There are big changes in store for the WWE Network in 2019.

PWInsider has confirmed that plans are in motion for the over-the-top service and the idea is for the changes to be implemented next year. Vince McMahon is said to be personally overseeing everything as Kevin Dunn and Chief of Staff Brad Blum work to tweak the original programming.

As we’ve reported here on the site, WWE has sent out different surveys in the last couple of years to gauge fan interest on new programming and tiered pricing. They have toyed with the idea of four levels of pricing with a free option limited to how many hours a viewer can watch per month. The free option would also include commercials. The highest tier would include perks and content from other promotions.

As noted last week, Impact Wrestling met with WWE officials in Stamford, CT and they have not commented on what the meeting was about but it’s interesting that WWE has included Impact Wrestling on their surveys when they asked fans what promotions they would like to see on the network. I could see WWE being interested in airing older TNA footage as part of their On Demand section of the network. The meeting in Stamford was at the request of WWE, which would be an indication that they are interested in the library. Impact Wrestling officials have denied that the talks were about selling the company.

The idea right now is to lock down a strategy within the next month or so and then proceed with the changes in 2019.

For those of you wondering, here is what WWE pitched in a survey that was sent out in 2016:

Plan 1 (Free)

Watch all video clips (clips are less than 5 minutes each)

Video archive (5 hours per month)

Access to 24/7 stream

Watch on all devices

Full commercials

Plan 2 ($4.99)

Watch all video clips (clips are less than 5 minutes each)

Watch “Big 4” Pay-Per-View events

NXT TV (pre-recorded)

Access to the video archive

Access to 24/7 live stream

Watch on phone and tablet only

Limited commercials

Plan 3 ($9.99)

Watch all video clips (clips are less than 5 minutes each)

Watch all pay-per-view events

Watch live NXT Takeover events

Weekly NXT TV (live)

Cruiserweight Classic episodes

Access to the video archive

Access to 24/7 live stream

Watch on all devices

Limited commercials

Plan 4 ($14.99)

Watch all video clips (clips are less than 5 minutes each)

Watch all pay-per-view events

Watch live NXT Takeover events

Weekly NXT TV (live)

Cruiserweight Classic episodes

Access to the video archive

Access to 24/7 live stream

Access to independent wrestling content (TNA and ROH were listed in the 2016 survey)

Watch on all devices

No commercials

Fan Perks

Deluxe Fan Perks











