For the second consecutive week, WWE Raw secured a spot in Netflix's global top ten rankings, placing 7th for the February 9 episode. While this was down one spot from the 6th place ranking on February 2, the show drew 2.9 million global views and 5.1 million hours viewed, marking the first time since November that Raw has placed in the top ten for two weeks in a row.
The Cleveland, Ohio episode featured a confrontation between AJ Lee and WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, setting up a match for Elimination Chamber. Additionally, CM Punk will defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor at the event, which takes place in Punk's hometown of Chicago, Illinois.