Netflix announces WWE PLE library deal
Netflix and WWE are officially expanding their partnership with Netflix now hosting the WWE PLE library.
After the expiration of WWE’s deal with Peacock, the company’s PLE archive was added to Netflix on January 1. An official announcement has now been made, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that it is a multi-year agreement. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Beginning immediately, Netflix is the new U.S. home for WWE’s library of Premium Live Events (prior to September 2025) including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble, as well as award-winning documentaries and original programming. pic.twitter.com/jR59KkcOHi
— Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) January 6, 2026
“Beginning immediately, Netflix is the new U.S. home for WWE’s library of Premium Live Events (prior to September 2025) including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble, as well as award-winning documentaries and original programming,” Netflix’s announcement said.
September 2025 is when WWE’s new PLE deal with ESPN went into effect. Wrestlepalooza, Crown Jewel: Perth, and Survivor Series 2025 aired on ESPN, so ESPN has the rights to those events (and future PLEs) in the United States instead of Netflix.
The WWE-Netflix partnership began in 2025 with WWE Raw moving to the streaming platform. They celebrated the one-year anniversary last night with Netflix airing an episode of Raw branded as “Stranger Things Night.”
Netflix broadcasts a wider variety of WWE programming internationally, including airing PLEs outside of the U.S.
Peacock and WWE still have a relationship that includes Peacock airing Saturday Night’s Main Event and NXT PLEs. Peacock also carries the SmackDown library, while Netflix has the rights to the Raw library. It remains to be seen where other classic content like WCW and ECW events will end up.
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