Another signal that WWE is moving forward with its programming being TV-14 rated comes from Hulu.
Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast noted on Twitter the streaming service has Raw listed as TV-14. Also, last week’s edition of SmackDown is listed with that rating as well.
Interestingly enough Hulu has Raw listed as TV-14…
Let's see how soon this changes to PG… 😛
Also to note. Smackdown from 7/15 is listed as TV-14 on Hulu.#WWE #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/1oTjXIQYXK
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) July 22, 2022
7/15 episode of smackdown on Hulu listed as TV-14 https://t.co/cvtN0yWUfn pic.twitter.com/eSxlGnLhYS
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) July 22, 2022
Zarian was the first to break the news about a memo sent out within USA Network last Thursday about Raw’s TV rating changing from PG to TV-14. It was apparently sent out prematurely, and the decision was not finalized. There were ‘mixed signals’ given internally about the change.
As previously reported, this year’s WWE SummerSlam premium live event will be a TV-14 product, a change from the Money in the Bank event earlier this month that was listed as TV-PG. The show will be headlined by Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Title against Brock Lesnar in a last mand standing match.
It will be interesting to see whether WWE lists SmackDown on FOX as TV-14 tonight.
