• Ex-AEW Star Has Officially Signed With WWE
The Opps have officially lost their heavy hitter to the global leader in sports entertainment. Just seven days after his exit from All Elite Wrestling, Powerhouse Hobbs is officially a WWE-contracted superstar.
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, the ink is dry on a deal that WWE has been chasing for years. While the exact length of the contract remains under wraps, Hobbs is moving on to the grandest stage possible. His final act in AEW saw him, Samoa Joe, and Katsuyori Shibata losing the Trios Championship on the January 17 episode of Collision.
What makes this jump particularly stinging for Tony Khan is the effort made to keep him. AEW reportedly threw a huge financial offer at Hobbs to prevent the move, but the lure of a WWE run—which the company has been pitching since his 2020 tryout—proved too strong to resist.
The most immediate question now is when he appears. With Royal Rumble weekend just around the corner, rumors suggests Hobbs is already slated for a surprise entry in the 30-man Rumble match. However, don’t expect him to keep the “Powerhouse” moniker; reports indicate that WWE is planning an altered name and a fresh identity to ensure he hits the ground running as a brand-new entity on the main roster.
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• Most Watched & Least Watched WWE PLE Of 2025 On Netflix Revealed
While only Monday Night RAW and WWE Unreal are available to watch on Netflix for U.S. fans, fans outside of the United States can watch the PLEs on Netflix as well. According to Wrestlenomics, below is the viewership of all of WWE’s premium live events on Netflix in 2025:
Royal Rumble: 3.2 Million
Elimination Chamber: 2 Million
WrestleMania 41 Saturday: 2.5 Million
WrestleMania 41 Sunday: 2.9 Million
Backlash: 1.5 Million
Money In The Bank: 1.7 Million
Night Of Champions: 1.3 Million
Evolution II: 900,000
SummerSlam Saturday: 1.5 Million
SummerSlam Sunday: 1.7 Million
Clash In Paris: 1.3 Million
Wrestlepalooza: 1.9 Million
Crown Jewel: 1.4 Million
Survivor Series: WarGames: 1.8 Million
