1. Those Daniel Bryan And Shield Documentaries Were Pretty Great
24 hours after Wrestlemania XXX, WWE Network subscribers were alerted to the idea that a documentary covering Bryan's career as well as his Wrestlemania week would be debuting on the Network. Feeling like a far more amplified version of Showtime's All Access program before high-profile boxing matches, the Bryan doc impressed because it was so well done that it looked like it couldn't have been completed so well, so quickly. In being the first time that WWE revealed how they've changed their company outlook on content creation to reflect the speed required to excel in the digital age, it was excellent. Clearly attempting to outdo themselves, WWE followed all three members of the now-splintered Shield for their next endeavor. In utilizing the same ethos as for the Bryan project: rare indy wrestling footage, deep behind the scenes clips, a cool blend of training and talking and more, it certainly portended well for WWE's growth in that space, and should make even the most parsimonious of wrestling fans consider just ponying up the $9.99 because, though apparently lacking in the ring sometimes, because of the WWE Network's content, WWE is truly on an evolutionary and revolutionary roll.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
