So this means that the WWE is slacking off due to the WWE Network.
Makes sense.
It means they no longer need to worry about giving the best card possible every month as PPV is no longer their biggest revenue generator. Their business model pre-network meant that they had to draw maximum interest to every PPV as that would decide the kind of month they would have. This meant rushed storylines, high burnout of writers and wrestlers, and a lower attention span of the audience.
Their main priority now is to give us longer, more intriguing programs that mean we are more likely to commit to the WWE product for the long term.
One of the biggest criticisms of the industry since the introduction of the 1st in your house PPV was that nothing gets a decent build up anymore due to their reliance on selling monthly PPV's.
I think the network will eliminate that as people are no longer viewing events out side of the big 4 (RR, Mania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) as must see, and rather as ways to heighten and build rivalries.
Of course the slow burn needs to be utilised correctly. The Roman Reigns push is an example of how this can be done incorrectly. Had it been done with Bryan, the Lesnar build since WM30 could have been one of the greatest things in wrestling.
