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The Rock And John Cena Propel WWE Raw on Netflix Premiere To Nearly 5M Viewers Globally, Double Average US Audience

WWE's debut on Netflix racked up huge numbers and broke numerous company records.
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The debut episode of RAW on Netflix racked up huge numbers Monday night. WWE and Netflix announced Thursday morning that Raw captured a global audience of 4.9 million people.

In the United States specifically, the inaugural event averaged 2.6 million households, according to VideoAmp. That's an increase of 116% over RAW’s average 2024 U.S. audience.

Monday marked the largest audience for a Raw broadcast over the past five years and more than doubled the all important 18-49 target audience compared to last year.

RAW on Netflix sold-out the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and set a company record as the highest-grossing arena event in company history. Additionally, the event set a merchandise sales record, becoming the highest-grossing non-Premium Live Event of all time.

The event saw Rhea Ripley reclaim the Women’s World Championship over Liv Morgan, Roman Reigns defeat Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat to earn back the sacred Ula Fala, Jey Uso steal a win from Drew McIntyre and CM Punk best Seth “Freakin” Rollins in their highly anticipated grudge match in the show's main event.

Monday’s event also featured appearances from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, The Undertaker, Logan Paul, Travis Scott, Hulk Hogan and John Cena, who officially kicked off his 2025 retirement tour.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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