The NFL Christmas Day games have started on Netflix but before the NFL games started, Netflix dropped a surprising intro featuring the legendary John Cena which looks like a collaboration of the world of WWE and the NFL. John Cena appeared as a Santa Claus who was visibly stressed after reading a letter from the NFL. He also has a quirky reference where he talks about people calling him like “the beasty American wrestler” – a clear reference to WWE even though WWE is not mentioned anywhere in the intro video of Netflix’s.
Netflix Promoting WWE Raw Through John Cena
This shocking intro video which dropped just hours before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers started, ended with a montage of the previous matches between the Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. There is also a mention of popular players like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Lamar Jackson, and Russel Wilson at the end.
Even though Netflix was clever with doing an intro with the legendary John Cena and not mention a word about WWE, along with being an introductory video to the NFL Christmas Day games which will be held today, it also looks like an introduction to the WWE Raw which Netflix paid $5 billion for its exclusive rights. Netflix will be streaming WWE Raw from the first week of January.
But it was not just John Cena who was promoting WWE Raw, CM Punk was also seen on the field as the game between the Chiefs and the Steelers began. CM Punk expressed his excitement about the potential of football and wrestling on Netflix and how it can now reach out to a wider set of audience.
Fans Are Frustrated With The Broadcast Quality Of The NFL Matches On Netflix
But it is not all good news for Netflix. Netflix had a bit of a rocky start with the NFL Christmas Day games even before the match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers began. Both Mina Kimes and Kay Adams’ audio was cut short or was not even audible. Many fans who bought the Netflix subscription solely to watch the NFL Christmas Day games are not very happy with this quality of broadcasting. Many fans have taken to X to express their frustration over the issue.
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Earlier this year, the National Football League signed an exclusive deal with the streaming giant Netflix for the exclusive rights of the NFL Christmas Day games which includes two matches today – the match between the Pittsburgh Steelers going against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans going against the Baltimore Ravens today at 4:30 PM ET. Famous global pop stars Beyonce and Mariah Carey will also be performing today during the half time of both the matches.
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