Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
As previously reported, the day after WrestleMania XXX featured
the news that the WWE Network has had 667,287 subscribers since it launched in
February.
A week before that, the investment community revealed it would be
satisfied with a million subscribers but were predicting more. Some felt that
while a number less than 850,000 would not be a great sign, it would be
“workable”. Investors are expecting more growth in the next several years with
three or four times the original number. If the number was less than 650,000 it
would have been bad, but even as is, WWE’s stock tanked following the subscriber
number reveal.
While the current number isn’t a total failure, it’s still
considered by both WWE and investors to be a “major disappointment.”
