Raw Live Raw discussion thread, January 6th 2025: Raw is Netflix. 2 big matches announced

[Smart Marx]

I could only see AEW maybe getting on Fox Fox. TNA, NWA, MLW, etc, would definitely need to settle for one of two lower channels.

I don’t see it either, but that was my point. The point is that it’s not WWE‘s fault if the other companies can’t get on the channels.

I don’t even foresee AEW getting on Fox. They legit thought that SmackDown wasn’t getting a high enough rating and SmackDown had the highest rating that any wrestling company will ever get again on television and I can guarantee that.

That being said, wrestling is hotter than ever. The cream will rise to the top. TNA has announced several new tv deals. You just can’t expect it to compete with WWE or AEW.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

Def think Drew should’ve won that.

 

[Skyefire]

Oh, look, the World Champion...gets a pretaped 2 minute vignette instead of actually being on the first Raw on Netflix.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

FLUFFY!!!!

 

[Smart Marx]

Man it's a shame that none of these companies everyone wants on National Television provide a viable television product. These TV networks aren't gonna give up TV time for low rent, low rate garbage. Right now WWE and AEW, and to a lesser extent TNA are viable TV products.

I mean TNA is realistically the only one anyone is actually saying should get a better TV deal.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

I don’t see it either, but that was my point. The point is that it’s not WWE‘s fault if the other companies can’t get on the channels. I don’t even foresee AEW getting on Fox. They legit thought that SmackDown wasn’t getting a high enough rating and SmackDown had the highest rating that any wrestling company will ever get again on television and I can guarantee that. That being said, wrestling is hotter than ever. The cream will rise to the top. TNA has announced several new tv deals. You just can’t expect it to compete with WWE or AEW.

Hard disagree when they cannibalized the indy scene for a majority of the 2010s, and then AEW came around and also kind of further destroyed the roster for indy companies to have high grade popular talent.

 

[Storm Trooper]

Do you not realize that getting a tv deal would get these companies money, to uh.. you know improve that? Guess not.

TV Networks don't pay people with shit programming so that it magically becomes good programming. They pay people with good programming.

 

[Jimmy King]

Bum Ass New Day

 

[Jacob Fox]

kick their asses Fluffy

 

[Brandon Blaze]

New Day about to have me turn on them we don’t talk about Fluffy

 

[Keith]

Wait his name’s Fluffy?

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

AEW is in general a net good, don't get me wrong

 

[Jimmy King]

Gabriel Iglesias but his nickname is Fluffy based on one of his jokes

 

[Brandon Blaze]

TV Networks don't pay people with shit programming so that it magically becomes good programming. They pay people with good programming.

I can see this is pointless. I forget how you can get sometimes. Let’s just enjoy Raw.

 

[Shane]

Hype that Jey won