Okay, so I was watching WWE Raw, like I always do, and this time it was on August 19th. The main event was The Usos versus The Street Profits, a pretty decent match, you know? The Usos won, and that was the end of the show as it was broadcasted. But I was curious about what happened in the arena afterward, so I did some digging.
I checked some online forums and articles to see if anyone had shared details about what happened after Raw went off the air. Apparently, when the cameras stopped rolling for the broadcast, things didn’t just end there at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. It’s like, the show for the live audience kept going. They had some untelevised stuff, which is pretty common for these events. Sometimes, they do dark matches or just have the wrestlers interact with the crowd a bit more.
But this got me thinking about the whole business with WWE Raw moving around. From what I gathered, WWE Network shut down in the U.S. back in April 2021. All the old Raw episodes moved over to Peacock. But then, I found out that not everything made the cut. Some stuff was removed or censored. Makes sense, different platforms, different rules, right?
Then, there’s this whole thing about WWE’s deal with the USA Network. I heard it was supposed to be up in October. I’m not sure what year exactly, but it must have been before the latest deal. And it’s not just the U.S., either. In the UK, you can watch it on TNT Sports or the WWE Network, but it’s a shorter version. I read about a fan, some guy named Jonathan Elgie, who was cool with the shorter version.
And get this, starting January 6, 2025, Raw is moving to Netflix! That’s going to be huge! I mean, everyone’s got Netflix, right? It’s going to be interesting to see how that changes things. Maybe they’ll have to change the format, or maybe it’ll be exactly the same, just on a different platform.
Here’s a little summary of what I found:
- August 19, 2024: Watched WWE Raw, The Usos defeated The Street Profits.
- After the show: Looked up what happened after it went off the air. Usually, there’s some extra stuff for the live crowd.
- WWE Network Changes: Found out that WWE Network is no more in the U.S. since April 2021, and everything’s on Peacock now, but with some changes to the content.
- USA Network Deal: The deal with USA Network was supposed to end sometime around October, but I’m not sure of the exact year.
- Netflix Deal: WWE Raw is moving to Netflix on January 6, 2025! That’s big news.
So, yeah, that’s the whole story of my little investigation into what happened after Raw went off the air and the whole WWE streaming situation. It’s always interesting to see how these things play out behind the scenes.
