WWE RAW SmackDown NXT Netflix Schedule

May 2026 is shaping up to be one of the busiest months in WWE's calendar. Between RAW, SmackDown, NXT, and two major live events, there's barely a weekend without something on the line. We track all of this across streaming platforms, and Netflix is where the action lands for US viewers this month — every episode, every title defense, every grudge match. Here's the full breakdown you need to plan your May.

WWE live events in May 2026 : Backlash and Saturday Night's Main Event

WrestleMania may be done, but the fallout keeps coming. Backlash Tampa kicks things off on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. New and returning champions step back into the ring to defend their titles just weeks after the biggest event of the year. For those watching outside the US, the broadcast starts at 12 :00 AM GMT — meaning UK viewers will need to either stay up late or catch the replay on Netflix the next day.

Then, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, Saturday Night's Main Event takes over the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rivalries that have been building since WrestleMania season get a chance to explode here. Championship gold is on the line again, and the stakes don't drop between premium events — they escalate.

One thing worth noting for international viewers : all broadcast times listed here follow the US schedule. If you're in a timezone like CET (2 :00 AM) or IST (5 :30 AM), you may want to add a day when setting reminders. We always recommend double-checking the local time before any live stream starts — missing the first fall of a title match because of a timezone mix-up is genuinely painful.

RAW and SmackDown Netflix schedule for May 2026

Monday Night RAW runs four episodes this month, all airing at 8 :00 PM EST on Netflix. The tour hits different arenas across the country each week — a format that keeps the live atmosphere fresh and unpredictable. Here's the full RAW lineup :

• RAW #N2×18 — Monday, May 4 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, NE
• RAW #N2×19 — Monday, May 11 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
• RAW #N2×20 — Monday, May 18 | First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
• RAW #N2×21 — Monday, May 25 | Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

SmackDown brings five episodes in May, which is one more than RAW. That's because the final Friday of the month falls on May 29 — and this episode is a remarkable one. SmackDown #N2×22 travels to Barcelona, Spain, broadcasting live from the Olimpic Arena. The timing shifts significantly for that event : EST moves to 3 :00 PM, GMT to 7 :00 PM, and CET to 9 :00 PM — actually a reasonable viewing hour for European fans for once. SmackDown's European leg shows how WWE's partnership with Netflix is pushing the product into genuinely global broadcast territory. The other four SmackDown episodes air at the standard 8 :00 PM EST slot : May 1 (BOK Center, Tulsa, OK), May 8 (Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL), May 15 (Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC), and May 22 (Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY).

NXT on Netflix : five consecutive Saturdays in May

NXT delivers the most consistent schedule this month. Five straight Saturdays, all recorded at the WWE Performance Center, all at 8 :00 PM EST. That's May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. Unlike RAW and SmackDown, NXT doesn't tour — which gives the show a tighter, more focused energy. The developmental roster gets a full month to build stories and prove themselves to a Netflix audience that may be discovering them for the first time.

It's worth remembering that WWE's move to Netflix — which launched in January 2025 in the US — represented a seismic shift for the promotion after more than two decades on traditional cable. Tracking those availability windows across regions is exactly the kind of thing we do, similar to how we monitor other live shows that land on streaming, like the Dancing with the Stars Season 35 cast reveal on ABC and its streaming availability.

For NXT viewers outside North America, the standard international times apply : 12 :00 AM GMT, 2 :00 AM CET, 5 :30 AM IST, and 10 :00 AM AEST. The PST window sits at 5 :00 PM, making the West Coast the most comfortable US timezone for these broadcasts. With five episodes locked in, NXT gives you a reason to check Netflix every single Saturday this month — no gaps, no weeks off.