Hartwell has also been announced for the WrestleCon convention in Indianapolis, IN next week. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos recently took part in an earnings call and was asked by a stockholder whether the results of WWE RAW influence his decision process. He stated,

With the move of Monday Night Raw to Netflix, WWE executives believed it would be able to expand its viewership globally. One show in and the results indicate a big day for the show's debut on the streaming service.

Raw was a huge success during its debut on Netflix this week and the event more than doubled its 2024 viewership numbers.

During the first “Raw” on Netflix, Roman Reigns defeated his cousin Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match for the sacred ula fala and the title of Tribal Chief. Later, Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to regain the women’s world championship title, Jey Uso defeated Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk won a brutal main event match against Seth Rollins.

Per Jill Goldsmith of Deadline, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke at the streaming service’s first earnings call on January 21st. In one highlight, he commented on WWE RAW’s v