Overview

• WWE: Unreal launched globally on Netflix on July 29 as a five-part docuseries under WWE’s $5 billion streaming partnership.
• The documentary grants viewers entry to WWE’s writers’ room and production process with commentary from leaders such as Triple H, The Rock and Cody Rhodes.
• It unveils the covert planning of John Cena’s heel turn at March’s Elimination Chamber, a moment kept secret among five insiders until showtime.
• Episodes disclose scrapped creative plans, including an original Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins WrestleMania 41 main event and unaired footage of a banned piledriver.
• The series also captures real injuries and backstage tensions—from Cody Rhodes’s mishap to Tiffany Stratton’s unscripted promo and required apology—fueling discussion over breaking kayfabe.