viewers who may first discover this new spotlight on Mr. McMahon via one of their endless scrolling sessions on the service.
Monday Night Raw will begin streaming on Netflix come January 2025, but there are questions about the red brand’s home for the months before the big move.
This week, 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.
Monday Night Raw Without A Home
Raw’s move to Netflix won’t happen until January 2025, which has raised questions as to the red brand’s future in the final quarter of 2024. That’s because WWE’s current deal for Raw to broadcast on the USA Network will expire later this year.
On the Pollock & Thurston show, Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston noted that an NBC official informed him that the USA Network will not carry Raw after the expiration date of this deal, which is September 30. On the show, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer said that an announcement was coming shortly regarding those three months in which Raw currently has no broadcast deal.
Moving to A New Day?
Raw has been synonymous with Monday nights ever since its launch, and Nick Khan intends that to be the case after the Netflix move. On the Pat McAfee show, Khan addressed the possibility of Raw being released on Netflix on a different date.
“At this moment in time, it remains Monday Night Raw. Keep in mind, we have ten and a half months until this deal is up and running… If we stay on Mondays, it’ll work, if we move to a different day, we think it’ll work too.”
In an SEC filing, it was noted that Netflix has the option to extend the WWE Raw deal beyond the initial ten years or opt out after five years.
It shouldn’t be much longer before fans get to see the much-anticipated project about Vince McMahon. Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer recalled his own ties to the project.
“Today I went to Los Angeles to do a Netflix taping (about) Vince McMahon. I guess what I can say, because I’m not supposed to say much about it, is the Netflix series is gonna be out sooner than you think. — It’s a big freakin’ deal. They’ve interviewed all kinds of people. I was told the most interesting person they’ve interviewed is Vince McMahon.”
Meltzer added that the project leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the wrestling powerhouse.
“It’s covering the whole life of Vince McMahon. I’ve been asked about every single subject that you can think of regarding Vince McMahon, from childhood to last week, practically. Covered everything.”
A lot has changed for WWE and Vince McMahon in the three years since the Netflix deal was announced. On his show, Dave Meltzer explained how the project will reflect this.
“The series, when it started and how it’s ended are completely different. When it started it was just ‘Vince McMahon, the owner of the company’, and now it’s not the owner of the company, and there’s all the reasons that he’s not the owner of the company, the payoffs – all that stuff happened, they were years into this documentary before all that stuff happened.”
Vince McMahon may not be thrilled with the final project when it releases on Netflix…
It looks like WWE Studios has entered into a new relationship with Netflix. Interestingly, however, neither company has officially announced their new working partnership.
PWInsider has reported that the first collaborative effort between WWE Studios and the streaming platform will be begun shooting this summer.
The shoot will be done in Vancouver, British Colombia with filming starting later this month, carrying on through until late August.
WWE Studios have been working with Netflix to develop original feature films. The plan is to release them straight onto Netflix’s streaming platform, potentially foregoing WWE’s usual straight-to-DVD model. These movies will be aimed at children and families.
The Main Event
The movie itself is entitled The Main Event. It will tell the story of a bullied ten-year-old boy who dreams go growing up to become a WWE professional wrestler. However, he gets to live his dream earlier than expected when he discovers the secret to having super-strength in his breakfast cereal, becoming “The Spaghetti Kid.”
This being a WWE Studios project, WWE Superstars are rumored to be involved. John Cena is supposedly referenced and featured in a cameo at some point during the movie. Other Superstars slated to appear in The Main Event include Sheamus, The Miz, and Bray Wyatt.
The screenplay for The Main Event was written by Larry Postel. He wrote another film called Flip Turn that, although produced earlier in the year, has yet to be released.
The ‘Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling’ still have plenty of work to do in the ring after ‘GLOW’ was officially renewed for season 3 on Netflix.
The streaming giant announced the news on Monday after ‘GLOW’ received critical praise for both season one and season two.
Based loosely on the ‘Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling’ promotion from the 1980’s, the series on Netlix, which is one part comedy, one part drama, was expected to be renewed but the news didn’t come down the pipe until this week.
Since first arriving on Netflix last year, ‘GLOW’ has been praised by both critics and audiences alike.
In fact, ‘GLOW’ received a nomination for ‘Best Comedy’ for the 2018 Emmy Awards with Betty Gilpin — who portrays ‘Liberty Belle’ on the show — being nominated for best supporting actress in a comedy as well.
The third season of the show will move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas after the storyline on ‘GLOW’ season two ended with the promotion losing its television contract but then being picked up by a promoter looking to put on a live show in Sin City.
Of course there’s no word yet if ‘GLOW’ season 3 will actually be filmed in Las Vegas as most of the locations that would have been there in the 1980’s when the show takes place are no longer standing.
Production on ‘GLOW’ season 3 will pick up in late 2018 or early next year with a 2019 debut date on Netflix.
GLOW is a new show on Netflix that focuses on a wrestling promotion/series in the 1980s entitled Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. The creators of the new show came across the 2012 documentary GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and wanted to create a fictionalized version of it. Below is the trailer for the 2012 documentary.
GLOW released it’s first season on Netflix yesterday and it is getting rave reviews. It currently is at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81 on Metacritic. The show stars Allison Brie as a struggling actress that joins the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling promotion as a last resort. GLOW also has several cameos from professional wrestlers including Alex Riley, Tyrus, Joey Ryan, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Awesome Kong, Carlito, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. The first 10 episodes of GLOW are available on Netflix now and you can check out the trailer in the video below.
The Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker lawsuit has had far-reaching legal consequences. The precedent set by the case is expected to impact the future of journalism and celebrity privacy.
Netflix will be releasing a documentary on the case, and have just released the first trailer for the move:
The Many Facets of Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker
The co-founder of Paypal, Peter Thief, helped bankroll the lawsuit against Gawker. The media company had previously released private information as well.
WWE cut ties with Hogan after the tapes were released, allowing Hogan to sue Gawker for lost revenue.
More information should be revealed in the upcoming documentary.
Johnny Mundo recently spoke with TVInsider.com to promote Lucha Underground seasons 1 and 2 arriving on Netflix. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Lucha Underground on Netflix: “It’s finally happening. Netflix never had anything like this because I always looked at Lucha Underground as a hybrid between an episodic TV show and a pro wrestling show. We’ve got a one-hour show, which is different than the traditional two- or three-hour wrestling show. And it moves like a TV show. I felt from day one it would be a perfect fit for Netflix.”
Lucha Underground Season 4: “There are so many things I want to see happen. I hope in the future we do some touring, upgrades to the Temple where instead of 500 people there is room for a thousand or 1,500. We could change venues. Touring is exciting. Working with bigger sponsors is exciting. For me, if they change the Temple, they can bring a whole new set of challenges or things for me to jump off of and do parkour and integrate it into matches. The opportunity to do more with vignettes. There is the potential of doing movies about the origins of the stars of Lucha Underground, which has been discussed before by creative. The deal with Netflix can open up so many doors. I’m just really happy to be a part of it.”
Jenji Kohan, the creator of hit Netflix original series ‘Orange is The New Black’ is working on a new series for the streaming service revolving around the cult 80s promotion G.L.O.W (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling).
A pilot has already been written however production plans and release dates are some ways off. As more details emerge we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
There is said to be a feeling among talent and staff in WWE that the television announcers seem too “disingenuous” when promoting the WWE Network as “like Netflix, but better.”
Initially, the tag-line was “like Netflix for WWE, but better,” however they made the change because WWE feels that the combination of the live stream and on-demand library is a big deal.
Apparently WWE talent are big fans of Netflix, as it’s one of the more convenient ways to watch television shows and movies on the road.
News broke today that Spike TV would not be renewing their television deal with TNA. The company – which is owned by Dixie Carter and currently employs Vince Russo – has had financial difficulties in the past.
In fact, it has almost become a joke to post pictures of TNA crowds on social media websites in recent weeks, as they more closely resemble the crowds one would find at a small county fair, not a touring professional wrestling promotion.
This recent TNA crowd perfectly illustrates why the company is having a hard time securing a television deal.
Although Spike TV decided not to renew TNA’s contract, the current deal still runs through October, providing the company with a few months to find a new home for Impact Wrestling. Initial reports indicate that there is little chance of that happening, however, as few cable providers will be willing to pay the company what Spike TV was paying to air TNA programming.
With their television revenue gone at the end of October and poor ticket sales not bringing in enough to keep the company afloat, Monday’s announcement was likely the death of TNA. With that said, it will be interesting to see if TNA’s departure from the world of televised wrestling will affect the WWE.
After acquiring WCW in March of 2001, the WWE held a virtual monopoly on the world of televised wrestling in the United States. That monopoly was eventually broken after Jeff Jarrett founded TNA in May of 2002. Although TNA has never provided the same level of competition that WCW brought to the table during the 1990s, it at least prevented the WWE from acting as a monopoly.
Other promotions have gained a sizable following in the United States (ROH, CZW, etc.), but TNA has been the only company the WWE had had to worry about finding on television.
The one-dollar increase in price for Netflix is something to keep a close eye on, as far as possible changes to WWE Network’s subscription rates in the future.
At a one-dollar price increase, if WWE were to do it, it would bring in an extra $7 million per year in revenue, which would offset some of the losses if the numbers fail to reach the estimated expectations.
Netflix and Amazon have both recently increased their prices, and the only reason WWE and UFC didn’t follow suit was because Netflix established a low price point as the value of a streaming service.
– WWE has added the “Christmas Bounty” film starring The Miz to Netflix. There was originally concern that WWE would be pulling their content off of Netflix due to their new WWE Network service, however the latest word is that they won’t be taking their stuff off of Netflix because it has been a solid source of revenue for the company.
– Speaking of WWE movie projects, there are rumors that the WWE Studios film “See No Evil 2” starring Kane will be released in October, just in time for Halloween.