WWE Raw a huge Netflix hit but not for South Africa [Video]

• The first WWE show on Netflix was a huge hit, drawing nearly 5 million global viewers.
• WWE wants its $5 billion deal with Netflix to allow it to extend its global footprint.
• Its next big event on the streaming giant will be the Royal Rumble in February.

January saw the first episode of WWE’s premier series Raw broadcast internationally simultaneously for the first time ever through Netflix. The first-ever episode is part of a 10-year $5 billion deal between the streaming giant and the professional wrestling money machine, and according to Netflix – it was a hit.

Unfortunately for fans in South Africa without DStv, they were not able to watch the WWE show on Monday as MultiChoice has conserved its local broadcasting rights and the local version of Netflix doesn’t carry WWE Raw or any other WWE programming.

Per Reuters, Netflix says that the debut of WWE Raw – one of its only weekly live …