My Long Term Concerns for the WWE Network (Worth the read)

I think your first concern is pretty much moot. I actually sympathize with the ritualistic traditions of Pay-Per-Views and whatnot, I used to feel the same way and I still feel the same way about other things. I like things to feel special, especially when I'm dumping money into them. To me, though, desensitization occurred years ago. Maybe it was when they increased the events from 5 all the way up to 12, and then as many as 14, and then back to 12, and so on and so forth. Maybe it was when they had split-brand Pay-Per-Views and the quality took a sharp hit. Maybe it was when the gimmicks started. Regardless of when you place the pin on the map, the concern you've raised has already happened for the vast majority of fans.

Let's be honest here, a lot of people watch every Pay-Per-View of the year live, but simply do it illegally. Some buy a couple a watch the others illegally. Some split the events with friends. Some go to bars. There are various means by which a die hard fan can see the events live without forking over the cash. I'm not going to deny that I'm part of that group. Now I won't be. It's not going to make the experience any more special, but it's not going to devalue it either.

If anything, I'm going to feel less stress. When I fork over $55 to WWE for a Pay-Per-View, I'm constantly worrying whether or not it's going to be garbage. Excluding Wrestlemania, I've ordered six Pay-Per-Views since the beginning of 2011. I only felt like I got my money's worth twice (MITB '11 and Summerslam '13), the other four times, I felt cheated and immediately regretted shelling out the cash. I don't have to worry about that anymore.

As far as the decline in quality of the events, how much lower can they go? We're coming off a stretch of perhaps the worst 4 months worth of Pay-Per-Views in WWE history. I don't see how it could get much worse, so really, I expect it to improve.

Burn-out really boils down to self control. WWE is going to do their best to prevent it by strategically releasing content as they see fit. We're not going to sign in on Monday the 24th and be overwhelmed with 100,000 hours of footage. What we do with it from there is on us. I use my Netflix account enough to warrant the $7.99 a month price tag, but I don't go overboard. I plan to do the same here, which may mean watching a few shows, or nothing at all. To me, I've already gotten my money's worth just by tuning into the Pay-Per-Views. If you get burnt out, it's really no one's fault but your own. The content isn't being shoved in your face.

Finally, the subscription price just isn't something we can worry about right now. Will they raise the price? Who knows. We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it. As of now, it's all just speculation. No use worrying about something you can't control or predict.

I just don't understand why people are getting so worked up over the feasibility of this project and trying so desperately to view it in terms of feasibility for the company. We have a vested interest in the product and company, sure, but they're a business and businesses succeed and fail based on the risks they take. It's not our responsibility to worry about the sustainability of the Network. It's our job to support it if we like what's being offered, and enjoy the hell out of the fact that WWE is offering an incredible deal to its fans. Enjoy it while it lasts, and worry about the negatives when they arise.

I thought of that too. I'm fine with slightly less quality on the other PPVs, but I'll actually order Mania on PPV for the best quality possible and no worries about lag, quality errors etc.

will the live ppvs be reaired?? incase some people have work lol