WWE Reportedly Preparing January 4 Raw As A Major Show With Special Matches

WWE could open 2027 with a major episode of Monday Night Raw.© NDTV Library

WWE is reportedly getting ready to make the January 4, 2027 Monday Night Raw a big one, with special attraction matches under consideration. WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select says the company wants the first Raw of the year to get a strong promotional push in the closing weeks of 2026. It also starts Raw's third year on Netflix. A WWE source described the broadcast as carrying “extra significance,” and the plan is to make it one of the bigger editions on the 2027 calendar. No match names have been announced yet, either.

WWE Wants January 4 Raw to Feature Special Attraction Matches and Heavy Promotion

The WrestleVotes source said the January 4 edition should get “pretty strong promotion during the closing weeks of 2026.” So WWE seems to be aiming for a standout Raw this time, not a routine weekly show.

Also, the card could have one or two special attraction matches. Nobody has been attached to those possible bouts, and the report doesn't name any dream match or returning star.

The show is scheduled for the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, and WWE has confirmed the date and venue as part of its 2027 event schedule. But the plans are still at the discussion stage, so the final card may look different once announcements start coming out.

WWE Has Used Its First January Raw to Mark Major Netflix Milestones

Raw made its Netflix debut on January 6, 2025, a high-profile episode from Inglewood, California that featured The Rock, John Cena and Hulk Hogan. Then on January 5, 2026, WWE ran the Raw on Netflix Anniversary Show, which had a Stranger Things theme.

Three championship matches happened on that broadcast: CM Punk defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Bron Breakker, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY won the Women's Tag Team titles, and Becky Lynch captured the Women's Intercontinental Championship from Maxxine Dupri.

The January 4, 2027 episode would be next early-January edition since the streaming move.

WWE is looking at the start of its third year on Netflix as the reason to give the show extra attention, and it lands early on the road to WrestleMania 43 with Royal Rumble season approaching.

The company is expected to advertise it heavily during the final weeks of 2026, but the matches and any additional attractions are still unknown.