10 Ways WWE Can Make Network-Aired House Shows More Special

By Marcus K. Dowling /

6. Break Out The "Old School" Look

The low-budget entrance ramp look to the WWE Network-aired house shows is actually a deterrent to the product that should actually just be removed altogether. If Raw is theoretically available for less money as part of a broader cable package than the WWE Network, then it actually makes no sense for the production value of the show on the WWE Network to be less than greater than what Raw offers. Imagine if the entrance for the Network-aired house shows was just a giant logo over a curtain like the WWF's 1980s presentation. No pyro, no LED screen, just music and wrestlers. It's possible that we're just far enough into the future that a complete throwback look to the show would be so completely visually jarring that it would actually look "futuristic" in many ways. In eliminating anything that could be perceived as less than incredible from the Network-special wrestling shows, WWE could actually be doing themselves a favor overall.