WWE releases cold open for Raw on Netflix premiere

WWE has released the cold open for tonight’s Raw on Netflix premiere. 

The three-minute video, which will kickstart a new era in WWE programming, is narrated by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. 

Levesque says in the video:

“It’s as real as our ancient yearning. Not merely for a hero, but the villain as well. Just as they need each other, so do you need them to tell a story. But what of the story of wrestling itself? What if the canvas could speak of an ageless carnival with primeval roots, but came of age with that most American of institutions, television. As television changed, so did wrestling. And together they changed America. Truth is, a great swath of American culture is born of that eternal battle between the face and the heel. From ecstasy to humiliation. Fame to obscurity, and back again. An endless cycle that changed the rules and blurred the lines, made it harder to distinguish the good guys from the bad, the shoot from the work, the real from the unreal. Because wrestling’s greatest stories, every damn one, has that element of truth. The screens get smaller, but the show gets bigger. Global, from television to streaming, America to the world. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the all real, ever fantastic, never to end, story of WWE.”

Tonight’s WWE Raw episode on Netflix will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. In addition to the matches listed below, The Rock has revealed he will be on the show. Hulk Hogan is also scheduled to be in Los Angeles for the event. The announced lineup is below. 

The lineup for the Monday, January 6 WWE Raw on Netflix premiere episode:

  • Tribal Combat: Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
  • CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
  • Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defends against Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso
  • John Cena returns
  • Penta El Zero Miedo debuts
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Rey Mysterio & TBA
  • The Rock to appear
  • Hulk Hogan scheduled to be at the show