The WWE has always attracted stars, like a teenage LeBron James, a post-ear-biting Mike Tyson, and a Hulkamaniac version of Snoop Dogg. Last night’s celebrity guests felt a bit more promotionally contrived on Netflix’s part. What in the world are Richard Gadd, Gabriel Iglesias, and Michael Che doing at a WWE event? Well, Gadd is fresh off his Golden Globes win for Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, Iglesias’s new Netflix comedy special Stadium Fluffy premiered the day after Monday Night Raw, and Che worked with Netflix on his 2021 stand-up special Michael Che: Shame The Devil.
How do I know all of this? Netflix made sure to remind you that you can stream work from these fine gentlemen whenever they introduced them. Sure, there were other celebrities not associated with Netflix, like Boy Meets World’s Danielle Fishel. But, if Netflix is going to have celebrities on their stream, they’re going to make sure the core business gets served.
