10 Things WWE Needs To Stop Doing IMMEDIATELY

9. Those Painful Ad Break Spots During PLEs

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While there's clear plus points to WWE having tiered pricing options for the WWE Network/Peacock, there are so many times during a Premium Live Event where those who pay the most for this service are left twiddling their thumbs at yet another bunch of countless promo spots and montages play.

For those who opt to pay $4.99 to watch WWE content through Peacock, that price point comes with the inclusion of adverts. For example, the Elimination Chamber PLE will feature commercial breaks between matches. The problem here, though, is what the viewing experience is for those who choose to pay the higher fee of $9.99 to watch ad-free action.

With WWE not wanting anything of note to happen during Peacock's ad breaks, that means the PLE itself is basically put on pause. To fill that time, the $9.99 subscribers find their screens filled with 'nothing' video packages designed to spotlight, say, Bobby Lashley or Charlotte Flair, or promote an upcoming Premium Live Event, for no particular reason other than there's broadcast time that needs taking up.

Obviously those watching on-demand can skip through any such montages, but it makes for a somewhat jarring viewing experience for anyone tuning in live to watch a PLE.

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