This year has been full of such artistic jump-ships from the music industry to the cinematic terrain with the pop world diving headfirst from audio to visual magic. However, some artists are ditching the stream of flow to stand out, like Travis Scott, whose stepping into the sports world is serving as fodder for tabloids worldwide.
With Netflix leading the charge in live-streaming sports, like the heavily hyped Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul showdown, word has it that Scott’s name is now linked to the boxing scene, tied to WWE Raw
on the streamer.
Travis Scott is set to headline Netflix’s WWE Raw
When Netflix first announced its venturing into the world of sports with live streaming, the fate of big-budget sports broadcasting channels was already up in the air. However, recent reports cue the streamer has far more expansive plans since WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Triple H Levesque recently took to X to share the exciting news. He declared that the first WWE Monday Night Raw
of Netflix’s era, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on January 6th, will have Travis Scott “live and present in person.”
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
TRAVIS SCOTT
JANUARY 6, 2025
LIVE ON NETFLIX https://t.co/tjyTTBEYSM— Netflix (@netflix) November 18, 2024
Triple H shared a clip from the boxing ring alongside Scott to begin the countdown until the big day. Before this, there were speculations and indications that Scott would take center stage at the event when the company was in advanced talks with the artist. With WWE and Netflix confirming the rapper’s live performance on WWE Raw
’s Netflix debut, the event is surely shaping up as one of the most anticipated events of 2025.
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While Netflix’s spearheading into live-streaming sports events was already seen as a game-changer
, its deal with WWE asserts the same even more.
Inside WWE and Netflix’s lucrative deal
According to official reports, WWE’s deal with Netflix is valued at $5 billion, spanning ten years. The OTT streamer will host all of WWE’s weekly events from January, and fans outside the US will also be granted WWE SmackDown
, WWE NXT
, and Premium Live Events. Additionally, WWE Raw
will have a new logo to align with its fresh epoch on Netflix.
Although subscribers faced some streaming glitches during the highly anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, WWE has been reportedly assured that these problems will not be a headache of theirs. All of that remains to be seen when WWE Raw
finally lands on Netflix with the new year, but till then, the Travis Scott headliner should work its magic in keeping the excitement through the roof.
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Are you excited about Travis Scott’s live performance during the upcoming WWE Raw
‘s Netflix debut? Let us know in the comments below!
