After tonight, the next two episodes of WWE Raw will both run at earlier than usual start times.
Raw is in Baltimore, Maryland, tonight (June 15) at the regular 8 p.m. ET before heading overseas to London, England, on June 22 and then to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 29. Because the London show emanates from the United Kingdom, that episode will air live on Netflix at 2 p.m. ET. The following week’s show will also begin earlier than normal despite being back in the United States, with Netflix listing a 6 p.m. ET start time.
The reason for the early June 29 start is that Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City is hosting both the live Raw broadcast and a SmackDown taping the same night. The July 3 episode of SmackDown is being taped in advance to give the roster time off over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
The early starts come as WWE heads back across the Atlantic. The company recently wrapped its European tour but returns to the UK this weekend for a run of shows in Cardiff, Birmingham, London, and Sheffield:
Cardiff, June 20 (house show)
Birmingham, June 21 (house show)
London, June 22, The O2 Arena (Raw)
London, June 23, The O2 Arena (SmackDown taping)
Sheffield, June 24 (house show)
The June 23 SmackDown in London will also be taped in advance, with WWE holding Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 27.
