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Netflix faced backlash from viewers over its editing of a recent segment on WWE Raw, as fans felt it was unnecessary to remove a portion of a superstar's in-ring promotion.
The segment in question involved Becky Lynch after she officially returned on Raw, following a hiatus from the company. Lynch confronted current WWE Women's Champion Liv Morgan in the ring, and her trash-talking continued from the ring as Morgan was backing up the ramp with several of her Judgement Day stablemates.
According to Cultaholic Wrestling on X, Netflix edited out part of Lynch's remarks when she was calling out Morgan for not being the greatest women's champion of all time.
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"You're not even the greatest champion that slept with Dominik Mysterio," was reportedly cut from Lynch's speech, with Stephanie Vaquer making her surprise return right after Lynch said, "You’re not even the greatest women’s champion in your own group."
That line likely referenced former Judgment Day member Rhea Ripley, who previously had an on-screen relationship with Mysterio until Morgan got involved.
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Fans expressed frustration towards the streaming platform over the reported edit, suggesting that their removal of that line was not necessary due to Raw being considered a PG-rated show that adults watch.
"Adults make up the majority of that audience. @wwe need to cut this [expletive] out and stop treating their fans like morons," a commenter wrote in the X replies.
"Raw has one edgy thing a week that gets removed so more people will watch live," a commenter said.
"Hello, I'm Becky Lynch and you're watching Disney Channel!" someone wrote.
"What is going on with Netflix and Raw? They have WAY worse content in all of their in house shows, and yet they choose to censor this?" a commenter replied to Wrestle Features X post.
"Wtf is up with Netflix removing unnecessary things from the show. That Becky line wasn’t even bad," another commenter said on the Wrestle Features X post.
Others said, "With all the crap that Netflix shows on their platform, this is actually ridiculous" and "Boo! Sick and tired of all this namby pamby censoring!"
Many fans are continuing to grow frustrated over the state of the WWE product, including way more time for advertisements during premium live events and less time for wrestling matches. In addition, some feel that the WWE has become way too expensive for die-hard fans to continue enjoying in the ways they once did, with ticket costs and various services necessary to enjoy events.
It's unclear what led to the latest censoring, as some fans believe the line wasn't "PG enough" and others believe it may have been edited out due to one of the superstars involved complaining about it. That could've been anyone, including Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, or his real-life wife, who objected to having the line in the Netflix footage.
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