As we move from 2025 into 2026, WWE’s media rights deal with Peacock for its video library is ending, and Peacock is already removing WWE content from its platform. While WWE is expected to make the content available on its YouTube channel, reports on Wednesday revealed that WWE plans to secure a “non-exclusive” agreement to show some of this content elsewhere. Netflix appears to be one of the new streaming platforms set to host several older WWE pay-per-view events (PLEs).
F4WOnline reports that Netflix will feature 17 previous WWE events for U.S. viewers starting next week. The lineup includes events like The Greatest Royal Rumble, No Mercy 1999, This Tuesday in Texas, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Breakdown: In Your House, December to December, The Bash, Rock Bottom: In Your House, Breaking Point, One Night Only, Capital Carnage, Wrestling Classic, Great Balls of Fire, Roadblock: End of the Line, Reichstag Punishment, and Bash in Berlin.
Most of these events were one-time shows, except No Mercy, while The Bash was derived from WCW’s Great American Bash PPV, and December to December was once an ECW event in the 1990s. The Greatest Royal Rumble stands out as WWE’s first PLE held in Saudi Arabia. December to December is notorious as one of WWE’s poorest-reviewed events and is remembered for ending Paul Heyman’s first tenure with WWE, leading to his five-year absence before his 2012 return.
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Fan Take: This development is exciting for WWE fans as it diversifies where they can access classic wrestling content, potentially reaching new audiences. Making these lesser-known WWE events available on Netflix also preserves wrestling history and gives fans a chance to revisit some unique and rare shows they might not have seen before.
