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Gabe Spitzer, Netflix’s Vice President Global Live Sports and Entertainment, spoke about Netflix’s relationship with the WWE on the Sports Media podcast.
He said: “We’re almost two years in and this was our first big live sports entertainment deal. I’ve been a fan for a long time. Great partners over there with people like Paul Levesque, Lee Fitting and Nick Khan. They’ve been great partners. We’re thrilled with the results so far. We knew in the US, with something like Raw, having that every week, there was going to be that passionate and loyal fanbase that was going to show up. They have come in expected ways over to Netflix. It ticked every metric we hoped for on the US side,” he began.
Spitzer said their focus was on expanding the global market for WWE.
“The place where we’ve been surprised, in a good way, is that it will continue to grow is outside of the US. That’s really where we see the potential and continue to grow this partnership. In the US, we have Raw only. Outside of the US, in most countries around the world, we’re the home for all of WWE. It’s been cool to see as different countries have come online. Italy came online this past year and they did a big PLE in Italy. They’re working with us and saying, ‘What are the countries you want to continue to grow and how can we boost that viewership?’ They’re going back to Australia. They’ve been to Europe. They’re going to Mexico for a big Raw. That’s been the cool evolution of the partnership. Beyond the loyal and passionate viewers, and there are a lot of them, to see how we can bring new fans around the world.”
Spitzer addressed concerns over the editing (censorship) of Raw on Netflix and then went onto speak about how they coordinate things with WWE.
“Obviously, there are ratings standards that anyone has to adhere to. We’re Netflix so we try to be a little looser on that. The place where we’ve had conversations with them around locations has also helped us…there have been examples where, with the Raw coming up in a couple of weeks, it’s leading to a big Roman Reigns championship match after this tournament they’ve done. The ability for us to promote three to four weeks out for a big Raw, starting off the year with Bron Breakker vs. CM Punk. That’s the type of conversation we’ve had where you potentially go to this city or if there’s a big matchup, can you let us know three, four, five weeks in advance so we can start promoting that outside of the PLEs. They’ve been very receptive of that.”
An announcement from the NWA:
The NWA announced:
The National Wrestling Alliance is bringing NWA SAMHAIN: Part 4 — THRILL OR BE THRILLED to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday, September 27!
For the first time ever, the NWA invades Turner Hall Ballroom for a special night of live professional wrestling and television taping. Expect championship action, rivalries, surprises, and the stars of the NWA delivering an unforgettable night for the entire family.
Scheduled to appear:
• NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason
• NWA World Women’s Champion “La Princesa” Tiffany Nieves with The Giant Gretta
• Aron Stevens’ Federation of Champions featuring Carson B. Drake, Mike Mondo, Slade, and The SlimeBallz
• NWA World Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen with Col. Joe Cazana
• NWA National Champion Bryan Idol
• NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions Pretty Empowered: Kenzie & Kylie Paige
• The Pope
• King Trevor Murdoch the First and his Royal Court
• Thom Latimer
• “The Crush” Natalia Markova
• Sirena Veil
• And many more NWA stars!
NWA SAMHAIN: Part 4 takes over Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee at 7 PM on Sunday, September 27.
This is the NWA’s Milwaukee debut, and you do not want to miss the action.
Get your tickets now at NWALiveEvents.com.
MLP has released this:
The Netflix documentary on Mr. T debuts today.
