After being with the USA Network for nearly two decades in a second run with Monday Night Raw after moving to TNN and later Spike TV, WWE will soon depart from the network for a second time as they move to Netflix. The final episode of Raw on the USA Network will be held on December 30th from Houston, with the Netflix debut happening on January 6th at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
Roman Reigns, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Punk, and John Cena are among those advertised for the show. WWE is expected to load up the show with big names and matches for the premiere episode. As previously reported, a huge main event is slated to take place.
During the latest episode of WrestleVotes Radio on SportsKeeda’s Backstage Pass Patreon, it was noted that WWE is looking to give USA Network a proper send-off for its last episode on December 30th by having a good show.
“They’re not short-changing Houston, though I know on January 30 [December 30], they are trying to give us a nice sendoff there. There’s been a lot of work to go into the finale of Raw on USA. It’s been a long, long time that they’ve been on that network. Obviously a little break when they left to go to TNN, aka Spike TV, but then came right back to USA. So they’re going to do a nice sendoff. I’m sure you’ll have a nice little video package of all the moments that happened on USA over the years. And they want to make sure that they give them a good show. So it’ll determine who will be in the finals for this Women’s Intercontinental Championship match. I’d expect a couple other matches for that Houston show to pop up as we approach December 30, which a lot of the years. It could be one of those punt shows where it’s a recap show. They don’t really give us anything live. They give talent time off, but because of the relationship with USA ending for Raw, they want to do everything they can to honor that partnership. Obviously, they will continue on with USA on SmackDown, but they want to make sure that they’re delivering a good show on December 30 as well.”
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