The premiere episode of WWE RAW on Netflix lasted for three hours, while this week’s show ran for just over two-and-a-half hours.
WWE Chief Creative Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque has already stated that the duration of RAW on Netflix will be adaptable.
Fightful Select has shared some additional backstage notes regarding the expected runtime for WWE RAW on Netflix in the future.
The runtimes of the January 6th and January 13th episodes are not the official duration for RAW going forward. WWE reportedly has a target duration that it aims to achieve each week on Netflix.
The length of this week’s episode of RAW wasn’t a surprise, as WWE had planned dark matches for the show.
Furthermore, Penta was not kept hidden during the day leading up to his in-ring debut against Chad Gable. The former AEW veteran was present backstage throughout the show.
Finally, Pwinsider is reporting that WWE RAW is currently ranked #3 in the United States among Netflix’s Top 10 shows. Netflix has also uploaded more 1999 episodes of SmackDown to its WWE archive.