On the latest episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, AEW wrestler Matt Hardy discussed a wide range of topics.
During the podcast, Hardy discussed his thoughts on the deal that WWE and Netflix reached to move Monday Night RAW to the streaming service in January 2025. He said,
“It was big, it was shocking. Once I heard that and I started hearing the details and I educated myself on what was going on, that’s massive. That’s a massive deal. Just the fact that they have this massive platform from Netflix. Literally, you can put out your own WWE branded content, pretty much without limit. It’s not like a TV station where you have certain time, everything is streaming, so that would allow for so many projects outside of the regular pro wrestling. You can have The Undertaker have a show, you can have guys that retire that can’t wrestle [have a show], the potentials are endless when it comes to that. The fact that WWE is putting Raw on Netflix — I know this was a big Vince thing but I’m sure it is embedded in the WWE mindset, ‘Make sure to say this, it’s very important. WWE are the first company ever to have their flagship program streaming, the first ever.’ First evers were always a great way to try and get your point over in WWE if you’re trying to sell something. If it was the first ever, that was a strong selling point with Vince and I’m sure it’s still embedded in the WWE culture now.”
When asked whether he thought the show would move to a streaming service one day, Hardy said,
“I mean yes, I did. It’s evolution, right? Times change, technology changes. As much as we might dislike it or hate it, we have to face the reality that times change. Everything changes and streaming is definitely something that’s changed. It becomes more and more relevant, it becomes more and more prevalent in our lives every single day. So yes, I knew this day would come. Did I know it would come today on January 23, 2024? No, not specifically, but I knew it was coming sooner rather than later.”
