It’s Day One event didn’t quite turn into the tradition Nick Khan allegedly hoped it would
. The first WWE Day One in Atlanta on Jan. 1, 2022 remains the only WWE Day One show on the books; an announced 2023 edition was quietly removed from the calendar right around when tickets should have been going on sale.But with its Netflix partnership, WWE has a different New Year’s tradition. The first Raw of each year has become a pretty big deal since the show started streaming on Netflix. A loaded episode
kicked off the partnership in 2025, and January of this year started with the stacked Stranger Things tie-in show.
Not terribly surprising then that WWE is already working on plans for Mon., Jan. 4, 2027. That’s what WrestleVotes has heard, and shared today (Nov. 12) in their weekly Fightful Select show.
Little in the way of specifics from WWE’s plans yet. Votes says we “can likely expect one or two special attraction matches”, but offered no other details. It was, however, noted that Netflix will be doing a lot of promotion for the Jan. 4 episode. That would figure to include Netflix’s Christmas Day doubleheader, where its expected that WWE and NFL Network’s Seth Rollins will be involved with the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers game for Netflix. Last year, John Cena and CM Punk were involved in the pre-game show for Netflix’s single Christmas Day NFL contest.
There’s also a tangential “wrestling war” angle to this announcement… New Japan’s annual WrestleMania-level show, Wrestle Kingdom, happens every year on Jan. 4. The events won’t be head-to-head due to time differences between Tokyo and San Antonio, Texas (Raw is in Frost Bank Center for the first episode of 2027). But it will make for a looong day for any wrestling fans interested in checking out live broadcasts of both Wrestle Kingdom 21 (which has a decided NJPW vs. AEW theme this year) and the first Raw of 2027.
Do you like WWE’s new New Year’s tradition, or think these “loaded” shows have been overblown? Head down to the comments and let’s talk about that, or what “special attractions” you expect to see on Raw from San Antonio…
