10 Things WWE Must Add To WWE Network To Justify $14.99
How to make the price hike viable.
The WWE Network is a treasure trove for wrestling fans. For just $9.99 a month, viewers have access to the largest digital wrestling video vault ever assembled. You can go from watching the latest episode of Ride Along to checking out the 1992 Royal Rumble in just a couple of clicks and there’s something for everyone, from die-hard fanatics to casual fans.
Fans have never had so much high-quality content at their fingertips, and with countless other companies diving into the video on-demand business, WWE have forever changed the way we consume wrestling. That being said, as extensive as the Network is, there’s much more that WWE could be doing with it, especially with major pricing changes supposedly on the horizon.
If rumours are to be believed, WWE are currently looking at implementing four separate pricing tiers. Ranging from free to $14.99, the new plans will offer differing levels of content, with the highest priced tier promising the biggest changes.
We already know that WWE plan on implementing independent wrestling content and exclusive fan perks for $14.99, but is that enough to justify a 50% price hike? It’s debatable, but with so many blank spaces in the Network’s catalogue as it is, WWE could be adding a lot more to sweeten the deal.
Here are 10 things WWE must add to the Network to justify $14.99 a month.
10. Greater User Options
The WWE Network provides a relatively user-friendly experience, but there’s not much in the way of customisation options. The Watchlist allows viewers to compile individual episodes and entire series to watch later, but aside from a handful of parental controls, that’s about it. There are no options to customise the look and feel of navigating the Network, which is something you’d expect from a premium streaming service.
There is so much WWE could do in this regard. Customers could shortlist their favourite shows, wrestlers, and events and receive push notifications whenever they’re featured in a new upload. The Network could allow users to alter their stream quality, instead of detecting it based on internet speed. Subscribers could create their own video playlists, then share them with other users…
The options are limitless. As it stands, the WWE Network is a relatively static experience with no real scope for making it your own, and that feels like a missed opportunity. The content level is immense, but making the WWE Network a more social and interactive experience would take it to the next level, and make it so much more than a mere video hub.