Report: WWE SmackDown To Go To Three Hours When Raw Moves To Netflix
WWE Raw’s move to Netflix could see SmackDown going to three hours
USA Network is temporarily the home of WWE’s main roster on television, with both Raw and SmackDown airing on the network… until January 2025 anyway.
USA has long been the home of Raw, but recently picked up the rights to SmackDown from FOX, with Raw set to move to Netflix from January. Until then, Raw is trimming down to a two-hour runtime - the same as SmackDown - but a report from WrestleVotes Radio states that SmackDown could go to three hours after Raw moves to Netflix.
The change is rumoured to go into effect from the January 3 2025 edition of SmackDown, with the blue brand recently undergoing a full brand refresh with its move to USA.
WrestleVotes also reports that after SmackDown airs live on USA that it will make its way to Netflix, but these rumours have not been confirmed yet:
“The other big news here is there are rumours that once the show ends, it will be available on Netflix, which we haven’t heard elsewhere. Those are the internal talkings right now is that probably the day after Smackdown will be available on Netflix. But the real nugget here is that starting January 3, that show will be three hours.”
H/T: WrestlingNews.co