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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 15:00:19 GMT -5
I just cancelled my subscription by unauthorizing them on Paypal.
I'm just not into it anymore to be honest. All the PPVs are cool, but I'm just not that into the storylines as I used to be and don't really have time to wach a bunch of old stuff so....yeah.
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Post by tonyftony716 on Jul 19, 2014 7:04:05 GMT -5
I really enjoy the Network. Some weeks I watch it more than others but to have access to all this for $9.99 is a no brainer. Sure I am not 100% satisfied. I would love more vault content and some more original content. My concern is that many others are more disappointed with missing content. I am not sure the WWE understands that a lot of people feel this way and may cancel. I will not be one of them but others on tighter budgets may be but I suspect a lot of those people may be back when they miss having access to all this content.
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Post by ibdude on Jul 19, 2014 8:51:51 GMT -5
I just cancelled my subscription by unauthorizing them on Paypal. I'm just not into it anymore to be honest. All the PPVs are cool, but I'm just not that into the storylines as I used to be and don't really have time to wach a bunch of old stuff so....yeah. How is that possible? Won't they try to collect later on?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 10:32:28 GMT -5
I just cancelled my subscription by unauthorizing them on Paypal. I'm just not into it anymore to be honest. All the PPVs are cool, but I'm just not that into the storylines as I used to be and don't really have time to wach a bunch of old stuff so....yeah. How is that possible? Won't they try to collect later on? Doubtful. They'll just cancel my subscription when the 9.99 doesn't go through.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jul 19, 2014 11:19:36 GMT -5
What annoys me is that you would think that WWE would ramp up the quality of their shows so people would have no choice but to buy the Network to watch the PPVs but I swear, there was like a month long period where it seemed like WWE's goal was to put on the dullest wrestling show ever created. Who cares if you can watch all the PPVs if you don't give a shit about the product? That's one less reason to buy the Network. I have it because I like going back and watching old stuff but some people actually got business to take care of and don't have time to sit around watching a bunch of old wrestling shows.
I know this is just echoing my earlier statement but the Network under-performing is 100% WWE's fault. They didn't do their homework, went into this venture with the arrogance of "We are WWE! Who the f*** doesn't want to watch us!?" and now they are paying the price for it. If things don't improve, it's gonna be one huge ass price.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 11:51:37 GMT -5
Anyone have any idea where they get the "90% satisfaction rating" from? I've had the thing since nearly the beginning and I've never been offered a poll or something. As it is, I'm not sure if I'll keep it once my subscription expires, I hardly use the thing other than for the live PPVs. It's an idea that is strong in theory, but once you actually have the Network, it's more or less "huh, this is cool, but I don't need to see all of this old stuff and I have better things to do than sit around watching wrestling all of the time."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 12:15:14 GMT -5
We are cheapskates because our economy isn't that great right now, and people barely have enough to survive on. People need clothes and food and stuff.
That being said, I do have it, but it's literally one of the few things I spend money on that isn't a necessity.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 12:19:20 GMT -5
People are so tech stupid, it's awful. I'm ok, I think. To a certain group of people I'm an idiot. To my family and people I work with, I'm a wizard. I do the basic of things, like plugging the mouse in and they look at me like I just did actual magic. Not Copperfield tricks, magic. quote] I know exctly what you mean. I'm 33 years old, and while people older than me think I'm some tech expert, people in their 20's and younger think I'm a moron when it comes to such things.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jul 19, 2014 20:35:11 GMT -5
I just cancelled my subscription by unauthorizing them on Paypal. I'm just not into it anymore to be honest. All the PPVs are cool, but I'm just not that into the storylines as I used to be and don't really have time to wach a bunch of old stuff so....yeah. How is that possible? Won't they try to collect later on? I like to think they'll send wrestlers to the people's homes that don't honor their commitment. Imagine a knock at the door and Big Show knocks you out.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 20, 2014 12:14:23 GMT -5
Time and money are both at a premium for me, I don't even watch PPV's and Raw is on and off for me. I don't have enough desire to watch old matches to pay that price for it, and am busy enough right now that even when I'm watching ppv's, I'm thinking about other stuff I need to do. If there was enough interesting content to replace something else for me, it'd be worth it. But right now, it's not, so I see no reason to throw away $60 for something I won't use.
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Post by Parker Stiles on Jul 20, 2014 12:49:17 GMT -5
americans don't like wrestling these days as much as the UK or other parts of the world. The 90s were the high point for america and nothing can top it. WWE right now is at an all time low. There is nothing special about it. I personally bought the WWE Network, mostly to watch old WCW and ECW shows and I do watch the 1 WWE PPV a month but sometimes I don't pay attention. I'm excited for Battleground but in 2014 there isn't much to get excited over. Nothing to get hyped about.
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Jul 20, 2014 15:01:59 GMT -5
Honestly I only watch Main Event, NXT, and the PPVs on the network. There's more character stuff and little nuances with Divas and Superstars on Main Event and NXT and I enjoy those. And the PPVs are self explainitory, like no more streams that die anymore I love that. But I think I'll only keep it until Summerslam. Wrestlemania and Summerslam are the best times to be into the product, but after that the product falls right off a cliff for the most part. And with Brock as champ until Mania after Summerslam, I don't really have any incentive to be locked into a 6 month comittment to watch PPVs that won't mean anything.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 20, 2014 15:38:38 GMT -5
How is that possible? Won't they try to collect later on? I like to think they'll send wrestlers to the people's homes that don't honor their commitment. Imagine a knock at the door and Big Show knocks you out. If they didn't fire Yoshi Tatsu, he'd make sure everyone kept their subscriptions up.
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Post by Boo! on Jul 20, 2014 15:46:16 GMT -5
The only way to drive up subscribers is to add another two-hour network exclusive show to the schedule and make that as much a focal point for storyline development as Raw and Smackdown. It'll be a tremendous and possibly detrimental drain on the creative output but I can't see what else they can do.
All the PPVs are a plus but let's be honest most hardcore fans (e.g the target audience) have known where to find these free online for years and the promise of a PPV once a month that all but perhaps two or three a year are easily considered 'skipable' isn't going to cut it for a lot of even devoted fans.
They need to have their own two hour Network exclusive Saturday night show. As I say it'll be a strain on production costs and talent and creative but I don't see anything else that'll drive subscriber numbers up. WWE is now more than ever and episodically drawn business. PPV interest has been falling away for years in the US. It was a mistake to make access to this the main selling point.
Also think the price is too high. Yes it seems reasonable once you do the "A PPV is..." calculation but for housholds and parents looking to add it to the bills $9.99 is not that unsubstantial when you consider that other less niche and more widely appealing services like Netflix and Hulu plus are available for similar price or less. Often it will only be one person in a household who would want the WWE network, a son or daughter perhaps. $9.99 for a service the whole family can enjoy is more reasonable than $9.99 for a service just for one person.
It should have included tiered membership
Basic: $3.99, with PPV access available per month for an additional $7.99
Silver: $5.99 with PPV access except for Wrestlemania, Rumble and Summerslam included
Gold: $9.99 all inclusive
One price fits-all policy doesn't really work when for probably 99% of subscriber potential households the network will be of absolutely no interest to any except one, probably quite young, person in it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 15:53:54 GMT -5
How is that possible? Won't they try to collect later on? I like to think they'll send wrestlers to the people's homes that don't honor their commitment. Imagine a knock at the door and Big Show knocks you out. Eh, Big Show's just a poor, dumb giant. He probably can't even afford to take a bus to my house, what with sinking all his money into bad investments. If he did somehow make it to my house, I'd just make fun of him and then call the police after he's spent an hour crying in my front yard.
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jul 20, 2014 16:40:01 GMT -5
WWE needs an IRS like character who comes out and instead of saying that the fans are a bunch of tax cheats that they are a bunch of cheapskates who won't order the WWE Network.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jul 20, 2014 16:51:28 GMT -5
$9.99 a month for the new PPV's alone is a steal let alone everything else you get. It's utterly ridiculous that WWE Network is flopping. I think you're missing the bigger picture here. Its less about cheapskates and more just interest. Wrestling just isn't popular enough right now to maintain the interest. I don't disagree with you that in the greater scheme of things, the monthly price for WWE Network is great and farrr better than shelling out $60 a month for a PPV, but I just don't think the interest is there to maintain the subscription levels that WWE want to see. You gotta remember that cable systems have so many channels now that a streaming only wrestling only "channel" has a lot to do to keep eyes on it to make it worthwhile for a lot of people, namely the casual fans. Look at the buyrates for PPVs from before the Network launched. They were all lower than the current subscription levels. They didn't pick up the fans they've lost with the network simply based on PPV. It's the product on whole that is currently in a lull. I also think the Network lacks enough programming to keep a casual fan invested. Personally, I've watched the WWE Network for 2 weeks. I got the free preview the week after Mania and I watched it some more recently when it was basically free for everyone. A friend of mine lent me his log in every week to watch Legends House. I just don't care enough about old PPVs or old wrestling shows from dead feds. Sure, being able to watch current PPVs every month for 9.99 is great, but I also watch those in different ways, usually with a group all chipping in a few bucks for the food at my buddy's house who has it. Even before the Network that's how we did it except it was chipping in for the PPV charge. That's just my perspective. I do think I will be more likely to subscribe to WWE Network once they get more original material on there. That to me has been the highlight, moreso than even 9.99 PPVs.
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