As you probably know by now, WWE is headed to Europe for an unprecedented Road to WrestleMania European Tour. This tour will see the company visit 11 cities for live shows, Raw, and SmackDown episodes. In fact, this will mark the first time WWE will air consecutive Raw and SmackDowns live from Europe as part of their WrestleMania lead-up.
The cards for all 11 dates on the WWE European Tour are being filled out as we speak with top superstars including Roman Reigns, CM Punk, John Cena, and Cody Rhodes all booked for various shows. It’s going to be a fantastic three weeks but one thing fans have been wondering is how the time difference will effect the viewing and airing of the shows.
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In December, PWInsider stated that Raw’s move to Netflix means the show will air live no matter what as there are no network restrictions and occupied timeslots that need to be considered. WWE confirmed this on Monday as Michael Cole announced that during the WWE European Tour, Raw will air live in the United States, specifically 12PM on the West Coast and 3PM on the East Coast. SmackDown, which airs on USA Network, will air on tape delay at its usual 8PM time. So watch out for spoilers if you don’t want to know what happened a few hours prior.
So take a late lunch break and cancel those afternoon meetings if you want to watch Raw live. Of course, the nature of Netflix means Raw will be available for streaming any time after its initial airing, so watch at your own leisure. Just be wary of spoilers that will be out there if you are watching at the normal 8PM time.
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