WWE: The Pros And Cons Of New Pay-Per-View Format

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2. Less Filler Pay-Per-Views

One criticism of the WWE over the years has been its high demand of pay-per-views that don’t mean much.  Putting out pay-per-views isn’t a bad thing unless the events don’t have much of anything to look forward to.

And the fact is when a company has to produce pay-per-views for specific brands, odds are a few of those events will seem like filler at times.  But with the new pay-per-view format following WrestleMania 34, the days of putting out filler pay-per-views could be a thing of the past.

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With the format changing to Raw and SmackDown combined pay-per-views, there should be way fewer shows with filler and lack of anticipation.  Even if one specific brand doesn’t have many standout matches, the other brand can help pick up the slack, unlike recent years when the shows have been brand-exclusive.

The amount of star power that will be on the pay-per-views moving forward should help this cause out tremendously.  Shows like Battleground 2017 just don’t do anything to get fans interested in the product, so this move could help right the wrongs in terms of filler pay-per-views.

The WWE has tended to have watered-down pay-per-views at times over the years, and the new format should help lessen that tendency.