Meltzer reports ESPN + likely the new home for WWE PPVs (Update Pg. 2)

**xrodmuc316** · 02-22-2020, 06:15 PM

I also think it has the potential to backfire badly.

WWE's product has kind of hit rock bottom ratings wise, and have been fairly steady since. The Network subscribers make up about 75% of Raw's ratings (2 rating with 1.5 million subscribers).

How many are going to be unwilling to pay an extra $50 just to keep watching PPVs? How many are going to stop watching the weekly shows if they are not going to have access to the PPVs that are the payoff for following Raw, Smackdown, etc.?

WWE may earn more on a few individual PPVs, but certainly not all of them. Whatever gains they may get won't balance out the losses everywhere else.

02-22-2020, 06:15 PM	#29
xrodmuc316 CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH! Posts: 9,815	I also think it has the potential to backfire badly. WWE's product has kind of hit rock bottom ratings wise, and have been fairly steady since. The Network subscribers make up about 75% of Raw's ratings (2 rating with 1.5 million subscribers). How many are going to be unwilling to pay an extra $50 just to keep watching PPVs? How many are going to stop watching the weekly shows if they are not going to have access to the PPVs that are the payoff for following Raw, Smackdown, etc.? WWE may earn more on a few individual PPVs, but certainly not all of them. Whatever gains they may get won't balance out the losses everywhere else.