10 WWE Network Original Programming Ideas

8. One-Man Shows

This past year, Mick Foley€™s WWE Network one man show €œCheap Pops€ (from Full Sail) was a big hit with fans. There's nothing to say that other, similar one man shows wouldn't be just as successful and they should definitely be considered for the WWE Network moving forward. Jim Ross takes his RINGSIDE shows across the country and this April he€™s taking it to Dallas for WrestleMania weekend. His shows don€™t clash with any WWE events, so why not work with JR and film one of his shows either before or after the Hall of Fame? It adds prestige to the weekend, makes it feel a bit bigger and Ross is smart enough to agree to the exposure to make sure that his show promotes WrestleMania and tell stories around his history with the event. This one will be a tougher pill to swallow for WWE, but Jim Cornette does a fantastic one-man show. I promoted one with him in Scotland in February 2014 and Jim can go and adapt to any fan question he€™s asked. A late night one hour Cornette one-man show would be a must-see were it to air on the Network. Obviously you€™d pre-tape it to make sure nothing too negative to WWE shows up (and to bleep out all of the swearwords). Other stars like Rob Van Dam and Dolph Ziggler are trying out comedy shows, so why not put a 30 minute show of theirs on the WWE Network, too? There's a lot of scope for content with wrestling legends telling their stories in a live environment, and WWE should capitalise on it.
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Kenny is a successful podcast host with Inside The Ropes, promotes exciting Q&A events in the UK with the likes of Sting and DDP, has interviewed the big guns like Foley, Jericho, Bruno and Austin and enjoys cheese a great deal.