Skip to main content
Inside The Ropes
  • News

    WWE News

    AEW logo for their Dynamite TV show

    AEW News

    Japan News

    Wrestling News

  • Features
    Scott Steiner and his 'pet' tiger

    10 Iconic Pro Wrestling “Super Pets”

    Triple H entrance

    5 Changes We Want To See Triple H Make To WWE

    10 Former WWE Superstars We'd Like To See Return Under The Triple H Regime

    10 Former WWE Superstars We’d Like To See Return Under The Triple H Regime

    AEW Battle of the Belts

    How To Improve AEW Battle Of The Belts

  • Interviews
    20 Questions Killer Kelly

    20 Questions With Killer Kelly

    Rick Boogs

    Interview With Rick Boogs

    JONAH

    Interview With JONAH

    Rosemary Interview

    Interview With Rosemary

  • Podcasts
    Wrestling Roast #71 – Where Is MJF?

    Listen
    Power Slam Podcast #251 – Post SummerSlam RAW, Pat McAfee & More

    Listen
    What’s Going Down #85 – SummerSlam, Ric Flair & More

    Listen
    Wrestling Roast #70 – Tractors, Returns & Retirements

    Listen
  • Quizzes
    Play Word Rumble

    Play Word Rumble

    WWE logo

    Can You Name Every WWE Pay-per-view?

    WWE Survivor Series sole survivors quiz

    Can You Name All The WWE Survivor Series Sole Survivors?

    WWE Smackdown logo

    Can You Name Every Wrestler That Competed On The First SmackDown?

  • Live Tours
  • Shop
    Magazine
    Clothing
    Accessories
    Collectibles
  • Trending
  • Follow us:
    • Facebook Facebook
    • Twitter Twitter
    • Instagram Instagram
  • Watch us:
    • YouTube YouTube
    • Twitch Twitch
  • Subscribe to the Magazine
  • Play Word Rumble
WWE News

WWE Network Never Intended To Become Netflix

By Matt Tennant. Published 22nd February 2021.
WWE Network Thumb

WWE Chief Financial Officer Kristina Salen has admitted that the company never intended for the WWE Network to become the next Disney+ or Netflix.

Upon its launch in 2014, the award winning WWE Network provided fans with everything needed to delve into the company’s illustrious past with almost every pay-per-view event in history available on-demand as well as episodes of retro television shows including WWF Superstars and WWF Wrestling Challenge to name just a few.

In order to notify fans about the launch and attract new subscribers, the company initially hired Hulk Hogan as a marketing ruse to appear sporadically on Raw and SmackDown to plug the monthly price and still to this day offer a free monthly trial for new patrons before charging the current $9.99/£9.99 fee.

Now, Kristina Salen has sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the WWE Network and how they never aggressively poached fans because the idea was not to become the next Netflix or Disney+:

“I would argue against the idea that the WWE Network struggled to grow. From our perspective, we didn’t actively and aggressively go after subscribers in the way that a large, mass-audience streaming platform would.

First and foremost, it’s not our core competency to become Netflix, or even to become Disney+. The WWE Network by definition was going to be smaller than these mass-technology platforms. Because we’re not a technology company. We’re an entertainment company. From that perspective, the attraction of getting involved with another streaming partner is exactly as you described. It gives us access to a broader platform of folks within a premium tier.”

WWE Network will move to NBCU’s Peacock streaming service in the United States from March 18 in a move worth in excess of $1 billion. The switch will include a cheaper monthly price of $4.99 as well as access to all of Peacock’s other streaming services and material.

Credit for the interview: The Wall Street Journal

h/t for the transcription: Fightful

  • Facebook
    Share
  • Twitter
    Tweet
  • WhatsApp
    Send
  • Share

Popular Stories

  1. Seth Rollins Future Plans Revealed
  2. Update On Roman Reigns’ Challenger For WWE Clash At The Castle
  3. Backstage Update On Kenny Omega & CM Punk Injuries
  4. Goldberg Reveals His Surprising Original Ring Name
  5. Goldberg & Chris Jericho Discuss Their Infamous Backstage Fight
  6. Update On Why Kevin Dunn Will Be Remaining With WWE
  7. Another WWE Superstar To Revert To Former Ring Name
  8. Eric Bischoff Thought Former Royal Rumble Winner Was “A Jacka**”
  9. Booker T Calls For WWE To Re-Hire Released Star
  10. Legendary Wrestling Referee Returns At IMPACT Emergence
Inside The Ropes
  • News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
  • Write For Us
  • Facebook Facebook
  • Twitter Twitter
  • Instagram Instagram
  • YouTube YouTube
  • Twitch Twitch
© 2022 ITR Digital Media Limited. Read about our privacy policy.