10 Ways Wrestling Business Could Be Changed Forever By Current World Events
The world is changing, and the wrestling business may never be the same again...
Things are pretty crazy in the world right now, and there's not a single industry on the planet which hasn't been affected. That's particularly the case for the wrestling business, something that should be evident from the fact companies like WWE and All Elite Wrestling are currently holding shows in empty buildings for the first time in history.
Heck, not even WrestleMania has managed to remain unscathed, and this year's Show of Shows is starting to look very different as a result.
While the hope is that things will start returning to normal a few months from now, the aftermath of what's happening will be felt for a long time to come. Just like Hollywood will no doubt spend years recovering financially after being forced to delay upcoming releases (not to mention the impact that will have on the theaters that show them), the wrestling business might have to evolve as well.
That's not going to be easy, of course, and the way even a "sports entertainment" giant like WWE operates might have to change. Here, we take a look at what that might entail for them and other companies, as well as why what happens next could be either be good for the industry...or very bad!
10. WrestleMania Could Become A Permanent Two-Night Event
As WWE's roster has expanded, so too has WrestleMania. The Show of Shows now often runs upwards of six hours, and that can make it hard to sit through even if the matches on offer are all very good.
For years now, fans have been suggesting the idea of a two-night version of WrestleMania; that way, WWE would essentially double their income in terms of ticket sales, and it wouldn't be such a slog to sit through for fans.
With this April's WrestleMania taking place across both Saturday and Sunday (mostly because WWE don't want a six-hour show in an empty Performance Center), who's to say that couldn't become a permanent change? WWE has abandoned plans to sell this year's show to other PPV/streaming services as it's not exactly going to be a spectacle, but if WWE Network viewership is high, they'll likely realise that selling a two-night version might be what's best for business moving forward!
This definitely wouldn't be a bad change, but it could be one that completely reshapes one of WWE's longest running shows in a permanent way no one could have ever suspected.