WWE programming on Netflix will expand to Japan later this year, Netflix VP of Sports Gabe Spitzer confirmed, the next step in an international rollout that recently added Italy and Germany.
Spitzer detailed the plans on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand, noting the platform now holds every major WWE property outside the United States. “We have all WWE content outside of the U.S. so that’s WrestleMania, it’s RAW, it’s SmackDown, and we’ve just launched in Italy, in Germany,” he said. “We’re launching in Japan later this year.”
Spitzer said the WWE relationship has outperformed Netflix’s projections since RAW moved to the service. “It’s been above our expectations,” he said. “We know that audience is there in the U.S. and I think the win for both us and WWE would be continuing to grow that around the world.”
The same international push shaped WWE’s decision to run its first-ever Premium Live Event in Italy. WWE presents Clash in Italy on Sunday, May 31, from the Inalpi Arena in Turin, streaming on Netflix internationally and on ESPN in the United States.
Spitzer said Netflix and WWE executives mapped out the event early in 2026, timing it to the platform’s April launch in the country. “We knew, in Italy, we were launching in April and later this month in May, they’re gonna do one of their big PLEs, Premium Live Events in Turin,” he said. “It’s a way to push people to watch on Netflix but it’s a way to grow their business as well.”
Spitzer pointed to WWE President Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque as the executives Netflix coordinates with on its global wrestling strategy.