3 New Year’s Resolutions For WWE In 2020

Less PPVs

As a wrestling blogger for about eight years now, this idea alone could make for an entire article. I know … I’ve written about it many a time. With that said, 2019 wasn’t as a bad when it came to the number of PPVs as other years, but it still – at times – felt like too much. Dare I say the only time I feel like any PPV is properly built up is the time period between the last one in December (generally, it’s been Tables, Ladders, and Chair), and the Royal Rumble, because there is a full month (sometimes a month and a half) between PPVs.

With that said, this year (not counting the NXT events), there were 14 PPVs in total, which is a little lighter than years before, but still overlap to some being rolled out a mere two-three weeks between each other. One per month would be a good start; with one every other month being the ideal.

When I was a little girl, one of the coolest and most exciting parts of watching WWE was the fact that PPVs seemed and felt special, because there were only about four per year. The build up for main event matches were slow and teasing, until I literally could not wait for the big day to arrive. Plus, that extra time allowed me plenty of opportunities to beg my parents (and make deals) to get the event.

WWE kid fans nowadays won’t ever understand that struggle.

In all seriousness, while the PPVs are there to increase revenues and WWE Network subscriptions, perhaps less PPV and more special events (looking at you Starrcade) could help achieve the same goal. Less PPVs might also help to streamline RAW and SmackDown programming to help create a larger focus on feuds and storylines. A nice slow-burn to storytelling might be the way to go.