Forward of the premiere of “Monday Evening Uncooked” on Netflix, WWE has unveiled the brand new chilly open that can air initially of the present.
The video is narrated by WWE chief content material officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque and delves into the historical past and rise {of professional} wrestling and its parallels with the historical past and rise of tv.
“As tv modified, so did wrestling,” Levesque says. “And collectively, they modified America. The reality is, an incredible swath of American tradition is born of that everlasting battle between the face and the heel,” with “face” and “heel” referring to the heroes and villains in wrestling storylines, respectively.
The video strikes by way of a variety of wrestling’s largest stars ever, from legends like Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, and Andre the Large, to fashionable stars like Roman Reigns, WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes, and Rhea Ripley.
“From tv to streaming, from America to the world, women and gents, presenting the all actual ever implausible by no means to finish story of WWE,” the video concludes.
“Monday Evening Uncooked” will air dwell on Netflix for the primary time right now (Jan. 6) starting at 8 p.m. ET/7 pm CT.
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It was introduced in January 2024 that “Uncooked” could be transferring to Netflix in a deal valued at $500 million a yr as Netflix expands its dwell streaming ambitions. WWE programming has been very household pleasant for a while now, and Levesque beforehand stated that it not going to vary with the transfer to streaming.
“It’s a secure place for households, for teenagers, for everyone, to have the ability to view the programming,” Levesque stated at a Netflix occasion in December. “That won’t change.”