10 Ways WWE Has Changed Since John Morrison Left

2. A Few Dollars More

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For the WWE Network to live, pay-per-view had to die, but it's already proving hard to argue the merits of the over-the-top service as it approaches its sixth birthday.

Absorbing enormous startup costs, the WWE Network has safeguarded much of the company's future by leaning on the dynamic present and its rich past. Giving users what many hardcore fans had lusted after for decades, the Network provides archives to rival any fan collection in the best possible quality from the vast expanse of the company's extensive library. Alongside the old sits the new - NXT found its true home on the service along with the monthly pay-per-view/supershows as well as the modern weekly show several weeks after original live airing.

It's theoretically there to keep the company stable for generations - content is constantly produced even if they don't film an extra second for Network exclusives, whilst old footage still remains at large just waiting to be seen. John Morrison may not be used in a starring capacity or threaten top titles, but he'll turn up to every town and wrestle, the footage pulled from that and every match he works will keep WWE's vast ever-changing offering updated.

 
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