First WWE SmackDown of 2025 free on YouTube
December 18, 2024
By Nik Roseveare

WWE has announced that the January 3rd 2025 episode of SmackDown will be available to stream live for free on YouTube. This special airing serves as a prelude to the highly anticipated launch of WWE programming on Netflix.
From January 6th, in the UK and Ireland and throughout Europe, Netflix will become the exclusive home of WWE’s weekly flagship shows SmackDown, RAW and NXT, as well as all WWE Premium Live Events such as Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania.
All fans outside of the US will be eligible to stream the January 3rd episode of SmackDown on YouTube.