10 Ways The WWE Network Has Changed Since It Launched

8. Worldwide Launches

The United States got the Network in February 2014, but fans in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy had to wait almost a full year (January 2015) before throwing themselves headfirst into WWE's almost-endless library of content.

If that seems bad, then spare a thought for people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They, along with Japan, didn't get it until January 2016. Mainland China followed as the latest major market in August 2017.

WWE didn't exactly roll out the Network. Instead, the company decided to use their home base in the US as a test market and take things from there. It's hard to criticise that decision, even if it was torturous for others worldwide to tangle with clumsy IP-changing apps if they wanted it sooner.

Today, the Network is available in well over 220 countries, so there's no need for anyone to dupe the system with VPN software. Thank God for that.