WWE Network Details

Justin LaBar of WrestleZone.com is reporting that WWE has a targeted launch date of February 24th for the WWE Network, which is the day after the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. This confirms a previous report from PWInsider.com, but LaBar’s sources provided him with a few extra tidbits about the Network:

– Initial price point will be in the $10-$12 a month range, with the sign-up being for six months.

– You’ll be able to watch WrestleMania 30 on the Network, with the plan still being the reported “every non-WrestleMania pay-per-view airing on the Network in the future”.

– It won’t be a channel on television, but an app-like service along the lines of Netflix that you’ll be able to watch online and on devices like smart TVs, PS3, PS4, X-Box 360, X-Box one, and so on.

– There will be a live, 24/7 stream of content on the Network, which is the thing that will separate it from apps like Netflix, which focuses more on-demand viewing. However, on-demand viewing will still be a part of the Network, as the entire library of Raw and Smackdown episodes, as well as pay-per-views, will be available to watch at launch.

If any more information comes out, we’ll be sure to pass it along to all of you.

I’m glad it’s not a TV network, though the idea of WWE streaming this stuff could be a MAJOR problem.  I’ll pick it up of course, but that six month idea scares me a bit.