In January, WWE reached a $5 billion dollar deal with Netflix to bring Monday Night Raw to the biggest streaming platform in the world in January 2025. That contract calls for WWE to receive $500 million a year, with opt out and extension clauses worked into the deal. The one major problem with the new arrangement is that WWE's Raw deal with USA was up in September, potentially leaving the company's flagship show without a home for months.
Via Deadline, that problem has now been solved. Monday Night Raw is staying on USA through the end of 2024, which should allow WWE to have a seamless transition for Raw's upcoming run on Netflix. Per the report, WWE will receive $25 million for extending the deal a few months with USA.
Despite Raw's pending departure, USA isn't out of the WWE business in 2025. Smackdown is moving back to USA in October after its stint on Fox. That deal is worth $1.4 billion for WWE across five years. Additionally, WWE's developmental brand, NXT, will be moving to The CW in October.
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