Make no mistake about it, the WWE Network represents a huge risk from Vince McMahon. Pay-Per-View providers, who have enjoyed the numbers wrestling has pulled in over the years, were outraged when McMahon revealed he would be launching his own business model, one which would pretty much cut them out of the profits. It's taken years for the Network to even become a thing, but it's a brave new direction for WWE. If the entire concept fails, it's likely they can simply waltz back onto traditional Pay-Per-View, it's not really the providers who are the problem. More so, fans are quickly becoming accustomed to having so much content for way less than the price of one standard PPV. If the WWE Network does start to fail, McMahon has a huge task on his hands convincing his audience to revert back to the way things used to be. By shaking things up with the Network, Vince has pleased a lot of people, the service does represent terrific value for money, but there's always that niggling worry about 'what if?'. Would fans be happy to go back to more traditional methods, buying old events on DVD and getting newer content via Pay-Per-View?
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
