Darth Krawlie Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/24164/press-release-wwe-network-launches-on-2-24 So, who's getting it? I'm planning on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I am seriously going to have to get this. Watch it using my Roku. Sounds like fantastic programming and a damn fine deal for everything. WWE and the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm not a big enough fan to get it... Even though $10 a month is a steal. That said, this kind of model is freaking genius. They connect it to computers and set-top on demand boxes and have cut out cable as a middleman/money taker and are basically paying a fee to the carriers that leaves them making crazy profit . I honestly think this is the future of entertainment. If every content provider did this we could banish cable. No more tiers or bullcrap channels.myou just subscribe directly from the network/content provider of your choice. Netflix doing original programming was the start, but the WWE literally has 40 years worth of weekly tv shows backlogged to make this thing crazy doable. If HBO, show time or pretty much any of the networks went this route it would change everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yeah, I agree. I said back in the mid 90s I thought tv would eventually be an a la carte thing, where we just pay per show or channel with no packages or tiers. I also thought the idea of a tv being on at a certain time would be a thing of the past, which with on demand and dvr is becoming more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's not worth it to me right now, but if I were ever to get really interested again I defantly would grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 It's worth it for the PPVs alone. Throw in the estimated 1500 hours of old school stuff and it's a no brainier. Kind of ironic, actually, because as access to the WWE becomes easier the overall product remains poor. I can easily picture myself watching a PPV out of boredom only to quit watching when the suck factor gets too high, much like we all do when a football game turns into a blowout. Even still this is an awesome step forward, because wrestling always gets hot eventually. Not sure when that's gonna happen, but when it does it's gonna be so cool to have easy access to the PPVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 It's worth it for the PPVs alone. Throw in the estimated 1500 hours of old school stuff and it's a no brainier. Kind of ironic, actually, because as access to the WWE becomes easier the overall product remains poor. I can easily picture myself watching a PPV out of boredom only to quit watching when the suck factor gets too high, much like we all do when a football game turns into a blowout. Even still this is an awesome step forward, because wrestling always gets hot eventually. Not sure when that's gonna happen, but when it does it's gonna be so cool to have easy access to the PPVs. If and when wrestling "gets hot" either the overall price of WWE network will increase of it will stop carrying current PPVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 It's a 6 month commitment @ $10 per month. That's the cost of Wrestlemania alone. So yeah, I'm sold. I figure if the price goes up, you can always opt out once your six months is up - and you'd be locked in at the old price through the duration. So no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am so excited for this. I have a Roku and I believe ala cart is the future of television (best yet is the revival of old school public access channels). 95% of my TV watching is background noise while I am on the computer and nothing is more perfect background noise than old wrestling. A feature I would love is full RAW and Nitro episodes from the current week each year so we can relive all the storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Well? Anybody else sign up today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'm waiting a week or two for the kinks to get worked out/til I have a bit more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I bought it today and it works perfect. You also can get a free week. It is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 And I bet you've watched nothing but Randy Savage matches and promos so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I hear ya, Jacob, about the kinks. I have run into a couple of times where they couldn't play what I wanted. But, I couldn't wait. Things will get cleared up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I actually watched the RAW pre and posts show, which was alright. I then watched the first 45 minutes of the 1988 Royal Rumble which consisted of a great match between Rude and Steamboat, Dino Bravo bench pressing for 15 minutes, then a women's tag match. Some thoughts: 1. Diva's are big girls with bad hair in swim suits and tights. 2. Some moves I saw you don't see anymore--starting the match off with the mercy game/ strength test and repeatedly slamming your opponents head into the turnbuckle. I think it would be cool if we randomly picked an old school PPV every other week to watch and reflect on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTINY Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Different times my friend. Different times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Last night I was trying to watch the 1990 Survivor Series, to see Undertaker's debut again. It was loading okay, got 10 seconds in, and then error out on me. So yeah. Kinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Watched WM 25 last night. I was there live and I remember the last two main event matches being so bad because I was emotionally tapped during the HBK/ Taker match. But going back, both those matches were decent--not as near as bad as I remember it, especially the triple threat Edge, Cena, Big Show match. With that said, boy I miss Edge. He was great. I would like to see him come back in some capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Is this WWE internet subscription model the end of the traditional pay-per-view and affect the future of how we watch TV? http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_77141.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I love the current ala cart model in general and have several subscriptions on my Roku. Right now I prefer this model, but I am concerned as too many networks/ businesses switching to this model and charging $5-$10 a month for their services. If this happens, WWE will probably be affected and only the most devout fans will continue their subscription. Sure, $10 a month is a steal if you reguarly buy PPVs, but if you only two a year it breaks even. Take into effect that many people that buy PPV's split the cost with friends. Also, $10/ month seems cheap, but when compared to services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime that offer a wider variety of content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 That's how I feel. If I bought more then summerslam it would be a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 & 6 years to go... Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 What are you guys talking about? Now that you have the WWE Network, you are NOT going to be watching every PPV? I certainly will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 What at least I"m saying is, normally I'd spend only 50 on a ppv, but for the network, it's 60. Would be worth it if I wanted to watch every single one, but it's not when I have no desire to. If I was going to order 2, it would be a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Now it is at a record high. I love the WWE Network. I love putting on old PPV. Instant nostalgia. I hope Vince and co don't see this as a positive as Reigns. These numbers are high in spite of Reigns...not because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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