7. Four Pay Per View Shows A Year
As mentioned in the introduction, WWE seriously underestimated the worth of pay per view in 2015. They went for an "all in" approach to the Network, and in hindsight they probably wish they hadn't. What they could have done, and this would have still been a great offer, is have every show on the Network with the exception of the big four. That would then have allowed them to market Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series as pay per views. Just imagine what this year's Rumble or SummerSlam would have been worth in PPV buys. As for Mania, it actually LOST money by being on the Network this year. The thing is, WWE don't want to be seen to be back tracking, so don't expect them to change the current set-up. Yes it would make them more money in the long run to get some big shows back on pay per view, but the belief they have is it'd crush the already low subscriber numbers to WWE Network. However, you could argue that the impact wouldn't be that severe, as eight specials would still be on the Network along with all the other great content. It is something for WWE to mull over. At the very least, putting Mania back on PPV in 2017 would make sense.