The 1,650th episode of “Monday Night Raw” from the Intuit Dome outside of Los Angeles officially kicks off WWE’s 10-year partnership with Netflix on Monday. The agreement, reached last January, is worth in excess of $5 billion with an option for Netflix to extend for an additional 10 years or opt out after five.

“We try to appeal the WWE to all 50 states and to countries globally. We think Netflix does the same thing,” said WWE President Nick Khan.

Netflix — which has 282.3 million subscribers in more than 190 countries — becomes the exclusive home of “Raw” in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Latin America, with additional countries to be added over time. The bigger component for Netflix though, is that the streaming platform will carry all of the company’s shows overseas — including “Smackdown” and “NXT” — as well as premium live events like WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble.

New car sales rose 2.7% last year

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates eased, making SUVs, cars and trucks a little more affordable.

Industry analysts say discounts such as rebates and low-interest financing should get even better as 2025 rolls along, with the biggest deals to be had at dealerships representing automakers that had trouble selling in 2024.

Despite high sales prices that averaged more than $47,000, automakers sold just over 16 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, Motorintelligence.com said. It was the best year for sales since 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Electric vehicle sales rose 8.8% for the year to just under 1.3 million, beating 2023’s record of 1.19 million.

Gas-electric hybrids kept rising in popularity with just over 1.6 million sold, a 36% increase over 2023.