10 Huge Mistakes WWE Have Made With The WWE Network
5. Baby Steps
There was bound to be a feeling out process with such an enormous new endeavour when WWE launched the Network in 2014, but the misplaced commitment to low quality productions such as Jerry Springer's Too Hot For TV and the already-shot Legends House completely misrepresented what the service had an offer.
Boasting an enormous range of pay-per-views and telecasts that have continued to increase, the company made a big leap forward with The Monday Night Wars docu-series, though the subject matter was weathered and well-worn.
What it did show was the company's willingness to mine archive footage more for Network content than DVD releases, as had previously been the case. The success of the format in general also triggered the eventual creation of the phenomenal Breaking Ground series that walked hand-in-hand with NXT during the developmental brand's most triumphant spell, and the ongoing fly-on-the-wall concept 24, which even recently caught Vince McMahon in an extremely rare moment of candour as he embraced Kurt Angle upon the Olympian's return to WWE headquarters.
It was unfortunate that early misunderstandings of their core demographic's needs threatened to undermine the potential of an excellent service, but the recovery rate was at least impressively quick.