Netflix has made another edit to a WWE RAW replay, and this one came during the show’s biggest moment. After previously censoring blood, profanity and even a fan flipping off Roman Reigns, the streaming service has now toned down Jacob Fatu’s hit-and-run angle from the September 28 episode of RAW.
During the original live broadcast, viewers saw the full moment when a black sedan plowed into Fatu during the closing brawl between The Bloodline and The 946. That’s not exactly what replay viewers saw.
When the car hits Fatu in the Netflix version, the screen briefly cuts completely to black, censoring the actual impact before returning to the aftermath. That wasn’t the only change either. Netflix also censored the sound of Royce Keys slamming the SUV door during the same sequence.
It’s the latest in a growing list of edits Netflix has made to WWE programming. Over the past few months, the platform has blurred blood, censored profanity, removed dialogue from promos and even changed camera angles to hide a fan flipping off Roman Reigns during his entrance.
That’s not all, as the platform blurred blood during multiple backstage attacks on RAW, including the assaults involving Royce Keys, OTM, The Usos and later Solo Sikoa. Jacob Fatu’s “Motherf***er!” outburst during the show’s opening segment was also shortened and censored before airing
The closing angle itself still plays out the same way. Jaida Parker is revealed as the driver behind the attack, stands over Fatu and tells him, “Ain’t nobody safe,” before leaving with Royce Keys and The 946.
The story hasn’t changed, but the replay definitely has. Between blacking out the impact and censoring the audio, Netflix once again cleaned up one of RAW’s most violent moments for replay viewers.
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