The road to Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia has taken WWE to Europe, for a tour that will include main roster television until the Jan. 19 Raw. The two Monday shows (from Düsseldorf, Germany and Belfast, Northern Ireland) will air live in the afternoon in the United States, as Netflix streams the show live from wherever it is. The two Friday shows (today, Jan. 9, from Berlin, and next week from London) will stream live on Netflix for most of the globe — but in the United States, both SmackDowns will air on tape in their usual time at 8 p.m. ET on USA in the United States. And that means spoilers will be available for folks in the U.S. who don’t want to wait (or download Stephanie McMahon’s VPN of choice).
Advertised for the show: Cody Rhodes defends the WWE championship against Drew McIntyre in three stages of hell, Trick Williams has his first match as a member of the blue brand roster, taking on Rey Fenix, Tag title rivals The Wyatt Sicks and The MFTs are feuding over The Wyatt’s belts… and more!
We’ll update this post as results come in from Berlin, which should be at 2 p.m. Eastern.
That’s a good way to get U.S. audiences to flip away from college football!
