Thread: WWE: SummerSlam's buyrate was down this year... LET'S RAISE PRICES!
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Old 11-07-2009, 11:29 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by IrishBulldozer View Post
So I see PPV prices are increasing to $44.95. That is the same price that UFC is charging coincidentally. The WWE must feel they are on the same playing field, byrate wise, as the guys of ultimate fighting.

The problem. WWE is FREE on TV almost 7 days per week. The UFC is almost strictly a PPV program. While it is availble on television, the big matchups happen only on PPV. Whereas the WWE is so concerned with TV ratings that they are putting huge matchups on free TV thus eliminating some of the draw to the big shows.

Even the streams are $40! If the WWE was smart they would offer high quality streaming for $10 thus cutting down on illegal streams that always tend to die off anyways. I would be more apt to order/view a PPV if the costs were down.


There is no way in this economic climate that I am buying a $44 PPV once (sometimes twice!!) per month. Again, streaming for cheap is my best option.
The streaming strikes me as one of those "just doesn't get it" things WWE has going.

Also, I think the lack of streams comes down to, in large part, UFC being something more people are willing to pay for.
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