WWE Will Be Airing RAW And SmackDown On ABEMA In Japan

Tokyo Sports reports that WWE has signed a new television deal with ABEMA in Japan to air episodes of Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown starting on October 3 and the plan is for RAW to air each and every Tuesday nights at 8PM, while SmackDown is set to air each and every Saturday nights at 8PM. It was also mentioned on the report that RAW and SmackDown will air free of charge on ABEMA in Japan, with the television channel also airing WWE Premium Live Events.

WWE Hall of Famer Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) took to his official Twitter (X) account and noted that he will be an ambassador for ABEMA for a special broadcast that is set to air on Friday. The WWE Hall of Famer previously sat ringside at WWE Payback to watch Shinsuke Nakamura challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

You can check out the tweet below:

【💥情報解禁💥】

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10億人熱狂！
世界最高エンタメ、
日本シン・上陸
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プロレスファン待望📣
世界最大の
スポーツ・エンターテインメントWWEを
日本語実況にてABEMA“独占”放送決定📡

詳細は9.29(金) よる9時〜
格闘2CHでの生特番をお見逃しなく🔥#WWE #wwe_jp @WWEJapan#アベマでWWE

— ABEMA格闘 (@Abema_Fight) September 28, 2023