CM Punk comments on WWE moving to Netflix.
Beginning in January 2025, Netflix will be the new home of WWE Raw. It will mark the first time since WWE Raw premiered in 1993 that the show will be off network television.
Speaking to Jimmy Trainia on the SI Media podcast, Punk was asked about the move and being able to push the envelope more once Raw moves to Netflix.
"I feel like we're pushing the envelope now, and I don't want people to use Netflix as a crutch to say the F word. I feel that's immediately where everybody goes, 'We're going to get to swear.' No. If everybody swears, it doesn't mean anything. If everybody is throwing the bird, it doesn't mean anything. If every show, someone is bleeding and they fall off a building, it doesn't mean anything. The only thing that excites me about Netflix is what should excite everybody about Netflix; we are going to be seen by billions more people. It's unfathomable to a lot fo people what the Netflix deal means to a wrestler in WWE. USA Network has broadcasted professional wrestling for WWE for decades. Raw has always been on USA. For it to go to a streaming service. I don't have the USA Network app on my phone, but I have the Netflix app on my phone. I guarantee it's like that worldwide. We are going to have doors kicked in in a lot of different markets and countries all over the world. To me, that's exciting," said Punk.
When it was mentioned that talent may have less of a filter in what they can pitch and do, Punk replied, "Yeah, but I think a lot of people need a filter. A lot of people need somebody to produce them and say, 'No, we're not going to do that.' Netflix doesn't mean you're going to get all these wild lesbian angles or something like that, as wrestling fans seem to think. Maybe we can be a little more edgy, maybe. I already feel like, since Vince (McMahon) is gone, a lot of what people thought were kind of strange, like not calling a hospital a hospital, calling it a medical facility, all that is in the past. I'm looking forward to the reach Netflix has."
Elsewhere during the interview, Punk commented on Vince leaving the company, and how it helped lead to his return. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Punk is set to face Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam. Fans can find the current lineup for the show by clicking here.
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