The WWE seemed to be in after the crisis control mode after the Roman Reigns fiasco at Royal Rumble but according to their latest press release the situation has been overblown.
STAMFORD, Conn., January 27, 2015 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Network has surpassed 1 million subscribers just 11 months after launch, making it the fastest-growing digital subscription service. These results represent a 37 percent increase (24 percent domestically) in subscribers since last reported[1] at the end of third quarter 2014, driven primarily by a successful free November promotion, the launch of the service in the UK and significant additions for the Royal Rumblepay-per-view event.
“We’re thrilled that we’ve surpassed the 1 million subscriber milestone less than a year after launching WWE Network and in advance of WrestleMania,our biggest event of the year on March 29,” said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. “We remain focused on delivering an outstanding value proposition for ours fans by adding new content and new features in the coming year.”
The timing of this press release is peculiar given we all saw #CancelWWENetwork trend worldwide after the Rumble. Fans flocked to the cancelation page in such numbers that it crashed.
In the word of the great Sean Carter, “We don’t believe you, you need more people!”