NXT is leaving WWE Network on Peacock

WWE has brokered deal with Netflix to air Raw, USA to air Smackdown and CW to air NXT! Well, it looks as though these deals are going to bring big changes to the WWE Network!

Reports are that the archives of WWE NXT will be removed from Peacock next week. Pwinsider is reporting that several past episodes of NXT will be taken off the streaming platform in seven days.

The change is happening Monday (9/30/2024), the night before the huge NXT premiere on the CW Network. There is no clear answer as to where these episodes will land, but most believe they will become available on the CW app.

All NXT PLE events will continue to be available on Peacock as they are included in WWE’s PPV deal, which is in effect until February 2026.

Now as an editorial note. I appreciate WWE trying to get the most money for their content. But this whole new business has made it impossible to follow. You need Netflix for Raw, cable for Smackdown, CW for NXT and Peacock for the PLEs. And Peacock's WWE Network is more or less being gutted by these new deals. As Netflix will be getting Raw archives as well!

I fear WWE is going to lose a lot of viewers as this whole situation feels like a cash grab by WWE and costing the consumer a lot of money they most don't have in this economy! We will see how this whole thing plays out!

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