8 Big Questions Behind WWE’s Attempts To Buy ROH

8. What Are WWE’s Motivations?

WWE wouldn’t go after Ring of Honor without a clear goal in mind. The company are completely safe in their position atop the wrestling market, and promotions like ROH will never be able to challenge their dominance. It’d do WWE little harm to just completely leave them alone, so why make this move in the first place?

Optimists may suggest that WWE are trying to better the business as a whole by bringing the ROH brand to a larger platform, but it’s hard to see the company as benevolent in situations like this. Their track record suggests WWE’s intentions are entirely self-driven, and that the proposed ROH takeover is for their benefit alone.

WWE could be trying to increase their already colossal market share by removing a company many see as America’s number two promotion, or that they’re trying to reduce free agents’ bargaining power by eliminating another alternative. Whatever the case, we probably won’t learn WWE’s true intent until after a deal goes through. The company are rarely the warm, caring father figures that many would have you believe, however, and it’s best to take this news with a dose of skepticism.