Figure Four Weekly 5/30/2017: How the WWE Network changed the pro wrestling marketplace

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Though the service launched over three years ago, it’s still becoming increasingly apparent that the WWE Network has forever changed the pro wrestling marketplace.

FloSports raising the month-to-month rate of its streaming products, including FloSlam, for new subscribers to $29.99 per month has most recently reignited the conversation about the pricing of wrestling broadcasts. Comparisons to the WWE Network are inevitable and entirely justifiable. Though FloSlam offers a different product that may appeal to different types of fans, the $9.99 that it costs for a month of the WWE Network is a value that is almost impossible to match.

WWE’s strategy for the Network has always been to offer a big-tent product that turns as many of its viewers into subscribers as possible. The Network is a requirement if you want the full fan experience. Likely inspired by Netflix, the price started low and surprisingly hasn’t changed. The company also made the decision to put all of its pay-per-views on the Network, including WrestleMania 30 as the initial event to draw people in.

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