January 6 WWE Raw on Netflix debut shaping up to be a huge card

WWE is a few week's away from the promotion's big debut on Netflix. Moving Monday Night Raw from USA to Netflix has the potential to be one of the most important business steps in the history of professional wrestling. WWE is treating the show as such, stacking it up with big matches, including two huge announcements in recent weeks. January 6 has the makings to be a PLE-level showcase on Monday Night Raw.

As of this writing, Solo Sikoa will take on Roman Reigns in a singles match to determine who is the real Tribal Chief. As if that wasn't a big enough main event, Seth Rollins is battling CM Punk in a singles match as these two men have been at each other's necks the last few days. Why are these two matches big deals you may ask? The last time Reigns had a singles match on weekly WWE television was the title defense against Matt Riddle on June 17, 2022. The last time CM Punk has put on a singles match on WWE television was January 20, 2014. So yea, quite the big deal that WWE is giving away such big matches to kick off the new platform.

Expect other big matches to be added to the card. WWE should find a way to feature either Chelsea Green as the new WWE Women's United States Champion, or get the finals to the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on that same show. Rhea Ripley has been announced as the new top contender to Liv Morgan, so booking the WWE Women's World Championship on that night would also make sense.

There are also growing rumors that both Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are expected to return soon, so getting either one or both of those women to show up on the January 6 episode of Monday Night Raw would be huge.

Fans are watching closely to see how the shift to Netflix is handled. Will WWE continue to keep shows only 2 hours long as it has since October? Will the show go back to three hours long? Is there potential for flex scheduling based on the content planned for each night? How will watch trends change now that ratings data isn't a thing for streaming platforms and watch hours aren't public knowledge? There are so many questions to answer which makes this shift such an interesting story to watch.

Professional wrestling is booming and the WWE is leading the charge as the largest promotion in the world. The scheduled move to Netflix is a fun development that has the attention of all its fans. WWE is responding by building this into a major show, showing how important it is to the future of the product.