As noted over the weekend, the brand-exclusive pay-per-views will come to an end after the Fastlane show in March. The idea to do 2 pay-per-view’s per month was an experiment and the idea was that brand-specific shows would help increase revenue with higher ticket prices and more fans subscribing to the WWE Network.
Well, the brand-specific shows were not cost-effective. In fact, the brand split hasn’t done much to help attendance. WWE usually does a good job at hiding empty seats but, as you can see in the photos below, there were plenty of them on Tuesday night at Smackdown Live.
I honestly feel horrible for the talent on #SDLive because this isn’t their fault. Something needs to change ASAP. #WWE pic.twitter.com/fXTHSx6xOA
— The HOBBY Daily (@TheHobbyDaily) February 21, 2018
It will be interesting to see if business picks up after WrestleMania. I’ve heard rumors that the pay-per-views after Mania will go to 4 hours so that they can fit talent from both brands on the show. We’ll see what happens in a few months but I would bet that some talent is nervous. They could do multiple person matches on the pay-per-views but the fact is that many wrestlers will be left off shows.
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