There are simply fans who don’t see this as something they want to pay for. Or, perhaps, WWE has underestimated the fans who don’t want to shell out $10 dollars a month to pay for something they could easily stream or torrent or, better yet, watch legally on YouTube.īut, there it is. The most puzzling move was to make it unavailable to Canadian subscribers, a place that WWE counted on for their growth in the 80’s and counted on for much of the 90’s. At this time, WWE Network can’t really be seen abroad unless you are the Bruce Lee of hackers. I’m curious about why more fans aren’t subscribing to this thing - maybe it’s the international restrictions. On top of that, tou get nearly every single past WWE Pay-Per-View and, because WWE owns WCW and ECW, you also get their old stuff as well. Not only do you get their regular programming, your $10 dollars a month gets you every single monthly pay-per-view. If you don’t want to take the risk, sign up for the Free Preview Week - which doesn’t require any form of payment.ĭespite some very rare hiccups, the Network is an amazing thing. And, doing my best to NOT sound like a complete company shill, I encourage every single WWE fan (or, hell, every single wrestling fan in general) to sign up for the Network RIGHT NOW. My main point is this: for all of WWE’s faults, The WWE Network is, ironically, the best thing the company has done in a long, long time. I mean, besides the great Pre-Show deals - my girlfriend and I picked up two new shirts for about $30 bucks, I’ll tell you what! The thing is…every single fan, analyst, blogger, investor, stockholder or angry Smark has yet to realize there IS a silver lining here. WWE announced that it is going to give fans a one-week “Free Preview” of the Network which will showcase all their best programming.Constant WWEShop deals and coupons have been offered during each and every RAW Pre-Show.Zero-Tolerance Policies have, reportedly, been put in place as far as attendance and dress codes are concerned - which is, in essences, the McMahon’s way of saying, “Give us a reason to can you.”.It’s now being reported that shows like Tough Enough and Legends House are suspending taping new seasons (though, why WWE needs Tough Enough again if they already have NXT is beyond me) and may never see the light of day.The Pre and Post-Shows have now been reduced to (for the moment, at least) tapings inside the WWE Control Room.They’ve cut about 13 wrestlers (that we know of) as well as several on-air personalities, staffers and behind-the-scenes workers who usually tend to the backstage area.It’s no secret that McMahon and Company have already started to “execute Order 66” (if I can geek out on you for a second) to deal with falling skies: WWE has had some unprecedented financial struggles as of late.įor some reason, The newborn WWE Network has been what investors, fans, bloggers, and other analysts have been pointing out.
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