WWE’s Partnership With Japanese Broadcaster J Sport Comes To An End

By Jaychele Nicole Last updated Nov 25, 2021

J Sport put out an announcement through Twitter saying that WWE Raw and SmackDown will no longer be airing as of 2022. The Japanese channel broadcasts Japanese subtitled and English versions of RAW and SmackDown. They also show a highlight show of the WWE programming. The programming will no longer be airing starting December 27, 2021.

【重要なお知らせ】

「WWEロウ」「WWEスマックダウン」が放送終了、及びJ SPORTSオンデマンドの「WWEパック」がサービス終了となります。
「WWEパック」ご加入者の方は解約手続きが必要となります。
本件に関する詳細は下記ページにてご確認ください。https://t.co/7YUKBKpD2B @WWEJapan #wwe_jp
— J SPORTS WWE【公式】 (@jsports_WWE) November 25, 2021

There is also a pack offered by J Sports’ on demand service that allows fans to order monthly WWE pay-per-views. The “WWE Pack” will expire on January 31, 2022.

Other than 30-minute “This Week in WWE” updates on SamuraiTV and maybe syndicated regionally in some areas, I think WWE may be without a TV distributor in Japan in 2022. https://t.co/pAZy1i32gR
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) November 25, 2021

WWE and J Sport have been partners for over 20 years. WWE also extended their partnership back in December of 2018.

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