WWE IS DEAD
By Scott Keith on 16 December 2018
Just kidding. Ratings are down but they don’t mean anything. There were nearly 500 shows with new episodes made in 2018. An 85% increase since 2011. There is so much stuff out there to watch and companies are dying for content that has an audience. Netflix paid between 70-100 million dollars for one year of Friends.
It’s the same reason is bringing back the XFL. If you make content, people will pay crazy prices for it. It doesn’t have to be good. Is the content bubble going to burst? Sure, but who knows when that’ll happen. 2022 maybe?
We can bitch about the product and not like what’s happening on the show, but WWE isn’t going anywhere. Just wait until Disney owns the entire thing one day.
Doesn't mean USA can't decide tomorrow that it's not worth the money and cancel the deal.
Personally, I think it's time to end RAW. Keep doing a Monday night show, but end the RAW branding and come up with something new and different, so they can redo the sets and maybe find a new concept. No show can sustain for the length of time RAW has been on the air. Just look how often NFL football changes networks and presentation strategies.