leathermetal
New Member
I'm also frustrated with the fact that the latest Raw they have available right now is January 20th? You would think they'd at least want fans current on the product.
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leathermetal
New Member
No, they said every pay per view would be available at launch.
OYDK
King Of The Ring
It seems like they're just starting to work everything out but, all in all, it's worth getting just for the live PPV's alone. I'm a littled pissed off that they only have archived Raws and Smackdowns from 2012 forward because one of the main reasons I got the Network was because I thought I would be able to watch the AE and RAE in its entirety but I was mistaken I guess. Still have hope that they will eventually add more episodes as time goes on.
It's good to hear that others are having problems as well (thought it was only me)... Tried watching RR 2004 for the longest time and it just kept stopping after 4 or 5 minutes every time but today was finally able to get through a couple hours before it shit out... Progress I guess
It's good to hear that others are having problems as well (thought it was only me)... Tried watching RR 2004 for the longest time and it just kept stopping after 4 or 5 minutes every time but today was finally able to get through a couple hours before it shit out... Progress I guess
closet_fan
Mid-Card Championship Winner
i only heard PPVs, but no shows at launch. Eventually though.
Ha. I thought the same thing when the report today that 20% of the subscribers were having issues...
I looked through the archived footage and was surprisingly underwhelmed. No AWA whatsoever. No Nitro. No Clash of the Champions. No Saturday Night Main Event. My archived Raws include a few from '93, two from '98, and then seemingly all of them from from 2012 and 2013...
And the worst part --- none of it has actually worked yet on my Roku or my Apple TV. I tried watching some old Raws around 11 last night, and nothing. I tried again this morning around 7 before I left for work, and nothing.
I understand that it takes time to work out some kinks, but this network has been in the works for two years. There's no excuse to roll out something that simply doesn't work for a large number of people.
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Edit: I understand that the WWE never promised the footage I discussed. That doesn't mean it's absence from the product right now doesn't leave me underwhelmed.
It was supposed to be every past PPV from all of the companies but that doesn't appear to be the case either.
It's my understanding that Raw and Smackdown will be available after they first run. I'm sure this is due to contractual restrictions with their current TV contracts. This could change when they sign new contracts, it still may be the same.
What is missing? It seems pretty complete to me. However, I haven't looked critically yet either.
Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
I've got it and, so far, I haven't had any issues with it. Just finished watching Trips vs. HBK vs. Benoit at WM XX. As time goes by, they're going to add more content from the tape library. As of right now, most of the content will be focused on the late very late 80s through the more modern era with most if it being WWE, WCW and ECW footage. The last I heard, the WWE Video Library comprised well in excess of 100,000 hours of footage and while I doubt that there'll ever be anything approaching that, there'll be a good deal of footage added. As of right now, however, I think it's mostly ppv content as of right now.
As to how much of that content will be from WCCW, AWA or Mid-South, it's hard to tell. Personally, and this is nothing more than a guess on my part, I don't think the vast majority of fans will be all that interested in a whole lot of the older promotions because they're just not all that familiar with them. Frankly, compared to a good deal of what modern fans are used to in terms of in-ring action, I think they'd find much of what they saw in AWA, for instance, fairly dull and they'd be unfamiliar with many of the wrestlers.
Chris "Mookie" Harrington, who regularly publishes a lot of in depth statistics on WWE on his blog, estimates that WWE has between 250,000 and 350,000 subscribers for the network in the first 24 hours and that the company needs 1 million to break even. If they're able to get these issues straightened out, especially a week or two before WrestleMania XXX, then WWE hitting that magic number is a very real possibility. http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2014/02/wwe-launch-day-subscriptions-estimates.html
As to how much of that content will be from WCCW, AWA or Mid-South, it's hard to tell. Personally, and this is nothing more than a guess on my part, I don't think the vast majority of fans will be all that interested in a whole lot of the older promotions because they're just not all that familiar with them. Frankly, compared to a good deal of what modern fans are used to in terms of in-ring action, I think they'd find much of what they saw in AWA, for instance, fairly dull and they'd be unfamiliar with many of the wrestlers.
Chris "Mookie" Harrington, who regularly publishes a lot of in depth statistics on WWE on his blog, estimates that WWE has between 250,000 and 350,000 subscribers for the network in the first 24 hours and that the company needs 1 million to break even. If they're able to get these issues straightened out, especially a week or two before WrestleMania XXX, then WWE hitting that magic number is a very real possibility. http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2014/02/wwe-launch-day-subscriptions-estimates.html
TheChristmasCreature
Occasional Pre-Show
I signed up for the 1 week free trial (my card was immediately charged) and had problems trying to watch shows using firefox... couldn't get to the selection screens. Tried it on chrome and it worked with no buffering issues. It also worked on my iphone but I did have load issues with it.
After watching last night's Raw I decided to cancel my subscription. I got the network for WM 30 and honestly after last night, I'm not that excited to watch WM 30 (which is in my home town).
HH as the guest host - don't care
Undertaker vs Brock - just doesn't work for me
HHH vs DB - the only thing I want to see DB do is wrestle and win the title
Bray vs Cena - fan of both but I don't HAVE to see the match
Batista vs Orton - don't care for Orton and am a huge fan of Batista but this match doesn't work for me
After watching last night's Raw I decided to cancel my subscription. I got the network for WM 30 and honestly after last night, I'm not that excited to watch WM 30 (which is in my home town).
HH as the guest host - don't care
Undertaker vs Brock - just doesn't work for me
HHH vs DB - the only thing I want to see DB do is wrestle and win the title
Bray vs Cena - fan of both but I don't HAVE to see the match
Batista vs Orton - don't care for Orton and am a huge fan of Batista but this match doesn't work for me
oldschool123
Pre-Show Stalwart
Yesterday no on demand videos would play, now they'll play but I get an error message after a minute or two. Maybe by the end of the year a video will make it all the way through.
It seems like that is the plan but that it will be rolled out slowly.
I'm watching Royal Rumble 2013 on my PS4 right now and it is streaming with no problem. It seems as if progress is being made. We had to assume there would be some hiccups and bugs. There is no real way to simulate the amount of traffic that they are experiencing. Everything is functioning better for me tonight than it was 24 hours ago, that has to be a good sign.
CeramicDuck
Occasional Pre-Show
I got it specifically to play on my Roku, but the free trial did not happen, i went through the free trial sign up and they still clipped me for the money, which I am not happy about, as great a value as the network is those types of customer service issues are just massive pet peeves of mine and I am not going to wind up renewing because of it unless I get some time of pro rated credit... The money isn't even the point, I just hate being told one thing and then having to spend time to correct the situation when I don't get that thing.
HiddenInPlainView
Occasional Pre-Show
I was wondering if you can switch platforms? Can I watch in the living room on my 360 and then go in the other room and watch on a ps3? Do you have to have an xbox live gold membership to watch on the 360, like you do for Netflix?
Not a 360 owner but my understanding is that yes you do have to have a gold membership.
You can watch on multiple platforms. I can watch on my PS4 and laptop at the same time.
SodaPopinski84
Dark Match Jobber
1) Has anyone figured out how to get the Network to work on google chrome browser yet? I try to login, but instead get sent to a "Purchase the WWE Network" page, and it will not let me log in. It tells me to download the WWE App...clearly not something that should desplay on the web browser on my laptop.
2) The WWE Network is accessible on my IE browser, and while the voice is very clear the picture flickers every 15 seconds or so. It as if the screen is trying to readjust itself. Live feed works fine, but this seems to only be a issue for the on-demand comment. Anyone else have this issue? It is pretty annoying.
2) The WWE Network is accessible on my IE browser, and while the voice is very clear the picture flickers every 15 seconds or so. It as if the screen is trying to readjust itself. Live feed works fine, but this seems to only be a issue for the on-demand comment. Anyone else have this issue? It is pretty annoying.
I've been able to watch on Chrome.
SodaPopinski84
Dark Match Jobber
I signed up for the Network earlier today and can stream it perfectly fine on my PS3 and my dad's laptop.
When I get on my laptop, I keep getting this screen:
I have logged off from my dad's laptop and my PS3 thinking it is because I'm signed into too many devices, but still get that page.
I am using a Windows 8 laptop with the Google Chrome browser.
I've deleted my browser's history, cache, cookies, and even uninstalled then re-installed Chrome in hopes it would work.
I have tried called "Tech Support" multiple times and each operator tells me it's their first day so that clearly doesn't help. They end up forwarding me to someone else and I get a busy signal every time.
I already know I'll probably get responses like, 'watch it on the PS3', or 'use your dad's laptop' but it isn't that simple really. The PS3 is in a community room in my house and I'm the only wrestling-fan living here.
If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.
KingKenny did you ever find a resolution for this? Or has anyone else with Google Chrome experienced this and found a fix? Any help would be much appreciated.
